tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71111268833489019652024-03-04T20:18:08.864-08:00Blushing BrideThe ins and outs, the ups and downs, the sweat and tears of planning my wedding!justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-78784268026373588762010-03-18T14:27:00.001-07:002010-03-18T14:33:17.970-07:00More feathers!I got my adorable ring bearer pillow in the mail this week. It is the cutest one I have ever seen! I bought it on etsy of course at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/weddingsandsuch">weddingsandsuch</a>. She has some beautiful items! I never realized how many millions of ring bearer pillows there are on there, but the one I picked was by far my favorite. Check it out!<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450089286376626498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfi06GgrW3pQDLxCZ40GbLAgzIX26XvdWhbU2eecbqr-E6bu-Jh3Gb7A3i_CM429SLb2s71M2-jMsdGO9xwZxQs489sgsBfCmywS_1BENcVGYO19MJU5rHjWofHKOxZiffaFQnCbghFpG/s400/ring+pillow.jpg" border="0" />justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-23701871924590454672010-01-05T20:14:00.000-08:002010-01-05T20:27:50.119-08:00Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours!<div>That's right, my save the dates are 100% complete and I couldn't be happier! They have been addressed, stamped, and sent out on their way to their new owners! Here are some pics of the final product. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBogu4z2SeBDMa2cQsPteUnhewRcJb0fYQOica4tB5oduUewKijaxXjbvE3k0EvfLIB2GXLB57jEndzJz4HIarupSTiYLDeU8A00vMHlTRtJv_iGVHHJMhfU1vdBlETiXhCTnWzfS0Qe-m/s1600-h/DSC00190.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBogu4z2SeBDMa2cQsPteUnhewRcJb0fYQOica4tB5oduUewKijaxXjbvE3k0EvfLIB2GXLB57jEndzJz4HIarupSTiYLDeU8A00vMHlTRtJv_iGVHHJMhfU1vdBlETiXhCTnWzfS0Qe-m/s400/DSC00190.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423478217662122690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_YAdUtf6c-vnesN6U3toHLP1346Xk5qyC5M8yvVDRqElIPrOhpxJUZlLMnHuw8FPB1TSeM9NOZhx9s-gzun8RhJKuQ9AWvqDuY2USCBY_0nk5ZUcoPep1RXRIZtyfT3GjlZejYwIVFYR/s1600-h/DSC00189.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_YAdUtf6c-vnesN6U3toHLP1346Xk5qyC5M8yvVDRqElIPrOhpxJUZlLMnHuw8FPB1TSeM9NOZhx9s-gzun8RhJKuQ9AWvqDuY2USCBY_0nk5ZUcoPep1RXRIZtyfT3GjlZejYwIVFYR/s400/DSC00189.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423478040132188578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYsnwtGL0blUV_FukbeGqrHUvC7PNNP0YEkal9H4gUaG0UB8Vw7mjdN4tHlDrNt62PIg7DoDmX0I-7XJRNCF16PYNeiV0diNDAusiHDDRALawD-bgfri68QY61ZIl3FYI5l7sjxc_ZSKH/s1600-h/DSC00188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYsnwtGL0blUV_FukbeGqrHUvC7PNNP0YEkal9H4gUaG0UB8Vw7mjdN4tHlDrNt62PIg7DoDmX0I-7XJRNCF16PYNeiV0diNDAusiHDDRALawD-bgfri68QY61ZIl3FYI5l7sjxc_ZSKH/s400/DSC00188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423478031870146274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cduxJf1TKxpYu2vZcqqpDS6837sgH6BNHW0DGlLSbf8aAzYEtjald-tLI4-ABxm0MaP_fhI7wTlwAamzGUVmC_-QscgaeiiuLNM6J1PqRmbapv9LDGWxu5Ax2nw7wt8RKzba8gLx5umA/s1600-h/DSC00187.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cduxJf1TKxpYu2vZcqqpDS6837sgH6BNHW0DGlLSbf8aAzYEtjald-tLI4-ABxm0MaP_fhI7wTlwAamzGUVmC_-QscgaeiiuLNM6J1PqRmbapv9LDGWxu5Ax2nw7wt8RKzba8gLx5umA/s400/DSC00187.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423478028241715490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOCudMjadOSlpcl5WgZmEN7LoQMNt5PqmIOZSuWhYK4FcLML8pqVZYghBltqGj5TfYF12zbMAlsQut048-rjal2CTa8aN-w178qGZnV316alkxUfZ87yodM7J-FYbc5HI9qY6wiMX35WK/s1600-h/IMG_0167.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOCudMjadOSlpcl5WgZmEN7LoQMNt5PqmIOZSuWhYK4FcLML8pqVZYghBltqGj5TfYF12zbMAlsQut048-rjal2CTa8aN-w178qGZnV316alkxUfZ87yodM7J-FYbc5HI9qY6wiMX35WK/s400/IMG_0167.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423478023943053074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlQmPNsCYbEJG3qQNYQW7Cx3OMx_Gu0lKoraNBmEDHTesi1R84qQz6OwIXj1uy4Xg11GWYeL5bhsrQXiod-GaZZAs3yCLa9BpAv73H6rsg6LBb0C6p6Kmg3lHZAufU3G6BPLq8nVCIwKP/s1600-h/IMG_0168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlQmPNsCYbEJG3qQNYQW7Cx3OMx_Gu0lKoraNBmEDHTesi1R84qQz6OwIXj1uy4Xg11GWYeL5bhsrQXiod-GaZZAs3yCLa9BpAv73H6rsg6LBb0C6p6Kmg3lHZAufU3G6BPLq8nVCIwKP/s400/IMG_0168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423478018581305010" /></a><br />Now on to the wedding invitations! Haha, yeah right. Like I would actually make those after doing this for 4 months!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-74808972943525956372009-11-24T11:05:00.000-08:002009-11-24T11:15:15.476-08:00Photo Booth!<div align="left">I won a photo booth for my reception! That's right, its free! whoo hoo! A couple of weeks ago my sister and I were at the Haute Bridal Show at the Adolphus Hotel (where I'm getting married) and I won a photo booth from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.picstrips.com">picstrips</a> for four hours for my reception! I am super excited! It looks something like this, but I'm hoping to cover the whole thing in black fabric so that it doesn't look so modern. Most everything else at my wedding has a vintage feel to it so I don't want this to stand out like a sore thumb! My sister and I were also trying to come up with some good props we could put in there for people to use in their pictures. I think its going to be so much fun!</div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407750099702075330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 396px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAWTYifzq4Nz5SoYaJlZ9IcRX8vIrT55sshitxlNqZnCUraY_V8guoWhCUHjlOF9U7cqfNz71z-LSg8hRYPKUQSqWkIOJOlvxTy0z_UAIhgI-2-Sbp_4mbbpu-DuZtfvV2dnc0TRs6G7Q/s400/picstrips-booth.jpg" border="0" />What do you think? Any good prop ideas?justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-50394119238441864602009-11-23T14:37:00.000-08:002009-11-23T14:43:59.517-08:00I know I've been MIA...I have been working diligently on my save-the-dates and I'm happy to say the printing process is finally done! Whoo hoo! This is such an enormous weight off my shoulders! I will have pictures to come, but I'm going to make you wait for the final product!<br />I am having Carrie of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.theeventmessenger.com">'The Event Messenger'</a> (more about her fabulousness later!) finish them off for me by printing the same silhouette design onto cardstock and addressing the envelopes for me. My sister and I and hopefully a few other helpers will still have to assemble them (tie the hankie to the piece of card stock with a piece of ribbon), but it will be so much easier than the printing! I'm going to be sending them out the week of Christmas since that will mark our six month countdown! I can't believe its getting down to six months! After being engaged for 9 months already, that is seeming a lot sooner! haha.<br />Keep looking for updates on my save-the-dates! They are almost finished! Then what will I do with myself???justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-20778274808471886472009-10-18T17:16:00.000-07:002009-10-18T17:27:21.122-07:00Engagement Pics are Here!<div>Look at our beautiful engagement pictures taken at the Stoneleigh Hotel! They turned out beautifully and I couldn't have asked for more! Thanks Sil!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxoJ_WxQblxqZrEqkAXM_RwgHXP5ubUBifi4PhSvgKEIEne4tEhX7BwrSeGsUrwcZIfQRg2FVx6ADRwmW7qfBbhMFToCBXQyHYKMkjg7Qu0b4DcNDKjpujGMPBk-W6eRvi4DN_PehSOLX/s1600-h/engagement+pic+24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxoJ_WxQblxqZrEqkAXM_RwgHXP5ubUBifi4PhSvgKEIEne4tEhX7BwrSeGsUrwcZIfQRg2FVx6ADRwmW7qfBbhMFToCBXQyHYKMkjg7Qu0b4DcNDKjpujGMPBk-W6eRvi4DN_PehSOLX/s400/engagement+pic+24.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394100425218056178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJH6qvnQojvuJDqkTB53IIuRQcZJz2bEkxzKTo7wXyATnwzm1cXj8bqaUVNJgeMNeV77wAlm0sY_RXmEbZxmtIQWLS3NYQtoykEdQ1K4XCPfIGe5LFbyMA7JtsLv5HrrYanxBCgJNlW5a1/s1600-h/engagement+pic+23.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexyStOpLuOaIy3fmhnJS99vezXcORBA0ENpjeQeZ1amwN4BJmjSllW9QudTfj2AucrO1JHR7zp6efP451rYmxcU5SJcxP8Km7nugaZdFUnuikiacHA20Ad215c7_LWPhc7Wqb8RRt7JVt/s400/engagement+pic+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394098921667926722" /></a><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyC6BTaxMD0dRE_PMEhDuKnXKx6WdS2kB9QWlqZcSZ2vZKEQMv_ER50V6AdZ_rB1BZ9NJ3UGIeCcBlze8O-oT73zJosNUXms2UDqL7KYSfNliGsR3hxidqjXnR3BByNJtmc7ZrDOZUMGA/s400/engagement+pic+25.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394100426969622002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></span><div><br /></div></div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-51564121180705661342009-10-14T18:48:00.000-07:002009-10-14T19:20:57.220-07:00Save-the-dates!<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.itstactical.com/">My brother-in-law</a> designed my fabulous <a href="http://justinsblushingbride.blogspot.com/2009/08/theres-lot-of-hankie-panky-goin-on.html">save-the-date design for our vintage hankies</a>! Check it out!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhQ-hCASGSphf4Db7ftHHR6fuXnpCK0MJbfmU2InQWTA5CTgRSgz322p6kH3yMXeEyqbdUkJj_JpOSvOs7tMM4LLjcU7n00n2ffWUqTZd4H5DGc8H6Kh8Mpt-AswCGC6DI1I3R2U-YUBH/s400/SaveTheDateRobertsCopy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392642523634579954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not going to lie, this has not been an easy and stress-free project! <a href="http://www.securityville.blogspot.com/">My sister</a> and I started on Sunday to try to print the design on the hankies. I bought a yudu screen printer to use, but we were both new to the contraption so it definitely took some learning! It started out with a trip to Kinko's to print the design on to the yudu transparency, the first step in the process! Come to find out, Kinko's is not allowed to print on ink-jet transparencies, so back to the house to try it on the home printer! It actually worked out really well so the first step was complete and successful!</div><div>Then to the tricky part...creating the screen. I won't even tell you about all the steps we went through, but at the very end of it we figured out we didn't "expose" the screen long enough. That is a nerdy yudu term that you probably wouldn't understand unless you have read the manual a million times like I did! Anyway, the screen we created basically melted away and we had to start all over! The second time it actually worked and we were ready to start printing! Of course we started on a couple of sample hankies because I didn't want to mess up any of the ones I really loved. The first one seemed to work out perfectly! On to the next two...not so perfect. The first one that turned out so well was a thicker fabric and the ink did fine on it, but the other 2 were extremely thin (as you can imagine most vintage hankies would be) so the ink on the silhouettes started bleeding. Enter MELTDOWN. Ok, I didn't have a total meltdown, but after 6 hours of working on this I was tired and frustrated and I didn't know what to do!</div><div>We called it quits for the day as I contemplated ways to avoid this little ink-bleeding problem. Over the last couple of days I have tried other things trying to make the ink not run and nothing was working. I read on someone's blog that they had better luck with the metallic paints because they are thicker than the flat paints. So I went to Michael's today and bought some metallic ink and decided to give it a whirl. And whah lah! Look below to see some examples of my successful hankies. The ink is VERY thick and does not run at all so I think we may have a winner people!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The pictures didn't turn out perfectly because I took them on a glass table and the reflection of the silver in the ink makes it look a little grayish in the picture. Anyway, they look cuter in person!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuB-tskZstSczRgl4Qw9cR9fjxzs__MOC0a53Z3DsAOl1uusjrwKywOcTsiiJHTi_8W8JLuV89dRQjdXMM0wOmwBPgFOoBt-mWDiCeuoFt5njHz6HJAoBqLtgeb0EpHgjqGuwcME48gule/s400/DSC00149.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392644864740088306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_qwPhoP52fh4iHKZv_SoENqTdu6oXPk1La2qD4C4cWGt3_Hu9UpKqYkLhIs5C0jRhfV8sqWkSbmmIg9g7JDcWld9wnH2mYe7K9M3QxUzvxMticwvE4_iNk5GF8X3QPiguhZA1Nw3yyav/s400/DSC00152.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392644906651653266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEisQcfDfcdREeuhKCa5L_XJA2fE8qoIyZkGmNgxQ2c0yVblNgzdT_aWCnq59VnlaXNx9Crh5DSm0ziXbVkKk0R0O2LQm8FEvjGdinnIhx5nno7cpcvUkvg9X5TTg0FxxQ5J2izg_sZB8/s400/DSC00151.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392644897895178802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1LAFIco_XlZsVB73GoMoQnLNswd7fGgd40iRqSSPKCk-bw12P3nweG9luA5k8GPWxjlkLtYUMk-td4iaykI9NMACVardOHPcQdzRCdsZDWzaRKtnsL_27B06HPV-cyQb1gfW_0JpjRqD/s400/DSC00150.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392644884522555954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>I only have 6 done so far, but I'm going to try and get a lot done this weekend! That's another thing about the yudu. Its a slow printing process because you have to wash the screen off after about 5 hankies because the ink will dry on the screen! What a pain! It will be worth it in the end though!</div></div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-44316834157974209562009-10-07T19:47:00.000-07:002009-10-07T19:54:10.066-07:00Remodel complete!! ...almost<div style="text-align: left;">Hubby-to-be and I have been remodeling our house for the last few months and it is almost complete! We expanded the master bathroom, moved the master closet, added a half bath, and got new tile and carpet all through the house! Its been crazy and I can't tell you how happy I am to almost be done. All we have left is getting the carpet installed Friday and then a few minor touches here and there and we are done! Whoo hoo! I will definitely share some before and after pictures when we are finished. Here are a couple of pictures of us getting our paint on...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2smVupt0Gn-VGH0aZdJegvtoaS4eERqIZid3mVQoICEEtdBTzMyktzAy7Te4W1XOi4cUyRpbnnUmCe_3LHWGJDteIcK-_FxhNvIFMaxNQWCaEIsEIUut3Ta1E8iXokojV5yACy7TmPoXS/s400/DSC00065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390056618371351442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh yeah...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVXdLnlZMv3AksAAsULVZzkPMk9x6H8JzxeCdigYLDo-OFFUEiIR6NQWzerbX5Oc95U1IE9IVE3WOvlJKZoztHR_shCbm5-PS9WuC8gxop7VIVX29bexNHO10yKSViUIH-Ik36vxTHPiT/s400/DSC00064.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390056602109907810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-77374707242230581452009-10-06T18:54:00.000-07:002009-10-06T19:10:06.485-07:00Fab Photo Shoot!<div style="text-align: left;">Justin and I got our engagement pictures taken on Sunday and it was fabulous! Unfortunately I don't have any pics to share yet, but soon! We started outside and got some pictures with our puppies, which wasn't easy I might add. Penelope is our boxer and she is huge and crazy! Here she is in her little veil. Like mother like daughter! Isn't she precious??</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBoEg1i6SYTiq7oWNgs49D7WTHelXw_P2mJbbUJPG2TZx19re82W4c8IthO8PADpDmg-OjntZGNY0y8FHsTkW50KiHnBnQtte2aV4GHTuVGiuIrCbradKq_QvkUPd0SPhvCcruh1h4sEs/s400/DSC03347.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389671567489862706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 365px; " /></span><div><br /></div><div>And then there is our little Tini, who did a much better job at the photo shoot. For one, he is quite the mama's boy and as long as he's in my arms he doesn't complain much. And two, he was freezing to death outside while we were taking the pictures so he just sat there and shivered while we got them done! Here he is in his hot pink t-shirt that was a gift from his <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.princessthepit.blogspot.com">Aunt Leah</a>. As you can see, he's not all that amused by it, even if he is from the Gayborhood.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKYBIclLXQ3M22JoIAze-fSbPr9UBWhEJ3gnNq0MCQ0BXiVlQlZjgbI9z1xy5HOHQxuYBN1eozjpfktH15n4Ggz_r1_lO3RphWjs7zJTxgmsI3SrPi_VKIRXW6gzCnH0FWmv9r2xTFPYy/s400/DSC00055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389673463779517650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>Anyway, after the puppies did their thing with us outside for the photo shoot, we took the rest of our pictures inside at the wonderful <a href="http://justinsblushingbride.blogspot.com/2009/08/oh-stoneleigh-how-i-love-you.html">Stoneleigh hotel</a>. It was really fun and I know we got some really great shots. Can't wait to see what they look like!!!</div></div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-38958260211880986492009-09-13T18:07:00.000-07:002009-09-13T18:27:41.101-07:00So Shoe me.<div>I love my new shoes! I got these to wear with the <a href="http://justinsblushingbride.blogspot.com/2009/08/pretty-dress.html">dress</a> I bought for our engagement pictures. I think they are perfect because the big flower on the ankle makes them interesting and the color pops! My <a href="http://justinsblushingbride.blogspot.com/2009/08/pretty-dress.html">dress</a> is very neutral colors so I wanted to find something with a pop of color for my shoes. I'm still on the lookout for a cute top to wear for our more casual look outfit we're going to do. Hopefully you will be seeing that soon! I only have 2 weeks left!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0xdmfLgPMtRGcVMNqzNwRBabZpr95EfS5j677d5bJUw9vju1rWSOtkt0LfYAeXY4Z_s_05uulxbzmdwdvOka2YBcmbcfmKb2NXByzFTSWdttnnCpUzGn3EJTS2gxqMc4ki2xsfHEU4Vb/s1600-h/DSC00140.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0xdmfLgPMtRGcVMNqzNwRBabZpr95EfS5j677d5bJUw9vju1rWSOtkt0LfYAeXY4Z_s_05uulxbzmdwdvOka2YBcmbcfmKb2NXByzFTSWdttnnCpUzGn3EJTS2gxqMc4ki2xsfHEU4Vb/s400/DSC00140.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381124790793205298" /></a>These shoes are Kelsie Dagger and I got them at Nordstrom. They also come in black and she also makes a cute bootie that is very similar.justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-6056486984892834292009-09-11T19:47:00.000-07:002009-09-11T20:28:40.856-07:00Bridesmaids!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4balNdywuUzsNNoAQMoA6VBvkBuLR0A_pqpfypUaUVigAyF7-Tu7X_B45B6ATCZ9nXoDBEtZcM8zcBwGSb4BVuZlrwjlNj3Z5Ws5vRiuoYhnBvhcZ2g1Yhi5VQlBPQ7uzJ54IQ8b7-98/s1600-h/DSC00136.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: left;">I haven't really had much to blog about lately for my own wedding since I'm kind of at a stand still. So I thought I would share some pics of two of my best friend's weddings that I was in this summer. We are all becoming old married women!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>First is my friend Aly. Her wedding was June 22nd in Riviera Maya, Mexico. It was so much fun to have a mini vacation in Mexico and the wedding was beautiful. She was the first one to take the plunge!</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRy0bWNVAhm-i2rbAs56cDlhlfA6B-6JAD77nyl2xftTFJInNNyXoUStb_5w0aAjtAcEqGS8fbCt4lXd0Wa36RjLvK0ZHNYTpoI7_F1reLGHOw1Ddob2tX5kLmxcRjxDkCwBFlRSg5_d00/s400/DSC03587.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380409266808620482" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are Aly and Charles at the rehearsal. Beautiful scenery right????</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZ6CrknrjFiwblTizyjdYdPfQGVDAcLBuoLtM-1Afi6Yu2Ubbcb9hCmN-C4l09oumOR8FE-UgU-MPj2jfnaYH5FTubcNQLKVA74i7I14ZwrZPh0xHhL77ctH-pNJBbA2Pif-gQajh3KMK/s400/DSC03593.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380409275348905730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rehearsal dinner at the Hibachi restaurant at our resort.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qcWwZOTL5sMfw5V2qZZBFwTvtmBC3XTBN2U4ow8R7zamsrj8aeyiPqT-4BEGiE1FiGHxIGd14PKf-Yr16Ka93koa60mWiwO6ucz3yUsm5epP2twa93yh2Scphdem-ZTOas4BNFvjGnWm/s400/DSC03596.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380409284441906882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pretty bridesmaids with the bride at the rehearsal dinner!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtVSxnxApvNk-68IGOnuAMnWpv9X2rQ8Q_qK8ru7Ol1c3Etuk9QO-7fTc93kCmiz1fh8MkzGtsy9gpej7qMBtqbJmwJBYy8wfZ1dAsTRQkOLLVX3ltsm7YnhBuEQWp1OiFoB5_DLv73vz/s400/DSC03602.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380409292632253522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the bride getting her nails done the morning of the wedding. Bridesmaid bonding time!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9qwkMT5Thky5vUmoJiJWc9tXnTlW3e_OsGsVuTI-zh3Um1Mxuy9Q1FrLcTM_oM1c_w-nIfLWAVfT3n6UEbtqemYFe6hY48W6jKlSZI42KSRRRtfLu8Bq5WXxY25ztPvZYzDTGL9kBudP/s400/DSC03604.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380409301149582626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pretty bridesmaids awaiting the beautiful bride!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJMR5msJllYjyeNwqGRsM6crZGjeMIK5OgWFDdVNBxu_xdyRiyesvJWmjMF4ddAVAw-e7E-rVzknWcdxszhqtyf2qQqbClFCe1038TlrpKo2RshKhBS2yZ-GJZ0SwoTei9BYOMGlNLoB4/s400/DSC03614.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380411904346536642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bridesmaids at the reception with the giant shrimp!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZM6CFWHnGcUrMB7cqNhN5SPNvo0vDywa3xIRFbJwJCnI86YkPcly5PbOt0_Bn3fO0w8Coh4grrA4oodL5jDU53rb3XqerMc_Dpk7i6MNLeUnGlklpRMhaxY40Dqt13F2UbWoJ9G-6gva/s400/DSC03611.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380412523716045346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me and the fiance getting ready for the champagne toast!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So that about wraps up Aly's wedding. It was so much fun! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Last weekend was our other friend Jami's wedding. It was here in the Dallas area and was also so much fun! Check out the pics!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheP0XMAL9I-vTYbIpLJuS6xrpWhzcigTAmbmafjDLfffwHg4_2A09Tgo2XPjDIk9EkSSHAL-Kke9uWV4Y52TZPCdavL3Us00gGgZmoQkvRMIqmim9d77OMCHeUbO8ST5tVvWOZOBYiZn2a/s400/DSC00093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380414573895614338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's me and the bride getting our hair done before the wedding.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsuxKUBkHmx8V1KihXXgu2bDRELhG-WrxaqLbvd_l0oeNzRXevg8YmdanwslnBha9lcz55TfDjQtoel0ljTq4Xuweqc6YKiRD-Uh1h16tKx25JR_mbW2x9xvVJQP7EmezKaz3deujIrJy/s400/DSC00107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380414582529660370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The bride with her TCU garter. Go frogs!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Ix-Yg5XqRkyTdctzV984y8i0cn0blHrrgEDIp3i4WrqI-Aoetl2c5SJShwPUAGdc-Lfb0NV5okJs0cTUMwZqqTI5GzPMoNxhD4MpTVMksGxgRIXWtdkgKpekgMl78zXrphRXKsQ7nsnq/s400/DSC00113.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380414591188347602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here she is showing off her 'I love Jason' shoes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QSj5YlKFxgl5ZbJkPzr7f5ieaERT6XkP7elmtsWQ7LGgs-SndMBC05kp7rdJU9e3jNzcFkUijAfTOWrDjHyy9O6y6OwNJMb3rPi1kdSMPU8fibKTWgIbUtPZj0kV6UHisXvRi8EwJ7-X/s400/DSC00121.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380414601720578674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everybody's gotta eat, right?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7JGqsYSB5yj5ElljQ3mTHW2soAUp5DPEGuGyuRbjQArCjiT8RG8hXv7XZwqk8dFGu9c0i6GtZbzuZinPq_3PK_Jip1H9R9BDmCs91COu0LnhM7ZtFErFwFJ5VIwJ9JdKxe7oRQHe2-uN/s400/DSC00122.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380414612841885586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me, Aly, and Jami</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5hsg450NfRk14zjOaN10LggEGhfO-05UNmYe9LnY5lqPe68hX98BuG9VjqwK93nJs8919uWmPuIuceghPcR-D_5xUQcufP-FUAP4zkNJ4tEBusR6nkgiwGX4bk0_3wxJ2OR5jp9sUirq/s400/DSC00127.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380416271154534722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here comes the bride!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhl2Khhch6MDC4MbrsANHpNtDuLZL-WGYbgokj16RZuW-hzvzX1eYOsQ6rUAK6fjOgX0nU_8kbHEo24Z1emsVndbUUQnvQGDAylDsyjU5nIGqRSJddbEgx2hZQxQNpDgdWs5pYIO3l0vZ/s400/DSC00130.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380416280394211474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">Mr. and Mrs.!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-frtXV9ShLXddOe6lc4dPJ0k6Y6EMwPd0H0JBWnvi2B8zvs8BISO_qAuZ1CXF0rgQkWemoipXUNUlslvg05hi3O0Z_mTRWgkVyFmWD0xJPk3a6qiHyM8UkCaFG3IuSONgyl4asRUk8t4h/s400/DSC00132.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380416294597336242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pretty bridesmaids with the bride</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4balNdywuUzsNNoAQMoA6VBvkBuLR0A_pqpfypUaUVigAyF7-Tu7X_B45B6ATCZ9nXoDBEtZcM8zcBwGSb4BVuZlrwjlNj3Z5Ws5vRiuoYhnBvhcZ2g1Yhi5VQlBPQ7uzJ54IQ8b7-98/s400/DSC00136.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380416301198404642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cake time!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Aly, Jami, and I have been friends since the beginning of college. It was so special for me to be in both of their weddings and I can't wait for them to be in mine! It all starts tomorrow because we are going to try on bridesmaid dresses! Whoo hoo!</div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-85794838312583683552009-08-28T19:24:00.000-07:002009-09-11T12:31:57.640-07:00The entertainment is booked!I finally booked the DJ for my wedding! Whoo hoo! Let me tell you, this decision was not easy! First off, I put the whole DJ thing off for a while because I thought it would be easy. Turns out, it wasn't! The first few that I looked at and really liked were over my budget. That started stressing me out and I ended up going to the Dallas bridal show with my <a href="http://www.securityville.blogspot.com/">sister</a> trying to find a DJ, found one that I liked, but he was so cheap that it was almost scary! You would think super cheap is good, but everyone else I talked to in the industry had never heard of him or the company and I wasn't willing to risk having a bad reception. The poor guy probably would have done a good job, but you just never know and I really wanted someone with some great recommendations! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380294542138568786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 287px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHtSR3BPRvZ8m_6i6LnekF_a49Urf2Cj52S0SmeZVksoEWWctWQ9djw1KbdHZ9pnIJApVepYmC-puVv95kTplPLHSGjzJ24gTxDJKET4b_X8075i7Ry5d7O0yjRHBiq9R3lzGQF2XU6bS/s400/dj.jpg" border="0" />So I kept asking around and ended up meeting with Tommy Evans of <a href="http://www.specialtysound.com/">Specialty Sound</a>. I know this sounds cheesy, but I got that same "feeling" that I got with all the other vendors I picked when we met with Tommy and I kept thinking the whole time that it was going to be way too expensive and would never work out, but that wasn't the case at all! Tommy has a lot of creative ideas for different fun things to do throughout the reception and I can't wait to see everything he comes up with! And by the way, that is not Tommy in the picture.justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-40901998643404615682009-08-12T19:32:00.000-07:002009-08-12T19:51:05.954-07:00Oh Stoneleigh how I love you<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_HSZeAZHUbi7sgg5CbEd7wnZSi4y_OFIECBwGlT6pzFepatYjM737otRWSHyKxWCjz-wbIhENf5hgmV5KnSGlz0b1Ns2VnemUO5ycax99FFED4ISbhENPKCjSROPJ9GJRRxz_OGx-k0q/s1600-h/stoneleighmusicroom.jpg"></a>The beautiful <a href="http://www.stoneleighhotel.com/">Stoneleigh Hotel</a> in Uptown Dallas is going to be the breathtaking spot where we are having our engagement pictures taken on October 4th! Everything was pretty much finalized today and I am so excited! I absolutely love the <a href="http://www.stoneleighhotel.com/">Stoneleigh Hote</a>l and everything about it. It is actually one of the places we would have liked to have our wedding, but it was not large enough to accommodate all our guests for the ceremony and reception. I'm glad we are getting to incorporate it somehow into all of the wedding hoopla! You will have to check out all the pictures on their website to really get a good idea of the setting for our pictures, but the majority of them are going to be taken in the Penthouse, which is actually where the original hotel owner used to live. It definitely has that vintage feel I was looking for and I think we are going to have so many fabulous rooms and backdrops to make some really great photos! Here are just a few pictures to give you an idea of what the hotel looks like.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cfLiqrMJI6ChD3JwNAJU11fXgGrawuRfTyOMawv5HYWXZQ-UVzI4VyHJFZKav33vgOi65rS1K-yiNZ3brVEltPU6J_DKUaeXwHubvyeGj_sl5IRCorwtraigWotvuJKGH75Qv9OPIFTu/s400/stoneleigh.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369272366829591378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 346px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the outside of the hotel at the main entrance. I would love to get some pictures outside here.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherWwYM88FheT_lpa0k2XFSTwnF9QhjOztoihxCjt1Dt3WZB0gEYqCt2Px_Fk3oluQJCYpoDPzXu98FHCWHqPXObqEqxKmOUIrVYJ74uH-JeGyO7YgrKlc6wkTdujjYaBadayIhqBZTh02/s400/music-room-hallway.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369272375366182866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the hallway in the Penthouse of the hotel. I just love it!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXMst-E8hE47qjq0EqUbCHTtYv2MqJ7z32i7DqHXiNLWFw2p7LNdKSqzmLg6Gr16CeJoixdk_b-9kiibnanDvvba3PfoUt4EGUukhmhp56I-1fv8bL4m3Q9lBx3SCfFczn5YxS5pQPKgaw/s400/penthouse-dining-room.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369272386488068658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the lovely dining room in the Penthouse. The walls are so amazing. And check out that chandelier! It doesn't get prettier!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_HSZeAZHUbi7sgg5CbEd7wnZSi4y_OFIECBwGlT6pzFepatYjM737otRWSHyKxWCjz-wbIhENf5hgmV5KnSGlz0b1Ns2VnemUO5ycax99FFED4ISbhENPKCjSROPJ9GJRRxz_OGx-k0q/s400/stoneleighmusicroom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369274736260829122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 288px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The music room inside the Penthouse. Again, another great chandelier!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-JdVGpKlPx8mnJrpOMIqUhbsUJWFWCVMU0RKmX48xu8uHr84FbaPIle4peiHbi2eMONS6mgJnCxETsDHy8K74zk7xVeP2YB5eVpW88VLzbaf9fErYRHgGk3Bse77cCS2520gALE33k0B/s400/lobby.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369272395927463490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">And lastly, the beautiful terrace off the Penthouse. Look at the Dallas skyline! So beautiful at night!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Check out the <a href="http://www.stoneleighhotel.com/photos/index.html">Stoneleigh photo website</a> for all the great pictures! I'm so excited!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-40431827338947017582009-08-10T20:30:00.000-07:002009-08-10T21:00:25.154-07:00There's a lot of Hankie Panky goin on!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OmWsf5ciNFD-tgzzMZN115Zt1Q6JkIHilDXAJzhTx89QlsgLMOj1d63v7FAX1Y_oa4YdoAWeOSXbbtbQ5_XI5BNZKFxuWTcKRHUI6Eouk3eNW3LtSAma9a49lCYZrV2uIurLEHpDUdoL/s1600-h/DSC00058.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: left;">So, starting about 2 months ago, I saw the fabulous idea to make my save-the-dates out of vintage handkerchiefs. You might be thinking that sounds strange, but let me give you an idea of what I'm talking about! I first saw the idea on the wonderful <a href="http://http://www.lucky-luxe.com/2009/02/clarkwalker-save-date.html">Lucky Luxe's blog</a> and I fell in love with it! (By the way she has a fabulous blog, you have to check it out!) Then I told my super crafty <a href="http://www.securityville.blogspot.com/">sister</a> about the idea and she loved it as much as I do! Here is the first picture I saw on Lucky Luxe's blog:<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0VW0luyESsFV9zuaYy3t2jIkT9d6ysdRXo5ilP9adoIqgbh4cvkbd3LyeEizm16jY-ayJMf9InaaUut5PpCQJ-ppprCNntffXvqb33_0MtttudH6BSqy2ZKKCQE5xMa5YPsNp6gwX7Qb/s400/alishapics.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368547121774014610" /></div><div>So after getting all excited about the idea since I knew it was perfect for me, I started trying to figure out how I was going to go about finding 200 vintage hankies at a reasonable price! That was the one thing I didn't want to do with this project: spend a ridiculous amount of money. So, I looked at a couple of antique stores and found that they had several beautiful hankies, but they were all way more than I wanted to spend. I was getting a little down thinking I would never be able to follow through with the idea, when I decided to try ebay! Of course! Why hadn't I thought of that right away?? And of course, ebay was my savior. There are so many vintage hankies on there for sale its unbelievable. And though some do go for higher prices, it is easy to find several that are affordable and cute! So I started collecting hankies really fast thanks to ebay!</div><div>To make things even more exciting, my sister sent me an email with a link she had seen on <a href="http://www.stylemepretty.com/">Style Me Pretty's</a> blog about someone else doing vintage hankie save-the-dates! And here are the pictures. Thanks to Style Me Pretty, I started following this blog, <a href="http://www.benignobjects.blogspot.com/">Benign Objects</a>. Here are some of her pictures of her own save-the-date hankies. How inspiring! Thanks Rachel!</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXD0551sC6xOIe0r3ySc0WZY-Nl2PFgyjSrO9F4c5bWgTTnoOvwMyuh3f0EJ_lrCSNHSr_nVprcUgYZH4mh9WtftcD5UUJxCXn9OiVgcc8kQAMpAoY2y4CbvxgMsHuyEqMRU2bcqWlz4J/s1600-h/hankies-2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXD0551sC6xOIe0r3ySc0WZY-Nl2PFgyjSrO9F4c5bWgTTnoOvwMyuh3f0EJ_lrCSNHSr_nVprcUgYZH4mh9WtftcD5UUJxCXn9OiVgcc8kQAMpAoY2y4CbvxgMsHuyEqMRU2bcqWlz4J/s400/hankies-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368549344712917810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px; " /></a>The silhouette of the couple is so unique and vintage-looking. I absolutely love it! There are step by step instructions on how she did it on her blog. Be sure and check it out!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZUTfeFOv7iSDIZHQBDyWqSod1yfoL_8Mc8l6CEWXG-emyBjgB91R8axDwUyvdqZ4pCg-ONYDFreu2bMfZUbJfZUSfHk7v5k7U7Hyb_3IrGJQSBGU0BgcdH6yCde8LDTvDyWu4e9BdxXX/s1600-h/hankies.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZUTfeFOv7iSDIZHQBDyWqSod1yfoL_8Mc8l6CEWXG-emyBjgB91R8axDwUyvdqZ4pCg-ONYDFreu2bMfZUbJfZUSfHk7v5k7U7Hyb_3IrGJQSBGU0BgcdH6yCde8LDTvDyWu4e9BdxXX/s1600-h/hankies.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZUTfeFOv7iSDIZHQBDyWqSod1yfoL_8Mc8l6CEWXG-emyBjgB91R8axDwUyvdqZ4pCg-ONYDFreu2bMfZUbJfZUSfHk7v5k7U7Hyb_3IrGJQSBGU0BgcdH6yCde8LDTvDyWu4e9BdxXX/s400/hankies.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368549334339391058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div>I can only hope mine turn out this fabulous and beautiful! Thanks so much for the inspiration! Now here are a couple of pics of the hankies I've gotten so far! I can't wait to start the printing process!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCPC-R1OyvW147KQS7uk1rMIZrtU0E_9BNYWX9-q4nph2QqpSTQbebNGYTEBbO5WHq-MSie9QlhQm-A22ffFiAc__TOGHGQXinUtCVLf-kc4CTzKFep0f-_4eMXiHLSC9rEjlMIldHG5W/s400/DSC00057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368550400871135538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>I have a whole table full! But I still need about 60 more. Come on ebay!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OmWsf5ciNFD-tgzzMZN115Zt1Q6JkIHilDXAJzhTx89QlsgLMOj1d63v7FAX1Y_oa4YdoAWeOSXbbtbQ5_XI5BNZKFxuWTcKRHUI6Eouk3eNW3LtSAma9a49lCYZrV2uIurLEHpDUdoL/s1600-h/DSC00058.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OmWsf5ciNFD-tgzzMZN115Zt1Q6JkIHilDXAJzhTx89QlsgLMOj1d63v7FAX1Y_oa4YdoAWeOSXbbtbQ5_XI5BNZKFxuWTcKRHUI6Eouk3eNW3LtSAma9a49lCYZrV2uIurLEHpDUdoL/s400/DSC00058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368550405126146194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Here is a close-up so you can see some of the hankie detail. I have gotten some really beautiful ones, but some I could live without! The ones I don't like will be returning to ebay after this is all over!</div><div><br /></div><div>So what does everyone think about this idea? Do you love it as much as I do??</div><div><br /></div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-38253405937088979352009-08-09T18:54:00.000-07:002009-08-09T19:02:14.570-07:00Pretty Dress!I found the dress I am going to where for our engagement pictures! It has the vintage feel that I'm looking for and the colors are neutral and timeless. And of course, I found it at <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com">Anthropolgie</a>! Where else? Here it is: <div><br /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzumqytkiKIjd6y3rZlXWe2_nzA2-BfSWpY9soRBgmR2KnkmLAgvTb-5vG9H8ntK0mIxPcM5SkSSyWj935LCdHsOZMyniLKZTQl1_cSmkNY3Rge7Ny0iEi5jLWE7LvntINnQR_1HQWFocN/s400/933164_008_b.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368149066351449618" /></div><div>So what do you think? I think I also want a jeans outfit to wear for some of our pics for something more casual, but I haven't gotten that far yet! One step at a time!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-30202237373442413232009-07-30T20:27:00.000-07:002009-07-30T20:48:59.887-07:00Fete des Fleurs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgek4Ic1lSgJzu6RF0v_IlLM_LmJ5D0xJrXZKtGs-XoVqlrS4mXFf5s6vXHQnNl7xZZ8GdnZ11dXwFqQWgRt2cu3Ec1UwZMZYTbmpqn0i-7LXaweXgysTsISeb4ru9escybCIdu_2WFfI/s1600-h/large_image-1.jpg"></a>I'm not just speaking in fancy french here. The name of the floral design company I'm using is Fete des Fleurs, which from what I understand means "celebration of flowers" or something along those lines. You French speakers can help me out with that one. Anyway, my designer there, Darren, is absolutely the most fabulous florist I could have ever asked for and more! I can't believe all the great ideas he has! I told him I want to incorporate ostrich feathers, lace, pearls, crystals and anything else vintage into the design of my ceremony and reception. He was spitting out ideas left and right as soon as I gave him a hint of what I wanted! I couldn't ask for more! Here are some inspirational pictures from <a href="http://www.theknot.com">the knot</a> of what we are kind of going off of.<div><br /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHvdjBVh6KfDJlCV15NpkCnUSWNfTepLrh1gReMrt3WvWMfn_Qx3lvlRrz_0C4WXAn8_gQRRMbfPTlUhvlwWC7XJJAzBhb1bkGfNXivrAngibKHf1JlCNja_YQlaiEYA3PDo4CGtFLeW2/s400/large_image-127.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364463484702374802" /></div><div>This picture is a little crazy because of the colors, but I love the idea of the feathers in the vase with the small flower details. So cool!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0XRc335A1T7K5CBysBzUi0LbukMI8krUWxSoMD2iF6JRf49ocql1UJ3WBR2JnsF-XqbW_yS00qpWQ11W-6taumWbGlENSGiGT0zcZek3njE8dwAq-KP08Sr2pTpxWccomvJ3flo7PrQf/s400/large_image-77.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364464044151518978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>Here is my ideal invitation! The colors are perfect, the details are perfect! I feel like this invitation was designed for my wedding! My sister and I are going to try to make it and see how it turns out! She is pretty talented, but I'm not so sure about myself!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgek4Ic1lSgJzu6RF0v_IlLM_LmJ5D0xJrXZKtGs-XoVqlrS4mXFf5s6vXHQnNl7xZZ8GdnZ11dXwFqQWgRt2cu3Ec1UwZMZYTbmpqn0i-7LXaweXgysTsISeb4ru9escybCIdu_2WFfI/s400/large_image-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364465443588226466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>I love these place cards! The vintage fan with the lace trim is so cute! I think we might have to try and make these too!</div><div><br /></div><div>So anyway, there are many more details I love that I want to try and incorporate into our decor and I know Fete des Fleur will be there to help me out!</div></div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-59819417919418889492009-07-22T19:55:00.000-07:002009-07-22T20:08:03.712-07:00Merry maidsThe bridesmaid dresses have been chosen! I couldn't be happier that the task is over! Finding the perfect bridesmaid dress has been really hard for me! You may have read my previous post about the <a href="http://www.lovebyenzoani.com">Love by Enzoani</a> line I found and really liked. Well my mom, <a href="http://www.securityville.blogspot.com/">sister</a>, and I went to look at them and try them on this weekend. And...we found the one! This is it!<div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 344px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioIshmhpYBHrOQW0RiTuTZCKS3nyYbHUTNiphU-V06sujTlx-y9LGCbCdfGqP6TyjR24TTgyXyZLs6z12j83DTP47bN789bNISRfGtZZJaJxwTDV7pz8kIL3qwGNqF7lGz270R4qdKwU4/s400/knloves090a18m.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361486031021561810" /><div style="text-align: left;">The only difference is that my bridesmaids will all be in Blush pink. So exciting! You can get a better idea of the detail around the center if you zoom in on the website. I hope all my bridesmaids love it as much as I do!</div></div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-88663550106120965662009-07-20T20:01:00.000-07:002009-07-20T20:14:27.775-07:00A picture's worth a thousand words...Well I found my wedding photographer and I could not be more excited! His name is <a href="http://www.silazevedo.com">Sil Azevedo</a> and he is absolutely the most fabulous photographer I could have ever asked for! From the moment I laid eyes on his website, I knew he was the one by the tears streaming down my face because of the great love stories he tells through his photos. However, I'm not so good at trusting my instincts so I kept on looking and found a couple of other ones I liked. My mom and I went to meet with him this past weekend and we were both awed by his work and his great love for it. His wife and son also work with him and though we didn't get to meet his son, his wife seemed really fabulous as well. They try very hard to create personal relationships with their clients and I think they do a great job. Many of their clients come back years later for pregnancy photos, baby photos, and family photos. I can't wait to see what he has in store for Justin and me!<div><br /></div><div>Check him out! <a href="http://www.silazevedo.com">www.silazevedo.com</a></div><div><br /></div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-88515342574343263962009-07-02T15:09:00.000-07:002009-07-02T15:42:55.145-07:00Hydrangeas and Peonies and Roses, oh my!<div style="text-align: left;">I think I have seriously looked at every single picture on <a href="http://www.theknot.com/">the knot</a> of bouquets, centerpieces, reception and ceremony decor, and escort card displays. I saved every single picture that I found inspirational into iPhoto and printed every single one out! I am getting ready for my mom to come in a couple of weeks to help me with some wedding planning and we are meeting with 4 florists so I want to be prepared with exactly what I want! I don't know if they are going to be prepared for me! Does this make me a bridezilla??? I'm not sure exactly, but that's probably debatable. I know for sure I love hydrangeas and peonies more than anything, but I'm down for whatever the florist thinks will look best with my overall theme. Here are some bouquet pics that have inspired me!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ajMFBiw5M01c6MxYpQXYWZYQyxRgPwVtohIWssRS05ZE6lWOcTM3Y8yiVbySuOwoBK0GmdReX112P6P8zHYAdwyXPOuXq6p79c4gHxhxZfBjqhXweX37N25eHTIw4vfAyUG9BhZx0lW3/s1600-h/large_image-79.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENP-pL6NmctCeRn7P14zeyiQdNvMajX3_LzMj3EAoOjs2SHJaP9w6l40ABq3TufSDOhyXMCghqXgzsGrxWyTq1cJpMl5xKpH5xpY5_Rqu7lJtT4Bl9Q5MJD3iBKytrvVrXgsccVzgrMFL/s200/large_image-40.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353994315455053186" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love this one because it is simple, yet exquisite. It has that Romantic feeling I am going for and I really love it. If I chose to do my bouquet like this one, I think I would have the bridesmaid bouquets be similar, but with more color. </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QPV4SSnM14eI6MGhyphenhyphenqG0Pv1OxOg5YNbBMM_ur1JISkj7_fJJk6KMGdipa5cP9F7NdQSN_eoAkXwBupUfAP2KyOrAZT0FNGwErXcS8rwAmizrphEG-MZqF_nEtuE9nIsTuel2ciqmQRUv/s1600-h/large_image-76.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QPV4SSnM14eI6MGhyphenhyphenqG0Pv1OxOg5YNbBMM_ur1JISkj7_fJJk6KMGdipa5cP9F7NdQSN_eoAkXwBupUfAP2KyOrAZT0FNGwErXcS8rwAmizrphEG-MZqF_nEtuE9nIsTuel2ciqmQRUv/s200/large_image-76.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353993585659802386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This one I love because of the pink feathers around the bottom. I'm not big on roses, but I love the idea of incorporating those kind of feathers into my bouquet. I think it would be beautiful!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVT1pRB9BpWgbIvJNYkTPXF_vJO3s5TdIUSSCXEBnnYeLVlA3JlF_GFWjT5GgyFiHGCCd-U35g_qetXSJtkhwPDpS8iXZmUxffSJLovxjS4I6_zSVVTAx0G3SCObsv-PahZbXkydAFpS_J/s1600-h/large_image-9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVT1pRB9BpWgbIvJNYkTPXF_vJO3s5TdIUSSCXEBnnYeLVlA3JlF_GFWjT5GgyFiHGCCd-U35g_qetXSJtkhwPDpS8iXZmUxffSJLovxjS4I6_zSVVTAx0G3SCObsv-PahZbXkydAFpS_J/s200/large_image-9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353993578232330690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love this one because it is so clean and pretty. Its simple, yet not too simple and it still allows enough color to be interesting.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_r_q7_IFVIQg_JCdcVLZ6A6TtNRYtZ06s9TYodXU7rE6fTGlVN1AgVEA6qqeXz9yIPGh4_y1zj289KnklwOx3oYBfPVCT49rBRhxDd0tE2MDRGSiOUJTm3NapMDKYW630ahZqnLvN2ym/s1600-h/large_image-62.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_r_q7_IFVIQg_JCdcVLZ6A6TtNRYtZ06s9TYodXU7rE6fTGlVN1AgVEA6qqeXz9yIPGh4_y1zj289KnklwOx3oYBfPVCT49rBRhxDd0tE2MDRGSiOUJTm3NapMDKYW630ahZqnLvN2ym/s200/large_image-62.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353995697794273090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 194px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And last, but definitely not least, another one of my faves. I love all the different pinks incorporated into the bouquet and I love the different flowers. I think its really beautiful.</div></div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-26244075437431142872009-06-30T09:59:00.000-07:002009-06-30T10:44:42.233-07:00Bridesmaid Dresses!I think I found the one! Well actually, I found a line I really love and I know "the one" is among us somewhere in this line! I have been looking for something vintage-esque to compliment my dress, location, and all other things vintage about my wedding! I found a few Lazaro dresses that were great, but they didn't come in the blush pink color I was looking for. So finally I ran across <a href="http://www.lovebyenzoani.com/">Love by Enzoani</a>. The 2009 collection is amazing and is exactly what I'm looking for! There are only 2 boutiques near me that carry the collection and the first one I went to only had 4 styles so I was a little disappointed, but I'm going to hit up the other one soon! Here are some pics of the styles I love!<br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353171381533128450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 344px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6h5pek65Dy_mbKIcT0RGJo2VyEf47atMZarU84dbwslX_TKkOoC8FRHDVvJ3VpeppecMK7U06pBeiz-0DkiPcuwvKKffRHabiedwNxaVuR2W0MpdoXDarWSwyuATPxGxoiQpRnYD8TUQy/s400/love+dress+2.bmp" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353171685027895906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 344px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUx-2SfG9hrGv_YEg2AoDCBPFNuDZg3B8Dw3APE9j7gsk-t-iuiCNp6h8aQbPKRlwd4pyOtP-6mu1Z0yVNO6tuce64ntux4bclz4epQHlZ-hr6WtIAoV7ZRRYjswUYjYN-Bb5SsM_FBKK-/s400/love+dress+3.bmp" border="0" /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353177780718837346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 344px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAB9do_VRoIgvPT5ENRXrMrMZyPNcVoEybgodjst1Q-n619VyUmacEjyDwyi2X8y4tgpEisneXVZjhFLeM3PBCM9h6GpwKr6lZEO3Pus8ZEKvNE-VxWIDpYvWmPFNZVi2OAh6zYMdW2Q0l/s400/love+dress+4.bmp" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353171966376640226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 344px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhI3bUJ3OWYMVE4gPzA0YwyhmjJbdr8QfQuPKF7KPG2gPKOvOE5q7pRrQSEbmONWk0HRetOheJ4qdBjzzd0NHeSBtO0R_KPuL-pfjmRfjAomRhvuJf_g3nSA95oo_2j_rH0Nk0wel9iohS/s400/love+dress+5.bmp" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353171968873265538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 344px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGSauxInDPANv36W2QCgprD7M3BQFW-PzYALwx5VMMdvHB148SmyjV-ytS2l8EGo_u7cMxtqL7dGKwJP2VBg_RthGlROwv3b3QKutK8ypstDb7aJHzTgiYkZ2rFHZBGNJ8ytYLTMBIjy6/s400/love+dress.bmp" border="0" /> I love all the fancy brooches and different pieces they have on the dresses!<br />What do you think?</p>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-40767999111571259172009-06-24T20:27:00.000-07:002009-06-24T20:39:58.260-07:00My dress is super fly<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIYR215Ac2JPLmK1ntUbvk4ddV8WZZOWlIoC7rwFoRitKd_oLob6GNaUe-mr8wvtAktIxAeZwlHFPLFATcElyDfYOaVgxI8797wriO3tr8ICUy7QGElHypbK4rSZ8bSXJg38l5EsUyc76/s1600-h/my+dress.jpg"></a>First of all I saw my dress on "Say Yes to the Dress" and the girl on the show picked it! That gave me reassurance that I did in fact pick the right one and I need to stop stressing that there is something out there that I will like better. I'm in love with my dress and I know there is nothing out there that I could possibly love as much as my dress! Whoo hoo! So after seeing it on the show, I saw it in "Modern Bride!" I scanned in the picture so everyone can see how beautiful it is! Of course I'm not going to have a giant veil like the one in the picture, but the dress is beautiful! You would think I would be upset because I have been seeing my dress pop up everywhere lately, but I'm really not because I still think its unique and will look like one of a kind! <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIYR215Ac2JPLmK1ntUbvk4ddV8WZZOWlIoC7rwFoRitKd_oLob6GNaUe-mr8wvtAktIxAeZwlHFPLFATcElyDfYOaVgxI8797wriO3tr8ICUy7QGElHypbK4rSZ8bSXJg38l5EsUyc76/s320/my+dress.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351103658778752674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 320px; " /></span></div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-72857530130436394372009-06-01T19:15:00.000-07:002009-06-01T19:51:00.271-07:00Perfect Party!<div style="text-align: left;">Like I said there was no need for stress, the engagement party went great! All the parents got along just fine, there were no wardrobe malfunctions, and no one was out of control drunk! What more could I ask for in a successful party!?! Here are some pics of the event.<br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Rbix-TUQkWgcuo_pgs6XPb1zFOb2RbtsfOVcZvyjwIVrcykOVLum6oSXMYJQy2JVAe83IJFsKJSC4hFRnXiCgZdWMmQVuaSti1pzyA28e097hG2dJbcrqF-knpuMsgwLawdbCiksLJlO/s1600-h/DSC03428.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Rbix-TUQkWgcuo_pgs6XPb1zFOb2RbtsfOVcZvyjwIVrcykOVLum6oSXMYJQy2JVAe83IJFsKJSC4hFRnXiCgZdWMmQVuaSti1pzyA28e097hG2dJbcrqF-knpuMsgwLawdbCiksLJlO/s200/DSC03428.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342550599443334898" style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the outside of the restaurant at night. So cute!</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_1h-utdBdpn4DmHcKC7F5SmxqoQqv5VDx03xDIwPUqh_O8_IYDZyXUt3sM837agkqC15DOD3YBoog5BiZDTrXrsLmbgsOJUbWE-5uG2O-JBF0fhbTQlIi7w4kiF4HKDUzhggEaqzUPBS/s1600-h/DSC03361.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_1h-utdBdpn4DmHcKC7F5SmxqoQqv5VDx03xDIwPUqh_O8_IYDZyXUt3sM837agkqC15DOD3YBoog5BiZDTrXrsLmbgsOJUbWE-5uG2O-JBF0fhbTQlIi7w4kiF4HKDUzhggEaqzUPBS/s200/DSC03361.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342550595211299810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the inside of the room we had the party in with the beautiful pink peonies that Meagan and Lisa picked out for me. We had cute little place cards and matching menus.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWYwqTs9swkt7wrhCv-ahtxijfzhBP8Ljvw7M3BDWrbtJAqCEDmff-uGJKtBkHdHDHAtJMfhfkhD4pCIfB6mSzLzljIbfV78NBGl_pPb73m6UENjbSjoSespktmSQPI_I1HJNCdyodX1Y/s1600-h/DSC03363.JPG" style="text-decoration: none; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWYwqTs9swkt7wrhCv-ahtxijfzhBP8Ljvw7M3BDWrbtJAqCEDmff-uGJKtBkHdHDHAtJMfhfkhD4pCIfB6mSzLzljIbfV78NBGl_pPb73m6UENjbSjoSespktmSQPI_I1HJNCdyodX1Y/s200/DSC03363.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342550592598817554" style="text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a picture of the menu we had at the restaurant. I made these using a vintage-looking stamp I found with a dusty rose colored ink to match my wedding colors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIknSbByH8Ia7aHp6CYaXUmYaSvYxNI5Igf-7n5cQ60QQGDN8PEaESYb_lDr7CPIKFpwtiHstbZOweC_PjJHFJGcaI2yIOUg-bafHXpV9_ZDK6-WRGLs-hztCgU7nKNomtzMToq12a9Cz7/s1600-h/DSC03381.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIknSbByH8Ia7aHp6CYaXUmYaSvYxNI5Igf-7n5cQ60QQGDN8PEaESYb_lDr7CPIKFpwtiHstbZOweC_PjJHFJGcaI2yIOUg-bafHXpV9_ZDK6-WRGLs-hztCgU7nKNomtzMToq12a9Cz7/s200/DSC03381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342553983113626802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a picture of our table. We had both sets of our parents on each side of us, which worked out great!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIH7arEi5_GRQTXAUlG7Hlodk4RSNjgaT8CgCLlpIBtVMUU-Co-EdFFvKFtEUYDqJHXXbvujYkHv7F5iostl8tqzboCOZnZRgrJvvHmwDfzTN-x4BFfYDg4dnwaBZbu6BVWbR1EmfgkOFt/s1600-h/DSC03359.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIH7arEi5_GRQTXAUlG7Hlodk4RSNjgaT8CgCLlpIBtVMUU-Co-EdFFvKFtEUYDqJHXXbvujYkHv7F5iostl8tqzboCOZnZRgrJvvHmwDfzTN-x4BFfYDg4dnwaBZbu6BVWbR1EmfgkOFt/s200/DSC03359.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342553979832486914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is me and my beautiful mother at the party!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcnCRgDh7GOv4_eVPJ6xas0ecnNJa3fufPyf5MfL-8EXOIOnHvV5Xl_gbNbfzfo-_mjABI5W_-30p_xmAclO8SFV6425n7M7H-mfVlH-fJtJJgzADzJM7KLKjTCWgtoVgPbEejwUsFL6-/s1600-h/DSC03360.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcnCRgDh7GOv4_eVPJ6xas0ecnNJa3fufPyf5MfL-8EXOIOnHvV5Xl_gbNbfzfo-_mjABI5W_-30p_xmAclO8SFV6425n7M7H-mfVlH-fJtJJgzADzJM7KLKjTCWgtoVgPbEejwUsFL6-/s200/DSC03360.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342556102747561490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me and the fam!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhylsRgKtzgg8NmxCBRgKrNlPR2vdA8_QZv3c0jsFRjQYw4WunZoKdjg3RdZpPKyoC8t1l0wfUfg6TC5B_s0TQZHuVtpvJF1oiv4HS3EGB2nRZTtWMDPl1D2Ww2S_TQKFwrv0nfiqTCgB4/s1600-h/DSC03356.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhylsRgKtzgg8NmxCBRgKrNlPR2vdA8_QZv3c0jsFRjQYw4WunZoKdjg3RdZpPKyoC8t1l0wfUfg6TC5B_s0TQZHuVtpvJF1oiv4HS3EGB2nRZTtWMDPl1D2Ww2S_TQKFwrv0nfiqTCgB4/s200/DSC03356.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342556094774060050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me and my dad and step mom</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBQmp2uJ60cDDtYurhK8YSWuAVBzBki4g4p4PAbJ4QE5MaD_G3E9bqtyK1dnMtIkS3PX8Md8ycPdnmAaQMT23vrS8GTlyUOevWUD9KpMXkCkguy5qaiaZAlvAB1AQnERkhcP8wbyVXfAu/s1600-h/DSC03401.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBQmp2uJ60cDDtYurhK8YSWuAVBzBki4g4p4PAbJ4QE5MaD_G3E9bqtyK1dnMtIkS3PX8Md8ycPdnmAaQMT23vrS8GTlyUOevWUD9KpMXkCkguy5qaiaZAlvAB1AQnERkhcP8wbyVXfAu/s200/DSC03401.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342556092292127586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me and a couple of my beautiful bridesmaids!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yVvtGuD9HfMHNsrTQYmzI2-pzla1WWFWmqMbZ2j6-cZcS-Z5HfZK4jc3fQi_05jhB37qYNKkYKnc3GiZ1KyTs8QBRelcLrUOi9IniehUcmyneA29-bB5xTodzj9Y8BlZ0a440fFqHGCy/s1600-h/DSC03384.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yVvtGuD9HfMHNsrTQYmzI2-pzla1WWFWmqMbZ2j6-cZcS-Z5HfZK4jc3fQi_05jhB37qYNKkYKnc3GiZ1KyTs8QBRelcLrUOi9IniehUcmyneA29-bB5xTodzj9Y8BlZ0a440fFqHGCy/s200/DSC03384.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342553982106399346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Justin and I opening a few presents. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So overall it was very successful! Now we have a whole year until the wedding when we get to do it all over again with the fam! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-57409691312754451722009-05-27T10:40:00.000-07:002009-05-27T10:44:26.081-07:00Engagement Party Stress!My engagement party is this weekend and I'm getting a little stressed! Of course there is probably nothing to stress about, but it runs in the family! The party is just for our parents and our bridal party because our parents have never met and most of our friends don't know each other, so we thought it would be a good idea to get everyone together! I just hope our parents all get along (we both have 2 sets of parents so it could be tricky!) and I hope everyone has a good time. Several people are coming from out of town so I want everyone to have fun so they don't feel that it was a wasted trip! I know, I need to chill out. I will let you know how it goes...justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-24427967869487200862009-05-17T15:49:00.000-07:002009-05-17T16:06:05.326-07:00Engagement Party Get Up<div style="text-align: left;">I finally found my engagement party outfit! I have been shopping for 2 months for a simple dress that would be casual and cool and I have had no luck. That usually is not the case for me, but this time it was hard! My favorite store, <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/">Anthropologie</a>, was actually a little disappointing in my quest for a cute dress. The dress I ended up getting is from there, but I think I tried on 30 before finding this one!<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMFhg7UoIFCQ3Rhwh3k7n-e_mZ374EjeNbZukFkl9nFq9SioS5BIKD6pSxfOCGR8COU-CSy0QlkehEWm3JpUNtKmxsS2NYBFUNwDSuq2jT5py1sRdvP5MWaSOLXTMKYrnzppUcLj9sgPf/s320/DSC03348.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336929666741307042" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This picture actually doesn't do it much justice as it is way cuter on! </div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1JNY_KkIFbzifjG9j78yPX0Ybm9LhmM8tXQq7qcWALmHhmDekH3g-9hIiu6Twvtun9RvT1it4Bpm9XqX3FRiA1un9aQfahdpXkIvb5rSZNCPLGgC7oSx4qOE6uuXhwuUD2vit6NGscav/s320/DSC03350.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336931442348503154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 209px; " /><div style="text-align: center;">Here are the cute shoes I found at <a href="http://www.nordstrom.com/">Nordstrom</a> to go with my dress!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegqVF7b0kuQg4zHWQdz4eHYScdCC0M3d-Cs_rVeuC3mPTCQCavPESwWUypnQj2pVoEj73Tk0xgOrmiK9ZRzaUzE2gz1Yh0uqzXEpthvnKNVdrrxh4oxCI2f9TXKitUT8PQGhGlr9Q24-5/s1600-h/DSC03353.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegqVF7b0kuQg4zHWQdz4eHYScdCC0M3d-Cs_rVeuC3mPTCQCavPESwWUypnQj2pVoEj73Tk0xgOrmiK9ZRzaUzE2gz1Yh0uqzXEpthvnKNVdrrxh4oxCI2f9TXKitUT8PQGhGlr9Q24-5/s320/DSC03353.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336932382126500786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And my favorite part! The necklace! Again, from Anthropologie of course. I would have so much more money if that store did not exist!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2 weeks left until my engagement party and I don't have to stress anymore about finding the perfect outfit! Now I just have to make sure Justin looks cute too! haha.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-52272928669313629592009-05-15T14:34:00.000-07:002009-05-15T14:39:40.589-07:00I want my ring back!So one of the little diamonds fell out of my ring on Tuesday! It was awful! You may think I'm being slightly dramatic, but I have felt so naked without it! And people keep asking me where my ring is. That could be a touchy subject! What if I said "Oh, I'm not engaged anymore" and burst into tears?? That's like asking someone how far along they are and they look at you with that shocked look on their face and say "I'm not pregnant." Uh oh... Haha, ok its not that bad.<br /><br />Anyway, back to the point. I took my ring to the jeweler on Tuesday night to get it repaired and I finally get it back today after work. Thank goodness! I'm having a terrible time living without it!justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111126883348901965.post-46445564073143403092009-04-25T21:29:00.001-07:002009-04-25T21:40:20.103-07:00Future Mrs. Roberts!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6NnFF_ZEwscXJCb1Q6OSrq52FWgQNED5KiCi-FvM-bws51PhpBBMxdteOqFTIBSdg2swP4uctdhVC9V6K7aSNgsXEr19f8kh_n-pPwzz-9jMkoWCurRMgq6G8cpkUXybqPmNw_SYEicl/s1600-h/DSC03345.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6NnFF_ZEwscXJCb1Q6OSrq52FWgQNED5KiCi-FvM-bws51PhpBBMxdteOqFTIBSdg2swP4uctdhVC9V6K7aSNgsXEr19f8kh_n-pPwzz-9jMkoWCurRMgq6G8cpkUXybqPmNw_SYEicl/s320/DSC03345.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328852744259410322" /></a>I got my super cool "Future Mrs. Roberts" hoodie in the mail this week! I feel so cool! haha! I highly recommend the place where I ordered this. I looked at a million different websites trying to find one of these for a good price that was exactly what I wanted and I finally found it at <a href="http://www.divabridal.com">www.divabridal.com</a>! Of course now its hot outside so I probably won't need to wear it for a while, but at least I have some time! <div>Don't worry bridesmaids, I won't make you wear personalized bridesmaid hoodies to coordinate with me! haha! I know you probably expect something like that for me, but I will try to contain myself! I'm all about personalization though! I feel sorry for my future children...</div>justinsbride143http://www.blogger.com/profile/07591001079700936182noreply@blogger.com6