I have no idea what to name this post

I really don't. I honestly don't even know what it'll be about. But, it's been awhile and I have the need to write. So, here we go.
Only 429 days left. Crazy! I feel like just yesterday we were in the 600's. Still no ring though. :\ Groom keeps telling me to plan for 12/31/2011 that way I'm not expecting it or I won't be disappointed. If he waits until 12/30/2011, I'm not going to be a happy camper.
That's the hardest part about this- waiting. It'd be so much easier if we'd just get engaged now, and married by November. Or even September. Either way- getting married NOW would be so much better than waiting another 429 days. Gah.

I rejoined the gym. I NEED to get in shape if I'm going to fit into a single digit wedding dress and if we're going somewhere tropical for the honeymoon. I refuse to qualify for Say Yes to the Dress- Big Bliss. Won't happen. I won't let it. So, I've been running more lately. Which feels great! I can't remember why I would ever want to stop. Such a stress relief.
THERE! that's what this will be about!! Stress on the wedding! SWEET!
ok ok, so... Groom and I have been talking and planning and figuring things out for the wedding since about August. About 2 months after we started dating. So, so far our whole dating relationship has been focused around our wedding. Most times we don't talk about it but 90% of the time I'm thinking about it. Or I'll bring something up or ask a question, something to that effect. So you can imagine that it's put a tad bit of stress on the 2 of us. While we're still getting to know each other better, we're also trying to plan our wedding- a day we've both thought about for years. Two different people with two different visions. It's rough. We've come REALLY far though! As we've been going through this we've kinda slowed up a little. We still have a lot of time so we don't HAVE to stress about it.
Ever watch Bridezillas? That's what stress can do to ya... I don't want to qualify for that show either :\

We're trying really hard to keep our heads on. And my groom-to-be is doing an amazing job at helping me maintain my sanity. Don't know what I'd do without that wonderful man :)

Until next time...

Visions and wishes

After reading a few chapters of my new party planning book, I'm so excited to get moving on different parties! :) But most of all- MY WEDDING!! After all, that's why I'm here.. writing about it :) Before ANYTHING can be any further mapped out, the vision needs pin pointed down between groom and I so we can feed off of that. The feel of the wedding, the smell of the wedding, the taste of it, everything. In the first chapter of David's book, he gives the best details on how to achieve not just a great party, but a party that people will remember and won't even realize how the details are effecting them. I keep telling groom that I want all of our guests to have a great time, I want them all to feel relaxed. I don't like recruiting the help of family or even family friends for the wedding because then it keeps them from sitting back, relaxing, and enjoying themselves. My vision of our wedding is pretty much like a huge dinner party with family and friends where everyone knows each other, everyone feels comfortable, everyone's laughing, having a great time, and it's the perfect time to celebrate me and my handsome groom :) hopefully he has the same vision :D hehe

So... there's been a huge struggle lately with a guest book. To have one, or not to have one. Well, we aren't. Groom still wants something that we can look back at and see who was there, which is fine- we're going to do the autograph picture frame. Which, would still be nice because it would be a great decoration for the house. Like this...

Not that picture though, I don't know who they are. It'd be nice have a different frame and a different matte, but those are hard to find. Maybe I can make one :) But I also had the idea to do wish jars. It's a fun way to make it a little more personal  between me and groom, and our guests :) Each table will have a decorated mason jar and each place setting will have a slip of paper and a sharpie to write down a wish or advice for us, as the newly weds :) Like this..

Maybe different decorations or paper but pretty much the same concept. After the wedding and honeymoon and after being settled into the house, we'll take those slips of paper, combine all the wishes and advice, put them on scrapbooking paper or even just type them out really pretty and use them as decorations throughout the house. That way we'll always see them, remember, them use them :) I thought that was pretty neat idea :) hehe
Sorry about the delay with posts (tiffany). I don't know why, but I've been feeling crazy stressed this past week. It might be party overload with my wedding, my sisters baby shower, the engagement party, and other parties I'm coming up with. the last few days away from it were kinda nice. I still talked wedding stuff. But it was nice leaving it at just that. Talk. Now that groom is letting us book more stuff and get in the action of wedding plans, it's a little easier to find an idea, go with it, and move on. I think the thinking of one idea over and over was what was stressing me out..never finding a solution. Thankfully, the ball is rolling!! :) WOO!!

Until next time...

song and dance

The title really has nothing to do with what this post will be about. I'm not even so sure where the title came from except Guitar Hero. Regardless... this post IS about everything party related. Not just wedding.

I just purchased this book. I'm so excited. He is who I want to be. The Ultimate Party Planner. There's something about planning parties and throwing parties that I absolutely love. If I could, I would go to party planning school. Yes, they have those. There's a school in New York that has like... every course I want to attend. Jewelry making... event planning..... INTERIOR DESIGN! gah. That's what I WANT to do. I want to plan parties and weddings and baby showers and engagement parties and birthdays.... EVERYTHING! So, if anyone knows of anyone who has a person who has a party to plan, LET ME KNOW!! I love doing it, I'm good at it, and I won't do it for huge price. a low price.... low low price :)
I already have a business name too :D hehehe

Until next time...

flowers and dresses

For having a spring, you need to have some sort of flower. And with my theme of.. Garden Whimsical Romantic DIY..... something, I don't remember. Anyway. I really wanted something OTHER THAN roses or cala lillies. Everyone does that. And I wanted a full flower, like fluffy! With that all being said... I'm obsessed with Peonies. AHHH!! they're so perfect. They're full, fluffy, WHITE, romantic, and in season too!! The great thing about peonies, you don't need MANY flowers to make it look good. Gah. I love them. After doing some research I have seen that peonies were paired a lot with garden roses. I know, I know. I said no roses. But these are SO MUCH BETTER than normal roses. They're the fluffiest flower I've ever seen and they are the PERFECT compliment to peonies. Kinda... like this:

AAHHH!!!! I love them so much :) THEY'RE SO FLUFFY!!!! hehehe Get that... just like Despicable Me :D hehe. Anyway. I love that the peonies are white but kinda off white. And the roses are pink but a super pale pink. AND SO FLUFFY!! :) ok ok, enough with the fluffy.
Now, yes, our colors are yellow and orange but i really think this is a REALLY pretty touch of pink! Geeee!!! I love them :) I mean... I love my groom. Yes, him. I love him :) hehehe

To go with those adorable FLUFFY flowers.. you need some awesome dresses :) I really debated posting pictures of the dresses I liked. Bridal dresses. So... Groom, if you're reading. STOP! RIGHT NOW! Go! Walk away! No, don't walk... RUN! :) ok... with that being said... Voila!

AHH! And the back is AWESOME! it's a keyhole back. Can we just talk about how beautiful that is? I love it. So to get such a beautiful dress means my bridesmaids dresses need to be just as fabulous! I was thinking... flowy, short, springy, THIS!

I really want to let my girls pick their own style. Obviously the length, color, and fabric will be the same but as far as the cut, straps, fit- all that... i want them to be comfortable. I do want my matron of honor to be in this color and the other girls be in orange. Just to keep it cohesive. I love this dress. It's so flattering. EE! :)
Ok, I'm pooped. Y'all got FOUR pictures! There ya go. :)

Until next time...

lace wrappers and mirror toppers

At the bridal expo we visited this past sunday there was the most darling cake topper. It was the image of a bride and groom and it was mirrored. That got my mind rolling. The normal cake toppers are so boring, so mundane, so... eh. The last thing I wanted to adorn the top of my beautiful cake would be the stuffy sculpture of a bride and groom that look less than enthused. Not to mention a bride and groom that look nothing like the ACTUAL bride and groom. So, I want to go with something that's NOTHING like a bride and groom :) Like this:

Ah! I love it!! There's also a little thing between the groom and I about being a "mister" and "misses". So it seems pretty perfect :) I could be "bedazzle" it if I wanted!! yay! :) My last post I said I needed to find a cake topper that didn't make me nauseous, well, I DID! :)

So, to go with my adorable cupcakes I need nothing less than adorable cake wrappers. Not just plain printed ones... I'm talking.. adorable. I don't even remember how I found these, I just know that I feel in love. There's so many  variants too. That's the awesome thing about them! I first found them online for about $1 a piece. It was like $30 something dollars for a pack of 40. Well, I did my research and found packs of 12 for $5.99 at Hobby Lobby! I was stoked. I bought 2 packs right away. Well, Groom and I were walking through walmart and I found some. Packs of 18 for $3!!! AHHH!!! So I bought 3. I'm totally taking the Hobby Lobby ones back!! Now, this isn't EXACTLY what I got from Walmart- but it's along the same lines..

Beautiful, aren't they? I thought so.
I just hope I can keep finding them!! I know sometimes the wedding section at walmart changes so maybe I should stock up...
Oh- Groom is here :) hehe

Until next time...

Yummy yummy cuppy cakes!

I'm more of a pie person. But don't get me wrong... I'll eat me some cake. I still do love cake. Well, GOOD cake. Thankfully Groom and I have the same taste buds and we already have that figured out. WOO! Less stress that way :) And I'm all about less stress. The only thing that was a little road bump was the decision between a traditional cake and cupcakes. I'm all for cupcakes. They're cute, they're fun, and they're the perfect portion! Groom is traditional. blah. But- it didn't take much to compromise :) We'll have a small cake on the top for just us and everyone else gets cupcakes. So now it's settled! Cupcakes AND cake :)
Thank the Lord for my Aunt. She has a history of baking and baking WELL. Her awesome-ness doesn't stop there. She's already OFFERED to bake our cuppycakes!! We'd pretty much just pay for the ingredients. HOW AMAZING!! That may just make her my favorite Aunt :) hehe. I sure hope she's reading this. So anyway, our cupcakes. I really feel like simpler is better. The taste should speak for itself. You don't need anything fancy or elaborate. Just Simple.

See? Simple. And EXACTLY what I want. Oh, did I mention the flavor is lemon? Yes. Lemon. Yum. See how the frosting is just swirled and has sprinkles? Yes, exactly what I want. And since not EVERYONE likes lemon, we will be going with the traditional yet still so yummy white cupcake :) They would both consists of the same colors, just alternating. how fun? :)
Our top tier, something hopefully a little more fancy :)

But just one tier. And a yellow cake with white lace. Isn't it cute?? simple, classic. Yet still gorgeous. At least in my eyes it is :)
Now to find a cake stopper that doesn't make me nauseous.

Until next time...

Seating and Pictures

Best Day Ever. Today, Matron-of-honor, Bride-to-be, and Groom-to-be ventured out to Zemple Shrine in Harriburg for the abc27 The Perfect Wedding Bridal Expo event. It was... amazing. They had a mock wedding, reception, a fashion show, and so many vendors. I can't even count how much stuff we signed up for. CRAZY amounts. And gift cards! Holy cow! So many bridal places were like, just GAVE money out. Well, not real money. but $50 off and $100 off. Like, really?? wow.. Awesome. We got so many handouts. Anyway, after the fashion show... well, during the fashion show we went back out to the vendors and check out a few more that we didn't hit and there was this Photographer. He had AMAZING work. After looking at the deals they had going on for that day it honestly seemed too good to be true. Which normally, it is. Well... groom and I debated it after looking at the papers and we decided we'd go for it! We were getting more than half off on an already good deal. The most we'd be losing is $20. Sounds good to me! After doing more research, the photographer we booked is like, the BEST. And he was the photographer at a wedding for a girl I went to college with. Pretty awesome stuff. It's hard to fake a face of someone you know.
I seriously can't wait. Knowing the wedding plans have gotten so far that we are BOOKING stuff... EEEEE!!!! :D
No picture for that. lol Sorry.

To switch things up a bit, groom and I have decided we like the idea of a SweetHeart Table for the reception. We have people in the wedding party that may want to sit with other family or dates or friends. Why force someone to sit by themselves when they could enjoy themselves with someone else. Hm. Anyway.. it almost seems to be a newer idea. Or at least an old idea coming back into the wedding circuit. I love it.

Isn't it sweet? It's just the bride and groom. Our first meal together :) I just love the idea! Plus, then we don't have to worry about people sitting by themselves. I know what it's like to rather be sitting someone else and hating the feeling of someone watching you eat. This way, that doesn't happen and the only person I eat with, is my new hubby :)

Lots of excitement from today. It has be so exhausted. After coming home from the expo all we did was talk about wedding plans. It seems like everything is snow balling. We're already trying to get in to the reception site this week so we can hopefully get that booked and the menu set. It'd be really great to keep the ball rolling. The sooner we get things booked- the less we have to stress about the closer to the date. Good stuff today :)

Until next time...