invites and other fun stuff have arrived

Friday night I got home and saw...our invitations had arrived!!!!!!!!!

They are fold over and we're putting directions, registry cards, and a picture inside *Well, I am. Obviously he's not.*

Woot Woot!

4 have officially gone out. :)

It's hitting me that it's really going to happen. In like, 2 months and 19 days. Which is soon. I'm not stressed, but it getting closer has my tummy turning.

On another note, I've never bought any bridal magazines, but do like to look through them in the stores. Saturday morning my 3rd one arrived~and they just started showing up a few months ago after a bridal show I went to *which tells the world you're getting married and you get all kinds of free cool sutff.*


I have yet to look through them....possibly should work on that...

The Bridesmaids

Meet my bridesmaids:

*my Maid~of~Honor, *and sister, and best friend, and can't~live~without~person* Crystal:
*in Europe on the Brilliance of the Seas, June 2008

*my best friend, Erica. met at ETSU~i adopted her ;)
*in Miami, prior to cruising on the Carnival Destiny for Halloween '08

*my friend since we were 10 years old, Tabitha. we've been through a lot together...
*celebrating my sister's high school graduation, May '08

*Keissa. met in college, shared a week aboard the Carnival Valor while barely knowing each other, and had the time of our lives
*Captain's Night, Carnival Valor, March '06

*Nicole. we hated each other until 7th grade, became best friends through 10th grade, fell out, and reconnected via her mother and myspace in '06 and have been good friends ever since
*where else? on the Carnival Victory, April '07

*And:
Tamekia. not a bridesmaid but she's become such a good friend and is going to be a tremendous help for my wedding, so she's an honorary bridesmaid :) we worked together in housing at ETSU
*in Las Vegas, March '09

There they are folks. I love my friends!!! Thank you all for being such a big part of our happy day :)

just a simple invite...

Wedding invitations have been ordered and should arrive shortly.

They aren't the ones I originally thought about, but hey, a lot of big decisions are being made and I am perfectly entitled to changing my mind 1,000 times.

I stumbled across some simple yet elegant invitations tonight, picked out the font and wording, and am hoping they look as good upon arrival as they do on the internet. When they arrive, I'll post.

I just informed him I've ordered the invites **that he helped approve** and that makes it official. We're getting married, and he can't back out.

Not that he wants to.

3 months from today!!!

Meet the Blue Rose

I wanted blue roses in my bouquet and for my cake/cake topper.

However, my florist informed me that ordering those blue roses would cost me about $300. Forget that.

Soooo...what to do? Search for a healthy substitute. And I think I found one.

I'm going to take them to the florist and have him intertwine them in my white roses bouquet and construct my cake/cake topper look like the one I posted a pic of (this is optimistically assuming he likes them).

I like these~they are really pretty and not cheap looking like some silk flowers can be.

And they match the bridesmaids dresses.

Found them at Hobby Lobby after an extensive search there. Now to buy about 50-60 more, and we should be set.

Wedding Planning...Has Never Been SOOOOO Easy!!!!

My friend described my wedding as "a wedding in a box~awesome!"

I hadn't really thought of it like that, but she's right. And it is awesome. And I think even moreso after doing my planning session with my wedding coordinator today.

We set up my floor plan on her pre~printed map, talked about the details, and when I asked about centerpieces, she showed me these:


She has 5, in gold, and I just happen to have 5 bridesmaids. Whose bouquets will fit beautifully in the holders and make gorgeous centerpieces. These will go on the main seating tables.

The other tables (cocktail in style with seating) will have gorgeous amber goblets lit with tea light candles, which for all I have to provide is the tea light candles. She also is providing circular round candle holders to place on other tables wrapped in the blue ribbon I'm going to bring her.

She is also going to use ivory organza to drape across the stair railings and at the ceremony site, which she already has.

I posted the above pic to call your attention to the frogs in the fountain~and these frogs at our wedding shall wear the cutest veils! Judy has veils she made a long time ago for them and asked me if I wanted them. They will be entirely adorable.

All of this was her idea, and I am so excited because I had no idea what I wanted for centerpieces or fountain decor, or if I'd have to buy anything, and she took care of that. She also mentioned tons of other things that she wants to do, and I told her she can have free reign so as long as it fits with things I've pointed out I want (her weddings look amazing and I trust her completely).

My 'wedding in a box' has been so easy and I would NOT do it any other way. I highly recommend this place and Judy and the all~inclusive option. Email me at cuteykat18@aol.com if you want information.

Ex. Cite. Ment.

:) :) :) :)

One Year Ago~

On January 11, 2009 I met the man I knew I was going to marry, grew to love, and can't imagine ever being without. That, is a good feeling.

Yesterday he woke me up with a "Happy 11th, I love you."

:)