Why so hard....

So I am sitting her tryin to figure out how many pieces of paper I need for our invited. I came up with 268 pieces of paper which makes 146 invites. I am totally not looking forward to cutting all of these and pasting them together! But I really want to get them done during Xmas break. Well most of it. maybe not the white part where the text will be going... Ohh how I wish this wedding would be here already....

Make-up trail Picture

I know it is not the best picture. But we went to the free thing from Davids Bridal, and it was actually really fun. The girl we worked with was awesome! So awesome we hired her to do our make-up on the wedding day. She only charges $15 per face, which I didnt think was to bad. So here is the make-up that I did from mary-kay. I like it but my cheeks need to be a little more dark with blush. This make-up also stayed on the whole night!! Which i thought was awesome.

Pampering Day!!

So today we (the wedding party and my mom) are getting pampered. We are getting facials and color make-overs. The only ones going are my sisters and my mom. It should be fun. We shall see though. I will up date about it later. I will try to take some pictures

Kelli's Wedding

So Kelli's (and Brians) wedding was this weekend. It went by soooo fast for me, and I was a bridesmaid. Everything turned out great, no real mess ups. It was colder then cold, I think the high was like 32 or so. But the rain/sleet/snow went away for a day, and the sunshine came out!

This makes David and I so excited for our wedding. We are just ready to have our big day and enjoy it! And then going on our honeymoon of course. I didnt take any pictures, I should have. So when I get some I will post them!

Brrr

All I can say is brrr. Today the high was 30 degrees!!! Brrr, I am so not ready to get out my winter jacket. I also just watched the news, and it is suppose to be 32 on Saturday (I know it is a long time away so it could change) for Kelli's Wedding. We are going to be SOOO cold with our strapless dress!!

Centerpiece Drama

When we first got engaged, I thought I had a great plan for centerpieces. This is what I thought I wanted. Just simple vase with flowers in it.

But then I really started to think, I think we will need more light considering the reception is in a tent. So I thought it would be cool to have lots and lots of candles. Kind of like this

Well little did I know it was WAY expensive. My wonderful older sister did some major research for me about how much it is going to cost. It was going to cost us close to $900 to do all of the centerpieces, including flowers.

David and I both agreed that was WAY to much money for centerpieces. So we were on the look again for a cheaper way to do it. We are on a very tight budget and I dont want to break the bank.

Jess, my oldersister, were talking on the phone last night and she came up with a great idea. We are going to use canning jars, and we are going to put battery christmas lights in the jars. Kind of like this, I am not really sure about the fabric on the top. But you get the idea.

Perfect!! So we were going to try to find canning jars that we could just borrow. We Jess did the calling to my grandma and she said she would have enought to let us borrow them!! yay, so that is a HUGE cost we can take off our list. So it is on to go after christmas and buy the lights on sale.

David and I are pretty excited about this idea. We are also going to have a table runner, kind of like this.

So this is where our centerpiecs stand of right now. Who knows it will probably change again.

Im full of ideas to post about..

ok, so just one more thing until I go off to study....

They (our landlords) started to combine the corn around our house today. This makes me super sad. The corn made our yard and house very sicluded, and when the corn is down we can hear EVERY single car that drives by.. I am totally not looking forward to it.

Stella, our dog, didnt like all the action here today. She is finally getting a little protective of our yard/house. Which makes me happy in away. She barks like crazy but she keeps her distance from the people, so I know she wont hurt anyone. Plus she is to big of a baby!

Elections @@

So I am offically sick of listening/watching the election on TV. It is on every single channel. Really? we really need to have the SAME thing on every single channel!! And the worst part is that it is only almost 8, we have a lot more to come... But I do have to say I am interested in what the final vote or decision or whatever is in Minnesota. hmmm.. off to do some more homework.

I now have a test EVERY single week until the end of the semester and that is like 7 weeks away.. ack! Oh well.. tootles

I got nothin....

Well today is No school!! wahoo!!

Can you say... ATTENTION WHORE!!

ok, well I couldn't resist.. I have to post my engagement pictures.

Kelli Crawford (K. Crawford Photography), a friend of mine, took them on October 17. These are just some of her sneak peak ones. She is getting married on November 15th, so she doesn't have time til December to get the rest of them up for me! We absolutely love how they turned out, and are bummed she wont be doing our wedding pictures, cause she is a bridesmaid instead!

ok.. but for real now

So as you can see I didn't update my blog to much. I am hoping that I can keep in up to date a little more now.

So since I last wrote, I had picked out a bridesmaid dress

** It wouldn't let me upload a picture.. bummer**

And Jenni's called me I think on Monday and told me that forever yours has discontinued our dress.. @@ Makes me so mad, so it was back to the drawing tables.

This one is forever yours 79103. The dress would be pink (cotton candy) and the sash would be black. I am not sure if I really like this dress.. hmmm

Now this dress I REALLY REALY love. I am just not sure if the halter will work for my sister. So we have to try them out and see. Again it would be pink (cotton candy) and black around the waist.

Both dresses are from http://www.foreverbridals.com/ under the bridesmaid expressions. They are $129 and then we get a 10% discount. So much to think about.


Well I think I distracted myself from my homework long enough.. Back to studying for my principals test tomorrow. On a good note.. no school Tuesday because of voting!! yay!!

Uploading old blog posts....August 3, 2008

I forgot to put this on the other post, but we have decided to change our reception site. We are going to have it out at our place in a tent. I priced out the tent/tables and chairs/port-a-pottys and it about $1700 more to have it out here, but we think it is totally worth it. We need to ask our landlords to make sure it is ok.

Uploading old blog posts....August 3, 2008

I had a very busy weekend. So I am here now to update.

My mom, and sisters came down on Friday to make our first round of dress shopping. We had an appt with Jenni's Bridal at 10, then David's Bridal at 12:30 and then Mestads at 4. When we went to Jenni's they were SOOOO friendly, and made me feel really comfortable. We went through there selections and picked out dresses I thought I would like. I didnt want to try on any dresses over my budget which was $500. My sisters went to the discontinued dress and they found ones I thouht I would like. Our associate that was helping us was Michelle, who was AWESOME!!! I started trying on the discontinued dress, the first 2 were to small so we just took them off right away. We then put one on. When she was lacing it up I was like this is totally the dress (not even seeing how it looked on me) I went out and showed my sisters and mom, and I saw myself and I LOVE it!!! I knew this one was the one! My mom even teared up a little. So we went on and tried on about 10 more dresses or more and nothing compared to that first one I tried on. After my appt was done at Jenni's I knew I wanted that first dress, the only thing was that it was as discontinued dress and they normally dont hold it, but we got the boss to hold it for us for 2 hours while we went to David's Bridal and tried on my dresses, I just wanted to make sure I was making the right decision.

So we went to our appt at David's Bridal, and the women that helped us was a bitch to begin with. The I met the associate, Shannon, and she was kind of snobby. Oh well I didnt try to let it bother me. They pick out all the dresses they thought I would like. I really didnt like this way, she either picked out dresses that were WAY beaded or WAY not beading. One extreme to the other. The more I was trying to tell her what I was thinking she got more and more bitchy towards me. And with every dress I tried on I didnt like it as much as that first dress! :) So after we were done with our appt at David's I wanted to go back and pay for MY dress. haha
We went back to Jenni's and I asked if I could try it on one more time to just to make sure. I slipped right into it and I absoultly knew that was the dress that was for me. The best part of loving that dress is that it was only $199 for a Maggie Sottero!! :) So I got my credit card and bought it. I ended up just canceling the appt at Mestads. We went to eat and came back and tried on Bridesmaids dresses and Mother Dresses.

We decided we are going with a tea length dress for sure or the BM, but nothing is set which dress is the one we are going with. I just know we are NOT going through David's Bridal. So come back to see if we made a decision yet. My mom really didnt find anything she liked at Jennis.

Britt decided to go to the tractor/truck pull with David and I at the fair after dress shopping. We had a good time. We ended up getting home around 1am.

So we got up on Saturday and went to another dress shop to just go BM dress shopping and Mother Dress Shopping. We found a BM dress but we were going to take the buttons off and make shorter all of this stuff to it. (But I ended up going online and finding a tea lengetht dress in the same designer, I will have to cal Jenni's and see if they have it) and my mom found the dress she thinks she is going to buy. So we got a lot done there also! :) I actually ended up getting into my dress while we were there to see what it would look like with our BM and Mothers Dresses. And the girl found out how much I paid for the dress and was totally nit-picking everythin about it. I think she was upset that I got it for so cheap! Screw her! I have also decided we are NOT going to our BM dresses through her. She was to mean to me.

Over all I loved Jenni's and would totally recommend them to anyone. I was VERY VERY VERY VERY impressed! I will be getting a picture up of my dress under "brides attire" soon.

Uploading old blog posts.....July 23, 2008

So I got a lot done this last weekend. We found our Photographer, and some tablelinens!! Which doesnt seem like much but that is some major checks!! haha. Our Save the Dates, and Upload Photos are ordered and are currently getting printed through VistaPrint. I am excited to get them. We are completing the rest of our Save the Dates at the Beginning of Aug. After everything is done, I am going to start addressing them, and they will be sent out Oct 1, 2008!!!! yay!! What else? I am done with work as of today. So hopefully I will get much more planning done. I am also updating my bio.. :)

Uploading old blog posts... July 11, 2008

Ok, ok, ok, I have been a piss poor bride lately. I havent updated in a really long time. But to be honest there really isnt that much to update. Wedding Planning has been on hold for a little while, but I am back into the swing of things again. We got our new pots and pans that we ordered back in May. They are WONDERFUL!!!! I love them so far. And lets not forget that today is the 1 year mark to our wedding! David woke me up before going to work to wish me a happy anniversary and 1 year til our wedding. It made me smile, and I instantly got butterflies in my tummy. I cant imagin what I am going to be like next year at this time. When I looked outside it was rainy and gloomy. I told David it better not rain a year from today! And he asked if I would cry if it did, I replied, "yes, I would! but then I would get over it!" haha. Tonight we are headed out to the Winona County Fair, and then on Sunday we are going to go canoeing. It should be fun. And I just got off the phone with a photographer that we are going to meet with. July 18th at 5pm!

Uploading old blog posts... July 12, 2008

So I am just stressing today about our wedding. I just dont think anything will turn out, and it will look like a cheapy wedding. Which I am deathly afraid of. I also feel like I have no talent, so I dont think our programs, save the dates, and invites are going to turn out.. Awwwww, I am soo stressing

Uploading old blog posts....June 24, 2008

I really need to get better at writing on this. Man oh man. Well since the last night I wrote on here, we got our DJ booked. We are having Complete Music. We both fell in love when we met with them. Now we are trying to get a photographer. We are going to meet with "Hart Photography" after we get back from 4th of July vacation. A girl at my work is also going to give us a girls number that did her wedding in 2005. I am debating if I want a videographer. David doesnt really care if we have one of not. But I am having a hard time shelling out money for it. So that is something I need to think about hard. Oh I also called Gleasons Caterering today to get a price sheet. Hopefully by August we can decide on a caterer and book them. I am getting excited that I am quitting my job, I will be done at the beginning of August. Then I can really crack down on Wedding Planning. I have done a mock center piece and our programs. I took pictures and then my batteries went died. So I will have to recharge them. So keep a look out. Thats all for now! See ya

Uploading old blog posts....June 11, 2008

Well it has been a while since I wrote last. We went to the little speel and it turned out to be real. We did get a 2night/3day vacation. :) we also bought some of thier cookwear. It should be coming in July. So we are excited about that. We have a appt with complete sound dj tomorrow (thursday) So David can see what they are about. I found that at the bridal show we went to in march, I really liked them. I still havent found a photographer that I liked, so that search is still on. Other than that nothing is too new.

Uploading old blog posts...May 29, 2008

So i actually did some planning today! I got our DIY "save the date" postcards done! I think they turned out really cute. I need to just check them by David and see what he thinks! I still havent set up a time with the DJ.. i NEED to do that! I have been looking into photographers though. So that is something right? I also looked into Candian Hoonker for our catering.. I am thinking I dont want them, they are too classy!! haha!! This weekend (fri-sun) we are going camping just the 2 of us. I am excited, it should be really fun!
Tonight we are off to some presentation for a free 2 night/3 day honeymoon. It is probably a hoax but I guess we will find out, we have nothing to loose by going. I will update after we hear their speel.

Uploading old blog posts.... May 24, 2008

I told my self, once I am done with school I am going to get SO much planning done. Well here I sit over a week done with school, and I haven't really done any planning. So far I have done:

• Date set: July 11, 2009
• Deposit down on the reception hall: Stewartville Civic Center
• Talked to the pastor about classes
• Date reserved for the church
• Wedding part picked out and asked
• Groomsmen and Grooms attire picked out
• Bridesmaid dresses picked out, I think
• Wedding bands bought
• play tractor bought for decoration

I think that is it, I need to get on it. I only have a 3 month summer, and I want most of it planned before I go back to school.

To Do List for the next week:

• Set up time to met with the DJ
• Find a Photographer we could be interested in
• Get a menu from Gleasons and Candian Hoonker
• Look into having a videographer
• Start looking at dresses on the net.
  

Hello, Hello, Hello

Well here I am!! I am going to try to be a better blogger. I did have a blog in my "bio" from theknot.com but I didn't update it very much so I am going to try to be better. This is also going to be a blog about life, not just wedding related. Hope you enjoy!