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November 7, 2015
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I had been thinking about what I wanted to do with my dress after the wedding and the other day a friend of mine on FB shared this story on her page. I know what I am going to do with my dress now and...
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I haven't been on here much lately, but since I have a minute before bedtime I thought I would post and share some of my DIY craftiness I have been working on this weekend With almost just 2 months to...
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A few months after I got engaged I found out that 2 other girls that I work with are also getting married. I hardly ever talk with them at work, but now that we are all getting married we have...
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Even though today was a long day at work, I have to say it turned out pretty great once I got off. I went and picked up my MOH's (FH daughter) shoes from DB after having them dyed to match the color...
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FSIL had a beautiful baby boy today! This birth was a little bittersweet for everyone since FBIL and wife have lost 2 baby boys in the past couple years close to her due date...needless to say we have...
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We had our engagement pictures taken this past Sunday at the park we are getting married at. It was a great time meeting our photographer and talking about the wedding. I love our photographer's...
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First I have to give a big Thank You to JaKLyn for this dress. I had been having such a difficult time finding a dress that my daughter likes and as soon as I saw this one I knew it was the one for...
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I feel like I have been slacking the past couple weeks in the planning/getting sh*t done dept. I will say last Sunday I did print out the RSVP cards and the little monogram squares for the belly bands...
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Let me start by saying my original dress is beautiful, but the more I looked at it and tried it on it just isn't so beautiful on me. I was very tempted to keep it and live with it, but the dress...
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I have gone back and forth on whether I want to do wedding favors or not. At this point I am not going to spend money on some random stuff that no one will keep, but as a fluffy girl who loves her...
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I am so happy right now. I know the officiant is the most important aspect to wedding ceremony, but I had kind of put it off while doing other stuff. I contacted a couple officiants in the area but...
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Originally I was only planning to have FH's daughter as my MOH and my daughter as FG in wedding, but the more I thought about it I really wanted to have my girls with me on this day. So I ended up...
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While at work I like to listen to comedy radio on Pandora and Jim Gaffigan is one of my favorite comedians. As I was listening and scrolling through the forums his sketch about weddings came on and...
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I had been looking a fall leaf FG basket/RB pillow set on Etsy for a little while, but it is $80. And though I don't think I will need the RB pillow (unless plans change and we decide to have...
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Got my table centerpieces figured out and STD's done. Below is picture of centerpiece...I will be adding a few more hydrangea puffs to it so that it will look fuller, but other than that FH and I are...
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I know I still have a few days, but I can't be the only one. Who else is super excited that TWD is back Sunday???
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My daughter, who will be 5 in March, is turning into a little diva when it comes to the wedding. She has already told me that she Does Not want a "big poofy dress". It has to be "flat like Elsa's...
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Going to the Hobby Lobby today to get supplies for making STD's and also some flowers to start working on look for the table centerpieces. I have a few ideas in mind, so I just need to play with it a...
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I went to David's Bridal Saturday to try on dresses with the mission of finding 'the one'. Unfortunately I don't have the time or money to go all across the south to find a dress, so going into...
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While my FH was watching Super Bowl last night I was busy working on STD, Invite and RSVP cards. I got the samples printed and put together. The wedding is elegant, fall themed... What do ya'll think?...
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