Activity for Valerie

I am having a hair and makeup trial on Sunday, and I can't seem to find any really good examples of bridal makeup (especially for latinas). Maybe I just don't know how to look, since I hardly ever wear makeup. I usually only throw on some eye shadow....

FH and I came home to a box from Bed Bath and Beyond on our doorstep. I of course want to open it right away, but he said that if it is a wedding gift we can't open it until our wedding. I think whomever sent it would want to know it got here okay,...

Picked up my dress today and it is resting in my dad's closet (miss it!). It fit perfectly!! No alterations needed that I can see, will only have to get a bustle installed. I haven't picked shoes yet, so I just took my every day work heels. Luckily,...

1) Invites were sent Tuesday, and I already see people are RSVPing online! 2) Got a call that my dress is in (a week before I thought it would be sent!) and I'm going to try it on this Saturday! 3) Finally received the cd of engagement photos (but am...

I am going to have to switch photographers. I had a funny feeling when I hired this company, but it seemed like such a good deal (and I was in a hurry to start hiring vendors) that I ignored it. I just got my engagement photos (which took a LOT of...

I've read in a few places to put more items on the registry than you have guests, but does that mean individual items or "groups" of items? For example, I'm counting 2 matching bath towels as one thing. Even if I separate out every single wash cloth,...

I've seen pictures of this heel cover (a plastic slip on thing) that you can put over nice shoes so you they don't sink into the grass. Does anyone know what those are called and where they could be found?

Okay, so I looked into what I need to get my marriage license. In Los Angeles county a license is good for 90 days. Should I get it about a month before or earlier? Is it good to have a cushion after the wedding so that it can be filed and...

I wanted to give a heads up in case anyone was thinking of doing this. I went to a wedding a few days ago where I noticed that the photographer was also doing video... Okay, that's cool, if he can manage both those without help, more power to him....

I am getting nervous about finding bridesmaid dresses in time for the wedding. I have been putting this off, waiting for inspiration to strike. I haven't found anything I LOVE, but I want to have a back up in case I don't. I have found dresses that...

FHs parents generously offered to pay for our airline tickets to our honeymoon destination, so a ton more options opened up! We've been thinking about going somewhere tropical but secluded. One spot that is popping up is the Maldives (in the Indian...

Ugh, can I register for a new laptop battery? This one is giving me serious problems and I'm ready to chuck the whole darn machine out the window! Also a new printer, because I have just wasted two pages of (expensive) labels since it decided only to...

FH and I received a wedding invitation today from some friends of his. They are getting married on February 6th. Is it usual to send out invites this far in advance? We are getting married on Feb. 20th, and I haven't even sent out the "save the date"...

Tonight FH and I are going to our first dance class! We missed the intro session because we were on vacation, but I hope we pick up fast! Also, totally unrelated, pictures stopped working for me on the site!