Why oh Why God?!?! Why can't I make a decision about my hair??
I've been growing my hair out since October 2nd, 2009.
Here I am on engagement day:
A little over a year later...our engagement pictures:
Last day of school 2011:
I have the length...so now what?? Here are some of my pictures I'll be taking to Emily, my very patient friend and hairdresser extrordiare...
First, the down-do's:
Now I'm 90% sure I'm going to wear it down, but in the event that it's 90 and 100% humidity (which I feel will happen) there are these beautiful options:
Only time will tell...I feel it will be a game time decision :)
Little yellow envelopes flood our mailbox daily, with notes from our most treasured family and friends. Never thought a piece of mail could be so exciting!
Inspiration:
Our Invite:
Shout out to our friend Steve Skurski for designing our invitations!
Now that I'm off work expect more updates! I'm sure to have shower pictures from this coming Sunday :)
We booked a "just long enough" stay at this beautiful, NEW resort in Jamaica! I'm excited to lay in the sun, Matt's excited for 24 hrs of any food he wants (primarily milkshakes and cheeseburgers). I'll let the pictures speak for themselves...
Going to be a relaxing 5 days, with plenty of time left over to get ready for the beginning of the school year {{sigh}}
From the start of all this planning I knew I wanted my girls to look unique. I wanted to let their own personalities show on our wedding day. Shoes have been the topic of conversation lately. Should they all be the same? Do they match the guys ties? If they are all different will it look tacky? Then I came upon this picture...
Our exact color dressess and ALL DIFFERENT SHOES! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT! So, this is what were going with. We are going to head out to Dyed to Match (ugh, I know Dyed shoes...BUT they have over 50 styles and they are actually cute!), and pick our style and color. I wanted to wear a colored shoe but after looking at this pic I may go traditional...What do you think?
While searching for a honeymoon we were looking for a few things:
1. Price, keeping it realistic 2. Food, we needed lots of options since Matt's not one for adventurous eating 3. A balcony suite, we want to wake up and feel a nice breeze off the ocean 4. Time, Hawaii was soon out of the question because neither of us can stand a 15 hour plane ride, or being gone for more than a week
After talking with my newly engaged cousin, and bridesmaid, Sarah (WOOT WOOT!) she mentioned this place: The Excellence Resort - Playa Muerjes
The all inclusive program at Excellence Playa Mujeres includes:
Special Welcome Cocktail and cool towel Full breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks each day 8 à la carte dining options 2 à la carte lunch options (Grill & Deli) 1 buffet restaurant for breakfast & lunch Spa cuisine available for breakfast, lunch and dinner 11 bars Unlimited natural fruit juices and soft drinks Unlimited international premium and domestic alcoholic beverages 24-hour room service Mini-bar in room stocked daily with water, juices, soft drinks, beer and snacks Coffee/tea maker in room, complete with coffee, tea, sugar and cream Pool and beach waiter service 7 swimming pools (4 heated in winter, 2 of them in the Excellence Club area), with a total of 55,500 sq.feet
Here's a video of the room we're going to get (minus the huge patio - not sure if that is included in our stay)
Well, real life has begun. I'm back to teaching, Matt is almost fully healed from his dancing mishap, and time is moving fast. This time next week the wedding will be 10 months away. time flies when I'm at work, so I can only imagine how fast those 10 months will go by.
For now, here's my to do list:
1. Flower Appointment with Maureen (Maureen's Wholesale) on 10/12 2. Engagement Shoot with Dominique on 10/17 3. Figure out where I'm going to print all my invites 4. Follow up on my Bridesmaids, make sure dressess are ordered by November 5. Start to look for the perfect shoes 6. To veil or not to veil?
I could go on, but I'm trying not to overwhelm myself!
Combing the wedding blogs and boards I've found that the wedding sash is VERY POPLUAR. I'm not gonna lie, I'm feelin it. I played around with the idea of a reception dress that was more flirty and fun than my gown, but it will be much cheaper to change up my look with just accessories!
Whip my hair up into a loose updo, throw on a sash, touch up the make up and VOILA! a whole new fresh look for the reception. Here are some on my favorite sashes on Etsy right now -
I'm still debating on which style is best for me.....
