Ch-ch-ch-check it out!!

I am now officially a blogger bride for GetMarried.com!! I'm really excited to get to share all of my wedding advice/wisdom/ridiculousness with even more readers now! Sa-weet! :OP


Check me out! My very first introductory-ish post.

Here.

And I just looked at it, and the pic I uploaded is WAY too big. It was all crunched and we look a liiiiittle distorted. Or maybe a lot distorted. I'll let you be the judge. :O)

Gators + Halo + Coldplay

***MY TOP SECRET PROJECT***

Who: The Groom
What: The Groom's Cake
Where: Our wedding, of course!
When: A very limited time frame (the wedding is so close!)
Why: This is a huge problem because Andrew wanted a groom's cake that embraced three different themes. Yes, three! And you can't imagine how different and difficult these three things are to put together in a not-scary way.

Meet my challenge...
I had to get Xbox HALO, Coldplay, and the Florida Gators all on the same cake!

Come on now, all three on a cake would be ridiculous, admit it. :O)

So, we cancelled the groom's cake altogether. Until...

One of my very favorite brides at Solutions Bridal shares a similar love of handmade things as I do. I was delighted when she informed me of an awesome sculptor in Portland, Oregon who features her customizable work on Etsy. {More on this awesome bride to come tomorrow!}

So I contacted Hilary {Bunny with a tool belt}, and told her about my dilemma. We went back and forth with ideas several times. She sketched, I sketched, and we came up with the perfect plan.... a cake topper that incorporates all three themes!! The best part, she finished the topper in about a week, and it was on my doorstep in no time! Thanks Hilary!!!

Check out the picture of my sketch:



And here's two photos of the final product:




Btw, this really was supposed to be a top secret surprise for Andrew, but I'm no good at keeping secrets. I got so excited about it that I showed him, and he loves them too!

Sneak Peak - Program

I took a short break from blogging to travel to Orlando to see Andrew for the 4th of July, and MAN how I missed blogging!! It's almost ridiculous!!!

Almost.

Anyways... I am really tired tonight, but I have so much stuff to post! For tonight, here's a sneak peak picture (taken by my good ol' iPhone) of our Ceremony Programs! Not quite done yet, but lovin' em regardless.

L.O.L.

Just a quick anecdote...

I've been going to the tanning bed a couple times a week lately. It's not that I want to be tan, it's just that I want to look healthy on my wedding day. IfyaknowwhatImean.

Anyways, sometimes I get weird red spots from where my skin is pressed against the acrylic bed. Yesterday, I was leaving the tanning salon, and I noticed a bright red streak down my arm.

It was raining out, and I decided to stop at the grocery store on my way home. However, as I was walking into Publix, I was incredibly preoccupied with how bad the streak looked. I was convinced that everyone was going to notice it. Then as I walked around the store, EVERYONE was looking at me.

I'm thinking to myself... "Geez, it's just a red mark on my arm, people!"

Then, I get to the frozen food section, and I catch a glimpse of myself in the reflection of the glass food cases. I had been so preoccupied with the red stripe on my arm...

...that I forgot to put down my umbrella!!

{yes, I actually carried the umbrella around the store like I was still being rained on inside.}

And that, ladies & gentlemen, is my life. :OP

Super Silly Shirts ARE COOL!

Tonight I've been playing on Customizedgirl.com trying to come up with a really cute bridesmaid gift. Okay, so I already have bridesmaid gifts, but I can't help toying with the idea of having my girls wear something cute for our getting ready pictures.

So now tell me...

Lame or not lame?

They're kinda ridiculously expensive after personalizing each one, so as of right now I'm just browsing. Maybe I'll find them cheaper somewhere else...

And boys, what if we made manly ones for you guys? {Oh, I KNOW you read my blog. Don't try to pretend you don't because I had to cancel my pink argyle sock idea because THREE of you called and complained within 24 hours of that post!!!}

Take the Plunge {and read it!}

Some time ago, Andrew stumbled across a website called The Plunge. It's essentially a wedding website that was created for guys. Yep, even the groom needs some pre-wedding advice sometimes!


Fast forward a couple months to today.

I had been reading this article from Cosmopolitan online that came up on my Yahoo homescreen. It's called Confessions of a Wedding Planner: 5 Signs a Marriage will Fail. One of the points the article spoke about was when the bride hides going over budget from the groom.

Here's a conversation that played out between Andrew and myself just a few hours ago.

Me: Hun, I have a confession. I went WAY over budget on flowers when I finalized florals a week ago.

Him: How over budget?

Me: Like 400 dollars over budget.

Him: I think flowers was one of the catergories that website The Plunge told me to let slide. Let me check... (pulls out his laptop) Yep! It says for me to not get upset about how much the flowers cost.

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Uhh... really? And with that, I think all brides should have their grooms read The Plunge! They even have a blog, which addresses some really useful topics such as Romantic, non-suckish proposal ideas and how to control the sloppy groomsman.

Pinkalicious Def.

Today is the day... Dash for the Dress is HERE! So this means that I am spending at LEAST 13 hours at Solutions Bridal today! Sa-weet! Then, when I get home, my love sweet love will be here waiting for me. :O)

On a quick note, I found this pic online, and I wanted to know...

Does this remind you of the second grade?

Or maybe my wedding?

Source.

Love it!!!!!!