January 2012
1 post
Silence Is Golden →
October 2011
3 posts
Mr. and Mrs. President… →
The Dress →
8 Days →
September 2011
3 posts
One month! →
Wedding Planning and Online Marketing Nerdery →
Get Down With Ya Bad Selves →
July 2011
3 posts
Vintage Goodness →
Double U. Tee. Eff. →
So. A Food Network Competitor is Doing Our Wedding... →
June 2011
1 post
Vendor Tips: Helpful Hints To Keeping A Bride... →
May 2011
1 post
A Very Kroger Wedding →
April 2011
6 posts
How Do I Thank Thee? →
How Do I Thank Thee? →
Crafting With Mike →
We’re Movin’… and Groovin’… and Dancin’ to the... →
Texas Baby Blues →
6 Years →
March 2011
3 posts
Fabric Flowers Created By The Crafting Challenged →
Save The Date →
Finding A Wedding Photographer is Important →
February 2011
3 posts
Engagement Photos →
The Perfect Wedding Gift for Each Other →
Happy Schmoopy Love Day →
January 2011
4 posts
Let’s Get It On →
First craft project for the wedding is about to get started.
Only about 5 million after this one.
I Do Bridal Soiree Is An I Don’t. →
Warning: this is a very, very long post. But worth the read because I rock.
Today Mikey, Sarah (my sister and my matron of honor) and myself ventured out to the fabulous …
Use Your Imagination →
So, today Mike and I went to breakfast at IHOP and the subject of wedding centerpieces came up – since that’s pretty much all we talk about these days. He seemed confused about what I was saying so…
It's All In The Details →
Last week, I met with The Grove to start nailing down some of the details for the wedding. They were really super accommodating and really easy to work with. They were good with all of our…
December 2010
1 post
Holiday Cheer! →
Christmas 2010. Our last Christmas non-married. An oddly nice and relaxing Christmas for me.
See, I thought I’d be rolling into this holiday like usual: taking my week or so off, a trip to New…
November 2010
1 post
I Have Found Our Wedding Cake Topper →
Buffy and Angel.
BUFFY. AND. ANGEL.
I found these little babies on Etsy. Someone makes them custom! Any version of Buffy and Angel I want.
Best part? I don’t even have to buy this. I already have…
October 2010
7 posts
I’M TAKING THIS SHOW GLOBAL, Y’ALL. →
Having a small, intimate affair is causing lots of debates on the guest list. We want to invite everyone we know (which is a lot) however, we have huge families and limited space and…
Groom’s Attire →
Saw this and thought it would be a perfect way for Mike to honor his new home in Texas.
Also, the beard can hold post-reception snacks. Bonus!
-Ali
How Many Rings? →
This past weekend Ali and I went to Reiner‘s Fine Jewelry where I bought Ali’s engagement ring back in June. We went to check out wedding bands, check out styles, see what we liked, and more…
Dear Bridesmaids… →
and house party ladies,
After watching an afternoon of “Briiiidezillas” (yes, I say it just like the show says it), I promise the following:
1. You do not have to cut, color, grow out or…
How the hell are we going to pay for this wedding? →
Ali and I have been talking about planing a wedding for years. Well, Ali has been talking, I have been listening while playing games on my iPhone. (Don’t tell her that last part.)
We know the…
We Have A Hotel →
A really, really pretty, luxurious hotel.
Picking a hotel for the “wedding rate” was a big deal since around 80% of the wedding attendees will be staying there. I wanted the Hilton…
The Venue →
So, we have a venue. Well, we do after I make it official on Monday.
Saturday night, we took our parents to The Grove. We’ve been in love with the place since we went there for a…
September 2010
2 posts
Cinematic Inspiration – New Wedding Theme! →
This morning, I woke up and one of my all-time favorite movies ever is on TV – Steel Magnolias! As I cried my way through it, a thought hit me.
WE SHOULD HAVE A STEEL MAGNOLIAS WEDDING.
Shake Your Groove Thang →
Wedding Music. Mike and I have been going on and on about it. We are both big music fans with vastly different taste. Luckily for me, we’re both on the same page when it comes to the…
August 2010
5 posts
Couture Bridal →
Haute couture (French for “high sewing” or “high dressmaking”; pronounced [ot kutyʁ] OHT-koo-TOOR) refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing.
That’s right. I’m going…
Vintage Be Thy Name… →
Brooches are thy game.
I’m obsessed with finding vintage brooches. I’ve got a million ideas of how I want to incorporate them wedding and they are all AWESOME. (If I do say so…
Totally considering this for our Save The Date... →
Courtesy of Off Beat Bride.
Thoughts?
My Love. →
Today is Mike’s birthday. We all know that he made mine ridiculously, stupendously awesome. Now, I can’t even touch that for his birthday. How could I? He officially made it official that…
Boogie. →
I fully expect anyone attending our wedding to look like this at some point in the evening.
Courtesy of Ruffledblog.
July 2010
1 post
Wedding Inspirations →
Its been a while since I’ve updated, but it’s because I’ve been consuming anything and everything wedding related on the internet. I’m subscribed to 5 wedding blogs, joined The Knot and …
June 2010
5 posts
Wedding Geekiness →
I just downloaded a wedding planning app for my iPhone. I’m in serious geek-love.
This app will manage all of the following:
Time Lines – Up to the point where you send thank you…
Sneak Peek: The Reception →
Now, we all know that I’ve been planning this wedding in my head for years. I’ve been tucking away ideas and thinking about how I want to personalize every aspect of it.
Mike and I have some really…
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The Proposal - Her Story →
Yes, I knew it was coming. That didn’t mean I knew when, how or that I wasn’t super, ridiculous excited.
It started with Mike telling me to get a new dress for my birthday dinner. Not that he doesn’t encourage me to buy new clothes, but he was getting his jacket cleaned. This was big.
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The Proposal - His Story →
The ring was always with me. At work it sat on my desk and looked at me all day. At home it sat in my bag on the chair across the living room from where Ali and I sit every night. It was a week of torture having it with me and not being able to give it to her.
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Buying The Ring →
In the weeks and months leading up to Ali’s birthday hints were being dropped that all Ali wanted was an engagement ring.
The wheels in my head started turning. I did my research. I checked out all the major stores web sites. I had the color and clarity charts memorized. I had no clue what I was doing.
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