Blog award!

My lovely friend, Quite Contrary, awarded me the Kreativ Blogger award...thanks!! She is definitely one of my favorite blogs to read.


Here are the award rules: list 7 things you love, and then pass the award on to 7 bloggers you love! Be sure to tag them to let them know that they won. 7 things I love:

1. My fiance, Michael - can't WAIT to finally get married after 4.5 years of dating!
2. My family and friends. I am confident I have the world's best family - and friends!
3. Pedicures. They are my little luxury. I have to have one every other week during the spring and summer.
4. Mexican food! I LOVE cheese dip with jalapenos...there is nothing better!
5. Labrador retrievers and golden retrievers...the best dogs in the world. End of story.
6. Cleaning and organizing. Nothing drives me crazier than when things are out of place and dirty.
7. Reading. I love to read almost any genre and I have to read for at least 15 minutes before I go to sleep. It relaxes me!

I tag these fun bloggers:

Mrs. Southern Belle
Deal, Steals, and Heels
Life of a Savannah Bride
Kappa Prep
Sweet Melissa
Chanel Fashionista
Think Happy Thoughts

Wedding Invitation Update!

My lovely friend, Mrs. Southern Belle, was nice enough to blur out my personal info on my invitations...here are some pictures!


They are definitely on the plain side, but I'm hoping they're on the classic/elegant side as well! I promise to post about something non-wedding related soon, but it's totally consumed my life now (less than 2 months)!

Invitations!

My wedding invitations finally went out today! We had a difficult time figuring out the exact postage and finding a place that would hand-cancel them, but we did. I'm really glad they are out - it makes it seem so much more real! We invited just over 200 guests - lots of stamps!

I really wanted to share all my photos of my invitations and the beautiful calligraphy, but my paranoia won out...I am not savvy enough to blur out my personal information and I definitely do not want it all over the internet! Here's a dorky picture of me after I finished stamping ALL the invitations.


Editor's Note: My wonderful friend Mrs. Southern Belle is blurring out my personal info so that I can share my actual invitations on here! I'll have them up tomorrow!

I cannot WAIT to start checking the mailbox in a few days for the first of our response cards!

Cute Dress Find!

I was perusing through Martha Stewart Living yesterday and I just happened to notice an ad for a dress that looks so similar to one of the new Lilly Pulitzer collection dresses. I may be completely out of it, but I'd never heard of the company before. It's called Chadwick's. It seems to be mostly basic, older-style, clothing (ie: most I would not wear), but this dress looked so cute! And at $49.99 with free shipping, I had to give it a try. Here it is:

I figured if the quality or cut isn't as good as I hope, I can always return it. It'll be so cute for all my wedding related events coming up! What do you think?

Editor's note: I do realize that this dress may be a tad similar to the Banana dress I bought a few weeks ago...but trust me, this one is different :) I love green!

Rehearsal Dinner Invitations

While I was visiting Mitchael's parents over the weekend, his mother showed me the rehearsal dinner invitations she just had printed! They won't be going out for a few more weeks, but I absolutely love them. They coordinate so well with everything for the wedding. I can't wait for the rehearsal dinner. His mother has been working so hard to make every little detail perfect. Of course, none of this info is ours, but it gives you an idea!

I've been busily working away this afternoon finishing up the invitation details, since they will be mailed tomorrow. Also, I've been working on our wedding programs, which has turned into a much larger project than I anticipated. I can't believe we're getting married two months from tomorrow!

Bridesmaid Shoes

I've been looking around for a while for some pretty gold sandals for my bridesmaids to wear for the wedding - I finally found some! They were so cheap too...$23 for each pair! I personally love the look of coordinating shoes, so I was glad I was able to find some that I could buy for my wonderful bridesmaids. They're Kenneth Cole Reaction. Here is a picture:

They all arrived last week and I love them in person! I just love the little bow on the front. They totally look like a Kate Spade style, I think. They should go really well with my bright pink bridesmaids dresses. Tell me what you think!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Save the Dates!

Since I'm sending out my actual wedding invitations on Monday, I thought I'd share my Save the Dates with you. I sent these out in late October, I think. I wanted something really fun - nothing too formal since my wedding is outside.

I had Nicole at Pink Design Events design them and I had them printed locally. She was wonderful to work with and she's done many more coordinating details for me, such as stickers, koozie designs, and now we're working on my programs! I absolutely love what she designed.

(Names have been changed to protect the innocent)

I'll share my wedding invitations with you next week!