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So I promised myself that I wasn’t going to get involved in another contest, not after the way the last one turned out- and I was right to have stayed away! It got me all riled up last night! LOL As I said in my previous posts, I knew I couldn’t win the grand prize [...]
When Amy Lynn came to beautify me on my wedding day she brought something special in her bag of tricks. She sprayed a little bit of this heavenly scent on a cloth and put it over my face so i could breathe it in. Sounds hokey, I know- but it totally relaxed me! I have [...]
Isn’t this comforter gorgeous? It’s on Sale at Target this week- $75 for ANY size. Includes comforter, 2 shams, and bedskirt. Would look fab with a bold solid sheet for that extra pop of color! I love the little pickups… it reminds me of my wedding dress. You can find it here.
Today is the last day to vote for your favorites in the WeddingChannel.com Bridal Blog Awards!!! I am honored to have been chosen as a finalist in the Best Wedding Budget Blog Category… feel free to run on over and give me a vote here. But if you only have time to vote for one [...]
As you can see I have changed the layout of the site. Those who know me personally know I am obsessed with things being symmetrical… so after all this time I have a 3 column symmetrical layout! This makes me happy. Still working on tweaking some stuff… learning a little CSS along the way! Fun [...]
Nashville Bridal Event: Girl’s Night Out! Thursday, July 23 at 7p-9pm (that’s this Thursday!) The fabulous Ashley’s Bride Guide is hosting a get-together for engaged brides in the Nashville area to meet, mingle, and discuss their wedding plans. Sounds like fun, right? Join us for a night of fun with other engaged ladies in Nashville! [...]
Sarah Elizabeth, a fellow Nashville bride, tagged me for the Honest Scrap Award. The rules are that you need to list 10 things your readers don’t know about you. Then you’re supposed to tag 10 other bloggers, but I’m too lazy for that part. I’m just doing this instead of doing something more important, haha. [...]
If you total up the amounts of all the previous posts you get $10,543.62. (As I said, I don’t consider E’s suit an actual wedding expense… so for the sake of argument I’m deducting that cost to give a total $10,213.62.) But think whatever you want. We were hoping to spend around $10,000… but we [...]
I know the name is kind of weird, but i love kneehole desks. The furnished room I rented out in college had an old one, and I used it as a vanity/makeup/hair table. They are great because they have so many deep drawers for storage- it hid all of my many beauty items away and [...]
Wedding Day Beauty: $155 Hair: Sarah Mack, Top of the Block Makeup: Amy Lynn Larwig Ceremony/Legal: $240 Marriage License: $40 Pastors: $200 Music: FREE My uncle Ricky (www.RickyRoche.com) played acoustic guitar during our ceremony and did some sets during our reception. He's a cover artist- he can do anyone- I swear. Our guests were shocked [...]
Birdcage Cardbox: $20 during a 50% off sale at Hobby Lobby! I love it and am using it to store towels in now. So cute! Flower girl basket: $5 at party city after coupon. I added the ribbon embellishments myself. Ring Bearer Pillow: Free Won the silk ring pillow by Sarah Lansdale through at contest [...]
Centerpieces: $142 Mason Jars: $75 for 30 Milkglass Vases- .50 each at thrift store- 7.50 Green glass vases and votive holders: $20 (All were .30c each at Old Time Pottery- we got 45 votive holders and 15 green vases) Burlap for table runners- 15 tables: $39.49 (For the record, ONE burlap table cloth from the [...]
