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cake smashing time!

Just a fun video of our lovely cake cutting :) The hubby saw me playing with my cake and decided to get me first before i got him.

contest: Sparkle Thots

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Sparkle Thots is giving away this gorgeous hair piece! Hurry! contest ends 4/15!!! Head on over to Sparkle Thots to enter!

Although it's advertised as a hair piece, the piece is so versatile! Think of using it as a belt/sash to add some spice to a cute pencil skirt & top! Or, if you're getting married any time soon, use it as a sash to your wedding gown! In fact, the sash I had used for my wedding day originated as a hair sash! oh, the possibilities!

I'm swooning over this piece. I really love delicate, unique items such as these. Check out their jewelry too!

How adorable is this ring:

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I love the uniqueness of these earrings:

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I love sales.... it makes me buy things I don't need (or do I?)

I got an email today from Magnet Street Wedding with a promo code for 20% off your purchase! Now... I know my wedding already past, but hey, we all need personalized stationary, right? haha. Well, I haven't bought anything (yet), but I wanted to pass on the promo code to you readers (if any even exist out there) just in case you DO need stationary of some sort of perhaps for wedding stationary!


The promo code is WGEN331
expires 4/4/10

Adorable Wedding Invites, for FREE!

iDiy just posted this fantastic free invitation template kit from e.m. papers! Check out how cute these are!!!


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to get your free customizable template, go here
(this is for PERSONAL use only)

an untraditional entrance

I just can't get enough of our wedding :) I love every detail of it!! One of the highlights for the wedding party (and hopefully our guests) was the men's entrance....

luckily, a friend was able to capture it on video for us...

so without further ado...i present to you, Husband and his groomsmen:

Married!

I'm married!!!!!! Our Friday wedding was AMAZING!! Husband (formerly known as Fiance) and I are mini-mooning it up at the local beach for the weekend :)

In the meantime, here's one of my favorite pics from the day (from a friend's camera)

Top That, wedding cake!

With a wedding cake topper of course! It was a difficult decision to decide what we wanted as our wedding cake topper. Did we even want one?? Fiance and I had somewhat discussed the idea of a topper, but we kind of just figured we'd throw some flowers on top to make it simple & easy.

but then, a genius idea hit me! and I wanted it to be a surprise. The problem was... it had to be customized... so off I went to my go-to-place for customized work- etsy.com

I looked for custom cake toppers. My vision was to have our cake topper resemble our characters from our save the date magnets:



So I scoured etsy, looking for someone who could make my idea come to life! And then I discovered Sophia's Workshop. After only a few conversations and a picture of our magnet- she created a sketch for us:


looking pretty spectacular right? I think so!
oh yea, if you're wondering about why my outfit is altered, it's because I asked her to add a flower sash that I'll be wearing with my dress and to put shoes on that resemble my wedding day shoes.

flower sash:


shoes:



So on Thursday, we get our fedEx package...the one I've been checking the tracking status every day and practically every hour to see when it was going to arrive!

I open up the box, tear the packaging open, and am sooooooo thrilled to see our topper:





I could not be happier. I showed fiance as a surprise..and of course, he loves it too!!

Are you planning on topping your cake with anything special?

Bachelor Party favors?

I've heard of girls giving gifts to wedding shower/bachelorette party guests...but do men do it? Now, I'm not talking about groomsmen gifts, I'm talking about thank you gifts to the men (groomsmen and non-groomsmen alike) that go to the party and presumably, pitch in for the party. It only seems fair to at least thank the men that are helping pay for the awesome party, right?

So, fiance and I (ok, fine, maybe more me) decided to get small gifts to those attending his vegas bachelor party. Nothing fancy - because frankly, we can't afford it - just something to say "thanks" with.

The problem is: what do you get a bunch of guys, who are going to vegas to party, that doesn't cost an arm and a leg? ALCOHOL!

Since some of the guys are already pre-purchasing the booz for vegas, it seemed redundant to purchase more alcohol....BUT, what if it was a small souvenir sized bottle?? ah-ha!

and so fiance and i set out to our local booz shop (Total Wine & Spirits) and purchased some of these small suckers:


yep, small belvedere bottles of vodka.

So, to spruce it up and it make it look more festive- I found a vintage "las vegas" label, courtesy of www.i-do-it-yourself.com, i found these:



What's even more perfect is that the label, which I printed onto sticker paper to make into a sticker, matches perfectly with the small belvedere label that came with it!



Using some left over tissue paper and ribbon, I wrapped them up to look more festive and gift-like. I *think* they look good. :) A little more dressed up than without.



Have anyone else done gifts for their fiance's bachelor party? if so, I'd love to hear what you did!

DIY pocketfold instructions

I made our own pocketfold invites (as seen below) using cardstock I purchased at Kelly Paper Supply, a score board, bone folder, a martha stewart edge puncher, and a handy dandy paper cutter.

The hardest part of making the pocketfolds (in my opinion) were getting the measurements just right. So, I'm going to share with you, the basics, a template, if you will, of how to make the pocketfolds:


Step 1: cut the paper so that it's 10.75" x 6.75"
Step 2 and Step 3 are interchangeable - this was my preference
Step 2: Use the martha stewart edge puncher and punch the design on one side (here, the left0
Step 3: using your score board & bone folder, score the card stock at the appropriate measures (as identified in the picture)
Step 4: create the insert holder



Step 1: Cut the cardstock 2.75" x 4.75"
Step 2: using the same craft edge punch, punch the top of the insert holder to give it the texture you want.
Step 3: score the paper at 1/2" margins on the left and right side & bottom



Now that you've created the pocketfold AND the insert holder, it's time to attach the insert holder to the pocketfold. Place tape along the three margins, fold the margins inward, and attach to the pocketfold.

And that's it!
Fold it up and marvel at your glorious creation! :)

Mr. President, you're invited!

Really, President Obama, I sent you an invite, see for yourself! I'll now introduce to you our DIY invites. Everything was made except the paper, envelopes, and ribbon :P

Front


Back


What you first see when opening the envelope


the pocketfold, just upside down. lol. i can't get my image to rotate


inside the pocketfold



side components pulled out




As much of a hassle it was to make these, I actually REALLY enjoyed making all 100+ of these. Really. No sarcasm there! I was afraid I would end up regretting DIY these, but i'm glad I don't :) Making your own invites is actually quite easy. All you need is time and patience. A gocco machine doesn't help either!