OFFICIALLY MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's over! I'm hitched! It's pretty nuts, but it's all over. 6 months of planning, all leading up to last Saturday where Steve and I finally got married :)

 

It was pretty sweet, I won't lie... All in all it was an amazing day, things ran very smoothly, and we had the perfect weather. Slightly overcast and didn't rain until all the shenanigans were over!

We got married in a picnic shelter in West St Paul, MN then took a party bus over to our reception spot.

 

I had my bridesmaids all pick an Edward Sung dress in Garnet, giving them the option to choose the style they liked best, while still staying cohesive. I was lucky enough to have a good friend do their hair as well as my own, and she made us all look AMAZING! LOVE YOU AMANDA!!! I ended up doing my own makeup, as well as my sisters. I made all the flowers out of paper, as seen in my last post. I made a video tutorial showing how to make the bouquets, centerpieces and boutonnieres.

 

 

Not a bad group of lovely ladies, if I do say so myself! My oldest sister was actually our photographer, so I was glad a friend got this picture that included her :) This one's getting framed for sure!

 

My buddy was also nice enough to take a picture of my hand made centerpieces in action!! They held up extremely well. They were a boat load of work, but I liked that they added a lot of creativity and uniqueness to my reception.

 

My mom actually made these super cute chair bouquets for the ceremony! She did them all herself!

 

This was our program/guestbook/tissue/bubble table. I got a bunch of super cute champagne bottle bubbles for the guests and designed the programs myself.

 

 

WOOO!!! My boss bouquet in action! I'm rather proud...

 

My whole wedding party! (minus my oldest sister, taking the picture!) I love how the dresses/flowers/suits worked out. EXACTLY what I wanted! I couldn't be happier! Everyone looked amazing.

 

And that's a wrap! I married the man of my dreams and had an amazing night. I'm so grateful to all my friends and family for supporting us and making the day perfect.

 

Now, back to real life! I have time to myself again and will be filming ASAP! I'm getting over a cold, so haven't started just yet, but have a few ideas of videos I want to shoot soon.

 

XOXOXO

Decorating My Wedding

 

 

 

Surprise surprise, I'm going with a retro look for my wedding. I'm trying to make sure I get the vintage pieces I like without going over the top or overkilling the theme. I want everything to be simple and beautiful, elegant but still casual enough for everyone to have a great time.

 

 

My lovely ladies :) I wasn't very interested in making my girls wear the same dresses. All I really care about is that the dresses are red, short, and that the girls feel beautiful in them! I decided to go with Alfred Sung dresses, so my bridesmaids could choose the style of dress they're most comfy in while staying the same color and relatively same look. Above are the styles they chose. My maid of honor to the far left, then my sisters and Steve's sisters to the right. Very cute if I say so myself! Can't wait to see it all in person!!

 

They will all be in black shoes with subtle jewelry. Not sure what I want to do for them for flowers yet... more to come on that!

 

 

I've always said I wanted "Reservoir Dogs" for the guys in my wedding and thankfully Steve was on board! All the guys will be wearing plain black suits with thin black ties. Steve will get a red boutonniere and the rest of the guys will get white.

 

 

Since I decided to go with paper flowers, I've been skimming through Pinterest for ideas on what to do for centerpieces. I originally planned to do real flowers, under water in vases with candles floating on top. Once I said farewell to doing real flowers, I thought I could do little vases full of paper flowers, but that sounded a little too plain. Then I found the above arrangement and fell in love! Especially because it's using the style of flowers I already figured I'd go with :) I want to do little flower wreaths around a vase and may or may not put a candle inside... we'll see, they'd have to be taller vases to make sure nothing starts on fire... Bleh, so much to consider!

 

These are the colors/styles I'll be using.

 

I'm still not 100% set up on what I want to do with my hair, but I really do like the above picture. I like that it's simple, classic and could be taken down if I felt like it later in to the night. I'm doing a few trials to see if I'd be able to pull it off myself, otherwise I'll look in to tracking down a stylist for the big day.

 

And lastly, make up. Nothing too surprising there, I want to go with a subtle, simple wing liner look with bold red lips. Subtle blush and maybe a little contouring for the pictures.

 

That's what I have so far! For all the stress planning a wedding causes, the styling of it really is the fun part. I want the look to be classic, creative and unique, without breaking the bank!!!

 

If anyone has any decorating tricks, tips or DIY's, please comment below! I'm very open to suggestions and will appreciate anything ideas :)

 

XOXOXO

 

Been busy busy busy!

I've been super busy with training at work and school, so I haven't had a lot of time to post new pics/styles.  BUT! I do have a few to post....

Of my sister taking pics of us being silly while I highlighted her hair in school :)

AND!!! I went shopping at a vintage sale last saturday and bought 2 dresses! I love them!