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Hello My Lovely Bridesmaids :)

I have been putting the wedding planning on the back burner since I've been traveling, as all of you already know. With October soon coming to an end I will be hopping back on to the wedding train! The next big thing on my agenda is ... the guest list. I am planning to send out 200 invites. I highly doubt that everyone will RSVP yes and if they do, 200 is still do-able.

I am thinking that I may have two wedding invite lists; A list & B list. Unfortunately, Drew and I can not invite everyone we'd like to, BUT if there are enough people who don't RSVP "yes" to our invitations, we'll send the "B lists" guests an invitation.

My plan is to have the Save the Dates out by March 2011. First round of invites will probably go out in May and second round late June. Thoughts?

BACHELORETTE PARTY: I am planning to go to Vegas in May! Please let me know available dates for all of you, obviously I would LOVE for all of you to come, but I understand if your budget/time constraints will not allow you to. Most likely festivities will begin Thursday and we will fly back Sunday. Let me know if any of you have any hook ups or contacts in Vegas :) or if you have any hotel points that might benefit us for the hotel. Obviously, the more the merrier (and cheaper) the weekend will be if all of you can make it.

Let me know your thoughts/concerns/ideas. Sorry I haven't been accessible lately, being a jet-setter is kicking my butt! This is actually the first Sunday I have been home since September! I'll be in Florida from Thurs-Sunday next week and in NY, again Thurs-Sunday, at the end of the month.

If anyone wants to come to NY with me let me know! I will be celebrating Halloween weekend there! Love you all & miss you!

Michelle

Arts & Crafts

Ladiessss,

I hope you enjoyed your weekend :) and you are currently watching the Redskins beat the Cowgirls BUTT! haha.

Melissa decided to come visit today so after some much needed shopping we came back to my apartment and I showed off my arts & crafts box .. basically one thing led to another and we were inspired to work on Save the Dates! With April's ideas, Melissa artsy-ness and my vision we came up with this:

VAWLAH! We didnt have any other numbers besides the green, BUT i'm not going to lie, I really like the green accent with the yellow and damask. These are rough drafts, but I think it's pretty close to the final ;)

What do you think?! I LOVE them!

they're back!

Once again the creative department for our wedding - -aka April & I (mostly April) came up with an STD design! Dang those STD ideas, they keep coming back ;) haha.

This is a rough draft! The picture will be different.

Front & back:

Front: (With the pull out date)

The yellow circle will either be a magnet or a sticker - - still need to figure out which one is the most cost effective.

I am planning to have these sent out either 6-9 months before the wedding. It's better to get them out sooner than later, especially with people's busy schedules. I hope all of you have already marked your calendars!

What do you think!?!

Signed, Sealed & Delievered!

venue status:
I am proud to say that we have officially booked the Westin as the venue for the wedding reception next year! I signed the contract and gave our deposit today! :)

We are moving right along!

that is all haha!

THE ONE.

HI GIRLS =) I fell in love today. It was the first dress I tried on. I almost threw up, I loved it so much -- and as most of you know, wanting to throw up is a good thing for me! haha

I told Drew that I love this dress ALMOST as much as I love him. April and I went to Blush Gowns - a bridal consignment shop in Newport News. At first I was little skeptical, but love does come unexpectedly ;)

Check it out:

NOW... let's hear what you think ;)