updates

HAPPY NEW YEAR my lovely bridesmaids :)

I hope that the holidays and the new year have brought you much happiness. It's been a crazy 2010 but with the new year, leaving the past behind and a fresh start is much needed. I have a couple of updates now that is 2011! My wedding year is here!

first things first...

SHOUT-OUT: To my lovely Bridesmaid, Samantha ... congratulations again on your ENGAGEMENT :) Not only will we be celebrating Drew and my wedding this year, but Samantha and her fiancée Cole will be getting married August 6th 2011. I am so happy for the both of you!

UPCOMING EVENT: January 16th 2011 DAVID TUTERA will be here at the Norfolk Scope for a bridal showcase! YAYAYAY! For those of you who are not familiar with him, he is a celebrity wedding/event planner. He is featured on the WE channel every Sunday for his show "My Fair Wedding". Many of you know my aspirations to be a wedding planner so I am so excited to be going to this show. It starts at 11AM and admission is $10. As of right now, Melissa and my Mom will be going to the show. Please let me know if you are free to go, I would love to have you there!

Check out the bridal showcase details here.

THEME: So far, I have been loving yellow and gray but I do want to change some things about the theme. Instead of having modern accents, such as damask I want to change my theme to more of a vintage/rustic look. Quoting April, " you do have an old soul "... I love everything vintage and classic. Below is a sample of what I am thinking ...

DRESSES: My last post included your potential bridesmaid dresses. Before I decide to go ahead and order I am going to buy one and see if I like the material. Since its an online store, I am a bit skeptical (and I have a Type A personality hehe) so I need to see for myself if its legit or not.

Now that it is 2011, I need to kick up the wedding planning up a notch. Like I have said in past posts, I am planning to have my save the dates out by March. Once I think of centerpieces ideas I will be needing all hands on deck for assembling them :)

Let me know if you have any questions, suggestions ... let me know!

Michelle

bridesmaid dresses

h a p p y h o l i d a y s ! ! !

I am sure you all are busy getting ready for Christmas and what not. I just wanted to drop a little line before everything gets chaotic and I forget to update the blog!

I think I've found your bridesmaid dresses!!! I found a website that sells really nice dresses that are really affordable!! The one I really like for all of you is actually a dress you CAN use again. I PROMISE. I have decided that I am going with the platinum color (closest to grey). You know me and my OCD self, I want a particular yellow and I know I won't be able to find it anywhere. We're just going to have to accessorize with lots of YELLOW :)

Below is the dress I really like for all of you. It's under $100 too! When I make my final decision we'll be able to order it online. You can get it custom sized too for all you tig-ol-bitties and big booties. haha

Let me know what you think:

Talk to you all soon! Love you!

Michelle

dropping a line.

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!?!