We finally registered!

Nick and I have finally gone and registered! Haha we have been saying for the last little bit that we should, but it just never got done. This week, we finally got it accomplished. On moday (the 23rd) Nick came over and as we were deciding what we should do that night, he suggested we finally get our wedding registering done. So we decided to start with Bed, Bath, and Beyond and promptly drove over there. We were kindlt directed to the wedding section at the back of the store, where we were met by a kind older woman named Janet. She was so sweet and very helpful and got us all signed up and ready. Once that was done she gave us the gun, and after explaining some tips she has learned from years of helping couples do this, we were off. We had arrived at the store around 8 pm so, though me got most of it done, we did completely finish registering. Janet let us stay until like 9:30 even though the store closed at 9. She was so amazing! On Thurs. i get out of school at 1:45 and Nick happened to have the day off, so we decided to finish registering then. We went first to Bed, Bath, and Beyond and finished registering there. It only took about 30 min to finish up. We then decided to go and register at Target as well. This time it went much faster since we had now done it before. It feels so great to have that 100% done now and out of the way. I am excited to now move on to to other important steps in the wedding planning process. : )

New kitchen floor!

Haha again, this isn't wedding plan related, but i felt it should be put up. I just remembered that i had a couple pictures of the new floor that was done in Nick and I's house, so i decided to post them so you could all see the tile work that was done. I wish i had a before picture because the difference is amazing! I am so happy with the tile. It looks awesome. :D

This is our cute kitchen. We redid the floor from linoleum to tile!

A close up of the new tile. :) I love the color and pattern!!

Dress fitting

On wed. (Aug. 18) I had my first dress fitting. I was super excited! Because my shoes are fairly tall, nothing needs to be done with my hem which is nice. The major thing that needs to be done, is that the jacket that came with my dress is shear, and because i am going to wearing garments once im married, i have to get the jacket lined. They are also making it so the dress can have a bustle on the back, so that i can pull up the train while at the reception. It will take about 8 weeks for all this to be done, so i should get my dress back around Oct. 8th. : ) I am excited to then do my bridals in Oct, because it will look even more like fall then when it just barely starts to in Sept. I can't wait for it to be finished so i can see what it looks liked with a new jacket!

Engagement and Bridal pics!

I am very excited because i have scheduled the date for Nick and I's engagement pictures. I know it may be dorky, but when i was younger, one of the main reason i was excited to someday get married was to get to do engagement pics. I always loved looking at the ones my parents would get, and now I'm so excited that i finally get to do my own! Plus, it will just be super to have tons of professional photos of Nick and I to have forever. We are doing them on Sept. 9 around 5:30 at the Jordan International Peace Gardens, which are super beautiful! Haha now all we have to do is decide on what we are going to wear for the pictures. Ooo decisions, decisions.... Oh ya and on Aug. 7 i also did some early bridals with a family friend; her name is Rachael Nelson She is a great photographer and is now trying to start up her own photography buisness. She needs more pictures for her website, so I agreed to do some bridals with her for fun to help her out. She isn't the photographer i am using for my wedding because i already had someone before i knew she was doing it, but she does an awesome job and i would have gladly used her. We did the pictures at the Capital and i can't wait to see them all once she edits them and sends me a cd. : D It was really great to get to wear my wedding dress already and see how i look in it all done up. It was so fun!

Bridesmaid Stuff :)

So on Thursday i went to Modest By Design and officially ordered all my bridesmaid dress! I am so excited to have that checked off! They will take about 9 weeks to be ready and arrive and should get here on October 1 about. Its perfect timing because it gives plenty of time for any needed alterations, plus my maid of honor Sadie gets home from her mission Oct. 19, with time to spare for any alterations she may need. In case you are wondering or can't remember, the dress i went with is the dress i posted a picture of in an earlier blog, the red one with the black waist, though of course mine won't be red, but green.  I also got the black birdcage veils ordered for them and they should be in around Sept. 6 i believe. I was able to bring one home already, but the others had to be ordered be cause they had no more in stock that day. I know need to decided if i want them to have the same shoes or not really care. I definitely want them all to have black, closed-toe shoes, but i think as to the design and stuff I'll just let them get whatever they want, from where-ever they want. Since they are black and not a color, and black goes with everything, its not really that big of a deal. I'm also thinking i want them to wear simple pearl jewelery (earrings, necklace, and a bracelet) as their accessories. Its still a work in progress with the jewelery though so I'll let ya know when i reach a final verdict. Also, i am meeting with the photographer tonight for all the final signings and deposit, so that will be official taken care of as well. Now onto other important stuff such as the cake! ;)

Got my dress!

I picked up my dress!! Yay!! It came in last week while i was out of town, so yesterday i was able to go and pick it up! I am so excited that i now officially have my dress and that it is in my possession. After hearing stories of dresses being ordered and barely making it in time or not at all, im so glad mine arrived earlier then was even expected. So awesome! : ) While i was at David's Bridal picking up my dress, i was also able to get the black birdcage veils for my bridesmaids. They only had one actually in the store so i got that one and then ordered the other 4, but i was able to get all of them paid for at once which was nice. I also called and officially booked my photographer! I am super happy. We now just need to meet at his studio one more time to finish the paper work and give the deposit and then we can schedule engagements and bridals! woo-hoo! I am glad to have a few more big things out of the way. Its a great feeling. :D

Busy week this coming week!

~Pic of my mom's parent's at their wedding

So this week is exciting because multiple things get to happen. I am going to book my photographer this week, probably tomorrow, and am very excited to have that made nice and official. I am going with Peter McDermon photography, and will most likely do my engagement pictures end of August or start of September and then do my bridals end of September after my dress is altered.  My friend Kate also gave me the great idea of using photos from the weddings of mine and nick's parents and grandparents at the reception since im going with a classic look, and using them would show the styles from the periods that they got married. I love it also because it gives them a feeling of being more involved since they get to contribute something so personal. I also get to go on Thursday and officially order my bridesmaid dress, which im excited to do. I did end up going with the dress that i posted on here and am going to have it emerald green with a black waist. Also, my wedding dress has arrived! I got an email this week saying it was and that i can come sometime to pick it up! I am super excited. While i am picking it up i will probably also buy the black birdcage veils for my bridesmaids as well. I love the feeling of getting more and more things accomplished and set up. :) I am also pretty sure on the cake flavors i want as well, which are: snickerdoodle for the bottom layer, then key lime (which Nick loves) as the middle layer, and then red velvet as the top layer. All 3 are super yummy and not the typical flavors you find in a wedding cake, so should be really fun and super yummy. Oh ya and i also may have finally found a great idea for the top of my cake. My mom's parents still have the cake topper from there wedding, and they said i can use it if i want. Since i am doing a vintage theme, i think that would be perfect! I just have to see if it will fit with the look of the rest of the reception and cake and such. Hope so cause i think its an awesome idea!  I can't wait to see what comes together in my planning next. :D