I met my Maid of Honor, Melissa, in Troy, MI to pick up my wedding dress yesterday at Demetrios. . . Yay! I love it so much! When I tried it on in Phoenix I think I was shocked because it was so big on me, but I love it just as much as the first time I tried it on. . . I will take it to get it altered this week. So very, very excited. The consultant showed Melissa how to lace the corset and demonstrated a couple of bustle options. I practiced walking in it (definitely needed to practice since the train is so long).
JJ drove me to Troy (no he didn't go into the bridal salon, he doesn't get to see the dress until the wedding now. . . even though he was there when I picked it out in Dec. 2009) and we went to Macy's and started our registry. The people there were so nice. JJ and I had prepared ahead of time creating a list of what we would like/need for our house and deciding on a quantity of items. That helped a lot when we were looking around because we kept coming back to our list. It's kind of interesting the emotions that I go through in looking for our registry items because it feels weird to look for things that other people may buy us. I wish I could make it all be on sale when our guests are shopping for us. It was so nice doing it together with JJ. We will need to go back again. It's amazing how much time it takes when carefully planning what will go together to make our house designed with what we both love. . . lol
We also started our registry at Target a couple days ago. We will also be registering at Amazon.com soon. It is kind of exciting because there are some things I have really wanted for a long time, but we haven't purchased. . . Like shelving, stemware, and flatware. . .
We will be going to a food tasting today in Frankenmuth with Sullivan's. . .
Love,
Soon to be Mrs. Roth
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Full Speed Ahead
The wedding plans are coming full speed ahead now. . . This was a very busy week. The last bridal show I tried to go to was actually cancelled, but I had a great time anyway with my friend Heidi. We toured around Brighton and I learned about ice carving. I had never heard that term before, but that was a huge industry that helped form the city of Brighton. Fascinating! Then, on Friday, March 4th we hired a wedding coordinator. Brittany Merry from Merry Events has been a wonderful help. I thought I mainly wanted her help for the day of the wedding and the week leading up to the wedding, but she has been wonderful with resources and ideas too. Then, I went to a cake tasting with my friend Kali at Tasty Layers on the 6th. I always love hanging out with good friends and the cake just sweetened the day. They gave us several flavors of cake and had two trays full of filling choices for us to try with the cakes. Mmmmm it was so good. I came home and had to Wii Fit for about 2 hours to work off the calories. . .lol
Then on Saturday, March 12th we went to Melissa's house to go over all the latest wedding plans and show her ideas I had for her MOH dress. We are so lucky to have her as a friend. On Monday she emailed me a picture of a beautiful dress that she said she loved. I love it too. . . We'll keep our fingers crossed when she tries it on that she still loves it. On Monday, I went to get my hair cut and found out my stylist, Nicole, doesn't do updo's anymore so she referred me to another stylist there who does. She recommended Jenny or Jeanna (both of whom I know through the fashion show). Monday I also ordered the rest of the stationary and envelopes we need to make the invitations.
Tuesday we met with the wedding coordinator, Brittany Merry, from Merry Events, and gave her the deposit and she was with us to meet the bartender from Davis Entertainment. We all met at our venue and went over some of the logistics for the wedding. We tried to go into the banquet hall to see about reserving the board room for rentals, but the banquet coordinator was not available so we will do that next week. Oh, and earlier in the day we went to speak with event designer, Elizabeth Brady Marasco from Brady Events. She said we were pretty much on track and loved some of our unique ideas. She is such a sweet person. Even though we are not using her, we would definitely recommend her. Wednesday I went with my friend Jennifer to a cake tasting at Bella Birches and the cake there was sooooo good. We sampled Vanilla Bean cake with butter cream, Dark Chocolate with raspberry filling, and Pink Champagne with whipped frosting. They even make a cotton candy cake that I think would be perfect for a bridal shower. I didn't try the cotton candy, but it sounds so good. . . Then today, Thursday, we went to the Holiday Inn Express to tour their rooms and reserve a block of rooms for our out-of-town guests. There King Executive rooms and Jacuzzi rooms were great. The whole hotel smelled very clean and they offered one of their small banquet rooms to us for prep work we need to do the day before the wedding. And, our stationary arrived so we picked it up today too. Hopefully, tomorrow we will begin working on creating the rest of the invites. So much to do it is amazing how much work goes into a wedding. . . But, I am loving it. . .
Love, Soon to be Mrs. Roth
Then on Saturday, March 12th we went to Melissa's house to go over all the latest wedding plans and show her ideas I had for her MOH dress. We are so lucky to have her as a friend. On Monday she emailed me a picture of a beautiful dress that she said she loved. I love it too. . . We'll keep our fingers crossed when she tries it on that she still loves it. On Monday, I went to get my hair cut and found out my stylist, Nicole, doesn't do updo's anymore so she referred me to another stylist there who does. She recommended Jenny or Jeanna (both of whom I know through the fashion show). Monday I also ordered the rest of the stationary and envelopes we need to make the invitations.
Tuesday we met with the wedding coordinator, Brittany Merry, from Merry Events, and gave her the deposit and she was with us to meet the bartender from Davis Entertainment. We all met at our venue and went over some of the logistics for the wedding. We tried to go into the banquet hall to see about reserving the board room for rentals, but the banquet coordinator was not available so we will do that next week. Oh, and earlier in the day we went to speak with event designer, Elizabeth Brady Marasco from Brady Events. She said we were pretty much on track and loved some of our unique ideas. She is such a sweet person. Even though we are not using her, we would definitely recommend her. Wednesday I went with my friend Jennifer to a cake tasting at Bella Birches and the cake there was sooooo good. We sampled Vanilla Bean cake with butter cream, Dark Chocolate with raspberry filling, and Pink Champagne with whipped frosting. They even make a cotton candy cake that I think would be perfect for a bridal shower. I didn't try the cotton candy, but it sounds so good. . . Then today, Thursday, we went to the Holiday Inn Express to tour their rooms and reserve a block of rooms for our out-of-town guests. There King Executive rooms and Jacuzzi rooms were great. The whole hotel smelled very clean and they offered one of their small banquet rooms to us for prep work we need to do the day before the wedding. And, our stationary arrived so we picked it up today too. Hopefully, tomorrow we will begin working on creating the rest of the invites. So much to do it is amazing how much work goes into a wedding. . . But, I am loving it. . .
Love, Soon to be Mrs. Roth
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Invitations
JJ and I have figured out our invitation layout. Yay :-) Last year we had looked through lots and lots of wedding invitation books not finding anything that really struck as a "perfect". I met with an event designer, to plan a different party and she had beautiful handmade invitations that captivated me. However, she lost me a little when she said she charged $10+ per invite. So JJ and I tucked the information away and let our brains work for a while. Wednesday night we started playing around folding paper in different methods... Then, it was too funny, at the same time we said, "Hey I know" and showed each other our paper. We both had the same, slightly unusual folds to our paper and excitement in our eyes. This is it!
The invitations will consist of buying, folding, and cutting the paper, using embossing plates in 3 areas on each card, a little glue, some ribbon, and more.... The result? You will have to wait to see :-)
The "Save The Dates" took us about 8 minutes per invite and 3 minutes per envelope...The invitations? No idea yet, but it's a much bigger process. Let me know what you think when you get them :-) All I can say is it's a very good thing I have such an amazing man willing to do all this with me! I couldn't do it on my own, but that's kind of how we are through life, we complement each other. Where I am weak he excels and vice versa. I am thankful everyday for the love we have. I laugh more and more everyday as I notice myself pick up some of his habits and phrases too. I am so thankful to be his bride :-)
Love, Soon to be Mrs. Roth
The invitations will consist of buying, folding, and cutting the paper, using embossing plates in 3 areas on each card, a little glue, some ribbon, and more.... The result? You will have to wait to see :-)
The "Save The Dates" took us about 8 minutes per invite and 3 minutes per envelope...The invitations? No idea yet, but it's a much bigger process. Let me know what you think when you get them :-) All I can say is it's a very good thing I have such an amazing man willing to do all this with me! I couldn't do it on my own, but that's kind of how we are through life, we complement each other. Where I am weak he excels and vice versa. I am thankful everyday for the love we have. I laugh more and more everyday as I notice myself pick up some of his habits and phrases too. I am so thankful to be his bride :-)
Love, Soon to be Mrs. Roth
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
How I knew my dress was "The One"
I had tried on over 100 dresses in Michigan then flew out to Scottsdale and tried on a couple at Demetrios. . . The consultant brought in a dress from the back that had just arrived, on the hanger I didn't think it was what I was looking for, but I tried it on and instantly knew :-) It took my breath away as she was lacing up the corset. . . I was so excited and went out of the dressing room to show my mom and fiance. . . Both of their mouths dropped open and it took them a minute to speak. . . I said "I think this is the one" My mom said it looked like it was made for me the day I was born. My fiance finally could speak and said how gorgeous I look in it. . .
The funny thing is he and my mom had started playing around with the tissues when I was putting that one on, and we actually needed them with that dress :-) It is a huge beautiful Demetrios sparkle tulle ballgown with Swarovski crystals and pearls and hand embroidery throughout the whole thing. . . It had a cathedral train and we added an extra yard of fabric to it :-) I am flying back to Scottsdale tomorrow to go pick it up. . .
Here's the rest of the story :-)
When we first flew out to Scottsdale I had a feeling I would find The Dress at Destiny's Bridal. I made the appointment and was SOOOOO excited... We talked to the consultant, described what I was looking for and she said, "I know exactly what you are looking for. And, we have nothing like it." Thankfully, she followed with this, "They will have exactly what you are looking for at Brides by Demetios, which is right down the street." We went to Demetrios and they did have EXACTLY what I was looking for.
We put down a hold order on the dress on December 23, 2009 but didn't actually pay the full deposit to have them order it. My mom and I went to a Bridal Show on Jan. 9th (The largest Bridal Show in the Nation). At the Bridal Show we received copies of "The Knot" magazine. My mom called me a couple days later because she saw "my dress" was a full page ad in the magazine! The day before we went back to the store to actually pay the rest of the deposit and place the order I was looking at the magazine pic and comparing it to the pics we took in the store I realized it was just a little different. At the store I asked if I could see the one in the magazine. The consultant said the magazine dress just arrived a week prior and she thought about me instantly when they pulled it out.
I really thought there was no way I could love another dress more than the one I had already picked out. . . But, OMG I DID!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe how much I love it :-) My mom said the first one looks like me as a little girl, and the second one looks like me all grown up. . . LOL. . . I can't wait to go pick it up next week. . . I can't wait to walk down the aisle to my future husband on June 11th, 2011.
Love,
Soon to be Mrs. Roth
The funny thing is he and my mom had started playing around with the tissues when I was putting that one on, and we actually needed them with that dress :-) It is a huge beautiful Demetrios sparkle tulle ballgown with Swarovski crystals and pearls and hand embroidery throughout the whole thing. . . It had a cathedral train and we added an extra yard of fabric to it :-) I am flying back to Scottsdale tomorrow to go pick it up. . .
Here's the rest of the story :-)
When we first flew out to Scottsdale I had a feeling I would find The Dress at Destiny's Bridal. I made the appointment and was SOOOOO excited... We talked to the consultant, described what I was looking for and she said, "I know exactly what you are looking for. And, we have nothing like it." Thankfully, she followed with this, "They will have exactly what you are looking for at Brides by Demetios, which is right down the street." We went to Demetrios and they did have EXACTLY what I was looking for.
We put down a hold order on the dress on December 23, 2009 but didn't actually pay the full deposit to have them order it. My mom and I went to a Bridal Show on Jan. 9th (The largest Bridal Show in the Nation). At the Bridal Show we received copies of "The Knot" magazine. My mom called me a couple days later because she saw "my dress" was a full page ad in the magazine! The day before we went back to the store to actually pay the rest of the deposit and place the order I was looking at the magazine pic and comparing it to the pics we took in the store I realized it was just a little different. At the store I asked if I could see the one in the magazine. The consultant said the magazine dress just arrived a week prior and she thought about me instantly when they pulled it out.
I really thought there was no way I could love another dress more than the one I had already picked out. . . But, OMG I DID!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe how much I love it :-) My mom said the first one looks like me as a little girl, and the second one looks like me all grown up. . . LOL. . . I can't wait to go pick it up next week. . . I can't wait to walk down the aisle to my future husband on June 11th, 2011.
Love,
Soon to be Mrs. Roth
Monday, December 6, 2010
Save The Dates
Our Save the Dates are on the way :-) On November 30th, 2010 we mailed our first Save the Dates to our family. Then on December 1st, 2010 we sent out the rest to our out-of-town guests. We will be mailing Save the Dates to our friends on this side of the country in the coming weeks.
There is so much to do and I am thouroughly enjoying the entire process. JJ and I are doing the "Seasons of Our Engagement" Portrait Sessions. So far we did our first engagement session in the winter 2010 in Phoenix, AZ at the Anthem Park by the water.
We did our Summer engagement session in Flint, MI in August 2010. This shoot lasted a little over 3 hours and we have tons of pictures from it. . . About 766 pictures actually. . . We did the shoot Downtown, By the River, near the First Street Lofts, and at For Mar Nature Preserve. Our incredible photographer, Jennifer Walker is also one of my closest friends. We are both so thankful to her for her fabulous work. Also, super excited that my fiance, JJ, is so talented and can do the editing.
So, for our Autumn Engagement Session we went to Stepping Stone Falls. The scenery and backdrops are gorgeous and the Falls are just breathtaking. I am always so amazed at the beauty throughout Flint, MI and Genesee County. I really can't wait to show it off to all of our friends and family from out of state. I feel so lucky to have stumbled across such a great place and happy we have made our home here. . . Now, I just need to figure out where to do our Spring engagement session. . . And, after that we will be married :-)
It is amazing to me that JJ and I just celebrated the 13th anniversary of our first date on Nov. 27th, 2010.
There is so much to do and I am thouroughly enjoying the entire process. JJ and I are doing the "Seasons of Our Engagement" Portrait Sessions. So far we did our first engagement session in the winter 2010 in Phoenix, AZ at the Anthem Park by the water.
We did our Summer engagement session in Flint, MI in August 2010. This shoot lasted a little over 3 hours and we have tons of pictures from it. . . About 766 pictures actually. . . We did the shoot Downtown, By the River, near the First Street Lofts, and at For Mar Nature Preserve. Our incredible photographer, Jennifer Walker is also one of my closest friends. We are both so thankful to her for her fabulous work. Also, super excited that my fiance, JJ, is so talented and can do the editing.
So, for our Autumn Engagement Session we went to Stepping Stone Falls. The scenery and backdrops are gorgeous and the Falls are just breathtaking. I am always so amazed at the beauty throughout Flint, MI and Genesee County. I really can't wait to show it off to all of our friends and family from out of state. I feel so lucky to have stumbled across such a great place and happy we have made our home here. . . Now, I just need to figure out where to do our Spring engagement session. . . And, after that we will be married :-)
It is amazing to me that JJ and I just celebrated the 13th anniversary of our first date on Nov. 27th, 2010.
Monday, November 22, 2010
I Won Again :-)
I went to another bridal show on Saturday and had a great time. This one was smaller than most I have attended. I actually found out about it through the florist appt JJ and I went to on Thursday, Nov 18th. Adi, the florist is wonderful. . . But, I'll get to that in a minute. . . So, although the bridal show was small, they had great vendors and a fabulous fashion show! And, the best part was ALL of the brides who attended won prizes. They gave us all enough tickets for 1 per vendor plus 1 extra for a vendor who we will really wanted that extra chance to win. Each vendor had a basket on their table for the tickets. What did I win? I won a 30 min massage at HealthQuest in Grand Blanc, and I won 2 Gift Certificates which they will combine for a Wedding Planner through Merry Events :-) Yay! That is the one I wanted the most and with the 2 gift certificates it brings it within reach :-) And, then I was absolutely elated when Adi, our florist came over to me after the fashion show and told me she knows I didn't win it, but she wanted to give me the beautiful gift set I was eyeing at her table! It is gorgeous. . . It is a white satin gift set with crystals and pearls (just like my dress) which includes a garter, ring bearers pillow, flower girl basket, and guest registry. It is a beautiful criss-cross pattern with the satin ribbons and sparkles with the crystals and pearls bring the whole thing together to match my dress. . . They drew for a couple prizes between each of the sets for the Fashion Show. Then, at the end of the Fashion Show they had all the brides come up to the front to catch the bouquets from each of the models in bridal gowns. It worked out perfectly as there was one bride for each model. . . lol
JJ and I have been working avidly on our Save the Dates. . . We are almost ready to send them out and I am so excited they look even better than I had hoped. . . I am so lucky to have such a wonderful man who is so involved and incredible!
JJ and I have been working avidly on our Save the Dates. . . We are almost ready to send them out and I am so excited they look even better than I had hoped. . . I am so lucky to have such a wonderful man who is so involved and incredible!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Crafting
We ordered our Save the Dates on Nov. 1st :-)
So very excited about the Save the Dates... I spent months looking through catalogues, ordering samples, and thinking, dreaming, thinking. Thankfully, once I decided on the basics my Maid of Honor help me pick out the details... Took it home to JJ and after a couple more tweaks we finally ordered them! I can't wait for them to arrive! Now, the crafting projects will soon begin. . . Also, planning to review the guest list again... We originally wrote it about a year ago, so I'm sure we need to update it. Next on the agenda is figuring out which picture to put on our personalized postage stamps...LOL
220 Days until Our Wedding!
So very excited about the Save the Dates... I spent months looking through catalogues, ordering samples, and thinking, dreaming, thinking. Thankfully, once I decided on the basics my Maid of Honor help me pick out the details... Took it home to JJ and after a couple more tweaks we finally ordered them! I can't wait for them to arrive! Now, the crafting projects will soon begin. . . Also, planning to review the guest list again... We originally wrote it about a year ago, so I'm sure we need to update it. Next on the agenda is figuring out which picture to put on our personalized postage stamps...LOL
220 Days until Our Wedding!
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