Found my accessories!

OK...so nothing has been purchased so i may change my mind  (raise your hand if you are indecisive like me:) but so far this is what Ive chosen!

Veil:



Hair piece:


Sash/belt:

Jewelry:


I'm still keeping my dress a secret:)

these are the shoes I'm kind of stuck between
 sparkle ballet flats that I will probably DIY

or
 gold crochet sandals....my fiance is only an inch taller than me so I WILL be going with flats:)

Whatcha think?

Totally non-wedding related!

I am officially entering the "adult world"! For those of you who don't know I graduated in June from a surgical technologist program and I've been trying and trying and TRYING to find a job ever since! Well..GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT! I got offered a job at a local hospital as an OB tech! I get to assist in Cesarean sections, vaginal births AND I get to assist in the NICU with all teeny babies! I am SO excited! This job is RIGHT up my alley! SO excited! And now that ill be DOUBLING my income I can actually have the wedding I've got brewing in my head! Yippee!!:)

::HAPPY DANCE::

STD

hehehe that titles makes me giggle...and kind of grimace too! For those of you not up on the wedding lingo that's Save The Date :)..now don't you feel a little better about reading further into this blog LOL

So Jake and I had pretty much decided NOT to do STD's...its really just an extra cost isnt it? unless you are someone who has alot of OOT (OUT OF TOWN..for the wedding lingo impaired) guests. However i ran across this adorable STD/Christmas card on etsy and since we send out Christmas cards every year anyway we decided this was perfect! We can have STD and technically save money because its doubling as our Christmas card this year! Here is the final product!

Cute Right?

The BEST part? I got 75 of these puppies including shipping for $6.22! yup! I simply edited them in picnik.com, ordered them as prints from snapfish and with the code PENNYNOV I got each print for a penny a piece! woohoo!!! I cant wait to send these cuties out!:)

Bridesmaids attire

 We have found our Bridesmaid dress! When I started Bridesmaid dress shopping I knew I wanted 4 things: First off I did not want a "normal" bridesmaids dress (you know what I mean. the stiff material that you will NEVER wear again) I wanted a beautiful shade of blue, flowy material and I wanted a belted dress. I wasn't sure I would ever find it! After searching through 283,363,827 dresses I came across this beauty

and this is what it looked like when I took Erin and Tracy to try it on!

(these were a size or two too big, but all they had in store)

I LOVE IT!

Today I get a message from one of my girls that the dress has gone on sale for 58$! My last three bridesmaids ordered it today at the sale price (yay) and the bridesmaids who already had paid full price were able to call Customer Service and get the difference credited back to their account! I am sooo excited that my girls are getting their Bridesmaid dresses for such a great deal!  Now to find the accessories!:)

Our wedding Party

Choosing Bridesmaids was in a way tough and in a way easy! I knew who I wanted in my bridal party BUT to avoid having a VERY lopsided party (more Bridesmaids than Groomsmen) I unfortunately had to narrow it down a bit (and we are still gonna be slightly lopsided..oh well)

Bridesmaids:
 Erin and Dean - my sisters - now my maids of Honor:)

 Tracy and Catalina- My besties since highschool! Couldnt imagine not having them in on everything!

 Beth- Jakes Bestfriends wife- Who knew I could become so close to someone Ive only known 4 years!

 Bailey- Another of Jakes bestfriends wives- Love this girl!

 Holly- another bestie since highschool!

 My sweet Flower girl Alyssa- the daughter of another good friend Christina:)

Groomsmen-

 Santiago- Jakes friend since college

 Stephen- best man- friends with Jake since highschol

 Greg- has known jake for 8+ years- they work together:)

 David- a longtime highschool friend of Jakes

 Chris- Jakes Brother:)

 Little Santi- our ring bearer:)

Little Stephen- our Bible bearer:)

Our Venue

We went last Sunday and FINALLY paid the deposit on our venue! We feel SO lucky and blessed to have been able to find this venue! Its perfect for us! I cant wait to see everything come together!

The Walters Farm

Let the planning begin!!!

Our Color Scheme

We have chosen our Color Scheme! If you know me you know that I'm two things: Obsessed with colors and indecisive! I am very proud to say that I have 100% chosen my color scheme!
 Slate Blue
 Olive Green
 and LOTS of burlap and twine!:)

I'm SO excited! I think these are great Fall colors with out using your expected red, orange, yellow and brown! :)