Friday we went to see another venue and all I can say is I'm in LOVE! Oh my goodness ladies, this venue is so perfect for us. It's classic, gorgeous & newly remodeled. The Vinton War Memorial has everything a bride can ask for in a venue. And for once since our wedding planning began someone didn't look at me like I was crazy because we want to book so far out from the wedding, they actually gave a significant discount, more than $1000 OFF! Say What?!? I was so excited. Since they remodeled, everything is up to date, with warm colors like, lime greens, toupes, browns & some orange.
Lobby (for cocktail hour)::
Now my issue comes in the colors because our original color palette was champagne, chocolate brown & lime green. I changed the colors because we really thought that we wanted to go with the art museum so we wanted colors that were more modern & could compete with the strong achitecture of the museum (black, white & lime green). But after visitng the Vinton War Memorial I want to go back to my orginial color palette. The chairs as you can see at VWM are not the chiavari chairs that I would like, but they are actually not that bad. And being the budget bride that I am, we will just have to go with it. Anywhooo... which color palette do you suggest I go with? Please be honest and give me as much feedback as you would like!
I am a lover of shoes and nice expensive shoes, but who are we kidding I can't afford the shoes I drool over on a daily basis (*cough* MICHAEL KORS *cough*). Although we are on a tight budget for our wedding I will be getting a pair of designer shoes for my wedding day, they will be something that I can wear over and over because I figure if I spend that much on a pair of shoes I want to be able to wear them more than once. So here are some that I've have been stalking out!
Michael Kors::
Michael Kors::
I am definately a bride on a budget as most of you know, but when my fiance and I set our wedding budget I put aside a good chunk of money for a beautiful real flower bouquet. I knew that I wanted a full professionally made bouquet, and I thought that meant hiring a florist. Then while reading With This Ring I learned that Real Simple made it really simple {pardon the pun} to make your own beautiful "professional looking" bouquet out of flowers purchased from your local grocery store. All you need is a bouquet of supermarket flowers, floral stem wire, a few floral pins & some beautiful satin ribbon in your coordinating wedding color. For full details visit {Real Simple}.
Colorful Varied Bouquet::
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My fiance and I will celebrate our 10 year anniversary December 1st. I bet you're like WHAT???. We have been dating since our junior year of high school, but he only proposed this past July. We really feel like we need some away time, time to come back together and reconnect. I think we have just gotten so used to each other & in our routine of life with our girls that we forget to pay attention to our life as a couple. We have date night sometimes but it's been about 5 years since we left the girls with their grandparents and headed out for a long weekend alone.
So we booked ourselves a couples getway in the beautiful moutains of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The Preserve Resort has beautiful cabins with everything a couple wants, hot tub, fireplace & a great view! The cabins are all very reasonably priced and the view to me is worth a million bucks!! This would make a great honeymoon if you're not into the tropical beach thing. Can you just imagine being suggled up with your new hubby in a beautiful cabin over looking the Smokey Mountains. Ok so I can't wait until January because I am all about this trip!
{{Photos Courtesy of The Preserve Resort}}
Stop drooling all over the keyboard and book your trip already!!!
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Oh how I love surfing on Weddingbee.com. It's brides just like you and me, sharing weddings ideas, pictures & much much more! While surfing a couple of weeks ago I came across this gorgeous invitation made by the lovely Miss. Fondue. Like I mentioned earlier this week I want to make my invitations but I also want them to look professional and classy, this inivtation has all those qualities and more! Her instructions are easy to follow and I feel confident after going over them dozens of times I can make my invites look just as gorgeous with with my own little twist. Here are the instuctions, be sure to leave her a comment to let her know just how cute those invitations are.
Here is just one design that I did for our invitations. I have two others that you will see soon enough. I definately love and want the damask print on our invitations but I also want them to have some kind of 3D affect. I am wondering if I can find a small damask stamp so it can be embossed. I love the embossing process, I think it's gorgeous and easily made. Tune in this Friday for Embossing on D.I.Y. Friday!
Our event is finally over & boy am I exhausted! My entire body aches, I worked I have not had a day off in 8 days and have not thought a thing about the wedding! I am going to rest up this week, but I will definately back to posting regularly asap!
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