Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Turned A Mistake Into A One-Of-A-Kind

A few weeks ago, I received my Save the Dates, which I had ordered online.I was really excited when they arrived and I could not wait to open the box to see what they looked like. I ripped open the box and pull out the cards and much to my surprise they were not exactly what I was expecting...

Don’t get me wrong, they were super cute, but they were really small and simply forgettable. They were missing the “Wow Factor.”

I quickly called my mom and told her that the Save the Dates had arrived, but they were not exactly what we thought they were when we first ordered them. She quickly said, let me see one!

A few days later she said we had to do something about them… So we did.

We decided to salvage this cute card and give it the Wow Factor. See the original Save the Date below



Here is what we did... We placed the original Save the Date on top of a special 3 fold metallic cardstock and added embellishments, such as casino chips and a playing card to represent Vegas. We also added crystal rhinestones on the carton images. In addition, we also included a small card with the hotel details. The right and left flap flip inward and the bottom flap goes over the side flaps.



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We Found Our Photographer!

A few months ago, I posted a classified ad on Weddingbee.com http://www.weddingbee.com/ seeking a photographer for our October Vegas wedding. The ad read like this:

Hi,
I am looking for a great photographer with great deals for my 10/2010 wedding in Las Vegas. I plan on going to Vegas in the next few weeks and would love to meet with a couple of vendors (I live in LA, CA). If you take great pictures and are interested please let me know.

After placing the ad, I was very surprised to get replies, mostly from photographers who did not live in Las Vegas. I got a few from the West Coast and many from CA. Where were the Vegas folks? Do they not use Weddingbee.com? Who knows?

I reviewed all the “proposals” that that were e-mailed to me, we contacted some by email and had a few phone conversation with others. They all had great websites and took some really lovely pictures, but they were all missing something….

And the search continued….

One day we received an e-mail from Rob Greer http://www.robgreer.com/. As soon as I read his e-mail, I went straight to his website (something I did with all the others) and his pictures just blew me away! They were so different from traditional pictures, exactly what we were looking for. But they were still so beautiful!

You have to see them to know what I am talking about http://www.robgreer.com/html/wedding/wedding-photographer.shtml Amazing, right?!?!?

After meeting with him in person (BTW, he is super cool and his studio is stunning) we knew we had our photographer!

I am so happy to have Rob as our photographer and I can’t wait to have him take our pictures (both engagement and wedding)!

If you're looking for a wedding photographer in Los Angeles, I suggest you contact Rob!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Added Touches: Have Fun & Be Comfortable

I hate high heels! Yes, I know they look great, but yikes- they hurt.

If you read my first post http://yesiamgettingmarried.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-said-yes.html you will know that I want my wedding to be more like a party as opposted to a traditional wedding celebration ( I will soon let you know what I am not doing or having at my wedding).

While at the wedding reception, I want everyone present to have fun and be comfortable at the same time. In oder to accomplish this mission, we will be providing all the ladies with flip-flops at the reception.



I purchased the flip-flops at http://www.oldnavy.com/. I bought 100 pairs ($2.50 each) of the metallic in gold and brown. 25 gold in size 7 and 25 brown in size 8. As well as 25 gold in size 8 and 25 brown in size 8. I thought 7 and 8 were the most common size. Here is the link. http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/mpp.do?promoid=122024&promorefid=122024&promotype=mup

Rather then buying them on-line I called 1-800-OLD-NAVY (1-800-653-6289) and spoke to a Customer Service Rep. They were great and the flip flops arrived quickly!

Do you have other fun and comfortable ideas? If so, please share...
























I said, Yes!

Of Course I Said, Yes!


Of course I said yes! That was before I cried my eyes out and nearly fainted!

My engagement was a huge surprise... I did not pick out my engagement ring...We did not sit down and have the "talk" (but I did ask him about a billion times "when are we going to get married?" )...I really had no idea...and I would not have it any other way!!

On Dec. 20, 2009, after 6 six years of "knowing each other" and an unofficial 3 1/2 years...I said, YES! on Dec. 20, 2009, while visting the "happiest place on earth" Disneyland.

Wow! I was speechless and not to mention that the ring was beautiful!


After the initial shock wore off, I asked him, "who else knows?" He replied by saying, your mom, your dad, your sister, my mom, my dad, my sister, my brother and two of my friends!

Really?!?!

"How long have they know?" "About 2 months" he said.

Did all these people really keep a secret from me all this time! And my family actually kept a secret!?!? Unbelievable!"

My mom can't keep a secret longer than an afternoon... and he also asked my dad for permission!

How perfect is that?!

I quickly called home (which is South Texas by the way) and told everyone the good news! My mom replied back by saying, "I already knew and I have a whole binder full of information to show you!' YIKES! This could be bad.....

I am clueless about planning a wedding. I was never one of those little girls who always imaged her wedding day. Really, I wasn't!

But there are a few things I know about my wedding. They are:

I don't want to be a traditional bride ; I want our wedding to be a party (I/we don't want to be the center of attention); We want to get married in Las Vegas (no, not a cheesy drive-thru chapel, but an elegant hotel).

I welcome you to come with me as I embark in this amazing journey...

I would love to hear your engagement story?