Something Borrowed...68 Days!

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed...

These earrings were borrowed to me by my lovely mother. I love them! They will be so perfect for the big day!

I also have a beautiful pearl necklace that I purchased at the flea market last month that goes with it beautifully. I am planning on having my bridesmaids all wear pearls in some way as well :)

So, that's it for today! I do have some fun things to blog about tomorrow!

Chelsea

Something New...10 weeks!!

Something Old, Something New...

Up until this last week I honestly didn't have ANYTHING "new" to wear for my wedding! Sure, pretty much everything is new-to-me, but being the thrifty gal I am, nothing was actually never-used-from-the-store-new. 

UNTIL...(drum roll!)

I found the shoes I've been DREAMING of since I saw them on pinterest MONTHS ago! The shoes were $60, which was a number I wasn't willing to pay without being able to try them on and be sure they were the right color, etc. I went shopping with Brandy and Olivia (my maid of honor), and we went to DSW to look for some shoes...nothing in particular though. I definitely had not anticipated buying any shoes, but I spotted these on the clearance rack. The only thing I'm slightly worried about is my heels siiiiinnnnkkkking into the grass. Or breaking my ankle walking down the aisle. Or breaking my ankle just standing there and wobbling. I think I'll make it though :)

Today I also had the great priviledge of attending my "big sister," Taryn Hermanson's (now Frazier!) wedding! I'm so happy for her...she was such a beautiful bride. I played my violin for her ceremony, but got some pre-ceremony pictures of her. I can't wait to see how they turned out :)

Something Old...72 Days :)

The next few days I'm going to run a series of blog posts with my ideas for the old saying "Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue."

Today I'm starting with....dun dun dun (that was supposed to sound-or look-somewhat menacing) Something Old!

For my "something old" I'm using my wedding gown!

I love my wedding dress, but I went off to the Bridal Shop this week to try on a few gowns that were under $1000. Thankfully, I didn't really fall in love with any of them. I have such specific taste in bridal gowns that nothing in my price range really suited me or my body type. (That's what the $5,000 dresses are for!)

I just got my own dress back from the dry cleaners today! I can't believe it cost $50 to clean it....but it looks fabulous. They also graciously gave me 15% off  so my grand total was $46 and some odd cents :). I scheduled my first appointment with my alterations lady for next Saturday! I'm looking forward to meeting her and sharing my ideas for transforming my wedding dress into the dress of my dreams!

75 Days!

I can't believe there are *only* 75 days left before our wedding! It seems like yesterday that I was at an impatient stage of 130 some odd days.

Brandy and I have spent our weekend working on invitations!

Brandy has been such a help to me in the making of the invitations! 

Alright, so here is a basic price breakdown of my invitations:
$15.08 for 250 sheets of paper = $.06 per invitation
$3.15 for a seal stamp (price per invite is dependent on the number of invitations)
$8.15 for 12 sticks of gold sealing wax (again dependent on the number of invitations...but the estimated price is about $.06 per invite)
Postage is still $.45 a stamp.

I'm really excited to see how much this all ends up being!

Engagement Photos...79 Days!

I got my engagement pictures in the mail last week! So many thanks to my friend Melissa Turba for the gorgeous photos!

80 Days!

Brandy is here!

Yesterday I realized that in all the year I've dreamed of my wedding I never wanted a church wedding. My family's property here in the country is so beautiful that I always dreamed of my wedding being in our yard. After I started thinking about my wedding I compromised on my one dream of an outdoor wedding. But no more!

Brandy, my Grandma and my sister Eleanor and I evaluated all of the glass that I had previously bought at Dig and Save this morning. We figured out the best arrangement for flowers and glassware for an outdoors wedding, and made a shopping list. After that we headed out to Dig and Save...
We found so much glass. It isn't even funny. We got close to 150 pieces of glasswares for $25. I should be close to set...with the exception of some vases I am still in need of.

After dig and save we headed over to Hobby Lobby! I purchased more candles for my glass. I also purchased tulle to make bows to run down the aisle. I'm really excited to see how those turn out. We bought 15 yards of soft pink for $14.85 and 12 yards of lavender for $9 something.

After that we headed over to subway for lunch. I love their subs!!

Tomorrow I will be working on updating my budget and bringing you more pictures of what's been going on here lately :)

83 Days...

I'm still guilty of non-blogging! Sorry everyone!

One of my best friends and bridesmaid, Brandy, is coming tomorrow to spend the next two weeks with me! I'm expecting that we will get a lot of wedding planning under our belts :) Watch out for a blog post heavy week! My dad and I are leaving at 2:30am to go meet her half way between here and western Pennsylvania! Off to bed it is with me.

89 Days

So I've been called a slacker by more than one person lately.

The worst part?

It is true!

I haven't done a whole lot of wedding planning lately. So...my mom is stepping in and helping take over planning. 

A few weekends ago (sigh) Dustin and I went to the Flea Market in Elkhorn, WI! I came away from it with a few great treasures such as...

This picture frame! I got it for $18. GREAT deal! I am planning on using it for wedding pictures. I'll either continue using it as a photo prop after the wedding, or blow up and frame a picture in it.

I found this gorgeous crystal brooch for $2! It is going to be incorporated into my veil.

I am also starting to work on invitations. My dad's printer absolutely hates the card stock I purchased at staples. Temporary Setback. My goal is to get invitations printed out sometime yet this week so that I can get people to start addressing them for me ;)