still haven't picked up all our paper yet. Hopefully this week....we love The Paper Poet in New West BC and will be using them for sure. They are a very creative spot with tons of inspiration, style, and variety. DEFINITELY suggest them. Their prices are quite good as well. Much cheaper than some other big name stores!
www.paperpoet.ca
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
The Dress
It didn't take me that long to find my wedding dress and it was a lot easier and a lot more fun than I thought it would be.
I looked at a few places, tried on a few dresses but finally found "the one" on January 7, 2009. It was a Wednesday.
In total, I visited about 5 stores but only tried stuff on in 3 and my guess would be that I put on 10-12 dresses including the keeper. But excluding the 2 a store had me model for them.
I had ruled out a certain style of dress at the beginning of my search because it just wasn't fitting well or flattering me at all. BUT it was that style of dress I had always had in mind for what I would wear. When I went shopping on Jan 7 I picked out a few dresses in different styles but saw 1 that I really loved the look of. Unfortunately, it was in the ruled out style. I decided to try it on just to be 100% sure this type of dress wasn't for me.....I put it on and voila, it was THE dress. It looked amazing, felt amazing and looked amazing hahaha and the price was right! This just proves ladies that you really need to try on anything and everything you think you "might" like.
The dress I decided on and bought right then and there was exactly like the dress I had in mind from before day 1.....When I put it on I seriously just knew and that was the feeling I was searching for. Sure, you can look great in a lot of different dresses but can you FEEL like just any dress was made for you and waiting for you?? I think not. So to anyone who is on the verge of settling on a dress because they are short on time, or think they have a difficult body shape or size to shop for etc etc whatever the reason, don't settle for anything less than your dream dress.
I thought shopping for a dress was going to be hellish for lots of reasons. My budget, my style, my body, my second guessing nature, my obsession with detail...the list goes on. But I stuck to my guns! sweated it out for a few days of getting in and out of all those heavy gowns and came out with a winner! I had SO much fun during the process and will remember it as one of the easiest aspects of the wedding planning!
The thing to remember is that much like finding the right guy, when trying to find the right dress you'll have to slay a few dragons before you get to the prince!
Also, I must add that my dress was supposed to be done in May. I got a call last week from the shop letting me know that it is done and ready! 3 months ahead of schedule! Thank you Alfred Angelo! Some dress makers are running a month behind right now so I am THRILLED I won't have to deal with that headache :)
www.tiffanybridal.ca These guys were awesome!
I looked at a few places, tried on a few dresses but finally found "the one" on January 7, 2009. It was a Wednesday.
In total, I visited about 5 stores but only tried stuff on in 3 and my guess would be that I put on 10-12 dresses including the keeper. But excluding the 2 a store had me model for them.
I had ruled out a certain style of dress at the beginning of my search because it just wasn't fitting well or flattering me at all. BUT it was that style of dress I had always had in mind for what I would wear. When I went shopping on Jan 7 I picked out a few dresses in different styles but saw 1 that I really loved the look of. Unfortunately, it was in the ruled out style. I decided to try it on just to be 100% sure this type of dress wasn't for me.....I put it on and voila, it was THE dress. It looked amazing, felt amazing and looked amazing hahaha and the price was right! This just proves ladies that you really need to try on anything and everything you think you "might" like.
The dress I decided on and bought right then and there was exactly like the dress I had in mind from before day 1.....When I put it on I seriously just knew and that was the feeling I was searching for. Sure, you can look great in a lot of different dresses but can you FEEL like just any dress was made for you and waiting for you?? I think not. So to anyone who is on the verge of settling on a dress because they are short on time, or think they have a difficult body shape or size to shop for etc etc whatever the reason, don't settle for anything less than your dream dress.
I thought shopping for a dress was going to be hellish for lots of reasons. My budget, my style, my body, my second guessing nature, my obsession with detail...the list goes on. But I stuck to my guns! sweated it out for a few days of getting in and out of all those heavy gowns and came out with a winner! I had SO much fun during the process and will remember it as one of the easiest aspects of the wedding planning!
The thing to remember is that much like finding the right guy, when trying to find the right dress you'll have to slay a few dragons before you get to the prince!
Also, I must add that my dress was supposed to be done in May. I got a call last week from the shop letting me know that it is done and ready! 3 months ahead of schedule! Thank you Alfred Angelo! Some dress makers are running a month behind right now so I am THRILLED I won't have to deal with that headache :)
www.tiffanybridal.ca These guys were awesome!
Monday, February 23, 2009
engagement
I don't really know what I was expecting but Ryan's proposal was above and beyond anything I could have hoped for.
Prior to getting engaged we had talked about our future and I knew the direction we were heading. Yes, I had thoughts of where and when - especially when birthdays, holidays and special events came up but I really couldn't picture what he would do. I dreamt of something creative, something romantic and something unique but also kept in mind that Ryan would ultimately be the one who got the task of devising the plan. I feel for the boys who want to get married, there is a lot of pressure to perform when it comes to popping the question.
Ryan and I were on vacation in New York City for a week before attending a wedding in Toronto. Our vacation happened to line up with our second anniversary so we were excited to get away and celebrate. I had never been to NYC before so I was excited just to get there!
We rented an apt off Craigslist which turned out to be AWESOME and got down to all the serious sight seeing we could as soon as we got there. We did it all and really loved every minute of it. The pictures from that trip are a true testament to how brilliant that city is and of how much we LOVED our time there.
When our anniversary rolled around Ryan let me know he had plans for us. It was a Monday and a fun day! we spent the am shopping and then I was surprised with a taping of Letterman which was quite the experience. After the show we went for dinner at this famous, old, Italian restaurant that was seriously gangster. Literally. It was full of character and we were full of good food!
After that we walked up to central park for a horse drawn carriage ride. I knew that part was coming because we had talked about doing it beforehand.... it was around 8pm and it was windy and a bit chilly out but the park was beautiful all lit up at night. As soon as our ride started Ryan pulled out my present. I opened it and found it was a scrapbook?! WOW I thought this was the BEST thing EVER. Ryan? make a scrapbook? no f-ing way hahaha we went thru it together and he read the captions to me as we did. It was a series of pics of us that had been altered to look very artistic and modern. Ryan's photoshop skills are pretty advanced. Anyway, with each picture the story continued. I could tell that the words accompanying the pictures were going somewhere.....When we got to the last page, Ry was on his knee in the carriage with a ring he pulled out of I don't even know where (I found out later it came from his sock where he was carrying the ring box since dinner). It was perfect. We got a few pix, made a few calls and went to check out David Blaine hanging upside down in the park hahaha it was a night I will never possibly forget and an engagement story I really don't get sick of telling.
I am happy to say that my man nailed it even under all the pressure AND pulled off a lot to get it all prepared for NYC not to mention pulled off A LOT getting it all to NYC.
The second leg of our trip, our time in Toronto was a real treat. We got to share our engagement with family and close friends that we don't often get to see AND all of my immediate family who had made the trip as well.
Nicely done Ryan, nicely done :)
It didn't take us long to set a date and now it is coming up pretty quick. My goal is to document the time leading up to the wedding and capture as much of the process as possible.
Stay tuned...
Prior to getting engaged we had talked about our future and I knew the direction we were heading. Yes, I had thoughts of where and when - especially when birthdays, holidays and special events came up but I really couldn't picture what he would do. I dreamt of something creative, something romantic and something unique but also kept in mind that Ryan would ultimately be the one who got the task of devising the plan. I feel for the boys who want to get married, there is a lot of pressure to perform when it comes to popping the question.
Ryan and I were on vacation in New York City for a week before attending a wedding in Toronto. Our vacation happened to line up with our second anniversary so we were excited to get away and celebrate. I had never been to NYC before so I was excited just to get there!
We rented an apt off Craigslist which turned out to be AWESOME and got down to all the serious sight seeing we could as soon as we got there. We did it all and really loved every minute of it. The pictures from that trip are a true testament to how brilliant that city is and of how much we LOVED our time there.
When our anniversary rolled around Ryan let me know he had plans for us. It was a Monday and a fun day! we spent the am shopping and then I was surprised with a taping of Letterman which was quite the experience. After the show we went for dinner at this famous, old, Italian restaurant that was seriously gangster. Literally. It was full of character and we were full of good food!
After that we walked up to central park for a horse drawn carriage ride. I knew that part was coming because we had talked about doing it beforehand.... it was around 8pm and it was windy and a bit chilly out but the park was beautiful all lit up at night. As soon as our ride started Ryan pulled out my present. I opened it and found it was a scrapbook?! WOW I thought this was the BEST thing EVER. Ryan? make a scrapbook? no f-ing way hahaha we went thru it together and he read the captions to me as we did. It was a series of pics of us that had been altered to look very artistic and modern. Ryan's photoshop skills are pretty advanced. Anyway, with each picture the story continued. I could tell that the words accompanying the pictures were going somewhere.....When we got to the last page, Ry was on his knee in the carriage with a ring he pulled out of I don't even know where (I found out later it came from his sock where he was carrying the ring box since dinner). It was perfect. We got a few pix, made a few calls and went to check out David Blaine hanging upside down in the park hahaha it was a night I will never possibly forget and an engagement story I really don't get sick of telling.
I am happy to say that my man nailed it even under all the pressure AND pulled off a lot to get it all prepared for NYC not to mention pulled off A LOT getting it all to NYC.
The second leg of our trip, our time in Toronto was a real treat. We got to share our engagement with family and close friends that we don't often get to see AND all of my immediate family who had made the trip as well.
Nicely done Ryan, nicely done :)
It didn't take us long to set a date and now it is coming up pretty quick. My goal is to document the time leading up to the wedding and capture as much of the process as possible.
Stay tuned...
173 to go
I've decided blogging about my pending nuptials will be a good way to vent any frustrations and create something I can look back on when it's all said and done.
I'm getting married on August 15 which is in 173 days. Lots to do! but I'm not hating any of it thus far....just found out that my dress is ready WAY early which is rad considering some designers are running a month behind. Now all I have to do is keep up with all the hard work that will have me fitting in to my dream dress! not sure what I was thinking ordering that thing 2 sizes smaller but what a great motivational tool hahaha so far I'm well on my way and feeling great about my progress. It IS tough to stay focused with so much to do and so much going on including our new puppy....who is sick right now due to an allergic reaction to his shots urrrrrg. BUT 173 days is staring at me from my calendar so onward and upward is my direction from here!
going to buy invite paper tomorrow. Ryan and I have settled on our colours and design of the invitations I believe which is great.
rsvps are already starting to roll in! can't believe it's all happening. so so great :)
I'm getting married on August 15 which is in 173 days. Lots to do! but I'm not hating any of it thus far....just found out that my dress is ready WAY early which is rad considering some designers are running a month behind. Now all I have to do is keep up with all the hard work that will have me fitting in to my dream dress! not sure what I was thinking ordering that thing 2 sizes smaller but what a great motivational tool hahaha so far I'm well on my way and feeling great about my progress. It IS tough to stay focused with so much to do and so much going on including our new puppy....who is sick right now due to an allergic reaction to his shots urrrrrg. BUT 173 days is staring at me from my calendar so onward and upward is my direction from here!
going to buy invite paper tomorrow. Ryan and I have settled on our colours and design of the invitations I believe which is great.
rsvps are already starting to roll in! can't believe it's all happening. so so great :)
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