Makeup Trial This Sunday!!

So, I have my first makeup trial this weekend with a good friend of mine who just happens to be an Aveda esthetician! I'm super excited about this.
Her advice to me is that for the wedding I should go with one of two looks:
1) A classic, glam red lip with the rest of the face muted OR
2) a dramatic, smokey eye and lashes with a nude lip

Well, I did a search on some nude lip looks and was wondering how she planned to make that work with my complexion--all of the looks I saw...the pale, flesh colors would make me look like a zombie!
Until, that is, I came across this photo of Jen Hudson from an Allure magazine shoot.

Apparently this is the "nude" lip look--and as she has a complexion very similar to my own--I LOVE this! What do you think?

I think I may want my eyes played UP a bit more than this, but overall I think it is very natural-looking and pretty.
I'll post pics of the trial on Sunday:)

Shoes---Check!!

Woot-woot girls!!
The shoes have arrived and they could not be more perfect. The 7.5 fits fine--and even became more comfy from the 15 minutes I walked around the house in them tonight!!
Perfect.

Honestly...these shoes are so gorgeous...these photos do them MAJOR injustice:)

Stampin': Invite Crunch Part I

Well, this should technically be 'invite crunch' part two--as fiance and I spent our Thursday night taping and assembling the remainder of our pocketfolds as we are hustling to meet a May 15 invitation send-off date!
Not so sure May 15 is going to happen....but in a strong effort, here I am on a SATURDAY night doing what else but...stamping dozens of envelopes with the return address stamp we had created.
It's a wood-handle rubber stamp I ordered to use on the back of our envelopes for both our return addresses and as a decorative element.



Done and done.
Next up: Finish the belly-bands--A.K.A: "THEE biggest time-sink ever"

OMG OMG OMG!!!!!

Can I tell you how much I love TheKnot.com?
Actually--no--can I say how much I love certain incredibly resourceful Knotties?
So....as you know, I have had a VERY difficult time finding the perfect pair of shoes.

Well, today, fabulous Knottie KarlandJoni told me about a great deal on Bloomingdales.com where the fuschia Stuart Weitzman peep-toes I have been obsessing over were on a super-duper sale.
I mean a sale like marked down from $360 to less than $150!
My fiance-imposed shoe budget was $200...so before this sale I had no hopes of getting this shoe.
The catch is (always a catch) I am a size eight and the shoe I ordered (all that was left) is a size seven and a half.
But it IS a peep-toe, which in my experience, usually work better a bit smaller anyway (because your toes tend to slide forward and away from the shoe backing).
Also, the Knottie who directed me to the sale said she actually tried this gawgeous shoe on IN PERSON and in her regular size, it was too big--to the point it came off her foot when she walked.
Soooo, my odds look good for this one ladies!
And now, my lucky, lucky eye candy!




Pure.Perfection.

For the Boys!

I mentioned Saturday that FI and I finally went to order the tuxes from Mens Wearhouse.
Here's what we decided on.
The tux:


Vest (Ignore Tie & Bowtie):

And Tie:


And last, but not least, the bouts. Green dendros for the guys---

A single white cymbidium for my groom (these will appear in my bouquet, too):
**With black wrap to blend with tux--not that green tape...**

Day Old Bouquet

I'll probably not wrap the bridesmaid's bouquets until the day of the wedding in August. But interestingly, my little test bouquet that I had sitting in a vase overnight held up great after a day. (I left the stems exposed, so was able to keep it in water).
Today, on this lovely Saturday, fiance and I are off to go pick out tuxes! I love it when he is involved--he is mostly laissez faire when it comes to the planning. But we got up and out early this morning to shop for summer clothes for our toddler(and he actually helped me shop) so hopefully tux-shopping will go well, too!
Have a great weekend!


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Flower Trial: DIY Bridesmaid Bouquet

This was my very first time making a bouquet, and for a "first time", I'm pleased with the results and confident I can make my bridesmaid's bouquets for the wedding! I will save a good amount of money doing this!

For the mock-up I just bought some roses from a downtown street vendor plus some other cheap flowers to work with. For the real bouquets, I plan to use all premium roses from Global Rose in shades of pink and no filler.