Call Emily Post....

I'm a bad, bad girl...
I used labels on our invitations. CLEAR mailing labels. And, *gasp* colored ink! I wanted something that looked nice and neat but couldn't afford calligraphy (or rather, calligraphy wasn't something I cared enough about to splurge on) and I don't like my own handwriting enough AND kind of was just too lazy to address them by hand.

So here ya go. The finished envelopes.
-Labels, my mom
-Envelopes, Silver Pearlescent Metallic from PaperandMore

Front:
-Stamp, Etsy

Back:

These--the DIY pocketfolds fiance and I worked long and hard to assemble-- are getting sent out tomorrow!! I feel like we are sending off our children! I am pleased with how they came out EXCEPT for the hideous freaking one-cent "tiffany lamp" stamp. I mean come.on. US Post Office. Can we do a little better with the aesthetic appeal of the one-centers--assuming that most people will be buying them for a WHILE?!

Will post detailed photos of the actual invite tomorrow.

FYI--Here were our DIY Save the Dates (in case you missed) And yes, I addresses all 150 of these myself with my trusty Sharpie:
Front:

-Envelopes, Azela Metallic, PaperandMore

Back:

Actual Save the Date (Vista Print):

The orange (tangerine) color started as a piece of our color scheme so it is reflected throughout our correspondence stationery. But we have since ditched it. Hey. A girl can change her mind!

Happy Friday!

The Blog is Hot!

It was just brought to my attention today that my little ole blog is featured on Alltop.com on the wedding page listed with some of the top blogs in the industry! Alltop is a "digital magazine rack" of the internet that features "all the top" stories from the web news sites and blogs. On their wedding page they have a sort of mini-feed of my new posts. Isn't that cool?! It's really exciting for me..because this blog started with intentions to be no more than a place for me to dump my planning thoughts.

Hair Trial: Results

I got extensions today! I wanna wear my hair long(er) for the wedding, in big loose curls. So basically this hair would just be curled.  I am pleased! WDYT?


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Blingy Undies

I've been making more of these in my down time due to popular demand!! It's meticulous, but I like making them.

"Mrs. Diamond"?? Must be nice!!

Something blue?

Can you keep up???

Hair Trial Tomorrow!

So I'm getting a (kind of) hair trial tomorrow....
I'll explain this more tomorrow!
I hope I like it more than my first makeup trial.
Seriously!

Also, we're wrapping up the invites and hope to get them out this week, so I'll post detailed pics of the finished product here soon.
Have a great Tuesday... and cherish this short work week!

Hustlin'!!

Makeup Trial #1:Too.Much.Makeup. I Think.

And certainly NOT the last.

So I finally had the trial I was supposed to do Sunday and the moral of the story is: I like it basically except for the foundation--it is way to heavy for me.  And although I want a 'smokey' sultry eye, I'm not sure I love my whole eyes how they look here.  I was surprised the foundation came out so heavy looking like this because she used airbrush....

We have scheduled another trial.  Fiance also weighed in on my face.  He wants me to "look like myself and not a mannequin" on our wedding day.  He likes "the smoke eye" as he so accurately calls the look.  But he likes my natural skin--hates foundation.  And he didn't like the what he called "gold eyeshadow" with my trial smokey-eye face.  He's so cute:)  But I do take his advice seriously, because after all, who am I getting all dolled up FOR?? Hahaha. Double-click pics to get up close and personal. Pimple and all.

Me bare-faced:                                                                And after the trial: