hello october

Published on October 1, 2015 by Jess1 Comment

OCTOBER IS HERE!!!

first and foremost, i apologize for being m.i.a. the past month or so.
planning a wedding from across the country is some tough cookies!
i was also in texas last weekend for one of my dearest friend’s wedding, hence the no post for ‘our weekend adventures’ this past weekend.

while i was in texas i did my bridals!
so…i had no idea that bridals was literally just a southern thing. do you know how vain i sound when i try explaining them to people in seattle?!
so if you don’t know what bridals are then i’ll explain;
bridals are when the bride gets her hair & makeup done like she is going to on her wedding day, orders a bouquet just like the one she will have on her wedding day, slips into her dress and takes portraits. said portraits are then displayed on a table at the reception for guests to ‘oohh & ahhh’ over.
TOTALLY VAIN, RIGHT?!
why do we do this, you ask? i have no fricken clue…but i did and it was fan-effing-tastic. I felt so special AND i got to see what i’m going to look like on our big day. not to mention my amazing photographer {misty mclendon photography} is the bomb dot com. she is crazy good at what she does. i can’t wait to show y’all!

so…point of this post was to say HI! and that i’m not dead and i have not thrown in the towel on blogging. I just have wayyyyy too much stuff going on in my head to even think about putting together a cohesive post.
after the wedding we are flying to aruba and will come back to the states on the 25th. i promise to have something posted by the following weekend! eek!

17 days!!!!

wedding countdown

Published on June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 by Jess3 Comments

F O U R M O N T H S !!!
121 DAYS!
YES YES YES!
it’s getting so close! and i am so excited!

things are all coming together so perfectly and so beautifully! my coordinator is doing such an awesome job, i am so glad we hired her. she has been a lifesaver!!
a lot got done this month, let’s see what we did.

previous wedding countdowns // {10 months} {9 months} {8 months}
{7 months} {6 months} {5 months}

this month we:

all 6 bridesmaids ordered their dress! woohoo! they are all going to look so beautiful!
booked rehearsal lunch venue
ordered our wedding favors! y’all are going to die when you see them!
got mine and my girls’ robes from love ophelia. so soft and pretty!
ordered our cake topper from better off wed.
scheduled our entire honeymoon, couples massage, plenty of dinner reservations, private snorkeling and private fishing where we get to eat our catch, then on the last night we get a private cabana on the beach to share a romantic dinner with just the two of us. swooooon! i am so excited!
booked our night of the wedding hotel!
cale ordered his groomsmen gifts, they are so cool!
approved our invitation proof!

vendors
new vendors in purple

venue – {villa antonia}
wedding photographer – {stephanie hunter photography}
engagement/bridal photographer – {misty mclendon photography} you can check out our engagement shoot {here}
wedding coordinator – {kristin catter events} -aka- our lifesaver
string trio {ceremony} – {terra vista strings}
dj {reception} – {dj brian weber}
cupcakes – {sweet treets bakery}
caterer – {sterling affairs catering}
florist – {visual lyrics floral artistry}
linens – {marquee event group}
officiant – {scott payne – the knot tyer}
videographer & slo-mo booth– {spinning leaf films}
honeymoon resort in aruba – {bucuti & tara beach resorts} we booked the tara suite…omg!
wedding dress – {blush bridal lounge}
engagement ring/wedding bands – {shane company}
departure transportation – {antique limousines of austin}
rentals – {vintique rentals}
invitations – {the inviting pear}
hair & makeup – {beautymark agency}
night of wedding hotel – {hotel ella} we booked the mansion petite suite!
bridesmaids robes – {love ophelia}
cake topper – {better off wed}
rehearsal lunch venue – {las palomas}
wedding favors – {nope, sorry, y’all will just have to wait!}

a sneak peek of the invitation proof….eee!

getting ready robes are in!

wedding countdown:

Published on January 18, 2015January 18, 2015 by Jess6 Comments

9 months!!!

we are down another month y’all! and i cannot contain my excitement!!!! as you’ve seen on some of our weekend adventures we sent out save the dates and i promised to share our design.
don’t forget to check out our actual wedding website for all wedding details and the faq page
www.andersoneverafter.com
so here goes!

www.minted.com with the at last save the date magnet design

so we wanted something simple yet elegant. we also knew that we wanted to go the magnet route. i mean how convenient is it to get a save the date and just slap it on your fridge. if your fridge is anything like mine then it is full of child drawings, so finding a free magnet is tough let alone finding a space. so magnet it was! now, one thing to know about me is i am ocd. i nit pick every single thing until it is perfect and that’s exactly what i did with these. ask my bridesmaids how many different designs i sent them…i’ll wait. yep, a bunch. it’s really hard to find a design you like and then find the perfect picture! but i am so happy we chose this one because it turned out great!! yippee save that date people and don’t forget it!! on a side note: minted is a very easy site to navigate and find exactly what you want. it’s a little bit more expensive than some other printing sites but their quality is awesome!

to assemble these we just printed {gaspppppp she did what?! did y’all know it’s a wedding faux pas to print the addresses on the envelopes…people actually expect you to hire calligrapher for a piece of paper that people throw away? lol…no} the guest addresses on the envelopes with our handy dandy home printer. they actually came out really nice because again…i stayed up into the wee hours of the night finding the perfect font.

then we stamped the back flap with our custom etsy stamp. how cute is this?! i love love love it! you can custom make yours in this same design {here}!! {there’s obviously more to our address but just in case of…you know…psychos}

this month we:

assembled and sent out save the dates
chose my wedding band
chose & ordered all of our linens, so fancy y’all!!
picked our last song of the night, i get so excited when i hear it on the radio!
chose our ceremony music. we hired a string trio to play during the ceremony. eep
pouted a little because my dress is still not ready. i ordered it in september, y’all.

i think february is going to be a quiet month as far as wedding things so don’t expect much next month!

we are getting closer & closer!! eeeeeeeeep!