STOP!!!

Due to the high demand for my awesomeness... also known as RockerByeBaby... our lack of funding... things falling through... and about a million other issues. We have decided to postpone the wedding. We will continue posting once we know more. Thanks for everyones help thus far... Amber & Zaq

Registration Info

First, I wanna start by saying thanks so much to all the friends and family for your help and support. We appreciate everything... your all amazing and we are very lucky to have every one of you...

Many people have already been asking where were are registered... the answer is, nowhere... Zaq and I have been living together for now over 3 years now... We are very fortunate and there wasn't a single thing that would could think of that we "needed". Now wanting... thats a different story! Or course we WANT to go on an awesome honeymoon! Not that any gift is necessary at all, but if you feel like you want to/need to... any help to go towards our honeymoon would be amazing. We have set up a special savings account JUST for the honeymoon and are trying to put money in it as we can. It is linked to our own PayPal account to make for easy transfers. PayPal is a completely secure site. You can either set up an account or use a card without an account. Any monetary gift sent will go STRAIGHT into the honeymoon fund, and will only be spent towards that special week. What better way could there be to spend that week, than to think of all of you who helped make it possible.

If you don't want to do that - we have some other ideas! Gift Cards. Gift cards are great... Best Buy, Target, IKEA, Joann fabrics *ahem, :) *, Even the grocery store! All of those things would be used up and much appreciated... We do also want to buy a new bed. Scratch that... we NEED a new bed... So a gift card to somewhere like Slumberland or HOM Furniture would be equally awesome. So, if you feel you need to give... any of these things would be great. I know its not as fun, but we really just dont need anything for our home. We have done a great job at collecting things over the last few years. :)

Lastly, a little something to be less tacky :)

We know it's not traditional
It's not the way it's done
But instead of a wedding list
We'd like a bit of sun.

Please do not think of us as rude
Please do not take offence
We do not want to upset you
That's not the way it's meant.

We've lived together quite a while
And all the bills are paid
We've got our plates, our pots and pans
Our plans have all been made.

So if you'd like to give a gift
To help us celebrate
Some money for a honeymoon
We would appreciate

Thanks so much.
ZaQ & Amber

SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR BUZZZZZZZZZ...

yum... sugar!

CAKE CAKE I LOVE CAKE!!

Now... the task of finding the perfect cake...

perfect baker... perfect flavor... and all that jazz....

My inspiration:

see anything out there on the WWW I missed?

Yes yes... the dreaded black and red wedding cake...
Bakery's hate and so do faces when it gets all smeared in there... BUT...
you gotta admit... it looks DAMN cool... :)

Our Makeup, Photographer, Hair post :) Know anyone good!?

Hey guys!
Its sneaking up on us and its time to get some details finalized... The budget is tight but PLEASE email all inquires to ZrustWedding@gmail.com All offers will be considered...
What are we looking for in an email: Your portfolio... some photos... some experience, etc. The normal info... also, your rates...

The Wedding is July 18th @ 7pm. We will OBVIOUSLY need you here before then... Photographer... I would say between 4 & 5pm? To get photos of us getting ready... You will be bouncing between two rooms @ the W... during that... then some wedding party photos before the wedding... the ceremony... wedding party complete after the wedding... and reception photos as well... All the normal wedding goodness Think of it... were @ the W!!! The FOSHAY! This is a huge experience for you as well. Not to mention some AWESOME shots at the tip top of the building, the Prohibition bar... etc. Any discount you would give would be MUCH appreciated... lets team up and get some great shots... we are also going to try to get the photos in The Knot Magazine, and then if all goes well... we will use you for our "Trash the Dress" shoot after the honeymoon Which is gunna be WAY fun...

Hair: For me (shoulder length) and my flower girl (shoulder length) Very basic... straight swiped bangs... curly/wavy and classic with a punky twist. Id love to see/hear your ideas


Maybe something a little funkier than this... but not much :)

Makeup: For me and my 4 girls... so 5 of us total.. OUR makeup... they are getting smokey eye gift sets from Glittersniffer. MANDY! I know you read this... DO NOT click this link... haha
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?li … d=21516985
and then will bring their own preference for base and mascara. So, I mainly need you to create the perfect smokey eye Wedding is @ 7pm so I would need you around 5pm in order for us all to get done and have an hour or so for photos before the wedding.

Pay: Please email us with your rates for each thing... We are offering an advertising swap as well. WE would totally exchange a blog review and advertisment on the blog (here) in exchange for a discount. And obviously it would be more than one as more photos would be posted after as well... As I said email here: zrustwedding@gmail.com

So... as I said in the last post...
we have LOTS of good stuff in the works..
lots of ideas...
and a few things set in stone...

Some awesome gift sets for my girls (which i can't talk about till AFTER the wedding, duh, haha)
Some Super rad mint books for the reception...
That Ill get a photo of soon...

AND the ties are done!! THEYRE AMAZING!!
I love the red... but man, the white is sharp!!!
Zaq hasn't decided if he wants red like to guys or white to stand out...
so Im gunna buy him both :)
Cuz Im a nice fiance :)




The clan over @ RokGear have TOTALLY hooked us up...
WE are SO lucky to have found them for the wedding.
Its the details like this that really make this wedding all about us...
Thanks again guys...
Check them out here.
www.RokGear.etsy.com


We also have photos of Gianna's exact dress... YAY!
Its sooo amazing and adorable...
I can't wait to see her wearing it!





I also ordered some labels for the invitations...
Garrett has ALMOST finished our design so we can get ordering all or that stuff...

And did I mention... WE WENT TO THE W ON THURSDAY!
Its so fantastic... I can't wait to see everything put together.
The have a stage set up in there AND an awesome black and white background on the wall...
Of all these classic 50's icons... and the Foshay tower in the back... super cool... love it.
They have all black linens... and tons of candles for me to use... which saves a bunch of money..
so thats cool. So I think I might just make some table runners for the tables instead... Or maybe some lace... or maybe to some of each? Mix it up on the different tables?

Hmm what else... Jody's dress came in... so thats super cool...
So did Aymees... and she looks SMOKIN! haha
Dawn wants to peek around though, and see if we find anything else we like better....
where they all match... so we will see... maybe those will be rehearsal dresses, haha...
But yeah, i think we have seen 4 on Deb's site that are cute and mix n match... so we will see :)
Wish us luck on our hunt!

So has anyone else seen anything that we MUST HAVE for the wedding!?

Dried flowers...

So, in my attempt to be both punk rock & a hippie...
wait... haha thats just crazy talk...
How about... in my attempt to be punk rock and environmentally friendly...
I have come up with a few more ideas...
One of my number 1 buyers in the baby shop, Tory...
introduced me to a shop on etsy, Layla.
www.Layla.etsy.com
she has tons & tons of dried herbs, flowers, and more...
Also, eco-friendly confetti... its safe, and clean-up free!
Just melts away after the rain...


Now, this got me thinking...
I have about 3 dozen roses that zaq has given me, and I have dried...
How cool would it be to crunch them all up and use them as potpourri in bathrooms...
maybe even as decor on the tables like confetti?
Buy some of her mint and lavendar to mix in with it... yum.
AND its extra special because theyre flowers from my future hubby :)

Another thought... before I crush them up of course...
is to use them in the actual arrangements...
However the thought of dried flowers and lots of candles could be scary, haha
I started searching etsy to see if this was even a realistic idea... and it turns out, it is!
This shop, Twigs & Honey (www.myrakim.etsy.com) has some amazing stufffs!
Flowers, head Pieces.. veils.. And she does just a BEAUTIFUL job.
Anyways... I really like the look of these...

And with all my years of floral design it would be super
easy for me to throw in my own style and make it my own...

Theyre made of dried flowers, feathers, lace etc...
All similar ideas I had, just different color scheme really.

I instantly have this vision... little boutonniere for the guys and babies...
Bowls of dried red poutporri on the tables... lace tied around the vases...
clusters of dried roses stuck into the vases... ahhhh!!!
The possibilities are endless!
And just imagine all the wonderful smells!

Eco-friendly... cheap... what more oculd I ask for!?
I already have the perfect feathers to add the punky spunk i need...
Yeah... not gunna lie im pretty psyched about this idea!!!