Its true! Its finally happening!

FINALLY! After all the time and money issues... its happening...
were getting married! YAYAYYYYY!!!
Im so beyond excited I can't even explain...
Things are going great...
We have so much in the works, I can't wait to see it all come together....

Were getting hitched in my grandma Browns backyard...
It will be special... alot of good memories have been had back there...
Im sure it will be emotional, as Grandpa Bob wont be there to share it with us...
But, being there will only guarantee that he will be there in spirit.

My #1 Uncle, Uncle Gooser is handling the meat...
haha... that sounds funny...
anyways, he will be COOKING the meat...
is making us all a fantastic feast of BBQ chicken and pulled pork...
just wait till you taste it... Its amazing...
and there will be a random array of other BBQ favorites there as well.

A huge tent to hold some of the guests...
Pretty white linens on the tables and chairs...
with big black bows on the back of each one...

And for then centerpieces... I had the awesome idea of using little trees...
Wrapping the pots in my damask fabric...
with a big huge red satin bow...
and tealight candles scattered all around.
Then, when the wedding is over...
all the closest friends and family can plant the trees in their yard...
Not only will this look adorable...
But, its totally eco-friendly...
No waste... No cut flowers or plastic ones to pitch....
Just another tree growing in the world...

And for me? Well, Im still on the hunt for a dress after the previous diaster...
I have my eye on this one, by Jessica McClintock...

But we will see... Ive had a REALLY hard time finding one I love...
and I think this one might be it... Classic... vintage... sexy... with a bit of black...
Perfect for an outdoor BBQ wedding, right?
Just say yes, cuz I want this to be the one...
Oh, and its on sale :) It was $470... and now its on sale for $180 in the store...
Now, thats a steal for the perfect wedding dress :)

Invitations are going out any day now...
I so BADLY want to show you our image...
but Im afraid someone is going to steal it...
I wish I knew how to do that cool watermark thing!

Well, I guess thats all for now!
Can't wait to see some of you there!

Perfectly Punk Rock..

Got my dress in the mail today... 

it is THE biggest piece of junk Ive ever seen...

okay, maybe not the biggest... but its horrible... 

After tons of offers from friends and family to make my dream dress...

I had found a shop on ebay that made custom dresses...

they had 99.7 % positive feedback..

not bad right?

Wrong. 

I was so dumb... 

of course, were trying to save every penny we can to make a nice wedding happen...

this was SO not the place to try to be cheap... 

Not even cheap, it was still about $300... 

I could have went to David's Bridal... hit up their sale and gotten an amazing...

tradition... white wedding dress....

but no - thats not me... 

I could try to blow it off... say hey, what the hell... its punk rock right?

jacked up stitches... crappy tulle... crooked, janky and costume like... haha

perfectly puck rock...

But no chance in hell... its that bad guys...

so now I have to beg and plead with the store...

with paypal... and ebay...

try to get my money back... 

while I should be getting to be the beautiful bride...

drooling over my awesome wedding dress...

GOOOO!!!!

Can anything just go right?

Anyways... rant over...

on a plus note...

were still working on plans...

I noticed Halloween is on a Saturday this year... 

though it would be cool to get married that night... 

Itd kinda tie in our skeletons theme... 

Till death do us part, etc. etc. etc...

Still do the black red and damask... just on a cooler date! haha

Zaq brought up vegas alot... save money and what not...

but I wanted to have a nice wedding... not a quickie... haha

so i started thinking of a compromise...

Vegas - Hard Rock Hotel... 

They have 4 different wedding packages... 

and one... the Rockstar, is black red and white with damask!!

How perfect would that be... yeah, i know... perfect.

The perfect meet in the middle... 

mommy gets her cool fancy wedding...

daddy gets to be rock n roll and save some dough, haha

So, keep checking back for plans...

ill let everyone know whats going on soon!

GREAT NEWS!

So, I found someone to make my dress...
YAYYY!!!
Happiest future bride in the world... i cant wait to see it!!
ITs gunna be SO amazing...

Speaking of dresses...
theres TONS of good dress new flowing around here....

I fell in love with a dress from "Sweet Plume" on etsy.
www.SweetPlume.etsy.com
Sticking with my handmade, DIY trend... :)
Spreading the etsy love...
The dress was ALMOST perfect... except...
it had leopard spots... oh, and was $90.
Boy did I luck out...
I sent her an email saying, hey if you ever have a sale let me know...
I need a custom dress with black and white damask.
The next morning I had a message back...
she was working on a sample EXACTLY like that...
and said that if my flower girl was the model's size..
I could buy the sample for $54...
it was perfection... they both wear a 4/5..
I was meant to get this dress :)



Now remember... It will have Black and white damask to tie in with the rest of the wedding.
Im SOOOOO happy... my little Doodle Bug is gunna look SO cute in this dress :)

AND - Ive been on the hunt for bridesmaids dresses...
I found a super sexy pencil dress for Aymee.
IT really fitted, strapless, has pintucking and a sexy lace panel down the center.
Oh, and did I mention it wass brand new, with the tags... for $8??? YEah... crazy.
I think I want all of the girl to be in all black, with SOME sort of lace...
and then they can doll the dress up however they want, with whatever jewelry they want.
Throw in their own personality... ya know?

SO yeah... all about DIY... loving etsy wedding ideas right now...
and all about EBay... because I just cant make a sexy dress like aymee's for $8...
And this wedding is all about Champagne taste on a beer budget...
Ill make it happen :)