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!

So far... when it rains it pours...

So - due to the reality of the cost of a wedding yes, everything had been postponed...
Slowly but surely were trying to make things happen...

We still have no clue about a venue...
I guess even to get married in a park around here you have to pay $500 for a wedding permit...
LAME!!!! Anyone want to share their backyard?
Or just give us about $5000 so we can go back to the plan of getting married at the W?
Thatd be nice, and much appreciated...

Oh, and my dress... yah - total fail...
we thought we were making a smart move... getting a good deal...
WRONG!!
It came with rips, tears, and holes in the black layers...
lace on the layers instead of satin...
pink/red stains on the white faux satin...
the fabric was insanely cheap...
crooked stitches everywhere... chunks of hanging fabric untrimmed...
it was terrible. I wanted to die... If I wasn't so furious I would have been crying.
Dream dress... yeah... gone.
So now on an already insanely tight budget, I have to fight to get my money back...
AND find a new dress...
I assume something generic and off the rack to get it in time.
Sad, very sad....

On the plus side.... we got our bands!
I was going to get something custom from Etsy...
but the cost was just as much for 3 tiny diamonds as what we paid for this bling...


I absolutely love it... and its really cool how the two metals contrast off eachother...
(titanium engagement ring & white gold band)
and zaqs is so super amazing...
totally him... black... pinstripes...
and one of his favorite features was the silver inlay...
Its so perfectly traditional yet modern & indie rocker dude.



So yeah... another thing off the checklist, so thats good...
but all the biggest stuff...
venue, dress, etc. etc. etc....
still yet to be determined.
Would love some advice!

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!

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