A little bit of DIY

I have never realized how expensive a wedding could be until I actually started planning mine. Shaun and I are extremely lucky that my mom is helping us with the majority of the San Diego ceremony, but since most our friends and my family are back in Vernal we are planning a reception here as well.

Anyways, the point of all of that is I'm trying to find decor that can be used in both places, and oh my, that is difficult! Again, I'm lucky that I have an extremely crafty sister who can sew and help me with all of this because I am not crafty at all! And then I discovered the awesome world of Pinterest and it seems like a less daunting task.

Here are a few ideas I have for the wedding. Our reception will be at this awesome restaurant so I want to keep things to a minimum because the view is just awesome!

 The bouquet! Well, technically this is a necklace but I think you see where I'm going. I love flowers, but I love the idea of keeping my bouquet for my daughter (one day) even more! These seems super simple and I'm actually going to try my hand at this today. Wish me luck! Another thing I love about this is all the bridesmaids can personalize them and keep them as well :)

 Another thing I'm loving-mason jars! I'm also into this vintage-feel and I would love to incorporate it into the wedding. I love the lace over it. And, again, SUPER simple! Well, at least I hope it is.

Is anyone seeing a trend here? Mason jars galore! And books! I'm such a nerd and want, almost need, to fit books into my wedding. Shaun's basically letting me do whatever I want so yay :)  I saw a couple bouquets made from book pages, but that takes WAY too much time and I definitely don't have the patience for this.












Okay, now the big question is how to fit all these ideas into a beach theme?! I'm sure vintage-beach is possible, but unless I see a picture of it I have a hard time believing it exists. Guess it's time to get DIY'ing :)

8 more months...

It feels like just yesterday Shaun was proposing, and now we only have 8 months until the big day and I feel like I've done nothing.

Okay, that's not really true. I've logged countless hours online looking up wedding colors, dress styles, centerpieces, photographers, and wedding favors. But as far as actually starting anything, not so much.

I have a lot of things planned out in my mind that I would like to be in our wedding, but we'll see if it actually happens.  Anyways, I thought I would give a sneek peak into some things I would LOVE at our wedding.

First and foremost, the dress....

I found this dress at David's Bridal, and of course, it's almost $300 over my planned budget :/   I'm not sure if I'll let Shaun see the actual dress I pick before the wedding, but I have been asking his opinion. He wants me to be in something form-fitting, which worries me because I've been a huge fan of my body shape (but I guess most women feel that way too). But we'll see....OH! On a side note, all you married ladies, when do you start looking for a dress??



And now, the wedding colors....I'm in love with the red and teal! I think it will be perfect for our beach ceremony and then our reception. I'm so so SO excited about this! I think the hardest part will be finding just the right shade of red and teal.

So that's honestly all we really have set in stone so far. We do have the reception location, but I think I'll keep that a surprise a little bit more ;)

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We started planning a trip for my birthday back in May, but then in turned into a birthday slash wedding planning trip. Either way, it was a much needed vacation and we cannot wait to go back!

Shaun, Lisa and I stayed in Vegas on the way down there, and then we met up with Tyson at the hotel the next day. The resort was amazing! We used my mom's timeshare and I loved it.

Anyone who goes to San Diego should purchase a Go-Card. We went to the Safari Park, Legoland, and when kayaking for like $100 a person, which seems like a lot but when you break it down it's a great deal!

We got a few wedding details worked out (like where the reception will be and what cupcakes we are ordering), but other than that we didn't get as much done as I was hoping. I guess that means we will have to make another trip in March or April ;)

On a side note, can I just tell you that watching all these wedding shows on TV is so much more fun when you're actually getting married?! My new favorite is "Four Weddings" on TLC. The whole time we've been planning our wedding I keep thinking what the other 'guest brides' would say, and then try to fix the issues. Weird, I know. But that's a good thing about waiting a year...you get to make all the changes you want :)