Venue Shopping Part II
Ding Ding! Round 2! I enjoyed reading all of your comments from yesterday’s post and couldn’t wait to get started on today’s. So let’s keep the love flowing! Today I’m going to focus on more AFFORDABLE...
View ArticleThis One’s for the Girls
Initially, I wanted all of my bridesmaids to wear the same dress. My vision was of an affordable tea-length, black dress that my seven beautiful friends would not only want, but love to wear again....
View ArticleA Little Fancy
This is what I picture when I think of our beautiful flower girl and handsome ring bearer. I want our flower girl to feel like she’s playing dress up! I put these outfits together using Polyvore- it...
View ArticleUPS Delivery!!!
Oh, how I loved yesterday! Our wedding invitations were delivered!!! I marked the free shipping box when we ordered them (which would also take the longest amount of time) and they came the next day!...
View ArticleWeekend Wedding
Before Mr. Espresso proposed, I had never thought much about what our future wedding would consist of, except for one thing- I wanted a weekend wedding. I loved watching movies and hearing about...
View ArticleDress Me Up
This dress by Tibi would make the perfect bridal shower dress. Photos 1 & 2 from Active Endeavors. Photo 3 from InStyleWeddings Do you find yourself purchasing several dresses for all your wedding...
View ArticleRelationship Day
Relationship Day is what we call the day Mr. Espresso proposed. December 21, 2007: After a long day of shuffling through crowds to finish our Christmas shopping, a spur of the moment date night was...
View ArticleThe Issue of Fire
About a month ago, I woke up out of a dead sleep, startled at what my mind had thought of unconsciously. To make sure I didn’t forget by morning, I ran to my desk in the dark, scribbled the word onto a...
View ArticleKate Spade, Wax Seals, and a Handle
Last week I was so excited to receive my bridal shower invitation in the mail. They’re the beautiful kelly green, Kate Spade invites that read, “Big Card, Small Party.” I love it! I already knew what...
View ArticleInvitation Decoration
In yesterday’s post, I professed my love for wax seals. So today, I’m going to show you how to use them. They can be found at most paper stores and in every design from animals to letters of the...
View ArticleRockin’ Wedding Gifts…Literally
A month after Mr. Espresso and I got engaged, we were lucky enough to receive our first wedding present. We hadn’t even thought of setting up a registry yet and we were already getting gifts- so...
View ArticleNo Nails McGee
Every time someone asks to see my ring, I think the same thought- “Don’t look at my nails, Don’t look at my nails.” You see- I struggle from this disease called… subconscious nail biting. It’s a...
View ArticleA Weekend of Good Bargains
On and off for the past 5 years, I have sold on e-bay as a second source of income. Besides selling for other people, I also scoured garage sales, estate sales, and flea markets for the perfect finds....
View ArticleLong vs. Round Tables
For as long as I’ve been thinking about them, I’ve wanted long instead of round tables. I like them. I think they’re different, and I like the family style eating associated with them. But now I’m...
View ArticleBusy Bee Brides
Planning a wedding is hectic enough, but add in work, school, health issues, house hunting, financial issues, and job hunting””and you have yourself one busy and time consuming schedule. In fact, since...
View ArticleI Had a Shower Yesterday
And not the bathing type either … but I did take one of those too. Yesterday I had my first (of two) bridal showers. And it was AWESOME! My bridesmaids definitely made it as personal as possible and...
View ArticleThe Espresso Invites Are Green… Not Espresso
This past week, I had the option of getting nothing done and blogging about how I was getting nothing done (probably would have been a bit repetitive and very boring), or not blogging and getting a lot...
View ArticleAnd the Invites are Done!
Let’s see, where did we leave off? Oh that’s right- I was staring at my box of invitations thinking, “I could polish this off tonight.” Muahahahahahahaha… oh contrare. In fact, I dedicated every night...
View ArticleThe White Dress… or Pearl in My Case
Time for the big reveal. I’ve kept my dress a secret until now, but here we go- let’s just get on with it. I went to 3 bridal stores before finding, “the one” as my mom likes to call it. The first...
View ArticleThe Mountains Will Be Alive With the Sound of Music
We’re less than 50 days away from the wedding and we just booked our entertainment. Who’s been procrastinating? But in this instance, we had to wait in hopes of getting our top choice. You see, back in...
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