Randy to the Rescue

       In case you didn't know - I had the wonderful oppurtunity to buy my dress with the professional guidance of Randy Fenoli on his new TLC show "Randy to the Rescue" - to premiere this summer. Yes this summer, that means BEFORE my wedding. EEEK!

Myself, Randy Fenoli, Sister & Mom Post filming for "Randy to the Rescue"

       Michelle, my fabulous consultant e-mailed me the link to a promo of the video with us in it! YAY! Now the clip is rather long for an average clip, but if you fast forward to about 2:08 you will see blonde haired little me, and my dad "Turtleneck"! Unfortunately, I can't embed the video, but here is the link:
http://www.the33tv.com/videogallery/68317135/News/Randy-Fenoli-from -

My fabulous fiance there in the background for the filming! {No he did not see the dress :-P}

I have a few blog posts in the making, but if you are interested in more photos and details check out my Moms Blog: Farm Life Lessons
She has 4 Posts with details from her perspective {And she is a wonderful writer!}

1. Day 1 of "Randy to the Rescue"



Browsing dresses they had on display - each rack was a different designer



     2.   Day 2 of "Randy to the Rescue" - Wrapping up filming- or so we thought

Getting their "Before" shot of me prior to purchasing my dream dress! No pressure with everyone huddled around the camera staring lol

      3.   2nd round of filming "Randy to the Rescue" -the "booster package"

      4.   Part 2 of round 2 for filming "Randy to the Rescue" - note my mom had major dental work prior to this booster package so sadly she was not able to fully partake in the filming, but enjoy the photos!



Where the booster package filming took place -Henry's parent's new farm! {Henry keeps correcting me since I keep mistakenly calling it a "ranch" like their place in Hico was - apparently there is a difference - this is a "farm", not a "ranch" - well Paaaaardon me! hmph! lol}



 More details regarding our experience from my point of view to follow! :-)

Wedding Inspired Wednesday {No. 5} DIY Wedding Projects

          I love DIY Projects! I like being able to look at a piece of art, decoration, furniture & know my hard work, my own two hands, made that. I want my wedding to be the same way. I want to walk into that venue & see my hard work put together - I want people to know that this wedding was truly about Henry & myself, not what a florist or wedding designer came up with & put together for us. SO - here are some DIY wedding projects I have found browsing various blogs & of course, .


        One blog I have recently become a huge fan of is The Bride's Cafe - The author of the blog, Janie, is one talented lady & I never cease to find something inspiring! She has a wonderful page for DIY Projects & her DIY - Escort Card Box is one of those projects I can't wait to put my own spin on!

DIY - Escort Card Box - this set up is perfect for our wedding theme! Anyone could put a spin on it though - replace the moss with a simple bed of flowers for a spring wedding, sand and seashells for a beach wedding, fake snow or a bed of white glitter for a winter wedding - the options are endless with just a little imagination!

         Another wonderful DIY project idea from her blog - DIY - Mossy Monogram.

Now this isn't the quickest DIY - it will take a bit of effort & patience, but I think will be well worth it in the long run for the craft-loving Brides who want their own special touches added to their wedding day.

        Another wonderful wedding blog is Project Wedding - this blog has a TON of DIY ideas to be inspired by. The one I chose to re-post is the Semi-DIY Pocket Fold Wedding Invitation I found via Pinterest!

I  plan on doing my own invites for the wedding, so tutorials like this are helpful. She even provides a helpful website to buy well priced pre-made pocket envelopes http://www.cardsandpockets.com/.

If you are a local DIY Bride looking to make your own invites -or any part of your event stationary - another helpful place to go to is Paper Planet! What is Paper Planet? A crafty girls mini-heaven! You can buy hand-crafted rolls of paper - way cheaper than Hobby Lobby or Michaels with BEAUTIFUL original options! - You can even put in orders for more of your favorites if they don't have the full amount you need. They have envelopes of all sizes & colors, 8 x 11 pages of all colors & textures, weekend How-To classes - including a wedding invitation how-to class! - & one of the best things of all....they have a large work table & a wonderfully large paper-cutter for cutting those large sheets of paper you may have just bought that you can rent out for $25/4 hrs!!! That's a pretty sweet deal to me! Even if you aren't the crafty bride or person, well they have pretty crafty employees that can design any part of your stationary for any event from the simplest pieces to doing everything! It's worth it just to go look even if you don't intend to buy. Their website is currently being revamped, but you can also check out their Facebook page: Paper Planet Facebook

A photo of a wall in Paper Planet's store with large sheets of the custom hand-crafted paper! Photo courtesy of the Paper Planet website! :-)

          I hope these few DIY projects are enough to get your crafty-engines going! Be sure to check out those blogs for even MORE ideas. They are truly amazing - and well written! :-) Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday!

Brazos Valley Bridal Show Spring 2012

         Our final two vendors are paid for!! YAY! Below is our FINAL vendors list:

Location {Ceremony & Reception}:
Double Creek Crossing - the fabulous owner: Leah



Entrance to Double Creek Crossing



Looking over to the reception area from the ceremony area

Looking out over the reception area and surrounding land from the entrance of the reception area

Photographer:

Michelle Peyronet with Peyronet Photography

Videography:
Cinema Candy


Rachel & Ryan from Cinema Candy on Vimeo.
A video clip from a wedding at Double Creek Crossing by Cinema Candy
        We were so excited to book Cinema Candy! Our alcohol bill came back $1,000 cheaper (Yea if you know us, it is probably hard to believe it came back $1,000 cheaper and not $1,000 over lol) We hadn't budgeted for a videographer and were having major regrets from what we heard from others - so when we stumbled upon Cinema Candy at the Bridal Show we handed over our credit card without hesitation and booked them! So excited!!! :-)


Rentals/Wedding Planner/Wedding Coordinator:
Lacey Baze with Details

Wedding assisted by Details at Double Creek Crossing

Caterer:
Buppy's
Finally booked the caterer at the show too! We are excited to have Buppys cater our rehearsal dinner and reception dinner - they are phenomenol with fabulous food choices. We will have a split menu to cater to our theme of "City Girl Meets Country Boy" - Pecan Crusted Fried Chicken vs. Grilled Salmon with sides to match! Can't wait!


Alcohol:
JJ's

Luke with JJ's will be helping us provide our specialty cocktail served in Mason Jars - Pumpkin Mojito

Cake:
Cinderella Stories

Photo "booth":
MyLivePhotos

We loved this concept because you can fit more people into the shot! Its a backdrop with a flat screen TV facing you to see, either you can click the hand held clicker to snap photos or the attendant can, then there is also a flat screen facing the party so they can see what you are doing - while photos aren't being taken, the ones already taken are on a slide-show mode. Photos are then made available immediately online that night for direct downloading. Props and different color backdrops available :-)

So there you go! Of course floral and stationary will be done by myself and fabulous family/friends - so stay tuned for those as they begin falling into place. <3

Oh the Joys of Life!

        Boy was this a fun filled weekend! My lovely Fiance and I had the pleasure of seeing, "The Vow" --> LOVED! However, while trying to enjoy our wonderful Friday night movie date a blocked number was calling & I received a few texts from a website that allows you to text semi-anonymously. How rude! What was even more rude were what the texts said - Please read below:

Well old friend - if youve never been to my "retarded" blog - how do you indeed know it is retarded? And how do you know it is so much like hers?

Oh I also brush my teeth, get myself dressed, and carry a purse - does that mean I copy her on that too? Really? I am sorry but there are A LOT of people who craft and blog - HELLO HAVE YOU NOT SEEN PINTEREST? LOL Good lord. I guess Audra has just invented everything - all on her own! You go girl!



I think you old friend are the one who needs to do the moving on - its been over 3 YEARS - come on now.



For being my old friend - you sure don't know me very well - for not meeting Audra - you know her TOO WELL....CREEPY!

It is obviously killing you to know that not only are WE happy, but they possibly are too. You must be very alone old friend.



The continuation of my text response, "...her' and bc you got my number."



"...you are?"

         Some people just can't move on. Unfortunately, the IP address in all the messages is the actual senders IP address - if the old friend could read - so after basic tracking, we have narrowed down the person.

         Henry and I have been having discussions regarding babies a lot recently {more like the past year} - seeing as how we will be married in October and want a fall baby, we will begin trying for our first little gremlin late December - early Janurary :-) Can't wait! - I truly hope that we raise our kids to know better than to pull stunts like this. I mean if I knew my daughter was reflecting the way I raised her by sending bullying text messages like this to someone I would have a heart-attack! This shows this {girl} has absolutely no class, no manners, and is purely bored with her own life, so she must fill it with the joys of others - but instead of being happy for others, she must fill her void by trying to bring them down. Pity. 
         Luckily, my fabulous mom raised me better than this. I feel sorry for the {girl} who feels she must treat others this way. I hope your void is filled soon so you, yourself can live a happy life - rather than try to tear others down.
         Another great thing - this has caused Henry and I to reminisce on some of the most fabulous parts of our relationship + more to come - like our BAD-A HONEYMOON. We have spent countless hours laughing and joking {if you have seen SNL you will get this - said in dramatic voice} "Don't make me love you! - You're making me love you!" - It was also rather comforting at our Bridal Show to have numerous vendors tell us how cute we were, how sweet he was to me, how in love we are- At dinner we had someone ask us how we seemed to be so in love, what did we do? Every time he walked by we were smiling ear to ear, etc. I don't need some {girl} telling ME how I feel about MY FIANCE. I know. I didn't settle. I moved on and found something better. Much better. I found a MAN - my Texas man: the hunting, fishing, cooking, non-cheating, non-abusive, sweet, goofy, intelligent, FAMILY loving MAN. Not only did I find a great man, I found a wonderful man with a "sane" family that is composed of some of the most goofy, generous, selfless people God has put on this earth. I am blessed - I don't need anyone telling me "who I am" - I know, my friends know, my family knows. That is all that matters.