I found this awesome website via a facebook ad that does a unique twist for a guestbook only its a picture frame that your guests can engrave their name on it!! It's so unique and creative! We are thinking of purchasing it for our wedding when it comes up!! Here's the link!  http://www.idoengravables.com/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Web&utm_campaign=Facebook+Ads

Trying to think things through since a lot has changed throughout the years. I know for certain we are thinking of a wedding again. Financially may be impossible but trying for Oct 8, 2016. Not official yet since we don't have the money to book the facilities to have them at. But still shooting for the Buhl Mansion for ceremony on the stairway and then reception would be at the University Club. Once these venues are booked, then off to sailing on spending $$ we go. lol Thinking more than likely our caterer would be a cousin of ours who loves to cook so that'll save us money right there. Budget is less than $5k and there was a couple centerpieces i was looking at. Also, found the cake i wanted too. lol This lady who makes cakes was at a bridal show my aunt (also engaged and getting married in May 2016) and I went to. She has a Facebook page (Kim's Confections). I really like it and found a beautiful princess type cake.

 Now i was given the notion of my fiancee that only 50 would be at the wedding (i might just sneak in a little more at the reception without him knowing lol). So Here are the photos of some centerpieces i was thinking of THIS time around and also the cake that i LOVE so its a MUST HAVE type thing lol.  I guess you would say it's kind of going to be a princess type theme. lol

updates...

Since April 2013, a lot have been going on. We haven't talked about having a wedding at all since 2012. Which is okay but financially, we have nothing for the wedding and it would be okay to actually save up. NOW, my brother on the other hand is getting married this year. I think May 2014. I have seen bits and pieces of the wedding and I heard she wants to get live peacocks for the reception and I'm a bit worried about that for the kids' sake. BUT, was able to snag a pic of the bridesmaids dresses and wanted to see what y'all thought of it. It's not a great picture but at least it's A picture!! She purchased it online which I wont ever do again!! Please comment!

Possible bridesmaids dresses

We were just going through some Alfred Angelo dresses and we came across these dresses... Fiancee really like the BERRY color dresses here... kind of redish-purple...with either ivory or champagne color to it.
http://www.alfredangelo.com/collections/productdisplay.aspx?productID=0fb9a8c5-e7a8-460d-af70-309fa2658761&categoryID=772f03c9-de43-4942-bfa0-da77e21ebd65&pg=4&colorId1=2f90fe09-fc5e-4d63-a4a9-42247543b4ca

http://www.alfredangelo.com/collections/productdisplay.aspx?productID=e20c87e4-ea86-4f3e-a34a-cc8d928f6f39&categoryID=772f03c9-de43-4942-bfa0-da77e21ebd65&pg=5&colorId1=2f90fe09-fc5e-4d63-a4a9-42247543b4ca


We had the bridesmaids try on a few dresses and thought i'd put them on here for you all to see as well..

 

Delay...

There is now a delay in the wedding due to alot going on and also with christmas and whatnot. So we are now going to wait until 2014.

Since there is alot of ideas and things that i have been thinking of doing for the wedding, its throwing off the budget more. So instead of getting rid of it all, we decided to just push back the wedding for AUGUST 24, 2013!!

My flowergirl, MY DAUGHTER, Chloe and her dress.

These are the other dresses she tried on:

make up/ hair trial

Make up and trials along with me in the dress I had potentially wanted to buy but got conflicted between the dresses I had origionally tried on (liked the first one with Tulle and that belt looking design across the waist). Shows the back of the up do which i really liked as well as the makeup.. loved the fake lashes minus the eyeballs being poked at the end of the day which i believe it was because i was wearing my glasses too close to them.

another dress

other dresses

Here are the other dresses that made me think I should just buy a newer dress for the wedding. This is the older dress: