Finishing Touches

I am excited to announce that we should have everything done by the end of spring break! Tonight I booked a dinner at Harry and Izzy's for 7:30 for Daniel and I after the reception, along with a hotel room at the Omni Hotel!

Earlier this week I received my wedding shoes, sparkly heels from Juicy. Along with the invitations I got printed for the Bachelorette Party!

Soon we will be meeting with the florist! I can't decide on what flowers I want.

Also, all three bridesmaid have their dresses ordered!

Check out some pictures at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2076476&id=1160010056&l=b5502287e5

Tutus for the Flower Girls?

So Daniel & I are pretty unique, we hide it for the most part :-) But my wedding is part carnival/ soda shop themed. Lindsay was on etsy.com (the best new website in the world!) And she found some tutus, these are my favorites. Other ones can be found at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/FairyWonderful?page=1

Cakes

I am torn between 2 cakes:
please leave a comment with your choice

i fell in love with this one right after we got engaged


i fell in love with this one a few days ago, and would match the wedding perfectly, its cover with rock candy

Save the Dates are Out!*

We are excited to announce that the first batch of save the dates are out! They were designed by Daniel & myself and printed through 123print.com The image on the card is the image of Daniel proposing to me on Hunting Beach, California!

We have also put down deposits for the reception hall (American Legion), Ashley Nelson Photography, DJ Troy Hanna, have our videographer (Glenn Pratt), and setting a deposit for 4 Fun Fotos (a photo booth). I also plan on designing a candy bar and a kids coloring table. I am also hoping to get a cotton candy machine!

I bought my dress at Davids Bridal the first of December and last weekend Ashley (maid of honor) bought her dress! It is a light blue with a white accent bought through Alfred Angelo. We have an appointment for the other two bridesmaids (Lindsay Terry & Kayleigh Risk) for Sunday February 20th.

We know what the cake will look like, along with the cake toppers I just won through ebay. We have not decided a baker yet or cater. The reception theme is a soda/candy shoppe theme! Keep your eyes out for the invitations, also designed by Daniel and myself.

Our honeymoon flight and hotel are booked for Orlando. We plan on spending four days at Disneyworld, one day at Universal Studios and leaving Saturday open to relax before we head back to Indiana. We are very excited for everything! I will try harder to keep up with this blog!*~

Its been awhile*

So, it has been awhile! The end of the summer went out on a high note: we moved in together and Michael & Kayleigh got married! This fall as been great, our apartment looks great and wedding planning has officially started. The dress was bought from David's Bridal and now is hanging up at my parents house. The church is booked for a 1:30pm traditional Lutheran wedding and the reception site is booked at the Brownsburg American Legion. The guest list is at 200 people, but not finalized. Save the dates are designed and will be sent out after Christmas!

I promise to keep in better touch!

the FIRST Dress*

My sister and I were on our way to Walmart for a quick errand, we took Main Street and passed that little boutique. I had noticed a dress a week ago with lots of beading that looked so pretty. So my sister talked me into trying it on. I should have had her take my picture, since it was the first dress. But although the beading was gorgeous it was just to much, I want something simple and classic so the search officially begins, today marks the day I tried on MY FIRST WEDDING DRESS! (above picture is not the dress i tried on)

Paris Plates*

Isn't it awesome? I bought a set of four today at "Sur la Table" to be the main dishes for our dinning room! I have been looking for a Paris set for the last few months. I also bought these napkin rings!*~

Check Out

Check out my blog about everything else besides Daniel & I...

http://99yellowbug.blogspot.com/

enjoy!*~

Change of Plans

The past few days Daniel has had to tell many of you that he will not be interning out in California for the summer. It has been very hard as a couple to figure out what to do and how to handle reactions. We do not like to disappoint anyone, but we believe Daniel is making the right choice. Doing this internship he was not going to get to be creative and the companies were expecting him to be there longer then a few months. If Warner Brother's contacts him and is okay with him only being there a summer, he'll be out there without even thinking about it!
His dad was going to have to pay for his Muncie apartment no matter where he was, so Daniel will be staying in Muncie. For the next few weeks he will continue to work with BSU to make a alumni video. He will also be getting ready to film the Fall of Gotham (set for this fall), be the President of Cardinal Filmworks (just announced tonight) and a couple of his own projects.

The only thing Daniel & I are sure of is:
We love each other
We are moving in together this fall
&
We will work hard allowing us to accomplish whatever we decide for our future

Moving to California in the next few years is not be disregarded. I personally do not like the snow of Indiana. Daniel also has made a few contacts with filmmakers in Chicago and would love to work on the third Batman movie that should be filming in Chicago next summer through the fall. We live with so many opportunities and we will definitely be using them.

Busy times*

I am currently sitting outside of Daniel's Media Law class. I was his passenger on his way back to BSU last night. Our current plan is to leave the campus around 3:15 (after his PE class) and head to the airport. He has a 6:15pm flight to Burbank. He has an interview tomorrow at 11am at Appian Way, a company owned by Leonardo Dicaprio, which deals on picking what movies he will be apart of. Then at 1pm he has another interview (at the moment I can't remember the company). Then he has to go to LAX to catch a flight home!

Today I also booked my flight for May 14, the day I head back to Indiana after driving with Daniel to Los Angeles! More on that later~ we will be spending the summer apart though! Bittersweet....

Julie & Julia

I am not much of a reader, but I do own a copy of Julie and Julia. When the movie was in theaters Daniel and I saw it together. I was really pleased with how the movie turned out. Anyways, I re-watched it tonight and while doing so I looked up recipes for Daniel and I to fix this fall.

Neither of us are really good at cooking. I never cook, never felt the urge to until recently, but I only want to cook with Daniel. Daniel never had to cook until California. That was a funny experience that dealt with a lot of burnt of food. So we ended up eating out a lot. But this time I want us to cook for experience. We aren't one of those couples that starts a fight if one of us messes up, so I think it would be something fun. We have to spend the money on food anyways, while not make it something special we do together.

So stay tuned for this fall and our adventures with cooking!!*

Cheap Find*

I was hungry for lunch yesterday so I drove to Wendy's to get a Junior Bacon Cheeseburger and I decided to walk into the Dollar Tree. I found this little bird as a cute little decoration, plus I bought three more* (He's sitting on magnets from Paris) Maybe a cute cake topper with another bird?*

Guest Book Pens

When we were shopping in Scottsdale on Saturday morning Daniel & I found these pens at Anthropologie! While in our apartment I might stick them in some fake flowers, but for the wedding they would be perfect as guest book pens!

trip to phoenix

Yesterday Daniel and I got back from Phoenix where we visited his mom and saw Muse in concert (twice). The above picture is Daniel & I hanging by the pool while Starla and Bruce were still at work on Friday. We were outside for about an hour and a half, soaking in the sun. Once they returned from work we went to Roka Akor, a Japaneses restaurant where we allowed Bruce to order for us. Of course I enjoyed the California Roll, and there was another one I liked, I should have asked for the name. From there we headed to downtown Phoenix for Daniel's favorite band (they are in my top 5).
The above picture was taken at the beginning of the concert. We were seated in row 11, which was perfect since the stage was higher then normal. The three towers behind us was actually a cloth that was dropped down once the band, who was inside the cloth, started playing. They had blocks that raised them up and down that also were used as projector screens. Hopefully Daniel will have some time to edit a video from the clips I filmed, the whole concert was amazing. I was not screaming or jumping up and down like so many other people, but it was midnight Indiana time and I had been up since 6am. All four of us had a great time though!! On Saturday we slept in til 10am there time (1pm our time)! But it was much needed! We spent the first two hours shopping at a nice outdoor mall of which the side walks were lined with colorful flowers that smelled beautiful. I ended up getting two sun dresses. Starla bought me a few things, including some earrings for Micheal and Kayleigh's wedding! Our afternoon was spent golfing! The picture below is at the beginning of the outing. These was only my second time golfing, so I didn't succeed. My favorite part was driving the golf cart with Starla as my passenger and seeing all the cute bunnies! Daniel did good comparing he just started golfing last summer and hasn't golf since!
On Sunday we picked up Bruce's daughter, Alex, to come with us to a radio station concert that was hosting a few bands, we went for 30 Seconds to Mars and Muse. Before we saw Percy Jackson and the Lighting Theft, which was good. It made me want to learn about the Greek Gods. The picture of us below is us sitting in the back of the concert field waiting for our bands to play. once we got there we realized it was definitely not in our comfort zone and we should have just spent the day with his mom! We listened to a few songs from Muse (the last band of the night) but as soon as a huge fight broke out next to us, we realized it was time to head, plus we still had a two hour drive back to Scottsdale!

Late Spring is the perfect time to visit the Phoenix area! The weather was perfect and because of all the rain from the winter the flowers were gorgeous! It is always great to visit with Starla and catch up on all the family gossip! Plus Bruce and Alex are great people, who I hope stay in her life for awhile! She is flying in for Mother's Day weekend! And hopefully I will see her this summer before or after Daniel is in LA.

View more pictures at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2045908&id=1160010056&l=81ca39499c

Getting ready for Phoenix*

Tomorrow morning Daniel and I will be heading to Phoenix to visit his mom and see our favorite band Muse (British band, who rarely tours in the US), twice! His mom has taken care of us and as far as I know as always supported our relationship. As a couple this will be our 5th visit to her in Phoenix, but the first at Bruce's home in Scottsdale. I have only been around Bruce twice and we like him for the one fact- that he takes care of her and makes her happy. She needs someone to take care of her and we are luckily that she has found someone who completes her. We have heard from Lindsay that Bruce's house has a lot of character, she wrote about it in her blog http://punkinandbean.blogspot.com/2010/02/vacation-diaries-part-2-zoo-mchugh.html.
So, Daniel and I have had a busy week and we are really looking forward to coming! Daniel and I also get to meet Bruce's only daughter, Alexandria, who we are friends with on Facebook. I will either be blogging while there or shortly after I get back. Phoenix, here we come!*~

Our Bedroom theme*

We decided to do our upcoming apartment bedroom like our wedding with the love birds in nature. The above picture is a little bird bath that I found at Micheal's Craft store. It only cost me $5! Below is the pillow we found at Walmart for $13.
The bedding below is the bedding we planning on buying. Since it is so green a lot of the stuff in the room will be brown, tan, and wood.
The picture below is something we would like to put over the bed. I am not sure if we will go with the one below, but it gives you an idea! (found on etsy.com)

Wedding Theme*

Below is the theme and colors we've decided for our wedding next Spring* But likely we will try to find a blue that matches*

David Gray Concert

For Valentine's Day I got Daniel & I tickets for the David Gray concert, on which we enjoyed tonight! I have only heard his newest songs when I listened to them at Daniel's apartment. So I only knew about three songs which were popular enough to be on the radio. But I was just happy enough to be holding his hand on a Wednesday night. :-)

Announcement of the Wedding Party

Tonight I officially invited Daniel's sister Lindsay and Daniel's future sister in-law, Kayleigh into our wedding party. The above picture is the card along with a pair of bird earrings that I gave to Ashley (my sister) on Friday. All three girls received the card along with the pair of earrings. This also means we will be adding Matthew Terry (Lindsay's husband) and Matthew Wilburn (practically my brother) along side Micheal (Daniel's brother). The wedding will be either spring break of 2011 or in May or June of 2011. It will depend on the college schedules and how well Daniel's internship goes.
This also means that Daniel and I will be moving in together this fall. We are looking at moving into Mill Pond which is less then a mile away from Daniel's current apartment. I would still be attending classes and keeping my job that I have in Indy, but obviously using more gas. You can visit Mill Pond's website at http://www.yournextplacetolive.com/details.aspx?c=777mp&pt=1. It is a cute little place. So in the next few months I plan on focusing on buying a dress and using extra money to buy some furniture for our place! We are going with a nest/bird theme for our bedroom, a palm tree bathroom, and a Paris/France theme in the living room along with the kitchen and dinning area! Stay tuned for previews and pictures!

*late happy st. patty day*

sorry for the lateness- yesterday was St. Patrick's day!

Daniel & I celebrated it by meeting up at Buffalo Wild Wings by Castleton Mall. Then we walked around the mall & I bought 2 Paris theme bags! Why don't we celebrate something French?!? I think Daniel & I will have to make our own French holiday! At least we wore green...

I also got blond highlights*