Bye Bye 2012....

Fiscal Cliff.

End of the World.

Resolutions.

Uggghhhhhh I just want to move into 2013,
without all the drama. How about you?

Whew.. The Holidays

5 Months is Monday!

So what do you think? Are we ready to get married?  Monday the 24th will mark 5 months to go. I can't believe it.  January is going to be a very busy month for us. Things are going to start rolling along. Babe doesn't know what his up against. LOL Should I tell him.

It's the small things.....

We always think it's the BIG things that matter and as I go through this wedding process and life. I know it's the little details that are more important then you think.

I stare at our Christmas tree and yes its small, but it's just right for us. We have no need for a GIANT tree. If you have a giant tree don't get mad. I am not talking about you. Not at all. I think in life we tend to believe that everything should be LARGE and bigger than life.

365 days gone. 157 to go!!!

365 days ago my honey asked me to marry him.
In 157 days (a little less than 6 months) we will be Husband & Wife  ....

Invite Mickey & Minnie/ Cinderella & Prince Charming!!!

Invite the President!!!

Thanks to a friend she tagged me on Pinterest. You all know it. We all pin stuff like crazy. 

But she found this post about sending the President of the United States an invite to the wedding.

Busy ... Busy... Busy...

It's time to get serious. On December 24th we will have exactly 

FIVE WHOLE MONTHS until the BIG DAY!  In my mind I am freaking out.

We started this journey on December 17th and I can't believe it will be a year come Monday my handsome fiance proposed to me. I had sooo much time and now I feel like I have no time. 

Where did it all go that fast?

Good Morning....

Sorry there was no entry yesterday, but sometimes life is a little more important.  Today I will be back with another entry. So stay tuned. I got some stuff to share. My mind is going.
Talk to you soon. Have a good start to a wonderful day!!!


Sweet Talk & Love

Make Today Count...

What is Hannukkah?

Anyone who knows me knows that I love different cultures. I love to learn about them and share in their traditions. Hanukkah started at Sundown today. So in the spirit of Hanukkah here is a brief history lesson on what Hanukkah is. 

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Wedding Guest Etiquette

Reading all the blogs I've came up with some Wedding Guest Etiquette for everyone attending a Daytime Country Club wedding, such as ours. I shared these on our website months ago. Just thought I would share them with you today. Please remember I am not an expert.
This is simply what I've interpreted from the blogs I have read.
I hope they are helpful to you.

Quote

Love is our true destiny.

We do not find the meaning of life by
ourselves alone - we find it with another.

-Thomas Merton

Love Is You

We love Chrisette Michele.
This is a great song for a wedding ceremony.

Sweet Talk & Love

Let's Talk Cake

Cake ... Cake ... Cake...  we are down to our 5 month and its time to design our cake with our vendor .Rossmoor Pastries.  Just so happens with our wedding vendor our package includes a custom cake with to bakeries. We don't have to go out and contract with a bakery in the area to get our cake. Which means no extra money spent. YAY!  Rossmoor happens to be my favorite. We've been buying cakes from them since my sister got married twelve years ago. Man, have they been married that long. WOW. Ever since then I've bought my Niece a cake from them every birthday party in the park until she was nine. Now all she wants are slumber parties.

His Love!

It seems fitting, but I think I should talk about the Love that I am going to marry! After all it is the reason why I'm getting married.

His name is LeVell Charles McClain III.

No Big Macs, Please!

I've been trying my hardest not to create a Ronald McDonald's Wedding
out of our wonderful colors. I've gone out of my way to make sure of it.
Every single detail has a connection with each other.
Cause I've seen some crazy stuff searching the internet.

You're wondering how
I came up with those colors.

My inspiration - Indian weddings. 

The colorful Sari. 

The beauty. 

Reds & Golds.... 

Finding a Wedding Dress

I thought I would give a little incite to the whole wedding dress process. I am very fortunate to purchased my wedding dress in June 2012. Some thought it was too early, but I decided to go for it and get it. Did I settle? I don't know, time will tell.  What I do know is the craziness of  trying on dresses for the first time.

CASH BAR TACKY???

I was on a the WeddingChannel.com and happen across this blog about The 10 Biggest Wedding Mistakes  There was one that stood out for me. So I posted it on Facebook and how I felt about it. I also got others to sound off on how they felt. Here was the so called mistake.

MISTAKE #8: HAVING A CASH BAR

You've already paid for the food, music, and venue, so can't your friends just foot the bill for their own drinks?

Answer: No.

What it'll cost you: More than anything else, this one will cost you some serious wedding etiquette embarrassment. It's not acceptable to ask your guests to pay for anything -- ever -- at the reception. It can make you look tacky or cheap -- two words you do not want associated with your wedding day.

How to avoid it: If you're on a tight budget, consider limiting the bar options to beer and wine only, plus a signature cocktail. You can also limit the hours the bar will be open (shorten your reception) or ask about using bar brands instead of top shelf liquor. You might even consider hosting an afternoon or brunch reception, so guests drink less. It's all right to host a reception sans alcohol, but it's never okay to ask your guests to pay for their own drinks.

The Guest List (Part 2)

Yes, Yes, the guest list.  You wouldn't think anything would be so important. Well it is. It's basically your budget! Real talk... If you can't afford 150 guess at say $40 each, you need to reconsider who your inviting.

Trust me I had to do it. Every bride has to do it. The reality that your not Kim Kardashian and you can't have 500 people at your wedding and celebration. It's a hard reality, but you can do it. I am sure once you settle down you realize that $6000 is a lot to consider if your footing the bill yourself.  Coming up with $6000 plus all the other things you need is a lot of pressure to assume. So Breath! Now get organize. Find places that will give you a discount for having weddings on a Wednesday, Friday or Sunday. Even a holiday. I know someone who got married on the 4th of July. Everything was 50% off! Do your homework. Look for places that include the cake and the catering. That have vendors that have relationships with Djs or the Linens lady. Stay away from Wedding Season and plan ahead. Book early as they say. You'll benefit from it later. Don't be afraid to ask for help. There are plenty of people in the family that want to.

I'm Sorry...

For those that came back to see the 2nd part of yesterday's blog, I apologize. I had to deal with some health issues. Gotta be a healthy bride. I'll give you that advice tomorrow. PROMISE!

Have a good night!

Sweet Talk & Love

The Guest List (part 1)

It's day 172 and the guest list is mostly finalized. Although I find myself looking at it from time to time. Second guessing the individuals that I've added. Since we don't have unlimited funds we can not invite everyone. It is very hard to not feel guilty because you didn't invite the family friend that's watched you grow up in church since you were 9 years old. Or the girlfriend from your 5th job that you've become close with over the years. Sometimes I dislike the whole guest list experience............

Tomorrow I will dive into this guest list thing and maybe give some other Brides some advise I wish someone would have told me.

Until Monday.

Keep Talking.

Sweet Talk & Love

911 My Ring Isn't On My Finger.....

About 6 pm on Friday, November 30th we came back from getting our favorite meal El Pollo Loco. I walk to the hall closet to take off my jacket and I realized "IT'S NOT ON MY FINGER."  For a second I got dizzy and then everything went dark. I look at my finger again and it wasn't there.  No this couldn't be. What did I do??? Panic set in. I had to say it. I had to tell my Fiance what I discovered. GOD HELP ME.

So I quietly said, MY RING ISN'T ON MY FINGER.
He said, WHAT!!!!
I said it again, My Ring!! It isn't on my finger.
My loving Fiance went on a terror through they house, immediately asking the important questions. Where were you? Did you have it on when you came home? Do you think it's in your coat pocket?

I couldn't think the moment was too much. He was panicked and so was I. But I knew I had to get it together so we could get through this. His idea, we headed back to El Pollo Loco to begin the search. I just knew it wasn't there. For some reason I just knew it didn't slip off my hand in the middle of ordering food.
I looked every where in the parking lot.  On the ground... in the flower bed... in the puddle. And My Baby he was in El Pollo Loco making an announcement to the whole restaurant (He's so sweet).

Nothing.

Heading back to the house. I was in utter dismay. I could not believe it hasn't even been a year yet and the ring my Baby picked out for me and purchased was now lost. I felt 3 feet high. I wanted to run from this moment. I look over at him and he's in shock. God, will this nightmare ever end.

I felt so bad. I even said sorry to him. It is the only thing I could think of to soften the moment. I couldn't let this stand. We had to get the paperwork out and see exactly what the insurance covered. We get up stairs and I just wanted to die. I keep looking. Babe is looking at his paperwork. Chaos resumes. My mind couldn't stop going over where I was, what I was doing and how in GOD'S GREEN EARTH the ring just slipped off my finger. I am constantly looking at my finger. Is this the payment I get for losing 28 pounds. I knew I should have gotten that ring re-sized. God Help Me.

I am looking.

I retraced my steps again. I looked on the floor. Then I thought look in the bag from CVS. Just maybe it came off when you pulled out the Cough Syrup. I look down and behold.... There it was. I didn't believe it. So I looked again.

There is was.

I don't remember anything after that. All I know is I called for my Babe and shoved it on my finger. He was so happy he screamed some appreciative exclamations as he hugged me.

He hugged me twice and kissed me. At that moment all I could do is... cry.

911 I found my ring. It's on my finger!!!!

Let's Talk ...

Yes, We're talking.....  Our First Blog!!! 

Oh my this is my very first blog ever. I am kinda excited. This is something new for me so I hope I don't disappoint.

So I know your asking what is our blog about. Well can we say everything we can talk about!! I know, I know... Slow down Stacy.

Right now we are currently in the middle of planing our Wedding. It is less than 6 months away... OMG!! Did I mention how excited I am!!!

Sorry.. focus!!! But since he popped the question on December 17, 2011, I set up a Facebook page for our fans to show our journey. I often post a lot of pictures and ideas I see out there. Plus, little things pertaining to our wedding. I think I do a pretty good job. So blogging was just the next logical step to getting the word out about weddings, event planning, life, love, happiness and maybe helping a future or current bride along the way. Heck, I might even let the fiance write one or two. This whole process has been a BIG LEARNING experience for us.
I want others to know how abnormal you become. Trust me it's normal. Plus maybe I can give some good ideas that might save money, time and some sanity!

And no worries fellas Weddings are not the only things we'll be talking about...

I hope you come along with us as share the next 175 days before our first and biggest adventure together yet. 

SOOO!!!!

Sweet Talk & Love