Wedding Wednesday

Yesterday Dan and I ventured out to check off another thing on our wedding to do list. This time is was figuring out our wedding cake.

Dan was pretty excited thinking that we would get to do the cake tasting, but that is for another day. Instead we got to do a drawing of what our cake was going to look like, and price it out. Our wedding will not be small in size, but spending the original quote of $1300 on a wedding cake seemed a bit crazy. When we left the store we have worked it down to almost half of that, but I just hope that our guests eat it!

My inspiration came from this photo, lets just hope that it turns out!

Wedding Wednesday

While out taking engagement pictures we had to not only take some with our family dog Bud, but my cow Elle was also on the list of must haves.

Not many people have a request like this, but our photographers were all for it. Luckily Elle is a baby, super quiet, loves attention, and would do anything for a scratch. Elle has had her picture taken many times both at our house and down in the USA where she came from. However, I am not sure that she ever seen herself getting pictures like this done.

Elle and Nina because pretty good friends, and lets just say Elle is not camera shy!

Wedding Wednesday

A few weeks ago Dan and I headed out for an afternoon of pictures. My friend Jade from the Naked Lip was over that morning doing some make-up, and soon enough we were off and running.

Because our photographers are coming from the USA, it just was not practical to have them come and do engagement photos as well. Dan had a good friend who does photography in Edmonton, and they were the perfect option to do our photos.

3 hours later we had been to the farm, the pasture and the lake to snap some pictures. We just got them all back this week and are having a really hard time narrowing down to just a few to use for the wedding!

Eng’s Ramble# 1

I figured my first rambling session should be about the day I decided to propose to Stacy. Once I decided that I wanted to take the plunge and ask Stacy to get married, I took my mom to look at rings. Stacy had gone before to look at some so that I could have some sort of an idea as to what she wanted, but after seeing the ones she picked I wasn’t totally happy with any of them. After a long day of searching and deliberation (it was probably only an hour or two TOPS, but for a guy like me shopping for jewellery this is a really long time) I definitely found the one I wanted. Being the stubborn male I am, once I find something I like, or get an idea in my head, it’s usually set for good and this was no different. This whole shopping ordeal was in April and I finally got the ring in July….


Buying the ring was one thing, but now deciding when and how to give it to Stacy was going to be another. Most people thought I was going to ask her when we took a trip to Hawaii in May but that obviously didn’t happen. Even if I had the ring I probably wouldn’t have since everyone thought I was going to and I would like at least a little surprise. After humming and hawing about it for quite a while, I decided I’d do it before the Garth Brooks concert at the Stampede. We met because of Garth’s show in Vegas and we were going to be surrounded by friends and family the whole weekend so I figured it’d be perfect.


Of course, the whole asking thing was just brutal. I text my sister earlier in the week to pitch my final idea to her just to make sure I wasn’t totally out to lunch. She loved the idea and timing so I figured that was the green light. I had no doubt that she would say yes (you can say that sounds cocky but she did buy a house with me so saying no wouldn’t make a whole lot of sense), but just the thought of actually putting a ring on her finger definitely sent things to a whole new level. I was on the deck having a cigar and was on about my third beer when my sister sent a text the night before asking if I was nervous. When dawn broke the next morning, I asked her before we left for Calgary and she said yes!! This was a massive weight off my shoulders and we got to spend the rest of the weekend with friends and family. It was definitely one of the best weekends of my life.

Wedding Wednesday

Today's Wedding Wednesday is all about flowers.

I really love flowers, but think that they are such a waste of money. I have been quoted saying that they just die anyway so why bother buying them....

However, no wedding is complete without some flowers, and these are just some that I am loving for wedding inspiration!

Wedding Wednesday

As with any big event, great vendors and suppliers are just as important as any planning. This includes the team that will help to make you and your bridal party look the best they can for the big day.

Luckily I have someone already on my side when it comes to the hair part of the day. Not many girls can say that their hairdresser is someone on speed dial and there whenever you need them. For me that is Will, and he has been my hair dresser for the last 5 years.

The day before Dan & I got engaged I was at the salon getting my hair cut my Will. I wanted to cut it a bit shorter for the summer, and he kept saying, "What about your wedding hair?". Regardless we still cut it, and it has been great for the summer. Although I will be growing my hair for the next year, I know that Will and his team will make us all look great for the wedding!

If you are in Edmonton, or surrounding area, make sure to look up either of Will's salons and trust me you will not be disappointed!

Coolest Day Ever!

This year we were all really excited to go to the Calgary Stampede and spend a few days with our friends down in Calgary. Dan had got 6 tickets to the Garth Brooks concert, and we were really excited to have a little mini summer vacation.

Dan & I had met in Vegas when we both went down with mutual friends to see Garth Brooks. The show was amazing and we had a great time hanging out. Long story short, we started dating, bought and house together and things were going great.

The morning we were to head to Calgary, we had plans to meet up with Dan's brother and one of his best friends for breakfast. We kind of had a lazy morning, and after talking about the concert later that night, he popped the question! After a whirlwind day of lots of phone calls, congratulations, a new job (will share about that later on), and the concert, it was by far the best day of my life!

Our wedding is set for September 14, 2013, so we will have lots of time to plan and share some fun details with you until the big day!

The Games Room

While we were in Iowa for Jon and Crystal's wedding we stayed at Jon's parents house. Not only do they have a beautiful acreage, and house, but they have the coolest basement in the world!

Welcome to the games room. It is everyone's dream fun place. Everything from VLT's to shuffle board, to bowling and pinball. Out of any place that we spent time I think that we might have spent the most time in this kick ass basement.

Oh and the best part? I beat Jon in bowling, so much for him being a bowling champ!

The Hats of The Royal Wedding

The Royal Wedding

Well the Royal Wedding has come and gone, and I can say that I as crazy enough to wake up at 4am to watch future King and Queen of England be married.
So here is a little Coles Notes recap of my thoughts from the big day!

1. The Dress

Where else are you going to start. Since the day they announced their engagement it has been on everyone’s mind who will design Kate’s dress, and what will it look like? I knew all along she would pick a British designer as it would be the right thing to do, and I really hope that she would pick my favorite designer Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen to do the design. Well my wish came true.

The dress was…. OK. It was a perfectly fine dress, fit her like a glove. However, I can’t be a bit under whelmed by it all. Compared to Diana’s dress, it looks like it came from the bargain rack. There was no drama, no wow factor, and that is what McQueen is all about.

2. The Bouquet

Along with a dramatic gown, I was really hoping Kate would hold an amazing bouquet of flowers. Instead, we were treated to something that looked like she had picked it out of a field on the way to the church.

Later I learned this little piece of information:

The flower meanings in the bouquet are:

                 • Lily of the valley – Return of happiness

                 • Sweet William – Gallantry

                 • Hyacinth – Constancy of love

                 • Ivy – Fidelity; marriage; wedded love; friendship; affection

                 • Myrtle – The emblem of marriage; love

3. The Jewelry

Middleton wore a tiara belonging to the Queen herself. The Cartier “halo” tiara was made in 1936 and given to Queen Elizabeth on her 18th birthday as a gift from her mother. She also dawned small white gold and diamond earrings. A far departure from the rumors that she would be raiding Diana’s jewelry box for the special day.

4. The Guests

I will let the photos do the speaking here. But man there were some great dressed people at this event. I have to say the Beckham’s blew everyone else away though.

Item of the Week #5

I have a love of wedding dresses. No I am not getting married, but I think that they really are beautiful. There are so many different designs, styles, and shapes to choose from

This particular dress is my favorite of the moment. It is simple and el

What A Dissapointmnet

I hate babies breath. No if, ands, or buts about it. I think that it is cheap, tacky, ugly, and just plain wrong.

I have been know to be the girl when a bouquet of flowers, especially roses, come to the office or for a friend, i pull out all of the babies breath. It just looks so much better!

This morning as I was going through my blog roll I came across a blog about wedding flowers. I clicked to read to find myself in absolute disgust.

Take a look and see for yourself. Trust me you will never find this at any of my events, no matter how cool and trendy they think it is!

101 in 1001 Update

For my 101st blog, I thought it would be appropriate to do an 101 in 1001 update!!

#5- Use me SLR cameral once a month
So I havnt been using it all that much, but I did take it to Winter Light with me. Hope to use it some more soon, I forgot how much fun it can be.

#38- Attend a festival in Edmonton
Shaun and I went to WinterLight! It was really cool to see. Brett and I also went to see the Olympic torch in Edmonton. So technically I went to 2!

#72- Learn new office database
As some of you know I started a new job last week. I have officially learned the new database so #72 is stroked of the list!

#73- Develop a look book
I have a habit/hobby of buying wedding books. I love to look at them and gain ideas and inspiration for my event. I have started to tear the pages out and create a folder of some of my favorite ideas. It is pretty fun to flip through and see them all.

#93- Wear a different pair of shoes everyday of the week
So this was a fun one! Especially getting back into the office. Here is a rundown of the shoes that I wore: White Puma Runners, Pink Barbie Heels, Zebra Barbie Heels, Silver Heels, Black Heels, Black Runners, White Heels

I have been able to stroke off lots of my items lately, now I just need to get on the travel ones!

Oh Weddings...

I was going through my list of blogs that I follow, and came across these photos. I love this wedding, and the photography is amazing as well.

Hope you enjoy!

http://greenweddingshoes.blogspot.com/2009/11/real-wedding-brit-daniels-fun-wedding.html

101 in 1001 update

I am now on my way to accomplishing some of my 101 in 1001 tasks. I thought that I would fill you in on some of the details on my journey to do this!

2.Read a book every month- I have been doing really good with my reading. I forgot how much I actually liked to read. It is a great way to unwind for the night, or to get your mind off something. I love reading books about weddings, event, socialites and celebrity life.

9.Stop biting my nails- I had been doing so good! I haven't chewed my nails for a week, which is a real accomplishment for me. However, going 22 years without nail, and having decently long nails irritated the crap out of me. Little tasks like typing and doing up my jeans were difficult. So last night they all got chewed off... guess I'm gonna have to start over on this one.

18.See one movie every month (2/33)- Some of the movies that I have seen are The Proposal, This Is It, The Ugly Truth and Terminator Salvation. My favorite by far is This Is It. I will probably go and see it a few more times, or just buy the DVD when it comes out.

22.Restock my itunes- I now have over 900 songs back in my Itunes. I know I am missing a lot of my favorites, but is is slowly getting back to where it was on my old laptop.

26. Travel to Australia- So I am wanting to go in 2010 during the World Simmental Congress. My family is also going to try to attend, so it would be one of the first family holidays we have had in a really long time. My plan is to go for the Congress and stay for another month or 2.

51.Sell my old car- So the old white car is officially gone. But as much as I miss that car, my new car finally feels like my car.

98.See Ruffles once a month (2/33)- For those of you who do not understand, Ruffles is as close to me as lots of your dogs are to you. She is my baby. I honestly don't think that I have ever loved something as much as her. She has been open for the last year, and despite the lack of feed, it was no question that she would be staying around. My cows would not be as special to me if she was not around. Now that she is at the farm it will be a lot easier to see her each time I'm home.

So as you can see I am making some headway with my tasks. I hope to get a lot further on them in the next few months. Some of them have become unattainable now, and some have changed due to things that come up in life. But I am going to accomplish as many of them as possible, cause that's what you do with goals isn't it?

Time to Share #4

I know I have been behind on my blogging, but I have been extremely busy these last few weeks with lots of new projects. I will be sure to fill you in on them shortly.

This weeks Time to Share combines a few of my favorite things. Weddings, fashion, and one of my favorite TV shows- Say Yes to The Dress on TLC.

Kleinfeld's is one of the most famous bridal stores in the world, and has brides that come from every corner to find their dream wedding dress. Their dresses simply are stunning if you can afford the 3,000-30,000 price tags that hang on them!

The TV show Say Yes to The Dress profiles clients that come into the store, and their bridal consultants. It is really fun to watch the women try on different dresses and hear their stories.

This blog is all about Kleinfeld's and allows me to dream... Dad already told me that the most he would spend on a dress was $3000! Big mistake letting that go dad!

http://www.kleinfeldbridal.com/blog.cfm

Wow

So I am a lover of weddings and especially unique ideas. This is a photo shoot that was done for a couples engagement photos. Take a look, I think that they are some of the coolest ideas I have seen in a while.

http://greenweddingshoes.blogspot.com/2009/10/breakfast-at-tiffanys-engagement.html

Wonderful Weddings

This weekend I was lucky enough to see two wonderful people get married... Tara and Doug.

Tara and Doug met at another friends wedding a few years ago and their relationship took off from there. Both families knew each other from the cattle business. Since then the two of them have become such an awesome couple and it was great to see them finally get married!

The wedding was held at the Shologan's farm. They always have a beautiful yard, but this year it seemed even more beautiful. Pat, Melody and family had spent countless hours watering the lawn, planting flowers and making everything perfect for the wedding. After we all headed to Westlock for the reception.

The night was filled with lots of dancing, drinks, and good friends. It was great to see a bunch of old friends, and just to celebrate the night. I have 2 more weddings to go to this summer and are excited for them all. I really do love wedding!