Our Engagement Session

We finally had our engagement session a few weeks ago. It went great! I was actually more comfortable than I thought I would be, D on the other hand? Not so much! He hates being in front of a camera...I love our pictures anyway. We met Janice and her assistant at the Disney Concert Hall in downtown L.A and started from there.

It took a little longer than expected to receive the CD with our pictures in the mail though. Completely our fault! We moved more than two months ago and we forgot to mention it to Janice, our photographer. Our CD was not forwarded to our new address and it wasn't returned to Janice either =(. She graciously sent another copy to our updated address and we received them yesterday.

I'm very glad we decided to have an engagement session after all. D can be more relaxed on THE day and maybe we can both think of what to do with our hands hehe.

Janice was great and we can't wait 'till she shoots our wedding.

-all images by Janice Trowbridge

Engaged Encounter weekend

We will be spending the weekend at a retreat for engaged couples, as I mentioned before, our priest requests all of his couples to attend this retreat in order to marry us. No options here, it's a must in his books. This step is required by the Catholic Church and I've heard there are different options for this. You can attend one whole day or attend to 3 separate sessions. Apparently, our priest doesn't believe in the other two options since we can only do the 3 day weekend. It's all good, I'm looking forward to a weekend of no wedding errands. I don't know exactly what goes on during the day but I'm sure D and I will enjoy it and come back refreshed.

On a different note, we took our engagement pictures about a week ago and our photographer has posted the proofs! Here's a sneak peek:

Photo by Janice Trowbridge Photography

Have a great weekend!

50% off coupon for Michael's!

 

 enjoy!

DIY Unity Candle

Putting together our unity candle was not really in my plans. Once I saw the many choices there are out there, not to mention the prices, i decided to give it a try. This was the easiest project to date! Super practical and affordable.

I dont remember exactly how much I spent on this project but I'm sure it was less than $10.00. I bought the candle at Ikea and the tappers at Michaels. I found the stand in a yard sale for $1.00, it has a couple of chips here and there but it's okay, we can deal with that!

I will try to write a detailed post for this project soon.

Our Paloma's Nest Bowl in action!

Remember my post about our "ring pillow"? I couldn't decide whether to go with the ring bowl or make my own.

Well... I did both! I ordered a beautiful Paloma's Nest Bowl that says "Be Happy. Be Loving. Be True." When it arrived, I saw that it was a bit small and it would probably slip out of my 2 year old's hands mid aisle. I headed to Craft Depot once more and purchased a Styrofoam block and I worked on it just as i did with our initials.

For this project I used:

•  Hot Glue gun
• Styrofoam block
• Green Moss
• Pins
• Ribbon
• Scissors- not pictured
  
• Spoon- not pictured
  
• And of course, your Paloma's Nest Bowl
  

I started by tracing the bowl onto the block and marking it with a knife. I didn't want the bowl to be on top of the block but rather "in" the block. I grabbed the spoon and carved out the hole for the bowl to sit on.

After I dug the hole, I placed the bowl on the block to make sure it was a fit. Once this was done, I started gluing the green moss onto the block starting on the sides.

Once I covered the sides and the bottom, I carefully covered the top with moss but leaving the "hole" clear. 

The whole point of doing this is to ensure that our precious bowl wont break, so it had to be secured to the block and moss somehow. I decided to glue the bowl onto the little hole, I first made sure that the hot glue will come off after the wedding day by adding glue to he bowl and let it dry. I later came back to it and successfully  peeled the glue off. I just hope it doesn't come off before or during the ceremony!

I added chocolate brown ribbon around it to give it the finishing touch. I couldnt think of a way to secure the ribbon to the moss and block with out having to use more hot glue. Thankfully, i had some pins with pearl head that I bought a while back.

 

Honestly, after it was all done, i wasn't "in love" with it. I mean, I like it really. But I don't LOVE it. Should I just stick to the bowl itself? How does it look? Opinions please!

 

Ring baby giving a lil' presentation

Something blue Bridal Jewelry

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I’ve really never heard about this tradition among my family and friends. Honestly, I didn’t even know if Mexicans followed this tradition at all. A quick Google search and I confirmed that yes, we also follow this tradition. My mom has never mentioned anything about my something blue, new, old and borrowed, but that won’t stop me from wearing these beautiful earrings.

This is what I found on The Knot:

"Something old represents continuity; something new offers optimism for the future; something borrowed symbolizes borrowed happiness; something blue stands for purity, love, and fidelity; and a sixpence in your shoe is a wish for good fortune and prosperity, although this remains largely a British custom."

This is what I found on Publiboda.com: "Lo azul en Inglaterra se dice que "aquellos que se visten de azul tienen amores verdaderos". La costumbre se originó en el antiguo Israel, donde la novia usa un arco azul en su cabello, que representa fidelidad."

I guess it has pretty much the same meaning, the Spanish version says that those who wear blue have true love.

I’ve been trolling Etsy quite often lately; there is just so much inspiration and gorgeous options to choose from! On a particular night, I was looking for a pair of earrings for the wedding and I stumbled upon Joyce’s store: Handwired.

I immediately fell in love with her Pearl and Swarovski cascade earrings. The price was very reasonable as well so I went ahead and ordered right away. They arrived in a week or so and I couldn’t be happier, I love them! I see it as two for one; I now have my “something blue” and my wedding jewelry. I think that’s pretty much all I’m wearing; I don’t want a necklace and bracelet to compete with everything else. I like simple.

So, what’s your something blue?

Something blue...

I've just ordered my "something blue" and I can't wait 'till it gets here! UPS guy needs to make my house his first stop! He always apologizes for making mine his last stop at almost 8pm!

 

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I still haven't figured out what the "something old/borrowed" will be. I gotta get on it, we're two months out!!

What's your something blue, borrowed, new and old?