Trip to Davids Bridal

The other day, I found out that my veil had come it to Davids Bridal in Wayne. Since Gregg was working late tonight and then going to play hockey, I decided to take a ride over to the store after work to pick up my veil. While there, I decided to buy the undergarments to wear with my dress. I was surprised to hear that they actually had them in stock. So, I tried them on to make sure they were the right sizes and got to take them home today. I am trying to spread out buying all the little things, so we don't get hit with paying everything right before the wedding.

After leaving Davids Bridal, I decided to stop at my Mom and Charlie's house to drop off everything, since I don't really have anywhere to store them at my apartment. My mom is going to store them for me until I need them.

Now that I have my veil, I can start to figure out what I am going to do with my hair. I have a few hair people to call and decide which to use for the day of the wedding. I will have to go for a trial at some point, but I want to try to let me hair grow out a little more before going.

Not much else going on as far as wedding planning. I still have to finalize details with the florist, find a hotel to stay at the night of the wedding, pick out Bridesmaid dresses and get those ordered. There are alot of other smaller details to take care of little by little as well to, so I am sure I will be busy!!

Make-up Trial

I went for my first make-up trial today in Little Falls, with a lady that was recommended by a few people I know. I was very excited about going, but I wsn't sure what to ask for. When I got there, she asked me what kind of look I wanted, and I wanted to laugh...since I don't wear make-up that often, I had no idea. I knew that I didn't want to look overloaded with make-up. I told her that I really wanted a natural look, and she said fine. She told me over and over that she could add more later if I wanted. At then end, I was so happy with the look she gave me, it was natural and I loved it! Here is a before picture:

And, here is the after picture:

I was very happy with how it came out! I am going to book her for the wedding as she did a great job and her prices were the most reasonable out of anyone that I called.

I also found out today that the veil we ordered came in, so I am going to go pick that up this week and then I can look into hair people, and go for a hair trial, which I am really looking forward to.

That is all for today, but I should have more updates as I finalize details with the florist this week!

Save the Dates and other Weekend Happenings

Our Save the Date magnets came in the mail on Friday and they are so cute! We loved them. I had been updating everyone's addresses in my computer, so that when they finally came, I could mail them out. Luckily, I was off on Friday, so when they came I worked on getting the labels printed and on, so we could mail them on Saturday. It was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be, and I was able to finish them pretty quickly.

Also on Friday, I went to Garden State Plaza to talk with a make-up artist who does make-up for weddings. She was so nice, but her prices are a little high for the day of. While I was there, she did my make-up for free, as long as I bought some make-up. She did a great job and I bought some new make-up to wear! Now, if only I wore it on a regular basis!!

On Friday night, Gregg had gotten us tickets to Devils Opening Night at the Prudential Center in Newark. We had so much fun, and the Devils WON!! It was a great game, and we had good seats. We were in the upper level, but we were in the first row of the section, so we had a great view.

On Saturday, we went to Ally's 6th birthday party at my sister's house. There were about 20 little kids there!! We did Arts and Crafts with the kids and had a lot of fun. We had to leave a little early because Gregg had a hockey game, but we had so much fun while were there, and it looked like the kids had a lot of fun as well.

Today, I went out for my 9 mile long run for the marathon while Gregg went home to help his Dad. After running, I came home and just relaxed as I was kind of tired. We are going to eat and rest for a bit and then we are going to play hockey tonight. I am actually playing goalie AGAINST Gregg's team. This should be interesting. I am used to playing on the same team as Gregg, and I like that much better. Well, at least it will be good practice for me!!!

Second Florist Appt.

In the afternoon yesterday, I went to visit another florist in Hasbrouck Heights. This lady works out of her home and only does weddings. She has been in business for almost 35 years, and came highly recommended by a few people that I know. Right away, I liked her so much more than the first guy. She asked about the wedding and my dress, so she could get an idea of the type of event we were having. We went through each area, and she listened to what I wanted and looked at the pictures I brought with me. She even had other pictures for me to look at for ideas as well. It was a lot of fun talking with her about all the different flowers. In the end for the same flowers, the price quote she game me was approx. $1000 cheaper after figuring in taxes and other fees. I was amazed!!!! Her prices were very reasonable and I was very happy with her. One of the main reasons I liked her was the fact that she only does weddings, and she only books one wedding a day, so she and her business partner will the ones making all the flower arrangements, and they also deliver and set them up.

All in all, it was a good day, and I am very happy that I found a potential florist. I may go to talk to a few more, but I am not sure yet.

In other news, we got the proof of our save the date!! It looked so cute, I loved it! The company sends us the proof to approve, and once approved it takes about a week to get them in the mail. I can't wait!!