Wedding Band Shopping

This past Saturday, Aran and I decided to go look at wedding bands. We knew where we were going to go and about how much we were going to spend on them too. But what we weren't planning on, was buying them three months out from the wedding. We had originally talked about waiting until December so that we wouldn't have to worry about the payments until after we were done with the wedding. 

Aran bought my engagement ring from Helzberg last September and when we bought it they had a deal going on that if you purchased the ring using a Helzberg credit card, there was no interest for a year(yep, I got to pick my ring out!) So after picking out the ring we figured out how much he would have to pay each month for us to have that puppy paid off in a year so that we wouldn't have to pay any interest on it. When we figured it out, it was very doable. So we applied for the card and put my engagement ring on it and just finished paying it off within the last month.

My engagement ring

It sparkles!!

Two weeks ago we went in to have the 6 month service done on my ring where they clean it and check the prongs and all of that good stuff. While we were there, Janelle, the lady that has been helping us and who has been helping Aran's parents for years, told us that the same deal was currently going on and that it was over at the end of September. So, we decided it was probably best to buy them now so that we wouldn't have to pay the interest charges.

So we went last weekend to pick out our bands. I pretty much knew which band I was going to pick out for my ring because when we had been looking at my engagement ring they had shown us an option of a band that looked amazing with my ring so my mind was pretty made up already. Aran on the other hand I was not sure what he was going to get. We had looked a couple months ago and he had picked out a ring for himself but, I had a feeling that he was going to change his mind though.

When we looked at his band again, we realized it was just too big for his finger. Aran has long skinny fingers so we wanted to make sure that the ring wasn't going to look ridiculously huge on him. So after looking for about twenty minutes and going back and forth between two or three rings, he finally picked out the one that he wanted. And the winner is...

Via the Helzberg Website

So we went ahead and ordered his band in the size he needed (we got the call yesterday saying that it was already in and it was ready to be picked up) and my band actually came straight home with me because we are waiting to have it sized until we send in my engagement ring with it to have them put together. Do you want to see my band? Okay, you twisted my arm enough, haha! Here it is...

So pretty! Except for the chipped nail polish, haha!

Sorry to make you wait, but you won't get to see the engagement ring and the band together until after the wedding or maybe the week of. I have to leave some things a surprise! 

How far in advance did you buy your bands? Did you and your significant other pick out your own bands? Or was it a surprise?

Disappointed

I told you guys about the adorable glitter flats that I found on zappos.com that I ordered for the wedding. Well they came in the mail today. I was so excited I couldn't wait to try them on. Well, they didn't fit so now I am super disappointed.

Shoes I ordered from Zappos 

I ordered an 8 because according to the size chart on zappos, they would fit. Of course they don't have the next size up either. I can order the next size up from the actual designer and they are the same price, but part of the problem with the shoes is that they aren't wide enough. So, I am not sure what to do. I am definitely returning the ones I ordered from Zappos. But, I am not sure if I should order the next size up because I'm worried that they won't be wide enough.

Now I have found another pair on Ebay that are a different brand and are the same pink and they are actually a little bit cheaper than the ones that I originally bought. And they have half sizes too. Again though, I don't know if they are going to be wide enough. They look wider than the other ones but who knows.

The new ones I found

I am leaning towards ordering the ones on Ebay. I am just not sure what to do. What do you guys think? Should I order the ones I found on Ebay? Or should I just give up on the pink flats?

100 Days & Counting

According to my Wedding Wire account, we have exactly 100 days until the wedding! Oh my gosh! Every time I think about it all I can do is think about everything that we still have to do. And then I get overwhelmed. Gee, I wonder why? Haha! I have really been trying to finish as much as I can now so that when it comes down to crunch time, I am not freaking out about how much I have to do.

Via my Wedding Wire Account

Here in the next few weeks our invitations will be going out and that will be a HUGE relief. I really can't wait until those are in the mail and we start getting responses. But then comes the worry of are we going to be getting more people coming then we had really planned for? I have come to decided that the whole invitation process is a love/hate relationship. You hate looking for invites because you can't find what you want, but then when you do find the ones, you love them. But then you hate having to put all of them together and getting them addressed, and buying postage because those tiny little squares with adhesive on the back are expensive. And then when you actually get them in the mail and out of your hands and into your guests hands, you love them again! It's a vicious cycle I tell ya!

There are a few things that I am looking forward to in the next month or so though. My pink glitter flats that I ordered are out for delivery so I should be receiving those after work! Eeek! I am way excited to try those babies on! Something non wedding related, my Scotty McCreery CD will be here on Monday! I pre-ordered that a few months ago and have been looking forward to it ever since! I found new favor boxes for our Candy Buffet and I got an email saying that they shipped today so we should have those by the end of next week. I can't wait to share those with you guys. My Bridal shower is coming up towards the end of October and not only that, but we are also having our tasting at the end of October as well.

Needless to say, these next few months are going to be pretty hectic, especially with the holidays and my birthday and some family birthdays thrown in there. But, I can say that I am looking forward to a lot of things and I'm looking forward to getting a lot of things done.

Have you hit your 100 day mark? If you already have, how were you feeling at that point?

Favor Box Fail

Tonight I started working on our favor boxes. I wanted to change the ribbon color so they had a little bit more color to them. Well, we started assembling them and quickly realized that a) they are going to be too small for some of the candy that we picked out and b) they just didn't want to stay together very well. I am worried that they aren't sturdy enough to hold the candy.

So now I am on the hunt again for favor boxes. Any suggestions for something sturdy and affordable and a decent size?

Wedding Hair Styles

So today I called and scheduled my hair and make up trial with the lady that cuts my hair. We set the appointment up for the 3rd of December. I know that seems like a long ways out, but really it is only a little over two months away. With that being said, I have started the search for what I want my hair to look like on the big day.

Of course I started where most people do, Google Image Search. I typed in "Wedding Hairstyles" and began looking. For some reason, one style has popped out at me a few different times and oddly enough each time it was Carrie Underwood who was sporting the hair do. Granted, two of the pictures are the "same" just different angles, but I have fallen in love with this hair do. And apparently so has Carrie Underwood!

Front 

Side view of the same hair do above

Slightly different

Now, the hairstyles aren't exactly the same, but they have the same overall look. I am seriously thinking that this is the hairstyle that I will be sporting on the day of the wedding, but with a few changes here and there. Who knows! I still have two months and knowing me I may change my mind by the time that the appointment rolls around. 

What do you guys think of the hair? Where did you find your inspiration?

To-Do List Update

After a long and somewhat relaxing weekend, I am back at work. I took Friday off as kind of a mental health day/I needed to get stuff done for the wedding day/I needed some sleep. Well, plans changed a little on Thursday night but not too much. Long story short, Aran and I ended up heading up to his parents house on Thursday night instead of Friday night like we had planned. He was going fishing with his Dad on Friday and had to be up there early so we decided that I would go too and that I would just take all of my things up with me that I wanted to get done. So here is my list of things that I was planning on getting done on Friday;

• Sleeping In!!!!!! Yep, I am putting it on my to-do list, haha! (I slept in till 10:30!!)
• Call our reception venue to let them know what menu we have decided on for our tasting(Oops! I forgot to do this! I will be doing this today!)
• Cutting Ribbon for Wishing Tree Tags and attaching them to the tags
• Cutting Ribbon to finish assembling our Invitations
• Cutting out circles of fabric to start working on fabric flowers for various attendant gifts
• A trip to Hobby Lobby to find stuff to make the Photo Booth sign and probably to buy more ribbon
• Finding a basket for the wishing tree tags(I looked but didn't find what I was looking for)
• Start working on the signs for the Candy Buffet
• Cutting ribbon for our favor boxes(Definitely forgot about this one!)

I put a pretty good dent in this list. I even had Aran helping me, haha! Hopefully I can get more of these things done in the next few weeks so that when it comes down to crunch time, I am not running around with my head cut off. I don't want to be Bridezilla, haha! 

Oddly enough we actually ended up getting a few other things done this weekend too. We decided on all of the candy that we will be using for our Candy Buffet. We picked out and BOUGHT our wedding bands! I was way excited about this one! Aran's Mom and I found some place cards at Hobby Lobby that we liked. (50% off all Bridal stuff at Hobby Lobby this week!) Our invitations are in the process of being addressed and we attended and finished one of the last few marriage prep classes that we had to take. 

Overall, I would say it was a pretty productive weekend! How was everyone else's weekend?

Weekend Plans

Today is my Friday! Hooray! Tomorrow I plan on sleeping in first of all. I have not been sleeping very well so it will be much needed. I also plan on tackling some more of the things on my to-do list for the wedding. Mostly DIY type stuff, but this list seems to be getting longer and not shorter. Not sure how that is possible, but hopefully tomorrow will help me to put a pretty good dent in it.

Here is what is on the list for tomorrow:

• Sleeping In!!!!!! Yep, I am putting it on my to-do list, haha!
• Call our reception venue to let them know what menu we have decided on for our tasting
• Cutting Ribbon for Wishing Tree Tags and attaching them to the tags
• Cutting Ribbon to finish assembling our Invitations
• Cutting out circles of fabric to start working on fabric flowers for various attendant gifts
• A trip to Hobby Lobby to find stuff to make the Photo Booth sign and probably to buy more ribbon
• Finding a basket for the wishing tree tags
• Start working on the signs for the Candy Buffet
• Cutting ribbon for our favor boxes

Some other things that I am really wanting to get started on are our wedding programs and possibly some menu cards. Do you guys have any suggestions for how I should do those? Are there websites that have free templates? Or should I order them through a website? What do you guys think? I would love to hear what you are going to do for yours.

Hope everyone has a great weekend. I know that mine will be busy again.