LizzieC''s wedding planning stuff!

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With less than a week to go until the big day, and in the tradition of teebee and aphisig (& others I''m sure!) I''ve decided to compile all my wedding stuff in one thread! I''ve been on PS from the pre-engagement ring search throughout the wedding process, and so it seems appropriate to share it all with you! (And I still don''t know how to do a knottie bio!)

You have all been so wonderful, helpful, and supportive these many months!

I don''t know what I would have done if I hadn''t found PS!

Hugs to you all!

So here goes! Many pics to follow!

 

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First things first.. the ring... which I originally saw posted by blueroses... but thought would be out of our budget. I just saved a pic in my e-ring file, and you can imagine my surprise when way later I found it on the facets site... and it was IN budget!

 

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And a few seconds after the engagement! Flashing the new bling!

 

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And on my hand!

 

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And with the w-band from WF that I''ll be wearing in 6 short days!

 

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And the dress. This pic is from the first time I tried it on (I forgot to bring my camera to the fittings!)... I''m still not 100% in love with it... but it''s a beautiful dress!

 

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On to the wedding jewelry!... first the lariat from kiwijewels.com I LOVE it!

The jewelry maker is from New Zealand (hence kiwi) as is my FI so I thought it was a good sign!

 

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And on me... excuse the thumbs in the first pic, and the blurriness of the second... it''s hard to take pics of your back! The pics don''t quite capture the sparkliness of the swarovski crystals...

 

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Here are the earrings I got from amysbridalaccessories.com ... delicate with little beads that kinda match the lariat.

 

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But I didn''t like how far the dropped down, so I took the beads off and tried them out with CZ studs... I love how they turned out! These pics aren''t very good.

 

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My "something borrowed" is going to be 1ctw diamond earrings from my mom, so I''m going to put the beads on those for the wedding. Here''s a mock up of how that''ll look. (And I''m also crossing my fingers that those something borroweds will become "something on permanent loan"

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And my (something blue) blue topaz ring... I''ve posted other pics on CS... so just the one here.

 

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This is the place it''s all going to go down!

 

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And all those rocks should help explain why I''m probably wearing different shoes for the ceremony and the reception!

I decided that the ceremony site would require some traction... So I''ll be wearing those sneaks, if I don''t chicken out!

The fact that I''m 4''11" and my FI is 6''0" explains the 4" heels on the reception shoes!

 

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My hair will be something simple like this. I''ll be wearing my fingertip length veil at the top of my head. No combs or pins (at this point).

 

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Here are my flowers... I didn''t want to have to deal with getting fresh flowers from a florist I never visited early on a Sat. morning in Las Vegas... and I didn''t really want to do fabric flowers either... so I decided to go with porcelain! (www.porcelainroses.com)

Excuse the cotton wads in these pics, it''s keeping the ribbon loops "perky". My bouquet is the big one with yellow roses. The small 3-rose bouquet is for my MOH, and in the center is one of the corsages (one yellow and one pink rose) that we will be giving to our moms!

 

[ky6]

Wow that ceremony site is freakin amazing! Can''t wait to see more of your planning pics.

 

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The psuedo-invites! We ordered these neat oversized postcards and I wrote a personal note on each one.

 

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My sister is my MOH and my only bridesmaid. This is what she''s wearing... she picked it out... I think it''ll be beautiful!

 

[Snooper]

HOLY MOLY! Beautiful site for a wedding! The hair and dress are amazing. Enjoy your soon-to-be wedding!!!!!

 

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This is the Best Man in his linen suit. I don''t have a pic of FI in his suit yet... it''s the same style, but in a light browny beige color. Thanks to BrightSpot for posting about www.baronboutique.com Both suits are from there and they are very very nice.

 

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Here is my gift for my MOH.

 

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Canaletto at the Venetian is where we''re having our "rehearsal" dinner...rehearsal in quotes b/c we''re not actually going to be rehearsing anything... more of a get to know you dinner for the guests and families.

Menu:

PANE VENETO
An assortment of traditional Veneto breads
insalata
INSALATA CANALETTO
Mixed greens, garlic croutons, shaved parmesan, house vinaigrette
pasta
PENNE ALLA VODKA
Pasta tubes in a creamy tomato vodka sauce, parmesan, arugula
main course
served with roasted potatoes & sautéed vegetables
SALMONE ALLA GRIGLIA
Fresh grilled salmon with lemon, parsley and extra virgin olive oil
or
PAILLARD DI POLLO AI CARCIOFI
Pounded chicken with baby artichokes and a lemon-white wine sauce
or
COSTATA DI MANZO ALLA GRIGLIA
New York steak seasoned with rosemary, green peppercorns and balsamic vinaigrette
intermezzo
SGROPPINO
Lemon sorbet, prosecco, vodka, a splash of cream
dolci
TIRAMISU AL CUCCHIAIO
Ladyfingers, rum, espresso, mascarpone and cocoa powder

YUM! Too bad I won''t be getting to eat much of it... darn the darn white wedding dresses and the post big meal bloat

Why can''t we wear black?

 

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Oops forgot the pic!

 

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The dress I''ll be wearing to the rehearsal dinner... from bluefly.com... love that place! It looks much more va-voom on me b/c I''ve got a "few" more curves than the mannequin!

I''ll be wearing gold strappy heels.

 

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And our reception will be at Bobby Flay''s Mesa Grill!

1st Course

Smoked Chicken + Black Bean Quesadilla
Avocado + Toasted Garlic Crème Fraich
Main Course
Choice of at the time of event:
Ancho Chile-Honey Glazed Salmon
With Spicy Black Bean Sauce + Roasted Jalapeno Crema
*
Barbecued Lamb Cobb Salad
Avocado, Tomato, Cabrales Blue Cheese + Buttermilk Dressing
*
Mesa Burger
Double Cheddar Cheese, Grilled Vidalia Onion + Horseradish Mustard
House Roll served with Southwestern Fries
*
Sixteen Spice Chicken Salad
With Goat Cheese + Green Onion Vinaigrette

Dessert

Warm Chocolate Cake
Dulce de Leche + Toasted Pecan Ice Cream

MMMMMMMMMMMMM!

I can''t wait!

 

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Whew this has been a posting marathon! (FI''s like "what are you dooooing?")

Next up the out of town (OOT) boxes for our guests! They''ll be in a box that looks kinda like this... but bigger, without that kind of label, and with a brighter yellow bow.

 

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And inside:

-A fan for the ceremony, because it''s going to be hot! (blissweddingsmarket.com)
- Kiwi jelly belly jelly beans (because FI is from New Zealand = kiwi) (ebay)
- A deck of cards that have been used in play for one hour at a LV casino, and repackaged. Pretty neat! (ebay)
- a 1 oz. tube of Sunscreen (again, hot!) (minimus.biz)
- a pair of "Fabulous Las Vegas" dice (don''t remember where!)
- and a neat weekend itinerary with a Strip map that FI made

 

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Our favors will look kinda like this. The tins are from ebay, and they''ll be filled with pink and yellow M&M''s, about half of which are personalized with our names and the date of the wedding (kinda silly, but FI is very excited about them!) They''ll also have a monogram sticker label from blissweddingsmarket.com. Thank you Mara for the idea!