Hair plus veil.

Picture from theprettyblog

I'm so lucky to have one of my best friends as a hairstylist.  Pippa, one of my bridesmaids, is going to be doing my hair (and my M of H Paige) for the wedding.  

The peacock teapot.



So we did register. You can find us at Macy's and Target. Trying to decide what I wanted required a lot of work. I couldn't just walk in and 'gun' everything I liked. Before registration, I thumbed through a number of house mags to get inspiration and then decided on paint colors and style before choosing a wish list.

Applesauce.

Now accepting all forms of applesauce and like-type jars!
Grandma Shirley has collected 20 jars so far-- now that is a lot of applesauce, and even more pickles.

For the centerpieces, the tables are going to be filled with lights. I'm hoping 250ish. I found out that Slippery's is repainting their reception hall burgundy.  Not at all what I would have chose if I were decorator.  With such a dark room, I'm really going to need to add light.  Let's start with the tables.  Being a visual person, I put together my craft in pictures.  Take a look:

Happy thought of the day.

Future Mother-in-law Shelly wrote to me a while back with a note of encouragement.  It touched my heart so I want to share it today.


"'Marriage will work with any two people in the world as long as they are both willing to change when needed.' You will not stay the same in your life and neither does Paul. Each of you have to change to accomodate the other's change if you are to make it work."


No matter who you are or if you are married or not, this can apply to most relationships-- friends, roommates, family, spouses...  Remember to make changes for other people and to act self-lessly.  These relationships are the type of investments that will last.


Thats all for today.  I've been busy with wedding plans this week being Spring Break and all.  More to come soon!
Best,
Amber

Something black?

Two of my favorite things in life: weddings and houses.  I get to plan both in the next six months, how exciting! (semi sarcastic and semi for real)

images from Macy & Target websites

Best maid of honor.

Sometimes when life gets too hard, or when you feel lonely, or stressed out from wedding plans......
a great maid of honor comes along and makes your day special.  

Bridesmaid dresses.

The end of March my five bridesmaids and I are taking on dress shopping.  I have been searching and searching for the perfect dresses.  I'm looking for something not too bridesmaid-y so the ladies can wear the dresses again.  Something that feels summery and comes in blush pink, of course.



The Wedding Party.

As Ed Cunningham said:

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.

The honeymoon.

Cancun here we come!  Now, this part of the planning was so much fun!  Paul and I searched weeks for ideas about where to go.  For a while we were thinking Northern California; flying into LA, visiting my family and make the trip up to SanFran.  We made a separate budget for the honeymoon, and flying out to Cali was hitting our max.  So, we started looking at other options like cruises and Mexico.  Flights to Cancun are about the same for flights to San Francisco believe it or not!

Wedding details.

Paul Melvin Meyers + Amber Nicole Clark are getting married August 13, 2011.  

We got engaged January 9, 2011 so we're moving quickly.  I cannot believe it is already March!  This means I have about six months of planning ahead of me.  Not too much.

I have compiled a list and pictures of all the "for sures" we have booked so far.  Check them out... everything has a link.

The title.

So here we go!  My blog to keep friends, family and others updated on my step-by-step wedding planning journey.  Besides updating all of my readers (which I am sure there are many) I am keeping myself organized.

To start a blog, you need a blog name.  With all the stress of planning a wedding, I found the perfect quote to keep me grounded.  I would like to say I'm an excellent planner/designer/creative, but there is one thing I need to remember...  I am getting married to the person I love the most.  The wedding is just one little part of the rest of my life.  My title comes from this quote...