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Flower Girl & Ring Bearer Proposals

Today for a little #weddingwednesday update, I wanted to share a couple ways to ask your flower girl & ring bearer. One of the most exciting parts of wedding planning for me has been making “proposal” boxes. We have two flower girls & one ring bearer for our wedding in October and I’m so excited to have them beside Justin & I on our big day. After searching a while for the perfect proposal box, I found the cutest little shop on Etsy called “Modparty“. They have everything from proposal boxes for your wedding party, gifts, party decor and so much more. The pink boxes with the script writing are my favorite. You guys know I am a sucker for the color pink. I ordered one of those for my flower girl and found a boy version for our little ring man.

Whenever I’m creating a basket/box lately, I love for it to be color coordinated. Luckily Modparty had all of the necessities to fill in the boxes. I found the cutest white tee with script writing saying “flower girl” & a solid black tee with a suit like graphic. For the flower girl box, I wanted to surround the tee with little items : a bracelet, tumblr, bath bomb, pink heart sunglasses, & a cute bag I found at a small boutique a while back. It ended up being adorable and I hope she likes it! Our ring man is still little so I figured I’d throw in a cute “ring security” cup to use and it turned out to be so precious.

We are less than 5 months away from the bid day! It seems so surreal and is getting so close. I plan to keep doing more blog posts about our upcoming parties, bridesmaid proposals, bachelorette party, wedding, honeymoon, etc. If there is anything else you’d want to see let me know in the comments! Stay updated on our wedding tab at the top of my website! Linking all flower girl & ring man finds below.

Perfect Wedding Stationery by Basic Invite | Ft. Graduation Announcement Cards, & More.

Choosing your stationery is a crucial part of wedding planning or if you have any other special announcements. Basic Invite is a user friendly, customizable, and free to use website for all of your stationery needs. They offer wedding invitations, save-the-dates, graduation announcement cards, cheap graduation party invitations , grad thank yous , and so much more! For my save-the-dates, I have been creating different mock-ups on the website to decide which look fits my style. I was able to receive a custom sample in the mail to see what it would look like on paper and I feel like that takes away all of the nervousness from ordering a paper product online.

When customizing, Basic Invite allows you to upload any information that you need when creating your preferred stationery including images, any wedding details, map for your guests etc. The color combinations are also endless. I remember searching for a specific color and I immediately found it. There are even different shades you can choose from per color if you aren’t a fan of the main one. You can customize any way you want and that is why Basic Invite seems to stand out from anyone else. There have been so many times where I have wanted something to look a certain way and haven’t had a customizable option but yet now I do!

Besides the color of the invitations, they offer over 40 different envelope colors (peel and seal kind) to choose from making it possible for an invitation to stand out before it’s even opened! Also, if you are having trouble locating addresses they offer a free address collection service where you can request addresses with a simple link to post on your social media accounts. What a great idea right?

Basic Invite has so much to offer when planning your special day or celebrating a graduation. As of right now, my fiancé and I are currently in the stage of planning save-the-dates & invitations to send out to our guests. Creating different mock-ups with Basic Invite has been a fun and easy process and I would highly recommend using them for your special day/stationery needs.

A Letter For The Bride-To Be

Happy Wedding Wednesday! Planning a wedding can be extremely fun but so overwhelming at the same time. Everyone talks about the decor, fun, entertainment, getting your dream dress, etc. But people rarely talk about the feelings the bride experiences through this process so I wanted to chat a little bit.

Choosing your bridal party – I’ve truly been blessed to have so many amazing people in my life over the years that I could consider some of my best friends. This process was extremely hard for me but in the end I am happy with my decision of nine beautiful, caring ladies standing by me on my special day. From my experience choosing can be difficult but you need to evaluate the friendship before jumping to conclusions & asking (not based on the past but currently). You may feel obligated to not leave anyone out or hurt anyones feelings but this is YOUR WEDDING, YOUR CHOICE, and most people will respect that.

Not falling into peer pressure – Okay brides, every has an opinion about something and some people will always disagree with you. Not everyone has the same taste or ideas as you & that’s perfectly okay! There are some things you will have to compromise on but don’t let anyone influence your dreams or decisions. This is YOU AND YOUR GROOMS DAY. As long as it fits in your budget, the decision is yours! You don’t want to look back years from now & regret not doing what you had in mind.

Stop stressing – There will be things that tend to happen over your engagement & sometimes you can’t control. Maybe someone who you thought would be in your wedding isn’t going to be anymore? Maybe you are overwhelmed with every detail of wedding planning? Whatever it is, what is meant to be will be. In the end, this is about you and your groom celebrating with loved ones who cherish and support every ounce of your relationship. Everything will work out in the end & even though our wedding is not until October, I know it will be the best day of my life.

Here are a few items I’m loving also for the Bride-To-Be

Thank you for reading! Stay tuned for more exciting wedding content next Wednesday!

Wedding Planning: Venue + Dress Update

Hey guys! This has been highly requested & I can’t wait to share an update on wedding planning!

Our Venue

Justin & I have been engaged for over a year and a half. That seems like forever but time has gone by so fast. Honestly, we definitely needed that time with all of our transitions. Our date is 10/10/2020 & we will be getting married in Madison, MS (close to Jackson if you are familiar). Picking our date + venue was one of the first things we did. I have always dreamed of a fall wedding & knew this would be a perfect time to plan. So many factors came into play when booking our venue. Where would we tie the knot? My family is mainly in the Memphis & Nashville area. Justin has family in about 3-4 different states. Needless to say this was a tricky decision lol.

We ended up choosing a venue exactly in the middle of the MS Gulf Coast + Memphis, Tennessee to make it fair. We only looked at one venue & knew INSTANTLY that it was the one as soon as we pulled up. I’ve always been the type to keep my options open but when you know… you know. We ended up booking at the beginning of last year (January 2019) so we could get on the calendar. Bridlewood of Madison is our DREAM VENUE & we are so thrilled for October. I took a few photos while we were there ( they were setting up for a wedding ) + some off of their website.

Saying YES to the Dress

The day every girl dreams. After saving endless dresses to my Pinterest board + and watching “Say YES to the Dress” on TLC, the day was finally here! My family had been decorating their hotel room all morning before the appointment & decided to surprise me with champagne and cute little cupcakes before!

Where I booked my Appointment

They say to pick out your dress 8-10 months before to have enough time for alterations, shipments, etc. December 14th I found my dress! I obviously WILL NOT SHOW IT ON HERE…. sorry Justin if you’re reading this but I have decided to show you my 3rd runner up so you guys don’t get any hints hehe. I booked my appointment at Elle James Bridal in Ridgeland, MS & it truly was the best decision. They were SO SWEET & HELPFUL & you could tell they wanted me to find my dream dress just as much as I did. Here are the list of designers at Elle James (price ranges on their website):

  • ALLISON WEBB
  • HAYLEY PAIGE
  • BLUSH BY HAYLEY PAIGE
  • ANNE BARGE
  • ESSENCE OF AUSTRALIA
  • BLISS MONIQUE LHUILLIER
  • MARTINA LIANA
  • PALOMA BLANCA
  • MONIQUE LHUILLIER
  • LEGENDS BY ROMONA KEVEZA
  • SCOUT

So many beautiful gowns to choose from & the day couldn’t have gone more perfectly than it did. I was so thankful to have my family there during this special time + all of my loved ones! I brought my mom, two grandmothers, my aunt, maid of honor, & one of my bridesmaids (both are my best friends).

Trying On Dresses

If I remember correctly I probably tried on 7-8 dresses before realizing the one. I sort of had a feeling when I put the dress on that it was the one but I tried on a few others just incase. The second time I put it on tears were flowing from everyone in the room and I ended up saying “yes to the dress”! It was the best feeling in the world & I can’t wait to wear it on my wedding day. NOW THE PHOTOS I AM SHOWING YOU BELOW – THIS IS NOT THE ONE but I figured I would probably write a blog post about my experience, so we snapped a few photos.

This was so fun writing! I can’t wait to write more wedding related content for you guys!

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