'Tie' the Knot

I ordered the ties for the groomsmen and ushers. The groomsmen will be wearing dark gray suits and light blue shirts with navy paisley ties:

The ushers will be wearing khaki pants and light blue shirts with yellow paisley ties:

New Suits

The suits at Men's Warehouse ended up being WAY more expensive than we expected. We kind of rushed into picking a suit because I wanted to get it done while Jake was home in March. Luckily, Travis found a similar suit at JCPenny and was able to get a great deal while it was on sale.

So, here is the updated suit:


Stafford® Performance Gray Stripe 3 Button Coat & Pleated Pant

They each got the full suit, as well as a light blue shirt for less than $200!

FYI: 32 days until the wedding and 20 days until Jake and my sister are home!

Blue Suede Shoes

Last year I bought some shoes to wear under my gown. Here is my original post about the shoes.

When the shoes arrived, I tried to wear them around my apartment, I even planned to wear them on New Year's Eve to break them in. Well, the shoes were definitely worth what I paid for them! They cost $17, and they were horrible quality! They fit right, but they slipped right off my heels. I guess I should have expected bad quality for how cheap they were.

So...I bought new shoes and they are so nice! I've been wearing them around the apartment to break them in and I haven't had any blisters or pain at all! And Jake says he loves the color!
By the way: 42 days until Jake is here & 54 days until the wedding!

Getting Hairy!

As the wedding date gets closer and closer, I have been moving alot of things from my "DIY list" to my "To Buy list!"

I'm starting to realize that I just don't have the time or patience to DIY as many things as I originally hoped to! Especially the things that I can actually buy for cheaper than it would cost me to make, such as a hairpiece.

I found great ones at etsy.com, seriously my FAVORITE website!

I got sunflowers for our nieces, who will be the flowergirls/ring bearess/program hander-outer.


I also found a great one for my hair from etsy.com.


The original hairdo photo that I have keep during this whole year of planning actually has this exact hairpiece! When I saw the photo on the etsy website, I realized that this hairdo that I have been wanting all year is a photo of a manequin! Seriously, fake hair! But...I still like the hairdo!

Dress Up

Here are the bridemaids dresses that have been chosen so far. I told the ladies they could choose any David's Bridal dress in knee length in the color Marine.


Shannon chose sytle F13408.Hilary chose style F13277.

Alex chose style 83312. She's 12 years old and apparently when she found out this dress has built in pockets, she didn't need to see any more!
My maid-of-honor's dress will be a little more difficult to pick out. Susie won't be back in the US until less than a month before the wedding and she will be about 7 months pregnant at the time of the wedding! We will make something work!

Suit up

We picked the suits for the groomsmen at Men's Wearhouse. We picked one that is available in the buy 1 get 1 free special. I don't have any pictures of the exact suit (not shown online) so I'm posting pictures of a similar color and style. You will have to use your imagination!

The suit is a simple charcoal gray:

Now imagine that with a nice light blue shirt:
And a blue & gold tie:

I think this combo will look great with the bridesmaids navy blue dresses!

Almost as important as the dress: SHOES!

I ordered a pair of shoes today! I found them at gojane.com and they were an AMAZING price! $16.99 including shipping! The heel is a bit taller than I would like, but as my mom pointed out, I only have to wear them for the ceremony and cake and punch reception. I plan to wear flats for the farm reception. I can't wait to get them delivered to see how they fit!

To veil or not to veil?

So, I was pretty well set on a birdcage veil. But Jake makes it pretty clear he thinks it looks silly! I would still like to try one on to see how I like it, but I've also been looking at some other options.

I really like the hairstyle here, and I definitly have thick enough hair to pull it off.

The hairpiece is nice too!

By the way...219 days!

Let's talk about veils...

I'm really torn about what to do about a veil. With the shape/style of my dress, I really think a birdcage veil would look great! Here are some examples of what I like:




Kind of quirky, but I think it fits my personality!

For some reason, Jake doesn't really like the look of the birdcage veil. Bummer!
I sent him an email with a few different types of veils, (including the birdcage) and he chose this one...



Isn't this style so...overdone?

So, should I go with the birdcage, or stick with something a little more toned down for Jake?

By the way...265 days.