Bridal Shower/Bachelorette Party

My friends will tell you that I'm not a crazy party girl who likes to go out drinking every weekend. So when it came time to plan my bridal shower and bachelorette party, my ladies humored me and planned a wonerful, lovely and fun time. No tiaras, sashes, feather boas, penis necklaces or suck for a buck t-shirts. Just an intimate afternoon and evening with my closest lady friends...and of course lots of amazing food and booz!

The first half of the day was my "spiked tea party" bridal shower. Everyone came in their Sunday best with big, ridiculous hats. We ate finger sandwiches and scones and petifores and cupcakes and drank some spiked "tea."

Next up...time for a wardrobe change for my 80's rock themed bachelorette party! Hence, the totally kick ass invite in my previous post. We all got our spandex on and teased our hair up high and rocked out to all of my favorite 80's rock. Although there are no pictures of me with my hair teased to the ceiling, believe me when I tell you that it was and I had no idea that my hair could still do that. We even tried to record our own silly music video to Girls, Girls, Girls, but it's REALLY hard to get 10 boozed up ladies to cooperate with a video camera. I have video footage that will never ever make it to the internet. And yes, I'm well aware of the fact that I'm wearing a Trixter shirt and they're from the early 90's. As I said on my rock blog, it's the only concert shirt I had that matched my hot pink, 4" heels...and I just love Trixter.

Thanks ladies for a fantastic evening of food, booze and good times. It's exacly what I wanted and I have the greatest friends in the world!

Rhinestone Cowboy

My fiance takes fashion very seriously. So when it came to wedding attire, there was only one designer he was going to wear: Manuel. Ever since he was young, he always swore he would get married in a Manuel jacket, and now he is.

If you are not familiar with Manuel, then let me help you. You know all those fancy rhinestone covered, super embroidered suits all the old school country stars used to wear? Think Porter Wagoner. Yeah, Manuel made a lot of those and now he's made a very custom, one of a kind jacket for my true love.

There are pictures of the wedding jacket...but I don't want to ruin the surprise for you. ;)

My fiance with Manuel in 2006 during our trip to Nashville. He said to Manuel that day, "I'll be back to get a custom jacket of my own."

Porter Wagoner wearing one of his many Manuels.

GREATEST Bachelorette Party Invite EVER

It's not your grandma's invite. It's cooler than any other bachelorette party invite you've ever received. Nothing says "me" more than this. And if you don't get it or can't grasp the concept of how kick ass this party is going to be, then you're probably not invited. F-ing genius Quinn. Genius! I have the greatest friends in the world.

Guest Book

I kept trying to come up with a really cool idea for a guest book. I thought about getting a cheap acoustic guitar and having everyone sign it. Then I found some pretty cool guest books on Etsy. But in the end, the really cool guest book ended up finding me.

One of my favorite bands, Blackberry Smoke, happened to be playing in town one evening, so Jenelle and my mother-in-law and I decided to go see them. Greg was already at the venue, so we were meeting him there. We had some time to spare so we grabbed a cup of coffee and decided to peruse Urban Outfitters. While I was there, I ran across the perfect guest book.

Yes! It fits our rock & roll theme perfectly! And there was one there with a hot pink binding. It was destiny. I'm sure of it.

BUY ETSY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For those of you who aren't familiar with Etsy, you should be. Go there now and check it out. Take you're time. I'll wait........

Etsy.com is a home for the uber crafty to sell their uber cool crafts. You can find just about anything you've ever imagined on there and some stuff you couldn't have imagined even in your wildest dreams. Sometimes the prices are little higher than what you're used to, but you have to remember that you're paying for handcrafted items. It's totally worth a few extra bucks!

This is a GREAT spot to find everything you need for your wedding. From dresses to bouquets, Etsy has it! I've already purchased items for my wedding from Etsy like my fiance's wedding band, my veil, and my garter.

If you're looking for amazing, one of kind items that you won't find anywhere else, then Etsy is the place for you! Check out some of the amazing wedding items I've found. I want to buy them, but I have to show some restraint.

Hair & Hair Accesories

I'm not an up do kinda girl. Besides, my fiance requested that my hair was down for the wedding, and that suits me just fine. So I've been trying to find ideas online and I found this picture, which I think is absolutely perfect. I would like my curls to be a little looser, but overall, I'm pretty sure this is how my hair will end up.

Then there was the debate over the veil. I fell in love with a veil...but it was $500, so that was absolutely out of the question. Then I found someone who could custom make a similar veil, but when I got it and tried it on...I felt like it was 1987 and I need a dress with big, poofy sleeves and big bows. Then I finally settled on a cute little birdcage veil.

I knew that veil or no veil, I definitely wanted a flower fascinator. It had to have feathers too. I searched high and low and finally decided on one...only to change my mind at the last minute. This is the winner:
Of course, this is all subject to change once the lovely Ms. Casey comes into town and assess the situation. It may all look stunning together. And then again, it may all not look so great together. We'll play it by ear. The only thing I'm certain of is that flower will most definitely be in my hair.

I Love the Dollar Tree

With my wishy-washy tendencies, I couldn't make a commitment to any certain centerpiece. First it was going to be a tall, skinny vase with a single flower. Then they were going to be candy dishes full of hot pink and black candy. Then they were going to be a small bunch of hot pink flowers in a short vase. Then it was back to the candy dishes.

After settling on my florist, the centerpiece dilemma was finally put to rest. Drum roll please...I'm going to have a small bunch of hot pink flowers in a short vase. Since my florist is a landscape architecht by day and a wedding florist on the occasional weekend, she doesn't have all of the florist neccesities. That meant that I was in charge of finding cheap vases.

My kick ass mother-in-law suggested checking out the Dollar Tree online. Jackpot! I found 4" vases for $1 each! And you can have them shipped to the nearest Dollar Tree store for free! YES! I was scared that the quality might be a little crappy, but there were no worries after I picked them up. The vases were amazing and incredibly nice.