Bridal Party: "Flower Girls"

So, I'm not having a traditional bridal party... but I want my guests to look good ;)

I was looking through the David's Bridal website and came across the cutest flower girl dresses! My two nieces aren't as itty-bitty as they were when I started dating Luna 4 years ago. They're tall little buggers! (but super sweet and innocent... well except Iris. She'll kick you in the groin if you cross her lol!) But I think these dresses would fit and look cute:

But they're growing so much, I might have to look at Junior bridesmaids dresses. Here's another I like:

These might be a little bit more age/height appropriate. I love those little boogers and I'm going to make them look amazing for our reception.

Engagement Photos! (Slideshow)

Here are the photos! Take a looksie. There's 295... so sit back and enjoy hahaha

Engagement Photos: Sneak Peek

This past Saturday was HECTIC!

I woke up and had my hair and make-up done at JJ Studio (located at 2950 W. Chicago). I hadn't really had a haircut in nearly a year, sometimes cutting my own bangs, and not really seeing my hair grow much longer than just below my shoulders... needless to say, I got scolded by John John lol

Check him out on Facebook: 

JohnJohn JJstudio Garcia (Jaytwice)

Alicia, who I know from a pageant we'd both been in, did my make-up. It turned out AMAZING! I loved my eyelashes. Actually... I loved everything! My eye make-up was outstanding. My lips and cheeks were awesome, and I had a good time catching up. I even found out that she's going to be on the new season of Survivor!! How awesome is that?!

After leaving the hair studio I then ran home, picked up Luna and the dogs, went to Wendy's to grab a bite to eat (drive thru... scrumptious, but BAD for you) and raced back home so that I could be seated at my laptop for my online class (the dogs just came along for the ride. I did not buy them chicken nuggets like my good friend Shorty does for her doggy Patrick lol).

If I didn't have a group presentation, I probably would have skipped class all together... but being the responsible student I've become as of late, I made sure to be there ;)

I sat through the 2.5 hour class (rocking my project out of this world), and then had to JUMP into my dress and drive to the Garfield Park Conservatory. Luna and I met Christina there, and took a few pics in our green clothes (remember, he was wearing a green shirt when we met, and I was wearing a green dress). Here's a sneak peek of our shoot (I can't wait to see our other pictures!!!!)

We took a bunch at the boat house and all over the park. Afterwards we headed to Cafe Colao, talked to Lisa and went to the Stepphenwolf theatre to see a new play called Clybourne Park (about... take a guess...... yes. Gentrification). Check out the play

here: Clybourne Park

Ended the night with Tapas near University Village and then plopped in bed.

Great but tiring day.

 

Seating Cards: Grass Table Top

Arg.
I want the seating cards to sit atop a bed of grass at the venue. I bought this wheatgrass growing kit and thought I'd be able to grow lush green grass... look at my results:

Not really lush, is it?

Arg.
So, here's the new idea: I'm looking for faux grass :)

Here's one place--> http://www.save-on-crafts.com/grassmats.html

   

Instead of growing all of the grass, this might be an easier route.

Wedding Cake Choices: Cake Types 1-5

So, when I chose my wedding package with my venue, they also included the price of the wedding cake. They work with a local bakery, and depending on your price range, they have all these "categories." I will call them categories of caloric destruction because as you go up in price range the cakes get richer with FLAVOR and of course Buttercream (AKA liquid fat) YUM!

Here's a style that I like in Wedding Cake-Category 1:

CAKE FLAVORS- Vanilla Chiffon, Chocolate Chiffon, Chocolate Decadence, Traditional White

FILLING TYPES AND FLAVORS- Vanilla Custard, Chocolate Custard, Strawberry Jam, Raspberry Jam, Vanilla Buttercream, Chocolate Buttercream

FROSTING-  Wedding Buttercream,

FILLING CONFIGURATION- 4 Layers of Cake : 3 Layers of Filling

Here's a style that I like in Wedding Cake-Category 2:

  I actually didn't like any cakes from this category, but this is, I guess, the nicest looking.

  

CAKE FLAVORS- Vanilla Chiffon, Chocolate Chiffon, Marble Chiffon, White Cake, Chocolate Decadence

FILLING TYPES AND FLAVORS- Vanilla Custard, Chocolate Custard, Lemon Curd, Strawberry Jam, Raspberry Jam, Apricot Jam, Cream Cheese, Vanilla Buttercream, Chocolate Buttercream, Lemon Buttercream, Strawberry Buttercream, Raspberry Buttercream, White Chocolate Mousse,

FROSTING-  Wedding Buttercream,

FILLING CONFIGURATION- 4 Layers of Cake : 3 Layers of Filling

Here's a style that I like in Wedding Cake-Category 3:

I actually didn't like any cakes from this category either. The rest looked dollar store quality... and I'm not talking Family Dollar or Dollar Tree. I'm talking Mom and Pop from Korea.

CAKE FLAVORS- Vanilla Chiffon, Chocolate Chiffon, Marble Chiffon, White Cake, Chocolate Decadence, Vanilla Bean Cake, Lemon Cake, Pound Cake, Almond Pound Cake, , Red Velvet Cake, Banana Cake, Carrot Cake

FILLING TYPES AND FLAVORS- Vanilla Custard, Chocolate Custard, Lemon Curd, Strawberry Jam, Raspberry Jam, Apricot Jam, Cream Cheese, ,Vanilla Buttercream, Chocolate Buttercream, Hazelnut Buttercream, Mocha Buttercream, Lemon Buttercream, Strawberry Buttercream, Raspberry Buttercream, White Chocolate Mousse, Chocolate Mousse, Raspberry Mousse, Strawberry Mousse, Irish Cream Mousse, Lemon Mousse, Tira Misu Mousse, Vanilla Bean Mousse, Fresh Strawberry, Banana,

FROSTING-  Wedding Buttercream,

FILLING CONFIGURATION- 4 Layers of Cake : 3 Layers of Filling

Here's a few Styles that I like in Wedding Cake-Category 4:

Cute! Better if it was in our colors.

CAKE FLAVORS- Vanilla Chiffon, Chocolate Chiffon, Marble Chiffon, White Cake, Chocolate Decadence, Vanilla Bean Cake, Lemon Cake, Pound Cake, Almond Pound Cake, Lemon Pound Cake, Red Velvet Cake, Banana Cake, Carrot Cake, New York Cheesecake

FILLING TYPES AND FLAVORS- Vanilla Custard, Chocolate Custard, Lemon Curd, Strawberry Jam, Raspberry Jam, Apricot Jam, Cream Cheese, Fudge, Ganache,Vanilla Buttercream, Chocolate Buttercream, Hazelnut Buttercream, Mocha Buttercream, Lemon Buttercream, Strawberry Buttercream, Raspberry Buttercream, White Chocolate Mousse, Chocolate Mousse, Raspberry Mousse, Strawberry Mousse, Irish Cream Mousse, Lemon Mousse, Tira Misu Mousse, Passion Fruit Mousse, Guava Mousse, Mango Mousse, Blood Orange Mousse, Vanilla Bean Mousse, Pina Colada Mousse, Fresh Strawberry, Banana, Raspberry. *Seasonal Fruit

FROSTING-  Wedding Buttercream, White Chocolate Ganache, Dark Chocolate Ganache

FILLING CONFIGURATION- 4 Layers of Cake : 3 Layers of Filling

Here's a few styles that I like in Wedding Cake- Category 5 (The most expensive, for the reasons listed below):

 

These somewhat go along with the color scheme... I think I like the box-like cake better 

CAKE FLAVORS- Vanilla Chiffon, Chocolate Chiffon, Marble Chiffon, White Cake, Chocolate Decadence, Vanilla Bean Cake, Lemon Cake, Pound Cake, Almond Pound Cake, Lemon Pound Cake, Red Velvet Cake, Banana Cake, Carrot Cake, Hazelnut Cake, New York Cheesecake, Chocolate Chip Cheesecake, Raspberry Cheesecake, and White Chocolate Cheesecake  

FILLING TYPES AND FLAVORS- Vanilla Custard, Chocolate Custard, Lemon Curd, Strawberry Jam, Raspberry Jam, Apricot Jam, Cream Cheese, Fudge, Ganache,Vanilla Buttercream, Chocolate Buttercream, Hazelnut Buttercream, Mocha Buttercream, Lemon Buttercream, Strawberry Buttercream, Raspberry Buttercream, White Chocolate Mousse, Chocolate Mousse, Raspberry Mousse, Strawberry Mousse, Irish Cream Mousse, Lemon Mousse, Tira Misu Mousse, Passion Fruit Mousse, Guava Mousse, Mango Mousse, Blood Orange Mousse, Vanilla Bean Mousse, Pina Colada Mousse, Fresh Strawberry, Banana, Raspberry. *Seasonal Fruit

FROSTING-  Wedding Buttercream, White Chocolate Ganache, Dark Chocolate Ganache, Rolled Fondant

FILLING CONFIGURATION- 4 Layers of Cake : 3 Layers of Filling

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