yeah, i said four..

The past four days of my life has been consumed with nothing but thoughts of all things wedding.  We had ups and we had downs, but I'm definitely happy to say, I'm glad those four days are behind us..  With 67 days until the big one, I'm ticking right along, well for the most part.

That room up there is the reception hall - it looks much smaller than it really is..  And those colors, not ours, its from another wedding.  I can't wait to show off our colors ♥

But as for things now checked off our wedding to-do list, we can now show the following items completed:

• Bride's Cake  (3 different flavors)
• Groom's Cake (1 flavor)
• Dress completely fitted (fiasco I tell ya - more on that later)
• Flowers (includes brides bouquet, toss bouquet, bridesmaids' bouquets, all the mens' boutonnieres including dads and ushers, moms wrist corsages)
• Ceremony decor
• Reception decor
• Invites/Response Cards Printed and almost assembled
• Bridal Hair Piece
• My mom's attire
• My Hair & Make-Up Arranged

Phew, I can tell you I feel extremely accomplished at this point, but we still have ALOT left!!   If you notice, we have FOUR cake flavors!! Yea I said four!  We just couldn't decide and it was in the budget, so what the hey, we took it.. I'm sure there was more we completed, but thats the big important stuff I can remember.  We still have...

• Reception food & flatware (this including cups and silverware)
• Flower Girl attire (yea I know!)
• Guestbook
• His ring (Am I that big of a procrastinator?? dudes are so much easier though!)
• Officiant (yea I know, again)
• Mail out the invites
• Finish getting Bridal Gifts

Eeps, I'm sure I'm forgetting alot of things, but thats ok, I will eventually remember them.

Anyway, thats what I have for now folks.

Cheers,

it can't much more beautiful than this..

outside that is!

Tomorrow the mister and I have both taken off of work because we have lots of fun wedding stuff to do - like cake eating and picking, flowering deciding, centerpiece selecting, and color coordination.  A man's worst nightmare!  LOL and a woman's favorite.  J/K.  

And with the rest of the day (which won't be much after), we will just be galavanting around the city together, enjoying a nice Friday off work in the extremely beautiful weather we have been having here..  We definetely deserve it after the crazy couple of winter weather weeks we experienced.  Yikes, that stuff was a crazy mess!  Texans + ICE = NO!

Anyway,  I just want to say I hope everyone has an amazing, beautiful weather Friday (if you have to work or not) and weekend with those you love.  Soak up the amazing weather, do something crazy and I will be talking to you soon!

Love you all,
xoxo,
Cheers,

Queen Anne, Fredricksburg, Texas

So the mister must be totally in sync with me or I must be that good of a persuasive person, but today the mister booked for us our honeymoon.  The honeymoon process has been crazy!! We started with Las Vegas or possibly even Ireland, but airfare was just something I was too frugal to pay for after all the wedding costs.  So New Orleans was next, but we couldnt find something cost friendly, with all the parking costs and extra fees that started adding up, so I said, "What about Fredricksburg?"  And without hesitation, he said something along the lines of, "that sounds like fun," so I started looking. 

With a click here and a click there, our honeymoon was selected and here it is! 

The Queen Anne, Fredricksburg, Texas - Aspen Room to be exact

Isn't this place darling and filled with charm?  This little bed and breakfast started as a cute little home back in 1904 so its filled with rich history and lots of trinkets of times past.  We chose the aspen room, because hello, did you see that bathroom?!  Something about it says French old world to me, and with that jacuzzi tub, I was sold.   Plus, they also serve a full B&B style breakfast EVERY morning in that nice dining room in the last picture.

Most people are like "Fredricksburg?!"  Fredricksburg is full of B&Bs, quaint diners, vintage shops, and antiques galore, along with rich history thats within walking distance of everything.  Plus its affordable!  Extremely affordable at that for our little pocketbooks.. And if you want to splurge on the fancy things, they have everything from spas to boutiques in order to please everyone from all walks of life. Its also fairly close to major attractions, but tucked nicely into it's own little spot on the map that screams romance and getaway with the one you love. 

I can't wait to check in! ♥
One more thing off our list and I'm getting more excited everyday!

**All photos courtesy of http://www.absolutecharm.com/QueenAnne_AspenMain.html **


Cheers,

Wishful Wednesday (2)

Wishful Wednesday (1) was so much fun last week, I decided I needed to make this a routine in my week, plus its simple, easy and what could be more fun than picking out stuff you are wishing for without spending money?! Yea, I dont know either.

With the wedding date getting closer and closer, 73 days to be exact, everything running through my brain is thoughts of wedding stuff, money to pay for stuff and OMG have I forgetten any stuff?!  So this is an ode to some Wedding Stuff!
And now with the wishes this week!!

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Cake Tasting! I think this has to be by far one of the best parts of wedding planning?  Who doesn't love eating a bunch of cake and picking your favorite?? The mister, my mom, and I (well and my three year old neice) are doing this Friday and I'm counting down the days, hours and minutes until cake tasting arrival! I'm still trying to come to a decision on a few designs I like for my cake and still feel like I'm going in circles.  Too many decisions, but its a good one to have.  ♥

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A haircut!  It sounds simple doesn't it??  Well its more difficult than just running down to the salon and getting a cut.  I'm not doing ANYTHING style wise to my hair until after the wedding, so I can ensure my hairstyle for the wedding day is can be pulled off and maintained through ceremony and reception.  I don't need bangs or layers getting in my way that day. 

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A getaway vacation with the mister!  I can say we have never been away together - crazy right?  But with schedules, businesses, whiny children (cats) and just the basis of being extremely frugal, we haven't gone away anywhere before, and so a nice vacation for us is definetely in store for us. And this little inn tucked away in a nice little town would be perfect.. or Fredricksburg will do as well, I'm not picky.  After all, Fredricksburg does have amazing B&Bs, antique malls, vintage shops and food.  Who wouldn't want to go there?

I must say I am getting more excited the closer the wedding gets, and so you will be hearing plenty of wedding talk & seeing plenty of pictures, inspiration and stuff I'm DIYing here.   I'm also not against receiving tips, advice, ideas or "calming" techniques for the big day, so share them if you have them.

Cheers,

anemones into wedding cakes

Just a little wedding cake inspiration I put together.  These are the ideas I'm considering for our wedding cake! I would love to incorporate the anemone flower (above) if possible. ♥



If anyone has any clean, simple looks like these, email them to me > > sugarbearbear@live.com   I love ideas and help when it comes to the big day! 

wedding progress being made..

♥

We had an extremely productive, yet casual weekend.  We managed to get all my family fitted for tuxes as well as his dad on Saturday - his step dad is the only person we have left.  Yay!  I was able to spend some quality time with the girls on Main Street as the fellas ventured to the cigar shop. We were able to find a cute headband for Emilee's flower girl ensemble.  She was quite excited!  Only 102 days until the big one!

We also snuggled, grocery shopped, watched the playoffs, ate delish turkey tacos, and just basically enjoyed our weekend.

Sadly, I forgot the dear beloved camera at home, so Project 365, will have to wait until tomorrow.

How did your weekend go?

four months and some..

I can't believe there's  only 4 months and 2 days left until I become Mrs. Gregg!

We still have so much to do, but I know with enough patience, late nights and help we will get it all done.  I can hardly wait to start cake tasting and flower picking. 

If you are married, what was your favorite part of the planning process?

happy friday

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I hope you have a magnificant and SPLENDID Friday!

What are you doing this weekend??  Me you ask?? 

1.) Picking up my wedding dress

2.) Shopping for wedding reception items

3.) Attending my nephew's 6th birthday party 

4.) Celebrating the mister and I's two year anniversary - I love you!

"ever thine. ever mine. ever ours."

-Ludwig van Beethoven

It really is as simple as that.


Damon and I took our engagement photos over a month ago and I am now finally getting them out there for the world to see.  Procrasinate much?  YES I DO!  We decided to buy the copyrights to these photos, since our families have families who have families - its just easier that way.  So please, I'm begging you, if you decided to use our photos for whatever may tickle your little fancy, please ask/give kudos, its only right. :)

Thank you to the ever so wonderful Knight Photography.  They are also handling the bridal session and day of the wedding.. I can't wait for those pictures either!

"A bachelor is one who enjoys the chase but does not eat the game"

-Anonymous


My cousin Beverly is getting married in 5 days - so the traditional bachelorette party took place over the weekend.  One word - memorable!



The Bride



Left to Right: Paula and Melissa

Left to Right:  Amy, Mom, and Amanda

 



Somehow we convinced Grandma to don the hat



I also whipped up some mini strawberry cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting.  They were super delicious, like always!  I was also told that I should own my own bakery - one day maybe, but for now I can only afford to do out of the apartment orders...  If interested lemme know what I can whip up for you and I'll give ya a price!  I'm working on making/ordering business cards...  We'll see how all this pans out!  *crosses fingers*