Wishlist and Wedding Coordinator

How cute and appropriate is this button??

so here's the thing, the blog SMP (Style my Pretty) has soo oooo ooo many wonderful ideas, its hard to keep up. But they blog a lot in one day which is good for my attention :)

Of course, here is more to add to my WISH LIST!

Now if I had been informed enough to match the bm's shoes to their flowers that would be wonderful! But it would require all of them to buy new shoes. As of now, they can pick any black heels they want. Even ones they already have, weddings are expensive and I didn't want to add more cost to the girls. Although, If i had all the money in the world, I would totally buy all their shoes, all be the same, match their flowers, have a printed SHORT dress and a solid colored cardigan..... I'm just sayin :)

Today, Cole and I met with our Day of Wedding Coordinator Afton. She is wonderful and I love her already! She is so on top of it all and not overwhelming. In the one hour I met her, she already put my mind to ease. Some one else, will be making sure the wedding goes well and its guaranteed that she will make it happen cause its her career! She doesn't need to make sure her up do is ready or know where her cuff links are. Just that all the BM's and groomsmen are ready as well as the florist and cake and music..... So no one else on that day will have to majorly multi task but her. It was sooo nice to hear her say "I want all the questions to go through me. I don't want anyone to ask the either of you questions that day....just me" Whew!!!! Shes an angel :)

guess what I'm going to talk about now....... you guessed it... SHOES!

I have seriously spend more time on my shoes than my dress, and I bet i will end up with a plain pair of kicks.

but for now, my search continues. I still LOVE the Marylin shoe, but they are quite a few buck-a-roos and its kind of a lot! seeing that I have already purchased one pair of shoes I can't use.....I may still get the Marylin's I'm just disappointed by the height. Even though they are still high!

In case you forgot what they look like, here the are:

they glisten WAY more in the store with the perfect lighting hitting them :)

So here's another one I am checking out. Its less $$ which is good, but sometimes that makes me worry about quality. Anyways, I saw this picture on a SMP blog and LOVE how they shine.

Aren't those girls pretty!?

Anyways, the website didn't give any information on who the shoes are made by or anything. SO I had to just "google" what I knew.. T- Strap, Crystals, heels?

Then I found these and I think they are pretty close!

What do you think? I like them, but I also like the Marylin's..... I need some serious help.

i know that no matter what I pick, the next day will be something bigger and better......for shoes that hide under my dress the whole day anyways! haha

whats a bride to do :(

Over worked, over whelmed and over loved

Yea, the title is a little narsastic, but after watching "Julie and Julia" for the first time this weekend, isn't that what a blog is?? haha

So I have been working over time everyday this last week as well as working on saturday. I also get to repeat this process this week!! I was sooo tired on saturday and sunday from everything that has been going on, that I feel asleep at 630pm both nights. It was crazy. I also slept for 10-12 hours per night. Usually when I over sleep, I feel groggy the next day. I definitely don't feel groggy, but I am still tired. can't wait to be back on my normal routine. There is too much to do to mess up my schedule!

So one big thing, is wehave decided we are hiring a wedding coordinator for the day of. Although, this is a big help, it will not go without saying, she is NOT a wedding planner. I still have to figure everthing else out and let her know what is going on. Not the other way around. Wedding planners cost at minimum $2500+ in Seattle. Coordinators are about $400-$2000. Depending on what you need. We're needing about mid range in there. She will be facilitating everything the day of the wedding. From coordinating vendors and making sure that both Cole and I are on time for things, etc. :) Unfortunately, there is too much and too many guests for me to be the head point person AND remember my role as the bride the day of. Although i have my bm, I want them to enjoy themselves at well. THey are no means "salves" for the day. They are my loved friends, and I will not want to treat them as if they were anything else. .....  that being too bossy?? well, of course I am asking them of other things, but those are surprises, and everyone has the right to say no :)

With that, I am also going to admit, I am NOT a low key bride. I knew that from the begining though. Sometimes, a wedding can become a beast bigger than yourself and there is nothing you can to about it. Esp, when people keep giving you "ideas" you can do at your wedding.... trying to remember all the suggestions based on how many guests, its exhausting and overwhelming!!!

If you can';t tell, im at the "details" part of the wedding planning. Shoes, songs, timing, photos, who walks with whom, who will be in what pictures, where will certain pictrues take place? Should I have my ring sautered together before or after, what kind of tie should the boys have, bridal party gifts, dieting, etc.

So for shoes.... I went to luly yang, to look at the bridget shoes. When i went I saw these other lovely ladies....

In person, they glisten and sparkle and its hard to not fall in love with them!!!! My ONLY problem with them, is they are 3 3/8 inches. Where as the bridget is 4 1/4 and I like high heels. Im short and even in my highest heels, cole is taller than me!!!! Oh well, these will probably be better for dancing.

Not sure what to decide still......

Lastly, I recieved the COOLEST thing in the mail this weekend!

Its a hanger for my wedding dress!

Happy Monday!

yes.... shoes again :)

Shoes seem to be harder to find than the wedding dress!!!!

So my wonderful Coulston, has already found his shoes. But that was easy. He knew what he wanted "a black dress cowboy boot". Although he would love to have all his groomsmen in cowboy boots, asking everyone to spend an extra $150+ dollars on boots, is not very fair.

Anywho, he loves his shoes and thats all that matters :)

Now, as some of you readers know, I have had the hardest time picking out shoes. SO this month, I have decided, I am picking them out!!! But my one requirement is, I have to see them in person before I purchase them. No more fakey/dont like em issues...

So I have narrowed it down to looking at these lovely ladies:

This one I am sure is familiar, the bridal isis by pour la victore

Isis

Pros: Cute Blue Sole, pearls and rinestones, very high heel, and price is reasonable ($186)

Cons: the pictures all look cheapy and cheesy. Nope it looks better in person. the white is leather and not satin :( but then again, satin might be overkill. The buckle is a little, blah..... yes, I care about the silly buckle!

Next is...

Bridget by Benjamin Adams

Bridget

Pros: Satin, high heels, some rinestones, cute buckle and cute design, and a quality brand, comes in ivory. the sandal-ish look is cute!

Cons: I have no idea how much it costs, much more simple than the Isis, no blue sole. :(

Lastly,

Dita by Benjamin Adams

Dita

Pros: LOVE the buckle and brooch! (again, pearl and rinestones), comes in ivory, good brand, very high heel,

Cons: Don't know the price, dont like the sides of the middle of the shoe and wold prefer to to not be sling back with those sides, no blue sole

As you can see, I like a lot of the same things about each. So I have to see them on my foot. its hard to tell, but I have to figure out which will make my talon-like feet look somewhat attactive :) NOW thats what will sell :)

As of now and via pictures, Cole likes the bridget, which I do too. But I want to be a fair fight :)

As for my doomed, fake Loubutions? I have conceeded to wearing them at the rehersal dinner. They are still a very cute style and althought I did get some money back from complaining..... I might as well wear them!

More Shoes and a little note on the Bridal Shower

Im headed to California this weekend for my bridal shower in Granite Bay!


Cole's mom(Lenny)'s friends, Donna and Mary have offered to throw me a shower and I am so excited to see everyone! Almost all of my bridesmaids will be in one room at the same time. Almost. Sharon will be in Korea, and Steph will be in Seattle. But Courtney is flying down and the three Sacramento BM's will be there!

Im more excited just to see everyone rather than open gifts. Opening gifts is so awkward! I guess I'll get over it with a glass of champange in my hand. I'll post pictures, if I remember to take any...

So, Im back on the big shoe hunt again!

So before I had found my dream wedding shoe. It was a white satin Christian Louboutin that was a d'Orsay Bow T style... I found a place that sold it. I ordered and a month later it came in.... The box was very shabby and have Chinese characters all over it! You can only imagine what I'm getting at here. anyways, I opened the box to see my babies.... and immediately, I could see the cheap looking satin and flimsy structure.

It hadnt even entered my mind that I could possibly be buying fake shoes..... and that is exactly what happened. Worst of all... they were not cheap in price but they were cheap in quality. I emailed the company and complianed. They offered me a $15 refund. ha!!! So, in true Korean form, I complained more! First off, they were LATE! they should have been in within a week of the order date, second of all they were the wrong shoe! The shoe I had ordered had a blue inside sole, this sole was nude. NOT what I had asked for. I didnt even go into the fact that they were fake as i am sure it was a no brainer to the company that all of their shoes were fake.

I offered to return them with a full refund. They told me to keep them and they would give me about 45% back. I would have had to pay for shipping it back to china so I just took that deal. So now i have a lovely pair of fake CL's in my closet... awesome. And guess what... I dont care. I spent a pretty good amount of money on them, Im going to wear them anyways! hahaha At they end of the day, they are still shoes! This is what I thought I ordered:

BUT they are not my wedding shoes. The quality is really cheap when you get a closer look at them and fit very loosly on my feet. I didn't decide to get one of the best photographers in seattle so they could photography my wanna be CL's. I know I sound like a brat right now, but really.... would you wear them to your wedding?


So, where am I now? Still shoeless.... Good thing I have month ahead and this didnt happen right before the wedding. Whew! :)

I have a few contenders at the moment though:

Here is my favorite so far, but Im not a huge "platform" fan. But I love the blue sole, and combinations of diamonds and perals!

And how cute are these bottoms!

Ok, well I still have time to think about it. I like the elegant look of the Badgley Mischka but I like the fun look of the pour la Victoire. Thoughts?

Wedding Shoes and Honeymoons

My recent studies on all things weddings, is wedding shoes and honeymoon. For the wedding shoes, I have seriously looked high and low.... via internet, for what I think would be the best fit for me and my wedding dress. Problem being, my dress is very vintage and all the shoes I'm attracted to are very modern. I've noticed the trend where brides will not bother matching the dress and the shoes. They will have a beautiful white lace dress, then hott pink satin strappy sandals! It looks great! Then they would match the shoes with their flowers and so on.

For me, my dress is Ivory lace, and I like these white satin shoes.... I know its really not a big deal, but they are Christain Louboutin shoes and not exactly shoes I would EVER consider dying. So the difference is, would it look so bad to have white shoes and a Ivory dress? I get that most people will think I'm crazy if I think people will notice the difference between white and ivory.... but sadly, brides notice. The other option is they have the same style in Navy blue. Apprently Navy blue is a nice twist as the new "something blue" color rather than baby or tiffany blue which seems to be more popular. So with that, it would be kind of nice.... . BUT my wedding colors are eggplant and mango. (colors that sound like food appeal to me :) ) So it would be very miss matched..... The last thing I was thinking was go with a completely different shoe and find one in dark purple. This has been a failed serach thus far....so if anyone sees any that look good, let me know! I prefer a high heel....

This is the one I'm eyeing right now:

As for the honeymoon, when Cole and I were first talking about marriage and thinking about wedding plans, our first thought was to think about our honeymoon. We both wanted to go to Ireland. Neither of us have ever been there, but I'm half Irish and Cole's just been interested! Anyways, I have a huge fascination with the movie P.S I Love you.... now, maybe its cause the main character's name is Holly and there is a dog in the movie named Brody, but other than that all the views and shoots of the Ireland countryside has really made me think of it as a romantic area. Cole and I are the type that like to have our lazy time near a warm fire place and cold weather, and then we also like the city life and exploring new things. (except food.... im very closeminded when it comes to food)

So before the recent weeks, when people asked where we were planning on honeymooning we have said "Hawaii" because really, its an easier trip to go to the islands and use our Alaska Airlines miles and go for 50% off. But after some consideration we decided to go and do what we really wanted and go to hawaii in 2011. So the plan as of now, is fly to Ireland (haven't decided if we're flying into Shannon or Dublin) spend a week there Bed and Breakfast hopping, head to London for a few days, then to Paris, and fly on home! Since it is a few locations we're taking 2 weeks off rather than 10 days. I've been lucky enough to have gone to London and Paris, but it will be Cole's first time, so hopefully he'll enjoy it! now..... how to teach Cole some French.....:)

Ireland (Northern)

London

Paris