Wedding Fact Friday

It's back...finally!

I think this has been my favorite part about my wedding blog.

I have seriously enjoyed learning about other wedding traditions around the world.

Today, I'm going to focus on Mexico!
 

"In Mexico, for example, it is customary during the vows for a white ribbon or for a rosary, called a “lasso,” to be draped around the necks of the newlyweds to symbolize their joining together. "

 source: weddingbee

"It is also customary for the groom to present his wife with thirteen gold coins during the ceremony, symbolizing the groom’s commitment to support his new wife. "

 source: weddingunitycoins.com

"As the couple leaves the church it is customary for red beads to be tossed at them as a means of insuring the new couple good luck."

source: redbeads.org

source: worldweddingtraditions.com

On My Head

Since I bought my dress back in January, I have wondered and pondered what to wear on my head. I thought about a cathedral length veil, a chapel length veil, a birdcage veil, etc.Apparently, though, birdcage veils don't look good on me...at all! And, I couldn't find an appropriate length veil that wasn't over $200 dollars. That's a lot of money to spend on a veil that you'll only be wearing for the ceremony. So, I've decided to wear my mother's veil, which I'm very excited about!

Please don't mind my awesome facial expressions...

And, don't worry, we'll be removing the 80s-tasticness of the veil...like the floral nightmare on the crown of it!

Shoe Heartbreak

I cannot begin to tell you how many pairs of shoes I have fallen in love with since I began to look for them back in February. They always seem to be just a little bit out of my reach though.

For example, I found these!

Perfect in almost every single way...except that the heel is 4 inches tall!

Could I walk in them?

You bet your cute butt I could!

Is that the problem?

no.

The problem is that I'm 5'6" - which is average.

Mr. GrapeJuice, however, is 5'11".

The shoes would make me just as tall as him...which he does not like.

Bye Bye, Nearly Perfect Shoes. :(

Then, I met this pair...

It would have been such a great shoe for New Years Eve.

It is supposed to be available through DSW.

Yeeeaaaahhhh. Not so much.

I went to the store in Hendersonville, and they didn't have it.

So, I decided that I would just order them.

Nope. Can't do that either. They're out of my size!

grr.

Now what am I supposed to do?!

Two perfect shoes...gone!

Let me tell you - it's getting a little frustrating.

Not only are there very few shoes that are the color I want them, but most of the ones that are the right are - conveniently - 4 inches or higher!

WHY? WHY? WHY?

Now, I've become consumed with finding the perfect shoes for my wedding day.

Currently, I've got these two pairs of shows on my brain...

This pair, which isn't exactly the right color,

and, this pair, which I would have dyed to be blue.

Who knew the shoe search could be soooooooooooooo exhausting?!

photos : zappos (Nina, rsvp, Coloriffics) and dsw (Paris Hilton)

Reckless Abandonment

It's June?!

WHAT?!

Where did the time go?

So much has happened since I last blogged.

I can't believe I abandoned you for nearly a month.

I'm an awful person.

I wish I could say that something devastating happened to me to render me incapable of blogging, but it didn't.

I simply didn't have the time.

Silly career! 

Why do you have to suck up all my time?

Well, it's summer time, which means I have time to myself to plan my wedding - finally.

This also means I'll have a lot more content to share with you all!

That's always good, right?

I'll have more tomorrow.

Sharing is Caring

Today was a weird day at school.

But, I've learned a lot from it, and in the process, stumbled upon two wonderful websites that I feel I need to share with you!

1. FLYlady.net

FLY is an acronym for Finally Love Yourself.

"FlyLady uses the Sidetracked Home Executive (SHE) system as a basis for organizing her home and her life. She adds humor, spunk, and a dose of common sense to her advice, but be prepared - FlyLady does not allow whining. You have to get off your 'Franny'!"

Please join me in FLYing. The first step is to Shine Your Sink!

I can't wait to start.

2. Operation Beautiful

 This is kind of like PostSecret but much more self-esteem boosting!

"The goal of the Operation Beautiful website is to end negative self-talk or “Fat Talk.”  If this little blog only does one productive thing, I hope it helps readers realize how truly toxic negative self-talk is  — it hurts you emotionally, spiritually, and physically."

I encourage you all to try to take part in this randomly. Maybe post a note in the bathroom at work. Or, put it on a random car window. You never know whose day you'll brighten with your kind words!