8 Week Count Down!

WOW, only 8 more weeks to go until I step foot on the paradise that is Punta Cana, Dominican Republic! I will be sitting on the beach with my fruity tropical beverage in hand, waiting for it to be Friday so that we can finally be MARRIED!! I am so beyond excited to be going away, it's been almost 3 years since my last vacation.

I think I deserve it after everything we have gone through in the last 2 years.



Graduating from College (Me)

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 Switching careers (Josh)
Josh got his license to drive a transport truck! Which lead to him getting a sweet job!


Working while going to college (Me)
 If you click here , you can see an article I wrote for my college paper. When you get to that page there is another link that says click here to view more articles written by the author. It was awesome to be able to do something that I love and get paid for it. 


Moving across the country (Both of us)

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Finding my first real after-college-related job (Me)

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Planning a wedding (Us)
As most of you know, planning a wedding can be quite the stressful affair. We tried to keep it as low stress as possible, but sometimes it just doesn't work out. This has been our "baby" for the last year and a half, and we are so incredibly happy with what we have done. Thank you to everyone who helped us out too, because without you our wedding wouldn't have been the same.

Going to University (Me)
After I graduated from College, I wanted more! Since we moved to another province right after, I decided I would go to University to get my bachelors degree. I have slowly been working at it, since I can not afford to go full time since I work full time.

Starting up my photography business (Us)
This has been an exciting journey for us. I say us because I would never have been able to do this without the support and encouragement from Josh. :)

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It has been an exciting journey through life, and I hope the next 8 weeks are as awesome as the last 4 years in our relationship have been.

{Sneak Peek} My Invites!

Here is a sneak peek to our gorgeous passport invitations. The colors on the cover look a little more dark than the colors on my monogram, but it's really not a big deal. What do you think? I love them. Can't wait to finish and mail them to our guests!

Our Monogram:

Our Invites:

The Meaning Behind Wedding Colors

I love finding websites that tell you what your choices mean! I found this website that shows a little bit of insight on the colors that you might have chosen for your wedding colors (or even just your favorite color in general). The Perfect Palette!

Our colors:

AQUA
Aqua Palettes}: Fun-loving, fresh and vibrant. A favorite of beach brides, especially tropical ones. But aqua shows up in plenty of other places, too. It's a favorite paired with chocolate brown for brides who want a fun and modern palette, and aqua and hot pink are also make a pretty palette. Here lately we're even seeing aqua paired with red which makes for a lovely duo.


PLUM
{Plum Palettes}: Purple has strong, historical associations with royalty, especially in sacred contexts. But thanks to the fashion world, purple's taken on a whole new life, and becomes challenging and mysterious, glamorous, and ever-so-slightly chic. Especially when paired with other complex hues like charcoal or even gray. Perfect for Winter & Fall weddings.


SILVER

{Silver Palettes}: Silver is upscale and elegant - its a color that speaks to modernity and all things antique. It makes a beautiful compliment to Winter weddings & it's metallic quality really makes it special.

I want to do this....

This is the coolest thing ever!! Apparently while we are down in the Dominican for our destination wedding, we can do a boat party thing!!!! I want to do this!!! It's called "La Barcaza"!

You could even have your wedding ON the boat!!! I wouldn't though, I think I would get sick while trying to get ready. Either way still a really cool idea!

Wedding Look

This is pretty much how I want to look the day of. Hopefully I can pull it all off!


WEDDING:

* Obviously the Dress:




* First is the hair! I like all of these looks but I think I'm going to go with the first one for the wedding day. Maybe the second for the reception? Not sure yet.




* Next the makeup! I want that glowing bride look. I hope I can get some color on me before the wedding so I'm not ghostly white as per usual. I like these looks the most (in order from 1st choice on) :




* Wedding color scheme: Thiiiisss one (I think it's called Cyan or Aqua) Also this one! And this one! What do you think?


RECEPTION:

* The Dress:



* The Makeup: Probably going to stay the same as the wedding day makeup.


* Accessories:

Headband: (See 2nd picture in Wedding hair, it's the same headband!)


Bracelet:

TRASH THE DRESS:

* Hair is probably going to be the same as the day before, but more messy. So I think I will put it in a low ponytail or a messy updo. Not sure yet. I like this:



* The Dress: I like all of these, so any opinions would be great!