Color Changes

Tony and I have been hard at work chipping away at our debt snowball, per Dave Ramsey's FPU class. That being said, we have decided to go easy on the Christmas presents this year. I know it's not as fun, but this year our financial peace has been the best present of all. I know, sappy.

So... my present from Tony is to decorate our bedroom (affordably). To kick things off, Tony painted three of the five walls (yes, we have an odd-shaped room) in our bedroom on his day off last Thursday. I had narrowed it down to a bright granny apple green, a dark masculine purple, or a rich deep tiffany blue. Tony was appalled at the thought of purple. And he definitely wasn't thrilled about green. So here is the winner:

Last Minute Crafts & Bach Parties

One week to go... not expecting to see a post again until Sept? You were wrong! I'm still going!

I can be a big procrastinator sometimes but I am also a big perfectionist... a combination that can be quite time-consuming sometimes :)

Fortunately, Tony has helped me calm down a bit over the years and I think I have become much more productive and a little more forgiving over the years. Wednesday night we put together our music selections for the ceremony and start of reception. Thursday night we started the assembly on the programs and last night I finished them up! Here a few pics:

Jumbo Popsicle Sticks, Double-sided Tape, Cardstock, and Printed Program Inserts:

Variety of Color to Keep It Interesting:

Equals A Fun-Sized Fan to Keep Cool with Important Ceremony Info!

I also indulged in some pre-wedding/pre-bachelorette party pampering today! Got some waxing done and my nails done. I decided to be a little more fun and do my fingernails a bright pink because I usually just leave them clear. Not sure if I'm a huge fan but they will be gone in a week anyway.

And the theme for tomorrow's night party = pink, black, & white! Ashley has got me really excited!!! Hope I can behave ;)

See you all in a week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Color Inspirations

As you may have heard, Tony and I are moving! We are renting a giant uhaul tomorrow night and luckily we have some super strong men to help us. Thank you so much Chuck, Nic, Josh, Gerry, and anyone else who helps out! We are going to be having pizza, beer, and mt dew once everything is moved over to St. Paul.

Since this is our first real place that we picked out together, we are redecorating everything and painting to make it feel more like a home. I am SOOO excited! Here are the wall colors we are thinking of:

Colors!

The bridesmaids dresses are going to be blue. Horizon Blue from David's Bridal to be exact. You can see what they will look like here. In person they are much brighter than they appear online :)

We went with dark gray suits from JCPenny, which can be seen here.

Flowers will be mostly white with a little bit of green. Maybe something like this, or this, or even this.

So... do we throw in another accent color? Like purple or green? It would not really be a part of the attire or flowers, but more for decor, invites, programs, etc. What do you guys think? I need some recommendations!