The Pretty Stuff

I'm a very visual person! So, looking at the emptiness of my ceremony space really leaves room for my imagination. My coordinator will be handling all of my floral arrangements. Since I don't like columns, I didn't want floral arrangements sitting on top of columns. So, she'll be doing them a different way. I don't quite remember.... But I was thinking that the aisle could be decorated like this:

{Found here.}

I don't really want an aisle runner because I like the floor in the room. But I would love to have the rose petals and vases with the floating candles. I think that is so beautiful! The ceremony will be at 4pm, so it won't be dark outside, but the curtains will be closed. I think we should be able to dim the lights and make the candles work. My only problem is... where the heck am I gonna get some vases similar to those and who the heck is paying for them?! lol

The Perfect Place!

Babe and I totally forgot about our meeting with the venue on Monday, so we rescheduled for today. I don't think I've said this on my blog yet, {I could be wrong} but we found another venue! Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Shady Oaks, but things happen. Here's what happened.

Babe told me that we should go back and revisit Brady's Landing just to compare the price to that of Shady Oaks. I was cool with that. So, one Wednesday, after getting my hair done, I went up to Brady's. I spoke with the lady we met with when we first went there. {Brady's was the first venue we ever looked at.} When I got there, she told me she is retiring in December. I was like, "Where are you going?! You going to travel?" She then told me that she was opening her own wedding facility. GET THIS: It's in DOWNTOWN HOUSTON! Ok, so she tells me that we can go see it that Saturday. We went and we were in L-O-V-E!!! We left with a general price, but no set numbers. That sucks when you're trying to plan a wedding, right?!

Fast forward to today. We went back and I'm still in L-O-V-E!!! Here are some pictures of the venue. The venue's name is Column-A and they will be having their first event on this Sunday!

This is the front entrance. I didn't want to run across the street to get a full picture. {Remember... downtown Houston!}

These are the doors after you enter the building. The doors to the reception rooms and restrooms. At the top will say Column-A.


This is the seating area that's to the right of the entry way. It's before you go through the previous doors. {It's right outside of the ceremony space.}


Doors to the ceremony.


The ceremony space. {Sorry, the lights were not on, and IDK where the switches were.}


The ceiling and chandelier.


Doors to The Venus Room, my reception room.


The Venus Room and its dance floor!




The little bridge. {New plants coming soon.}




The restrooms. {Men's on top, women's on bottom}



Mini mock set up.



Our dance floor. Babe was showing me how I could walk down the aisle... he thinks that dance floor is bigger than the other one that we'll get married on. And he figured they could use the partition wall and make it a room for the ceremony. Then open it later. NAH!


Ok, enough with the pictures. Let's talk about why I'm loving this place so much. My venue will be providing EVERYTHING except for the cake, photographer, and videographer. Here is everything I'll be getting {for 100 ppl}: The ceremony room with floral arrangements and chairs with chair covers, the reception room, tables and chairs, linens and chair covers with sashes and napkins, centerpieces which will be limes in tall vases and calla lilies, glass plates, silverware, and glasses. Also, I will have a plated meal of salad, chicken Alfredo with the chicken kabobs, two vegetables, and juice. I will also have all my flowers, cake table, candy buffet, DJ, and valet parking.

ALL THIS FOR... under $10,000!!!

Needless to say, I'm super excited about this place! And I'm glad to officially end the venue hunt!

Special Programming

I'm sitting here watching my court shows {Divorce Court, Judge Alex, Judge Pirro}. I'm going to O-K Paper Source when I'm done watching my shows. I plan to price card stock for my invitations and programs. I already know how much my card stock will be for the invitations, but I want to see what I'll want or need for the programs. Part of that, though, will include me knowing what I want for the programs! I initially wanted them to be made exactly like the invitations, but now I'm not too sure. I would love to keep that theme, but I think I'll just try to keep the similar. Here are some programs that I'm loving right now and the things I like about them. {All programs found on The Knot}

I love the simplicity of the monogram on the cover.


But I also like the cute, fun style monogram and cover of this program. And they are almost my wedding colors! :-)


I love the simplicity of these. Seems very inexpensive to make... which I like!


I'm not too sure what I like about this one, but I like it! lol


I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the big bow!

I thought that while typing this, I would come up with how I'll do my programs. I still think I'm a little clueless! I think that for money sake, I'll do the simple 3rd one. Maybe have the words in navy and the ribbon green, like the invitation. And I can use the same fonts from the invitations. Whatever I do, I'm sure it'll work together!

It's Official

I FINALLY HAVE MY BLING!!! Ok, here's the story:

I had plans yesterday to go to my MOH's house for a "wine and jacuzzi" party. Babe called me while I was at work and told me he forgot he promised someone that we would come somewhere. I automatically capped an attitude because I figured he was going to drag me to church. When I got home from work, he was showing me the outfit he picked out to wear and was telling me I had to dressed up. So, I got dressed and did my make up.

So, we get in the car, and he won't tell me where we're going. We ended up at Perry's Steakhouse and Grill. {If you've never been, GO!} We ate and the food was oh so delish! Everything was going great! Then he started talking about how in the beginning I didn't want him, but I kept coming back. And how I gave up my other "men" for someone I didn't want. Blah blah about how I didn't want him.

Then this guy passes by the table. There were some mirrors behind Babe and I could see the man walk behind me. Then I saw him putting a plate in front of me. I was thinking, ok I didn't order desert. So this is what he put in front of me:

And another angle.

So, I burst out laughing! Both of us were cracking up, hardcore! I gave him a high-5 and said that was a good one. So, I was like are you gonna get on your knee and ask me. He said no. LOL! So I said, "I suppose." HAHAHAHA!!!

Me afterwards.

Us at our table.

Us by the fountain.

Us again.

Here's a pic of my bling!

Will You Be My...?!

My first official DIY project is complete!!! Thanks Knottie Sweets18 for allowing me to "modify" this idea of yours! Here's how I will be asking the girls to be in my BP, for less than $30.

{Over spent on boxes, but oh well.}

Bridesmaid makeup bags from Michael's, $4.99/each.

Used tissue paper in my wedding colors, $1 at Dollar Tree.

Shirt on sale at Old Navy for about $6. {Thanks Eagles!} And iron on from Michael's, $1.}

I hope they all say yes!!!

PUPPY LOVE!!!

So, yesterday, Babe and I were driving down the street and we saw a lady on the side of the road selling puppies. Her sign didn't say the price, so we turned around and checked it out. Now, we have a puppy!!!

She doesn't have a name yet. Her name was Sprinkles for a few hours, but she doesn't wear the name well. We gave her a bath {maybe her first one} and she was terrified! After blow drying her, she went under the bed and wouldn't come out. She's actually under the bed now. I guess that's her bed. We'd been wanting a puppy, but could never find them for a reasonable price. Thankfully she was a good price. And hopefully she'll have a name by the end of the week!