tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80509312715218028122024-03-19T05:12:01.790-07:00Becoming Mrs.My journey through wedding planning and life as a Mrs.Jenny Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080460683033450527noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050931271521802812.post-25963210780492967402012-03-04T19:51:00.001-08:002012-03-04T19:51:47.605-08:00tick tock, tick tock.You know..... I just want to be married. I know that its less than 90 days away, but lets just get this show on the road. The odd thing about this is that I am <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">FAR</span> from being <strike>ready</strike> prepared. I still have a mountain of things to execute and a back yard to whip into shape and lets not even talk about my gym regimen..or lack thereof.<br />
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I think maybe I feel like there are REAL LIFE things to do, worry about, and accomplish. Are we <b><strike>focusing too much</strike></b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">spending too much</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> on this one event? What about after the wedding? What about before?? We're moving into a new apartment on the 24th! Wouldn't it be nice to be able to buy new furniture and house things that we will get to use for longer than one day?? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">I dont know. My practicality far outweighs my fairy tail visions of a wedding. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">I want to be married and sit in our new apartment with our cats and our new dog. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">Thats what I dream about. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Who's ready to go to Vegas?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">love,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">The future Mrs. Carey. </span>Jenny Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080460683033450527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050931271521802812.post-18349867547937646172012-02-25T13:33:00.001-08:002012-02-25T13:33:24.337-08:00Its time to get things goingg!!Alright, we're almost at our 90 day mark (tomorrow!!), I think its time to stop being lazy and get things going. Ive got decorations to make, a back yard to clean up, and a vision to execute. LETS DO THIS!<br />
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My bridal shower is a month away! I cant believe it! Invites will be going out this week so ladies, watch your mailbox! <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>WERE ALSO MOVING!!!!!!</b></span> .....on the same day as my shower. lol. I get to have a party with all the women I love while Richard and all our male friends get to move us into our new apartment! I think this is COMPLETELY fair :)<br />
We will be moving into an apartment in Glendora and I am SO SO SOOOOOOO excited. We have decided to postpone our big formal honeymoon so we can furnish and decorate our new place. We want to start this NEW chapter in our lives with all NEW things! We have already booked our "MiniMoon" for after the wedding and are very excited to have a nice relaxing long weekend as newlyweds.<br />
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Thats all of for now!<br />
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love,<br />
The future Mrs. Carey.Jenny Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080460683033450527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050931271521802812.post-83379863736805014592012-02-10T01:22:00.000-08:002012-02-10T01:22:53.495-08:00Prayers and loveFriends,<br />
My beautiful and wonderful bridesmaid Darcy has just started a semester abroad in China! First let just me say that I love this girl soooo much. She has the purest heart and is just genuinely an amazing person and that's why I am just drawn to her. I admire her faith so much and find it profoundly beautiful. She has put her life on hold for 3 months to move to China and have this grand adventure working in a hospital and taking classes.... to say that this would be a little overwhelming would be a bit of an understatement. If you're the praying kind <b><span style="font-size: large;">please </span></b>include Darcy in your prayers. And if you're not, please just send some good thoughts and<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> love</span></b> her way!<br />
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I love you, Princess! Im so proud of you! <br />
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***if you'd like to follow along with her journey her blog can be found <a href="http://darcyinchina.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">HERE!</a><br />
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love,<br />
The future Mrs. Carey.Jenny Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080460683033450527noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050931271521802812.post-5727833014225025082012-02-03T09:50:00.000-08:002012-02-03T09:54:38.043-08:00and the winner is.............<span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b>WE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">WE WON THE ENGAGEMENT CONTEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I can't tell you how excited I am!!!! The prize is a photo shoot AND a copy of ALL the pictures AND a large mounted print!!! A $700 VALUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">things just keep getting better and better. :)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">love,</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The future Mrs. Carey. </span> </span></span></span></span>Jenny Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080460683033450527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050931271521802812.post-68316985557530452932012-02-02T16:10:00.000-08:002012-02-02T17:21:35.391-08:00Oh, how the time flies.I'm sorry I've been a blog slacker!! Lets recap the last month for you!<br />
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- We got our save the dates!! AND I LOVE THEM!!!! My friend Kari custom designed them for us and they came out FABULOUS!! They came in bundles which were wrapped with twine and I of course decided that I LOVED the way it looked and needed to hand tie 100 save the dates with a twine bow. I also designed some little tags which had our website and the address for THIS BLOG so everyone can stay up to date. I then enlisted the help of some of my wonderful bridesmaids and we got to work!<br />
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Heres the finished product!<br />
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Aren't they PERFECT!!!??! I love them!! <br />
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- <span style="font-size: x-large;">I BOUGHT A WEDDING DRESS!!!!!!</span><br />
Well, my mom and dad bought me a wedding dress!! I am <span style="font-size: x-large;">SO THANKFUL</span> for their help with this! I wont go into much detail about my dress, all you need to know is that its BEAUTIFUL and I look <span style="font-size: x-large;">GORGEOUS</span> in it. I love it so much and can't wait to wear it!!!! Buying the dress was the big "OMG" moment for me. Im. Getting. MARRIED!! I had a little panic attack because it wasn't until THAT moment that things became "real" for me. I have a dress, now everything is real. Its a crazy feeling knowing that your life is going to completely change in just a few months. I don't want you to mistake this feeling for hesitation, because I have absolutely <span style="font-size: x-large;">NO </span>hesitation.... It's just overwhelming.... in like the best way. I'm so overjoyed that I literally might burst from excitement. <br />
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- Next step: Booking the honeymoon!! We're planning to do this in the next 3 weeks and I am stoked. This is what were both looking forward to most!! We just want to be married...and then go on an amazing trip together. The focus isnt on the WEDDING itself. Its about the MARRIAGE for us.<br />
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- Oh, I talked about the yarn balloons in a previous post. Here are some pictures. They came out great!! <br />
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- Did I ever show you the cards I made for our Flower girls and ring bearer??<br />
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The kids loved them! And I thought they were soo cute that I pinned them on Pinterest :)<br />
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- As I'm sure you know, Richard and I are in a contest on Facebook with<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Valentinagliddenphotography" target="_blank"> Valentina Glidden Photography</a> to win an AMAZING engagement photo shoot!! <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>THANK YOU</b></span> to everyone who has voted, and I'm sorry for spamming your newsfeed 10 times a day campaigning for more votes!! WE REALLY WANT TO WIN!!!! We will find out tomorrow if we are the winners or not, so keep your fingers crossed!!! <br />
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Alright, I think thats enough for now!<br />
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love,<br />
The future Mrs. Carey<br />
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<br />Jenny Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080460683033450527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050931271521802812.post-84974579506619292432012-02-01T21:00:00.000-08:002012-02-01T21:00:13.660-08:00Are you still with me....?Sheesh, sorry guys. Its almost been a month since my last post!!!<br />
I started a new job so i've been quite busy with that and adjusting to the schedule. I have a lot to update you on and will do a wonderful detailed post later, I PROMISE!!!<br />
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love,<br />
<br />The future Mrs. Carey.<br />
<br />Jenny Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080460683033450527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050931271521802812.post-91638880637873190362012-01-08T14:17:00.000-08:002012-01-08T14:34:32.763-08:00Project #1: Sheet music confetti heartsDo you know how many paper hearts it takes to fill up a jar.....?<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>THOUSANDS!!! </u></b></span></div>
I am not exaggerating here people...thousands.<br />
My idea is to use tiny hearts cut out of sheet music as confetti to throw and the bride and groom instead of rice or bubbles. And since Richard is a musician the sheet music makes complete sense :) Conceptually this idea seemed easy- take my overabundance of sheet music, plug in my Cricut and put that little baby to work. Realistically I didn't take into consideration the amount of tiny hearts it takes to fill up a jar....not to mention 3 or 4 jars! So after a day and a half of actually working on this project I'm still about 1/4 away from completing my first jar. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Project #2: Yarn Balloon Balls</b></span> is already underway!! Pics to come!</div>
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<br /></div>Jenny Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080460683033450527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050931271521802812.post-78031365141394838042012-01-05T17:45:00.000-08:002012-01-05T17:45:11.505-08:00And the countdown begins.Holy hell. Its 2012. IM GETTING MARRIED THIS YEAR!!!<br />
I'm getting married in 135 days...to be exact. That means that I've got A LOT of work to do. <br />
There are cake pedestals to be made, mustache straws to be assembled, and a dress to find.<br />
Tackling wedding project #1tonight! Stay tuned!!!<br />
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love,<br />
The future Mrs. Carey.Jenny Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080460683033450527noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050931271521802812.post-80510957457415251112011-12-30T19:57:00.000-08:002011-12-30T20:01:15.989-08:00These are a few of my favorite things...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This weeks obsessions:<br />
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<li>Balloons.</li>
<li>Colored wedding dresses.</li>
<li>Empty field with glowy lighting.</li>
<li>Dessert reception.</li>
<li>Yarn accents.</li>
<li>Wildflower bouquets.</li>
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I'm becoming obsessed with the idea of a colored dress. A very pale pink, blue, gray, or tea colored....why not?! The dress will definitely not be a bright white... I'm going for an ivory or...maybe color. Its festive and that's what were going for. And BALLOONS!!!! OH, THERE WILL BE BALLOONS!!!!! Balloons just scream happiness to me.<br />
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I feel so much less stressed now that we've decided to do a dessert only reception. I feel like most of the pressure is off and things can finally just fall into place. We are thinking we are definitely going to hold an INTIMATE dinner later on in the evening for <span style="font-size: large;"><b>family</b></span>-- sorry if anyone feels left out here. We are doing our best to make sure everyone is included and happy, but ultimately our happiness is first priority. <br />
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It feels like the day is never going to be here and it's making me very anxious. I'm just<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> so excitedddd</b></span> to marry Richard that I want it to be NOW!! <3<br />
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However, I am not looking forward to being a <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>blubbering idiot</b></span> during the ceremony. I can't watch a wedding show or proposal video without bawling.... I don't know how I'm going to make it through the ceremony without completely losing it and having mascara all over my face. That will make for some awesome pictures.<br />
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Someone remember to bring me several hankies. <b><u>Several</u></b>. <br />
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love,<br />
The future Mrs. Carey.Jenny Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080460683033450527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050931271521802812.post-70225441548864319082011-12-29T01:11:00.000-08:002011-12-29T01:11:40.767-08:00Pinterest addictionI have a serious problem. I spend hours upon hours a day on this site dreaming and planning and being amazed at all the crafty GENIUS ideas that these people have. This has really got to be one of the best websites ever....at least in my opinion.<br />
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If you havent done so already, PLEASE stalk my wedding boards for all my wedding inspirations. :)<br />
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love,<br />
The future Mrs. Carey.Jenny Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080460683033450527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050931271521802812.post-32369936803648141442011-12-28T11:09:00.000-08:002011-12-28T11:09:24.267-08:00Let them eat cake!!I love weddings. I love planning. I don't love planning my own wedding.<br />
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Don't get me wrong, I want it to be magical and memorable and sweet. But I want more than just ONE DAY of magic, memories and sweetness...We want an amazing life together. We want an amazing honeymoon, and a cute little house of our very own. We want a lifetime of celebrations, not just one day.<br />
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So, the point of all of this rambling is to tell you all that we have decided to have a <span style="font-size: large;"><b>DESSERT ONLY</b></span> reception. Short. Sweet (sweet...get it?!). Happy. Doing a dessert only reception will allow us to invite more people and focus on the areas of the reception we were most excited about...like my lemonade stand and amazing dessert buffet.<br />
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I am just think it's <span style="font-size: large;"><b>absolutely ridiculous</b></span> that I have to shell out THOUSANDS of dollars to celebrate my marriage with people. It's not about a 6 hour long reception with a stocked bar and a five course meal! My grandparents didn't have a wedding like that! I just want simple and happy. I don't want to organize this grand event and then be broke. Lets save some time and money and hassle and keep it simple and to the point. I'm getting married for LIFE, not for a day. <br />
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So...... who's going to help me bake? :)<br />
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The future Mrs. Carey.Jenny Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080460683033450527noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050931271521802812.post-59138725949265269032011-12-23T11:33:00.000-08:002011-12-23T11:36:32.240-08:00Decisions, decisions.Who knew choosing a save-the-date would be so difficult!?! We are lucky enough to be having our stationary custom designed by my bff from 7th grade. I am just so thrilled with how everything is turning out!! A million "thank you"s will never be enough to express our gratitude.<br />
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Now, in other wedding-related areas I'm kinda all over the place. I am still trying to fight my <u>very strong</u> urge to elope. Its not that I want to deprive my family of sharing this occasion with us.... I just want it to be intimate. I'd rather have it be 50 of our closest friends and family than 100 people who we aren't really close to. I don't want to deal with all the logistics of planning a party for 100 either. I want our wedding to be simple and relaxed and comfortable. We've been talking about having a closed ceremony for family and close friends only and then having an open reception for the rest of the guests. Is that weird though? Is it almost rude...?<br />
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I'm also worried that maybe were overstepping our bounds by asking to use grandpas house for the entire wedding. I don't want to make anyone uncomfortable by filling their personal space with 100 people, most of whom they don't know..... <br />
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How about we have a small ceremony and then everyone can just go out to dinner. Simple. No DJ. No dancing. No big fuss. No rental equipment. Just us and 50 or so of the people we love and cherish. Its not that I don't want the dream wedding with all the amazing decor and the bouquet toss and the seating chart and cake cutting..... I just don't want to compromise our wishes or make anyone uncomfortable with our decisions.<br />
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I guess we have a lot to think about.<br />
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love,<br />
The future Mrs. Carey.Jenny Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080460683033450527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050931271521802812.post-45714523098832626832011-12-21T10:29:00.000-08:002011-12-21T10:29:13.105-08:00I dream...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="225" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/30224561?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="400"></iframe><br />
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Perfection. Sweetest vows ever. This is just stunning. Can I have a videographer.....? <3<br />
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love,<br />
The future Mrs. CareyJenny Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080460683033450527noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050931271521802812.post-48058775162438957682011-12-19T21:31:00.000-08:002011-12-19T21:47:40.122-08:00May 26, 2012In 159 days I will marry the best man I've ever met. He literally takes my breath away. Its taken a lot to get here, and im just so happy we have endured everything to get to where we are today. I can honestly say that I am more in love today than I have ever been.<br />
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Now, enough with the sentimental stuff. :p<br />
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Today I feel like eloping.<br />
Don't get me wrong, I love planning and dreaming about our cute back yard rustic wedding. But.... I don't love the logistics and I especially don't love the cost. Wouldn't it be just fantastic to escape into the woods and come out as husband and wife?? ....and then we could have a party afterwards. Later.<br />
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But I know how upset our families would be.<br />
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I just want to be able to have a beautiful wedding AND honeymoon AND apartment... and not be in debt up to our eyes. Dare to dream, right?<br />
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We'll see.<br />
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The future Mrs. Carey.<br />
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