It’s me…hi… It’s been a while, to say the least, and not totally by choice. I’ve been overwhelmed and, therefore, this online journal took quite the back burner in comparison to everything else. I did have the wedding of my dreams (with some hiccups) and am finally excited to share all of the excitement from … Continue reading Choose Your Fighter: Bridesmaid Edition
Tag: Bride to Be
An Honest Bride: Three Months Out
The Bachelorette Getaway is done, the invitations have been mailed and we are less than three months away from our wedding day! I’m not going to lie, this is the first time it’s started to feel real to me and I’m starting to get nervous about everything coming together perfectly but I’m so excited for … Continue reading An Honest Bride: Three Months Out
A Palm Sprung Bachelorette
I recently went from Moët to Mrs. in Palm Springs with my bridesmaids, Matron of Honor and Maid of Honor and…you guys…it was the bachelorette weekend of my dreams! We all escaped pretty brutal winters from Oklahoma, Texas, Washington D.C. and Oregon so going to the warm desert in the middle of February is truly … Continue reading A Palm Sprung Bachelorette
An Honest Bride: Four Months Out
Being four months away feels so surreal…this past weekend we went to Dallas for our final menu tasting and everything is falling into place so beautifully! I can’t wait to see all of these incredible moving pieces assemble together on our dream day. Timeline - 4 Months in Advance List Ceremony Extras to Buy: I … Continue reading An Honest Bride: Four Months Out
An Honest Bride: Five Months Out
We’re officially in wedding year! I can’t believe that 2020 and 2021 have flown by and we’re finally less than five months out from our wedding date! While we spent a good chunk of December visiting friends and family, we also got a hefty portion of wedding planning done, so I thought I’d combine December … Continue reading An Honest Bride: Five Months Out
An Honest Bride: Seven Months Out
November brought on G and I celebrating our one-year anniversary of being engaged...which is bizarre. I never thought we’d be engaged over a year, but with COVID-19 and a high demand for literally everything, a longer engagement has been a true blessing in disguise. Timeline - 7 Months in Advance Meet with Ceremony Musicians: As … Continue reading An Honest Bride: Seven Months Out
Bonjour, my Bridal Shower
Bonjour, my little loves! I am finally writing about the Francophile Bridal Shower of my dreams hosted by my Maid of Honor, Matron of Honor and best friend’s mum from October! It was the most stunning shower ever at Rise Souffle in Dallas and it was everything of Gordon Ramsey’s souffle dreams. As we all … Continue reading Bonjour, my Bridal Shower
An Honest Bride: Eight Months Out
This was such a fun planning month for me! I had the most stunning bridal shower thrown for me by my Maids of Honor, we started planning the bachelorette party and there was so much less on my plate, so it was great! We also sent out our save-the-dates and I am so excited to … Continue reading An Honest Bride: Eight Months Out
An Honest Bride: Nine Months Out
August really put me on my butt - with a busy baseball schedule, I fell way behind in what I needed to get done for this month’s timeline. The good news is that I was pretty far ahead of the curve so I had a cushion of time to fall back a little on planning! … Continue reading An Honest Bride: Nine Months Out
An Honest Bride: Eleven Months Out
I love how strong I was a month ago, saying that I wouldn’t hire a wedding planner. I am now eating crow and paying out for A Toast Custom Event Planning and I’m already so obsessed with these ladies so I know it’s going to be totally worth it. Aside from that, June - July … Continue reading An Honest Bride: Eleven Months Out