*170 days to go!*

Ok, I had a few more things to update about the other day but I was so overly excited about my dress that I just.. didnt. haha. I know some of yall have already seen most of this but here it is anyway!

I think I've pretty much finished everything on our actual wedding website so here's the link if you're interested!
http://www.theknot.com/ourwedding/GinnyCarter&BaileyRutledge

Also, we finally booked our hotel room! [thanks mama!!]
[noooo makeup obv]

And then the next day I watched the video they posted on the website and did a LITTLE better? Maybe? lol.



ha.. I'm obviously not very good at it! But that's ok. I won't be the one putting it on before the wedding! :D *phew*

Closeup of the fascinator:

You can't really see the peacock feathers here. My bad.

Ugly feet, cute shoes:

Holy CRAP I love them!

Cake toppers are in our possession!

Weeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

aaaaand my garter!

crappy pic, but it's really pretty :]

Randomness:

Bailey's ring isn't here yet. Boo. I mean, they have to make it and everything, and their shop policy says it could take about 6 weeks but I'm so damn impatient. lol. Wahh.

My dress probably wont be in until January [hopefully sooner though]. I can't waaaaaait to put it back on. :D I'm thinking about possibly making it a teeny tiny bit shorter. MAYBE?

Ok, I have a million wedding things going through my head right now so I will probably update again tonite. ;]

*OMG we have a dress!*

Holy crap. Holy crap. Holy crap.

I just got back from Statesboro with April & I PURCHASED MY WEDDING DRESS.
I found the one.. well.. the TWO really. haha. I fell in love with 2 dresses.
One was short & cute & perfect for Vegas & just totally ME. And the pricetag was prettyyyy amazing.
The second one was long. big. An actual wedding GOWN. But I loved it. And it was expeeeennnnnsive. ha.
So, I definitely went with the first one! But honestly, it was exactly what I was looking for anyway & I LOVE IT. It was so flattering!! I felt so pretty :]

Please forgive us because the pics dont do it justice. WOMP.

First, the one I DIDNT get:


I loved the top of it so much. You cant really tell in this picture but it made me look so voluptuous without a ton of boobs showing all over the place. lol.

And now, the one I did get. MUCH more informal & fun I think:


So cute! Please excuse ME in this picture. It poured rain on us RIGHT before we got there and it ruined my hair & I'm like.. pigeon toed in this picture. wth.

SO ANYWAY. TELL ME WHAT YALL THINK!!!

And I will update later today with some more wedding stuff that's happened in the past few weeks! :D

*cake topper*

I just bought the figures for our cake topper!

*........drumroll........*



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YAYYYY!!! :D haha I LOVE IT.


I finally got my garter in the mail today! It's gorgeous!
I'll post pics later. I only took pictures of it in the box today because I felt like a chunky monkey when I tried it on. haha.
I highly recommend Etsy seller: MiaVonMinksGarters

Ok now I'm going to go drool over the Link & Zelda action figures some more!

*ring!*

I bought Bailey's ring the other day!

I cant waaaait to see it in person!

It's not a surprise anymore though. WOMP.
I had to ask him a few questions about ring size etc and he finally asked me that night if I bought it and I'm the worst liar EVER so yeah.. he knows now. haha. Oh well.

April & I went to Goodwill this weekend and picked up a TON of vases because why not? We'll use them for centerpieces etc. :]
We also had lunch with Pammie that day and we figured out a lot of the logistics of the reception. Yay!

:D

*guestbook table*

Since Bailey and I met in an airport, I wanted to somehow tie that in to the wedding / reception. I asked everyone in my wedding community [weddingplans on LiveJournal] for suggestions & I think I finally figured out what we're going to do!

I think we'll make our guestbook / card box table 'travel themed'.
One of the girls in the community used a vintage suitcase as a card box instead of making or buying one. It was SO freaking cute. I was planning on making ours, but instead I think I'm going to have to bite her style a little bit. lol.
This was her table:

Love it.

And Bailey bought these for my birthday this past March:

So there we go. We already have our card box. haha. We'll use the little one!

Ok, so we'll do that and then I figured we could probably find an airplane themed guestbook somewhere. I found these on Etsy:



But I think I'm gonna keep looking around until I find one that I love.

Also, I was planning on buying Bailey's wedding band today but I dont know how wide the band should be. The standard size for the one he wants is 6 mm but that seems a little wide for him. Wearing a ring is going to take some getting used to for him anyway, so I dont want it to be too much. I didnt want to tell him I was buying it. I kind of wanted it to be a surprise but I think I'm gonna have to ask him. :[ BOOOOO.

EDIT: I'm dumb and was looking at 8ths of an inch instead of millimeters. derrrrrrrrrrr. So nevermind, I am going with the width that they normally come in! WOO!

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*more bridesmaid + outfit pics!*

April bought TWO bridesmaid dresses lol.. so yesterday Sam was over and tried on one of them! And she tried on the shoes too. It looks great!





Yayyyy!! :D

Every time something new falls into place I get SO excited!!! :D :D :D

*omg shewz*

Dude. I ordered my shoes YESTERDAY.. after 5:00 and they were here TODAY before 2:00!! WTH!
Definitely not complaining though!

Here they are! [excuse the crappy cell phone pics]


They look so dark on my camera phone! But they are much more vibrant in person.
I tried them on and they are glorious BUT I am not posting those pictures because.. my feets need some lovin before I'm gonna go posting them on the internet. haha.
So those pics are soon to come!
I ordered them from heels.com. They do smell like mothballs though... so they are airing out right now... until April. LOL

I also ordered my veil & fascinator yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!
I did end up getting the ones from birdcageveils.com.

This veil:


And this fascinator:


I do have to pick a different brooch for the fascinator though because they dont have the flower one anymore. I'm so excited though!
The lady who runs the site is named Melody Ginn & she is SO SWEET. I had a question about the veil & fascinator going together so I emailed her and instead of emailing me back she called me.. good stuff. She was so nice & helpful & she ended up pulling one of her employees aside to try them on her to see how they'd look together! haha. Love it.
So I bought them right there on the phone with her yesterday. It was so exciting to me.

ALSO. I bought my garter:


from Etsy seller: MiaVonMinksGarters

I'm so happy to finally be buying things for my wedding!!! AHHH!!!!

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