*hair , makeup & bouquet inspiration*

I've found quite a few hair inspiration pics that I like.. I still don't really know what I want to do so I really need opinions! And if anyone has any ideas I would very much appreciate suggestions!!!

As a reminder, this is my veil:


and onto the hairstyles!~

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^^first & last pics


And makeup:

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bouquet:

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pic on the left.. minus the dragonfly lol

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^^this is basically what would be included in our wedding package.

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^^i think this is my favorite so far

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input pleeeeeeeeease!! :D

*finally another post! WOO! 88 days to go!!*

Oh lord. It has been almost 3 months since I have posted in this blog! And LESS than 3 months until we are married! AHHHHHH

88 days!! whaaat?? haha

Ok, so I'm just going to jump right into what's new:

Invitation madness. They are ALMOST done. This Saturday will be the last of it! And then they will FINALLY be mailed out! I know they're not late going out or anything.. it just seems like we have been working on them for forever already. And we have. lol.

the whole shebang

Pammie hard at work!

150! We spent 4 hours just cutting the pocketfolds that day. lol.

They are so gorgeous now and ALMOST done. I will take more pics of the finished product this weekend! I kept meaning to take pics of them step by step but oh well. I love the font we chose also. It's so nerdy. I hope a few people get it. >:D

Bailey got me pearls for Christmas! They will be part of my wedding day ensemble <3

The last two bridesmaids have their dresses & shoes now!

Casey:

And Jen:

I also finally ordered the girls' petticoats! I decided on Etsy seller: dynamitejetboutique

http://www.etsy.com/shop/dynamitejetboutique

Here are some progress pics she sent me:

And I got an email from her tonite saying that they are finished!! She's posting pics later & I can't waaaait to see!!

p.s. She is AMAZING to work with. She has been so freaking helpful. And before I had officially decided on working with her I asked her for some swatches and THIS is what she sent me:

SO freaking thorough & helpful!! I mean, holy crap! She has seriously been amazing to work with so far. I can't say enough good things about her! <3

I still don't have my wedding band yet but these are two that I was THINKING about using..

the studded looking one obv.

or:

or maybe something more traditional! I just don't knowwwww!!

AND OH HEY! My baby sister also got engaged a few weeks ago!!

YAYYYY!!! So it looks like I'll be jumping headfirst into MORE wedding planning as soon as ours is over and done with! haha

Ok, I think that's all I've got for right now. There will be a hair & makeup post coming SOON. And I seriously need some input & opinions <3>

*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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