Overview post!

Here, it's late I know. But I'm doing my best. Got some music on, and a couple hours before Max comes home. I have to be really careful how I sit when I type though, because my neck got incredibly screwed up yesterday.

First things first, we were engaged on June 23, 2013. I'll post some more pictures. :)

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Our colors were finalized on July 5, 2013. Lavender, sage green, and dark grey. Earthy themes with herbs and lavender.

 We confirmed our cake baker on the 7th, a family friend of mine named Carrie Jacobsen. Haven't decided on the flavor yet :p

I booked Unlost Photography for our engagement session to take place on July 26, 2013, I'm not sure when we decided to use her officially for the actual wedding day, but it was sometime closer to the engagement session date, because I signed the contract when we took our photos.

I set up a bunch of touring dates for venues, all to take place on Saturday, July 13, 2013, only a few days after my Dad had passed away. I actually set a few up while I was in Riverside with Max that week trying not to think about anything. We were set to tour Rancho de las Palmas, Eden Gardens, Mira del Sol (a small church venue), and Sterling Hills Golf Club. Well actually, Eden Gardens conflicted with Sterling Hills so I cancelled that one. I think there was 3 set up the day of, all in Moorpark.

We went to Rancho first and booked it because everyone loved it. So venue booked July 13, 2013. We didn't even go to the other appointments. I think I tried to Mira de Sol? and got the answering machine, the other one we just didn't show up to. We made our Save the Dates after booking the venue. We originally planned on sending them out as mail cards, but that ended up being really expensive and frustrating, so we just put it on our wedding Facebook page and called it good. It's pretty cute though.

Wooh! And the gif worked :p

I guess I'll include cute things that I've bought, by date of when I received them in the mail. I ordered my cake topper from Etsy, and got it on July 20. It's amazing. Don't tell me it isn't.

Gonna skip a little bit, and write about August events! Well, the ones I have pictures for ;)

I ordered my dress on August 4th. It was supposed to take awhile to get here, but I got it on the 17th! Super exciting. I ordered it from VADress.com with custom measurements, and it fit perfectly. I'm not a huge fan of the silver sequins on the belt, but my Mom can fix them. :) The lace overlay is gorgeous.

I got this lovely sign from an Etsy seller. There's a matching "Mr." as well, they go on the backs of the chairs at the reception. Can also be used as home decor for the bedroom or something. The sage green is a little off, but I love the sign. Came in on August 20th.

I made this little creation from some inspiration on Pinterest. I'm a huge perfectionist, so the numbers being different sizes bothers me. Also, our phrase is "Forever and Always". How big of a brain fart did I have? Sheesh. Our wedding invitations even say the right phrase. I derped. Made this on August 23rd.

Wedding shoes! Ordered from Ebay. Came in the mail on August 26th. I LOVE THEM. I never wanted to wear heels. I can't stand heels. Even though my 5'2" body could benefit from heels, I'm a flats girl. And the lace. They match the bridesmaids dresses!

SPEAKING OF! The bridesmaid dress decision was awful. My bridesmaids are all pretty different in styles, and I hate making decisions for myself, let alone other people, and with something that they have to pay for. Yuck. I finally decided on a dress from Etsy, and ordered a sample for myself. I ordered the dress from Riverside, on August 16th. I tried it on when I looked nasty, so I won't post the pictures. But Shawna tried the one on that I ordered, and she looked super cute.

I ordered my Mom her present recently (from Etsy like everything else) and got it in on August 16th. It's a necklace. A bird carrying another bird. I think you can guess the meaning.