AT LAST!!

so I have been a wifey now for almost a month...

it the the most amazing thing ever being married to my best friend

we are constantly making eachother laugh and acting like 

little kids in our new home together

our wedding reception was the greatest night ever!
I am constantly saying to Eric how it couldnt have been more perfect!
During the reception Eric surprised me with a song he wrote for me
and sung it in front of everyone..
it was so stinkin' adorable of him!


Dancing was so much fun we didnt even want to leave,
we just wanted to dance the night away with everyone!


thank you to all my talented dance contestants.. :)
and I am proud to say that
UNCLE EDWIN
was the winner!!

Now to help all you

 little wedding planner ladies out there!

I planned my wedding in 2 months.. 

so its possible tohave a short engagement 

and still have your wedding turn out amazing!

(Possible... but still stressful!)

ENGAGEMENTS

My best friends mom, Vina English

so sweetly offered to take our wedding engagements

and I have gotten countless comments on them!

she did such an amazing job!

her photography site is:
vinaenglishphotography.com

go check her out! 

INVITATIONS

Having someone design your invitations cost a ton!
so I just designed these myself on Photoshop CS3

It took a little bit to get used to the program

But I was happy with how they turned out..

and it was FREE 

I also wanted a map to go in our invitations

but when I looked online, people charged over $150 to design them!

so I tried it myself... 

super easy and FREE

we printed our invites at AlphaGraphics in Draper

but Im sure there are other places that do just as good a job

for a fair price

DRESS 

the hardest part about wedding planning...

the dress!

I went to every place imaginable,

and found a lot of cute dresses... for a huge price.

And since Ive been dating Eric, I've learned how to bargain shop.

So I didn't settle with the first dress I liked, because 

it was WAY out of our price range.

other dresses would take over 4 months to get here..

I then tried on a gorgeous dress on Davids Bridal $99 rack

and loved it! but with all the alterations it would have

ended up costing us over $800.. WHAT? 

so much for $99 rack!

so I kept searching online..

and found a little place in American Fork called

Elizabeth Coopers Boutique

they said all their dresses are $450 and under

so I had to go check it out!

The "Boutique" was in a normal house in a normal neighborhood

so I was kind of hesitant when I walked in.

upstairs they had a large room with about 16 different styled dresses,

so it wasnt a large selection.

but the good thing about this place is that you customize ANY dress

to your size and style

The dress I found had weird lace and sheer cut-off sleeves

 but I LOVED everything else about it!

so I asked how much it would cost to switch out the fabric from the entire dress for a more detailed lace and make the sleeves 1/4 length..

they said, "it wont cost anything extra"

I was so shocked! I was completely altering 

this dress and it was still only $450!

So ordered it..

got it 3 weeks later..

and i ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!

and so did Eric :)

Before

After

www.elizabethcoopersboutique.com

MAKEUP

an amazingly talented girl did my wedding makeup!
It was exactly how I wanted it and looked completely natural!

lets just say Im so glad I didnt do my makeup myself...

look up Jessica Marie Dunn Craig on facebook :)
she's great with makeup!

HAIR

For my wedding I wanted something simple with my hair..

so my hair dresser, Jeanette, just did a simple fishtail braid

but it worked perfect with my dress.

Fishtails fall out easily so I'm lucky mine stayed strong throughout

our crazy dancing during the reception!

DECORATIONS


Pinterest..Pinterest..Pinterest..!!


and two letters.... D.I. 

PHOTOGRAPHER


Tracy did an awesome job with our pictures! 
she stuck it out with us the entire 6 hours 
and in the freezing cold!
Thank you Tracy!


tracyhillphotography.blogspot.com

and our photo contest winners are:
KYRA & HAYLIE

(i think we can all agree on this one!)
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Thank you everyone for all the support and love 
and for all the help in making that night
the best and most memorable night of our lives!
we couldn't ask for better family and friends!