Yesterday was the day of our e-pics shoot and it started GREAT, I woke up to partly sunny skies and it was warm but not hot. I checked the weather, because we had to travel almost two hours to get to our picture destination. We had a 5% chance of rain all day, I was happy. We got dressed, and got on the road. The ride was GORGEOUS we were on back country roads and the mountain views that we saw were truly breathtaking!

We were about 15 mins. from our destination when it started to rain and I mean it was a down pour, I was so upset. When we arrived at the venue I called the photographer and he was AWESOME, he said we would make it work and get some great shots. The rain did let up enough for us to get some great pictures and even some rain shots with a super cool umbrella. My FH and I made the best of it and stayed positive. I think our patience helped because the rain finally did stop and then we headed downtown to get some "city" shots. FH and I had a great time and our photographer Jeremy couldn't have been any better. He was so outgoing and understanding and even shot for an extra 30 mins. Thanks Jeremy, we had a blast. I will post pics as soon as they arrive, thanks for all the encouragement and kind words, you guys are the best :)

Posted by My Dream Ring at 9:00 AM 4 comments    

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Good Morning all!! Today is the day for our e-pics and I am beyond excited and still a little nervous. I didn't sleep alot because I kept thinking about it. I had that feeling like a kid who has a fieldtrip at school and can't sleep the night before because of the excitement! Well I just wanted to pop in, I'm off to get my hair flat ironed and my toes painted. I'll fill you in on all the details tomorrow.

Posted by My Dream Ring at 10:45 AM 7 comments    

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Posted by My Dream Ring at 9:00 AM 1 comments    

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I wanted to thank you all for the advice and information last week about the rings. I was leaning toward the HOF ring and after your help I know that it is definitely the one. THANKS so much :)

Wednesday we will have our re-scheduled e-pic session. Hopefully the rain will hold out and we can just get these done. I'm so excited and hope that I don't get hives again from being stressed about the pictures. I took the entire day off to have a pampering day before we take pics. FH and I finally got our outfits together, we both love what we are wearing, its not matchy but it looks good and doesn't clash.


I do have a bit of some cool news to share. I was asked to help plan a bridal show for the bridal salon where I purchased my dress. I knew I loved my consultant we just hit it off and he feels like I would be a huge help with the planning of their very first bridal show. I am truly excited and honored that he thought of me! I have always wanted to be an event planner and this is just going to help me get my feet wet. I am also in the middle of helping to plan our Women's Expo at work so I am going to be a busy bee so please forgive me if it takes me a while to post updates! Anyway, I hope you all had a great weekend.

Don't forget I have a HUGE GIVEAWAY coming very soon!

Posted by My Dream Ring at 11:02 PM 3 comments    

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We went to look for rings again this past weekend, because I had a day off on Friday. I have narrowed the search down to two rings and I cannot decide between the two, so please help me out! I found a gorgeous Hearts On Fire ring called Identity Milgrain Band, it had diamonds and actually looks so pretty with my e-ring which is a Tacori band with an aquamarine stone. The other ring was the Tacori wedding band that goes with my Tacori e-ring. The difference between the two is that the Tacori band will be custom made just for my ring and my finger. I would have to send my e-ring back to the Tacori headquarters so they can make the band to match my handcarving that is already on my e-ring and they have to mold it to make sure it fits snug with my e-ring. This process could take 4-6 weeks (eeek! how will I go without my ring for so long). The HOF ring is just gorgeous and has diamonds which the Tacori band does not, also the HOF ring can be worn and look good without my e-ring but The Tacori band will only look good with my Tacori e-ring. Both rings cost about the same at $1800 so the price really doesn't make a huge difference. Vote in the poll to the left----->

{{My E-Ring}}

{{Tacori Band}}

{{Tacori Band}}

{Hearts on Fire Band}}

Posted by My Dream Ring at 8:09 AM 11 comments    

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• Sterling Silver Chain: About $30 with enough chain to make 4 bracelets
• Swarovski Crystal Pendants: $16 @ about $4 each
• Findings: Sterling Silver clasps, beads and other supplies, $10
• Total Cost Per Bracelet: ABOUT $14 each

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Posted by My Dream Ring at 9:30 AM 5 comments    

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I love to dress up and play "Barbie" especially when it comes to make-up I don't leave home without "putting my face on". I haven't decided if I will apply my own make-up on wedding day or if I will hire someone else. I know what I like and feel good about how I apply my make-up and make it look natural and pretty. I've seen horror pictures of bad make-up and heard horror stories so that will probably be something that I decide later one.

I use Bare Minerals and they work well on my skin and blends like you wouldn't believe, if you haven't tried it yet, give it a test drive! Trying to decide what look I want to go for on wedding day has been somewhat of a challenge but I know I love the smokey dramatic eye as I mentioned here, I think it adds so much to your final look. But my wedding theme is somewhat vintage with my birdcage veil and lace on my dress I'm beginning to think that a more neutral look may work better. I know for certain that I will be getting some eye weave for the day and wear some fake lashes because mine are so curly you can barely see the length, even with ten layers of mascara on them. Have any of you tried fakies? If so where did you get them and whats your secret to applying them?

Here are some of my inspiration:

Posted by My Dream Ring at 10:39 PM 11 comments    

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