another busy vee production! My bridal shower photo shoot!

Never heard of a Bridal Shower Photo Shoot?? Yeah me niether! But that's what happens when you have great friends, with great talent and work with Busy Vee!! I was instucted to find a yellow dress, Mr. D was to dress in black and I was not to ask any questions and just show up...and I gladly complied and here's the outcome. My invitations to my bridal shower!

Mr. D and I as babies, as the envelope liner :)

The invitations with details removed

and some fun extras!

Vendor Love: Gil Sosa my florist

786-295-7535

gil@gilsosadesigns.com

http://gilsosadesign.com/

He is AMAZING!!! Will work with your budget, guide you and he oh so humble! He has no idea how famous he is on the knot!!!

Vendor Love: My Paper Lady Pt. II

For a destination wedding Busy Vee Created these:

For a Baby Shower:

For Wedding:

And it doesnt stop at invitations, here's what she made for a bridal shower:

The proof is in the photos:

So now for the questions that's been burning us this whole time....

how do you contact her???

Like this :)

I 110% stand behind her as a vendor. I put my own wedding in her hands and have been more than happy with the outcome, and now that mine is near, she should have some room in her schedule for you and yours too :)

Happy Planning!

Vendor Love: Meet my Paper Lady

I've always raving about a certain Busy Vee and all the magical and wonderous things she does with paper, well now I plan to use not only words, but images {insert gasp} to show you just how fly she is! Brace yourself your in for a ride!

For her 26th Birthday she has a Mystery Stache Bash,

with all personally made decor and favors:

and to top it off a Stache Cake!

Officially a Gil Sosa Bride :)

If you're ever on The Knot in the South Florida section then you know Gil Sosa...this man doesnt even have a website and he's crazy popular! He is extrememly talented, sought after and amazing!!

He works with your vision and your budget and has an AWESOME following. And now I've got him :) My centerpieces will be similar to that shown :)

My mouth is watering as I type...

We had our fod tasting this past weekend and it was better than I can put into words. We all but licked the plates! At our wedding we'll be offering:

1- mixed greens salad w/ choice of 3 dressings
2-grilled veggies or moro (rice and beans)
3-grilled chicken with choice of sauce
4-grilled skirt steak cooked on site
5-penne pasta with choice of 3 sauces.

and I'm sure I missed something. But, um...yeah...I had dreams about that mean. This has officially made me excited. I can wait to eat and tear into my cake!! This isnt just a weddig it's the party of the century!!!
For you south Florida brides: Americaters!

Important Update #1

That church down there...yeah we got it!!! Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy We made the decision to go. They didnt get the papers for the closing by 2 and it was a 5 hour drive to the church so we made the decision to go to Miami instead of wasting another day and I'm so glad we did. We'll be walking down that aisle at 7:30 p.m. on April 24, 2010 :)

Funny thing is that when we were 2 hours away from the church they called and said the papers were ready and I was like "oh hell no!!"...of all the times to get that damn call... but we kept going becuase in my eyes this wedding is forever and that house is only for the next 30 years :)

Oh and in case you follow the news, this is the Catholic Church where the priest got caught with a girlfriend and had to leave the priesthood :) Gotta love the drama.

Bridal Registry

The one thing I dont like about bridal registries are your sterotypical bridal gifts...the "Fine China" the glass vases, frames and candle sticks, and the foo-foo stuff that will only come out during holidays, when the person who gifted it is coming to visit, or when you're regifting it... so my registry was pretty short becuase I was avoiding all such items like the plague. But at the same time I felt like I was missing out. I'd have nothing really WOW if I had guest over but refused to get something that was so blah that it would compromise my vision of the "Married Me".

Fastforward- Today we went and registered at Bloomingdale's and Macy's....and OMG!!! Did I fall in love. Bloomgindale's carries this line call Nambe' and it is soooo me....

In case you didnt know this already I'm Dominican..I grew up around alot of wood household gadgets such as these:

So when I saw these I was automatically drawn...it's like your Modern Dominican! It's my grandmother, my mother and now me with a modern twist! I love it! Introducing Nambe'!

"The proprietary eight-metal aluminum-based alloy has the luster of silver and the solidity of iron. It can be preheated to 500 degrees or chilled in the freezer; this coupled with its superior temperature retention properties makes Nambé Alloy markedly useful for cooking and serving. "

and yup, I sure did register for all of the above so go forth and purchase freely lol....warning: Honestly, they're rediculously expensive (ie. that salad bowl is over $200) but if you like and you can afford knock yourself out! I only registered on the off chance that someone would actually purchase a piece :)

More E-session pictures

We finally received out engagement session pictures and are soooooooooo hapy with them!! Remember MichelleMoralesPhotography.com!!

E-Session Sneak Peek

This past weekend was by far the most productive in this year of plannng!! My Girls V and P.lo came up for the weekend and we made moves all over Orlando...2 days ater was my Engagement Session with Mr. D and our photographer. It was beyond amazing and here's a look into what's to come!!

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First Book Recommendation

{read cupcake's book now}
I read A LOT. Definitely more than the average bear. I try to get through a couple books a week. I am in my own personal book reading contest. I prefer non-fiction. Reading can change your life, your perspective, inspire you, make you laugh, make you cry, make you think. I read this book when I was in high school and have made it my mission to spread the word ever since.

'A piece of cake' by Cupcake Brown made me cringe. The same way you might driving by an accident, you don't want to look, you know you shouldn't but you can't help it, you are compelled to slow down the car and stare. I was compelled to plow through this book. I was that kid at dinner with their parents with a book hidden under the table, it was just THAT good. Just when I was about to give up, down to my very last chapters the book crescendoed into one of the most feel good endings of all time. Anyone that could pull themselves through death of a parent, childhood prostitution, drug addiction, gang banging, homelessness and what most would consider just some badly dealt cards of life and come out on top--SHINING; that's my kinda story. Did I mention it's all true? If you are thinking you have it bad, are too old, too poor, to whatever. STOP. Read this story and get on with your life. Your dreams are waiting for you...
P.S. If you have any books that will change my life or make me cry I am all ears...

Disclaimer...she went through ALOT the kind of stuff most people rather turn a blind eye too and act like they dont know it's happening so prepare to be shocked, and hopefully inspired.

Things that are better than wedding planning

So it's not a joke. Planning sucks...I dont know what I'm doing, I've never planned a party before, never dealt with vendors and am dishing out money left and right and keeping my fingers crossed. And because my funds are limited it's even harder because you need to cross reference every single detail to make sure you're getting your monies worth... so with that said I've complied a list of things that are better than planning a wedding:

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  Getting stitches


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  Getting a root canal with no anasthesia


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  Giving birth naturally without an epidural {according to the latest Bridezilla}


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  Forgetting the stove is hot and burning your forearm {yup happened to me}


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  Falling off the bed and landing on your head {yup and my neck still hurts}


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  Stubbing your toe and cracking your nail {uh-huh check that off my list too}


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  Getting in a car accident and having stitches done on your lip {not a pretty site}


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  Getting knots yanked out of your hair {story of my childhood}


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  Getting a bug caught in your eye {yuck! and owwww}


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  Trying to lift your 200+ lb fiance and hurting your back {I'm not one to be outdown so I tried it}


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  Missing the barstool after too many drinks


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  Trying to bleach black dye out of your hair and burning your scalp {that made me cry and this has too!}


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  Something going down the wrong pipe while eating


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  Getting your finger caught in a door


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  Getting kicked in the face {my nose still hurts}


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  Trying to run when you're severly out of shape


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  brain freezes!!


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  and finally really really bad cramps

I think you get the idea...this sucks and I really really really hope in the end it will all be worth the stress, tears and headaches. So did I miss anything??