Wedding Wisdom from a Bride

Well, after months of planning and hours of getting things together, Adam and I are officially and finally married. Mr. & Mrs. Jones, has a nice ring to it! :) After some short contemplation, I have a few words of advice for upcoming weddings that I learned from ours. If you're getting married... hopefully it will help and if you're already married, just nod your head in agreement b/c you know its true!


1. Undercover Cops are always a good idea, whether you have a crazy mother who may or may not show up, or if just for the reason that some random guy shows up during the ceremony and tries to walk his dog through the area. "Sir, we are not asking you to leave, we are telling you." SOO classic and worth every penny!


2. When picking our your bridesmaid's shoes, make sure they are cute, functional and wearable. Who cares if they are 5 inches tall, made by Penthouse and your bridemaids sink in the ground? they'll end up barefoot by the end of the evening anyway.


3. Bug spray, bug spray, bug spray. (Bonus if your Groom likes the scent better than perfume, like mine did!)


4. When possible, rescue your awesome photographer from drunken single men who all think she's hot and want to hit on her. She's there to work and have fun, not to take care of drunken wedding crashers. Also? If she's basically pointing to you and fanning you over, that really means she needs your help during said situation. Bonus points if your bring her a drink after all that!


5. Play Vanilla Ice. Apparently, this brings out the inner dancer in all of your guests. (Kudos to Andy for making this one of the most memorable and greatest moments of our wedding reception!)


6. Hide cupcakes from the 2 year old ring bearer. AND? Don't let the dj show continuous photos of cupcakes on slide show b/c ringbearer will want cupcakes all night!



7. When your sister-in-law hands you a tiny dvd of your ceremony, don't think it would be a "cute" idea to put it in the limo's dvd player on the way to the hotel b/c it WILL get stuck and you WILL spend the next hour of your life trying to get the thing out! Long story short, dvd may never be recovered.


8. Let your groom's cousin videotape the entire ceremony... it will be funny later when you're watching and you hear his commentary. I guess Eric forgot there was sound on the video as well. haha


9. And last, but certainly not least, enjoy the day b/c tomorrow it will all be over!! :)

"Mulch ado about Nothing!"

I feel like it has been way too long since I last wrote on my blog! I must update everyone on all of my goings on the past few weeks. You know I like to keep you up to the minute informed of my randomness. While spring is finally starting to be in the air, so is pollen, ragweed and freshly cut grass. So far, I haven't lost my voice, but its just a matter of time! I lose my voice every April, but maybe not this April! Adam has been working out in the yard, mulching it up, planting banana trees and "what nots"*. Since I'm the killer of all plants, I let that be his territory. I do better with things like sweeping up the tracked in mulch and wiping up Beau's slobber. Here is the banana tree that Adam is so proud of:


Alright, according to my wedding planner countdown thingy, I have exactly 172 days to go before the wedding, where I have to squeeze into my dress that fit me perfectly last September. Me? Scared it won't fit? Never!! ok, maybe just a teensy weensy little bit that the zipper might snap off of me during the ceremony, exposing my little 'something blue' to every single person I know!

I have started working out. I'll give you a moment to digest that. Laugh it up! My mom actually laughed at me on the phone when I told her I attempted to jog; she exclaimed, "you run like a girl!".

Maybe that's because I AM a girl, Mom!!!!!

I read somewhere that Kate Winslet uses her Wii Fit to get in shape, so I've been logging on to mine as well. I must say, I've really come a long way according to the Wii! When I used to step on the board, it would say, "ooi", now it exclaims, "great!!". I'm really loving the advanced step aerobics. I've given up on the jogging for now and have decided that walking Beau, our 92 pound beast, around the block is enough for me to handle in one day.
I ask you, how easy is it to try and do ab work if you have this standing over you, drooling in your face?

ps. actual photo taken today while doing crunches. I swear!


Speaking of wedding stuff, I have a fabulous, wonderful, can't say enough wonderful things about her wedding planner!! She's organizing the wedding plans for me the weekend of the wedding. Her name is Tanis Jackson (if you need info., please email me or leave a comment). Tanis came to the salon the other day to go to lunch and look over a few plans for the wedding. This is where I discovered her knack for organizing brides, penchant for creative ideas and most importantly, her skilled knowledge in kicking ass and taking names. She's trained in security, which she assures me will come in handy, and BOY will it!! My mother is invited and my parents haven't been in the same room together since their bitter divorce in 1998**. I feel ever confident that Tanis can take her down if need be.

Unfortunately, when Tanis came to the salon, she needed to ride with me to the restaurant across the street. My palms became clammy, my forehead began to sweat, immediately I became panicked! As most of you know, I lead a very clean, organized, orderly life at work, in the home, etc. However, in my car during this exact day was not the case. I have been driving all over town, eating, doing God knows what in this Ford...and now someone wants to ride in it! There was no "straightening" before she got in the vehicle, I just had to face the facts. You see, I ate my breakfast on the way to work the morning before and....




I left the rotting banana peel in the car!!!! OMG!!! And how embarrassed was I? I think I may have even blushed when she said, "oh, it smells so, um, tropical in here!".

Oh sweet Jesus!! PLEASE let it be the Yankee Candle car freshner*** that's 6 months old dangling from the visor that she's smelling!! Shore Breeze smells "tropical" doesn't it? Luckily, she made no mention of the peel and is still as fabulous as always! Also? *so shamed* I forgot to take the peel out until I went to Jiffy Lube yesterday to get my oil changed....they threw it away for me. ****


I also forgot to mention my Hoppy Easter! My sister and I always give each other a hollow chocolate bunny, the great bunny exchange! I try to find the biggest, funniest or ugliest bunny to give her as a gag gift each Easter. This year, she really outdid herself. Meanwhile, I haven't even gotten her one yet, I am soo slack! Anywho, she left this poor little Cottontail outdoors, in the Charleston sun, in her car while we ate Easter brunch and well...



Now Cottontail is a "solid" milk chocolate bunny for Easter. *shakes head* It was the funniest thing ever!!!!

Anywho, "Celebrity Apprentice" is calling my name and I need to go see who Joan Rivers is going to beat up on tonight!

xoxo, Becca

* "what nots" are not a flower, at least, not that I'm aware of.

** Should I note that they hate each other? I'm seriously afraid for other people's safety at this event.


*** Those damn things smell great, but do NOT last long enough! hmph!

**** Which they f-ing should have, considering how much it cost me there!

Pink Polka Dot Bride... wedding details

So, I guess since my blog is titled "Pink Polka Dot Bride" that maybe I should write a little something about the wedding my fiance and I are planning. The planning is going great! We have the majority of the large stuff taken care of and now we're getting into detailed stuff.

Last week, my awesome wedding photographer asked me to do makeup for a photo shoot she was going to be doing. I got to meet her for the first time and I really like her a lot! She's not one of those photographers thats going to be super bossy and tell people, "honey, now stand here and Adam's dad can stand here and where's mamaw?", etc. And to top it off, her photography is absolutely beautiful!! I chose her as our photographer b/c I was actually brought to tears at some of the photos on her website and Adam agreed that the photos looked pretty cool.

Anyway, you can link to the photos here. While you're there, check out the other photos at Socialite Studios by Joelle Susan. I can't wait to take my own photos with her! :)

Here's whats happening for the wedding so far: Black and white with polka dots & hints of hot pink for colors/theme, Sunday Oct. 11, 2009, at Alhambra Hall in Mt. Pleasant, reception to follow, hot pink gerbera daisies, bridesmaids wearing these oh-so-cute shoes!, ostrich feathers for center pieces... here is a diagram of what I'm working on...

Something to think about....

Just some random thoughts and things....

- if it is part of a cow, then why do we call them "Hamburgers"? this bothers me.

- My neighbor with the Christmas lights FINALLY took them down this weekend!! Way to go!! Its only January 26th!

- The salon where I work has this awesome new website, which also has a blog! You should go check it out and then call and make an appointment b/c you're missing out on a great salon & spa experience if you don't! :) Bellezza Salon & Spa

- I'm starting to panic JUST a teensy bit about the wedding. I'm solid on the marriage part, I know Adam is the one I want to spend the rest of my life with, I'm panicked that I won't get everything organized and done on time. I keep trying to brush it off saying everything will be lovely, but I went to Barnes and Noble yesterday and perused the wedding aisle. Every book has some other detail that I had forgotten about and it has me slightly stressed. I'm trying to stay calm b/c honestly? If nothing goes right, it will be fine b/c we will still get married and our friends and family will be there to help us celebrate, even if I DO forget to order chairs or don't buy shoes that match my dress.


- Speaking of wedding stuff, we are meeting with the cake lady, Wilma Tyler, today!! I am soo excited!! First off, she's making us a cake for our "tasting" to take home! I mean, I just love cake! haha I know exactly what I want for the cake and I found several photos of ideas to take to her. Here's the thing with wedding cakes, you should keep it pretty, but simple. No one wants to eat raspberry filling, lemon filling, or chocolate mousse torte with a ganache icing on each different layer. No one cares! No one will care at your wedding about the small details, but you! I don't want people to eat the cake and then make a face and set the plate down (been to a wedding where everyone did that!). I want them to say, "more please!". haha I'm a southern girl, we're having "pink" velvet cupcakes with cream cheese icing! Sure, it might not be "traditional", but we're not having a formal or traditional wedding!


- My two favorite holidays are upon us; my birthday (Feb. 9th) and Valentine's Day (Feb. 14th). I can't wait!! I'm starting to not really care for the whole, "getting older" part of my birthday, but I still love it! And Valentine's Day, omg! I love all the pink and hearts and lovey stuff.


OK, I need to go, I'm rambling. I will write more later.

Wedding Cake

So Adam and I have a meeting with our wedding cake maker next Monday. Since our colors are black & hot pink, with polka dots (obviously), I kind of want to go with some fun cupcakes to keep with the theme. We are definitely having red velvet (but less dye, so they are pink). I found a photo online of some that I like, what do y'all think? These are soo cute b/c they look like they fit our theme so well! All suggestions welcome! I need help! haha I'm not completely opposed to cake, just think the cupcakes will be more fun. I was also thinking, maybe do a few with some white chocolate with our initials on them. Oh who knows?! And now I want a cupcake. haha

OK, back to watching "You've Got Mail" ...

Boy Meets Girl

And here ya have it... the story of me and Adam. Well, sort of anyway:



ps. I LOVE this program on my computer! I'm now obsessed with making musical picture stories! haha

I'm engaged!!!

So, we went on our vacation and we came back engaged!!! Adam asked me with breakfast in bed. :) It couldn't have been more perfect! I am so excited about planning the wedding for next fall, October-ish, we think. Its going to be a medium sized wedding, almost on the "small side".

OK, more on that later.