Wedding Wednesday Recap Part 1

It is Wedding Week on the blog because I'm getting married this week! Make sure you find out all about our love story here and keep up with all the projects that I have done so far for the wedding. Today I am going to share a recap of every Wedding Wednesday and my favorite design every week.

Week 1- Bouquets in a Pinterest World was perfect while I was trying to decide on what flowers and colors I wanted to use for my own wedding bouquets. I had some ideas going in to it but I really decided what to do with my flowers after this post. To find out exactly how I did my flowers check out making your own wedding bouquet for my tutorial.

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These were by far my favorite bouquet in my post. I really love how there is blue in the flowers and of course since my flowers are blue with my wedding colors this really inspired me to make my bouquet with some blue in it. 

Week 2- The Dress, this post I wanted to help out any future brides with the mess of dress shopping. It can definitely be a disaster and take on a life of its own. After my dress shopping experience I thought of Carrie in Sex and The City and how she said that the dress takes on a life of its own in her wedding to Big. I think that can definitely be the case sometimes but you have to go into it knowing that you might get upset and frustrated.

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I really love this dress. When I first went wedding dress shopping I did not want a ball gown. They are huge and poofy and I didn't want one. But I really like how elegant this dress is. It's also very simple and because its not taffeta it is my favorite kind of ball gown. 

Week 3- Choosing Colors, one of the most difficult choices I think during wedding planning can be picking your colors. Once you decide on them their is no turning back if you have started purchasing things. I think that their are some amazing color combinations out there and some really hideous ones. So I follow the theory if you would decorate your home or a room with those colors together then they work together. 

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I really love these colors together, I think they work really well and this is such a neat combination that most people don't think of. I really like this and hope I go to a wedding soon that uses it. 

Week 4- Location of Love, when you are deciding on a venue their are many things you have to take into consideration. I say, pick the one you fall in love with and then make everything else work. Now this isn't always practical but you only get married once right. 

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I really love how this location has the lights, the flowers, and the trees. This is a great outside venue and I'm sure their are amazing pictures from this wedding. I would really love to see them because I'm sure they are gorgeous. 

Week 5- Favors vs No Favors, this post was really important to me and helped me make some decisions about what kind of wedding favors we were going to give out. I definitely got inspiration from these ideas and I love how unique each one is. We are firm believers in wedding favors and I really enjoyed making ours for our guests. 

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I really love the idea of giving out sun glasses especially for a summer outside wedding. It can get hot and be bright so this is a great idea. You can also get them personalized with your wedding information on them and that would be a great keep sake for people! 

Week 6- Having Our Cake and Eating It Too, picking out wedding cakes was a really fun thing for me and Jarr. We went to a few different places and did tastings which is a blast if the cake is good and really terrible if it isn't. We had both experiences but we are so glad we did it so we could get exactly what we wanted.

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I really love the idea of doing something different then a traditional wedding cake which is why we decided to go with something different. We are really happy with our choice and I'm sure it will be delicious! 

This is part 1 of our Wedding Wednesday recap. Which is your favorite post so far?

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Peaks, Pits, Praises, and Prayers

I'm going to start off this weeks Peaks, Pits, Praises, and Prayers with a little weekly recap of everything you can find on the blog from this week. I gave a little update about our Spring Break Vacation, there was more information about Getting Physical for our Healthy Living Journey.  For Wedding Wednesday this week I talked about Wedding Favors and if they are a thing of the past or still something couples should do. I also shared my lust over some gorgeous Bathroom Dreams I've been having for my future home.

Eli being a snuggle bug. 

Peaks- I am really loving the warm weather we have been having here in Oklahoma. It is giving me the opportunity to wear fun dresses and mix up my style.

One of my #OOTD from this week, rocking dresses and royal blue. 

Another OOTD for this week, rocking dresses almost every day this week! 

Pits- This weather although I'm loving it we are having some bad tornado activity and that just makes me nervous. 

My Sweet Remy being a snuggle bug. 

Praises- We are one week closer to the wedding! I am so ready for us to be married and to be able to start this new chapter of our lives together. Also, we have our first wedding shower this Saturday and I'm very excited to see some people I haven't been able to see in a while. 

Prayers- For my grandma, she was diagnosed with COPD about a month ago and she quit smoking and has been struggling with it. Just that she will continue to be strong and that she will find strength within herself. Also for all of this crazy tornado weather and that everyone is weather aware and careful. 

My cousin's puppy, Dally, I got to snuggle and love on at Easter last week.

What are your Peaks, Pits, Praises, and Prayers for the week?

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Wedding Wednesday- Favors vs No Favors

If you are just now joining us make sure to check out all of the other Wedding Wednesdays; Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, and Week 4. So far I have talked about a lot of the big decisions you have to make when you are planning your big day. Today I am going to talk about something that a lot of couples are deciding to skip all together.

When you decide what kind of wedding you want to have the biggest thing to keep in mind is the budget. So while some might skimp on food to splurge on the photographer others will cut out traditional things to have new things they would like to have.

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So the ever present question in wedding planning. Do I have to do this or can I just skip it? One of the things I have found that couples skip out on the most is wedding favors. I can understand the desire to skip this step of wedding planning, there always seem to be a lot of favors left over.

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But like the true Southern girl I like to call myself I just can't seem to skip out on this traditional part of weddings. Some people will travel a very far way for your wedding and I think it is polite to give them a small gift for making the effort to celebrate with you.

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While some couples will spend $50 per guest in food and drinks, I think that favors are something you can make for your guest at a low cost while still gifting them something creative and fun.

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I also do not think that your favor has to necessarily go along with your wedding. It can simply be something that is very uniquely you and your groom. Our favors are something that I thought was fun and unique to us. It is also a slight deviation from an idea I saw on Pinterest and I think it is just enough to let our guest know that we appreciate them making the effort to come be apart of our big day.


Do you think wedding favors are a time of the past or a necessary item?

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