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April 2011

March 2011

Win a Funky Fabulous Bow Tie!

yourbigday: Ever since I started Bow Ties & Bliss I have been wanting to do a bow tie giveaway! Well, the time is finally here my friends. You can enter right here for a chance to win one of 25 awesome bow ties for your groom to be… or your brother, dad, yourself, your dog…etc. The giveaway will end on Wednesday, April 6th at midnight. Good luck!!!

BRILLIANT post from Offbeat Bride about... →

Bottled: March Showers: 2.3 →

bottledthenovel: The next morning, Olivia woke and listened for her mother. She didn’t hear any of the usual routine. No cabinet doors opening and closing. No New Edition blaring from the big iPod speakers Olivia had bought her the previous Christmas. No coffee grinding. She tiptoed down the hall and put an ear… Former teacher, and friend, of mine, Jorge Vega, is writing this AMAZING...

And today in wedding world, I am...

…double checking invites and RSVP cards. …stuffing said invites with direction cards from inn. …alphabetizing and organizing invites so we can send out them by April 1st! (and by “I,” I mean “we,” as in my amazing, amazing, amazing wedding planner/officiant/sister and I)

“mom: what was I going to say to somebody… stepdad: eeka-makka-dooka-daaaka?”

– (via lovelyjenny) Times like this that I miss living at home.

This is in the oven right now! →

…I happened to have garlic, olive oil, bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, and chicken in the house! I made mine without bread crumbs, but used the cheese. I’m excited to see how this comes out because it was a super easy recipe!

iamtallandawesome asked: Not even a little bit. It's something I've been wanting to do forever, but never wanted to spend the money on (everyone has their "things" and one of mine is definitely noticing teeth, especially how white they are) so I was all too excited when our family friend offered me his services free of charge. I'm hoping I can go almost full Ross in that one Friends episode :)

Great save the date set!

giantsrainbowsanddaisies: thebrideline: A very cool save the date set posted on Orange Turtle Blog for one of her graphic designer clients. If you like them, be sure to check out her Etsy store. These are too cute. We were on the fence between a postcard or the magnets we ended up doing - only two negatives we heard about postcards were they were more likely to get lost in the...

“No one will get you knives; they are too sharp.”—Mother

“know what makes my blood coil?”

– (via lovelyjenny) Hey, I MEANT boil…but coil works, too! (Spare me, it’s hard being a Wii hula hoop champ.)

Worst Wedding Favors! →

I’ve been a tad obsessed with finding the WORST wedding favors out there. What was the worst wedding favor you’ve ever gotten?