tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50056666484751843642023-11-16T03:59:29.508-08:00Eclectically EEclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-65008241910734193902014-04-01T04:00:00.000-07:002014-04-01T04:00:09.323-07:00Don't Stop... Get It, Get It Go ahead and call our wedding, the <i>never ending up-date</i> of weddings. We're about to celebrate our 8 month anniversary, but that will not stand in my way of updating you with more details. I'm going to continue to sing this little jam in my head until I finally get everything posted to this blog. <i>Don't Stop, Get It, Get It. </i><br />
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I shared some pictures <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2014/01/my-groom-and-me-wedding-pictures.html">here</a>, and talked about our invitations,<a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2014/01/wedding-paper-love-our-invitations.html"> here</a>. If you're more of a movie watcher, here's our <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/11/wedding-videos-are-so-worth-it-heres.html">wedding video trailer</a>. This post is a run down of the details.<br />
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Since we were getting married, literally on top of a mountain, we didn't want to make our guests get all the way up there just for the ceremony. So we hosted a "pre" cocktail hour before the ceremony. I've mentioned that we got married in a cloud in past posts... and I feel you'll gather from these pictures that I wasn't kidding... <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/09/rehearsal.html">this</a> is what it was supposed to look like... below is what it ended up looking like.<br />
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But the coolest part? This cloud that engulfed us, has since become one of our very favorite parts of the day. Sure, we wanted our family and friends to see the beautiful view that was behind us... but there was something so special, romantic, magical about getting married in a cloud. Honestly? Now... I wouldn't have had it any other way. We really embraced it and we really loved it.<br />
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One of our favorite summer time treats is oysters, so we offered our guests oysters, some other snacks and drinks before the wedding. I LOVED that we did this - it was so us. We love hanging with our friends outside and snacking and drinking... and it's exactly what we let them do before the wedding. We had a guy there playing acoustic guitar, which only added to the atmosphere. Even though we didn't get to be there, I think our guests enjoyed it so much. It made the weather a little more bearable.<br />
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We had flowers every where... my girls and me were carrying flowers, we had flowers hanging on fences, we had flowers hanging on chairs... and the only rule was they had to look natural. There was no color in our wedding, my girls wore champagne dresses, so the flowers were where we brought it to life. And they turned out perfectly. I could look at these pictures all day. Being married in the middle of nature, we didn't want anything to take away from that.<br />
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I especially didn't want the chairs to take away from it... so we went with black ones. I know a lot of outdoor weddings do white, but I loved how classy the black chairs looked. And they didn't stand out... it was like they belonged.<br />
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My stepdad worked hard to build the arbor that we used at the beginning of our makeshift aisle. My mom helped him too. And that? Well knowing that their love for me built that... and knowing that every single one of our guests, our family members, our parents, our friends... us, walked through that? Well that holds a heck of a lot of love then. It's in my parents garden now, but one day when we get a house, we will get it moved to our garden. I may even make C move it to the front yard when we bring home our kids for the first time... I just imagine this little gem will be part of our lives for a long, long time.<br />
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For the reception, we held true to our natural theme. The centerpieces weren't over baring, and the linens were beige with hand-painted/eclectic candle holders. My mama and I painted 100+ holders and we just loved the way they turned out.<br />
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People ask if anything went wrong with our wedding... and honestly, I say whole heartedly - no. It was so perfect, it was the best day ever.. the best weekend! I'd relive it over and over again and never change a thing. Though, if more than 24 hours in a day was an option, well I'd go with that... it just wasn't near long enough. As more time passes, I hang on to these memories more and more. I'm thankful we will have them for years to come.Eclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-12264654699250268252014-02-07T04:30:00.000-08:002014-02-07T08:46:06.013-08:00Valentine's Day Goodies (and some promo codes!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Linking up with Five on Friday with a list of five Valentine's Day goodies! </div>
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We're not huge valentine's celebrators around here. We don't do gifts, just spend some fun quality time together and stay away from the packed restaurants. This year we'll be cooking dinner at home and splitting a bottle of wine, and nothing beats that in my book. </div>
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But I do love any chance to look at pretty gifts (especially when it means sharing them with you and being able to give you a promo code for a few of them!!) </div>
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<b>1. <a href="http://shop.ashleybrookedesigns.com/dream-big-mug.html">Ashley Brooke Designs Coffee Mug</a>:</b> In general, I am a huge fan of ABD and these mugs have completely won me over! She has a ton with cute sayings, but this <i>"dream big darling, really big" </i>one seems like the perfect way to start your day! </div>
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<b>2. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/79072773/natural-coffee-cup-cozy-with-coral-heart">The Cozy Project Natural Coffee Cup Cozy</a>: </b>That cozy little cup holder looks just so... cozy! I think it's the perfect thing to add to your Valentine's Day wish list. </div>
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<b>3. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/155226449/cup-of-love-latte-mug-rustic-cream-with">Cup of Love Latte Mug</a>: </b>You guessed it, I love this<i> a latte</i>! The big chunkyness of the mug looks like the perfect mug to curl up by the fireplace with, with a cup of hot chocolate. <b>Use ECLECTICALLYE for 10% off your order! </b></div>
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<b>4. <a href="http://www.emilyley.com/collections/simplified-planners/products/the-2014-simplified-planner">Emily Ley Simplified Planner</a>: </b>I just received my Simplified Planner last weekend and I'm already in love! I can't keep this secret to myself, you need one too. Go order it and let it's perfect self keep your 2014 organized.</div>
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<b>5. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/124954890/small-knot-ring-14k-gold-filled?ref=listing-shop-header-1">Small Knot Ring from Sweet Olive Jewelry</a>:</b> I ordered this ring for my Maid of Honor and one of my Bridesmaids after they busted their butts on an incredible <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/08/bachelorette-weekend.html">bachelorette party</a> for me. My MOH wears it all of the time and gets constant compliments on it! It's such a precious ring, I wish I could buy one for everyone. Plus, Amy was a dream to work with! And she's giving you <b>20% off with code ECLECTIC20!</b></div>
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If I don't stop talking about this list, I'm going to end up with something off this list for myself before next Friday. What's on your Valentine's Day list? Hope you have a great weekend!</div>
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<br />Eclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-66843851262556157102014-02-06T05:30:00.000-08:002014-02-06T18:25:03.529-08:00Easy DIY Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Of course there are. If you haven't read her blog before, read two posts and she'll quickly make it to your daily reads list. This specific post is about a DIY art that I tried, that she calls <a href="http://www.bowerpowerblog.com/2012/07/knife-art/"><b>knife art</b></a>.</div>
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Pretty much anything DIY related scares me away. I always love the idea of it, but just don't have the confidence. And if it doesn't scare me away, I normally am bored with whatever I'm trying to create 30 minutes in. But this little project? I executed from beginning to end (it was took just the right amount of commitment to keep me entertained) and am very pleased with the result. </div>
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This is our den area (read, the room that I hang out in to blog and stay out of my husband's way when he has to work from home) It might not be the perfect home for them, it took a while to even find that place for them. But they sure added a pop of color to what was a rather boring white space, so I'll let them stay. </div>
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Did mine turn out as well as hers? Well, no. But they still put a little pep in my step when I see all of those beautiful shades of blue and green staring at me. </div>
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If blue and green isn't your thing, it would really with any color scheme. I just happened to have the same colors she used on hand. She also has hers on one longer canvas, and mine is broken up on two shorter ones. Again, just happened to have those canvases. Which means this project happened with out a trip to Michael's!</div>
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This might be just the perfect project for those of you stuck at home with more snow days! Or for those of you that are like me and like a good, easy to complete DIY art project.</div>
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I'm sure you've heard, Atlanta is faaaareaking right now over this snow storm that hit us. I'm talking, it took people 12 some hours to get home (a commute that would normally be 20 minutes), a baby was born on the interstate, and there are STILL people stuck out there. In this big city sometimes, it's easy to forget that there's a lot of heart here. People were offering strangers shelter last night, handing out free hot chocolate. Atlanta, I like you and I'm happy to call you home (even if we don't know how to handle winter weather). </div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hope you all had a great weekend! It was a good one for us.. we were all sorts of bums. There wasn't much productivity besides the fact that we finished Breaking Bad. Lazy weekends are some of my favorite. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I feel like this is the point in winter where we all start wishing for warmer days. It has been colder than normal here in Atlanta this winter. I know for a lot of you, you're probably waking up to beautiful snows this morning, and here I sit saying it's cold and you're all <i>"pshht it's -30 here" </i>I hurt for your cold-self, I do...but dang it I am jealous of your snow, it's just cold and windy here. My rule is if we have to deal with the cold, we should at least get some snow with it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Today we actually have a high of 50 but tomorrow is going to be a warm high of 31 here and when I'm cold I do things like look back at pictures like <a href="http://instagram.com/p/jeuDEZRAbI/">this</a> to make me feel warm. Which is why today seemed like the perfect day to walk down memory lane of one of our beach trips last year. And it's Monday, and who doesn't like pretty pictures of a beach to survive a cold Monday? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So grab a cup of hot chocolate, curl up by the fire and watch the snow fall while we pretend it's warm and we're at the beach...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It was the very best getaway, at the very best time. We had been <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/11/wedding-videos-are-so-worth-it-heres.html">married</a> for a month and had been facing the reality of going back to work after our <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/09/honeymooning-in-hawaii-part-one.html">Honeymoon in Hawaii</a>, and a quick beach get away seemed to be the perfect thing to look forward to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">While it was quick, we made the most of it. Including a whole day on the beach with a full cooler and Catchphrase. You can't keep this duo from a good game of Catchphrase. If you're with us, you're playing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am a mountain girl, through and through. I normally complain about how annoying I think sand is. But something about the beach has recently crept into my heart. I think it's mostly because the weather was pure perfection the weekend we were there. I can't stand being hot, but being on a beach with a nice breeze is our jam. I don't think this family will be traveling in the dead of the summer anymore. We're saving our trips for the summer and fall (...until kids' school schedules rule our calendars). </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Say it with me... </span><i style="text-align: start;">better late than never. </i></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Now that we've celebrated our 5th month anniversary of being married and all I've shared are a few pictures <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2014/01/my-groom-and-me-wedding-pictures.html">here</a>, I think it's high time you see our invitations.</span></div>
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When it came to our entire wedding, natural continued to be the running theme. Which was no different when it came to designing our invitations. I knew I wanted the subtle champagne color and some flowy font for our names.. but crisp and clean lines for the rest of it.</div>
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It took me longer than I had anticipated to find the perfect person to work on this with. I talked to at least 25 different people... and then I found <a href="http://www.anastasiamariecards.com/"><b>Anastasia Marie</b></a>! And y'all, she lives all the way in Oregon. Which just makes me sing even more of her praises - she was such a JOY to work with. I teased that I must have been her most high maintenance customer ever ;) but even with the time distance of being on completely separate sides of the country, she was a jewel. I am so thankful to her and how she made my vision come to life. I cannot recommend her to you one-day-brides enough.</div>
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She has a great <b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AnastasiaMarieShop">Etsy shop</a> </b>as well - be sure to check it out!</div>
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<i><a href="http://www.anastasiamariecards.com/blog/wedding-stationery-classic-affair/">*all images from Anastasia Marie</a></i></div>
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<br />Eclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-9560459682212181082014-01-21T14:48:00.002-08:002014-02-05T18:29:05.715-08:00Beautiful Weather and Beautiful ThingsIt was a 3-day weekend for me, as my office chose to celebrate MLK yesterday. And to that, I will say Happy Birthday to him all day long for an extra day off work :) I'll also say thanks, because the man made an impact and for that I am grateful.<br />
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Atlanta decided to participate in beautiful weather this weekend before it threw us 30 degree temps this week. And between that and my first day being in the office on a Tuesday, I was a happy girl.<br />
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Adding to the happiness were these flowers of beauty that I stumbled across at Trader Joe's. I went in for sweet potatoes and came out with flowers. Hey, they were only $3.99 and they have brought our apartment that much in happiness.<br />
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We had 107 errands to run this weekend that we had just kept putting off... errands are exhausting when you live in Atlanta. They just are. What should take 10 minutes, takes 50 because of the amount of people that live in this city. And when errands exhaust you, you go to the nearest burger & beer joint you can find. I told you this post had beautiful things in it. Calories don't count on the weekend, so says I.<br />
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If you're ever in Atlanta, try Grind House... great burgers. They have been featured on Food Network for their yummyness (that's a word).. and those burgers do not lie. If I had taken this picture approximately 5 minutes later, that tray and beer would be empty. Oh, and there's something to be said about the onion rings as well. Order them!<br />
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The rest of the weekend was spent watching Breaking Bad. We're addicted (good thing to the show, and not the contents of the show, am I right?). It's 180 degrees different from any world that I live in. I constantly find myself saying to my husband <i>"Do these things ACTUALLY happen in real life?" </i>We have embarrassingly watched too many episodes in way too short of time. We're on the last season and it's a good thing, because every episode basically gives me an anxiety attack. It's bad for my health - we need to see the series finale soon.<br />
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When we weren't watching Breaking Bad, we were finding any reason to be outside. As we strolled through our neighborhood, I got this shot of The Swan House, which was where one of the scenes in Hunger Games was filmed. It was practically like Jennifer Lawrence and I were hanging out. I now consider us BFF's. Atlanta has become a huge place for movie filming, and I'm constantly on the hunt doing some celebrity stalking. No sightings yet, but I come so close all the time. <br />
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I'm taking Friday off this week, and with yesterday off too... that means a 3 day weekend. So don't let me complain about any amount of time I spend in the office this week. Deal? Hope you have a happy week!</div>
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<br />Eclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-4864239812603224052014-01-10T10:29:00.000-08:002014-02-05T18:29:16.731-08:00Five on FridayHappy Friday!<br />
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<b>Simplified Planner </b>- I finally made the heavy weighted decision on which planner to get for 2014. Really, it's sad how much of my attention goes into picking out a planner every year. But planning on paper instead of my phone is my jam. I'm so excited to get my <a href="http://www.emilyley.com/collections/simplified-planners">Emily Ley Simplified Planner</a> in the mail in February! A to-do list and a lay out schedule of the day? Swoon. This thing had me at hello.<br />
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<b>Golden Globes - </b>I feel like it's Hollywood's personal birthday gift to me that they scheduled the Golden Globes the night of my birthday. Way to make a girl feel special, anything else I get won't even come close to matching that. I love a room full of celebrities and am really looking forward to Tiny Fey and Amy Poehler hosting again this year! I love all award shows, but the Golden Globes wins me over every year.<br />
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<b>Wedding Pictures - </b>Did you see my <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2014/01/my-groom-and-me-wedding-pictures.html">post from yesterday</a>? I finally shared some of our wedding pictures! I figure if I'm going to make you wait for 5 months to see them, I might as well go as far as reminding you that they are there :)</div>
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<b>Gone Girl </b>- Have you read this book yet? No? Go fast to the closest book store! And for those of you that have read it, even better news... saw this week that they are coming out with a movie in October. And, it has Ben Affleck in it... as if I needed more reason to go see it.<br />
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<b><br />Weekend Plans - </b>Since I've declared the whole weekend my birthday there's a lot of fun taking place... mostly eating. That's the beauty of living in Atlanta, you've always got somewhere new to try for dinner, and 9 out of 10 times it's going to knock your socks off. Here's to celebrating my 25th year of life!<br />
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Any big weekend plans? Will you be on your couch Sunday night with a glass of wine and the golden globes like I will be? And don't forget... go get Gone Girl and let it be your weekend read during this cold and rainy weather. Hope it's a wonderful weekend wherever you are!<br />
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Go link up with the Five on Friday fun,<a href="http://www.hellohappinessblog.com/"> here</a>. </div>
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We're almost 5 month old newlyweds and I've only shared sneak peeks of the wedding on here... so let's get to work. There are so many other pictures to share... but it seemed appropriate to start with pictures of me and my groom. I'll do a real run down on the details of the day and the weather escapades later.<br />
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I can't stress enough how important I think a photographer is on your wedding day. When it comes down to it, that's the memory you have in your hands... not what chairs you used or how much money you ended up spending on the flowers (we saved a ton of money here!).</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">People go back and forth on whether to do a first look, and to each their own, but for us it was a no brainer... we wanted the first time we saw each other to be just the two of us, nothing holding back our emotions.. instead of 200 people watching us as we saw each other for the first time. And let me say, seeing each other before the wedding took nothing away from how wonderful the walk down the aisle was. I just don't think you can go wrong with whatever you decide on when to see your groom. <br />Regardless of when it is, it'll melt your heart and be something you remember forever.</span></div>
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I talked touched on the weather <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/09/rehearsal.html">here </a>when I talked about our rehearsal dinner. When you choose to get married outside, of course one of the main concerns is weather. You can see for yourself from our<a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/09/rehearsal.html"> rehearsal pictures</a> (isn't that some perfect weather?!) that the weather didn't exactly <i>cooperate </i>per say for the ceremony... but we got married in a cloud on top of a mount, and to us, that became extremely cool. Mystical was the word people kept saying about it. </div>
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Makes my heart warm to see these pictures. It was a <i>good </i>day. Even after a short 5 months it's nice to go back and re-live the love and memories from our wedding day. </div>
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<b>One. </b>2014 is already off to a great start! I'm not pressuring myself with too many resolutions, but I've got in mind how I want to live this year differently and so far so good. We had a few friends come into town to celebrate the new year with us and it was a blast.<br />
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<b>Two. </b>I'm one of those people that is utterly obsessed with planners... not that I'm even that organized, but I love to have life written down in a pretty planner. I'm feeling inspired by the new year and want to try a new one. I've always been a big fan of Erin Condren planners, but am looking at the Day Designer by Whitney English now. Any others I should take a look at?<br />
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<b>Three. </b>We have taken down our Christmas decorations, only the tree stands now. We kept the lights on it and have enjoyed having it on these first few days of the new year - it's not like us to keep it up this long, and honestly it just hasn't been taken down because once it is we have to get it down 6 floors to the outside of our apartment building... and well that seems exhausting. But I'm not complaining, I really enjoy the light of a Christmas tree so I'm soaking it in until we find the <strike>time</strike> energy to take it down. <b> </b><br />
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This is my parents house in NC. Right out of Southern Living, am I right?<br />
<b><br /></b><b>Three. </b>My birthday is next Sunday! And I am so excited, I love birthdays... but having one so soon after Christmas seems really early to already start asking for more gifts. What did you get for Christmas that I should have on my birthday list? I really need some help here.<br />
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<b>Four. </b>I am so thrilled 2014 is here and I'm really looking forward to all that it will bring, but my mind keeps wondering back to 2013 and just how good it was to us. I will forever be thankful that 2013 was the year that gave me my husband! (I have full intentions of sharing our wedding pictures soon!)<br />
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<b>Five. </b>This is my 3rd day in the office this week... only three little days, but this has been the longest week ever. We're creeping to 5:00! And then it's a weekend full of fun, football (GO TIGERS!) and good food and drinks with some friends. Happy Weekend!<br />
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<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3520047/?claim=4r8kraedvnf">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>Eclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-78737453816120421702013-11-19T15:43:00.000-08:002014-02-05T18:29:54.995-08:00wedding videos are so worth it (here's ours!) I'm going to skip the part where I say how terrible I feel for letting this blog go silent for 2 months (though I feel so terrible) and skip the part where I talk about how busy I am and how I just didn't have time for it (we're all busy, am I right?)... and just go straight to the part where I say <i>"Hey! Watch our wedding video!"</i><br />
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PSA: I'm looking at you girls who aren't married yet... you're one day going to wonder if you should spend the money on a videographer... you're going to crunch numbers and think <i>"there's just no way to make it work"</i>... it's going to make you go slightly crazy when you realize what all you could get for the money that you would pay a videographer...... bypass all the stress, do it. Write the check and never look back.<br />
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You're going to spend a lot of money making sure friends and family have a good time at your wedding... do this for you... do this for the day that you and your new husband get to sit on the couch and relive the day you became husband and wife... do this so you and your mom can sit and just scream over how happy you are that "YOU DID THAT", you planned that! All of that.<br />
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It's magical. It's priceless. Just write the check :) pay it off later.<br />
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I'm going to stop rambling now...<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/77838867">Charlie+Erin</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user10089404">Earthswell</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Eclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-5355663166131578652013-09-18T04:30:00.000-07:002013-09-18T08:21:19.159-07:00Wedding "recap" Wednesday I can still participate in this even though I'm now an official wife, right?<br />
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Let's do a quick recap...<br />
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I made the <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/08/were-married.html"><b>"we're married!" announcement here</b></a> and gave a quick sneak peek of one of our wedding pictures.<br />
Then I told you all about the beautiful, breathtaking, <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/09/rehearsal.html"><b><i>"can you believe this view??" </i>rehearsal here</b></a><br />
And then you heard all about part I of our <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/09/honeymooning-in-hawaii-part-one.html" style="font-weight: bold;">honeymoon in Hawaii, here</a>.<br />
...and if you <a href="http://instagram.com/e_henson"><b>follow me on instagram</b>,</a> then you've been seeing a few glimpses into our wedding pictures :) I'm in love.<br />
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I could honestly keep spilling every wonderful detail about the wedding here... but eventually you all will get sick of it, and eventually I will need to accept that talking about my wedding months down the road just isn't acceptable. Almost as unacceptable as eating a warm chocolate chip cookie without a freezing cold glass of milk... <i>it's just wrong. </i><br />
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But the good news for me is, it's only been a month since the wedding so I am giving myself the grace to still talk about it for the next month.... possibly bad news for you.<br />
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But this blog? It's about our life. And right now, our life is very much so still looking back and recalling the wonderfulness of our wedding day. Bare with us - eventually you will hear all about the exciting life of us newlyweds. We're up to a lot over the next few months - our weekends are jam packed this fall and I can't wait to get all of the festivities kicked off.<br />
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In the mean time - a few more wedding sneak peeks, shall we?<br />
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<br />Eclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-37768958228785965512013-09-10T05:00:00.000-07:002013-09-10T05:00:04.240-07:00Honeymooning in Hawaii {part one}<i>Did you see the <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/09/rehearsal.html">pictures from our rehearsal? </a></i><br />
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When C told me that we were going to Hawaii for our honeymoon... I was thrilled! But I honestly could have never expected the trip to be as incredible as it was.<br />
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We left from Atlanta and flew direct to Honolulu - from there we jumped on a plane and headed to Kauai.<br />
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Not many people have heard a lot about Kauai. It's the "garden island" of Hawaii, which is why we chose it. We aren't really into the 'commercialized' locations, Kauai is less developed which really let's you appreciate the beauty of the land. We stayed on Kauai the whole time and looking back, we wouldn't have done it any other way.<br />
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Our room! My gosh, our room. Waking up and looking at the pacific each morning became so dang addicting (view from our balcony in the picture above). Once we returned back home after the trip I kept waking up every morning and saying to C <i>"will you please go open the blinds so I can see the ocean and palm trees?" </i>Ha - reality really sucked.<br />
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We stayed at the Grand Hyatt on the island, and I can't say enough good things about it. The whole property was beautiful.<br />
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The 6 hour time difference really had us confused at first. Our first night there we were asleep by 8:30 and awake the next morning at 5. We were like kids on Christmas morning - jumping out of the bed and running around finding anything and everything there was to do.<br />
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We had access to the club room at the hotel, so that's where we always went for breakfast and it was soooo good. After having breakfast that first morning we walked around the property, checked out the beach, played some volleyball and then got to feed some of the koi. We had to kick some of the kids out of the way to get the prime spot ;)<br />
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For our first dinner we went to a restaurant on the resort property called Tidepools. It's really well known and we were so glad that it was at our hotel. After the wedding and all of that traveling we wanted to just hang close by. Our swordfish and monchong were delicious.<br />
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Part II coming up next. Until then, I'll be over here homesick for Hawaii...Eclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-50876617040420596262013-09-01T17:23:00.001-07:002013-09-05T19:03:54.396-07:00The practice "I do"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will forever and ever remember our rehearsal for the wedding. It's got a special place in my heart. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Being an outdoor wedding, there were times I wondered if we were doing something wrong by not getting married in a church. But y'all? This view? ... This is all Gods work. I think we were right in the midst of his house more than we would have been in a church. We found a lot of comfort in that. <div><br>
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<div>I even clicked my heels at the first mention of ...<i>"and this is when I'll announce you as husband and wife" </i>:)</div><div><br>
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<div><br></div>When I say this was the perfect weather... I mean God and mother nature got together and ordered this one up just for us. Perfect sky, with just the right amount of clouds. And it was a cool 65 degrees - y'all I never could have made it through the weekend without the little slice of fall weather that was given to us. It was a gift!!! And a much appreciated one. </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsCqk9lX6oNN4aMZLagmhfMKDQVMzc4idS8HfdEChlzUbqRHM0vfuoDjJzSEMXVxWXRzRmmj-jbA4c8qI4ReEcv-sRMCf3AE31SY9aQZtU9cE8wT7u6y5ZgcXamRdBu-8S-maPz-5AMzU/s1600/IMG_0450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="text-align: center; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsCqk9lX6oNN4aMZLagmhfMKDQVMzc4idS8HfdEChlzUbqRHM0vfuoDjJzSEMXVxWXRzRmmj-jbA4c8qI4ReEcv-sRMCf3AE31SY9aQZtU9cE8wT7u6y5ZgcXamRdBu-8S-maPz-5AMzU/s640/IMG_0450.JPG" width="640"></a>
<div><br></div><div>This spot right here was everything more than I could have ever imagined. I am a mountain girl through and through, and for us to have been married here? I am so humbled. </div><br>
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I'm linking up with <a href="http://www.hellohappinessblog.com/2013/06/five-on-fridaylink-up-party.html">Natasha </a>(and others) for Five on Friday! I mean what better day of the week to reflect on things you're loving? This is one jam packed list of excitement! Let's get straight to it.<br /></div>
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<b>1. We're Married! </b>August 17th was a good, good day. Being married is better than I could have ever imagined. We were surrounded by so much love on our wedding day and I cannot wait to begin sharing all of the details on here. Until then, below are some of the sneak peek images we've gotten back - excuse the fuzziness. I'll get the crisp, clean images up soon!<br /></div>
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<b>2. Honeymoon in Hawaii! </b>After the wedding, we headed to Hawaii to celebrate there for the week! My gosh! What a gorgeous place! You know it, a whole blog post devoted to this trip as well. Swoon. I keep looking at images wishing we were still there.<br />
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<b>3. Football! </b>Overly excited about football kicking off! We will be cheering very loud of the Tigers on Saturday night - I'm so glad game day will be there this weekend, planning on lots of yummy tailgating food on Saturday and a full day of watching the coverage from Clemson. I had a <i>good </i>four years there.<br /></div>
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<b>5. Fall Time - </b>Get here now AND FAST! Something's wrong with Atlanta and we've been in the 90's here and are forcasted to stay there for a few more days. This has got to stop. Get me cooler temps, boots, scarves and some colorful leaves pronto. My favorite time of the year!<br /></div>
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See? A jam packed post :) Can't wait to star spilling the beans on all wedding and honeymoon details! What are you happy about this Friday? Will you be cheering on your favorite football team this weekend? Are you like me and counting down the seconds until fall is here?Eclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-37326879604038277962013-08-27T22:47:00.002-07:002013-08-27T22:50:41.894-07:00We're Married!!!This guy is mine! Can you believe it? Luck, I tell ya. I got a good one.<br />
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It was a perfect day and we had the time of our lives! I've got so much more I want to share... the details (finally!), lots of pictures, the emotion, the love... and yes, the weather. You'll never believe the story I've got for you about the weather. </div>
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Really, I'm still completely soaking in the past 2 weeks. This has been such an incredible season of life for us, we are so humbled by all of the love that surrounds us. Now excuse me while I go watch some TV with my husband ;) </div>
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<b>1. Wait? Who's getting married? </b>I assure you, at some point during the wedding process... whether it hits you a month in or when you're four days away from the big day, you will find yourself completely baffled at the fact that all of this planning, all of this running around, all of this excitement... is for you and your fiancé. There will be a moment, where out of no where, it will smack you right in the face... <i>you are getting married. </i></div>
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<b>2. Was that really the best decision? </b>I'm one of the best people in the world at not making decisions. I am so bad at them - like last kid to get picked for kickball in elementary school bad at making decisions. I can't even decide where I want to eat dinner, so you can imagine the last 8 months and all of the decisions I have had a hard time making. Don't be alarmed when you step back and realize all you have made a decision about and have a moment of "uhhh... was that the right decision?" - go with your gut! I did...every time and I'm not second guessing now. Turns out the gut knows what it's talking about.</div>
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<b>3. He chose me? </b>Honestly... sitting here on the couch right now, I want to just lean over and say <i>"Really? Me??? You're sure you want to do this whole life thing with me?" </i>He has made it clear, <i>hello, look at this bad boy on my left hand </i>that I am the peanut butter to his jelly, and he is to mine... but I still find myself so humbled by the fact that I'm going to get to do life with him. I guarantee walking down the aisle, it will be another moment of "<i>wow... he really chose me". </i>My heart is humble. </div>
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<b>4. How much weight can a person lose in 4 days? </b>Just trust me on this one... no matter how hard you work leading up to the wedding... you will calculate this - you will be calculating how many work outs you can get in and play around with the idea of living off of smoothies until you say I do. Don't do it. Be healthy, but be proud. Be your best you. </div>
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<b>5. </b><i>(I lied... there are 5)</i> <b>There are good people in the world </b>- It's going to cross your mind 10000007 times throughout your engagement. You'll turn around every minute and someone else will be offering help, people will truly be asking how you are and want to know, and strangers will give heartfelt congratulations... soak it in. Soak in all of the goodness. So much good around us right now, so much love... and I am just in awe of it all.<br />
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My friend has a beach front house in Ponte Vedra, so we packed up Thursday afternoon and hit the road.<br />
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Thursday night we ate at a popular local restaurant called Taco Lu's. Have you ever had bang bang shrimp from Bonefish? It's one of my favorite things. Well Taco Lu's put shrimp that was similar to the bang bang on a taco... and now, in my mind, they can never do any wrong. It was <i>so </i>good.<br />
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My Maid of Honor has a job that lets her travel the world (yeah, I know... so cool), so she made the weekend a little more exciting by bringing us her favorite bottle of champagne from SPAIN! I realize Spain sends drinks over to America for us all of the time... but it tasted so much better knowing that she had bought it and brought it straight to us from there. It also didn't hurt that we chose a beautiful afternoon to walk on the beach as we drank it. Again, my happy place. My MOH also got me lingerie from Cannes, France. I mean, come on... probably one of my top gifts ever.<br />
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Our last night was where we really exerted the energy. Now, I am no bachelorette that is going to spill the secrets of the weekend, but let me assure you, we had a blast. Ponte Vedra is a short drive to Jacksonville, so we hopped on a party bus and hit the town in a big way.<br />
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It was a good for the soul weekend all the way around. More than ever, I am grateful for friendships. When you're going through such a big moment in your life, it's easy to look around and realize why these people mean so much to you. I couldn't imagine this time without any of them.<br />
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And now... I am going to check the weather for our ceremony. We're in the 10-day forecast, people! Are you sending up your requests for good weather to God and Mother Nature? We certainly appreciate your help :)<br />
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...in other news, I am obsessed with my <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/06/five-on-friday.html">dslr</a>... tell me these pictures don't beat those of an iPhone. We're going to have fun with this baby in Hawaii!Eclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-63050425354018557232013-08-07T05:30:00.000-07:002013-08-07T05:30:03.590-07:00Wedding Wednesday - The (WE ARE 10 DAYS AWAY) List <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/06/wedding-wednesday-list.html">wrote a post</a> similar to this when we were on the 70 day countdown to our wedding... and then, some alien came down zapped all of our brains and now here we were, 10 days away from the wedding. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Really, I don't know where the time went. No clue. There was a bachelor party in Vegas, a bachelorette party in Ponte Vedra, lots of time at the gym, some dress fittings, lots of chats with my mama turned wedding planner, and then here we are... responding to people with <i>"Yeah! We're getting married NEXT week!" </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are pumped... we are talking about it constantly and tying up the loose ends from this detail to that, but I really have no idea where the time has gone. We only had an 8-month engagement, and honestly I wouldn't have done it any other way. If I had another week to wait I would go crazy - I am so ready to be married to C and am just wanting it to get here, NOW! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyways, the point of my story... girls who are engaged, girls who are dreaming to become engaged, listen to me loud and clear... they are not kidding about it all going by fast. Soak it all in. Soak in every emotion you feel during it. Because one day, you'll find yourself 10 days away from your wedding day... not sure where the time went, and wanting to keep the engaged excitement forever, but not wanting to wait another day until you are MARRIED. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've got 100 other things I want to share with you guys, feelings you get during the process, my bachelorette weekend, and then of course, after next Saturday every.single.detail. I've wanted to share before now, but it just seems wrong to spill the beans before the actual day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I leave you with what will be my last list update - because let me tell you about all that will need to be done next Wednesday... this list update will not be happening. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Going through this list and updating it gave me some major pep in my step - I'm feeling accomplished... sure I wish I had a rehearsal dress, but for the most part we are here... we are at the finish line... I see my groom at the end of the aisle and every bit of this wedding planning makes it all worth it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Somebody grab the tissues, it's going to be an emotional week and a half...</span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </i><br />
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<strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Set a date</span></strike></div>
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<strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Book ceremony venue</span></strike></div>
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<strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Book reception venue</span></strike></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Book photographer</strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Book our band for the reception</strike></span></div>
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<strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Send out Save the Dates</span></strike></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Buy my wedding dress!! </strike><span style="color: purple;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Book ceremony musician</strike></span></div>
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<strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Choose pretty bridesmaids dresses</span></strike><br />
<strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Decide on shoes/jewelry for bridesmaids</span></strike></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Choose groom/groomsmen tuxes </strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Get a gorgeous dress for the MOB </strike></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Hire ceremony coordinator<span style="color: purple;"> </span></strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Book chair rentals for ceremony </strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Book chair rentals for reception</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Finalize reception menu</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Finalize centerpieces for reception </strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Hire a calligrapher</strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Book cake baker </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Create ceremony programs </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><strike>Have invitations printed out </strike></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Book rehearsal dinner venue </strike><span style="color: purple;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Buy a dress for rehearsal dinner</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Buy bridal party gifts</strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>My bachelorette party </strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>C's bachelor party</strike> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Bridal showers<span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #351c75;"></span></span></span></strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Purchase my wedding band </strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Purchase C's wedding band </strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Make "must have" list for photographer and videographer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Get marriage license <span style="color: #674ea7;">Will be happening literally days before the wedding... that's the tricky part with getting married in a different state where you don't live</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Decide on guest book</strike></span><br />
<strike style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Decide on favors</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Get favors together</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Decide on welcome bag gifts </strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Finalize transportation from wedding to reception </strike></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Book honeymoon</strike> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Get new clothes for the honeymoon! </strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strike>Gift for C</strike></span></div>
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Eclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-37054711676057461032013-06-07T15:46:00.003-07:002013-06-07T15:58:37.884-07:00Five on Friday!Oh Friday, it is <i>so </i>very good to see you again. It's a rainy day in the city, as I imagine anyone on the East Coast is experiencing the same thing. So our normal plans of Friday night Landsharks and oysters on our favorite patio are shot... which means, it's a good drink, pizza and a redbox rental on the couch tonight. Just my kinda rainy night.
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I'm linking up with <a href="http://www.hellohappinessblog.com/2013/06/five-on-fridaylink-up-party.html">Natasha </a>(and others) for Five on Friday! I mean what better day of the week to reflect on things you're loving? Let's get straight to it. </div>
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<b>1. This Fine Baby</b> - I've had my eyes on one of these fancy guys for a while now. My sweet Mama (I could sing her praises forever, people) gave this to us as a wedding gift! She knocked it out of the ballpark with this one. I can't stop taking pictures... and probably have more pictures of random objects than would ever be necessary. Do I know how to use it? Not necessarily, but I'm pretty good at pretending. </div>
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I've been looking into some opportunities to take a class to learn more - especially before we head off on our honeymoon. I'm determined to get this picture thing figured out, so I won't spend the remainder of my life spending every pay check on people taking pictures of our little babes running around. I want to be able to capture some moments too, ya know? In the meantime, I'm really excited to put this to use and capture memories with our family and friends. C & I will be going on some outdoor adventures this weekend for some practice - I'll be sure to let you in on how it goes. Any tips on learning how to use it better? Any websites that were helpful to you? </div>
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2. Essie - I don't know what it is, but having color on my nails and toes does some kind of pep in my step wonders on me. I <i>love </i>the brightness, and that's a big deal... because looking in my closet there isn't much color, there's beige, white, grey, black... but when it comes to my nails, you can't drag me away from the brights. I especially loved the bright pink I tried recently from Essie.</div>
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<b>3. Blurred Lines -</b> Listen to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyDUC1LUXSU">this song</a> (!!!!) and refrain from dancing. I dare you. This has been the theme song to many dance parties around the apartment lately. We just cannot get enough. Also, don't know that I've ever given Robin Thicke enough credit. Boy is doing so many things right. And those blue eyes... they make you weak in the knees, don't they? And anytime Pharrell puts his name on something = instant hit. </div>
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<i>*If you're around small children, your parents, co-workers or get easily embarrassed by little clothing... I wouldn't watch the video. But still... you should listen to the song. </i></div>
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<b>4. Target (especially their beach bags) - </b>Do they ever do anything wrong? I walked in one night to buy paper towels.... I came out with this perfect beach bag. I said it was Honeymoon purchase... but it has already been put to good use out by the pool this summer. How could I just <i>save </i>it? It was practically begging me to use it. </div>
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5. Game of Thrones - I don't love it this week... but I've been told I should. Is it true? Are you a Game of Thrones fan? Have we been completely missing out? MUST we jump on board immediately?? </div>
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Eclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-78986754005496056052013-06-05T05:00:00.000-07:002013-06-05T05:00:08.829-07:00Wedding Wednesday - The List <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you know anything about wedding planning, don't judge how much we have done (or don't have done) in the list below. If you're insanely impressed with the progress we've made... then please, by all means, feel free to soak us with compliments :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We're some 70-odd days away from the big day! And I'm calculating stuff like, <i>"wonder how much weight a person can lose in 70 days?" , "wonder if we will actually get the invitations out in time"</i>... you know, the <i>really </i>important stuff. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Plan cocktails w/ friends for after rehearsal dinner <span style="color: #674ea7;">We're planning on grabbing a drink with our friends that come in town for the wedding after the rehearsal dinner... could be a bad idea. We're going to have a lot of self-control. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">C's bachelor party <span style="color: #674ea7;">He's heading to Vegas next week with all his guys. Oy vey. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Purchase my wedding band <span style="color: #674ea7;">We're in the process of finalizing this </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Purchase C's wedding band <span style="color: #674ea7;">I think we've picked it out - just have to order it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Decide on guest book <span style="color: #674ea7;">Soooo close - wanting to do something clever but not pinteresty. I'm so over pinterest. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remain extremely calm on the day of</span><br />
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So tell me... are you laughing in our face? Should we have way more marked off of this list than we do? (I know, I know... we need a person to bake our cake... we're getting there) Or are we sitting pretty? I know your Mama always told you not to lie, but in this case... I say it's ok. Say we're sitting <i>so </i>pretty :) </span></div>
Eclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-49028957887504964632013-05-08T05:30:00.000-07:002013-05-08T05:30:04.413-07:00Wedding Wednesday<div>
Today marks our 100 day countdown!! Join me in a minor freak out? I want to marry my guy today... but dang 100 days is not <i>that </i>long to get all of the rest of this in order. It's a weird feeling wanting, wanting and wanting for our wedding to get here... but also feeling super overwhelmed as each day passes. </div>
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This post is sure to be scatter brained... I've got lots to tell you. I told you about our ceremony location <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/02/where-i-dos-will-be-taking-place.html"><b>here</b></a>... and that's been about the extent of the details I've shared on here. So let's catch up... </div>
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People's #1 question when wedding talk happens is <i>"what are your colors?"</i>... every time I get that question, I feel such pressure because I feel like people expect me to say <i>"oh the colors are purple and green - and I've incorporated those colors in everything!"</i>. But that's not the truth in the least bit... our colors? They are really just colors from nature. My bridesmaids are wearing champagne colored dresses (!!!!!! I'm obsessed with them - a whole post devoted to them soon) and flowers will be very neutral, simple, soft colors. I wanted colors that were timeless... I've always been the girl that had a different favorite color every day... so I know better than to commit to a drastic color for our wedding. Just simple colors... I love simple. </div>
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Our reception is going to be at a close by country club and I am <i>so.dang.excited. </i>It's a pavilion, so both inside and outside elements to it... and those sparkly lights? Swoon. I'm a sucker for sparkly lights. I think it's going to be absolutely gorgeous... I know I'm biased and all, but come on... pure beauty. </div>
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Where we're from in NC is a small town, so I had always been a little concerned about venue options, but really we couldn't have had things fall into place any better. Both our ceremony and reception spots are everything I've ever dreamed of. Super thankful. </div>
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We're in the process this week of finalizing the invitation design. I am obsessed with all things paper, so I knew this was an important aspect for me and I wanted it done right. I stalked <a href="http://ohsobeautifulpaper.com/">Oh So Beautiful Paper </a>for weeks, looking at everything they had ever posted about and had the time of my life picking ones I liked and emailing the designer. I ended up choosing a designer in Washington. Yes... Washington State. Let me remind you that I'm on the East Coast in Georgia. We couldn't be farther apart, but I am just so thankful to have found her. She's been a blessing to work with and my idea of a <i>"timeless, outside, yet classy" </i>wedding is definitely being shown through the invitations. Cannot wait to share them with you all once they are complete! </div>
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Something that I cannot stop thinking about is music. We've got an acoustic guitarist for the ceremony, which I just imagine being breathtakingly beautiful on top of the mountain... but that means I won't be walking down the aisle to the grand piano noise, which I think is beautiful... but just not me. So I'm constantly bouncing around ideas for pre-ceremony music, precessional, our exit, first dance, mother/son dance, etc. Any wonderful ideas for sweet love songs? </div>
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Alright, I've got a list of about 100 other things I want to talk about, but they will have to wait. So what do you think? Have you ever been to a wedding with softer colors and champagne bridesmaids dresses? Was it lovely? Please tell me it was lovely. And do you have any ideas for sweet songs for our ceremony/reception? I'm open to all suggestions! Thanks, guys! </div>
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Eclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-7259646807091802612013-05-07T16:54:00.003-07:002013-05-07T16:54:49.737-07:00What do you mean it's not Thursday? I'm pretty positive Monday and Tuesday teamed up together and made it their mission to kick my butt this week.<br />
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Really, if we want to blame it on anyone, it's probably the weathers fault... it has been cold and rainy in Atlanta for the past week... and any amount of sunlight has been happening during the week, sharing absolutely no love on the weekends so that right there gives plenty of permission for a funk at the beginning of the week. Am I right?<br />
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As some co-workers and I walked across the street to lunch today, I said <i>"Hey! If it's nice tomorrow and since it'll be Friday, we should plan a lunch on a patio somewhere" </i>No... just no. So cruel of my mind to play those tricky games on me... HOW IS IT NOT THURSDAY? How did all of these shenanigans happen just within two days? Really, there haven't been a <i>ton </i>of shenanigans... I think I'm just tired.<br />
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Oh... and then I fell down some steps this past weekend... and wouldn't you know that it's my luck, that my body reacts to any type of pain by passing out. Fall down the steps? I pass out. Slam my finger in a car door? I pass out. Hit my elbow on something? I pass out. <i>(sounds unhealthy I know, but I assure you, I've had plenty of tests... I'm just fine... just a little weird)</i> So I knew it was coming as soon as I landed from the fall.... it was a graceful fall, none the less, my arm ended up getting caught in the rails so there's a nice bruise from that... but after the fall, I grabbed my arm and knew I was going down right then and there. And yep, I face planted to the ground... got a nice little black eye from the incident, too. Not to mention a bruised knee. Oh... and we weren't in the comfort of our own home. We were in a very crowded restaurant... a <i>very </i>crowded restaurant.<br />
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So really... the world the past couple of days has tested me. But I'm fighting back, just went to a gym class and now I'm heading to make salmon, veggies and I've got a pretty little avocado in the kitchen with my name on it. The sun is finally out and I've got the doors open and my favorite Pandora station playing.<br />
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Anyone else fighting through Monday and Tuesday? Did they team up on the rest of the world or just me? How's the weather looking? Let's all send a nice note to mother nature and ask for some actual May weather, how about it?<br />
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Tomorrow I'm joining in on Wedding Wednesday. Come back! It'll be fun :) ...and I won't complain about it only being Wednesday. Swear.Eclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-84269628270437761662013-04-26T14:33:00.001-07:002013-04-26T15:03:48.009-07:00Hey there! {Link-up for girls in their 20's without babies}<a href="http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/">Kelly's Korner** </a> is doing a great link up today to get all the girls without little ones running around connected (ladies, go link up if you haven't!). And there's nothing I love more than finding more great blogs to read... I also love a good dinner outside on a patio, which is exactly where I'm heading after I wrap up this post :) <i>I see you, Friday. </i><br />
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So let's do a little catch up for the new people visiting from Kelly's Korner...<br />
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I'm E and that guy in the picture is C... he decided in December that he thought I was fun enough to keep around for the rest of his life and asked me to marry him (!!!!!) :) There was a lot of celebrating, and you can catch up on some of that excitement <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/01/were-getting-married.html">here</a> and <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/02/where-i-dos-will-be-taking-place.html">here</a>.<br />
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As you can imagine we've been running around planning for our August wedding lately, but I promise I'll <i>try</i> to not make all of my posts about the wedding, and throw in a lot about the fun of our life here in Atlanta.<br />
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I'm thrilled to meet all of y'all, so please leave a link to your blog in the comments so I can come catch up on the happenings of your life! I am so looking forward to it. So stick around with me and see the behind the scenes of wedding planning, how we're handling moving to a new apartment and our stories of just kicking back with our friends and family. It'll be fun, I promise! :)<br />
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Oh - and I can make it even easier on you... I'm on BlogLovin', follow me <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3520047/eclectically-e">here</a>!<br />
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**One of the very first blogs I ever read was <a href="http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/">Kelly's Korner,</a> and seriously... after a couple of years, I still read along constantly, and am just a huge fan of her and her sweet girls. I imagine she must be one of the sweetest people in the world. If you don't read her blog - go over and get a dose of her southern sweetness and see for yourself how precious her two girls are!Eclectically Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973367689416396340noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5005666648475184364.post-18827311198095345932013-04-23T17:38:00.000-07:002013-04-23T17:40:38.656-07:00Progress... and I'm willing to spill the beans on all wedding details. <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I wish I was finding my way here to discuss our wedding process more often... but really, thank you notes don't write themselves... so that's where my attention gets focused.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So where are we with wedding planning and life in general?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I like to close my eyes and think there's this really long list of "wedding to-dos", sort of like the list I imagine Santa Claus has to check if kids have been naughty or nice... really, that long of a list. And when I close my eyes, there's a lot of it marked off.................</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And then, I look at one of those super organized lists on The Knot or in one of my wedding magazines... and the <i>"this is what you should have done 4 months before the wedding</i>" list laughs right in my face... and then I cry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If I was a less dramatic person... I'd say we are in a great place! And we really are... there are those few things on the list lingering, but my Mama is on it and kicking butt so I'm not too concerned about anything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some of the major headlines from our life over the past few months?</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I got my dress!!!!!! HUGE deal.I loved my dress when we bought it... duh, you'd hope so, right? And I didn't think it was possible, but the second time I tried it on... I did indeed love it more. That's how you're supposed to feel about the groom, so I figure it's a good sign to feel that way about dress as well. Am I right? </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We signed a new lease on an apartment! That's right... our home as newlyweds is being built as we speak and we should be settled in just in time to get things arranged then head off to say "I do!"</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The main singer in our band just made it to the final round of the fall season of The Voice... which is really really cool. I sort of patted ourselves on the back for that one... picking a band might have been the most frustrating part of the planning, but seems to have been worth it if the boy we picked is good enough to sing on national TV. So while we are super pumped about the opportunity for him... let's be honest, I'd rather him make it to our wedding and not be hanging with Adam Levine in LA. We shall see.... </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Remember when I announced that our ceremony was being held <a href="http://eclecticallye.blogspot.com/2013/02/where-i-dos-will-be-taking-place.html">here</a>? Go ahead and send a prayer up to God and Mother Nature, for lots of sunshine in August. Because my weirdo self is thinking that a future weather predictor can predict the weather 4 months from now accurately. Right now it says rain... so remind me that weather people can't even predict the weather accurately for tomorrow, let alone 4 months from now. Remind me that... <i>a lot.</i></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I want to document this wedding, without boring people to death... so tell me, what are some fun wedding topics you'd like to hear about? We are knee deep in this planning... and I'd love to share all we've learned along the way. Let me know what you want me to spill the beans on :) xo.</span><br />
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