Taste Testing

We are going to for our taste testing today

Our First Nervous Breakdown

So we have had our very first nervous break down.....it finally just hit my father that I will be getting married next year this time. It really hit him hard and fast.....he was just talking to me and he said to me "I can't believe that he is stealing my Cinderella" And then you could just see the tears starting to come on, he was trying so hard to hold back......he had to leave the room, so that I would not see him cry. It broke my heart

Becoming The Reinos

Now that Mike and I have under a year to go with our wedding, I thought it would be fitting to start a new life blog "Becoming the Reinos" I thought it would be great to have blog where our family and friends can go to read about our journey into forever. It is still a work in progress since I just started it two weeks ago:)

Becoming the Reinos

I hope everyone comes and take the journey with us into forever! Happy readings!!!:):)

Less Than A Year Left......

Today is 11 months, 4 weeks that 362 days until I marry my sweetheart!!!

Tomorrow is the day.....

Tomorrow is our ONE YEAR MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!

More gifts.....

My younger sister Madelyn works in a daycare in Cherry Hill and every year each class room put together a themed basket to raise money for some sort of a fundraiser they have through their daycare. So my sister put in a bid for a basket and the theme was "Baking Time" and she ended up winning. SHe wanted to win it for me so I could use all the supplies in the basket for when we move out. Some of the things in the basket are cake mixes and things like that which I have to use now because they will expire however there were a few things in the basket that I will be taking along with me for when Mike and I move into our place

Favors-N-Things

For each table at the reception I wanted to do something cute, so I thought of a great favor idea that I can have at all of the tables. I bought this small glass candle holders and I thought it would be really cute if I were to fill them with Hershey Kisses and put one on each table for the guests to something sweet. I was I know it is early to be putting these candy dishes together but I put one together as a sample for later on. Here they are......first I made the labels....those I made a few weeks ago

For the wedding they are going to be filled with Hershey Kisses, I filled them so you lovely ladies could see what they looked like filled

More Gifts.....

Friday night I came home from work to find a HUGE package waiting for me....I rush over and open it to find out that it is a gift from my aunts, uncles, and grandparents from Los Angeles for my birthday. They bought me and Mike our fancy champagne cups. I didn't want to undo all the gift wrapping so I did not take them out of the boxes. However I did manage to get some pictures.....

The cups that my family bought us are the smaller ones in this picture. The cup that is laying down. 

Is it June already?!?!?

Well we are in the month of June already.....I can't believe it....I honestly NEVER thought that this month would ever come....adn now we are almost at our one year mark....all of this is just so amazing, and I am so thrilled that we are almost there. All the planning and stressing is starting to pay off....before you know it, it will be June 2009 and I'll be getting ready to say I DO!

Yesterday my mom, my sister and I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond. My mom and sister wanted to buy me my birthday gift......my mom and my sister bought me and Mike our fancy goblet drinking glasses for my birthday. She also bought us our fancy shot glasses. I also bought myself one thing

Gifts, Gifts, Gifts....

Happy Birthday to meeeee!! Over the weekend my mother threw me a birthday party with all of our family and my friends. My best friend who is also my Maid of Honor gave me the following as a gift for my birthday

The Count Down Continues

Today is 1 year, 4 weeks and 1 day until I marry my sweetheart....that's 394 days and counting

13 Months To Go

THIS MONTH'S TOPIC Asking Your Attendants

#1 Set expectations (for you and them)
Your maid of honor, bridesmaids, groomsmen, and best man may be called in for pretty active duty throughout the planning process. So as you choose your inner circle, keep in mind what you can reasonably ask your attendants to do: Can you ask them to come shopping with you? Absolutely. Can you ask them to spend more than they can afford on a head-to-toe ensemble that they’ll never wear again? Try not to.

#2 More isn’t always merrier
You have six best friends, three sisters, and five future sisters-in-law -- and you’re envisioning a great big gorgeous group at the altar. That’s all fine and well, as long as you keep in mind that having 14 maids involves some extra effort (and some extra expense): 14 bouquets, 14 gifts, and 14 people to consult about the dresses, the shower date, and the bachelorette party.

#3 The “new rules” of attendants
These days, many weddings feature bridesmen, groomsmaids, men of honor, and best women -- a gentle bending of tradition that we love. Brides, if you want your best guy friend in your wedding, he doesn’t necessarily have to stand on the groom’s side just because he’s in a suit.

Taste Testing

I just confirmed our taste testing with Celebrations. I called this morning to make the appointment, we are set to go for our taste testing on June 27, 2008 at 2:00 in the afternoon. I can't wait, it's going to be exciting!!!

Bridal Shower

I know that it is a little early to even be talking about the Bridal Shower however my mother and I were talking about my Bridal Shower last night. We did not want to have it at my house because we don't want to have to clean up the mess afterwards. I decided that I was going to start calling around to find out different prices and different places for a Bridal Shower. After calling around to a few places I found one place that was beautiful and at a reasonable price. I made an appointment this afternoon with Adelphia's, they have an amazing private room for our Bridal Shower. We have decided that we want to have the shower on a Sunday afternoon. Adelphia's has a wonderful Sunday Brunch buffet with tables and tables of food. Their private room is just as amazing as the rest of Adelphia's. My parent's were so impressed by the food and the room that not only did we book Adelphia's for the Bridal Shower but we also booked it for the Sunday after the wedding brunch. My Bridal Shower will take place on April 26, 2009 from 11:00 until 2:00. I can't wait!!!!:):)

Grandpa's Gift

I was talking to my grandfather a few days ago and he wanted to know what I wanted for the wedding. Not only is he giving me and Mike money for the wedding however he also wants to give us something we can remember him by. After talking for a little while my grandfather we agreed that he would buy us our fancy place settings. That is one thing that we don't have to worry about now

Happy Birthday To Me!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!

The other day I was thinking "What should I get myself for my birthday?" Every year I buy myself something really nice, so this year I thought that it would be a great idea to buy myself something nice off of my registry. Thursday was my day off from work so I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond and bought myself a few nice things off of my registry for my birthday

Bride's Emergency Kit

For the day of the wedding I have decided that I'm going to need what is called a Bride's Emergency Kit just in case something was to happen. I am just getting a few Rubbermaid boxes and throwing the following in:

Medicinal Container:

Pepto-bismol
Tums
Immodium
Excederin
MigraineTylenol or Advil
Hard candy
Smelling salts
Tampons/Pads

Repair Items Container:

Chalk
Black Sharpie
Blue Sharpie
Earring backs
Buttons
Extra black socks for the boys
Duct Tape
Pantyhose (extras in case anything happened)
Safety pins
Masking tape or sewing tape (last-minute ripped hems)
Thread for all dresses of wedding party & white thread
Small flashlight
Spare hat pins (in case florist forgets them for corsages)
Duct tape (works on falling hems, broken bouquet handles, wobbly unity candles)
'Throwaway' garter
Clear nail polish
Lint remover
Kleenex
Contact Solution
Safety pins
Bobby Pins
Bandaids
Small scissors (for thread)
Small sewing kit

Beauty Container:

Deodorant
Extra Contacts
Nail file & Nail kit
Dusting powder for before pictures are taken
Hand lotion
Handi-wipes
Makeup
Baby powder (also works great for spills on your white dress--just dab with water and then baby powder)
Makeup remover for face and for clothes
Perfume
Nail polish in shade worn, & remover
Hairgel
Hairspray (good for runs in hose too)
BrushWater mister
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Brush-ups

Important Papers:

Directions to reception - extra copies
Phone numbers of all service vendors and cell phone
A list of outstanding to-do's that can be turned over to someone else (e.g. call ahead to the reception site to tell them that we are on our way; pay clergy and organist; etc.) - Maid of Honor and Best Man

39 Days!!

39 days until our ONE YEAR MARK!!!!!!

Bridal Party Gifts

A I was at the same boutique where I bought my earrings and I noticed a pair of earrings that would go great with the Bridal Party dresses. I thought it would be nice if I bought all the girl's matching earrings and necklaces. So here is the earrings that I bought the Bridal Party.

First Bridal Party Fitting

Saturday, May 10, 2008 was the first fitting for the Bridal Party. It It went well, I had such a great time. The only problem we had was that the first dress I has picked out was pricer then I thought. The first time I asked for the prices of the dress I was told the price was $250.00. When we went on Saturday they rechecked the price for me and it turns out that the dress is really $300.00, they had made a mistake in prices. I was not prepared for that, so we had to pick another dress. The Bridal Party had fun trying on the different dresses. I did find a different dress which was great!

Here are a few pictures of the Bridal Party Fitting on Saturday...The first picture is the new dress that I have picked out for the Bridal Party. The colors are going to be the same as on the model.

Here we are on Saturday afternoon trying on different dresses......

Here everyone is in the dresses that I picked out for the Bridal Party.....

My Flowergirls....

Other pictures that were taken from Saturday's fitting.....