RECAP: Grand Exit!

This was the perfect way to end the night! We had everyone line up in two parallel lines. We ran through and everyone was clapping and cheering for us.

At the end of the stairs, our SOMETHING BLUE awaited our arrival. My aunt and uncle were kind enough to serve us as the "getaway driver" in their 1979 SS Camero! It was a HIT!!

.... and there you have it ladies and gents. Mr. and Mrs. N!

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I never thought in a million years, I'd be sharing my plans and our actual wedding day with the world. But here I am, blogging since 2008. Blogging about our fun and excitement. Blogging about our trials and tribulations and finally blogging about our big day!

I've been asked... what happens after you blog about your wedding? Hmmm, good question. I never really sat down to take the time to think about "blog life" after the wedding

.... so I thought... and I thought.... and I thought.

And guess what, looks like I'm here to stay. There has been so much going on with our lives and what better way to express but here! With our thoughts and pictures along the way.

So from here on out... this blog will be utilized to chronicle our lives as we know it.

Next project: OUR FIRST HOME!

Stick around... I'd love to stay and chat with all of you ;)

RECAP! Wedding Details! Details! Details!

Isn't it the little things that make it count. That make the hours spent till wee morning of crafts and headaches all worth it. Well I'm one that says it DOES!! I mean, come on... you can see for yourself =)

Welcome to WORLD OF DETAILS!

Sign-In Table was so sentimental to me. We had a family tree which was represented in picture frames. In the center, it was an 8x10 colored picture of Ramon and I from our engagement photo session. On each side of our 8x7, there was a 5x7 black and white photo of our parents at their wedding. And then we followed the tradition by adding 4x7 picture frames of each set of grandparents also in black and white.

Check out my awesome DIY Card Box.

Another DIY project, well, SEMI, I had help from the infamous graphic designer, ILLUSTRATED BY ALEX!!

Another DIY project that I am so proud of. I love my table numbers!

Here is where my bridesmaids placed their bouquets at the head table.

Now on to the centerpieces!

We had beautiful tall organic arrangements. Filled with lush roses and hydrangeas and dripping crystals.

Another centerpiece was a simple dome of ivory roses. Simple and elegant.

And I loooved this last centerpiece. A DIY piece I might add. We had about 15 cylinder vases standing at varied heights. We dropped votive candles at the bottom and scattered a thick bed of roses around the vases. You could see these centerpieces from across the room! It completely illuminated the whole table.

When we opened the dance floor, we offered all the ladies to help themselves to a pair of Old Navy flip flops. They were in love with me by the end of the night. What a difference It makes to be comfy.

And another DIY project with the help of Alex! Our menus adorned with a clear crystal placed on the top and bottom.

Check out the breath taking views taken from the ballroom terrace.

Our venue at night lined with luminaries.

Did I mention details are everything to me? Well, just in case... check out the hanging votives I made to decorate the umbrellas.

Well, that's it for now.

TOMORROWS RECAP IS THE GRAND FINALE!!

Grand Exit!!

RECAP: Donation Favors

Ramon and I decided on Donation Favors. We figured the best gift is the gift of giving. And what better way to accomplish that is by giving our guests 3 tokens. Each token signified $1. They were three charities to choose from. Breast Cancer Research Foundation, 4 The World and . They had the option to drop one token or drop all in the charity of their choice. At the end of the night, the DJ tallied up the tokens and announced how much would be donated to each charity. It was a HUGE hit!

Here, it is plain to see that everyone enjoyed choosing where they would like their donation to go. Everyone came up to me and thank Ramon and I for having a thought and selfless favor.

Each guest were greeted to a place setting such as this. The velum envelope located right above the dinner menu carried directions and the 3 gold tokens.

Here is what our guests found inside of the envelope.

{please excuse my poor quality shot taken from my phone}

I am so happy we decided to move forward with donation favors.

TOMORROW'S RECAP: the moment you have all been waiting for.... DRUM ROLL PLEASE...

RECEPTION DETAILS!!

RECAP: Cake Cutting! Yum!

Our cake cutting was yet another amazing moment. We actually had our cake stationed in the cocktail/bar room and sat as the centerpiece of that room. So that meant we had to cut the cake outside of the ballroom which meant whoever wanted to witness this event had to get up from their chair and walk into another room. I thought this would be an issue, but to my surprise, the room was filled with our guests. That's what made it so amazing!

Tomorrows Recap: Our DONATION FAVORS! =)