HAIR & MAKE UP TRIAL!!!

Yesterday, My MOH and myself headed to Vizions Hair Salon in Hayward, CA to meet up with my oh so fabulous hair dresser, Matt.

And then we took a 30 minute ride to Milpitas, CA to meet our gorgeous MUA, Jenny from A-List Make Up {thanks for the reco Vera Devera}

This is the style I will be wearing for the ceremony. I will be wearing a cathedral veil with a detachable blusher.

This is the style I will be wearing for the reception. The only difference is I'll be wearing an ivory flower of course.

Close up on my smoky eye.

Side view.

Ahhhh

And now to my gorgeous cousin, best friend and Maid of Honor, Jennifer!

Close up on her eyes.

Her overall look. Isn't she so pretty?

MY LOOK WILL HAVE A FEW MINOR CHANGES:

Hair:

- Feathered out bangs

- Ivory flower

Make Up:

- EYES: A bit more smokey under the bottom eye lid

- BLUSH: Definitely two shades darker

- LIPS: Two shades darker

Hopefully it'll all looks great in person as it looks in my head. eeek! lol

AHHH! The Eagle has landed!!!!

You have no idea how ecstatic I am to have her in my presence. She is a beauty. It was a long and trying road trying to find her, but I did and she ain't going no where. As soon as I got off of work, I drove straight to my mothers house, ran to her room, jetted to the closet and threw on my wedding dress. {{sigh}} I wonder how long this will last for.

As posted in here, I had revealed a little sneaky peak to get the party rolling, well now, I think I'll let you see a little more. {hehehe, sounds kind of raunchy, huh? lol}

Here she is!

As you already know, this is just the beginning stages of this dress. By the time I am through with her, it will surely be one of a kind. And she's all mine. {hmmm, now I just have to name her. lol}

Thanks mom for this beautiful addition. She is a beauty. What would I do without you! {{{hugs & kisses}}}

*** now I just have to find a dress form to display her in my wedding room... eBay, here I come!!

YAY! Transportation, BOOKED!

Despite the rain and thunder the SF Bay Area had this past Friday, there was no way it was going to stop Ramon and I from booking our transportation that day. We hopped in the car, filled up the tank and drove about 45 minutes to Santa Clara where we would finally get to test our our soon to be wedding day transportation! This was one of Ramon's duties and I think he did a great job at picking the best.

Check out our fun experience capturing it all in this live video reel!.

Pretty cool, huh.

We decided on a 2009 stretch H2 Hummer. BLACK! And of course, everyone had to put in their two cents in on why they thought black was inappropriate for a wedding and white would be a more better fit. Yea, whatever. lol. So I guess it's a good thing that Ramon and I aren't like everyone else, huh? We prefer black because it has a more defined look. More sleek. More fashionable. Although I do like the white H2, I'm going to have to side with Ramon on this one.

ugh, can't you see why? :p

We decided to book our wedding day transportation through Le Grande Affaire Limousine Service and can I just tell you that this has been our best vendor experience by faarrrr. We enjoyed their services so much, we lost track of time and ended up talking with everyone for two and a half hours. HA! We even got to book our very own chauffeur! Shout out to HERM! Can't wait to work with you!

Chris from Le Grande Affaire went above and beyond his services. He is such a down to earth kind of guy. If it weren't for Chris and checking up on us every week, we probably would've never booked with them. He made our experience pleasantly hilarious! Shout out to Chris. You da man!

The hummer was booked as an all inclusive package. Roses, 3 bottles of champagne, red carpet, balloons, personal message on window, chauffeur, gas, mileage ect. {Hence, we did not move forward with the balloons and message :/}

This additional will sure to be a hit for our bridal party. After all, they do deserve the very best!!

Making RSVP life easier!

Invisible ink pens?...

Yup, that's right. When I first started planning my wedding, I saw a post on Project Wedding that raved about how useful an invisible ink pen can be for RSVPs. We've all heard the horror stories RSVPs can bring. Guests adding more than initially was annotated on the RSVP card, guests forgetting to write their names on the RSVP card, unable to read the guests hand writing and the list goes on and on. So I decided to take my friends advice and move forward with purchasing a "spy pen"

Here's how it works.

On the back of your RSVP card, simply write the invited guests name indicating how many seats will be reserved per RSVP. Guests will fill in the blanks accordingly {hopefully} and mail it back. Once you receive it and the information isn't properly filled, just flip the card over, see who this RSVP belongs to and make the next move.

IE: if you can't read the names your guests filled out, you'd have your handy dandy invisible notes available at hand!

I purchased 2 INVIS-ID via ebay for $19.99. And that includes shipping!! You can purchase your very own spy kit from this eBay seller.

As you can see in the image below, it comes with one spy pen, one ultra UV black light, 3 extra batteries and a case for your storing needs. It also comes with 5 stickers to post in your home, car, office ect to notify any potential robbers that all items have been securely marked.

Here is a sample of a marked item not being exposed under a UV black light.

And here it is with the markings revealed.

Not only will this tool be a life saver in the event of receiving our RSVP cards, it will also be a fun addition as to assembling them. {At least for Ramon it will. It'll keep him busy;)}

The extra plus of owning a spy pen is that you can mark all your valuables without anyone ever noticing. If by chance you get robbed {knock on wood} and the police find your belongings, they will scan each item with a UV black light to see who it belongs to and BAM, your identification information will be seen. Just make sure you write your name and telephone number.

Hope this helps for anyone who wants to play it safe for the "just in case" moments of handling your RSVPs.

My Bridesmaids Hair Candy!

Another Etsy love. Goodness gracious, I can never get enough of that place.

I've been searching for double gold headbands for my bridesmaids for quit some time now. I was actually starting to get a little discouraged because they were either too expensive, the band was too small for their heads, not the right color or it just didn't look right. So I turned to a sight that I've never disappointed me. Of course, Etsy was the sight who saved my headband escapade. And Gem Drop's Jewelry was the shop to deliver the goods.

I love how you can change up the style by crisscrossing the bands

These headbands are made of satin and silk. Each band measures out to be a quarter of an inch wide and has a silk covered elastic band to keep it from slipping.


For my ladies hair, I am going for a soft grecian feel. Up-do of course, soft curls adorned with these beauties. I'm using this picture as inspiration.

My Maid of Honor and I are going in for our hair and make up trials this Sunday. I'll be sure to recap with tons of pictures.