My veil:)

Here is the veil that I'm going to wear, I hope it looks as good on me as it does on this girl in the picture!!:) I ordered it on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/, from http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6067481! This Etsy website has soo much affordable stuff and cute cute cute things for anything!! Love it! Let me know what you think of the veil??

Centerpieces

This is what my centerpieces will look like except red roses and the twirlly willow will be more straight from the middle!! I think they're cute!! Not sure about the baby's breth??

Random

I love these pictures! I captured them on my cell phone! Yea I know it's crazy they came out pretty good I thought!! How lucky are we to live on this beautiful earth our God created!!

Invitations

DRUM ROLL......TADA lol here is our almost finished invitation I LOVE it!

Don't know if you can see the band but it has an L on it and it goesaround the outside of the invitation!!!

54 days.....

Ok so while I have not been stressed this whole time in planning my wedding, this past weekend I can say I will deffinitely be experiencing some stress in these last 54 days! OMG I cannot believe it's 54 days away! There is still so much stuff to do but I know with the help of the good Lord above he will make all things possible**deep breath** This weekend we are going to get the rest of the stuff for our invitations so we can start making them, and look for flower girl dresses, yes I have yet to find a flower girl dress that I like! I wll get fitted for my dress the first wkend of October and then hopefully take my bridal pictures the same wkend. We have to start buying briskets for our comida! I still need to get all the stuff for the centerpieces, and the list doesn't end there! But it's ok! As you can see the list goes on and on and on and ON haha just thought I would share a lil bit of what was on my mind.

Engagement Pictures

Ok so I finally found the time to upload some of our engagement pictures taken by the amazing Brandi Naividad! She's very creative and does all kinds of stuff check out her blog http://bellcreation.blogspot.com/

Benito

He' such a hard worker, I love him! Here he is in his big work truck!

Project

Here's a pic from the mess we made knocking down that wall and a picture of some of the land.

Our Recent Project.....

Benito and I bought my grandma and grandpas old house on my moms side. It's deffinitely a fixer upper home but I'm so excited! It will take time but we will get it done slowly but surely. We wanted to move into it asap but we thought we might as well fix like we want it! So here is a few pics of some demolishing we've done. Or shall I say Benito and my cousin did some demolishing! It's also on a good piece of land so I'm super excited about what we can do with it!

Wedding inspiration

Ok I created this inspiration board for our wedding! Let me know what you think???

Images from Viva Bella Events,Sedona Bride,Details Details,Jose Villa Photography,Viva Bella Events,Belathee Photography,Viva Bella Events,Sedona Bride

Inspiration for my bff!

I was in a rush while doing this so there are some changes I want to make but for now this is what I came up with! Let me know what you think!

Update

Ok so I'm so behind on blogging!! I ordered my dress!! Woohoo I cannot wait!! On a further note I'm still trying to decide on center pieces???? I have all these thoughts in my head but I'm not very creative. I would like to do something simple and classy! I found these centerpieces while I was blog hopping and think they're a very simple. I want to make my own centerpieces but like I said I'm not creative but I'm going to make it work(maybe)! I've also been debating on the "first look" for our wedding?? I've seen tons of blogs talk about the first look and the pictures are absolutely to die for. While the "first look" would totally be untraditional I'm really considering just because I think it would be a neat experience. If you aren't familiar with what the "first look" is it's right before the ceremony and you are all dolled up dress, make-up, everything and your soon to be husband the same get to see eachother. He waits turned in a opposite direction as you come from behind....well and you get the point from there. I don't know I think I may do it! Who follows tradition anway these days??! Well let me know what you think, I was unsure of it until I read on a photographers blog what she had to say about the first look. here's the link to some pics of couples first look that got me interested in the first look....

http://aricalanphotography.blogspot.com/search/label/weddings

and also the centerpieces that I like that may be the ones. let me know what you all think???

Wedding Dress!!!

Agghhhh.........I'm so excited I'm going to order my wedding dress next week and I can't wait, it's been a lil stressful because I wasn't for sure if I was going to be able to afford it but thanks to God with him all things are possible. Also, I have an awesome fiance and great family that have helped me get the dress of my dreams!! I've thought about posting a picture of it but I'm not sure if I should or not???? It's supposed to be a surprise for everyone right?? Let me know if you think I should post a picture of it or not?? I cannot wait!

Ohhh and a few of my great friends went with me when I had gone to try on wedding dresses and they also helped me make a big decision on "the one" and we also found the most beautiful bridesmaids dresses!! I can't wait to see how they all look in them. I'm so blessed to have awesome friends who love me!!

Lil bit of this and that......

Soooo.....I've come to realize I'm not a very good blogger, but I'm a good blog hopper....lol

Benito and I took our engagement pictures and they're wonderful. I love them. Thanks to our dear friend Brandi Natividad. She did such an awesome job. Hopefully I can post some soon. I've also been looking at wedding shoes..... I found some today that I think are soo cute but let me know what you thnk?

Update

So I've realized that I haven't blogged in awhile......I'm not very good at this type of thing. Wedding planning is coming along pretty smoth. I'm almost ready to fianlize our guest list, but it seems like once I get ready to finish, we add another. I'm getting very excited about this weekend because if all goes well Benito and I will be taking our engagement pictures!! I'm so excited!

Centerpieces

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I really like these colors and bouquet^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I think all of these centerpieces are unique! I love them all! I want something different!

My favorties are images 1,4,5,& 6 I like 3 but it's a little too much I like the pomander balls on it.

What do you think??

Cakes

^^^^I really like this one^^^^

Wedding Colors

The colors for the wedding are going to be red. I'm thinking deep red, but I would like to have a variety of reds so we'll see. Maybe red and brown?? I don't know yet but I do know that I want to use RED. I want to use a champagne color, golds, and ivory. I haven't quite figured out how I want to incorporate all the colors but I know I want to use them if I can. Here is a theme board I found and I love it. I also found a centerpiece that is cute. I would like to use the tall vases like on every other table or on our table. Let me know what you think about both!

Church Pews

I really really like these pomander balls, and I would like to use them somehow for the pews in the church and at the reception. I want to hang them somehow outside the pew like on a plant holder. I've seen a few pictures of it done, but I'm not sure! What do you think?

Guest Book Ideas

I think this is a really cute idea instead of having a guestbook. You can get smooth rocks and have guests write on them with sharpies! This way they can be displayed forever. Let me know what you think.

work

OMG.....I'm so bored today. I normally work in medical records but today someone called in so I'm helping out answering the phones. Anywho it's way boring and I can't wait until 5! I have been looking at some wedding stuff online:) I promise I will post some stuff soon!

Abilene Zoo

So Benito and I went to the zoo a couple of weekends ago while we were waiting for my cousin to get off of work. It's a small zoo but we enjoyed ourselves. They have some neat animials.

About Us

Well for those of you who do not know about Benito and I, I would like to share a little bit of info about us and how we met. Benito and I have been together for two years now, and God willing we'll begin our lives as one on November 7, 2009. I'm so excited! We met through mutual friends and we're so blessed to have each other.

Benito and I moved to Snyder last October. We both really like Snyder but we miss Lubbock like crazy. God willing after we get married we can move back to Lubbock and finish school. Benito and I really love Snyder but I think we loved Lubbock more.

Benito is originally from Brownfield, but he grew up most of his life in Lubbock. He is the second oldest of five siblings. Two sisters and two brothers. He also has two nieces who love him dearly. Benito has his CDL and is driving a truck for Globe Energy in Snyder. He loves his job, but he would like to finish school. He is a very talented guy. Benito likes to build things and stay busy. Benito recently built a fence type thing around my mom's deck. He did an awesome job. I'll try to post some pictures of it soon. He's a very hard worker and doesn't ever give up! I love him! He attended South Plains College, and Texas Tech. He's a very intelligent man! God willing after we get married he can pursue his education.


I'm originally from Snyder, but I moved to Lubbock after I graduated in 2005. I attended South Plains College as well, but I'm still uncertain on what I want to do....I really need to figure it out though. I have so many dreams and want to do a lot of things. One of my big dreams is to attend Texas Tech, so God willing I'll be able to fulfill that dream!I work at a small hospital about twenty-three miles from Snyder, but I'm still trying to find a job in Snyder. Hopefully something will come up soon because I really do not enjoy driving, it's not that bad but it's not very fun. I have one sibling and his name is Jude. We're twenty years apart, can you believe it? Yes I said twenty! He's a cool little man!


We've been engaged for little less than a year now and we're ready to tie the knot! I created this blog as a way for our family and friends to keep up with us as we're getting ready for the biggest day of our lives!! I'll try to post ideas for our wedding and recent things that are going on with us. We love you all and thanks for all of the support throughout our journey of getting our wedding planned!
WRECK 'EM TECH!