Amy&Andy

Well here is what I came up with....We go to lots of Christmas cocktails and events here in town with Andy being a business owner....we kind of have to show up and do our thing....so these are a few of my favs!

Davina, I think they look F.A.B.U.L.O.U.S!!!! They don't look homemade at all! There is so much detail, and the colors look great. The pink and gold together is really chic. Great job....don't get discouraged....you have 20 down, and plenty of time to get the rest done. You will feel such great accomplishment when they are all mailed and done. Take a little break after every set of 20....before you know it they will be off your list.

Virginia! You are almost a date twin! I'm getting married on June 27th 2008, but in Los Cabos Mexico! There are quite a few PV brides on here whom I'm sure would be thrilled to help you in your planning! Congrats on booking your church and happy planning!

Virginia! You are almost a date twin! I'm getting married on June 27th 2008, but in Los Cabos Mexico! There are quite a few PV brides on here whom I'm sure would be thrilled to help you in your planning! Congrats on booking your church and happy planning!

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? I popped out and my dad said I looked like an "Amy"...I always found that odd....what does an Amy look like? My middle name is Christine, from my Grandma Tina (Christine) 2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Just about this morning when one of my agents forgot to get signatures for a sale to go through.....she's like 75yrs old writing real estate contracts...no good. 3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yeah it's just fine, reminds me of my moms...which I always thought was pretty 4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? I don't like lunch meat unless it's the kind w/o sulfites and all those icky additives; otherwise, herb turkey from the natural foods store is great 5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? 2 fur babies Maverick and Annabelle, our brother and sister kitties...they own us. 6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I'm fun, sure. 7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Oh lord, yes. I have to stop showing all of my feelings on my face...they didn't name the evil eye after me for nothing. 8. Is Jesus your Savior and do you believed God raised him from the dead? Well I don't even know what that means....not a churchgoer...but believe in something up there 9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? I would have a few years ago, but now I'm thinking staying on the ground is a better idea 10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Kashi go lean crunch or if I'm being bad....those "oh's" by quaker...so sweet. 11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No, I will injure myself trying to take my sneakers off w/o having to untie them.....like it's that hard to bend over 12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Oh yes, I was raised by a single mom and we kicked butt putting together furniature and moving stuff, and generally taking on any man's job....I am woman....hear me roar..... 13. What is you favorite ice cream? anything with peanut butter. I have a love affair with the creamy peanut buttery goodness...yummy 14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? hair.....I think it is the easiest thing you can change your entire look with...I would love to give people makeovers for a living15. Red or Pink? pink for sure 16. WHAT IS THE MOST FAVORITE THING YOU LIKE ABOUT YOU? My ability to speak my mind when no one else has the guts to say stuff....people generally either love that or hate that about me./COLOR] 17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? my mom...wish she would hurry up and move over here; but she said as soon as I make her a grandma I won't be albe to keep her away 18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? yes, keep me entertained please 19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? My seven jeans (it's friday yay) and black and silver heels. 20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? yogurt and blueberries for breakfast 21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? nada. just the crazy real estate agents being fake all around me. 22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? sky blue. 23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Andy's Armani code (I sneak and wear it too cuz I love it so much), cookies baking in the oven, christmas trees, anything coconut scented 24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Andy; he called to see if I wanted an americano delivered...key to my heart is coffee....... 25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Carly? yes, she is adorable and sweet as pie 26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? well we don't have cable yet in our new house, but we watch Seahawks and UW football when we can 27. HAIR COLOR? Blonde 28. EYE COLOR? Norweigen blue 29. DO YOU Wear CONTACTS? No, but I get asked all the time if I wear colored ones because my eyes are a crazy color of blue/turquoise 30. FAVORITE FOOD? I could live off of a jar of peanut butter and a spoon.....sick i know...... 31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Scary for sure 32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Flags of our Fathers last night 33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? black sweater with my cute silver trench coat over 34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer definately, i worship the sun and our lake place 35. HUGS OR KISSES? Both please 36. FAVORITE DESSERT? fresh strawberries and whip cream from a can 37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Probably plenty of peeps...it's a cold winter friday 38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? people who actually work.... 39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I just got James Patterson's "Quickie" 40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Some coldwell Banker freebee with our logo on it 41. DID YOU WATCH T.V. LAST NIGHT? No cable until our new TV comes on Tuesday 42. FAVORITE SOUND? Espresso steaming, bathtub being filled, boats on the lake first thing in the morning. 43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Rolling Stones 44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Mexico, and boy am I ready to reunite with the sun, sand, and tequilla 45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? fashion, interior design, words; 46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? WA state 47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Everyones

Wow Jackie! Neat pictures. My favs are the ones on the couch thingy in the white getup.....and the last few pics in B & W in front of the waterfall are amazingly romantic. Beautiful Job Juan! You look fantastic Jackie!

Quote: Originally Posted by mrsmark08 Amy, your invites look great!! Since you are my closest Dreams "date twin" it's fun to see how things are progressing for you. Makes me feel like I better get to work. I sent out STD's but haven't even picked out my invites yet!! You did a great job!! Oh goodness don't worry! To be honest....I didn't really even want to do formal invites but Andy was all about the etiquite and formality...blah blah....and I wanted to get them done before the holidays so we didn't have to answer a million questions from our family about details. I can't beleive we are both getting close to that 6 month mark! I started freaking the other day...so we are on wedding turbo mode as of Jan 1st!!!! Hope all is well with your planning.....we are getting there........

Welcome! I am a June Los Cabos Bride, and would be happy to answer any questions you have so far in your planning! Good luck and Congrats on your engagement! You have found the right place to get great info in your planning process....this forum is amazing!

Uhm I missed this how Claudia you little minx you! You look amazing!!! They really turned out beautiful, you must be super pleased. What a great gift....I cannot wait to give mine to Andy....jesus 6 months is a long time away. I'm so happy you had them done...they look fantastic! You are stunning!

Quote: Originally Posted by Wisco4 Nice job! Did you make them?? Yes, these were completely DIY! I went through much trial and error on these. Like I mentioned in another thread I had to go through multiple kinds of glue/adhesive to get the starfish to stick to the ribbon since they are so poreous. Let me know if you have any quesitons or need help with your DIY invites...I have Publisher files on all the inserts since the exact sizing can be tricky with the pocketfolds! I would be happy to help and share!

For our appetizers for the cocktail hour: Hot: Chile popper Mini Tamales Beef Brochette Cold: Ceviche in Chalupa Tostadas of beef salpicon guacamole and salsa with totopos Dinner: 1. Appetizer: Portobello in a puff pastry shell with balsamic vinaigrette 2. Salad: Snow crab cake served with avocado and tomato dressing 3. Soup: Cream of broccoli with parmesan cheese 4. Main Course: Beef tenderloin filed with vegetable julienne served in red wine sauce Or Sea bass feuillete served fresh asparagus and Portobello mushroom and beurre Blanc sauce

Hello my little shoppers..... My man sent me a link from one of his silly "tech forums" (apparently addiction to forums runs in our family) that posts good deals for a variety of things....anyways here is one that actually gets me jazzed up: Nordstrom's 70% off sale Women's Apparel - Nordstrom "Nordstrom has dresses for 70% off. Prices are from $35-$44 ea plus shipping. Use code HOLIDAY07 for Free Shipping on $100 or more." I broused through and found a few cute dresses that would make perfect inexpensive BM dresses....have fun! Oh, there were some adorable maternity clothes on sale for you lovely preggers ladies....so dang cute! Scene Strapless Appliqué Dress - Women's Apparel - Nordstrom Bari Jay Two Tone Satin Party Dress - - Nordstrom JS Boutique Sleeveless Beaded Mesh Dress - Women's Apparel - Nordstrom Bari Jay Strapless Chiffon Dress - - Nordstrom Scene Strapless Appliqué Dress - - Nordstrom

They look beautiful Paula! Great job on the design of the inserts! Oh and about those typos.....just kidding; I however spelled accommodations wrong on mine and had to reprint the inserts after my mother (whom is a business teacher) corrected me by giving me the spelling lesson she gives her students: "Accommoadtions, like a room, has "room" for a lot of letters" since I forgot the other M....for god sakes.

They look beautiful Paula! Great job on the design of the inserts! Oh and about those typos.....just kidding; I however spelled accommodations wrong on mine and had to reprint the inserts after my mother (whom is a business teacher) corrected me by giving me the spelling lesson she gives her students: "Accommoadtions, like a room, has "room" for a lot of letters" since I forgot the other M....for god sakes.

OH lord did I have issues with that. If you would have told me this time last year I would have to make at least 3 trips to the craft store for various types of adhesive for 12 flippin invitations I would have smacked ya. I had to use velum tape for the inserts to my pocketfolds, glue gun for the starfish on the ribbon (I tried two other craft glues before that) and then I used scrapbooking brads to bond two different types of ribbon together for the backside, and then tiny metal brads for the main insert.....sheesh......You can see the pics of the finished invite if you search for my post...since I don't know how to insert it here....sorry! PM me if you have any specific questions...I had to try way too much stuff before one "stuck" pun intended....

Thank you so much for the detailed review! I appreciate all of the little things to look out for! Glad you are back and had a wonderful time.....now lets see some pictures!!!!

OOOOHHHH....you look dang good in that dress! Whenever you do find it you absolutely should get it! I fits you perfectly, and I love the idea of removing the underskirt...it gives the dress a totally different look. Really pretty dress. Good luck and congrats on finding a keeper!

Welcome back! Glad to hear it was a relaxing time....at least for you and Amos....bummer to hear about the flight for the fam......and very glad that it didn't happen to you had it been your wedding....good lord that would have been horrid!!!! Enjoy your down time and happy Thanksgiving!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by cheese_diva They look great but you might want to block out your phone number and last names for security/privacy reasons.. Great job! I'd be very impressed to receive one of your invites. Why am I always so dang naive about these things.....crazy stalkers. I deleted the pic with our contact info.

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FINALLY! THEY WENT OUT IN PRIORITY MAIL BOXES LAST FRIDAY AND EVERYONE RECEIVED THEM YESTERDAY AND WERE BLOWN AWAY. WE ONLY SENT 12 (ONE PER FAMILY) SO I WAS ABLE TO ADD A TON OF DETAIL. ANDY HELPED A TON, SINCE THE FORMAL INVITES WERE MOSTLY HIS IDEA!!! I AM SO FLIPPIN HAPPY THEY ARE FINALLY DONE AND I CAN OFFICIALLY RECLAIM MY DINING ROOM TABLE BACK FROM THE CHAOS!

It's so funny....everyone really does look better than the models.... Carly...I just adore that dress...its so romantic and unique....the bling on it doesn't hurt either..... Heidi....I don't remember ever seeing any posts about you even buying your dress...can't wait to see it! Yay!

Quote: Originally Posted by Julesr Amy, I have seen what you look like. I would not worry so much about only getting in 3 or 4 days and eating some baked goods. Sorry if that is not motivating, but seriously, I would kill to have your body. Did we ever see your BD pics? I do not recall a thread with those. Are you holding out on us? Oh lord thank you....I have gained back all the weight I lost for the pictures. Yes, I had a huge post with tons of my BD pics but the photog e-mailed me in a panic and made me take them down. She said that she had gotten "link backs" to this site and that she didn't want to be associated with BD pictures since she mostly does high schoolers and babies....I was bummed. Sorry you missed them though...I think you were off getting hitched! I'll try and think of a way to show them to people I trust...there was dicussion on here about being careful with BD pics since they can be ripped off the site for "other purposes"........ sorry....

Wow that sky looked amazing.....almost stormy...but beautiful. Your dress looked great on you! The colors of the flowers were perfect with everything. Congrats!!!

SHARE SHARE! Where is it from I'm looking for a nice vendor for my cake topper....I just want a simple blinged out letter.....The I DO looks fab btw....just love the bling....all of my items have some "flair" to them as well.....Just wait til you see my invites....sparkles galore. hee hee.