The Veil

I've been having a rough time finding one of the most important pieces of my wedding day, the veil! I can hardly remember what the one I tried on at the bridal salon was like, so it becomes a little more difficult. I think I'm looking for one hip length and plain. But I've fallen in love with so many! The veils at the bridal salon started at $150, so I knew I definitely was NOT buying one from there. I was planning to make it instead, but I'm finding that I have less time to do so. Another option I've looked in to is buying one online off of Etsy. I'm still on the hunt for the perfect one, but here are some that I've had my eye on!

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I'm so torn on what to get, but I noticed I'm still gravitating towards the hip (33") length and pretty simple and plain. Do you have any tips on picking the right veil?

xo. Nicole

Insta-Lately

I've been super busy lately with work again! But on the plus side, more and more things are getting done for the wedding! I ordered the bridesmaid gifts today and I wish I could share them with you, but they're a surprise and will have to wait until after the wedding. As you can see above, I've attempted to hang some pictures that we've had laying on the dog's crate since we moved units. I am on the hunt for some nice prints to add in there!

My baby boy! Gunner turned 19 weeks old on Monday and he's just gotten so big! He's watching me cut vegetables here. Gunner is so smart. I taught him to lay down in about 10 minutes and he does it every time now. He also carries around his stuffed animals in his mouth and sits at the patio door with it, while staring at me to let him out. We've recently broke our own rules of no dog on the couch or the bed, and have been enjoying his cuddles every day. 

My only pair of jeans ripped last week so I've been forced to wear either yoga pants or a skirt to work. On Monday I wore a skirt so I figured I should get dressed up a little bit and had my hair down for once. I love the red but I'm thinking of going a bit brighter for the wedding. 

What have you been up to lately?

xo. Nicole

Our Wedding Invitations

Allison from Crafted Love designed our wedding invitations for us! I can't even begin to describe how in love with them, I am! She listened to what I wanted and we're pretty sure we have the same tastes (they even adopted a dog that looks similar to Gunner ;)) I couldn't wait to share these!

The RSVP's were designed to be post cards! It was the only piece of the invitation set that we had printed on both sides. Allison did a really nice design for the backs of them, but financially, it was going to cost us a lot to have both sides printed. We got all the pieces, except the RSVPs, printed at a photo shop, and the RSVPs printed at Staples. We just started receiving all of our RSVPs and it's so exciting!

The is one of R's favorite parts of the set. He told me he really likes how Allison did the map! It still looks like a chalkboard, too!

I knew when I saw Allison's invitations that I wanted her to do ours! I actually won a giveaway she was hosting on her blog for a design and this worked out perfectly. It also worked with our budget, too. She listened to every thing I asked for and really found a way to give me everything I wanted. I definitely recommend Allison to do your invitations, or any design for that matter! She also designed A Broke Bride's current design/layout!

Thanks again, Crafted Love!

xo. Nicole