Dress fitting, bridal expo & massage

That's my plan for Saturday. Mom, Emma & I are going Quincy, IL. Mr. H got me a year's worth of hour-long massages for Christmas so I'm going to get a massage, Emma & I are getting measured for our dresses and then we're going to a bridal expo. I'm so excited! I'm still planning on getting the dress I found on my first trip looking for a dress and Emma is getting an identical one. So, I hopefully will be updating more with lots of wedding planning news. 8 months to go! *gasp*

Wii Fit GIVEAWAY!!!!

How awesome is this!!! Blogger La Petite Chic is having a Wii FIT GIVEAWAY

I would LOVE win!... She's giving away a Wii console along with the Wii Fit!!! I think it would be great to have to get in shape for the wedding!

Check out her blog!

Inspiration for Invites

I love the look of the invitations below and think I can do something similar within my budget. I'm planning to buy pre-cut cardstock and envelopes from Envelopper inc. The matte for the invitation will be red and the invitation and envelope will be ivory. I'm thinking about buying this stamp and I will probably get the embossing powder and heat gun from Joann's.

There is a excellent tutorial on how to emboss here.
(Source: Miss Fondue, Weddingbee) Thanks for the great inspiration!

Link Love

iDiy linked to me from her AWESOME blog. So I'm returning the favor. Check her out - she has some amazing goodies!
iDiY - Design goodies for 'IDo'-it-Yourself weddings

The Date

We set a date. September 19, 2009! Woooo-hooo!
I googled the date and found that it's also National Talk Like A Pirate Day. hehe

Future DIY Creations

We're on a super tight budget so I hope to have lots of DIY creations coming soon. (Invites, programs, & pomander, oh my!)

We've booked a band!

I'm so excited! I hadn't planned on having a band at the reception but last Saturday night Mr. H & I went to see my dad's best friend's band Vertigo. They are a cover band mostly of classic rock hits and some jazz. They were awesome. The whole crowd was dancing. And the slow songs they played were rockin' oldies.

More on them soon... :)