tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763113154090421892024-03-05T04:39:31.424-08:00The Nubian BrideNubianLockedPrincesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676311315409042189.post-44043998152789092362012-10-07T21:10:00.001-07:002012-10-07T21:26:16.251-07:00HOW TO MAKE AN OSTRICH FEATHER CENTERPIECE<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">My step-daughter wants a sweet 16 party. Her Birthday is a few days after New Years. She wants purple and leopard print</span><span style="font-size: large;"> for her colors. <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I wonder where she got that idea from?</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We will have a mild Mardi Gras themed party. (mask & beads) </span></span>I chose an ostrich feather centerpiece. My mom will be 70 next year. Since she is from Louisiana, we be giving her a large Mardi Gras Bash!</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Her colors will be pink and orange!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I found a very good tutorial of how to make a ostrich feather centerpiece. We are using 24" Eiffel tower vases instead of flared Trumpet vases.</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When
using tower vase, remember to add a filler to add weight to them. They
may fall over if the table is bumped into. I`am using Velcro on the
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to be a wedding planner since 2007. I have planned and designed baby showers, birthday parties, and retirement parties. I really enjoy the logistics of details. But my real love is event design. I enjoy creating elegant events and seeing the expressions on my clients faces! That is priceless to me!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Planning a wedding is not easy, especially if it is your own! I planned and designed my wedding. I created my own save the dates, invites, centerpieces, etc. I had close to no cooperation from family and friends. I try to contact a wedding planner, but she told me to get in contact with her. I`am confused! I emailed you and gave you my info, lady. She really did not want my business! It`s was OK! I saved, but with much stress!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The last three months is the most stressful! There were a few things that went wrong. I had to fix it! No one had a clue. I did not enjoy my wedding day at all. My guest were talking about my wedding for months! All I could thing about hiring a day of the wedding coordinator!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was an intern for a Bridal show promoter. I met some wedding vendors in the tri-state area of my hometown. I had the opportunity to met and speak with women who had started their own businesses. </span></span><br />
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<br />NubianLockedPrincesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676311315409042189.post-64912070209752607552011-10-14T01:31:00.000-07:002011-10-14T02:27:43.088-07:00Get A Wedding Planner!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUw9H7LiRNt0e5tF4PI75nfT2nkMgRQ7gsIkCqzwcBYl-is3OVQEcl-XUWdpA-NRKyQ_fCnKEAz-kcwmWbC-saWh65eLL3DWiyGhQklXbNyBUxGs7IR94WwWXOkynaOxGy2AjwAhtBTb0/s1600/Groom.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUw9H7LiRNt0e5tF4PI75nfT2nkMgRQ7gsIkCqzwcBYl-is3OVQEcl-XUWdpA-NRKyQ_fCnKEAz-kcwmWbC-saWh65eLL3DWiyGhQklXbNyBUxGs7IR94WwWXOkynaOxGy2AjwAhtBTb0/s320/Groom.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663266623105844850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">My mother and I went to bed at 5am on my wedding day. I manage to get 4 hours of sleep. I had a break down and locked myself in the bathroom. My best friend prayed me out of the bathroom. I was 1 1/2hrs late to my wedding.<br /><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3_wT1-7__mwrvHaannO9X9IeZFESdyl6GfG7p8uPz-GegmULdRSfP1t5n2dhET48EUDTSLWV1VfmjPQdBzxFsDgdpwgtE4hM_t6BrkACf5o9k5uSHVbGAwlMpkrjoosp1Hn72W7CHKEg/s1600/Bride.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3_wT1-7__mwrvHaannO9X9IeZFESdyl6GfG7p8uPz-GegmULdRSfP1t5n2dhET48EUDTSLWV1VfmjPQdBzxFsDgdpwgtE4hM_t6BrkACf5o9k5uSHVbGAwlMpkrjoosp1Hn72W7CHKEg/s320/Bride.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663266629971796898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I discovered that the church was very warm when I entered. The air conditioning system broke down the night before.The ceremony was beautiful. It went according to plan.<br /><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwWJ2mKTmeo4zIfAs01nYFxoQ3MIfZQ1S-DAbVmL7pTwiqoHVQPNhg8V_WO4ziKmNx9oiRGIScgwDH9aaUZWngx9SP1UJt7kowT3Nmu2R1gYwW2ulREj5bC5IXaIWLKjH6WOvmIRuAn4H/s1600/Wedding+ceremony.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwWJ2mKTmeo4zIfAs01nYFxoQ3MIfZQ1S-DAbVmL7pTwiqoHVQPNhg8V_WO4ziKmNx9oiRGIScgwDH9aaUZWngx9SP1UJt7kowT3Nmu2R1gYwW2ulREj5bC5IXaIWLKjH6WOvmIRuAn4H/s320/Wedding+ceremony.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663266640663080466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">I tell you Planning this wedding was the most stressful year of my life The last month was a killer I had planned my wedding and had a wedding planner apprentice by my side Not I had to call her up to find out what happened? I said honey? What happened to you? The apprentice: I thought you did not need me anymore. You did not leave me anything to do. Me: Did you read your book? Did it not say that for the Day of the wedding services, you are needed the month before?<br /><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPVvmXuQmB233DCrZCJuUpeoeA8yQ25laobzb6hAAtm3kSRmeZRjcOuymRWYk8ahBvfu0TjWUmnkjwG0CpLmlJOOG7Apz2l60q_xa5cNCftwoSGZElKaE-porcqH3DFxVwQ2WfVqaiioy/s1600/Jumping.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPVvmXuQmB233DCrZCJuUpeoeA8yQ25laobzb6hAAtm3kSRmeZRjcOuymRWYk8ahBvfu0TjWUmnkjwG0CpLmlJOOG7Apz2l60q_xa5cNCftwoSGZElKaE-porcqH3DFxVwQ2WfVqaiioy/s320/Jumping.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663266649567018226" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">A few years ago, I wanted to be an event/wedding planner. I read books and took some courses. I knew what to do. I did not need her to plan because I interviewed my vendors, negotiated my contracts and had signed on the doted lines But girly girl, I still needed help with my details.<br /><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXiQE5yesMsXVS61ek8uOwPvhYQO9zI5fECVONekyRvc99-Kcs6a8Q3mgguRndrMlaqyUqhgILJpwTf4508Pquw3q5LMgDmKHW75cgHb0ceZRDqD06J0LJJrZmvK74SD1FFgcMxT3l9Md/s1600/the+broom.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXiQE5yesMsXVS61ek8uOwPvhYQO9zI5fECVONekyRvc99-Kcs6a8Q3mgguRndrMlaqyUqhgILJpwTf4508Pquw3q5LMgDmKHW75cgHb0ceZRDqD06J0LJJrZmvK74SD1FFgcMxT3l9Md/s320/the+broom.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663273643665779138" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />On my wedding day, my girls and I went to the venue to set up a table so my apprentice would visualize what I wanted. Months prior I had set up my kitchen table so she can get an idea of what I wanted By the time she unloaded her truck with some of the decor, my niece, my best friends and I had already placed covers on 120 chairs, placed pink overlays and centerpieces on 12 tables before she came in with the boxes.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />I thought she went to Timbuktu. All she had to do is set up the candy station, put the framed menus and the favors on the tables. Tie the pink bows on the chairs.<br /></span> </span><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisU7T5GbrQnSTRhmeAZsfDh92ScKVyRyPBUHcIvVrSZNDaKctTM0Bgbeqi0FJk7x2UtckSkJbWjqIEFmcQor1w817axPPeNOsZWYQqDDpRET3PzJRytW2EY5x9aJ5s3W1Bhf11BdNY_J4/s1600/Aunt+Linda.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisU7T5GbrQnSTRhmeAZsfDh92ScKVyRyPBUHcIvVrSZNDaKctTM0Bgbeqi0FJk7x2UtckSkJbWjqIEFmcQor1w817axPPeNOsZWYQqDDpRET3PzJRytW2EY5x9aJ5s3W1Bhf11BdNY_J4/s320/Aunt+Linda.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663258978439312034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" ></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well when I got to the reception hall from the church, there were no bows on the chairs I nearly had a fit what You just wasted $70 The bows went with my cake.<br /> </span><br /> <span style="font-family: verdana;">I should hired a professional wedding planner! </span><br /></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalMXJ_GC6F4A7kOKbgczKXzArAj3FGVFO2qnYvagn89AeaQSAUtyBeqFRVo_-SfWHJP_KQCTWxyMXOxBPLojkJhBnfaaHygq2n8pqWoQ2NjudGpyFSpsgKS5bYKPPaGanWq0WAoaLIb7z/s1600/Wedding+Cake.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalMXJ_GC6F4A7kOKbgczKXzArAj3FGVFO2qnYvagn89AeaQSAUtyBeqFRVo_-SfWHJP_KQCTWxyMXOxBPLojkJhBnfaaHygq2n8pqWoQ2NjudGpyFSpsgKS5bYKPPaGanWq0WAoaLIb7z/s320/Wedding+Cake.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663273638290848258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our DJ was playing some kind of crap My son, Music Mystro had to take over. Do you know he got mad and said this was a setup My husband said what the hell do you care? You are the one who got paid Someone did not do his job and I`am fixing it </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">My husband song You Are So Beautiful, his band played, Everyone enjoyed themselves. They are still talking about the wedding and oblivious to what`s going on behind the scene </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I told my apprentice to stick to teaching and planning birthday parties. She does not have what it takes to be a wedding planner </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I decided to launch my event planning business the first of the year. No one should be as stressed out as I was! </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I`am planning my nieces wedding, a baby shower and some church banquets. As long it is not my wedding, I can handle it Thank God it is over!</span><br /></span>NubianLockedPrincesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676311315409042189.post-28099907144887379102011-08-03T21:09:00.000-07:002011-08-03T22:15:12.261-07:00THIRTY ONE DAYS UNTIL MY WEDDING!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thirty days until my wedding day! I`am still in the middle of my DYI`s! I had one year to plan and I kept changing centerpieces, invitations, favors, table numbers, etc. My ceremonial and reception favors are finished! I have to finish blinging one heel of my wedding shoe. I have to place the petals on my aisle runner and Bling my veil. I have to glue my table numbers together and finish painting my "S" to place on top of my centerpieces.<br /><br />I `am ready to see how this is going to play out! I `am so done with this already!<br /><br />Here is what I finished with my cricut machine:<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4ri7iavmVNbERAb8KUQBmJ-lMhLRIl5T8pXzIIJwo0Kv5Fs_qUssfj8ceZ5fs6kLNpACZMa-oWuvaeasdHIwcoopjF0NpN4CDgtEIJuEF9yEWpAhuQXWfv9RMZbLY2XvWwpwZAzdv2se/s1600/photo%252814%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4ri7iavmVNbERAb8KUQBmJ-lMhLRIl5T8pXzIIJwo0Kv5Fs_qUssfj8ceZ5fs6kLNpACZMa-oWuvaeasdHIwcoopjF0NpN4CDgtEIJuEF9yEWpAhuQXWfv9RMZbLY2XvWwpwZAzdv2se/s320/photo%252814%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636852736182190834" border="0" /></a><br />Wedding CD Favors<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcv_Y7X1byULoDqy-myaOGx8fjSgSbE7ZA2VLIRCu_tbDaLr7J032AuyGIS-pg_9nogFjJRQcExRlvvHEW5Q6mGfBOK7RGVmLlExRGiFTEgCkw2H3tA1rcgr1UDz6gpzTIKJQWjk9pxDJ/s1600/CD+Favors.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcv_Y7X1byULoDqy-myaOGx8fjSgSbE7ZA2VLIRCu_tbDaLr7J032AuyGIS-pg_9nogFjJRQcExRlvvHEW5Q6mGfBOK7RGVmLlExRGiFTEgCkw2H3tA1rcgr1UDz6gpzTIKJQWjk9pxDJ/s320/CD+Favors.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636854097013583202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7R5yet73xZ90MlpOAgXaS5ZkXDR_FOwKmLzLpZ_55jpv7Q4z0tbLK-up-RGlr0IGJbpByvJvht1BLLrN6dDrqkMmYPLhJT6DVURp3Jz0eYOCVfVczuhaYuATltC1lRWzYvEk3iTd7BOjH/s1600/Tears+of+joy.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7R5yet73xZ90MlpOAgXaS5ZkXDR_FOwKmLzLpZ_55jpv7Q4z0tbLK-up-RGlr0IGJbpByvJvht1BLLrN6dDrqkMmYPLhJT6DVURp3Jz0eYOCVfVczuhaYuATltC1lRWzYvEk3iTd7BOjH/s320/Tears+of+joy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636864694145193922" border="0" /></a><br />Tears of Joy and wedding bubbles<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I blinged the heel of my shoes!<br /><br />It took over 200 4mm AB crystals to bling one heel! I still have one heel to go!<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDE-aHA2meQIk9Bhca3n4a0vnpvrHnvsgfyJSgzGzokqD2m7chc9nQy7Dc5iUjfCAJOX726Q98RpY0F8HSEemTsw6wlsrRANUHzmXtiVmtV8uHsSoip6Q2IzzXaYvdDcB1Pva7JYZG5r-i/s1600/photo%25285%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDE-aHA2meQIk9Bhca3n4a0vnpvrHnvsgfyJSgzGzokqD2m7chc9nQy7Dc5iUjfCAJOX726Q98RpY0F8HSEemTsw6wlsrRANUHzmXtiVmtV8uHsSoip6Q2IzzXaYvdDcB1Pva7JYZG5r-i/s320/photo%25285%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636856809094639090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-kFEtlHqExqI9fqNXnRd5F8e8h9AQSZsvyeXD5q6rMcQmOb7GpKZPr6VdHd93rM5DTPeC-FDNTXXkroKO7hiDOBWzsXFhc1C7_L8rsal0OtDrMJUi-cmtYrkrlQbODdzKZqSFgLgySet/s1600/photo%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-kFEtlHqExqI9fqNXnRd5F8e8h9AQSZsvyeXD5q6rMcQmOb7GpKZPr6VdHd93rM5DTPeC-FDNTXXkroKO7hiDOBWzsXFhc1C7_L8rsal0OtDrMJUi-cmtYrkrlQbODdzKZqSFgLgySet/s320/photo%25283%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636856819811307202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PPRzoaSZZDSvUTtyjQSsJKl02OFzxTILcSbmDhhTud7OPeF_1AlyB-Wt79v-7dXnrDQwzq88UWmQuLk3st6zbAXTzqMRWVcwCzVchqC38pTV-6WytyH-9uAb27dswOaRbCPL3VGYCHaD/s1600/photo%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PPRzoaSZZDSvUTtyjQSsJKl02OFzxTILcSbmDhhTud7OPeF_1AlyB-Wt79v-7dXnrDQwzq88UWmQuLk3st6zbAXTzqMRWVcwCzVchqC38pTV-6WytyH-9uAb27dswOaRbCPL3VGYCHaD/s320/photo%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636856815202868450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Personalized my aisle runner.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjDeGIL-firjabsc_upPHLkmTn4qpx8ACbCrVCSISvbGbZPRpf5iNFXEzpB87zCaskNMQO6yZfViiY_03MmdRgW7PCIg1cB7d8_4bkvWpR195G59jIOXc2St7qbIg-8J2TFi4Sqg2JPj9/s1600/Aisle+runner.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjDeGIL-firjabsc_upPHLkmTn4qpx8ACbCrVCSISvbGbZPRpf5iNFXEzpB87zCaskNMQO6yZfViiY_03MmdRgW7PCIg1cB7d8_4bkvWpR195G59jIOXc2St7qbIg-8J2TFi4Sqg2JPj9/s200/Aisle+runner.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636860238156079698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">My Candy station favor bags:</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZE8v4FywFD-_KGOM-nTJBIclZAjznoV-oqz5cMxjslO1QCWG-5nj3tJhk2F-BUZjyYskGS2O3lY-Xp7pw6P0u5jajOQZIiNB5sQr7bspWDnJMGIhRdToGSmuSZAgnllyWcwkOr1-g5vWx/s1600/photo%252810%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZE8v4FywFD-_KGOM-nTJBIclZAjznoV-oqz5cMxjslO1QCWG-5nj3tJhk2F-BUZjyYskGS2O3lY-Xp7pw6P0u5jajOQZIiNB5sQr7bspWDnJMGIhRdToGSmuSZAgnllyWcwkOr1-g5vWx/s320/photo%252810%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636861667797291586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I need to be finished in the next four weeks!<br />Pray for me!<br /><br />Blessings!<br /></span></span>NubianLockedPrincesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676311315409042189.post-9519007248479618132011-06-09T19:05:00.000-07:002011-06-10T05:29:54.153-07:00Three months to go and counting!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Less than three months to go! I`am trying to complete my DYI projects. Everytime I log on to weddingbee, I find something else to do! I switched up my </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">wedding invites. By the time I com</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">pleted 50 pocket invites, I was so stressed out! I ditched the pocket folds, then purchased 100 pocket folds from paper and more! I downloaded an invite and a RSVP card from weddingclipart.com. I blinged them out, then I made some inserts for the pockets! Commercial invites are preloaded from a program then they personalize for you and print them on card stock. I requested some samples from PaperDivas and other companies. Trust! I was not impressed!<br />I do not mind spending money, but I refuse to spend a lot of money on things that people will throw out! Invites are one of them!<br />Any how, My invite are complete and ready to be sent out Saturday!<br /></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7Cf4WdfyEvpwU1xfbL-GkTYUiHxk3_OCN-NHDvkeV_C0v3Ml1V8VFr4LpQbhe89QItAy_ZallmXIYakskvcBi9pgTOK3t8Asx5J_0sU9qCOFXpvEjwIQ2bMnfNkVGZV9w05-7RPfR5KS/s1600/Pink+invite.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7Cf4WdfyEvpwU1xfbL-GkTYUiHxk3_OCN-NHDvkeV_C0v3Ml1V8VFr4LpQbhe89QItAy_ZallmXIYakskvcBi9pgTOK3t8Asx5J_0sU9qCOFXpvEjwIQ2bMnfNkVGZV9w05-7RPfR5KS/s320/Pink+invite.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616554034298192818" border="0" /></a><br />Click on picture to enlarge.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojP-HjupG61zt_RALPx03lDNj4qpUr46RCBloX6JuOGVOQ9K5TjJRwsw1wHVlfDZXigTpTzCqIxdFTYpEma0fMfnwOC5KeS4VyUbyUEJj_6nFx997VKeRkKY9_hAL3_hdnGDCBvAH_hVL/s1600/Invites.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojP-HjupG61zt_RALPx03lDNj4qpUr46RCBloX6JuOGVOQ9K5TjJRwsw1wHVlfDZXigTpTzCqIxdFTYpEma0fMfnwOC5KeS4VyUbyUEJj_6nFx997VKeRkKY9_hAL3_hdnGDCBvAH_hVL/s320/Invites.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616545623306431506" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />I`am so addicted to weddingbee! The site has so many great ideas from other DYI brides to be. The wedding magazines are useless unless you are looking for a wedding attire. They have no ideas for ceremony and reception. Martha Stewart`s wedding magazine is a joke. It `s like arts and crafts trying to marry vogue. Now and then, I may see one or two ideas that may have caught my eye. I`am not into shabby chic. You can have her!<br /><br />Weddingbee had a great idea for my guest, song request cards! I decided to use some Avery index cards to create my cards. I down loaded images I found on google and placed them on my cards. Here are the results:<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilllSpOdJnT4tStQ-50aIyGWGL1A1f80hR7vfT9VayESIJZjpvitN_EMq6N1AkDBgxkzU8dh5VklgVnzLNQHpPQmSoXDHvuJSzUGkiskLstuxFj1QRol4j8_CG49-PezGvMEiy3ks1AsYB/s1600/song+Request+cards.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilllSpOdJnT4tStQ-50aIyGWGL1A1f80hR7vfT9VayESIJZjpvitN_EMq6N1AkDBgxkzU8dh5VklgVnzLNQHpPQmSoXDHvuJSzUGkiskLstuxFj1QRol4j8_CG49-PezGvMEiy3ks1AsYB/s320/song+Request+cards.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616549832336231938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I also made pocket tissue packets called "tears of joy</span>". <span style="font-size:130%;">There are people who cry at weddings, so I thought it would be a nice addition to the ceremony.<br />I bought clear bags from clear bags .com. Found leopard print tissues from amazon.com and I made my cards from vistaprint.com.<br /><br />Since I was going to have my guest blow bubbles out side the chruch, I thought it would be nice to give the tissues and the bubbles together in a nice favor box. I downloaded a pillow box template in pink from download and print.com.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeZuTz4PVGl6pjeJpL6lX6ipWPntPPe1xn-fFrIMo5ldJ2xlyZLf9_xcQ3rS0u_74YeGgeR3dNPkhSUHPhILbHf0TxPV9Mcn_FeAZEmuYJa54VkUxuXPEi0_vTxR9P4Pd1FHuQjmyedGM/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeZuTz4PVGl6pjeJpL6lX6ipWPntPPe1xn-fFrIMo5ldJ2xlyZLf9_xcQ3rS0u_74YeGgeR3dNPkhSUHPhILbHf0TxPV9Mcn_FeAZEmuYJa54VkUxuXPEi0_vTxR9P4Pd1FHuQjmyedGM/s320/photo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616553401960382546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Click on picture to enlarge<br /><br /></span></span>Since I will have disposable cameras on each table, I decided to make "I Spy" cards.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvR7ppZnXg9Y3aGpK4O12S2AdFe4REB-eWHBGMCfhUYYx2F1ZQJXL1toIGaZwu3DjJq92QxX-wLDyE6wpdIEL-S2-G0jFcJPBd-Us8n4OjlL8_H6bNiQ0CXAQzojMxPx7vF38-mTDf1Ggq/s1600/I+Spy.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvR7ppZnXg9Y3aGpK4O12S2AdFe4REB-eWHBGMCfhUYYx2F1ZQJXL1toIGaZwu3DjJq92QxX-wLDyE6wpdIEL-S2-G0jFcJPBd-Us8n4OjlL8_H6bNiQ0CXAQzojMxPx7vF38-mTDf1Ggq/s320/I+Spy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616556091223717170" border="0" /></a><br />Click on picture to enlarge.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span>I even manage to complete a centerpiece for my mini candy station/ guest table!</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDXxiSpRGxD4TXdhXlvOxv0OBn_hGVfmo_zAXr9k5VMTB4FSP0K41x9jeRb5dZ7PBW-WX18wu2wcwkc8Vzgx3n0zkFzL2pgdcJPBcNmTFX6SDgkf0ptkWDXteITKZrH_t69UTQ8oy_2Jh/s1600/Cherryblossom+centerpiece.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDXxiSpRGxD4TXdhXlvOxv0OBn_hGVfmo_zAXr9k5VMTB4FSP0K41x9jeRb5dZ7PBW-WX18wu2wcwkc8Vzgx3n0zkFzL2pgdcJPBcNmTFX6SDgkf0ptkWDXteITKZrH_t69UTQ8oy_2Jh/s320/Cherryblossom+centerpiece.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616561907133068450" border="0" /></a><br />Click on picture to enlarge<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I found the cherry blossoms on clearance from Michael`s for $2.99 from $9.99</span></span>. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I took the blossoms off and spray painted the branches silver, the placed the blossoms back on the branches. I went to Hobby Lobby and found acrylic crystals to hang on the branches. I filled the trumpet vase with large and medium acrylic gems.<br /><br />My job is so demanding! Who would think I would have time to DYI! Making these things help to eliminate stress! Now, If I can continue to keep focus with my projects without changing them, I should be complete with everything by the end of June!<br /><br />Have Faith and Believe~<br /><br />Blessings to you!<br /></span></span>NubianLockedPrincesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676311315409042189.post-61936692039043932282011-03-13T19:26:00.000-07:002011-03-13T19:54:56.383-07:00JUMPING DA BROOM!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1kzzprTBjGqBtm5m1TTkTif_4ZzZjQt1twiXhwPkOODyeEiNjSbjddbDOnx3b3LcQHu3lnztDlnznv8NY08OYTAueIwwJm0GDWp37rwH3bDmtcryrrWSFC67gGeiBOszCohMRqgSQ0RN/s1600/DSCN6296.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1kzzprTBjGqBtm5m1TTkTif_4ZzZjQt1twiXhwPkOODyeEiNjSbjddbDOnx3b3LcQHu3lnztDlnznv8NY08OYTAueIwwJm0GDWp37rwH3bDmtcryrrWSFC67gGeiBOszCohMRqgSQ0RN/s320/DSCN6296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583757880853301746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />I have always been intrigued with the tradition of jumping the broom! I said if I ever got married, I would incorporate this tradition in my wedding!<br /><br />The tradition of jumping of the broom stems back to Africa and the early days of slavery in the United States.<br /><br />In Africa, the broom was used to symbolize "sweeping away oneness in order for two to become one" It also symbolizes the new bride`s willingness to keep the shante clean while her husband (the warrior) was out defending their land and providing for the family.<br /><br />During the darkest hour of slavery, the slaves were considered property. As such, the law forbid them to marry. The slave owners did everything that they could to discourage family units from evolving.<br /><br />Nevertheless, love always prevailed.<br /><br />To marry (or "sweep away oneness in order to become one"), slaves adopted the African tradition of "jumping the broom" to symbolize their marriage before their friends and God.<br /><br />To pay homage to my grandparents and their parents Mr Chocolate and I will be jumping the broom!<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5ZlXwweWVDA2NDpRK3liJYR4EMi-TWwiSBpm6hLbkZ-1tc-GYgYfg4WdCcIkiA5_qqPNNxby89MbTQfLl_m1xwk2RMHw-Iga4SgujrvCNFG68QpW49yAkv_Jyf2iwwM7wgsPEjOWXnZO/s1600/DSCN6300.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5ZlXwweWVDA2NDpRK3liJYR4EMi-TWwiSBpm6hLbkZ-1tc-GYgYfg4WdCcIkiA5_qqPNNxby89MbTQfLl_m1xwk2RMHw-Iga4SgujrvCNFG68QpW49yAkv_Jyf2iwwM7wgsPEjOWXnZO/s320/DSCN6300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583763326033597890" border="0" /></a>NubianLockedPrincesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676311315409042189.post-66285073686072004802011-02-13T19:49:00.001-08:002011-03-13T19:25:32.542-07:00Do It Yourself Swarovski Crystal Monogram Cake Toppers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigV0am2g7vjo1c_00ClbAnwkWGM6QVnDACSZWBE84EPyosCjiRWGRwuak2jqkICX2zDSvrwP8u8NpPEI9eXqwDYE9g3giLZPq0s5i8NZWQZCB8HQuAsmv_P166e6672OsU2VMeNrsxkV4-/s1600/E+Sidney+-+Cry%252C+Pearl-resized.jpg"><img style="width: 320px; height: 307px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573409077735868850" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigV0am2g7vjo1c_00ClbAnwkWGM6QVnDACSZWBE84EPyosCjiRWGRwuak2jqkICX2zDSvrwP8u8NpPEI9eXqwDYE9g3giLZPq0s5i8NZWQZCB8HQuAsmv_P166e6672OsU2VMeNrsxkV4-/s320/E+Sidney+-+Cry%252C+Pearl-resized.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><br /><div><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >When I started looking at photos of wedding cakes, I saw a cake topped with a bling monogram. I immediately googled monogramed cake toppers. I was appalled with the prices! $225 for a three letter monogram cake topper! Are they on crack?!<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >The price did not deter me. I was sure some bride out there had some info on this project! I was right! </span><a href="http://chocolatebrides.com/2010/07/monogram-cake-toppers-how-did-they-do-that/"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >Chocolate brides DYI!</span></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" > I went to </span><a href="http://www.craftcuts.com/wooden-letters.html"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >craftcuts</span></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" > to purchase my Monogram. I purchased one 5" letter S, one 3" letter C and a 3" letter T in the brock script font. The font was considered a special order. I paid $15 additional. The total cost was $22.</span></div><div><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" ></span></div><br /><div><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >I sprayed the letters with a primer and then with silver spray paint. The next day, I bought 3", 4". and 5" flat back swarovski crystals. With the assistance of gem tac glue, an rhinestone applicator and a Q-tip, I went to work! When I was finished with crystalizing one side of the letter, I painted the other side with silver sparkle paint. I also primed and painted wooden hearts that I purchased at Walmart for the bases to stand the letters on.</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK39HnxrTh40_xoJtmA32ZXR_fkKeaMTYjXX4OLjizHJoLBBvuu6ApdHptTvpkpqqtElLa0wfsfb6vug6ZwTS0yJl1-mogvUzd33jFsBDiZZDWsNTtoAbxYxBFwJxEUUHG_3vh542SIklg/s1600/DSCN6149.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573405120738426498" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK39HnxrTh40_xoJtmA32ZXR_fkKeaMTYjXX4OLjizHJoLBBvuu6ApdHptTvpkpqqtElLa0wfsfb6vug6ZwTS0yJl1-mogvUzd33jFsBDiZZDWsNTtoAbxYxBFwJxEUUHG_3vh542SIklg/s320/DSCN6149.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkjCH-edYbI1QDT2FFnjRbvTVe_siyeByYCK_VMECc1zaBzX7XswiHQwh9LgswW7KF-Zv9gVQH6ACdx1mINKfe-9VC0BRxsu_MPfvNj-fU8gUCI5pkE1feevS_IMwv_D3RJLnLg28lOSD/s1600/DSCN6201.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573405129781276546" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkjCH-edYbI1QDT2FFnjRbvTVe_siyeByYCK_VMECc1zaBzX7XswiHQwh9LgswW7KF-Zv9gVQH6ACdx1mINKfe-9VC0BRxsu_MPfvNj-fU8gUCI5pkE1feevS_IMwv_D3RJLnLg28lOSD/s320/DSCN6201.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtf549HvPu_la6MyQ-e4O_DV9e7cWw9l0R0D_nnIp74vWNVeTBWg8qELh9980gr3Zs4TzG61VA3T0QieFJMpAC3r8SMdazt8yvZ_Aoa9W5319kJnU5a-ursaWazKJ53Pm9oNJAza-FS_ff/s1600/DSCN6190.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573405124615013154" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtf549HvPu_la6MyQ-e4O_DV9e7cWw9l0R0D_nnIp74vWNVeTBWg8qELh9980gr3Zs4TzG61VA3T0QieFJMpAC3r8SMdazt8yvZ_Aoa9W5319kJnU5a-ursaWazKJ53Pm9oNJAza-FS_ff/s320/DSCN6190.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXNLOGy7pBkd5oddVRobRexB-JmECt1oV18BIQHsWWCBK2xtnfwn26sgTzrIkkqlrj6uzis-OMjXjdxVmsNacOMPpQ1bCRxbbYtuLkLkdt9LFBImV1FrN9HfeVSu2RRTwf7jsngNXxhOr/s1600/DSCN6176.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573410583591372482" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXNLOGy7pBkd5oddVRobRexB-JmECt1oV18BIQHsWWCBK2xtnfwn26sgTzrIkkqlrj6uzis-OMjXjdxVmsNacOMPpQ1bCRxbbYtuLkLkdt9LFBImV1FrN9HfeVSu2RRTwf7jsngNXxhOr/s320/DSCN6176.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV98hWboZqz8Ns0mcU4dK0ZeA69g3tndwoUHPZnqSXu_3typXjdDMzf6N01ch9bNEuakV8NV-NQgFM_fR1dUGMVKySHb3pZVekMTR1lShxhVvjTSQJg_syDGYlrGxwKzZbDvIOdIM_U6q7/s1600/DSCN6304.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV98hWboZqz8Ns0mcU4dK0ZeA69g3tndwoUHPZnqSXu_3typXjdDMzf6N01ch9bNEuakV8NV-NQgFM_fR1dUGMVKySHb3pZVekMTR1lShxhVvjTSQJg_syDGYlrGxwKzZbDvIOdIM_U6q7/s320/DSCN6304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583754789110866098" border="0" /></a><br />I was happy with the results! It was not hard at one you get the hang of it!</div><div></div><div>Next Project: personalized aisle runner!</div></div></div></div>NubianLockedPrincesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676311315409042189.post-17692942371436779142011-02-02T04:54:00.000-08:002011-02-02T09:32:31.412-08:00Martha Stewart Escort Card Board!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">To personalize my wedding, My lap top has become my boyfriend! Aside from Mr Chocolate, my laptop has been my constant companion! I can be with boyfriend surfing the net all day and not find what I `am looking for!<br /><br />Martha Stewart is a bit shabby chic for my taste, but occasionally, she will post something of some use!<br /><br />On, her website, I discovered this <a href="http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/photogallery/place-seating-card-templates?">escort card board.</a> What a nice Idea!<br /><br /><br />My pink & Leopard escort card board<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVHXZUAeSSaEjm9c8gFcDNzI-PMN8VxoKsrP1h11gLKTDXnSSrotRlhh_3379P8ay2REQ8ZaoggIzMZ1ygkGYTvYRH1zt2RCK_sRp78GiByHFpoFjgsfVIsIh5oUmjtb7ZNlp4brArrY-/s1600/DSCN6151.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVHXZUAeSSaEjm9c8gFcDNzI-PMN8VxoKsrP1h11gLKTDXnSSrotRlhh_3379P8ay2REQ8ZaoggIzMZ1ygkGYTvYRH1zt2RCK_sRp78GiByHFpoFjgsfVIsIh5oUmjtb7ZNlp4brArrY-/s320/DSCN6151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569079942889797794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fYxUYS_tie4JYaz08rd6Vq-u9ViAPbovW4I7DPTDY_NoDm58ixfsvGypXqdujnhy_ur5cxa7vxpFxQG6hsRHuPY_LLjzzBBAfLWt-l3IvdtrMKW7GO_A-THFYE9SXTYldJtXa9a7jD2l/s1600/DSCN6150.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fYxUYS_tie4JYaz08rd6Vq-u9ViAPbovW4I7DPTDY_NoDm58ixfsvGypXqdujnhy_ur5cxa7vxpFxQG6hsRHuPY_LLjzzBBAfLWt-l3IvdtrMKW7GO_A-THFYE9SXTYldJtXa9a7jD2l/s320/DSCN6150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569079941983741650" border="0" /></a>NubianLockedPrincesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676311315409042189.post-32980001153806434382011-02-01T15:42:00.000-08:002011-02-02T03:25:33.073-08:00THE DIVA WEDDING!<div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">My favorite color is pink and silver. I also love leopard prints and anything that sparkles. I love classics, like pearls, too! I knew this wedding had to incorporate these things without it looking out of place. I googled leopard themed wedding, with very little results. I wanted pink and silver, but I had to have leopard. I wanted bling and pearls, but I did not want things to look gaudy. They say your invites should dictate your wedding theme, but I could not find invites that had anything with leopard print. When I found an invitation, they did not have pink and they were not a pocket invite. Refusing to change my theme I decided I had to go the Do It Yourself route to get what I wanted!<br /></span><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I Began to check out pocket invites. They wanted close to $500! WHAT!? ARE THEY CRAZY! I refuse to pay that for a piece of paper that will eventually get tossed in the garbage can! I decided to google DYI wedding pocket invites and discovered <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/">the wedding bee </a>and <a href="http://www.projectwedding.com/">project wedding </a></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">When I found the type of pocket invites I wanted, I took a trip to Michael`s and AC Moore. There, I discovered the world scrapbook. I bought light pink textured paper and found leopard print paper. I made a small 5x5 pocket and realized I could not fit what I wanted in it. One day, I was shopping at Walmart. They had some pocket invites on clearance. I bought the set and took the pocket folder apart to use as a template. The paper was not long enough to make the complete pocket folder, so I cut the triangle part of the pocket out of the leopard paper and glued it to the pink paper. To hide the seam, I purchased a roll of bling from Michael`s. This is what I came out with!</span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cDFsWwvuPem_on30ag-0WDaYhVKVKjlnTaOV86JkMlLXDZAcDC15uIndKi4vc2l8Z0zVGcJrH9KiGW6bkfkjRMgJMsXjHOSP4HH_HaCwQIYyS9P1ymQvOp-5zoo0nZAdOHwbDMPDY6-b/s1600/DSCN6109.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568881723689813602" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cDFsWwvuPem_on30ag-0WDaYhVKVKjlnTaOV86JkMlLXDZAcDC15uIndKi4vc2l8Z0zVGcJrH9KiGW6bkfkjRMgJMsXjHOSP4HH_HaCwQIYyS9P1ymQvOp-5zoo0nZAdOHwbDMPDY6-b/s320/DSCN6109.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Template</span></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNJ71hUQL7ScAI3Egqo262MBOn69I1GUUFLHCtYodmqtfOjMDKj8k2bqpXp7bwN8jgMkST5ptwubBrt3PeGOdjTAeQs8c0uk-9o7sInXlkgZqg_wMlXwCTjT7oYQMoaK0MlcK6yOipss8/s1600/DSCN6110.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568881716025346834" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNJ71hUQL7ScAI3Egqo262MBOn69I1GUUFLHCtYodmqtfOjMDKj8k2bqpXp7bwN8jgMkST5ptwubBrt3PeGOdjTAeQs8c0uk-9o7sInXlkgZqg_wMlXwCTjT7oYQMoaK0MlcK6yOipss8/s320/DSCN6110.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Pocket Invite</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFV4OGmagbY_AZ0fdQtmz6qkujD6ilX9s0HK8hg0qd-Dv4v565vmm655vyabiwkwu7mo6FNUHtO1eiRc509yUmJa-5TUyqwytn8whxztSU3e8xC_KIyPw3h-6kJFQ6dcKLiLA5BMbrX0V/s1600/DSCN6129.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568881711174359986" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFV4OGmagbY_AZ0fdQtmz6qkujD6ilX9s0HK8hg0qd-Dv4v565vmm655vyabiwkwu7mo6FNUHtO1eiRc509yUmJa-5TUyqwytn8whxztSU3e8xC_KIyPw3h-6kJFQ6dcKLiLA5BMbrX0V/s320/DSCN6129.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfNk0fZ7mYPTqlZtN6jIAljKbFhvN-tI9IkwrCZ1SAjR1cV9ebpZeh_2AHbCYcpRBJEcKtNA1iVZ5wgU8nzWVZv3CmTDjMCkmAM2eTERtav1T0RuCztucxZWisVeTTe-z0Rxb9Jp-lX4o/s1600/DSCN6136.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568881709514525842" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfNk0fZ7mYPTqlZtN6jIAljKbFhvN-tI9IkwrCZ1SAjR1cV9ebpZeh_2AHbCYcpRBJEcKtNA1iVZ5wgU8nzWVZv3CmTDjMCkmAM2eTERtav1T0RuCztucxZWisVeTTe-z0Rxb9Jp-lX4o/s320/DSCN6136.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6LjI7gdMukuO_TRclrKNyXzAi-GhzWlgpEBBfnLK4b0dziVuHSl-hhYNaFTGQ3ZXbROh9HaJB5y79QMUtswgAf8FJvT0fkDa1LL27ptPAdpgYxlpZ9U1eGlzkXYS7Q_FkUxlwbr_xagY/s1600/DSCN6133.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568881930947199746" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6LjI7gdMukuO_TRclrKNyXzAi-GhzWlgpEBBfnLK4b0dziVuHSl-hhYNaFTGQ3ZXbROh9HaJB5y79QMUtswgAf8FJvT0fkDa1LL27ptPAdpgYxlpZ9U1eGlzkXYS7Q_FkUxlwbr_xagY/s320/DSCN6133.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The pocket invites are 5x7" I purchased A71/2 envelopes and A2 envelopes for my RSVP from <a href="http://www.paper-source.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">paper source</span></a><br /></span><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Whew! Those are finished! Now I had a problem cutting the actual inserts( RSVP, Reception and direction cards) evenly! I read on project wedding that one bride took her paper to staples to get cut. So I took mine to Office Max. I took 100 sheets of paper with the three templates. I also had them copy one sheet from THE GUESTBOOK STORE on 100 parchment looking card stock paper and cut to size. That only cost $17!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Inserts for Pocket Invites<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztZmdtlccZ9Ohqdc6ivigsldmJkcH2VopRZ1Rxby4SLmHRE-NdE-uF4LLsmV1R-MYPiv0slAA4TBFYJfonyDvKe42tOKpLtcLRDc4usU0ee_VhleBMGir0dybH3Bb8mzA7FQJm21vqhrB/s1600/DSCN6156.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568897244925201778" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztZmdtlccZ9Ohqdc6ivigsldmJkcH2VopRZ1Rxby4SLmHRE-NdE-uF4LLsmV1R-MYPiv0slAA4TBFYJfonyDvKe42tOKpLtcLRDc4usU0ee_VhleBMGir0dybH3Bb8mzA7FQJm21vqhrB/s320/DSCN6156.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Guest book page</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxlt8TFaXQ8i4Bm2PodqwDtAHAvZqFtiMdmrsyJPP6AmKeL_o96AQZATn-Z9LZSmXdCu6bYsliCzCssF4HtBlCTZpoelB33UslohRDZfD-TUbWj5Yv_IU6mpIdMxS0Aco4TSfj_iY5tuB/s1600/DSCN6153.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568940052379395426" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxlt8TFaXQ8i4Bm2PodqwDtAHAvZqFtiMdmrsyJPP6AmKeL_o96AQZATn-Z9LZSmXdCu6bYsliCzCssF4HtBlCTZpoelB33UslohRDZfD-TUbWj5Yv_IU6mpIdMxS0Aco4TSfj_iY5tuB/s320/DSCN6153.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I tried to find a scrapbook holder that had three rings. I ended up paying $18 for the binder and $8 for twenty plain and ugly sheets. Had I purchased all pages from <a href="http://www.theguestbookstore.com/">the guestbook store</a> I would have paid over $80!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I went to a closeout store called Big Lots and found a scrap booking machine called the cricut, for $70. (Its priced over $100.) This machine cuts different shapes. Since I wanted to get into scrap booking, this was a great start! I purchases two cartridges with wedding fonts and shapes. I went to work!<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Place Cards</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTcDRbTP_XZYgCtBG3xew9qyfXstmTKr04AJxc01bjFPh20GsBxqjRVcDZ6V-i2iTaNUYgY-_OQ-vDRwHkhz2BMztbKlFF9S07sNsgcbN67p-bkGrjV9JMx4l-Ssuhk4HYYWlTUMZLXnd/s1600/DSCN6128.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569039915546310162" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTcDRbTP_XZYgCtBG3xew9qyfXstmTKr04AJxc01bjFPh20GsBxqjRVcDZ6V-i2iTaNUYgY-_OQ-vDRwHkhz2BMztbKlFF9S07sNsgcbN67p-bkGrjV9JMx4l-Ssuhk4HYYWlTUMZLXnd/s320/DSCN6128.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Save the dates</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXjvnJq5y1eokUuiwZ20eOS0sNdI9tCW1Qtr5jIwuC1JmywjpJG4PHcQbOqAvZhX3VpKBnHWObE-VmzbjI28tckwGOvEZsiScV-hPCcXllxT7ulFooLupB6D_nj3rzmAxHN7b2RcFj0La/s1600/DSCN6124.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569039928572765154" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXjvnJq5y1eokUuiwZ20eOS0sNdI9tCW1Qtr5jIwuC1JmywjpJG4PHcQbOqAvZhX3VpKBnHWObE-VmzbjI28tckwGOvEZsiScV-hPCcXllxT7ulFooLupB6D_nj3rzmAxHN7b2RcFj0La/s320/DSCN6124.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCUXvrNLScovAw-T5FKHzAz7Kh-2rVzckYD3NLxQXajT56WmkpcrCWNqrZX4DG3aWgwQc_ghyphenhyphensHuDgK5hyphenhyphen45XO1Pm_12MBqSlDg3tiH9Fl5NYaWGtY9k-KOUoSlp2j1wAcJUB_RnV1wEu/s1600/DSCN6125.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569039935550675170" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCUXvrNLScovAw-T5FKHzAz7Kh-2rVzckYD3NLxQXajT56WmkpcrCWNqrZX4DG3aWgwQc_ghyphenhyphensHuDgK5hyphenhyphen45XO1Pm_12MBqSlDg3tiH9Fl5NYaWGtY9k-KOUoSlp2j1wAcJUB_RnV1wEu/s320/DSCN6125.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Table Numbers<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TShsQpiDyzRl2xcu1055bVCsYGg2YClhVh4VyCRFjrdzdsGpebthAT2EB0h1ytSnxm95dha2WsnxtXvB4YDVKmyvFjQOp5663Ww8qqdPs-YuzXq8rG-zGGHB7vGDVvOYgI-ai4GPdPtg/s1600/DSCN6137.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569039923344799762" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TShsQpiDyzRl2xcu1055bVCsYGg2YClhVh4VyCRFjrdzdsGpebthAT2EB0h1ytSnxm95dha2WsnxtXvB4YDVKmyvFjQOp5663Ww8qqdPs-YuzXq8rG-zGGHB7vGDVvOYgI-ai4GPdPtg/s320/DSCN6137.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have to purchase a white table cloth so I can put everything together. I do not want to wait until my big day and not like the setup!</span><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNJ71hUQL7ScAI3Egqo262MBOn69I1GUUFLHCtYodmqtfOjMDKj8k2bqpXp7bwN8jgMkST5ptwubBrt3PeGOdjTAeQs8c0uk-9o7sInXlkgZqg_wMlXwCTjT7oYQMoaK0MlcK6yOipss8/s1600/DSCN6110.JPG"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>NubianLockedPrincesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676311315409042189.post-62987976261039917612011-01-07T21:04:00.000-08:002011-01-10T20:24:15.276-08:00MOMMA`S DRESS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFRbEBtNYCwk4JFizC061lkPSLf0ISdTnVaNRAwv30lkDI4QaeNLN0yM2heIo0jJEnf6D7yrNaFcpRO1lmad2oTRHI9yEEosu8cSZIKg-66StDGuz1x301KmOXKcOBlDo9y3FjDt6S6NC/s1600/FILE0289.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560776204812319554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFRbEBtNYCwk4JFizC061lkPSLf0ISdTnVaNRAwv30lkDI4QaeNLN0yM2heIo0jJEnf6D7yrNaFcpRO1lmad2oTRHI9yEEosu8cSZIKg-66StDGuz1x301KmOXKcOBlDo9y3FjDt6S6NC/s320/FILE0289.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><div>My mom has been waiting years for me to marry. Back in the day, I did not think being married was a big thing. Why have papers when you can just walk away without strings. After all, we lived together for 13 years! It wasn`t until my middle son ask me why did I not have the same name as he and dad? That comment had me lost for words! When I asked his father, he said why get married when we live together like we are! At that point, I begain to reassess my own values. That day was the beginning of the end!</div><br /><div></div><div></div><div>After our relationship ended a few years later, I vowed to never live with a man unless he loved me enough to put a ring on it! Thirteen years later, I discovered why marriage is so sacred in God`s eyes! As a devoted born again Christian, If a evenly yolked man Christian man can love me as he does Christ, I will be loved, cherished and cared for as Jesus takes care of me!</div><br /><div></div><div></div><div>Well, ladies I will tell you, My Chocolate makes me feel as loved and safe as The Lord does! Do understand that Chocolate knows God comes before him as he was informed! He said if God did not come first, I would not be the woman for him! </div><div> </div><div>Enough said! LOL! My mom actually fell in love with the first dress I put on. It was a Casablanca model #1995</div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhF-2ChiAaIcZFbxWPkeCL8tVqqciMkonA_aJZJNEs5TRP5rRGLKDY-EnI0GqHBubP6Rpr3umwQWYF-LkA6tBoZ1eRvwzhtomZDTkwEI8L8ShYjFb3Xuw_tyokOG92hN_7DDmJCGqLPEQR/s1600/casablanca+1995.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 239px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559688114157084594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhF-2ChiAaIcZFbxWPkeCL8tVqqciMkonA_aJZJNEs5TRP5rRGLKDY-EnI0GqHBubP6Rpr3umwQWYF-LkA6tBoZ1eRvwzhtomZDTkwEI8L8ShYjFb3Xuw_tyokOG92hN_7DDmJCGqLPEQR/s320/casablanca+1995.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfttRWktibelAix21kRLdpymOHTeUrSFc_Zd2EAigYkS_1NVK0K1r__t4UyOLwtNVrVlgA-cfR2hFIC_8Z1TbmZoYTy8nkcmRDGQjvXhM9kWPZJAdf56tgcd6ozPEN2WSWHX5YI-kLOrX/s1600/casablanca+1995+back.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 239px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559688119708914626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfttRWktibelAix21kRLdpymOHTeUrSFc_Zd2EAigYkS_1NVK0K1r__t4UyOLwtNVrVlgA-cfR2hFIC_8Z1TbmZoYTy8nkcmRDGQjvXhM9kWPZJAdf56tgcd6ozPEN2WSWHX5YI-kLOrX/s320/casablanca+1995+back.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />It`s a beautiful dress, but I`am wondering should I surprise her and wear this one for my ceremony for her. I have to pray on this one. This one is $1100. Don`t know if its worth it for a 45 min ceremony. I know mom is worth it!<br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>NubianLockedPrincesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676311315409042189.post-39194133102355057392010-12-04T21:14:00.000-08:002010-12-05T14:45:42.581-08:00RK Bridal- NYC, MY Review!<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Today, my bridal party, my mom and I, visited <a href="http://www.rkbridal.com/">RK bridal showroom</a><br />Based on the reviews on the net, I did not know how my experience was going to be. As everyone stated, when you arrive you put your name on the list and then you search the store until you find five dress. You wait until your name is called, then a bridal consultant will help you dress or suggest more dresses as needed.</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I also read that women had bad experiences with rude bridal consultant. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />My nieces arrived at the store before my mother, my BFFs, and I. She place my name on the list. I arrived 30 minutes later. Within 15 minutes, an old grouchy woman called my name. Of course I had not been there long enough to select any dresses. When she heard that, she stated she was going to scratch my name off the list. Fearing for the bridezella syndrome, my MOH quickly asked for another bridal consultant.<br /><br />Jo was a God send! she was so helpful and pleasant! I was so angry and disappointed. I drove 80 miles to discover, that they did not have one of the six dresses that I had planned to try on! They advertise that they have all dresses, but that was a lie! They carry most if not all of the bridal manufacturers, but they do not carry alot of the manufacturers style. It seem like they had most styles of the popular manufacturers such as Maggie Sottero. Then, they did not carry much of the current line.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Before you make the trip, make sure you call them to see if they carry the style of the manufacturer that you desire!<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pissed and changing into bridezella mode because they did not have the dresses I wanted to try on, my consultant, Jo quickly stood in to calm me down! All the dresses I selected at the shop did not work for me. Jo, left the dressing room and returned with three dresses. The first dress was beautiful, but I was not feeling it. My mom loved it. I was not sold! The second dress was a Sottero & Midgely: Adorae. From the moment I stepped in that dress, I knew that was the dress! Jo topped the dress with a rhinestone laced blusher veil. I walked out of the dressing room and my mom began to cry. My bridal party loved the dress! There were other customers who began to walk over to compliment me.<br /><br />God works in unseen ways! If it were not for RK bridals not having the dresses and Jo being on point with my figure, I would have never considered this dress!<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqu903zbhEsLqqMVYppZlkeI4LzdRPpzucYppu5Fm5CxYTDdT8-CC5j-pF8XC7ijFZOte_zQXCn_8vYKbt8uMw9LtozqIW8iTX7ZaR4h2QUVBDRV5GNw30_XJNwD_uOOQKHcCEL386zxRT/s1600/The+dress.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqu903zbhEsLqqMVYppZlkeI4LzdRPpzucYppu5Fm5CxYTDdT8-CC5j-pF8XC7ijFZOte_zQXCn_8vYKbt8uMw9LtozqIW8iTX7ZaR4h2QUVBDRV5GNw30_XJNwD_uOOQKHcCEL386zxRT/s320/The+dress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547084206175205650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Sottero & Midgley: Adorae<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHlgWAV8m7Sic0irWzbJWgw-lYA9MtEhCJ0ZHxuVlnu4FHwH8dIw2RH06bRrq4OuT5vVy5nXWxSmwopm5BL5ZFxRAuOjzwk70lcyiwWVel51jGD-hP2t9xp22FO9jsdtWfHHBhewvzKbt/s1600/Adorae.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHlgWAV8m7Sic0irWzbJWgw-lYA9MtEhCJ0ZHxuVlnu4FHwH8dIw2RH06bRrq4OuT5vVy5nXWxSmwopm5BL5ZFxRAuOjzwk70lcyiwWVel51jGD-hP2t9xp22FO9jsdtWfHHBhewvzKbt/s320/Adorae.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547321029344170018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFc-yL0ac2PCRFIbaZFvNvsYqyruV73WO92IsIpQ-i99zgwM48j9vPnUpp1OcLWBtx1FoAxxSbHz3SPzmIYau1PqOxAWVXImPo0xDKYlHEYXwbhGhLDmTzzio8ioEcmNSA5j4c-oRzDsx/s1600/Adoraeb.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFc-yL0ac2PCRFIbaZFvNvsYqyruV73WO92IsIpQ-i99zgwM48j9vPnUpp1OcLWBtx1FoAxxSbHz3SPzmIYau1PqOxAWVXImPo0xDKYlHEYXwbhGhLDmTzzio8ioEcmNSA5j4c-oRzDsx/s320/Adoraeb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547321031522536466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Important Tips: For some reason, most of the wedding gowns fit small. Unless you are thin and are shaped like a board, expect to order a size larger. My dress was a size 12. It fit a little too snug. I ordered a size 14. I will begin to work out after the holiday season and will probably loose 5-10 pounds. It`s better to take the dress in than it not fit at all!<br /><br />Expect to leave a deposit of at least 50% of the total cost of the dress. With tax the dress cost $1250. I had to leave a deposit of $500.<br /><br />RK Bridal Policy<br /><br />No checks are accepted for final payment<br />No cancellations<br />No returns<br />No refunds<br />All orders are final sale<br />No dress will be held past the original wedding date<br /><br />If you choose bridal alterations,expect to dish out $350 along with three scheduled fittings! I will be looking for a local tailor that specializes in bridal wear.<br /><br />What I learned with experience is to double check to assure that the bridal shop has the style you want to try on. Try your "dream dress" on before you settle on another dress. Even though I fell in love with Adorae and placed a deposit on it, I `am still wondering on how my" dream dress", Amber by impression bridal will look on me. To satisfy my curiosity, I decided to make an appointment with a local bridal shop to try the dress on. If the dress is a hit. I will have two dresses on my wedding day!<br /><br />Blessings!<br /><br /></span></span>NubianLockedPrincesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676311315409042189.post-29417725284972136052010-11-02T20:36:00.000-07:002010-11-11T17:54:32.461-08:00MY WEDDING DRESS?<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">My Wedding dress? I fell in love with this dress! It`s from Impressions Bridal: #3066 - Amber. It retailed for $1300. The internet prices ranges from $620-$790. I`am going to try it on in December with my mom and my bridal party. I pray that it looks good!<br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwvzYkl4tB4itv8S-UQMSQrIzeijwMKIO_XeEZ-kT4cMD3snbyFaUAwVL0a-yjw_xXoLuMEFQL3rwbi9nKNbCvInEz2Z_p1S0II5espAr9C1_hAKG769OkrAFttEigIJBbluKSiqU2u9Q/s1600/11793_1_.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwvzYkl4tB4itv8S-UQMSQrIzeijwMKIO_XeEZ-kT4cMD3snbyFaUAwVL0a-yjw_xXoLuMEFQL3rwbi9nKNbCvInEz2Z_p1S0II5espAr9C1_hAKG769OkrAFttEigIJBbluKSiqU2u9Q/s320/11793_1_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535166168706577586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLa2GB2sp8TrPEU5rgI1brNggYSvrlYoBej0wYQGk1fT_u3gWcgBPoBq8jmgt3T3VxAICtf2P2T3VZ37qpiTWjVZGH5Niev7JTVyEfNr2LCcl1qk4XnNfwnsC8cBujMmL9COAL0UaKwhbW/s1600/11793_2_.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLa2GB2sp8TrPEU5rgI1brNggYSvrlYoBej0wYQGk1fT_u3gWcgBPoBq8jmgt3T3VxAICtf2P2T3VZ37qpiTWjVZGH5Niev7JTVyEfNr2LCcl1qk4XnNfwnsC8cBujMmL9COAL0UaKwhbW/s320/11793_2_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535166181545457218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Back up! Casablanca #1875<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihzMMXN5GYkXiTkuN5oygjCHmnnnm5QOLJWME3QXI-96v7IADfDuwevKZJ3tJFADUc4N9FXnwhZqIezREMtZsyIXg_9-xLQvVtbj7e9hmwL2u8I3KP9qodySbYuHutJ2lMpoI3FoVmI4t/s1600/CAS_1875-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihzMMXN5GYkXiTkuN5oygjCHmnnnm5QOLJWME3QXI-96v7IADfDuwevKZJ3tJFADUc4N9FXnwhZqIezREMtZsyIXg_9-xLQvVtbj7e9hmwL2u8I3KP9qodySbYuHutJ2lMpoI3FoVmI4t/s320/CAS_1875-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535179478124406930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUe-YNzAImcDVpq-dSp0YkCUJ8gWHXuI1-Sv1mgCXdOJrDH_G8FoChFIxwDJ1vA4JYNwfdx7PkPfT-DgZu_jjkK6JanJcj3UR1f76XUOQgq1cxW_6zkFbsCXlWdxytzWbAL2A4DPdcSwku/s1600/342_1875b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUe-YNzAImcDVpq-dSp0YkCUJ8gWHXuI1-Sv1mgCXdOJrDH_G8FoChFIxwDJ1vA4JYNwfdx7PkPfT-DgZu_jjkK6JanJcj3UR1f76XUOQgq1cxW_6zkFbsCXlWdxytzWbAL2A4DPdcSwku/s320/342_1875b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535184643083907266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Maggie Sottero: Coco</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0Y-4NZfPB-vyGz6KK4m8olzOmzIrwQExC3VvjFTCuUmGeuOd-2kuJznqVowB0WA62qD-LX4g9xbmovQH2qrL4WQ4wZD1vtQK31PBKUH-dPyIBhwsu8zBqh9xl-zXB1QQMNg7hAqVSd7D/s1600/Coco.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0Y-4NZfPB-vyGz6KK4m8olzOmzIrwQExC3VvjFTCuUmGeuOd-2kuJznqVowB0WA62qD-LX4g9xbmovQH2qrL4WQ4wZD1vtQK31PBKUH-dPyIBhwsu8zBqh9xl-zXB1QQMNg7hAqVSd7D/s320/Coco.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537052672508042642" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/CRYSTA%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-4.png" alt="" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Maggie Sottero: Bailey<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQp8QpXel3Js5XreYUdsgidbDmuoXlBQtfvlQ4C7MC9CEvfsslB9RKPhClE-2eqfFOJKzcgzFXz4hzkRy5t4iusbY5w2jMYI_lU5ggvOEDlpwqM7hgD3d5D4peVOy3VX0cUfv2VYnfGXm/s1600/bailey-1+1024x768.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQp8QpXel3Js5XreYUdsgidbDmuoXlBQtfvlQ4C7MC9CEvfsslB9RKPhClE-2eqfFOJKzcgzFXz4hzkRy5t4iusbY5w2jMYI_lU5ggvOEDlpwqM7hgD3d5D4peVOy3VX0cUfv2VYnfGXm/s320/bailey-1+1024x768.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537052668848090210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1OTuzcifquOqJsYzryrUADgy50s602RwTULIRT6xCvpFW7xsw83vfwCKfjudh9kojrThSHRqSHmuchr4RwNoZn22Ghumjxt9XJy7DGwZsCNUxTMH5xbIfGmjU83quFLoqD3Dg4uEX7FU/s1600/maggie+sottero+bailey.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1OTuzcifquOqJsYzryrUADgy50s602RwTULIRT6xCvpFW7xsw83vfwCKfjudh9kojrThSHRqSHmuchr4RwNoZn22Ghumjxt9XJy7DGwZsCNUxTMH5xbIfGmjU83quFLoqD3Dg4uEX7FU/s320/maggie+sottero+bailey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537052673791353426" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Sophia Tolli: Aubrey<br /></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLv9NJqXiu8MSWc-8FTjbdaT1ordeJwIH-wVKLL6KyNNVoJOKfEG07Mc4zKf1NsP72SjWhXIdnTnttR1ovlI-UPkD-hX5z0WNxYegontuZHlKP6UcAcHw9cdCTzHkFi6LoT2zbVhyxVk1/s1600/Mon+Cheri+Aubrey+Y11106A.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLv9NJqXiu8MSWc-8FTjbdaT1ordeJwIH-wVKLL6KyNNVoJOKfEG07Mc4zKf1NsP72SjWhXIdnTnttR1ovlI-UPkD-hX5z0WNxYegontuZHlKP6UcAcHw9cdCTzHkFi6LoT2zbVhyxVk1/s320/Mon+Cheri+Aubrey+Y11106A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538473368333129282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Has detachable straps!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhgk0vrb7Cof7eChjF4hAItrqsuhYbs30R-goI77BYZqDhnip8_iEEx2k1Yr48OFuJ077en9muBCbQxhcPfivKYaq4JbksCOOKB08EW5YkXoegkbOm1AEwDPfK5FHdo79RsRgaMep1SOi/s1600/Mon+Cheri+Aubrey+Y11106.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Award winning shoe designer Freya Rose, renowned for innovative design using the most luxurious materials, has produced the most exquisite 'Cinderella Slipper'. The silver mule is hand embellished with crystal and pearls, and promises to be the talk of the town. All you need to do now is find your Prince Charming! The slippers are made to order, each pair being totally unique. Every girl's dream shoes! £675.00<br /><br /><br />I want these shoes! They are in England! There is only one vendor in the US that carry Freya Rose shoes. The vendor does not have these yet! Damn! I live in NY! It`s the fashion mecca of the world! Someone has to have these! Please someone copy these slippers!NubianLockedPrincesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676311315409042189.post-88172762012771995532010-10-27T19:37:00.000-07:002010-10-27T22:36:27.902-07:00Obedience is Golden<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Remember my laws and rules, and obey them so that you will live safely in the land." Leviticus 25:18<br /><br />"Obey the Lord your God, and keep his commands and laws that I give you today." Deuteronomy 27:10<br /><br />Girls! I tell you! Obedience is golden! It took me 49 years to totally submit to God.As a result of it, I was blessed!<br /><br />I have always been God`s child since my existence.From the time I was 7 years of age, I knew there was a higher power that guided me. I was the only one in my home that read the Bible and talked to God. In the midst of my storms, God has always delivered me safely. He always delivered me with a valuable lesson learned!<br /><br />Some how, I kept getting things a little twisted when it came to men. Instead of allowing God to find one for me, I would always take things into my own hands. As a result it , I was disappointed each time. I decided I was not going to date another man unless he was God sent! I was Good with that. My life happily went on.<br /><br />Last year, in the midst of a terrible blizzard and no power for four days, I took advantage of spending time with God. I told God If he wanted me to be alone, I was OK with it. Last year, I had realized that the emptiness that I had once consumed me was gone. For the first time, my soul felt complete. I did not need a man in my life to love me. I had God. That day, I told God I would always love him, spread his word, and serve the church. I told him I did want to experience unconditional love apart from my children, family, and very close friends. I understood that was God`s choice!<br /><br />One Sunday, my pastor was completing a series on community prayer. He had asked a brother who used to attend our church to approach the alter so he can pray for him. This brother had lost his father the day before. He was a member of another church, but was led to attend our church that morning. He was a musician in our church band. I saw him in church, but we only said hello. He would always smile when we passed. In his presence, my spirit would light up like a Christmas tree! There was something that I would experience when I was in his presence that I never felt before with any man. The problem was he did not attend my church anymore and he never approached me for a conversation.<br /><br />My pastor asked the congregation to approach the alter if they needed prayer. He also asked, who wanted to pray for anyone at the alter to approach the alter. My girlfriend, her husband and son went to the alter. I wanted to pray for them, so I walked towards the alter. As I approached my friends, God told me No! That brother needs you to pray for him! I went to him and prayed. At the end of the prayer session, He opened his eyes and looked up at me in shock! I smiled and walked away.<br /><br />In March, I went on my church`s Facebook site to get info. I saw this brother was a friend. I sent him a message to tell him how sorry I was about his father and I prayed that he and his family was doing well. The next day he made me his friend and told me that he missed me in the name of Jesus. Thinking little of the message, I smiled and went on with my life.<br />In April, on Resurrection Sunday after church service, I went home to pray about a statement that my pastor had said that had weighed heavily on my heart. As I began to pray, half way through my prayer, the brother from church face flashed before me. Stunned and puzzled, God told me to wish him a Happy Resurrection day. I went on FaceBook and did just that! The next day, he responded. I sent him a message in regards to the statement that my pastor had made and asked him for church referrals. His father was a pastor in the area and I assumed the brother could give me info.<br /><br />The brother send me a message the next day.I was shocked. He invited me to his church the following Sunday. He met me at my church for morning service and I attended his church for afternoon service. After service, he took me to dinner and told me how one Sunday, I caught his eye. He said it was something in my spirit that out shined. That day, he told the Lord, " If you give me that woman for my wife, I will forever take care of he!" I asked him why did you not say something? He said,God told him to be still!<br /><br />Not in a million years I would have thought I would be with this man! We look all over, but fail to realize that love is closer to home than we think!<br /><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVW46av6Xv9ZiEbCmTziCAggH0RQOyLfO4P3_2fi6yDnlzSmnc18uNiiLBtC_An9sxRoiEzjzxRRGot793jR6Xo1kF6GOqlcwjOh7mtjmfCWVG_Z7sjLF56cV7mG040C-jfUjsKQee1NIG/s1600/CIMG0143.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVW46av6Xv9ZiEbCmTziCAggH0RQOyLfO4P3_2fi6yDnlzSmnc18uNiiLBtC_An9sxRoiEzjzxRRGot793jR6Xo1kF6GOqlcwjOh7mtjmfCWVG_Z7sjLF56cV7mG040C-jfUjsKQee1NIG/s320/CIMG0143.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532959081302345890" border="0" /></a><br />Future Dear Husband<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span>NubianLockedPrincesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882883376702048017noreply@blogger.com0