J and M -- May 12th, 2007 [Archive] - Page 2

Jacklynn

12-17-2006, 02:25 PM

Here are a few pictures of the tables.... haha always looking for wedding ideas!

http://photos-110.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v57/225/46/69600715/n69600715_30433110_5327.jpg

http://photos-109.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v57/225/46/69600715/n69600715_30433109_4999.jpg

http://photos-108.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v57/225/46/69600715/n69600715_30433108_4596.jpg

http://photos-107.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v57/225/46/69600715/n69600715_30433107_4243.jpg

BriansBride07

12-17-2006, 02:43 PM

I Love those centerpieces. Your hair looked great BTW. Looks like you had alot of fun. LOL at your FH and his friend trying to look mean I don't think they have it in them. Thanks for sharing.

ladymelissa

12-17-2006, 06:28 PM

You looked amazing, I love your hair!!!! The whole party looked wonderful.

hummingbird521

12-17-2006, 06:36 PM

You both look very nice. I love your hair. It looks great.

NicksBride

12-18-2006, 02:39 PM

aww looks like you guys had a blast. Your hair looks STUNNING. You guys are such a cute couple. Glad you had fun.

countrygirl

12-18-2006, 02:41 PM

The pics look beautiful. You two are an adorable couple. Yay for you!!!

brewsells

12-18-2006, 04:44 PM

You two looked wonderful. I love your hair!! I also like the centerpieces, they made the whole room look nice.

Jacklynn

12-25-2006, 10:51 PM

Wow.... so I haven't had any time to post on here for about a week!

Since the last time I posted I have be able to spend time at home - - which by the way is starting to feel less and less like home because I am starting to pack up my room and such, because I won't be home for more than a week at a time before my wedding in May.

My Christmas was wonderful! It has really been great to be home and be around family and such, and I have gotten some really good time with Matt too.... and of course I have ate WAY too much!!

My parents gave Matthew and I a video camera which is amazing :)--- we knew it was coming though so it wasn't a surprise lol. I also got 3 seasons of Friends and various clothing and such, Matthew got me some earrings and lotion and a hat that I have been wanting for a long time now :)

I just thought I should probably check in

OH! my photographer who I thought was going to be amazing.... forgot to mention to me that after Dec. 1st she wouldn't be booking with her "2006" prices and her price is going up by over $250, which means now I have to look for another photographer AGAIN.

so I am now looking at a lady that is close to where I live, her little website is, caseyjumpsphotography.com She has good work, and appears to be pretty reasonable, I'll have to talk to her more in detail soon.

Jacklynn

12-25-2006, 10:54 PM

oh! and Matthew and I went cake tasting and it went great! It was very yummy, and I am so excited for our cake. The 3 tiered wedding cake will be squares, is white cake and will have chocolate (but colored orange yellow and pink) sea shells on it and I am pretty excited about the pictures we saw. Then the "grooms cake" will be chocolate cake decorated in Chicago Cubs decorations.

She gave us 9 cupcakes to take home for our families to taste and just for us to eat :)

It will be about $400... and the best part... Matthew's parents are paying for it :)!!! Which is great!

NicksBride

12-26-2006, 07:05 AM

That is great news about the cake, I am very sorry about the photographer what a horrible thing to not have mentioned, did she forget or did she just fail to mention? Really nice. Hope you find another photographer so you can stop stressing, I guess a brides stress is never ending. :)
It sounds like you had a great Christmas, it must be nice to have time home to see your family and your fiance. I know what you mean when you feel as though home is feeling less and less like home, I felt like that during college and now when I have my own home. But it is very exciting when you can think about what is to come!!!!!

Jacklynn

12-26-2006, 10:28 PM

I worked on my unity candle today... let me know your thoughts on which design you like more!

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3110.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3109.jpg

Jacklynn

12-26-2006, 10:32 PM

I am also wondering what it would look like with a dark midnight blue thinner strip of ribbon on the top part, I would have to go buy more ribbon though

nic1124

12-26-2006, 10:49 PM

I like the top one better. I think that ribbon is too wide/thick to be on both the top and bottom. A thinner blue one might look nice too, but it looks great as is. Very nice job.

Jacklynn

12-26-2006, 11:08 PM

Just for fun, (I didn't hot glue it like this, I just wrapped it around, so it isn't tight as you can see) I folded the daisy stuff in half to see if it looked better thinner..

basically I am doing a lot of trial and error stuff....

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3112.jpg

Jacklynn

12-26-2006, 11:38 PM

okay so I also worked on my guestbook a little...
The picture isn't of FH and I, but I just stuck it there so you could get the effect...

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3117.jpg

oh, and this is another way that I may do my unity candle...

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3114.jpg

Kacie_bride

12-27-2006, 12:34 AM

I'm sorry about the photographer. That sucks. But that's great that the cake testing went well and Mathew's parents are going to pay for it!!! I like what you've done with your guest book and unity candle. I like the first picture of what you did with it the best.

BriansBride07

12-27-2006, 11:37 AM

Love the look of all your DIY's I like the pic of the first unity candle first. YOur guest book looks great to.

NicksBride

12-27-2006, 12:00 PM

wow you are quite the DIY queen. I lOVE LOVE the ribbon, I am having a daisy wedding and just love it. I like the simplicity of just having one ribbon on it on the bottom so I love the first candles you took a picture of. The guestbook looks amazing!!!!
Good Job!!!

Jacklynn

12-28-2006, 10:39 AM

oh! I almost forgot, we also bought our cake topper :)

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3121.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3119.jpg

Kacie_bride

12-28-2006, 10:43 AM

OHHhh! The cake topper is very cute!!! Nice choice!

Jacklynn

12-28-2006, 10:45 AM

OHHhh! The cake topper is very cute!!! Nice choice!

Thanks :)... and it was only $7 hehe

BUT my grandmother paints, and we are debating...

should we have her paint it so it looks like us (such as paint the tux black and paint our hair to look like us and such) or should we just leave it as is?

hummingbird521

12-28-2006, 11:08 AM

The cake topper is adorable. Love it.

mariaandmanish

12-28-2006, 11:11 AM

I think it's adorable as it is.... But, if it was only $7 and you want to see what it would be like painted, I would suggest getting another one and having it painted. Then, you can choose the one you like the best for you topper.

NicksBride

12-28-2006, 11:32 AM

Jacklynn

12-30-2006, 11:34 AM

I agree with Maria, I would get another one for $7 and paint it to see what it looks like. if it comes out nice then bonus! I love the cake topper as is though it is sooo cute!!
DARN, I wish we had a hobby lobby here, I have heard that are amazing. We just have Michales and Joannes booooooo :)

Michaels is good too though!

Thanks for the in-put guys I thought maybe it would look plain with no color but you guys have made me feel a little better about simply leaving it as is :)

Jacklynn

01-02-2007, 09:32 AM

okay so I have been packing up my room at my parents house because I won't be home from school for an extended period of time until I get married... anyways, I found this cute little poem that says that I wrote it at age 12...

LOVE
What is Love?
Love should be courage, commitment, and faith
It should not be decided upon age, race or what they do or do not have
Love should not come at any certian age
It should develope over time
Love should nto last for days, weeks, months or even years
Fore, it should loast Always and Forever.

I think it would be cute to do something with it, I was writing in Jen's journal to her about her poem that she found somewhere, and I remembered that I had found this a few days ago...

does it sound stupid..haha I do realize I wrote it when I was 12...

nic1124

01-02-2007, 10:14 AM

Oh that is so nice! You should definately incorporate it. It's really sweet :)

Jacklynn

01-04-2007, 11:15 PM

so we are debating sounds for our first dance :) we don't know what we want yet.... here is one of our options...

its called Me and You by Kenny Chesney

Ordinary no, really don't think so
Not a love this true
Common destiny
We were meant to be
Me and you

Like a perfect scene from a movie screen
We're a dream come true
Suited perfectly for eternity
Me and you

Every day, I need you even more
And the night time too
There's no way
I could ever let you go
Even if I wanted to

Every day I live
Try my best to give
All I have to you
Thank the stars above
That we share this love Me and you

Every day, I need you even more
And the night time too
There's no way
I could ever let you go
Even if I wanted to

Ordinary no, I really don't think so
Just a precious few
Ever make it last
Get as lucky as
Me and you
Me and you

Jacklynn

01-04-2007, 11:17 PM

Here is another one that we like... it is by Steven Curtis Chapman It is called... We will dance

I've watched the sunrise in your eyes
And I've seen the tears fall like the rain
You've seen me fight so brave and strong
You've held my hand when I'm afraid

We've watched the seasons come and go
We'll see them come and go again
But in winter's chill, or summer's breeze
One thing will not be changin'

We will dance
When the sun is shining
In the pouring rain
We'll spin and we'll sway
And we will dance
When the gentle breeze
Becomes a hurricane
The music will play
And I'll take your hand
And hold you close to me
And we will dance

Sometimes it's hard to hold you tight
Sometimes we feel so far apart
Sometimes we dance as one
And feel the beating of each others hearts

Some days the dance is slow and sweet
Some days we're bouncing off the walls
No matter how this world may turn
Our love will keep us from fallin'

And we will dance
When the sun is shining
In the pouring rain
We'll spin and we'll sway
And we will dance
When the gentle breeze
Becomes a hurricane
The music will play
And I'll take your hand
And hold you close to me
And we will dance

The music will play
And I'll hold you close
And I won't let you go
Even when our steps
Grow weak and slow
Still I'll take your hand
And hold you close to me
And we, will dance

lize566

01-05-2007, 08:50 AM

They both sound like beautiful songs, but I think I like the first one better...but I haven't ever heard the second one.

BriansBride07

01-05-2007, 09:10 AM

I also like the first one better. Maybe b/c I have heard it before though.

Your cake topper is just to cute.

StaceyMc

01-05-2007, 09:13 AM

I'm not much help - I love them both.

NicksBride

01-05-2007, 11:01 AM

I am a sucker for country songs, so I like the first one. But the lyrics for both are lovely.

Jacklynn

01-05-2007, 11:20 AM

The second song is by a Christian artist, and if you don't listen to any christian music, you probably wouldn't have heard it, sorry I guess I probably should have said that earlier :) It's a sweet song. We are still looking around though, we are going to make a list and then narrow it down

ladymelissa

01-05-2007, 02:56 PM

I like the lyrics to We Will Dance the best and so fitting for a first dance, although I don't know what it sounds like.

Jacklynn

01-07-2007, 09:22 AM

hmmm so I got to thinking last night, I haven't even thought about getting my dress altered yet... I mean I guess I have thought about it, but made no actions at all... and yet my wedding is in 4 months lol..

BUT I believe I am going to have my MOH's grandma do it, who has always altered my jeans and stuff (im short lol) ... now I know jeans are different than a wedding dress, but often when I was there, I would see that she had been working on wedding dresses, like they would be hanging out somewhere ext. and my dress has no beading at the bottom where it needs to be taken up, and in the chest area there is no beading around the seams..... It should be okay do have her do it shouldn't it?

sorry I just got a little worried because I haven't altered it yet...

oh... and also Matthew and I are starting this new thing where we are getting up and going to the gym and working out 3 days a week before classes, my dress fits perferct except the length and the bust, what if I lose like 10 lbs before the wedding?

Jacklynn

01-07-2007, 09:22 AM

if you see this post again it's because I am going to post it in the wedding dress section to see if I can get a few extra people to reply... sorry :) Feel free to reply here though if you would like!

NicksBride

01-07-2007, 06:50 PM

My wedding is in exact three months and I still have not had my wedding dress altered, so no worries on that.
That is awesome you are going to the gym, good for you!!!!!!!!!! That is really exciting. I am planning on looosing about 10 pounds as well (If I don't, no biggie) but if I do I know it is no biggie to get it altered, that is what seamstress do. No worries, if you worry then I start to worry. hahaha

ChandaBrae

01-09-2007, 10:31 AM

do you have your honeymoon planned already?

Kacie_bride

01-09-2007, 10:41 AM

do you have your honeymoon planned already?

I think she is going to Mexico.

Jacklynn

01-09-2007, 11:10 AM

do you have your honeymoon planned already?

yep Kacie is right:) I am going to an all inclusive resort about an hour south of Cancun. Near the Mayan Rivera. We are pretty stinking excited. If you want more info I'd be glad to tell you

Jacklynn

01-09-2007, 11:13 AM

Actually! I meant to tell you guys, I was talking to my aunt and uncle who live in Boston, and they said they actually went to the same area in Mexico and LOVED it. they said they hated cancun because it was so americanized (haha I dk if that is a word). They said they didn't stay at the same resort that we did, but they did hear good things about it, and they did see the resort and liked it. They also went to the ruins that we will go to and just said they totally loved it...

so that is stinking exciting :)

NicksBride

01-09-2007, 11:32 AM

Jacklynn

01-09-2007, 11:50 AM

HOW GREAT! My brother went to Mayan Riveria and loved it, they went to the ruins and they said the beaches were just breathtaking, you guys are going to have an amazing time. I cannot wait to see pictures! Are you leaving right after you get married?

Well, we are getting married on the 12th, and we are flying out at 9 am on the 13th, we have to be there at 7 am though... because it is an international flight. fun stuff :) so it is the next day, but I am sure it will all blend together

and we are sooo excited. You have to have a passport now though to fly into Mexico and neither of us have one, so that is $95 a person, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

Jacklynn

01-09-2007, 12:28 PM

OH! and I almost forgot! Here is the dress my cousin who is the Jr. Bride (Jr. Bridesmaid,whatever you want to call it) will be wearing, I can't wait until I have the picture of her actually in it to show you! She isn't ordering it until March because she is 10 and we arne't sure if she would grow too much or not.... anyways here it is.. I LOVE it and it looks a lot like mine because they both have the pick-up style ;)

http://davidsbridal.com/images/fashions/full/s07_fg9017_white.jpg

and here is mine, we are going to look so cute together hehe, can you tell that I am excited?!

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_2233.jpg

Kacie_bride

01-09-2007, 12:29 PM

Well, we are getting married on the 12th, and we are flying out at 9 am on the 13th, we have to be there at 7 am though... because it is an international flight. fun stuff :) so it is the next day, but I am sure it will all blend together

and we are sooo excited. You have to have a passport now though to fly into Mexico and neither of us have one, so that is $95 a person, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

Yeah we had to get a passport to go to Jamaica too. By this time next year you will need one to even drive across the border in Mexico or Canada. It takes awhile for your passport to come back in so you'll need to do that in advance. I think ours took 6 weeks or something like that. It was a long time.

You are going to have a great time! I can't wait to see your beautiful pictures. My friend is getting married on your date so I'm really looking forward to May 12th!!!!

Jacklynn

01-09-2007, 12:30 PM

here is the type of style I am looking at for my flower girl...
She is 9 so I want her to not feel TOO little girlish, since she is a pretty old flower girl...

http://www.girlsdresses.com/images/20060901_6774-CHAMP_med.jpg

Kacie_bride

01-09-2007, 12:30 PM

Awwww. You guys are going to look cute together!!!

Jacklynn

01-09-2007, 12:32 PM

Awwww. You guys are going to look cute together!!!

thanks :) I sure think so too hehe, I am way too excited for May 12th to get here!!

NicksBride

01-09-2007, 01:03 PM

oh my gosh, your Jr.Bride and you are going to look SOOO Freakin cute. You will have to get a picture of just the two of you together, I am sure she is going to feel very special. I love that flower girl dress as well, very very pretty and she can wear it again if she wants as well. your wedding is going to be sooo elegant!!!

You are going to be tired, but you can always sleep on the plane. :) You are going to be so excited you won't be able to stand it. Passports are a bastard, but they are pretty good to have on hand. I got one for my trip to Ireland two years ago, but nick needs ot get one, I am trying to have him get one NOW since it takes about a month to get them, he is going to try and do it by the end of the week. (Sorry going off on a tangent.) LOVE the dresses!

Kacie_bride

01-09-2007, 02:25 PM

Jacklynn

01-09-2007, 02:37 PM

Yes you are going to be tired. I only got about an hour of sleep on my wedding night and I was very tired. I don't really like flying all that much so I was not able to sleep. Justin slept in the airport, but I wasn't able to do that either. We were in Jamaica on New Year's Eve and we went to sleep at about 8:00, which is 7:00 our time!!!! Everyone else was partying, but we were sleeping! LOL!

That's funny that you guys were sleeping so early! I don't like flying very much either.... in fact I am goign to FL in about 2 weeks, and I hate flying blah.... at least our flight in May to Mexico is none stop! It is 3 1/2 hours though. Since our reception is over at 7:30 (that is how long we are paying the DJ for anyways) I am hoping to get at least a few hours sleep, we should be at the hotel by 9ish so I hope to be in bed around 11ish HA I'm sure it won't happen like that though lol

NicksBride

01-09-2007, 04:05 PM

haha I am going to be so pumped the day before and not sleeping I am sure after awhile in the hot tub and such I am going to be DEAD our wedding night. haha ;)

I am a horrible flyer as well and can NEVER sleep either at the airport or on the plane, I wish I could. FH is DEAD when we get on the plane he can sleep anywhere. I wish I was like that. But I am sure once you get there you will have plenty of time to kick back on the beaches and in your hotel room to RELAX!!!!!!!!!

nic1124

01-09-2007, 06:27 PM

Those dresses are really cute. The girls will look great :)

Kacie_bride

01-09-2007, 11:24 PM

That's funny that you guys were sleeping so early! I don't like flying very much either.... in fact I am goign to FL in about 2 weeks, and I hate flying blah.... at least our flight in May to Mexico is none stop! It is 3 1/2 hours though. Since our reception is over at 7:30 (that is how long we are paying the DJ for anyways) I am hoping to get at least a few hours sleep, we should be at the hotel by 9ish so I hope to be in bed around 11ish HA I'm sure it won't happen like that though lol

LOL! Justin is going to be in Florida in 2 weeks too. He has some business thing there. I can't keep up anymore on exactly what he's doing or where he's going. I just know he's going to Florida.

Jacklynn

01-11-2007, 12:11 PM

yay!!!! My flowergirl ordered her dress today! She ordered this dress.... which is the one that I posted about a few days ago

http://www.girlsdresses.com/images/20060901_6774-CHAMP_med.jpg

BriansBride07

01-11-2007, 12:20 PM

I just love that flower girl dress it is gorgous.

NicksBride

01-11-2007, 01:14 PM

I just adore that dress, soooo cute.

Jacklynn

01-11-2007, 05:14 PM

I just adore that dress, soooo cute.

awe thanks :)

NicksBride

01-12-2007, 11:11 AM

EXACTLY FOUR MONTHS for you! How exciting, you are getting there!!!

Jacklynn

01-12-2007, 06:18 PM

hehe I am sooo excited! I have thought about it all day, that it is four months :)

April 7th isn't too far off either though!

NicksBride

01-12-2007, 08:14 PM

Nope, i have just a month earlier then you! I have just over three months, can't believe it!!!

Jacklynn

01-14-2007, 04:15 PM

I have been looking at invites today and have came up with a few that I like...

http://thecompleteprintshop.com/order/pics/EasiestWeddingPics/Dealer/MQ3164lr.jpg

This one is really cute, but its a little hard to see at this view... on teh webpage they have a zoom in thing... but here is the jist of it...

http://thecompleteprintshop.com/order/pics/EasiestWeddingPics/Dealer/WJ5657lr.gif

http://thecompleteprintshop.com/order/pics/EasiestWeddingPics/Dealer/WA1075DLLPlr.jpg

Jacklynn

01-14-2007, 04:16 PM

Here are some more...

http://thecompleteprintshop.com/order/pics/EasiestWeddingPics/Dealer/Vk3577lr.jpg

http://thecompleteprintshop.com/order/pics/EasiestWeddingPics/Dealer/MQ1175lr.jpg

ladymelissa

01-14-2007, 04:43 PM

http://thecompleteprintshop.com/order/pics/EasiestWeddingPics/Dealer/WA1075DLLPlr.jpg
They are all beautiful, but this one is my fav; it's very classy! My second fav is the beach one with the starfish. Good luck choosing!

Jacklynn

01-14-2007, 04:46 PM

I think my two favs are...

http://thecompleteprintshop.com/order/pics/EasiestWeddingPics/Dealer/WJ5657lr.gif

http://thecompleteprintshop.com/order/pics/EasiestWeddingPics/Dealer/MQ1175lr.jpg

hummingbird521

01-14-2007, 06:06 PM

I think my two favs are...

http://thecompleteprintshop.com/order/pics/EasiestWeddingPics/Dealer/WJ5657lr.gif

http://thecompleteprintshop.com/order/pics/EasiestWeddingPics/Dealer/MQ1175lr.jpg

these too are my favorite as well. I love the both of them. I would have a hard time choosing.

4424

01-14-2007, 06:15 PM

i think i like this one the best :) they are all nice though!

gluck!
http://thecompleteprintshop.com/order/pics/EasiestWeddingPics/Dealer/WJ5657lr.gif

Jacklynn

01-15-2007, 08:56 AM

My bridesmaids just told me last night that they are doing my shower March 31st :) I am way too stinking excited!!

Kacie_bride

01-15-2007, 10:57 AM

Yeah for the shower date!!!!! You'll have so much fun at the shower!!! I bet you can't wait!

BriansBride07

01-15-2007, 07:13 PM

Yeah a BS date that is so exciting. I also love the invites with the palm tree's on them. Keep us posted on what you chose,

Jacklynn

01-15-2007, 11:07 PM

hehe I am very excited about it

oh and I had my meeting tonight about going to Orlando and I am pretty excited about that as well, there are some big named people speaking there.

Jacklynn

01-18-2007, 04:35 PM

I think we have our photographer now, it was actually a girl that we WERE going to go with, and then she upped her prices, but really we can't find anything else cheaper still than her $800....

NicksBride

01-19-2007, 09:19 PM

Yea for wedding showers on March 31st! WAHOOOO!

brewsells

01-20-2007, 07:53 AM

Oh, your shower will be here before you know it!
And even with that girl raising her rates, I don't think that's too bad of a price.

Jacklynn

01-22-2007, 06:47 PM

I am thinking about getting these for my bridesmaids... what do you think? I can have their names put on them for free.

http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/20059552/Images/CM-BAG011.jpg

http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/20059552/Images/CM-BAG01.jpg

Goin2thechapel

01-22-2007, 07:01 PM

Thosa are very cute!!! I like the idea of engraved gifts!! Very personable.

How exciting that your shower is coming up!! I love wedding showers!!

mlm063007

01-22-2007, 07:10 PM

I really like engravable gifts also, those are sooo cute!!

NicksBride

01-22-2007, 08:29 PM

oh those are sooo cute!! I really like them, they look like purses!

Kacie_bride

01-22-2007, 10:58 PM

Those BM gifts are cute!

Jacklynn

01-23-2007, 12:51 PM

thanks guys :) glad to know that they are a good idea.

I leave for florida in less than 24 hours!!!

shawnsgirl

01-23-2007, 01:10 PM

Good luck with your flight and as well I hope you enjoy all the great speakers you spoke about in another thread! Take care and safe traveling!!

NicksBride

01-23-2007, 02:07 PM

Have a great trip!!!

Jacklynn

01-29-2007, 12:20 AM

im back... but too tired to type! I'll share later

shawnsgirl

01-29-2007, 08:54 AM

Well, catch up on some sleep and give us an update when you can!

NicksBride

01-29-2007, 11:00 AM

Glad to hear you are safe and back!! Can't wait to hear about it

Jacklynn

01-30-2007, 09:44 AM

Okay so since I have been back things have been CRAZY..

I had to take three tests yesterday, and I have two left this week. I think Matthew and I are going to take a trip this weekend down to our parents house to get away from school.... we're not sure yet though.

Just a little secret..... I haven't even unpacked yet... haha

NicksBride

01-30-2007, 10:27 AM

That would be nice to take a little road trip after your other trip! Unpacking? I hate doing that!! i wait at least a week. hehehe

shawnsgirl

01-30-2007, 12:13 PM

ladymelissa

01-30-2007, 12:51 PM

Don't unpack, then you are all ready for your weekend excursion. LOL

Jacklynn

02-01-2007, 10:00 AM

soooooo I may have some exciting news

Matt and I may be living in Colorado for the summer :)

We may have job opportunities for the summer working for a Christian sports camp thing working in their main office. Matt also might have to opportunity to complete his required summer church at Denver First Church of the Nazarene

But it all depends on what happens with the communication with all of these people in the next weeks

Jacklynn

02-01-2007, 10:08 AM

I almost forgot!!

Last night I was talking to a married couple that I work with at the church, and there is an apartment that is going to be opening up soon across the hall from them. The situation for the couple moving out is: He is joining the airforce and has to move at the end of April (which is when we need it) BUT their lease is not over until the end of July so as of now she plans on living there until the end of July alone because if they break the lease it costs them extra money or whatever.
Well the landlord is actually someone in my university's financial business center, so I am going to go talk to them this afternoon and find out a few things about it. First off I am going to see if they will let Matthew and I take over their lease. I wouldn't see why not, because they wouldn't miss any payments for the apartment, and if I remeber correctly they have leases to save their butts so that they don't end up with an empty apartment... we would be solving that problem.

BUT if Matthew and I do the Colorado thing, we wouldn't need it until the end of July/start of August. So I need to tell the lady that too because I want to make sure Matthew and I could get it and that someone else doesn't find out about it and then we end up not getting it.

Jacklynn

02-01-2007, 10:20 AM

So here is a little about the apartment

First off it is $630 a month plus electric, which is a little more than we wanted considering a lot of places around here are around 550, but that usually doesn't cover utilities, so it is close to breaking even. There are 3 bedrooms, and the normal bathroom, livingroom, kitchen and stuff of course lol There is also a fireplace, which I just think is cool.

There is also a washer and dryer in the apartment, which is a plus. It's pretty exciting to possibly know where our first apartment is! And it's pretty close to campus as well as where we work

Here are a few pictures of our friend's apartment, the only difference I believe is they have one less room, but I haven't seen the inside of it yet. (oh and they don't have a fireplace, only the 3 bedroom one does...)

Here is the outside of the apartment
http://photos-290.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v54/72/8/69601596/n69601596_30426290_331.jpg

Looking out where they just walked in -- the living room
http://photos-296.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v54/72/8/69601596/n69601596_30426296_2115.jpg

Bathroom
http://photos-305.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v54/72/8/69601596/n69601596_30426305_4736.jpg

Here is the kitchen with some of their stuff in it... The kitchen is my least favorite part though
http://photos-316.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v54/72/8/69601596/n69601596_30426316_7968.jpg

Kacie_bride

02-01-2007, 11:51 AM

The apartment sounds like a pretty good deal. Colorado for the summer would be so awesome!! I want to move to Colorado so bad. I love it there!

NicksBride

02-01-2007, 01:52 PM

wow sounds like so many things have been happening. I really like that apartment, really cute!!!

Colorado would be awesome. Do you know where in COlorado? I love that state, there are soooo many gorgeous areas! Keep us posted

ladymelissa

02-01-2007, 02:05 PM

It's a cute apartment! I can't wait to hear what happens!

Jacklynn

02-01-2007, 03:12 PM

The camp offices are in Colorado Springs, and about an hour north is where Denver First Church of the Nazarene is, which is a possiblity for Matthew to intern at. (Denver 1st isn't actually in Denver, it is in Englewood)

NicksBride

02-01-2007, 03:32 PM

ohh what fun! My friend lived right in Denver and it is a great city. Hope it works out!

Jacklynn

02-02-2007, 11:35 AM

Matthew and I now have under 100 days until the wedding! As of today it is 99 days hehe

NicksBride

02-02-2007, 11:36 AM

WAHOO! WHen you put it into days it is really close. haha

Jacklynn

02-04-2007, 11:49 AM

Matthew and I ordered our invites yesterday!!!

These are the ones we got..... sorry for the poor quality, I had to take pictures of the sample from the book

Here is a picture of it folded out:

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3471.jpg

Sorry its dark, but here is a view of just the front part...

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3481.jpg

BriansBride07

02-04-2007, 11:55 AM

I love your invites. Congrats on getting them ordered.

tara4dolphins27

02-05-2007, 07:52 PM

WOW. that gave me chills too. That is a great story coming from a man! congrats

Jacklynn

02-06-2007, 10:21 AM

So it's crazy to think that I have just over 13 weeks left! I am starting to get way too excited.... I need to calm my jets, I am already not motivated to do ANY of my class work hehe ops

NicksBride

02-06-2007, 12:28 PM

haha it is really exciting. I can't concentrate either. I can't wait for March to get here so it is just one more month closer. Usually I am not someone who wishes for time to go faster.. But these last few months. AHHH! It is sooo exciting!! :) Glad to know someone shares me utter excitment. haha

Jacklynn

02-06-2007, 03:10 PM

I just thought I would share some of the reception things that I will be ordering soon...

Here is a picture of the cups:
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/cup.jpg[/URL]

The napkins-- I am ordering both the dinner and the dessert napkins
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/napkin.jpg[URL="http://image.orientaltrading.com/otcimg/3_1214-5.jpg?resize(250x250)"] (http://image.orientaltrading.com/otcimg/3_833.jpg?resize(250x250))

Jacklynn

02-06-2007, 03:18 PM

I am getting a few sets of these to put at the bridal party table and throughout the room..

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/lights.jpg

These I am using for the food for the Chocolate fountain

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/pick.jpg

and these I am using for various candy for my candy buffet as well as maybe some sort of chips or something

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/shells.jpg

Jacklynn

02-06-2007, 03:20 PM

Here are two options of favors.... I really like the Maraca keychains, but we will see how much money I have for the favors...

If we do these I might try to paint our names on the back or our Intials which like.... MFJ ... I'm sure you all get what I mean.. with the F bigger like a monogram

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/keychains.jpg

But if those get to be too pricey I will just do something simple like these notepads...

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/notepad.jpg

brewsells

02-06-2007, 03:26 PM

I love the invites! They are very cute.
I love the little lights as well.
You are getting so close! How exciting!!

NicksBride

02-07-2007, 08:10 AM

ohh those sandel favors are SOOO cute! I really like those

lea m

02-07-2007, 08:12 AM

I love both them favours! Pretty cool!:cool2:

BriansBride07

02-07-2007, 08:51 AM

Cute favors, IMO you can't go wrong with either one you chose

Jacklynn

02-07-2007, 09:14 PM

thanks guys! that doesn't make my choice easier!! haha

I think I will try for the maracas first and then if those don't work I'll go for the notepads...

erg of course I dk though!

Kacie_bride

02-08-2007, 09:08 AM

I like the little notepads the best and I think they would go perfect with your theme!

Jopet

02-08-2007, 10:04 AM

I love your invites!! they are great!! Your wedding is going to have such a fun feel to it!!! I like the notepads they are cute!!

Natasha

02-08-2007, 02:15 PM

Everything you have posted so far looks great. I can't wait to see it all come together!

Jacklynn

02-09-2007, 09:03 AM

I went through and read my journal from start to end, it's so crazy to see how many different things I have changed my mind on, and how many things I have stuck with stuff like that lol

Jacklynn

02-09-2007, 09:03 AM

oh! Today Matthew and I are going to go apply for our passport! yaaaayyy

NicksBride

02-09-2007, 10:02 AM

ohh good luck! That is always fun!!! You are getting close, you had better get going. :)

Jacklynn

02-09-2007, 10:44 AM

Yeah we talked to them the other day, they said it should take 6-8 weeks and we have about 13 weeks left, so we figure we will be okay

NicksBride

02-09-2007, 10:49 AM

oh yea, you should be fine!!! Mine took about 5 weeks to get back.. SO exciting

Jacklynn

02-10-2007, 12:10 AM

ught oh!!!

Matt and I went to go apply for our passports, I got there and started handing the lady our stuff, and I went to give her my drivers license... uhh I can't find it! We came back and I looked everywhere and I cannot find it ANYWHERE. I KNOW that I had it less than two weeks ago because I just flew back from Florida two weeks ago this Sunday. I have NO clue. If I have to get a new one I have to wait until I make the trip down to my parent's house next weekend, and it costs stinking $26! I wish I knew where it was blah I hope I find it soon so I don't have to buy a new one. PLUS we need to apply for the passports soon lol.

I felt so dumb! I was like uhh I don't have it, where is it?!

So my dumb moment of the day :)

NicksBride

02-10-2007, 08:55 AM

oh bummer!! That is never fun to have something like that happen! I hope you either find it or get another one soon! Good luck

Natasha

02-10-2007, 03:57 PM

Yikes! That is no good. Hopefully it turns up soon, and you don't have to get a new one.

Jacklynn

02-10-2007, 06:05 PM

needless to say....

I am a moron...

I was walking from our library with Matthew a few hours ago, and I reached into my pants pockets (I haven't worn these jeans since I went to Florida....) and I looked at matt and was like :O

I found it... haha

NicksBride

02-10-2007, 07:36 PM

haha you are so funny!! Glad you found it, hopefully you can go either tomrrow or on monday to get your passports!!!

Jacklynn

02-11-2007, 09:54 AM

haha yeah, we are going to go turn them in on Monday :) I hope the same lady isnt' working.

ladymelissa

02-11-2007, 07:42 PM

Thank goodness you found your license!

Jacklynn

02-12-2007, 07:16 PM

Passport applications are in!

Jacklynn

02-13-2007, 10:07 AM

Less than 3 months now

NicksBride

02-13-2007, 04:32 PM

Wahoo!!!! So exciting

Jacklynn

02-13-2007, 09:07 PM

ahhh it has snowed almost two feet with drifting here in the last 12 hours :(ewy!!!) When it melts it is going to be awful. It is also drifting like CRAZY and the snow is almost to my waste in some areas!

Jacklynn

02-13-2007, 09:07 PM

on a lighter note! Our invites should be coming in within two weeks already!

NicksBride

02-14-2007, 09:02 AM

yea, can't wait to see the invites. We are getting SOO much snow as well. UGH

BriansBride07

02-15-2007, 07:23 PM

yeah! I can't wait to see your invites.

Jacklynn

02-16-2007, 11:27 PM

I am going tomorrow for my first dress fitting! I'll try to remember to take my camera.

Also! I know the date of my other shower.... so my shower dates are March 31st and April 14th. I am way too excited for those showers!

Twigler

02-16-2007, 11:29 PM

Have fun at your first dress fitting. Like you said, make sure to bring you camera!!

Time is just flying by isn't it!! Everything looks great!

WhiskeyGirl

02-16-2007, 11:35 PM

Yes, please don't forget your camera...;)

shawnsgirl

02-17-2007, 12:21 PM

Yes, please don't forget your camera...;)

Yes, please don't forget the camera!!! Wow, the big day is getting closer for the you..I'm so excited!!

NicksBride

02-17-2007, 02:13 PM

oh yea!! Have fun with the dress fitting, I wanna see!!! Oh two showers! LUCKY YOU!! Getting so close isn't? So exciting.

Jacklynn

02-19-2007, 07:01 PM

Sadly, it snowed a few inches on top of the almost two feet of drifting snow so we couldn't get to the lady who was going to take a look at my dress. SOOOO I have to do it when I head back down to my parent's house in two weeks. I may end up just having her do length and taking it in a little around the chest and such because when I said I needed a bustle as well, she was like hmm I don't really know if I can do it, I have only seen it before... so I'll look at it

Now I trust her totally she has done tons of clothing for me before, but never a wedding dress lol. She's not done a $500 peice of clothing for me lol. Sooooo I trust her judgement I know she will tell me if she can't do it, so I am probably going to have to find someone else to do the bustle. I guess I can see if David's Bridal will do just the bustle, does anyone know how much they cost for just the bustle?

NicksBride

02-20-2007, 10:45 AM

My seamstress is costing me about $15 an hour to do alterations, and i am assuming that it includes the bustle.. I am not sure about Davids, but honsetly i would take it to a private seamstress, I am not sure you would want a huge cooperation doing alterations.. Just a thought.. I am not sure though... Sorry, just a thought.

ladymelissa

02-20-2007, 11:41 AM

Yeah, I agree about Davids, they are so hit or miss and always the most expensive. Maybe your seamstress could refer you to someone who does bustles.

Jacklynn

02-20-2007, 04:59 PM

Jacklynn

02-21-2007, 08:52 AM

I think we know what song we are going to have our friend sing at the wedding! go here for a sample of it:

http://cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/scottphillips1-09.m3u

brewsells

02-21-2007, 09:00 AM

Oh, Jacklynn, that is a beautiful song! Wonderful choice. The sound reminds me of a local band we had here. They did mellow music like this. The band was called Colors. I know they had some CD's out. I am trying to find a little blip for you to listen to.. I know you would love it.

brewsells

02-21-2007, 09:07 AM

Well, I found the lyrics to my favorite song they sing. It's called JALS (just another love song)

Today seemed like a thousand years
of freshly fallen snow
and the music ringing in my ears
its time for us to go

Someone may recall a coversation
Somewhere along the way
but even after puren refromation
I still don't know exactly whatI'd say
(Chorus)
Say hello say goodbye
say the sun will always rise
say you'll dance take a chance
on this whole heart of mine
but if theres one final word that you'll say to me
say you love me
So yesterday you told me that you loved me
and yesterday you said I do
But I just need you here to hold me
and say we'll never be through
(Chorus)
Because love is like the ocean
and sometimes it gets rough
But I can keep this love in motion
because love is reason enough
(Chorus)

brewsells

02-21-2007, 09:12 AM

OK. I found a blip. Click on JALS on this page. It take just a second to load, but I think you would like it. we played it at our wedding
http://music.msn.com/album/?album=38165815#

Jacklynn

02-22-2007, 09:04 AM

YaY!!!!!!

I just got a voice mail from my mom saying my invites are in!!! I am sooo stinking excited.

I will be able to get them Friday when my sister comes up... wow, which I just realized is tomorrow! way excited :)

NicksBride

02-22-2007, 09:59 AM

That is SOOOOO exciting! Pictures of them please! I just want to see them in your hand! I am soo excited for you!

Jacklynn

02-22-2007, 10:06 AM

That is SOOOOO exciting! Pictures of them please! I just want to see them in your hand! I am soo excited for you!

hehe im sooo stinking excited to see them with OUR stuff on them hehe.

I will for sure take pictures :)

BriansBride07

02-22-2007, 12:33 PM

Congrats. I remember how excited I was when my invites got here. It was the best feeling. I was like OMG!! we are getting married.

mlm063007

02-22-2007, 12:54 PM

I cant wait to see some pictures!! That is so exciting!!
I just got around to ordering my invites a couple days ago and I cant wait until they come in.

Jacklynn

02-23-2007, 08:46 AM

ahhh I get to see my invites today!!! I am way too stinking excited, I am going to have a rough time waiting until I can see them hehe

NicksBride

02-23-2007, 09:32 AM

ohh can't wait to hear how they turned out!!!!

Jacklynn

02-23-2007, 03:40 PM

ahhhh my sister is here and so are my invites but Matthew made me promise to not look until he could see them too!! blah I dk how I am going to contain myself! they are sitting right on my desk, all I would have to do is slip the lid off..... ahhh self control hehe

NicksBride

02-23-2007, 06:00 PM

hahaha oh you have better self control then me!!!!! I hope you can see them soon

Goin2thechapel

02-23-2007, 08:19 PM

hahaha.....No Peeking!!!

That's sooo tough! I bet they look amazing, I can't even wait to see them!!

Jacklynn

02-24-2007, 12:31 AM

Soooo I finally got to see them!!

Sorry I can't figure out how to blur out our personal info, once I do I can show you the inside... sorry :( its too late and im too tired to figure it out lol, tomorrow though!

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3574.jpg

NicksBride

02-24-2007, 08:09 AM

OHHHH they look perfect!!!!! I really love them

ladymelissa

02-24-2007, 11:44 AM

They are gorgeous! I love the font!

SaralovesMike

02-24-2007, 11:53 AM

Ohhh! So pretty! :)

MOB Karen

02-24-2007, 11:55 AM

They are just gorgeous! I love them! :)

BriansBride07

02-24-2007, 01:08 PM

I love your invites they are great. As for blocking out personal info. After they are in your PC you can right click the pic and then press edit. Take the eraser and erase your personal info.

Jacklynn

02-24-2007, 04:29 PM

Here is the inside :) The middle flap says... Love Makes Life a Paradise...

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/blurred-1.jpg

NicksBride

02-24-2007, 04:37 PM

Wow, those are just amazing!!!! Thanks for sharing!

BriansBride07

02-24-2007, 04:45 PM

They look wonderful. I love the middle pages verse.

Jacklynn

02-25-2007, 01:18 AM

okay so new news... lol

Here is the deal through our campus webpage classified we saw and ad for an apartment, even though we don't need it for about 2 months or so (we want it at the end of april so we can start moving things in). WELL there was one that said that it was $350 WITH utilities in about 2 miles from campus and the rent is low because they ask that you work about 6 hours helping with the up keep of the business. See, there are a few apartments and they are above the main office of a storage unit company.

Well they want someone to help keep the place mowed and painted over the summer and someone to help hand out a few keys in the winter in exchange for very low rent.

We are going tomorrow at 3:30 to look at it to make sure it isn't a dump, and to talk about the details of this 6 hour thing and set like limits to it and stuff, because we don't want things to get weird or anything, but there are like 5 other apartments there too, so I assume things aren't TOO shady.. and plus the guy graduated from our university, which is a Christian university and MOST (not all of course) people that come out of it are pretty decent people.

The only thing is they need someone to move in mid march (and pay rent for half of march, and we really didn't want anything until the end of april since we won't be moving in until Mid May after our honeymoon. BUT if we decide its not a bad deal we are going to take it, because its such a low price that even though we will be paying for almost two months that we aren't in it because it is over $300 bucks cheaper a month than everywhere else, so we will be deff since saving more money than anything even by paying for that month in a half. Plus we can start getting things organized there.

SOOO after that long post haha, I will be taking my camera. I hope its not a dump, and I hope its as good as a deal as it sounds. We are going to be extra cautious about it. It was nice old guy that owns it though. AND Matthew and I drove passed it today, during the day and after dark (to see how safe it looked and the lighting) and it was nice, it is in a nice area of town.

SOOOOO wish us luck, and I will have pictures tomorrow evening :)

ladymelissa

02-25-2007, 02:46 AM

Good luck with the apartment. I sure hope they don't mean 6 hours per day.

NicksBride

02-25-2007, 07:33 AM

Good luck! It sounds like an OK deal, just ask many many questions and whatever you decide have it in writing for the both of you!!!
I am sure they are going to be fine, it would be an amazing deal as well!!

Jacklynn

02-25-2007, 09:18 AM

yeah, it is for sure, 6 hours a week. We drove by and there really isn't that much to mow either. They want someone to help re-paint some of them this summer, so I think that is going to be a lot of it. When Matt talked to him he said it is all stuff that could be done at any time of the day, so it won't affect our jobs.

We will be getting any responsiblities written down in some sort of contract or something though lol, we have to look after ourselves

I will have more details tonight though

mlm063007

02-25-2007, 10:15 AM

That sounds like a good deal, when Clayton & I were looking at apartments we couldnt find anything under $600 a month.

I hope it looks good! I cant wait for pictures!!

Jacklynn

02-25-2007, 10:51 AM

That sounds like a good deal, when Clayton & I were looking at apartments we couldnt find anything under $600 a month.

I hope it looks good! I cant wait for pictures!!

yeah, the cheapest we have found was $560 plus utilities, so this would be an AMAZING deal and save us sooo much money since we are poor college kids haha...

I'm just trying not to get myself too excited in case it ends up being a dump

ladymelissa

02-25-2007, 01:22 PM

We will be getting any responsiblities written down in some sort of contract or something though lol, we have to look after ourselves

I will have more details tonight though

That is very smart to get it all in writing! Then they can't just tack on more duties or worse.

nic1124

02-25-2007, 01:28 PM

Love the invitations. Hope everything works out with the apt!!

Jacklynn

02-25-2007, 07:43 PM

Sooo we went and looked at the Apartment --- Let me tell you

It was AWESOME! It is going to be a HUGE blessing. All my fears were put to rest, it was not dirty, it was not THAT small even for being only one bedroom. It wasn't run down, the stove and fridge were even decent. The carpet wasn't dirty and it had new flooring in the kitchen. The ONLY thing I was like blah about was there wasn't a tub, it was only a shower, but I don't have a shower now in my campus apartment, so I guess it won't be a big deal, plus the shower was pretty big, and the bathroom in general was huge :)

AND the 6 hour a week thing isn't a big deal. I guess the guy that own's it lives in MI and he just wants the place to have upkeep like mowing in the summer and like for someone (and there is one other apartment that a couple lives in that helps too) to make sure no one is like trying to break into the storage units, because if people were to know that the guy doesn't even live in the state why would they be scared to you know?

The person that showed us the apartment was actually the couple who lives there and really could care less if someone new moves in, so they were really honest and told us what they did like and what they didn't. I asked the wife and she said she felt totally safe, and there is another storage unit place right across the street that has a 24 hour security guard that always drives around and it is always lite up.

SOOO I'm pretty excited. Okay here is the outside of the building... We walk up the stairs and go left and that is our apartment, the other apartment is to the right. Basically though its like we own a two story house because our apartment has stairs that leads downstairs, and all of the doors that you see downstairs are all EMPTY offices that have like a desk so we even have access to that, and there is a full kitchen and bathroom down there as well, that we have full access to, we we could invite people over and use those downstairs rooms even to like play games and stuff lol. --- I'll post the other pictures in the next post because this one is getting long lol

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3638.jpg

Jacklynn

02-25-2007, 07:47 PM

Here is the living room.... not a very good picture, I think I have a better one, but here is one for now. It's at a weird angle, its bigger than this picture shows (not much but some) OH and BTW behind the girl in the coat, you can kinda see a doorway, that is where the bedroom is

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3636.jpg

Here is a picture of the bathroom...
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3635.jpg

Another Bathroom pic.... the curtain you see isn't the shower, its actually where they said they have just blocked off and have their dirty clothes haha, there is like 2-3 feet behind there that we are probably going to put shelving at

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3634.jpg

Jacklynn

02-25-2007, 07:55 PM

Here is the bedroom, its not very big but hey, for a first apartment and for $350 a month... not bad. There is a window on the right side, and also one the left side there was enough room for them to have a TV stand and a full sized desk for a computer. I didn't really feel comfortable taking pictures of their bedroom though since they still have their stuff in there lol

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3633.jpg

Here are kitchen pictures... this is looking from the doorway of the living room:

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3630.jpg

This is more looking straight on from the living room... they are leaving the brown cabinet thing since there isn't much cabinet space. Also so the left there is a window
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3631.jpg

This is looking from the second enterance to the Kitchen like if you walk out of the kitchen this way you can walk straight and go to the bathroom, or turn right and end up back into the living room (its like a circle) OR if you turn right you can go to the door that leads downstairs.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3629.jpg

Jacklynn

02-25-2007, 07:56 PM

Lastly here is a picture looking from the stove area towards the living room

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3632.jpg

Jacklynn

02-25-2007, 07:57 PM

OH! and I can paint it however I want hehe

KMS

02-25-2007, 08:17 PM

I read all about the apartment and looked at all of the pictures. That is SUCH a great find. I'm super happy for the both of you! Maybe Chad & I will get half as lucky as you two with our first apartment. Yay! Can't wait to see it with all of your stuff in it!

nic1124

02-25-2007, 08:18 PM

CONGRATULATIONS!! It's such a cute apartment. I also pay $350 everything included, and trust me it is such a relief to have such an easy rent to pay. Very happy for you two!

BriansBride07

02-25-2007, 08:29 PM

Congrats, that is such a cute apartment. I can't believe your getting it for $350 and everything included what a steal.

ladymelissa

02-25-2007, 08:48 PM

It really is a nice place! Congrats!

mlm063007

02-25-2007, 10:00 PM

that looks great! And its a great deal!:rassberry: Congrats!

70707Bride

02-25-2007, 10:46 PM

OH! and I can paint it however I want hehe

Agh! I wanna paint! We aren't allowed too. When we were looking at houses though, we saw this one that was by my first landlord and she said we could paint and decorate how we wanted. The house wasn't extremely nice, and the people living there at the time smoked inside. The funny thing is, the house we have now is like 2 houses down from it...from a different landlord!
Make your place look pretty! Then post pics LOL!

Jacklynn

02-26-2007, 08:50 AM

We are for sure calling today and telling them that we want it :)

hummingbird521

02-26-2007, 09:14 AM

I love the apt. it looks really nice. and what a find for that amount of money.

NicksBride

02-26-2007, 09:22 AM

That apartment is fantastic and sooo cute. I love the flooring in the kitchen. What a great great find!!!!! I am so happy for the both of you!

SaralovesMike

02-26-2007, 02:01 PM

The apartment looks great!
Congratulations again!

Jacklynn

02-27-2007, 09:12 AM

So instead of having the keys on the 15th like we thought, the guy is actually coming down from Michigan next week. So either next Wed. or Thursday he is going to come down to meet with us and hand the keys over to us.

We are just so excited. Other than a college apartment, neither Matthew or I have lived REALLY on our own. Granted we won't be REALLY living there (like sleeping there and such) until after we get married in May it's still cool that it is our place.

Matthew's AMAZING grandparents are going to come up with us next week, and help us to like clean it all out and stuff. Not that it was dirty by any means, but just to totally disinfect it and such, and even though the carpet was clean, no harm in shampooing it right?

NicksBride

02-27-2007, 09:16 AM

You sound so excited, that is great!!!! It must be so exciting for the both of you, I remember when Nick and I got our house we were just so giddy. It is always nice to clean and get everything disinfected before you move it, makes it more of something that you guys have now then the other people!!!! Make sure to get a picture of the place before and after!!!!

katieandalex

02-27-2007, 11:42 AM

The apartment looks great for $350. Sounds like a great deal.

septemberbride06

02-27-2007, 12:30 PM

Joe and I pay $375.00 and it's about the same size. It's a good deal. Do you have washer & dryer in the facility? That is a biggie, especially when you are a sytudent, right? cause of the time thing..anyway...It looks good!

70707Bride

02-27-2007, 12:55 PM

...I'm still jealous that you get to paint... LOL.

Jacklynn

02-27-2007, 08:07 PM

We bought our wedding bands today online. Here is Matthew's. It is Tungsten, which is what he kept saying he wanted....

http://www.sunsetjewelersdata.com/T8REF-R.jpg

Jacklynn

02-27-2007, 08:12 PM

Here is mine... well its just the band which is shown under the engagement type ring... sorry that the picture is weird...

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/untitled.jpg

KMS

02-27-2007, 08:30 PM

Both of your rings are so nice!

70707Bride

02-27-2007, 10:15 PM

I love both of the rings!

Goin2thechapel

02-27-2007, 11:23 PM

Awww...sooo pretty! Makes it real huh?!?! :)

ladymelissa

02-28-2007, 12:54 AM

The rings are gorgeous!

NicksBride

02-28-2007, 08:17 AM

ohhhh! Your rings are so pretty!!!

hummingbird521

02-28-2007, 08:45 AM

Both rings are very pretty. Great choices in them.

BriansBride07

02-28-2007, 09:28 AM

I love both rings. Great choices.

Twigler

02-28-2007, 12:47 PM

The apartment is a great deal! Congrats on such a good find!

And your wedding bands are really nice! Where did you find his online at?

Jacklynn

02-28-2007, 08:52 PM

Thanks guys :)

The apartment is a great deal! Congrats on such a good find!

And your wedding bands are really nice! Where did you find his online at?

We actually found his through a company's "e-bay store" that just eliminates the 'middle man' which jacks up the prices of tungsten rings. We found a ring almost just like it in the store for anywhere from $100-$200, and we got his online for like $50. It comes with like certification and everything.

Jacklynn

03-02-2007, 11:00 AM

Soooo Matthew and I actually got the key's this morning!!! We are going to drive up from our parents' (we have spring break this week so we won't be in town) sometime mid-week to clean and take a look and stuff (like without their stuff in it)

BriansBride07

03-02-2007, 02:57 PM

How exciting. Great deal to have it all cleaned up before you move into the place. That will be a great time saver.

Jacklynn

03-05-2007, 12:21 AM

First thing, I went for my dress fitting yesterday, I forgot to take my camera though, sorry girls! It should be done in a few short weeks though and I will get a picture of me in it with it altered. What she is goign to try with the bustle is a small hidden button actually. there is a place where it just seems natural to have a button to have it for a bustle, you because of my dress you won't be able to see the snap at all, it will be hidden. My only concern is if it will stay up, so after she does it I will tug around on it for a little bit to make sure it will hold up. If not, we will put a few more snap thingys in.

ALSO Tuesday is when we are going up to the apartment :) pretty exciting :)

NicksBride

03-05-2007, 11:37 AM

bummer no pics :( But will be excited to see the final product! You are getting really close as well!

Jacklynn

03-06-2007, 06:32 AM

We go to the apartment today :) I will hopefully have some good pictures for you ladies when I get back :)

NicksBride

03-06-2007, 08:13 AM

So exciting!!! Have a great time

BriansBride07

03-06-2007, 11:23 AM

Congrats on going and looking at YOUR apt. today. I can't wait to see the pic's of you in the dress when it's finished.

Jacklynn

03-06-2007, 11:18 PM

We are back from the apartment (well we have been for a while now lol) We have it all cleaned out, and we were very pleased because they didn't leave it very messy at all, it was pretty clean. I am in the process of uploading pictures now, I am also going to try to upload a video of a home made (by Matthew) video tour. So give me a few and I will get some picture up.

Jacklynn

03-06-2007, 11:24 PM

Here is the shower

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3647.jpg

A few other bathroom shots..

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3648.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3649.jpg

Jacklynn

03-06-2007, 11:26 PM

Here is a picture of the Kitchen
I feel like the pictures are just like the ones before, just without any stuff in it. After we start getting our stuff in it the pictures will be a little more interesting. I am uploading a video though, but it takes a few mins to upload it, but its on the way!

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3662.jpg

NicksBride

03-07-2007, 08:25 AM

The place looks great! I love the bathroom floor. haha

SaralovesMike

03-07-2007, 08:28 AM

I love the tile in the bathroom!

The place really looks nice, can't wait to see the "finished" project.

Jacklynn

03-07-2007, 08:57 AM

Okay so I got a video uploaded, you might have to have fast internet to look at it lol. Let me know if it works.

http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/?action=view&current=100_3653.flv

Georgiana Hartherford

03-07-2007, 10:33 AM

So I just read through your whole journal, and watched the video and everything! You wedding is going to be so great! I CANNOT believe how lucky you got with that apartment. That's insane. I'm glad you chose to go to Mexico too, because really how often do you get to travel out of the country? Although I am glad you are avoiding Cancun. Drunk frat boys and girls exposing themselves does not good honeymoon pictures make. Yuck. And now it's already into March. The countdown is on! You know what is most exciting? That you can get your apartment all ready to go, painted and everything before you have to move in, so when you get back from your actual honeymoon, it'll still be like you're on your honeymoon because everything will be new and exciting in your new apartment! Congrats on everything!!

BriansBride07

03-07-2007, 01:54 PM

Cute apt. I love it. LOL I always wondered what you and your FH sounded like now I know. Thanks for sharing.

Jacklynn

03-07-2007, 02:56 PM

haha yeah, I forgot you can hear our voice, plus his grandmothers voice

Jacklynn

03-07-2007, 11:45 PM

So today Matthew and I addressed almost all 120 invites. There is going to be a total of about 265 invited. Yikes!

70707Bride

03-07-2007, 11:58 PM

So today Matthew and I addressed almost all 120 invites. There is going to be a total of about 265 invited. Yikes!

Congrats on getting your invites done! You're ahead of us on that one!

NicksBride

03-08-2007, 02:07 PM

WOW! What a great thing to be done with your invites, that is soo exciting. Congratulations, it took us forever. SOunds like you are going to have a HUGE wedding!

Georgiana Hartherford

03-08-2007, 02:40 PM

How badly do your hands hurt today? I can't imagine the cramping that would give me!

BriansBride07

03-08-2007, 02:42 PM

Great job. I just printed all of mine, I didn't want to have a hand cramp.

Jacklynn

03-09-2007, 08:32 AM

Okay so I have gotten a lot of wedding stuff done this week!!

So I had called around to florists and since my wedding is stinking Mother's Day weekend, no one is willing to do weddings that weekend. So instead searching more for someone who will, I think I will just make my own from fake flowers, I didn't realize how much cheaper it will be!!! I got the flowers to make my bouquet for $7!! I have pictures. Keep in mind it isn't a final product, I just threw them together to get an idea, let me know if they just look totally stupid. I know that as a bride you can think something looks good just because you get excited about it haha and I want to make sure that isn't the case with these...

Here is a picture of what people would see who weren't standing so close--
http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/th_100_3667.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3667.jpg

Another view
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3664.jpg

We will just have to play around with them to see what looks best

Jacklynn

03-09-2007, 08:34 AM

When saying if they look stupid or not, don't forget they are just thrown together not actually arranged yet.

Jacklynn

03-09-2007, 08:37 AM

I also got my accessories-- Sorry for the bad pictures, they were hard to take pictures of.

This is my favorite!!! It will only be worn during the ceremony though, because my hair is goign to be worn up during the ceremony so that I can wear my veil and this is what is goign to hold it up.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3680.jpg

I like this, too bad the picture isn't the best!
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3675.jpg

A picture of my simple earrings:
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3673.jpg

Another pic
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3668.jpg

Jacklynn

03-09-2007, 08:38 AM

hmm I wonder if this picture is better...

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/jacklynn428/100_3678.jpg

Jacklynn

03-09-2007, 08:41 AM

Sorry girls I will have to work on it...

BriansBride07

03-09-2007, 11:22 AM

From what I could see of your headpiece and jewerly they look great.

The flowers I think will work, the only suggestion that I have is to not bunch up all the yellow flowers in one section of the bouquet on top, maybe add some more of the lighter yellow and white with them. Other than that they look great. Good job.

Jacklynn

03-09-2007, 12:18 PM

AND I just found out some great news.

My dad is a manager at a furnature store and gets tons of stuff for free. Sooooo my dad showed me some stuff today that is he giving us :)

We are getting this really cute coffee table, that we will actually probably use as our entertainment center (it duals as one)
We also have a couch and a matching love seat, which retails at $3,600, but of course my dad didn't have to pay that much.
ALSO he got us a 4 poster bed!! Which I have always wanted for when I get married, I am way excited about that. Also he got us a queen mattress that is really comfy.

ALSO lol he got us a dresser that matches the bed and is just a different color wood than the bed, and it also matches the coffee table.

and then he also has a kitchen table for us

so pretty much he is hooking us up hehe

We are going to take up the table, the dresser and the coffee table tomorrow, possibly the love seat if we can get it to fit.