Not Up to Sharing

So, blogging is something I thought I'd jump up of bed everyday and do, but as bloggers know, it's not that easy.  After almost four months of hiding living, I'm BACK!!!

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August and September were very difficult months for both me and Mr. H. We lost his brother (Oh, Billy boy, we think about you everyday), had to have our well re-dug (yep, no water coming into the house), and  had to have our cat put down (diabetes did him in). No point in dwelling up that experience again, but the truth is without Mr. H by my side, I don't know where I'd be right now. I'm glad we have each other to fall back onto.

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But now, onto wedding related topics: I said YES to my dress, and my mom got hers. (Ironically, it's the green of our wedding choices AND my Grammy wore green to my parent's wedding) Like I talked about here, I have been in love with a dress since day one. And, well, it's the one I got. When I put it on, mom and I both teared up and I didn't want to take it off. I can't wait to get married in it. No spoiler alert, though, because I will not be posting pictures of it until AFTER the wedding.

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Mom and I have also be designing the favors and decorations for the reception. It's been a lot of fun, with only one little snafu, so that's a major blessing.

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Next month, the wine will be sampled and chosen  bought for the reception. January is the bridesmaid's dress shopping trip, even though the girls and I already have our favorites. April is my first fitting, and that's exciting and scary all in itself. It's really starting to since in that I'm going to be a MRS.

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Well, that's all for now, but more to come, in the next couple of days (not month, I promise).

The Thing I'm Excited About Right Now...

So since the wedding seems so far away and by the time the wedding actually comes, who knows what I'll be blogging about, right now I'm just gonna share what's got me doing back flips (although not literally).

*****A HOMEMADE PHOTOBOOTH*****

I had thrown out the idea of a traditional photo booth to my mom when we first started planning and got two big thumbs down right away. Cost, practicality, and the fact that it didn't match the theme of shabby chic. While those are all valid reasons, I still was a little butt hurt.

So I did what most resourceful girls would do, I got on the internet to find a way to make it happen. And it all started with this Snap Station idea that I found. But the idea of using vintage cameras didn't quite appeal to me since I'm not a photographer but after a late night lemon drop session with my mom and another internet search we found this homemade photo booth idea. So viola!!

The decor will be a perfect addition to that of the wedding: think white furniture, vintage accessories, disposal cameras, lots of props, some of my Grammy's things from her house and you've got exactly what was meant to be! My own homemade photo booth/snap station/memory maker and all for less than nothing and not $800+ that a real photo booth cost for a few hours!!

Am I just crazy or is that not the coolest thing to have???