Throwback Thursday

Just a few pictures here from July 2006.

My brother looks so different now it is crazy...

Wedding Sign Update

If you've been following, you know that I have started to DIY a "Here Comes the Bride" sign for my ring bearer. If not, read about that here. 

Well here is where we stand as of right now:

The board is cut down to a better size and the holes for the rope are drilled!

To drill the hole, Brandyn just showed me his drill bits and I just picked a size I thought would be right. Nothing scientific or mathematical there lol but he did measure to make sure they were even and all that.

Next up I am sanding and painting it white!

365 Day Project!

This is a bit overdue but I finally finished my 365 Day Project. For those who don't know, I decided to take a picture everyday of the year and then post it on my blog here. If you look up at the tabs, you will see one for it or you can just click here.

It is kind of cool to be able to look back and see what I was doing on this day and have that picture bring me back to it. 

Here is a picture from the first day: June 14th 2012

And the last day: June 14th 2013

Funny how they are both selfies! Haha I swear I didn't do that on purpose. To view my journey through the year, check out that link I posted above.

Wedding DJ

 We have booked the DJ .... yay *round of applause*

It feels good to be checking things off the list.

My budget for the DJ was a measly $652.... 

The average DJ in the Toronto area runs about $1500 and up

....womp.

So if you find yourself in this kind of predicament like myself, here is what you do...

Use people! I got on the local board in my wedding forum and asked if anybody knew of any budget friendly DJs.... It is funny how "budget friendly" is the known term for cheap. 

 Someone answered my call and recommended this DJ out of Hamilton. I looked them up and sure enough their package is $550.  Perfect! I called them and made an appointment and the guy drove all the way out to my area to meet me which was awesome and there is no travel charge for the day of the wedding.

For those wondering, it is about a 45 min to an hour drive from Hamilton to my area depending on the route you take.

Here are some questions I made sure to ask:

1) What exactly is included in the package?

2) Do you have cultural (Portuguese) music?

3) Can I customize the music to what I like (ie. no play / must play lists)

Here is my package:

NEW YORK PACKAGE

5 pm to 1 am, request cards, light show, early set up, consultations

 My Mom wanted a slideshow but that was an extra $100 so I said if she wants it she can pay for it :) Even with that slideshow I actually still come under budget which is great. 

Couch lovin

I was browsing the Ikea website one day (I think I know their inventory by heart) and I spotted this!

The color really stood out for me. Love light/pastel hues of mostly every color in the chart! But as I looked at this sofa I thought, "Well that looks a little dinky."

I was mistaken. I went into Ikea for their summer sale and I saw it in the showroom. It is HUGE! You could have two people sleep on those cushions they are so deep and it was so comfortable.

Here is a picture of it all set up in a room to give you a better idea:

Isn't it be-u-ti-ful! 

While I love the blue color, I like to play it safe and I'd rather get something more neutral... like this one:

While I love the big huge sectional, I don't think it would fit into most living rooms we will be occupying in the near future. So I picked this one....$1,140 price tag.... It's not thaaat bad right??

But... I don't think that we will be buying this thing anytime soon although I would love to... We have a sofa and we also don't really have our own living room to put it in sooo

Until then I will just dream :)

Throwback Thursday

June 2006, Part 2 - A trip to Naramata, B.C.

 In my pjs in a public space. Nothing has changed

 This look right here tops every look I've ever put together.

New Project!

I've got big plans for this baby. Yep! Can you guess what it is? ..... A sign for my ring bearer of course! I had seen many on Etsy that I loved but you know.... I wasn't into paying $50+ for a sign.... so I decided to just make it myself. I went to the scrap bin at Home Depot and found this (it was free by the way). It is a bit too long for my little guy so I've measured out the size I need it to be and my Dad is bringing it to work tomorrow to get cut. After that I will need to sand, paint, drill some holes for the rope and then add the wording! I will make sure to update as I go! 

Until then, here is some inspiration to see kind of what I'm thinking.

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