Mr. Butterfly picked up the rest of the groomsmen’s gifts today!  Yay!  Another thing off our to-do list. 

We decided to go with the fake business cards for the groomsmen and ushers, with fake wedding titles.  I absolutely loved the idea, but we needed something else aside from just the cards.  At first, we wanted to get the business card holders, but to be honest, most people do not use them.  After months of thinking about it (being lazy about it), Mr. Butterfly found these.

 
WATER BUFFALO MONEY CLIP CARD CASE

This money clip case is a streamlined yet practical way to carry your his money and cards. Two credit card pockets Multi-function pocket Exterior money clip Water buffalo calfskin 4 (L) x 2 3/4 (H) Price: $48

Its a money clip/card case from Coach.  Don’t you love them?  I wish I had one…..*sigh*   Of course, we had to fill the slots with the fake business cards, meaning I had to do the wrapping after we got home.

Ta-Daaaaa!!  Not too shabby for an amateur, right?

If you are thinking about something practical and not too expensive for your groomsmen, these can be found at Coach.com.

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This past weekend, I went to Bliss Spa to get a facial.  I don’t usually get facials, but since my friends got me a gift certificate, I figured I should go.  And boy, am I glad I did!

I wanted to get the steep clean, but based on my skin type, my facial person (?) thought I should get the triple oxygen facial with some adjustments.  It included the facial, a mini microdermabrasion, a seaweed mask, and deep extractions.  Since I don’t have sensitive skin, she thought that it would be OK to get this facial only 2 days before the engagement photo session.

Let me just say, there is a reason why this facial costs 300 bucks (I could never spend this much on my own).  Heated tables, arm and leg massage, and 120 minutes of undivided attention to my pores, and voila!  My face is so soft and I had absolutely no redness whatsoever.  I’m hoping the smoothness of my skin will show through on the photos.  I get the pictures back later this week so we’ll see.  I will definitely post pictures, I promise!

Even now, I still have really smooth skin and all my blackheads have disappeared!  I also bought their exfoliating facial cleanser and their light mask to use on my T-Zone 3 times a week.  This was recommended by my technician.

 I highly recommend Bliss for any bride, because what bride doesn’t need to be pampered and spoiled right before the wedding? 

Final Rating:  A++!

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In less than a month, I will be getting married.  Woah.  

During the entire engagement period, I never felt the impact of those words.  It just felt like Mr. Butterfly and I were just living together, and we just happen to be planning a wedding.  It didn’t feel like we were getting married…..until Monday.  We both took a day off from work (although I spent a good part of my morning on the phone with my office…but that’s another story), headed downtown to get our marriage license.  A money order for $35, and two driver’s licenses, and 30 minutes later, we had our license.  Yup, it’s now official.  We are getting married!! 

Some funny things happen in that licensing office.  While we were waiting, there was another couple next to us trying to get their license.  I say “trying” because they did not end up getting one.  Why?  Well, in NY State, you must report all of your previous marriages.  The groom in this case, apparently forgot that he was married once before.  He actually didn’t remember until the lady behind the computer pulled up his record to show him. 

Five minutes later, another foreign couple walked in the office, and all I heard them say was “We need two witnesses?”

I wanted to stick around a bit longer to listen, but alas, we had to prep for our engagement photos….

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Remember my idea about my mini-bells for the menus?  Well, they’re finally in and I love them!  Look how small they are!

Here is the final product. 

Please ignore the fact that there are about 6 holes where the bells are.  You see, I always imagined that I would have two tiny holes side by side, centered above the “Just Married!”  However, it turns out that the hole puncher doesn’t go in that far.  So I tried forcing the paper in, and that’s how I ended up with the ugly lines on the left side of the page.  I actually got pretty upset over this for about 5 minutes.  Had I known that the hole puncher would not let the paper in more, then I would have moved the “Just Married” over to the left another inch so that the bells would be centered!

Alas, it is not meant to be, as I have already approved the menu for printing.  *sigh*  I shall just have to live with the un-centered bells.

Only brides would notice these things, no?  Hopefully no one else will notice this at the wedding (except obviously the people who read this blog – oops!)

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Ahhhhhh!!!  I have to do my own makeup for the engagement pictures!!!!!! 

Why am I pancking?  Oh yeah, because I don’t know how to apply makeup.  I learned a little from my friends during my clubbing days, but usually I just let them put it on me.  For day to day (when I used to wear makeup to work), I just put on a little powder, eyeliner, mascara and a little blush.  I am seriously lacking skills in the makeup department.

However, since I must do my own makeup, and since I just bought all this makeup from MAC, I thought I would play around a bit.  Because of my love for blogging (and you readers!) I must have taken about 100 pictures of my own face in order to get the lighting right.  It kept coming out too orange or too bright and my digital camera has so many settings.  This is what you get for buying fancy gadgets.

Please ignore my facial expression.  I got tired of smiling.

Aside from my facial expression, does it look horrible?

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Fooooooood!!!!!!

Yummy sandwiches made by my bridesmaids.

Home made pig in the blanket (a blanket?)  Soooooo goood.  Gimme the recipes!

Green salad with prosciutto

Mini bagel sandwiches

Fruit salad

Veggies

And what would a bridal shower be without some sort of activity?  My MOH and bridesmaid are so clever!!  They baked these cookies the night before.  I know it looks like a fish, but its actually an engagement ring!  You see it?  We were all given glitter and icing and we had to decorate it!  Leave it to us to have a food related activity.

Before

Hard at work….

After (This is not mine.  Mine sucked too much to put up.  Seriously, I could not figure out how to work the icing in a can.)

Look how happy she looks!

And finally, dessert!!
 

Stay tuned for Part III….

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My wedding band is here!!!!!!!!

I know I posted pics of it last time, but that was not a good picture.  With some help from Miss Blueberry’s post, I was able to take a couple of decent pictures of the band.   Without further ado…..*drum rolllllll*

Without flash

With flash

3 Marquis diamonds, adorned with 6 round diamonds on top and bottom for a total of 0.5 carats.  The color and clarity are very close to my e-ring.  My e-ring is an F, VS2 and I believe this is an F/G, VS1/VS2? 

Unfortunately, my e-ring really doesn’t allow for me to wear two bands on one hand.  I mean, I guess technically you could, but I haven’t found a single wedding band that actually looks good with my e-ring.

    

Like Miss Spider before me, I had contemplated the U-shaped band.  I have seen a few people with the U-shaped band, and I think it looks wonderful on them.  However, it just doesn’t go with my e-ring. 

So I will be wearing them on separate hands:  E-ring on my right, and the wedding band on my left.

How will you be wearing your rings?

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I just received my favorite picture from my bachelorette party!

We spent quite a few hours at the beach that day.  Even though it was pretty cloudy, it was beautiful on the beach.  My friends also rock.  While I was sitting with Mrs. Bee, they made this for me on the sand.  Names have been blotted out, but don’t you love my pose? 

Yup.  I am a peace sign dork.  There will be many, many pictures of me doing the peace sign at my wedding.   

Oh, and for those of you who wanted to know what my makeup looked like the first trial without the orange lighting…..

Please ignore the instant cock, and the “I Am Horny” tab on my crown. 
Seriously, Ms. Snail’s got rock-star skills with the makeup!

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This past weekend, my fabulous MOH and my wonderful bridesmaid threw me a bridal shower at my cousin’s house.  I have a ton of pictures which I have not uploaded yet (I am lazy), but here are some pictures from Mrs. Bee’s camera!

Presents!!

These are just some of the things I received that day.

One of my Hotel Collection Sheet sets from Macy’s.

The entire set of wine glasses from Crate & Barrel.

Which came with some wine…

And a wine rack……do you see a pattern?

 
A beautiful bubble bath set from Sephora.

A Thank You Card box set from Paper Bride.

A cake serving set from Crate & Barrel.

And what’s in the blue box…?

A blue box!!! 

And a group picture.  We took this too late in the day, so 3 of the girls are not shown.  Sorry!

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I love Ms. Snail.  She is amazingly talented.

This past Sunday, she came over to my house at 10:30am to do another trial for me.  Last time, I loved the makeup, but I wasn’t crazy about the lashes.  Plus, it was more suited for night time, since we were going to AC to party! Which we ended up not doing, because we’re all getting older and we can’t hang.

This time, she brought over shorter, more natural looking lashes, and she wanted to try a different color palette.  And this time, the makeup was geared for daytime, especially for my pictures.  On the day of the wedding, she will touch up my makeup before the wedding to give it a more darker and dramatic look.

This my before:  (Yes, I am re-using old pictures because I can.  Muahahah)

This is my after for trial #1 (again, I am orange in this pic due to the lighting) – night time makeup.

This is my after for trial #2 – day time makeup.

Tell me she is not amazing!

I love you Ms. Snail!

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