Final Touches

We are slowly but surely checking off the last details on our wedding to-do list and our big day is only a few weeks away!

We have all of our rentals ordered and confirmed through Ocean Atlantic Rentals. They'll be providing our tables, chairs, dishes, etc.

I finally found the perfect reception dress:



I'll be wearing it with heels at first, but then will be slipping into blingy flip flops for the rest of the night:



Speaking of flip flops, I'll be wearing these with my wedding dress for the ceremony, custom made by My Dream Wedding:



Aren't they beautiful?! I found the perfect headband for the ceremony as well, custom made by Lucia Bella:



My necklace is custom-made by Hibiscusdays Jewelry and features two love-birds on a branch, with our initials "D" and "M" engraved on tiny leaves hanging from the branch:



Perfect for our Twitter theme! It's funny, but Matt and I never realized that our initials were the same as the ones for private messages on Twitter..."DM" or "direct messages." Fitting!

I picked up some other "blingy" items for before, during and after the wedding:



I plan on wearing the "I'm the bride" combo during our wedding week and the "Just married" tank for the day after the wedding.

As for our wedding favors, we are donating to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) in our guests' honor. We decided to purchase place cards announcing the donation as well as gray ribbon pins (gray is the color for diabetes awareness) to put on each card for each guest. As many of you know, my little girl was diagnosed with Type 1, juvenile diabetes several months ago, so choosing JDRF as our charity was an easy decision.

We picked out additional music for the ceremony and reception but I'll keep most of those songs a secret so there are some surprises left. The one I will share is the bouquet toss song, because it's a pretty obvious choice and one of the more popular bouquet tossing songs...Single Ladies by Beyonce, of course!



But the biggest surprise of all is going to be amazing and I can't wait for you all to see it! As far as we know, it's never been done before and that's the only hint I'm giving!(Don't forget that you can watch the live streaming of our wedding starting at 6:30 p.m. EST on Saturday, September 17 here.)

I think that covers all of the latest news! I can't believe how fast the time has gone by and with all of the planning, I haven't had as much time to post here as I would like. Hopefully I can get our engagement/proposal story posted BEFORE the wedding! Stay tuned! :)

Disclosure: We have received discounts and comp products from various vendors AFTER having chosen them. We want the best for our wedding and would have chosen each vendor regardless of whether or not a discount was given.

Help Us Choose Our First Dance Song

We are having a tough time deciding which song to choose for our first dance song, but we have narrowed it down to four choices (for now! don't be surprised if that changes). And while we can't guarantee we'll go with the popular vote, we would like to see what everyone would prefer among the four choices.

Below are videos for each song, along with an explanation as to why they mean so much to us.



Feels Like Home by Chantal Kreviazuk. This song was one I sent to Matt early on in our relationship, along with this specific video. "The Notebook" had been a movie that had made us sad before we met each other, but once we fell in love, it symbolized exactly how we felt/feel about each other. The lyrics could not be more perfect, which is why it made the top four cut. Lyrics here.



Love You Forever by Ryan Huston. This song exemplifies our undying love for each other and how we will always be there for each other...forever. Lyrics here.



Everything by Lifehouse. This particular video is one I just found and doesn't have any meaning, but Matt does call me his angel so it's fitting. :) This song, though, probably has the most meaning to both of us. It was also played early on and both the lyrics and the feel of the music fit exactly how we were feeling when we were falling in love. "And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?" *sigh*

The only downside to dancing to this song would be the faster pace around minute four. We did a joke dance at home where Matt started swinging me around wildly while he dipped me backwards...me swinging my hair around all fast, lol. That works for us in our living room but probably not on the real dance floor, hahaha. But we're still considering this one because it means so much to us. Lyrics here.



Crazy Love by Michael Buble. Matt put this song on a CD and surprised me with it on one of our dates. He literally swept me off my feet with it as we danced and he said he wanted it to be our first dance song. So it's in our top four. But the only problem I have with it is it's all about how he feels about me instead of a mutual song. But how romantic is this? To have a guy feel this way about you? *swoon* Lyrics here.

So there you have it! Now...how do you vote? Blogger doesn't have a feature to put a poll directly into this post and when I tried one online, it messed my template up. So the poll is in the sidebar to the right. Just click which song would be your choice and you're done!

Thanks for helping us choose a song!

The Song I Will Be Walking Down the Aisle To