Ring Bearer Goody Bags

Moms of my ring bearers... Look away! 
This is a surprise for your little guys! ;)


We have four ring bearers in our wedding! 

Four! 

Four fun little guys! :)

My (our) nephew, Kase. Mr. M's (our) nephews Chancey and Marcus. 

And my bestie's little man, Ryan. 

I really wanted to give them a little something for being part of our special day. 

BUT without spending a ton of money. 

Enter the dollar store!!!

I was able to purchase paper bags, and some goodies to go inside all for around $10. :)

I used plain brown paper lunch bags and wrote each boy's name in puff paint. 

I let the paint dry over night. 

Then stuffed each bag full of fun goodies. 

The dollar store has these little "Pack and Play" packs for $1 each. 

Inside are crayons, pictures to color and stickers. 

Each ring bearer received either a Toy Story or Cars pack in their goody bag!

I also included some bubbles, and toy dinosaurs. 

Just enough goodies to entertain four little guys! :)

Once the bags were stuffed, I folded over the tops and stapled them closed. 

Then they went in the box with the flower girl goody bags to be taken to the wedding! :)

Did you do anything special for your ring bearers? 

Bridal Shower Recap - Gifts

*Be forewarned... This is a VERY picture heavy post of me opening up shower gifts... 

Now you know... haha

I received some of the MOST AMAZING gifts at my bridal shower!

The shower theme was based on helping me stock up my kitchen and pantry.

And in all seriousness... The lovely ladies that came really helped me stock up!!!

Apples Kitchen Sign

 My KITCHEN theme is apples, which the girls shared in the invitations. 

They also included an apple recipe card so that each invitee could bring back their favorite recipe to share with me! 

Reading the title of one of the recipes I received...

 Some of the AMAZING recipes that I received were:

*Banana Bread

*Beef Stroganoff

*Peach Cobbler

*Pumpkin Bread

*Hawaiian Meat Balls

*Tater tot Casserole

*Chicken Enchiladas

*AND SO MANY MORE!!!

Sandy even wrapped my gifts in daisy paper! (my wedding flowers!)

 I was nervous about sitting up there in front of everyone opening presents... but it was fun!

My maid, Meghan Jo handed me presents to open and recorded what they were and who they were from. (SO useful for writing thank you notes after!!!)

And my sister-in-law, Arina collected the discarded wrapping paper. :) 

We had a nice system!

Jewelry received from Mr. M's sweet little cousin Miss Hailey!

 The gifts and cards were so thoughtful and I am so blessed to have received so many nice things and thoughts from our loved ones! 

And let's just say my KITCHEN and Mr. M's TUMMY thanks everyone for all cookware, dishes, serve ware, decorations and of course RECIPES!!!

Yeah... I have several of these doofie pictures of me showing off my gifts... I was EXCITED... haha!

How adorable are these little ceramic measuring cups!!

Marilyn even wrapped her gift with zebra ribbon... She knows my love of zebra! :)

 

Again, because I can't say it enough, thanks SO much to everyone who came and celebrated my first bridal shower with me! 

And thanks to Meg and Brianne for putting on a GREAT time!!

Stay tuned for my recap of the games we played and the hostess gifts I gave the girls... 

As well as a highly edited recap of the after party... ;)

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Bridal Shower Recap - Lovely Ladies & Food

My first bridal shower was SO MUCH FUN!!!

It was hosted by my bridesmaid, Meghan Jo and sister-in-law, Brianne!

They set up tables and chairs on Meghan's front porch...

It was the nicest day to sit outside and enjoy the lovely afternoon!!!

I had the best time getting to see most of my bridesmaids and spend time with friends and family!

Kayli, Me, Meghan Jo, Charli and Megan

My maids, Charli and Megan came all the way from Cruces to be there!!!

Thanks ladies!!! 

And EVERYONE was dressed SO cute!!!

There were more than a few mentions of stealing Charli's dress... ;)

 My bridal shower hostesses did the BEST job!!!

Thank you to my bridesmaid, Meghan Jo and sister-in-law Brianne!!

As well as all the ladies that helped out by bringing food and what not!!!

My mom, me and MOH (and sister) Kayli

 Speaking of food... CHECK OUT this food/dessert table!!

Meg made THREE types of cupcakes! Chocolate mint, margarita (with a salted rim even!) and pineapple upside down cake!! I LOVED all three... But in the end I think the pineapple upside down cake were my favorite... (I ate leftovers for breakfast for two days! ;)

 There were sandwiches, chips and dip, a CHOCOLATE fountain with fruit and marshmallows to dip in! Veggie platters and dip, tortilla roll ups, an assortment of sweets!!! 

It was all SO delicious!!

I only went back several a few times throughout the day for more goodies... ;) 

SISTERS - Brianne, Kayli, Me, Arina and Stephanie

 Little Miss Corryn (our neice and one of the flower girls) enjoyed herself too!! 

Her favorite parts were the candy in the guest favors :) which where cute little boxes of candy that read, "Sweet Times - Kassi's Shower 4/30/2011" 

And the water fountain on Meghan's porch! :)

 Stay tuned for more recaps including games, gifts, hostess gifts and more!! 

All coming up next week! :)

Fun for Friday!

It's FRIDAY!!! YAY!!!

I just wanna share a fun post today! To celebrate Friday at the end of a long week!

Look what my sweet bridesmaid, Kayce, gave me!!

She made a trip to Victoria's Secret... And bought me a little pre-wedding party present!

CUTE, right!?!?!

The funnest part was listening to Mr. P, Kayce's guy and Mr. M's Best Man, tell Mr. M...

"You should see the outfit she got to go with that!!! You're gonna love it man!"

HAHAHAHAHA

So of course, I HAD to try it on!!! :)
FYI: It's SUPER HARD taking a pic of yourself with a mask on... Just sayin'. haha



What do you think? Sexy Little Bride for sure, right?!? heehee!
You can get one of these CUTE masks here!!
And while you're there, check out all the SEXY Bride wear from Victoria's Secret!!! :)

THANKS KAYCE! :) I LOVE IT!

Did you receive anything fun BEFORE your wedding that you really enjoyed?
What was it? :)

Happy Weekend All!!!

Bridesmaid Gifts

So some of my bridesmaids actually read this blog...

And I want their gifts to be at least somewhat of a surprise...

That being said, here's a little teaser for you ladies. :)

I got some of the materials needed in to make up three more bridesmaid gifts. One is already finished.

I need to do 6 total bridesmaids and one for my lovely hostess.

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All I'll say is each girl is getting something tailored to her and her personality. And I am so excited to get them all going and hopefully finished soon.

My ladies are getting spoiled, I think! heehee... Tease, tease. ;)

What did you use for bridesmaid gifts? Any good ideas... cause I'm still looking for additions possibly...?

Wedding Registry Tips

A few days ago I received a Facebook message from my sister, who is also my Maid of Honor. She is awesome! She is taking on her MOH duties with full gusto!

The message was in regards to registering for wedding gifts, because apparently you're supposed to include the registries in the pre-party invites, so everyone knows where to buy and what you would like to receive. It also seems to be a personal favorite of hers, because she's super excited about it... love her!!! Basically, the point of her message was,
"Sister, registries... Get your behind in gear!" Aye Aye!!

So last night Mr. M and I had a discussion on registering for wedding gifts. The whole idea seems to make him a little uncomfortable... He doesn't want to ask for things from our family and friends. Which I get... But a wedding is one of the few times that it's allowed!

I tried to explain that they'll be buying us gifts anyway, it might as well be something we want, and something that's easy for them to find. Right?!?

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So again, a quest for wedding planning knowledge!

I found several sites online where you can set up registries. Almost any chain department store has this option as well as tons of specialty stores. So I started checking them out.
But wait... Just FYI there are some things to keep in mind BEFORE registering for wedding gifts... In my own words. As learned from several online sources...

1) Register soon after enagement! (Ok, I'm late, I didn't know... oops!) This gives everyone that will be purchasing gifts for the two of you in the near future, an idea of what you want early on. Also if you're having an engagement party then there are some options available in case someone wants to buy an engagement gift.

2) You aren't bound by the traditional wedding registry standards. If you need and WILL use a set of fine china, then sure. But if you'd prefer a new BBQ grill, go for it. Ask for what you want and will make the most use of.

Also, if you've been living together and already have everything you need for a home, it's cool to ask for the fun stuff.. i.e. golf clubs, board games, etc. Or even go ahead and ask for new stuff. In my and Mr. M's case most of our stuff is hand me downs, or yard sale scores. It wouldn't hurt to have some new stuff of our very own! ;)

3) Register as a team! The gifts you will be receiving for your wedding are for the both of yas! So don't be the stingy stinker and register for only things you want... Let your fiance in on the registering fun! It's also totally acceptable to register for a few items of only his choosing and a few items of yours... i.e. I may register for a sewing table, and he might choose a poker set. Everybody's happy in the end!

4) Before choosing where to register look into each store's policies... And check the message boards on wedding sites! Other brides will let you know if they had trouble with a specific store, something that the main wedding websites won't tell you so as not to play favorites. Some stores have better return and exchange policies than others. Some keep WAY better track of your registries i.e. what's been bought and what hasn't so that things don't get bought over and over.

5) Three seems to be the magic number of registry sites. Definitley choose more than one so guests have an option of where to shop. At the same time more than that can get a little overwhelming... And takes alot of time to shop through if someone is looking for a gift for you.

6) Register for items in several price ranges. Each gift buyer will have a different idea of what they want to spend for your gift. Make sure there's several options in each price range so that they feel they have some choice over what they choose to purchase for you. 

     

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7) On those same lines, register for more gifts than guests, again, to provide choices! You can always add more to your registries as time progresses. Especially if something new comes along that you really would like to have... Go ahead! Add it on there!

8) Check in on your registries after they've been created. Make sure things are being updated there when someone purchases a gift from the list. Otherwise, you may receive multiples of the same gift on accident.

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9) You can absolutely register for gift cards. Wedding ettiquete says directly asking for cash is a no-no, but gift cards are acceptable. If you do prefer cash, it's best to tell your wedding party and ask that they politely spread the word.

10) Say thanks! As soon as gifts start coming in, start writing thank you notes. This way you can write notes throughout the whole process without getting behind. Setting up a system to keep track of what came in and who it's from is a GREAT idea. Also, spending a little to purchase some nice thank you notes will let your guests know that you care enough to say thanks properly!

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I feel better about registering for our wedding gifts with these tips in mind.

Hope they're helpful to someone else! If they are, I would love to hear about it!

Also, know any registering tips I left out, that are important?? Please share!!!