What's been happening?

I've realised I've neglected this blog for all of March - I can't believe its already April!

A few progressions in terms of wedding plans:

1) Katrina came over a few weeks back to show us her invitation designs and discuss colours. We really liked the simplicity of her designs and am so excited to start choosing papers and colours!! This leads me onto the next topic...

2) The guestlist has been finalised...it was tough and I'm sure it's going to change leading up to the wedding. But just glad it has been done. So far we are looking at approximately 90-100 guests.

3) We went to Justen's housewarming and we hadn't seen the lovely couple since they got married last year. We were amazed at their new place - it was really nice!! We also got to see their wedding photos which were really beautiful and I'm hoping mine turn out just as good! I also found out that Renee got a good deal on her flowers so I should also pursue a quote from her florist!

4) Today we attended marriage education which is a program run by Catholicare. It was very very helpful and raised many questions that Charlie and I should be discussing such as expectations of married life, children, sacrament of marriage, conflict resolution etc. I feel exhausted now though!! Here is a pic of Our Lady of Lourdes Church for those who haven't seen the church before...



And in case you were wondering - March was very busy because of dragonboat - we came third at state titles which was awesome considering it was my first women's sport crew race :D



Another thing is I've also started a detox yesterday and I am ALREADY craving chocolate and making a food list of the first foods I will be eating on Day 11 (the detox runs for 10 days!). I think the worse thing so far is just having to drink digestive bitters before each meal - tastes FOUL. Below is what I'm having for dinner tonight - wholegrain pilaf using quinoa - actually quite yummy!


Finally I have an assignment on Australian International Tax due in 8 days and I have barely started!! *gulp* Although since I will be away for a whole month in October, I am deferring my final two subjects, so this will be my last subject for 2010. Hopefully that will give me some sort of motivation...

Loving: Breton Stripes

I want these both now!!

Cardi is from Bardot and long sleeve top is from Asos.

Love love.

Orange to Black

The wedding planning front has been very quiet lately, the only wedding thing related that has happened since I last posted was paying a monthly instalment for my dress haha.

I would have liked to go check out florists today but i have come down with a nasty cold so instead I have been in bed all day and gargling salty water :(

My hair was becoming very orangey

So I decided to dye it back to brown!! Turned out a little blacker than I wanted to be - i asked for an ash brown and it came out very very dark. What do you think??

It was also Nic's 18th birthday dinner at Masuya last night :) Happy Birthday bud!! Didnt have time to fix my hair so its flat and lifeless as can be

Dragon Boat and Clutches

I have been neglecting wedding planning for the past two weeks because of....dragon boat!! yeah, i'm just making excuses :P Although I'm sure I'll have more time to focus on wedding planning after CNY races!! But as I had promised myself to update my blog weekly, here is the update!

February literally feels like the most busiest month ever!! This week is CNY and even though we don't celebrate it in my family, Charlie's family does have a get together so I'll be having dinner with his family on both Friday and Saturday coming up. Sunday is Valentine's Day and cos we are saving up for the wedding, we both agreed not to get anything for each other and just have a nice feed somewhere. He has always been wanting to go back to this Turkish restie in Randwick that he and his frds went to last yr so hopefully we can try that this weekend!

Next weekend is Nic's 18th!! Very excited for her - it'll be the first time she'll go clubbing (i could say the same thing for me and charlie cos we are literally living over 55's lifestyles going to bed at 10.30 on a friday)!!

The weekend after that is CNY sports race and corporate AND anita's 24th at WAQU!! Very excited!!

See what i mean by busy?

I am still waiting for my coastal scents package to arrive. Fingers crossed none of the palettes have any broken colours! I am also still looking for l'oreal liquid eyeliner and also for essie nailpolishes thanks to my makeup guru youtube addiction!!

Also - what kind of clutches do brides carry on the day? I had a search on etsy and have come up with my favourite sellers:

Davie and Chiyo Clutches
I luvvv this one! I wonder if there is a strap though?

Angee W
I know this one ain't white but its my personal favourite! It is sooo 1950s :)



Vicky Riley Weddings

The Social Seam
I really love this oversized bow - very Valentino

Atelier Edyta Loukia
I like the size of this one and the flower details but from the pic it looks like canvas material...

And here is a bag I would LOVVVVVE to get my hands on!! Balenciaga-inspired Witchery bags :)
I dont know whether to get the black or brown!! I have had like a crush on Balenciaga bags like since forever.

Coastal Scents 88 Palette

Woohoo order has been put in for my coastal scents 88 palette! I cant wait to get it!! Plus I ordered an eyeshadow and chisel brush and an angle brush. I was browsing my makeup guru subscriptions on youtube and Kandee Johnson had posted up a bridal makeup tutorial! After watching it, I really want a MAC paint pot (heaps of other gurus use MAC paint pots too) and a whole lot of MAC highlighters lol.

I am soooo in love with makeup right now :) Gonna go for a walk and try to find the L'oreal liquid eyeliner!!

Btw I started up dragon boating again for corporate and I've also joined the Sports crew. Im hoping this will help me tone up my arms and back if I keep doing it throughout winter! I feel SUPER SUPER sore right now!

Chalet

With the mortgage always at the back of my mind, i always feel guilty spending money on clothes, shoes, makeup etc. So i turn to household goods. I am LOVING cute cute kitchen essentials from Chalet. I bought a pink can opener from them last weekend and am hoping to grow my collection of pastel cooking tools hehe.
Also, the BM's have bought their Sheike dresses, so excited to see it on them and what kind of style they will choose to tie their dresses :) fun fun!!

I didnt get a chance to visit the two remaining florists on my list this weekend cos its just been too busy, but hoping I will be able to book a florist soon!!

Deposit for dress - PAID!

This weekend, I had put a deposit for my dress at Dressense! YAY! I decided to go with Dressense rather than Abbey's Bridal cos a) its much closer to home and b) the SAs there are wayy nicer and so very helpful, it doesnt hurt either when they throw in a compliment here and there hehe. I'm very happy that mum likes the dress, she says I look like a mermaid in it hehe. I cant wait to get it!! I ordered it in the smallest size (the SA decided on the size based on my measurements which I actually never knew until I got measured) so I hope my body stays this shape 10 months later!! *starts regretting the blueberry and almond french toast bake she ate this morning for brunch, it didnt even taste that good either*



Whilst we were in Miranda, Nic tried on a couple of dresses, first this purple number from Sheike which looked very elegant on her and can be worn various ways as so
She also tried on a red dress at Events but wasnt as beautiful as this purple one. I spoke to Charlie about his feelings on having our theme colour changed to purple and he was fine with that, so now our theme colour is PURPLE! Thoughts on this colour theme?? My only concern is that it will be hard to find EXACT hues of purple, but hey, nothing is perfect :) and a little bit of oddity and mismatch just adds some character!

I also had a look at flights to Honolulu for our honeymoon - the cheapest flights i could find were jetstar for $919 return, per person. I also started reading hotel reviews on Trip Advisor and was horrified at the state and looks of some of the low-budget hotels..or should i say hostel-looking hotels? I must say though, planning for a holiday is so much fun fun fun!! :D Better than reading about the newest transfer pricing developments :P Can't wait!!