DIY :: Fun Wedding Water Bottle Labels

After deriving inspiration from here and here and all over Etsy, I created my own water bottle labels for the wedding. This was one of the most fun DIY's so far! :)

The labels were created in Adobe Illustrator and printed on full sheet weatherproof labels from Onlinelabels.com.

 I cut them out using scissors... mostly because I loathe paper cutters. And it wasn't so bad.

The finished product! I love them and I think our guests will enjoy them. We plan on having some outside during the ceremony, in buckets and at the reception bar. We also did mini water bottles to put in the OOT bags as well. 

Did you personalize any part of your wedding??

P.S. 2 months to go!

When the wedding date falls on the most important game of the year...

TG and I are die hard 49er fans. Case in point:

When we chose the wedding date way back in January, when NFL schedules had yet to be released, we had no clue it would land on the biggest game of the year for our beloved Niners. The day we play the Raiders.  

After crying. We devised a plan.

1. The game starts at one. The ceremony starts at four.  Good to go.

2. The venue has a big screen (that we will have a slideshow playing on during the reception) and our awesome venue-owner agreed to put the game on the screen while we're all getting ready. She rocks. 

3. Since I won't be able to rock my jersey, I may have to go in this direction... 

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Obviously getting married is our top priority, but would we have chosen this date had we known this game fell on the same day? Honestly, probably not. But we will definitely make the best of it. :)

Did your wedding date conflict with anything??

Hotel Room Blocks

Way back when we first started wedding planning, I knew we had to set up guest hotel room blocks ASAP... for those frantic family members that may or may not be more excited about the wedding than we are. :)

I did a lot of researching and was honestly very afraid to do this because of all of the nightmare stories and hard work it seemed it took. Well, while I can't say that it was the easiest part of planning, I can say I'm now a pro at it. Here are a few tips for those just starting out. 

Tip #1: Do a lot of research! And I mean a lot a lot.

This is the number one tip for a reason. I spent many hours googling and researching past and present brides' advice and looking in to hotels that offered the best deals. Do not underestimate the power of knowledge, it will save you a lot of hassle in the long run!

Tip #2: Get the contact information of one person who can guide you through the process.

The biggest challenge was getting on the same page. I had to do most of my correspondence through email and phone.  As soon as I was in contact with the right person, it was smooth sailing from there. Not to mention, it made it really easy to touch base and see who all had booked a room and who hadn't. 

Tip #3: Think about your guests.

We have a ton of out of town guests coming. Because of that, we decided to block off rooms at three hotels, all different price points, within a relatively close proximity to the wedding weekend events.  We wanted our guests to have options... one of our hotels offers a free shuttle to and from the wedding, while another offers continental breakfast, etc.

Tip #4: Ask a lot of questions!

If there's one thing I've learned from wedding planning is that there are no dumb questions... if you need to know, then ask!

~ Will you be charged if the rooms do not book up?

~ When will the hotel "release" the rooms in your block? Or, how long do your guests have to book their rooms?

~ Does the hotel offer a special room rate for wedding guests?

~ Can you add more rooms to the block later?

These were just some of the things that worked for us, hopefully this helps you!

What are some of your tips for blocking off hotel rooms??

Hair-spiration, Part I

IT'S AUGUST! Whoa buddy. That means 2.5 months until I become Mrs. TG! :)

I suck at doing my own hair. Just wanted to preface this whole post with that because, well, I have no idea what I want done to it for the wedding. Shocker, I know.

However, here's the very short list of things I do know:

• I don't want a veil. This is one tradition that I'm throwing out the window.
• I would like a pretty head band of some sort.
• Hair must be up but loosely (I do not want a super slicked back polished look)

I really like this look with the head band...

And I love this Carrie Underwood look, my bangs are sort of like that...

This is also super cute...

So I guess Operation Hunt-Down-A-Pretty-And-Sparkly-Headband is underway.