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Today’s thoughts on being a conscious bride…

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Today I finished reading “The Conscious Bride”. I’ll have a review/my lessons learned posted soon. Until then, here is my thought for the day.

I will be present and aware in the months, weeks, days, hours and moments throughout our engagement and wedding day. I will be true to myself and recognize my feelings and my emotions head-on as I prepare for our commitment.

Whether you’re a bride or a wife, you should read “The Conscious Bride”. You won’t be disappointed. I’m so glad I’ve read this during our planning. Stay tuned for more info! And thanks again to Liza of Maiden to Married for recommending!

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Posted in engagement, inspiration, love, wedding |

I’m starting 2010 as a “conscious bride”

Friday, January 1st, 2010

Happy new year everyone! Welcome to 2010…the year I will become Mrs. Dial.

Wow. Exciting!

Knowing we’re halfway through our engagement, you probably think I’m all aflurry between guest lists, decoration ideas, dress fittings, jewelry hunting, etc. While I am working on a few of those things, I’m nowhere near “aflurry” or stressed – mainly due to the fact that I am a conscious bride.

What does that mean? It means that planning our wedding is more than never-ending checklists that involve flowers, table linens, invitations, etc. We’re planning the ceremony and celebration of our love and life-long commitment to each other. That’s what truly matters.

When I say I’m a conscious bride, it means that Philip and I have started our planning by visualizing our wedding day. We’ve talked about our values and why we’re getting married. In all of our planning decisions, we’re comparing our options with the goals/vision/values we’ve set for our big day. The media and the wedding industry often focus on the materialistic, tangible objects of the marriage…but rarely does anyone urge the bride and groom to focus on the internal, intangible items.

Based on a recommendation from bridal coach Liza Hippler of Maiden to Married, whom I met at the Franklin Bridal Ball last May, I just started reading a fantastic book titled “The Conscious Bride: Women Unveil Their True Feelings About Getting Hitched” by Sheryl Paul.

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I can’t think of a more perfect way to start the year than by taking time to relax and enjoy this book. I’m about halfway through it and will keep you posted with final thoughts! Hope you’ve had a wonderful New Year’s Day!

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Any Nashville brides want $55 worth of free wedding magazines?

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Happy November everyone!

I know it’s been several weeks since I’ve written. Not for lack of inspiration, believe me. I have ALL kinds of things I want to tell you about! It’s truly been for lack of time. I wish there was a way to cram a few more hours in the day! I just never have enough time for everything I want to get done! Anyone else feeling me on this one? Unfortunately blogging has taken a back seat in relation to work, play and wedding planning. Tsk tsk. I promise I’ll do better. *pinkie swear*

Now that BecomingMrsDial has apologized for being reclusive…on to the fun stuff!

Because our wedding plans are full-steam ahead (and I have a blog reader FULL of amazing wedding blogs), I’ve decided I no longer need my stack of wedding magazines:

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If you’re a bride, I would LOVE to give them to you! Help me freecycle them! As pictured above, I have 5 magazines and one Pink Book, which is a wedding planner for Nashville brides. It lists many great local wedding resources. There’s a high possibility I have several more laying around that I would happily pass along as well. This is just what I found as I was cleaning last weekend.

I just added up all the prices on these and this stack is worth more than $55! These dang things are expensive. Thank goodness for the world of wedding blogs.

If you’re interested in taking these home, leave a comment below. You get extra points if you can recommend a Nashville caterer or two. That’s our next big hurdle…after we tackle the guest list this weekend.

If you know another bride on a budget, please tell her about my little freecycle giveway. I need to get away from these and focus!

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Nashville wedding recap, part 2

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

I have all kinds of exciting wedding updates! We’re definitely making some progress in our wedding planning. Yay! Here’s the latest…

Invitations

We found them! Perfect colors. Amazing price! Check that one off the list.

Photography

Wow, Nashville is full of AMAZING photographers. Seriously. Go over to Google. Search “Nashville wedding photographer”. You will find oodles of incredibly talented, cutting-edge local photographers. Each will have a unique style, as every artist does. You’ll fall in love with one photographer’s portfolio, return to Google and then fall in love with the next.

We’ve finally whittled our list down to two and we’re hoping to decide this weekend.

Bridesmaids

My five beautiful bridesmaids have graciously accepted my invitation to be a part of our big day! These five fabulous females are each incredible ladies. Clearly. I will have full introductions of each one coming soon. I will first introduce Jill, my Maid of Honor, who has ALREADY been in contact with the other bridesmaids. They’re already exchanging details about a bridal shower and the bachelorette party! These girls are WITH it! So thankful for you gals.

Attire

I’ve already announced I’m wearing my mother’s wedding gown – which I think is just darn cool.

Last weekend Jill (MOH) came down to Nashville and we drove allll around town looking through dresses at our local bridal salons. I think we went to seven or eight…can’t remember. We browsed dresses from 10 am – 2 pm and I’m pretty sure Jill tried on about 20 dresses. Little did we know we could’ve stopped at the very first salon we visited. Pretty sure we’ve found the perfect bridesmaid dress! Don’t want to give away too many details yet…all I’m saying is Lazaro. It’s lovely. And comfortable. And knee length. And made of tissue taffeta. Agh! Can’t wait to share.

After a long day of running around playing dress-up, Jill and I went to Cheekwood Botanical Gardens & Museum of Art in Belle Meade for free day. (Many Nashville attractions have free days throughout the year…which is awesome!) Cheekwood is a beautiful historic estate that attracts many visitors and families throughout the year. It’s also the backdrop for many weddings and large events. They were actually setting up for a wedding in the back lawn when we were there. Here are some photos we took at Cheekwood:

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Stay tuned for bridesmaid introductions!

Tags: bridesmaids, Cheekwood, invitations, photos
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Who wouldn’t want a giggleBOOTH!?

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

I’ve totally added thegiggleBOOTH to my list of potential vendors. Our wedding guests would have a blast! Check it out:

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I found out about the giggleBOOTH when Courtney, a photographer for the giggleBOOTH, left a comment here on my blog. They’re having a contest where they’re giving away two giggleBOOTH sessions – one to a lucky bride and groom (could be Philip and I!) and the other to a non-wedding event. Learn more about the giggleBOOTH by clicking here. Make sure to tell them Krista sent you.

They get even more kudos because when I landed on their blog, I got to enjoy the fun song “Electric Feel” by MGMT – an amazing band I learned about from Philip.