You were in my dreams and now have become my reality.
I didn't need a fairy tale, I didn't need a castle.
I needed someone to hold, someone to love.
I didn't need a million dollars or a house on the beach.
I needed someone true to themselves, and true to me.
I wanted a reality come true, I wanted someone like you.

Dreams are made of cotton candy, lollipops, and candy canes.
Life is made of ups and downs, the good and bad, right and wrong.
A relationship isn't what you dream, it's what you make.
You can dream for happiness, but only we can make it happen.
My reality has come true, because I am in love with you.

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What will your groom rock down the aisle?

Just as we have so many choices in gowns, now our grooms have so many styles in suits and tuxedos. Did you know that Kleinfield has a men's department? But what if your guy doesn't want to be just another groom in a traditional tux? No worries, your groom can go funky with converse sneakers or keep it simple in a grey vest from J.Crew. If you aren't sure where to start keep reading at AllWomenStalk.com for 7 Hot Groom Styles he will be sure to look good in!

I loved that my husband wore a tiffany blue tie to match his guys but rocked the ivory vest to match his bride (ME!). We first looked at the ivory tie and ivory vest together as a set like many guys wear, but when we took a photo at the tuxedo fitting it just seemed to blend too much and wash out the lines. The tiffany blue tie stood out as well as the ivory vest, the contrast was very handsome. I have to say we were a little more traditional in the tux style...but still very cool!

Will your groom rock converse like these guys?

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Or rock the traditional style like my husband?

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Our Wedding Rocked...and yours can too!

Every time I see our wedding photos I fall in love with our special day all over again. I remember the beautiful vows that we wrote together, I remember how beautiful my stepdaughter's voice was when she sang to us her own song, and I remember the unity sand ceremony we did with my husband's children (my step children). So many personal memories that were part of our day made it special for us and it's a great way for all brides to make their wedding uniquely their own! On our wedding day I knew that I wanted three very important women in my life to be close to me because they were no longer with us. I had a pin of my grandmother's name, which belonged to her, a heart locket that my other grandmother had given to my grandfather (also no longer with us), and a beautiful butterfly pin that was my great Aunt's. I put all three of these beautiful trinkets on my blue hydrangea bouquet and carried the memories of these strong, beautiful women with me all through out my wedding day and close to my heart is where they will always stay!

To see more of our wedding photos continue reading @ AllWomenStalk.com....

What personal touches and unique memories do you want to make on your wedding day? Where did you find your ideas? I have to give a lot of credit to blogs like Weddingbee where real brides give us wonderful ideas to really make our wedding day special. Wedding blogs have been so helpful in planning our wedding and it's another reason why I love to blog about my own wedding and find ideas for other brides! Thanks readers for being who you are!

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Wedding Budget...

There are so many new brides that I blog with and I was just wondering how long their engagement and planning has been? I know a few of them are getting married very soon...Congrats!! And congrats to all brides and grooms!

We got engaged in July of 2008 and right away we were thinking of a Fall wedding for 2009. I really loved the fall colors, pumpkins, and the weather during this season. However, after we found our venue, which was the only one we had a meeting with and actually took a tour of, we knew that we needed more time to save money. We knew what it would take to really pull off what we really wanted....so our fall wedding of 2009 turned into a Spring wedding of 2010! It took two years and right up to the minute to save, plan, make invitations, bathroom baskets, a card box, a sign for the amazing Adesso Polaroid guest book, find the right cake topper, and make the seating chart for our venue...that was one of the worst things I had to do for our wedding, trust me it sucks!

Many couples have their reasons for their wedding date...some don't have the money or time to save so they plan for a 6 month engagement and some couples like us are lucky enough that we can save for two years for a $20,000 wedding. There are ways to plan and save for all kinds of weddings. Here are a few things about our wedding that may help you plan yours.

1. Our photographer including album was $1200, the DJ was $500 and our videographer was $800.
2. Our venue ( Glen Foerd Historical Mansion) cost half of our budget at about $11,000...most amazing time! Package included 5 hours, 5 different hor d'oeuvres, dinner, open bar, chairs, tables, silver, glassware, plates, pasta station, fondue station, our own bridal attendent, use of their beautiful bridal room to get ready, ceremony on site, and a beautiful historical mansion to take pictures at and walk through!
3. I bought our invitations for $60 at Michaels and printed them at home. (Takes time so plan for this)
4. My Allure W205 wedding dress was $1,000, which was a gift from my mother. PS it's not on their site any more!
5. Our centerpieces, bouquets, bout. and mother's flowers cost about $2000 and were very beautiful...we loved them!
6. We bought the MOH and bridesmaids dresses (Mori Lee)..my two bridesmaids were my now stepdaughters. The dresses were about $200 each with alterations.
7. We rented all the tux for the bestman, two groomsmen and my dad...total was about $400 with a free rental for the groom.
8. Our honeymoon was in Naples, Florida at a beautiful beach front hotel for 6 days, we had a car rental, and air fare for about $2300 not including what we spent there. Best vacation we've ever been on!! Our honeymoon was amazing!
9. His wedding band (the same as Mrs. French Fry's hubby!) was about $300, it's a handsome tungsten by Triton that we got at Robbin's Diamonds where we got both my engagement ring and wedding band. My wedding band was $880 I believe.
10. Everyone had their own transportation....no limo or wedding bus needed!
11. We had an amazing sand ceremony that included my now step children (two daughters and one son), it was one of the moments I will remember forever...because it was about our new family being bonded together forever. And no money can buy that!

Every wedding is beautiful and unique and as bloggers and brides we see these photos online and want to know how they made it happen...and this is how we made it happen!! PS...no budget for a wedding planner...so that was my duty!

Another peek at our wedding day....Getting Ready at Glen Foerd!

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My flower headband (the headband part is covered up) was about $12.00 at Claire's and my pearl necklace I believe is from Kohls for about $18.00, and my veil was about $120...I bought it at the same bridal shop where I got my gown. I did my own makeup...very light colors, very natural.

No matter what your budget is, how stressful things can seem, how long your check list gets, don't worry about the little details and things you forgot because in the end its about what it all really means: Your marriage, your committment, your bond, your lifetime together.

Celebrity Weddings...

I love seeing celebrity weddings and all the details; my favorite detail is always the bride's dress and trying to find out who designed it! I hate hearing about celebrity scandals, breakups, and divorces when weddings are so beautiful and marriages and vows should be honored. Did you see how beautiful Crown Princess Victoria looked on her wedding day?

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Those kids are so adorable! I love that all the girls are wearing white and the little boys look so cute in their sailor outfits! Can you believe that Princess Victoria's train was 16.5 feet long! What celebrity wedding is your favorite?