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I know it has been a while since I last posted, but I believe this blog is finally coming to an end. Sad I know, but there is good news. I have started another blog! This chapter/blog in my life has closed since I am married and the wedding is over and done with. However, I still have constant ideas & insights to design and decor for your possible future wedding and home. And I am going to make

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Marcin Harla, our wedding photographer, has finally provided us a highlight of some images from our wedding day. We don't have the full inventory of photos yet. In roughly ten days, we will be getting the online proofs of everything! Marcin said there are a ton of images to pick from which is a good thing.Enjoy the pics and let us know what you think...Click here to see all the images that Marcin

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Of course the wedding is over and the blog posts aren't as frequent, but I do plan on starting another blog with fun, insightful ideas to design and decorating whether it is for your home, or for your wedding! So stay tuned, and I will keep you posted of the new link. I am still taking a nice break from everything that has just passed. :)However this blog isn't over and complete just yet. We have

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We got some more pictures from Hemal's cousin, Biraju. He really got some nice shots of the venue – the Rose Garden where the cocktail hour was and the ceiling of the reception hall of Hotel Baker.His camera angle was from upstairs since that was where he was seated and he certainly caught some nice moments of my dad and I for the father & daughter dance and the son & mother dance.

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We're on our dream honeymoon. The island of Anguilla is oh-so-beautiful. They have 33 pristine, white sandy beaches. We are in Maundays Bay at the Cap Juluca resort. We flew into St. Maarten and hitched a ride on a boat over to the 4 mile wide and 17 mile long island. The people are very friendly and accomodating. So far the trip is going very well. We have yet to explore the whole island. We are

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Yes we are married, and I am officially Mrs. Patel! Our big day was a blast and according to our guests they had a wonderful time too! Our day couldn't have gone any smoother thanks to the help of our family and friends. Thank you all!I know everyone is curious about pictures from our wedding day and so am I. I don't have the official wedding photography pics available from Marcin Harla yet, but

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Not many of you have seen current pics of my dad. Well here he is with Colonel Edward Baker at Hotel Baker. He has a smile like mine... or is it vice versa. :)

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As you all the know the slight drama last week were my yellow Ranunculus flowers that all died. However, I did get my replacement flowers – yellow and white Spray Roses. The white ones were for my bouquet.As soon as we got them Thursday, June 11th, I put my mom and dad to work as I ran some errands. :) They weren't total slaves to me. I just had them trim the ends for now. Later on that night,

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I am a little behind on the blog postings so here is a recap of some of the events last week! I was way too busy to keep up. We have some free wifi at our resort, Cap Juluca in Anguilla, so I thought I would catch up.Us getting our marriage license last Wednesday, June 10th!

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I was planning to give a live post yesterday with a picture of her coming through the sliding doors in the airport of when we first laid our eyes on her since it had been some 5 years since we last saw her. But as we all know, things never go according to plan thanks to Murphy's law.The flight arrived on time, but going through immigration services always takes some time. We were waiting some 30-

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OMG! I think I almost had an anxiety attack. First of all, I have been going to bed the last few nights really late since I seem to pass the time working on my wedding projects and before I know it, it's 1-2 a.m. in the morning. Well lucky me this morning, I get a 6 a.m. phone call interrupting my dead sleep, and it wasn't a good one.It was a rep from the wholesale floral vendor that I ordered

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Not my wedding day, but the day that my mom finally returns from Thailand.My sister drove-in yesterday, Sunday, from the Indianapolis area to be part of the welcoming committee; the welcoming committee is just her and I. :) It's going to be a hectic day today. We have to get my mom from the airport and then take her shopping. Ambitious I know considering jet lag. However, we need to get her a

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Busy, busy ladies and gentlemen...Let's see, I designed the wedding menu cards and cut all 120 of them on a nice efficient cutter. Excuse me, but some menu cards may be a little off centered, and I was trying to get to bed. This occurred at 1:00 a.m. on Sunday.Wedding centerpiece sneak peak: Table Number Cards on the Main Centerpiece. You can almost see the final product! :) But not the full

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Here are some old school pics of us back in the day...

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The ringbearer's attire is already to go! Nisha made his custom yellow tie that matches her dress and my sister's too. One more thing done. How cute is the little side pocket with the hankie. :)Side Note: Nisha was up late doing this...she sent this pic to me at 1 a.m. in the morning. Crazy!

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I am up early on the last Saturday morning before our wedding. I have a list of things to do before my mom comes into town Monday. I have my gourmet cup of coffee and all my paper laid out on things I need to get done!

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Everyone has been asking me, "What about your Mom?" And in response, I have generally been on the DL about the topic since I didn't want to jinx it.Well, I can now say she's coming home! My sister and I finally got a green light from the U.S. Embassy in Thailand for her to come back to the U.S.We booked her ticket, and she is due to arrive in the U.S. on Monday morning of next week. I can't

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This past Saturday morning I made a nice, heart-healthy breakfast for the Fiance. Egg white omelette with a slice of reduced-fat Colby Jack cheese over a piece of toasted whole wheat bread and a side of fresh mango. Just trying to keep him slim for the big day.Also, check out our new silverware and dishes. Thanks to family and friends we have dishes and utensils. However, no place mats just yet;

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Awesome natural, candid shot by Marcin Harla. 10 days to go before he shoots our wedding! Can't wait to see our wedding day pics.

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Touches of blue and yellow everywhere...Not only are the Manzanita branches yellow, I also had 2 frames painted yellow to match perfectly. The larger frame will house a picture of my future husband & I, and the smaller frame will be displayed on the bar framing a special drink menu specifically for the ladies. (Prego friends be on the look out for it; there will be a virgin cocktail too!)

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18 days to go! And time to kick the wedding decor production into high gear! For our Monday off, we invited Nirmal & Nisha over for some BBQ food in exchange for some wedding labor. :)Do these branches below look at all familiar? I posted about them a month ago. Yep, they're Manzanita branches. My main centerpieces have arrived and time to blast them with some color! And what color would that be.

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My Saturday task was to install the FLOR system into our utility/laundry room. I wanted to hide the not-so-pleasant vinyl that was in there and wanted something softer on our feet as we do our laundry.I have always been a fan of the FLOR system for its practical way of cleaning and not being committed to carpet for life. Just lift one tile, clean and replace. What a great concept.All you need is

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Does everyone remember an old post on Baby Girl Names for Nirmal & Nisha. Well, I sort of lost track of time and forgot to do a follow up on it and figured now is the time. The baby girl is do in late June and it's getting real close! I did get a good amount of feedback on baby girl names via blog commenters, emails and through conversation with friends and family.And here are the TOP three names

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We had a family outing this last Sunday at the Arlington Park Racetrack. We all went to go see the Marines' marching band and drill team perform. It was pretty cool to see them do their fancy steps in sync and gun tossing tricks.I wish I had a picture of my fiance's face to show you guys when he was watching the performance. He was quite proud and giddy inside since he was a former Marines.I do

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My fiance's cousin, Dhaval (a.k.a. "Duvall" according to me), and his wife, Pinky, have a new baby girl! She gave birth to baby Shreya (prounounced Shra-ya) this past Thursday morning. Not sure if you guys all remember, but we went to their baby shower back in early March.Another baby that we get to play with! She's a cutie.

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Moving-in clutter out and wedding preparation clutter in.Everyone is asking me what I am doing for centerpieces since I am doing them myself and not hiring a florist to do the work. Like I have mentioned before, I want to keep a bit of a mystery surrounding the wedding decor, but here are some snapshots to intrigue you.My wedding color palette is pretty clean & simple and the best way to show off

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Our master bedroom is done! Well for now since we are out of the "home" spending fund. However, the key elements are in. Check out our HUGE king-size bed set against long, dark dramatic drapes that keeps all the daylight out for us to sleep in late.Our bed and nightstand are from the lovely Room & Board furniture store. And our contemporary, white hi-gloss dressers are from CB2 along with the

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We have finally transitioned into our new place! And we have been sleeping here since this past Saturday, and it feels great. I love our new king-size bed and I just can't seem to get my self out of bed in time to go to the gym in the morning! A not so good thing considering I have a wedding in a month. :)It's been over a week or two since I last posted pics of our place. Some new things have

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Check out Ari's attire for the wedding! How cute is that. He's going to be sporting a pinstripe short with matching vest and cap. And we can't forget that yellow color. He is getting a custom yellow bow tie made to match our wedding colors. Nisha, his mom, did a great job finding this whole ensemble.

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I was browsing on our wedding photographer's site just to check out what he's doing lately these days since I am always curious and anticipating our wedding day that's just around the corner. Here are some great shots that I liked.{Images from marcinharla.com}

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Holy crap – we have exactly a month left until the big day. Still a bunch of little things to do. I am trying to get the wedding ball rolling again since we just moved into our place this past Saturday, and we are now finally enjoying our new pad!I am going to try and post some new updated pics of our place tonight and get some more fun wedding posts going. Sorry for the delay; my life sort of

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That Sunday, after our long day trip to our Indiana wedding shower, it was back to getting our future home in order. We cleared out all of our stored boxes from the parents' home to our new home. The transition has finally begun.For most of my Sunday, I spent it putting all the shower gifts away, organizing and cleaning. Almost forgot to mention, we have beds and a couch in our new place! As I

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This past Saturday we went to our 2nd wedding shower, but this time it was mostly my side of the family. This event was hosted by my Aunt Clare and sister and Sharada.It was certainly a special day for me since I was able to see family and friends that I have not seen in a long time. My 90 year old grandmom was even there. It was nice to mingle with everyone and catch up on each others' lives.

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On Sunday, we focused more on our home. We unpacked more accessories and built the rest of our bedroom furniture that were still in the original boxed packaging when it was delivered.The rooms are still a little vacant, because we are waiting on our BIG stuff (sofa, entry console table, king-size bed & mattress and nightstand) to be delivered this Friday.I love the initial start of our Master

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The weekend flew by as usual, but it was a good one. On Saturday, it was our nephew, Aryan's 1st birthday bash celebration, and it was a HIT! (The PUN intended for the theme.)Nisha & Nirmal hosted a fun and colorful event for people of all ages as you will see. The theme was sports and come wearing your favorite sports team attire. However, Nisha didn't exactly fulfill the sports theme gear. :)

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Some furniture is finally trickling in, and here's the first of it – our breakfast table & chairs. The walls and table look at little "naked," but over time it will definitely feel cozier.It just turns out that everything in our breakfast area happens to be from Crate & Barrel. Featured is the Monroe 48" round dining table, the Epoch chair in Cocoa Tweed and the Finley round, white pendant lamp.

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I believe I have mentioned before that I was creating/constructing my wedding centerpieces. And I am sure you are all curious what must I be doing if I am doing it myself. We are going to have fresh florals, but it's not the main attraction. The focal point for most tables will be Manzanita branches!When I saw these, I knew I had to follow through with them. Plus, they fit exactly with my wedding

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We were shopping at Costco with Nirmal & Nisha for Aryan's 1st Birthday this Saturday! Isn't that cart huge or what? Costco doesn't joke around about bulk size.

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We just had our personalized Wedding Food Tasting at Hotel Baker with the parents and Nirmal & Nisha. I must tell you guys I was a little nervous going into dinner, because we were there to try the Chef's selections for the Indian entrees, and we wanted to make sure the Indian food was up to par for the parentals. As you all know, parents can be very particular about their food.Also, excuse the

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The small renovations, installation of all light fixtures and the painting is finished! Time to clean house. Fortunately, we got some help. Let's thank Quality Maids and Stanley Steamers for their services. Our home is all brand new again.

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Everybody has to get a custom addressed stamp! It's like having your very own Calligrapher address your envelopes every time. As soon as I got it in the mail today, I stamped away a bunch of envelopes I had for "thank you" cards. I had so much fun doing it too; I felt like a kid again. :)I can't remember whose blog I found Bryn of Paperfinger, but as soon as I saw it, I had to get one. Our

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In all my hunts for unique decor for my home, I discovered cool finds in your not-so-typical stores for home goods. These select stores are essentially known for their fun, stylish clothing, but they also carry a "home decor" section that will catch your eyes too. So the next time you want to find something pretty different for your home, definitely check out one of these stores online or

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What more could a girl ask for...shopping and more shopping. You'd think it's bliss, but not in this time crunch. My little Mazda3 has been jam packed several times this past week from visiting several stores. It makes me want to upgrade to an SUV, but not just yet. I love my little zoom-zoom car. :)

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We have been through so much these past 2 weeks that we are finally getting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. With the recent installation of the new lighting fixtures and the hardware pulls for the cabinets, it's beginning to look like OUR home.Drink anyone? Have a seat in our new bar stools that I put together. As Hemal was away on another bachelor party for a friend, I was working

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This past week our new place has had several coats of paint everywhere. From the white trim to the ceiling, walls and the doors! The place looks practically brand new. Here's a tease to some of the colors in the house. This is only a few of the colors selected for the house. There's still plenty more to see, but that will have to come at a later date or if you visit in person.The main house color

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I am not a big fan (no pun intended here) of ceiling fans everywhere, but after listening to my fiance and his brother, Nirmal, tell me how much more efficient it will be in keeping the house cool and costs down, I gave in. I must admit, there are some good looking fans out there.This is the largest fan we have suspended over our main living area with high ceilings.This is our fave of the three

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I had some of my own home projects too. I am all about organization and easy access to things so I had to install sliding drawers in most of the lower cabinets in the kitchen.These cabinet drawers were pretty easy to install. Only took 4 screws and a power drill. Drawer slides out and back in. I already put some of my registry gifts away as you can see.I found these drawers at Bed, Bath and

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We didn't have all the hired help doing the handy work all around the house. He did get his hand dirty here and there. Check him out doing his first home fix-it project.Changing the battery in the smoke detector. :)And fixing a lose screw in the front gate with an Allen key; the handle kept falling off. Isn't my fiance gifted at fixing things or what.

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We aren't doing extensive renovations, but definitely filling in some holes... literally. :)Main Fix-its that were at the top of my list (and Hemal's after much badgering):Fill in cubby hole above fireplaceRemove all medicine cabinets in bathrooms and fill it inRemove and replace light fixtures in kitchen, dining, breakfast nook and all bathroomsFill pot light and 3 pendant lights over bar area (

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As you all probably noticed, I have been severely lacking in fun posts due to the fact I have been working on our future home. These past 2 weeks have been a blur and a frenzy of shopping for light fixtures, cabinet hardware, fabric and paint selections for each room of our home!! I literally had to get my act together in 1 week, because we were having workers come into our home to fix and

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Here they are! – our wedding invites. For those who haven't had the chance to see what they look like, here is a glimpse of the final product. Isn't it quite yellow or what!? I just couldn't help myself. :)On the main invite cover, are our names, and they are featured with our personal passport photos from our native country, India and Thailand. And on the ribbon held by a bird and butterfly, it

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Isn't this suppose to be Spring already? I woke up this morning thinking to get my day started early by going to some home stores to finish up the kitchen in our new place and this is what I see... freakin' snow! Won't it just go away.I guess I have to bust out my Ugg boots out of storage and start truckin' through my day. I hope you friends out there in Florida and California have nice day. (

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It's been a little hectic for me this past week so I apologize for the lack of interesting posts. Work, wedding planning and now prepping the new house for our big move in. However, I can say we did accomplish something very important today. A little late... but wedding invites are done, printed, and have been mailed out FINALLY! Look for them at your nearest mailbox.My fiance loves the wedding

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Another busy weekend for us, but a very enjoyable one. Yesterday, Hemal and I had our very first wedding shower with our Chicago area friends, and this wasn't your traditional bridal shower with only females. The boys were present too, although they felt skeptical about their role at a wedding shower. Simply, we wanted to enjoy drinks, food and celebrate our future with our close friends; and

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I remember seeing a forward in my email a while back showing an article "The Good Wife's Guide" from the 1930's to being the perfect housewife. As I read it, I can assure you not much of that is practiced in today's society. I couldn't help but laugh internally as I read it. Read it for yourself if you have yet to read it. It's quite amusing; my favorite is "Don't ask him questions about his

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I remember back in the day when Hemal use to wear very mundane and the always conservative navy blue tie. And I always tried to convince him to try Pinks! Yellows! and Bright Greens! He wouldn't dare listen to me. But one day, something switched in his head. Who knows what did it, but all he wears now are very fashionable, colorful patterned ties. Just like a man – doesn't listen to the woman the

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Here it is everyone – our very own home. Much bigger than our current condo situation. :) The pictures can somewhat give you an idea of our townhome layout. The furniture isn't ours, of course. It is the previous owners. We are getting all new stuff!This is Hemal's first signature of many. To the right, that is our lawyer & friend, Sameer.I had to blur out our numbers to our place. You never know

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We are closing on our new home today! Stay tuned for pics of us in our place. :)

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Alright people. We want votes!! and suggestions from everyone for baby girl names for Nisha and Nirmal Patel. They are having an on-going battle on baby names and can't settle on the same one so we are opening it to the public.Here are our top picks of names to go with the Patel last name. Any with * indicate our faves so far.Anna*Emma*SophiaVictoriaJadaAlexisRiley*Madison*ChloeIn a month or so,

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Okay, so the cake tasting went quicker than we thought, in total about 20 minutes. It took us longer to get there in the Chicago traffic (50 minutes). Once we got there, we both expected to be served a bunch of different, glorious layered cakes bursting with flavors of all sorts. And just maybe, a glass of bubbly champagne in one hand with a fresh slice of strawberry to top it off. Well, we

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Big news and a big surprise from the brother-in-law and wife! My future sister-in-law, Nisha, is having another baby and she is due practically a week after our wedding. This time around it's a baby girl surprisingly. We are all excited to see the new baby girl which is literally around the corner. Congratulations to Nirmal & Nisha!This is the first photo of the new baby girl, just over 5

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We have our cake tasting appointment today. Stay tuned for pics of us eating glorious, sugarry cake. :)

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I am in the process of picking decor for our new future bedroom & living room. And what helps me in the process of designing a look for a room are pillows!! Find a pillow, or several pillows, that carry the essence that you want through color, character and texture. Pillows are always a good starting point to help people design their own rooms.Here are some color combos that I have montaged

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Jonathan Adler's manifesto "believe[s] that your home should make you happy." If I had some of his designs in my home, it surely would make me happy. All of his work have a great retro-chic and modern look to them.And I am truly in love with his quirky pottery. The fish salt & pepper shakers, the darjeeling teapot, and whale butter dish are too adorable. They are pieces of art too that make a

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On the day of your wedding, I say splurge! and throw a twist in your wedding accessory. Visit Twist and see their unique collection of jewelry designed by artists. Truly each object of jewelry can be seen as a meaningful piece of art.The red coral, gold bracelet on the right would work nicely for a beach wedding with "Red" being your main wedding color.The pink tourmaline ring below is sooo

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I did – I love MOO.com. They are a great resource for possible Save The Date cards, a gift to a family member, or "thank you" note cards to your wedding guests. They are an online vendor that custom print business cards, MiniCards, greeting cards, stickers and postcards. And the price tag attached to this kind of custom printing isn't that bad at all.You can upload your own personal photos and

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I think sparklers are a great wedding favor, or just another cool addition to a wedding. It's a fun activity for everyone, and they can create some interesting/dynamic photos for photographers to work with.In most of these images below, the sparklers are being used as the farewell exit for the bride and groom, but I think it would be a perfect kodak moment to surround the bride and groom with

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Today, Thursday, March 5th of 2009, marks the beginning of our 1st date. I can't believe it has been 10 years already. It only feels like 5 years or so have passed.This post is to celebrate and share with you all our fun early pics of my fiance and I since the beginning of 1999!! Oh, and he hated my short haircut when we first met, but that didn't stop him from flirting with me.We look exactly

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We are officially 100 days away from our wedding day. Stay tuned for some more interesting posts and preparations that I am making for our big day.

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While browsing around on Etsy.com for wedding favor ideas, I accidentally came across this vendor, SheaChicDesigns. If you want all glitz and glam for your reception, these custom monogrammed cake toppers will help you do the job. Your initials can be bedazzled with your choice of colored rhinestones or pearls.Also, they create custom letters that can spell out your kid's name. You can personally

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For the love of Etsy. There are so many resources on Etsy.com that it's unbelievable. You have talented people worldwide that are easily accessible by your fingertips. And what a great resource it is for clever little additions to your wedding such wedding favors.Japanese Chiyogami Tins (left) – A good choice for an asian themed reception. These cute little round tins can hold mints or Jordan

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Another busy day for us. Today, we attended his cousin's baby shower. The shower started at 9 a.m. with the help of set up and finished around 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon. And we even left slightly early, because we were still recovering from our late night at my friend Jessie's wedding.As you can see, this isn't your typical baby shower. This was an Indian baby shower filled with traditional

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We attended my high school girlfriend Jessie's wedding here in the Chicago area. She looked sooo pretty in her "Belle of the Ball" wedding gown. She had a very clean and simple black & white theme for the wedding and reception. The bridal party wore black with white tulip flowers as the white accent.I must say I was very bad at taking pics that night; plus the lighting was a little too dim for my

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Sorry for the delay in posts. Busy week and weekend once again. Let me tell you about it...For the work week, I have been working with a partner at my agency n a project to help launch Shedd Aquarium's re-opening. If any of you have been to Shedd in the past year, you may have noticed their beluga, dolphin, penguin and sea otter exhibits have been closed due to major renovation and improvements.

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That's right – another photography studio that I admire. Can't get enough of it! Good photography is my eye candy, especially the color red.Today's Chicago area photographer is Studio This Is. Enjoy these priceless shots.{Images from studiothisis.com}

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For all my mommy friends out there, here is a very fashionable site for kids apparel - Tea Collection. What I love about their clothing is the use of ethnic influenced patterns and style from Japan & Brazil. They have super cute kimono looking tops for girls and great ensembles for boys.{Images from teacollection.com}

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Right now, I am in the process of designing the look of our wedding cake. Since we roughly have 125 people attending the wedding, the cake is going to have 3-layers with each layer being different in flavor. Chocolate for my fiance and a light fruity flavor for me. :)The overall cake design will utilize our two main colors - yellow & blue. For our cake topper, I made a custom design of our names

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I am not sure if you all know, but Hemal and I are in the process of buying our very first home. We don't have the closing date yet, however when it is done and official, I will debut a picture of our new place when that day comes. :)As everyone knows with a new home comes new furniture and new linens! And some of my favorite bed designs are from Dwell Studio. They have clean, funky designs

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Anyone looking for hair style ideas for say a wedding, or for any fun occasion?Check out these simple but stylish ideas by Jennifer Behr. She creates encrusted crystal/silk hair bands and silk floral arrangements that are simply stunning. Her pieces start in the low 100's, but don't let that deter you from achieving a hi-end look like these.{Images from jenniferbehr.com}I have been looking for

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For a short weekend getaway, we went to my grandmother's condo in Naples. Thanks to her, we got to enjoy warm 70 degree weather! As you can see from the pics, the view is gorgeous from the 16th floor of the building. We were overlooking Pelican Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. We did run into some foggy weather in the evenings.My fiance's brother, Nirmal and his wife, Nisha and their son Aryan, were

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According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Snake and the Rooster are a good match! The personality traits that they describe are pretty spot on. When you read this, notice how the Rooster is usually always right! (The portraits below are our very first passport photos from our country of origin.)Birth Country: Gujarat, IndiaBirth Year: 1977Chinese Zodiac Sign: the Snake Traits: Like a deep river,

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We're Floridians for the weekend. Hemal and I are off to Naples, Florida tomorrow to enjoy some sun and 80 degree weather with the Nirmal Patel family! So no new blog posts until Monday...sorry :)

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I am surrounded by babies – don't get me wrong, it's a good thing. Quite a few of my friends have babies, and if they don't, they are about to have one, or are thinking about it! So this post is for all the people who need inspiration for a child's room. I know this topic is veering away from wedding planning, but it still includes design and what inspires me.I was recently browsing on my friend

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As you all know I love photography, and I will continue to share with you guys good photography that exists out there in the Chicago area. I have always liked S1 Photography's work and considered them strongly for our wedding. Their style is very fun, artistic, and they tell the photojournalistic story through their images.I just recently went on their website and noticed they did an indian

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Don't you guys want to go here?... I do. These images are beautiful and serene. I found this resort through my search for our honeymoon spot. Hemal and I are not going here, because it's super $$$$$. Maybe someday.However, I wanted to highlight this resort, Amanyara on the cliffside in Turks & Caicos. I think their layouts are quite stunning. Amanyara is part of Aman Resorts and they have

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Our honeymoon trip has been booked! We are sooo excited and looking forward to it after experiencing the Chicago winter, and it's still not over yet. We are going to Anguilla, the British West Indies in the Carribean. It's about 15 miles away from St. Maarten by boat.We are staying at Cap Juluca, a small and very private hotel, for 5 nights and 6 days. It has gotten several great reviews from

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Here's another sneak peak posting to our wedding day – our photographer, Marcin Harla. He has mainly done work in Ann Arbor & Detroit, but now it will include the Chicago area. I happened to have found him on the Wedding Photojournalist Association along with other many great photographers which I plan to highlight in future postings.Truly what captivated me with his work is his use of natural

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My blogging may be surprising to some of you, because I am exposing myself in every sense (even to the World Wide Web), and all of you will have full access to my thoughts and inspirations. Plus, I really haven't done much else to get my self socially connected to the online world other than email. Well this blog is my first step in being part of the 21st century and doing something different for

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To make this blog resourceful for you, on the right-hand side column (scroll down), you will see live links & categories that are specifically labeled for you.Wedding Date – save the date... Friday, June 12, 2009Wedding Registry – registered at 3 stores, available online or in-store Wedding Guest Info (under Categories header) – provides you with detailed directions to the wedding location &

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{Images from RedRubyRose's Shop on Etsy.com}Clutches galore! Everyone should have one especially Red Ruby Rose's on Etsy. I have bought a few myself and you will see mine on my wedding day. :)These clutches are well-made and the quality is very good. She selects gorgeous fabric and she can do custom work for anyone. Just contact her via Etsy.

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For those of you who are trying to find unique quality products, you really need to visit Etsy.com. I could peruse all day on it. Artists from around the world can sell their handmade products to people like you and me. And there is great stuff on there and some sellers do custom work.{Images from LuxeDeluxe's Shop on Etsy.com}Here is one that I just love: LuxeDeluxe's Shop of Modern Vintage Glam

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I wanted to show you guys some other florals out there that aren't roses!Ranunculus (above), also known as "Persian Buttercup", I think is a nice alternative to the Peony. The bloom isn't as big, but the petals are buttery-soft, dense and full-skirted. They come in other great mixed shades–orange, hot pink, soft pinks, white, cream and bi-colors (green center). And the price isn't as costly

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Guess what? – my main wedding color just happens to be the selected color of the year. Pantone® (the global authority on color & provider of professional color standards for the design industries) has selected the color Mimosa for 2009 – a year of change. "In a time of economic uncertainty and political change... no other color expresses hope and reassurance more than yellow. "Personally, what

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My fiance, Hemal, thinks I am crazy for liking wallpaper. Of course when he thinks of wallpaper, it reminds him of being ugly, dated and full of tacky patterns that you usually see at grandma's house. Simply, he is clueless to what is out there so I am going to clue him in by posting about it.Wallpaper design has gone through a revolution. It is bigger, better and more modern than ever. It can

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Besides yellow being the main focal color in my wedding, I think it can be a fun, inviting color for your home too. It's so easy to incorporate whether through a small accent piece such as a throw pillow, or to even reupholster an old chair with a funky design.Yellow Striped Pillow from West ElmDijon Le Creuset 6-Piece Set Cookware from Cookware.comOrganic Yellow Leaf Pillow from Pillow

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I am crazed about the color yellow lately and would just love to buy all these items shown. But I am being good and buying selective things. Yellow was in season last year, and it looks like it is still sticking around for year 2009 in varying shades.These are some of my favorite sites to visit especially for the color yellow:A.B.S. Yellow Floral Cotton Dress on bluefly.comVera Wang Chartreuse

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Most of our family and friends will be staying at the historic Hotel Baker in downtown St. Charles along with Hemal and I for the night of our wedding. To make your reservation for Friday, June 12th, book online or call 800-284-0110.If for some reason, the hotel is booked or the room rate isn't suitable, there are other hotel options that are less than 5 miles down from our hotel. I have selected

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The directions that I have provided are the most direct, simplified route and they do include tollways. Please contact me if you need a more detailed, or alternate route.From O'Hare Airport to Hotel Baker (50 minutes, 35 miles): Merge onto I-190 EMerge onto I-294 S via EXIT 1D toward Indiana (portions toll) Merge onto I-290 W toward US-20/Rockford/IL-64Merge onto I-355 S via EXIT 7 toward

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It's a June wedding! And it's time to be outside in the yellow sunshine and blue skies. Below you'll see a collection of images that I have drawn together to give you an overall mood direction that I am going for on our wedding day.I want the day to visually summarize into these words: Classic, Rustic and simply Fun.The traditional white, lace, and the bronze/gold hues represents Classiness. The

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Everyone knows the wedding date is set, and we are very excited that it's at the historic Hotel Baker in downtown St. Charles along the Fox River. It didn't take us long to decide that this was the location of our big day since it had a gorgeous backdrop for every part of our day. The 1920's hotel has great architectural detail, unique settings, and it will certainly help set the mood for a

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