"Could you wanna take my picture....'cause I won't remember...."

We booked our engagement photo session, yay!!! Our photographers are in McAllen and they're a husband and wife team. We booked them a while back, but just now picked the date for engagement pics. We'll be going down to the valley for the 4th of July, and will do the pics on the 6th. Besides the reception, the photography is the most expensive thing of the wedding! We actually ended up with a great package, though. Not only is my bridal portrait shoot included, but our photographers will also be with us for the ENTIRE day of the wedding. From us getting ready, to saying or vows, to after it's official, to us partying the night away, and finally to us leaving. I'm so excited!

Here are a couple of engagement photos from our photographer's website (http://www.gerardogarmendia.com/) Enjoy!

Will you be my Bridesmaid?

Matron of Honor - Lisa Chakery

Lisa is my older sister by 5 years, but we might as well be twins. We constantly wear the same things (without planning,) we always call each other on the phone at the exact same time, and have numerously asked "does (insert body part here) hurt?" because we usually have sympathy pains for each other. Not to mention the fact that we almost look identical!

Maid of Honor - Kelli Anthony

Kelli is a friend of mine who I went to UT Arlington with. She's my "chinese friend" because we'd always go eat at this little hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant together during lunch. Thank God it was cheap, because we went about 2 times a week! She's one of a kind, and is such a great friend!

Bridesmaid - Jamie Tabak

Jamie and I go waaaay back. We've known each other since elementary school and have been friends ever since! She probably knows the most about me out of everyone I know (let's keep some secrets, shall we?) She's my connection to all things "Valley" because she's still in McAllen, but we keep in touch pretty often. She's been there for some of the most important times of my life and will be there for one of the next.

Bridesmaid - Ashley Zapata

Ashley is Tony's sister. She moved up to Dallas shortly after I did and lived with me and Tony for a couple of years. We see her at Mass every week, (yes, that's Tony sister....not some other woman, LOL) and at a lot of Dylan's soccer or basketball games. Sometimes we road trip it up when we go down to McAllen to visit our families, too.

Bridesmaid - Crissy Guerra

Crissy is Tony's cousin. She's also the only one in the wedding party that's under 21 (sorry Crissy!) We only get to see her on holidays since she won't come up to Dallas to see us, but we keep in touch on Facebook. I think we need to get her up here, who's with me?!?!

"PINK, It's my new obsession..."

As most of you know, my wedding colors are black, white, and magenta. I used to say pink, but that could mean so many things. Pastel pink just isn't me, and hot pink reminds me of a hooker. Much less, I think Barbie had some hot pink heels in her wardrobe at some point in her life! So, magenta came to be. It has all the loveliness of a good, strong pink; but also has the more elegant purple side to it. I think there might be some apple green splashed around here and there, too. It makes for a nice contrast. I'm also trying to bring in different textures and patterns by using black and white damask prints, stripes, and possibly some polka dots. I don't want to get too crazy, though!

Here are a few inspiration boards with my colors:

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something PINK!

I'm new to this whole blogosphere craze, but I thought it'd be a great way to share some of the details of our wedding. We do have a wedding website that we're "advertising" on our save-the-date cards and invites, but I didn't want to post all of the planning stuff on there, too. My sister and brother in-law are avid bloggers, so hopefully they'll be able to help me along (Make sure to check out their links!)



So, without further ado, welcome to Something Pink!!!