Into the blender went:
- Frozen strawberries, peaches and banana slices
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 1 c. peach Greek yogurt
- Milk
The end result…
A deliciously creamy and super sweet smoothie. Yum!
I also made a smoothie for Ryan, who entertained the dog while I whirred away in the kitchen.
Invitation Station
Right now my parents’ house is officially Invitation Station.
We’ve been formatting invitations, tying bows and printing cards for hours.
Let me just say that printer jams really test your patience. Grr!
My hope is to have all of our invitations, RSVP cards and wedding website insert cards printed by the end of the day.
In case you were wondering, we decided to give the invites we printed at Staples earlier this week the axe because they looked a little too informal and felt a little cheap.
Sooo, needless to say invitation project Round Two is in full swing!
Today
This afternoon we have quite the important appointment on the agenda: My wedding-day hair and makeup trial!
Apparently people book these things months and months in advance. Who knew?
When I called different places to ask about makeup and hair for the big day they said I needed to schedule my trial like yesterday. Oops!
Luckily, we were able to squeeze in a trial for this afternoon. I’m still not sure how I want to wear my hair! I have a couple of sample pictures that I think are gorgeous, so I’m planning to bring those along to see what’s realistic.
Question of the Day
Wedding day hair: Up or down?
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Wedding invites can be so frustrating, but I’m sure the finished product will be beautiful!! You seem to wear your hair down most of the time, so I’d say down- you’ll look most like yourself!! Hope you enjoy your Sunday 🙂
Depends on the look you want. Since your hair is longer, loose curls would look nice in a half-up half-down do’. Or a simple, classic up-do would look great as well! Whatever style matches your dress and veil the best!
I would say it depends on how formal you want it to be. I think all up is very formal, while down is a lot more casual…you can always compromise with part up part down which I’m a big fan of. Also think about how comfortable you want to be. Sometimes up hair with lots of pins and what not can get really uncomfortable after awhile
Up do’s remind me of prom- and your hair is long and pretty down!
I wore mine down. Yours would look beautiful any way at all, but your hair is so pretty that I’d wear it down to show it off!
Hmmm, I think the hair depends on the dress. But your hair is so long, if I were you I’d do some long curls.
Hair and makeup is so much fun! Since I wore my hair down at my wedding, I just made a regular haircut appointment and had them trim and style it. Saved a lot of money, because the word “wedding” wasn’t involved. 🙂
Up, so you don’t have to worry about it falling out. BUT, I think it also depends on the neckline of your dress…
I really like up because I think I wouldn’t mess with it that way. Also I think it would be cooler during dancing
I’m a fan of hair down during the wedding, but I’m sure you’ll look great either way :-). Good luck on those wedding invites!
When I get married, I am going to have my hair up. Its one less thing to worry about, and you’ll know it will be beautiful (and stay beautiful) the entire day. You can always leave some pieces down, if you are can’t decide between having it up or down!
Hair down! I love long flowy hair with dresses.
Up so that you can see your pretty face! Post pictures!!!!
I think it all depends on what fits your personality best. I actually wanted to wear my hair down, but one of the very few things Andrew insisted on was that my hair be worn up. It ended up really pretty and I’m glad I did, but honestly, you’re so pretty that down or up it will look beautiful!! 🙂
I pulled my hair back into a simple bun on my wedding day. When my hair is down, I play with it too much. It was one less thing to worry about when it was pulled back. 🙂 Have fun!
Hair UP! You will get sweaty no matter what, and having your hair up will be so much easier to deal with. Plus, updos stay put better! Or, you could have a down style for the ceremony and have your stylist show you a quick, easy way to put it up for the reception.
If you need help with it or want to try someone else, my sister is a professional stylist in your area with a lot of experience with updos. She works for a salon in St. Pete, but she’d be happy to meet you at your house or at her place (also in St. Pete) to do a trial on a weekend coming up. Let me know if you’d like her info!
aw, thank you for the offer. 🙂
Up. Your hair is so beautiful down, but with down-dos it seems like there are so many opportunities to get it messed up–wind, coats, getting it stuck on stuff–but up-dos just stay put. Also, it keeps your hair off your neck and sweat-free when you’re getting down on the dance floor!
Oh man, I remember getting so fed up with our wedding invites. They were printed from a company but we printed the addresses on the label and I wasted so many evelopes due to jams. I had my hair half up/half down for my wedding…but I’m a fan of both up dos and down dos.
I think hair down- your hair is SO BEAUTIFUL that I definitely think you should show it off 😉
And good luck with your invitations today! I was just looking @ some- even though we still have a while to finalize all of that- on weddingpaperdivas.com. Although it looks like they can get pretty pricy. Bummer about the ones @ Staples- that sucks 🙁 But I see what you mean about the graphic not continuing.
& I hope your appointments go well 🙂
I would recommend that you wear your hair down or half-up. You have BEAUTIFUL hair and you want to show that. I also have long, thick hair and wanted it down for my wedding. I wore it half up and I loved it!!!
How fun!!! I love getting all dolled up. I hope you have a blast!
I say you do it different than everyday.
So if you normally wear it down all the time, change it up and go for a really elegant up do!
I wanted to do something out of the ordinary for my wedding hair. I ALWAYS wear it up, so for my wedding I wore it half up and half down.
I did my own hair and make-up, so I had no idea you had to book those things so far in advance!
i know! it was such a surprise to me!
The invitation really looked quite pretty…darn that graphic at the bottom!
My advice for brides is to wear their hair a manner that still looks like them. Sometimes brides who are very natural and simple go with an up-do and heavy make-up, but that’s not *who they are* day-to-day.
My vote would be half up 😉
I love the low side bun look. It’s so classy.
But I wore my hair down with curls for my wedding.
Good luck!
you read my mind. 🙂 that’s exactly the look i’m going for!
Aww I love the invites!! They are so cute!
Would you recommend buying a kit and printing/assembling the invitations yourself as an inexpensive way of doing wedding invitations?
that’s exactly what i’m doing! if you find a kit that suits your style, i say go for it!
Yuuum that smoothie looks sooo good!!!!!!!!!
About wedding day hair, I think that it just depends on the dress and the overall feel of the wedding. An updo is usually more formal.
A nice half up half down hairdo would fall in the middle and could be extremely elegant also.
wow that smoothie looks so nice and creamy!! yum yum. maybe like half up half down? like this http://www.custom-counter.com/resim.php?resim=http%3A//z.about.com/d/beauty/1/0/a/n/debbie.jpg&title=Prom%20Hair%20-%20-%20Half-Up%2C%20Half-Down%20…
you hair would look beautiful with a nice curl in it. but not like tight curls or anything haha
Wow, I think those invitations were beautiful!
i wore my hair up for my wedding…. and highly recommend that because no matter the weather (we had some sun, some wind, some rain) it stays in place. and like everyone else is saying, it’s one less thing to worry about, esp. if you make sure that the pins don’t hurt initially. if they hurt when they put them in at 9 am then they will still hurt at 9 pm! but do wear your hair in a way that is comfortable to you…. you don’t want to look back and think “this isn’t me.” good luck with your choice 🙂
Not smart to put your invite online, I wouldn’t want strangers from the net showing up to my wedding.
I’m pretty sure that her finger I’d covering the date & time…..
I did my hair half up & half down for my wedding and I loved it! I think you should do whatever your most comfortable with! But your hair is so nice & long, it would look so pretty wavy or curly.
Still, pretty easy to figure that out!
I like half up and half down with curls.
I love how hair swept up looks – highlighting the neck, old-fashioned glamor, all that good stuff. But at the same time, natural, loose hair can be very pretty indeed… I’m pretty sure you’ll look beautiful with whatever style you choose!
I say up or halfway up. One of those would look good and plus it’s out of your face. I can’t believe how early people make hair appts. I never knew! Have fun!
You’re probably already there and done, but I always like when a bride does a slightly fancier version of how she typically wears her hair. Nothing too over the top. Halfway up is always a nice option too.
That smoothie looks delicious!! YUMMY fruit 🙂
When I get married I will wear my hair up (and it’s finally getting long enough to do that) and then I would have a few strands hanging down, which I think looks elegant.
Your hair is long and beautiful, and would look so pretty in long loose curls, but wear something that you will be comfortable with.
My wedding day hair was halfsys…lol. Half up and half down. I do have to say, it was absolutely beautiful. No trials for me. Had no idea what I wanted when I went it to get it done. I got married in Vegas at MGM and the salon there did it. I told them to do whatever they wanted and it was awesome. Lots of curls and it held throughout the entire day and night. I was super pleased to say the least. Loved it!
Our printer jammed just about every other invitation we tried to print! It definitely tests your patience. As for the hair, I would say down or half up half down. My husband said that he was hoping I would wear it down since I have always had long hair and wanted me to look like myself.
my fiance and i just got married last week and we used the same graphic on our invites. we changed the color of the dahlias as our colors were orange and blue. we also manipulated the graphic with photoshop, etc and they turned out great after some minor trials and tribulations. best of luck to you guys while working on the invites.
they look beautiful, Julie!! its all coming together AHHH so excited for you! I think taht if you are going for a more romantic, black tie look then updo!! if its more fun and flowy then down! you will look GAWGEOUS either way!
I recommend you do something that looks like you, just a little dressier… If you don’t usually wear your hair curly, don’t wear it super curly. If you NEVER where your hair up, don’t wear your hair up!!! 🙂
Julie, the new invitations look SO pretty, i LOVE THEM… where did you get that kit from?? I hear Michaels has great DIY invitation options, but I really love those… can you share more details? (Cost? Difficulty Level? Where you got them?) Thanks!!!
sure! i got them from michael’s… a box of 30 was $30. they’re really easy to assemble b/c you just follow templates provided w/in the box!
Pretty, pretty! I love the color!
Quick smoothie question for you….do you have the nutritional values for the smoothies you usually make? What are the benefits of protein powder?
Thanks for all the helpful tips and meal ideas you post. I find that your healthy choices match my lifestyle the best! You’re great!