Tuesday Shoesday

Up for round two...

grown up Dorothy shoes? yes please!

I actually have a pair of grown up Dorothy shoes..they don't look like this but they are still very fun! They actually look like my wedding shoes but with red sparklies (obvs) and a satin red bow. Too bad they're like 4 years old now... :(

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Tuesday Shoesday: Groom/Groomsmen/Bridesman edition

So way back when we started planning this wedding, Richard said he liked the idea of grey suits and yellow converse shoes. (This was, of course, after I said I wanted converse shoes instead of dress shoes.) I don't know if I dig the yellow with the darker grey that we're going to look at but here's a possibility...

cute, right? Thanks, I designed them. :)

As you can see the heel stripe is a different color, navy. I'm not sure if I dig that. Then again, I'm not sure the guys will dig buying yellow converse shoes. That's ok. They'll do it for their good pal Richard. (If they don't, bridezilla might have to make an appearence. Nice bridezilla, though.) :)

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Emmys 2010

So while all the crazy skinny girls were walking down the red carpet I was eating a not healthy dinner with my awesome fiance. Yay!

Wow..looks gorgeous.

people didn't like the length but I think it's interesting

she's so cute and I'm loving the bangs.

I loved how thick and flowy this dress was

I don't usually dig lace but this is really elegant

It's obvious I'm an absolute gleek, isn't it? Ok. I'm fine with that. I totally am.

So do you think my future in-laws could afford Lea's Oscar de la Renta dress? I think it would look really great in the wedding party. :)

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Last names

It's hard to imagine that I'll be a part of a new family. A family I'm creating with Richard. It's all so new and exciting.

When it comes to changing my name...I'm not so excited. I can't pretend that I'm not the person I've always been with the last name I've had my entire life. I know it's just a last name but to me it's so much more. It's a representation of me. It's who I am, it's who I've always been...it's who I'll always be. It's in loving memory of the people who aren't here anymore who gave that name to me, my grandparents. I just don't want to give that up.

Luckily, I have a modern and forward-thinking fiance who understands the way I feel about this. Not only does he accept this, he wants to add my last name to his as well. He's becoming a part of my family too, after all. I'll be adding his last name and he'll be adding mine. (Also, in case you're wondering, it will be the same last name for both of us. Mine will come first, his will be second.) There will be no hyphen. I just don't agree with the hyphen...it totally rubs me the wrong way every time I see it.

Not many know about this. I tried to explain it to my mom but she just looked at me weird and started talking about how I was the family's Gloria Steinem. (That's a compliment.) Can't wait to try to explain it to his side of the family...

Marriage is starting a new family out of love. No one needs to change to be in that family. We bring different things to the table and that's the way love goes.

chicago-detroits :)

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Tuesday Shoesday...round two

Enough with the neutral shoes for right now...

um...whoa. (Also, these shoes are called Jonas. Woo!)


these shoes have ruffles! Love.

Is it a dead give away that I really, really like pink?

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Tuesday Shoesday

I cannot believe that I used to be a girl who didn't understand the art and love of shoes.

hello, you beautiful Valentinos...

the studs make these flats killer!

Oh groomsgirl...if only you knew how hard I was working to find you a pair of shoes.

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First round

We took our first set of engagement pictures waaayyyy back in February. (I think it was February, anyway.) My lovely friend took these for us. Just a few memories... :)

pj shot...remembering the proposal. :)

yep, we're cute.

feet shot. oh yeah.

my favorite. I know it's far but that sign...


go wings! :)

They are fun, aren't they? I love my friend, Hilary. Check her out here. She's so cute and talented.

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