starbux's biography
Finally! After knowing each other for almost 8 years and dating for 2 years we are finally Mr. and Mrs. Warner.
Our wedding was amazing. We had so much fun and it was exactly what I've always wanted. My grandparents were married on New Years Eve in 1940 and their presence was felt throughout our entire wedding.
Being married to Chad doesn't feel too much different but it just feels meant to be.
Wedding website: http://www.mywedding.com/tandcwarner/index.html
On the day of our wedding Chad and I woke up together and had brunch with family and friends. We don't believe in the whole "bad luck if we saw each other on the wedding day" thing. We had a relaxing morning and then went to separate hotel rooms to get ready. Kayla(MOH and Chad's daughter) got ready together and Chad and Evan (his son and best man) got ready together.
My guys!
I decided to do my own hair and makeup (I did work as a makeup artist for about 8 years).
I even did a little makeup for my mom.
Chad's sister, Kimmy, helped with steaming my veil and dress.
My hotel room got very crowded with parents, siblings, nephews, nieces, etc. visiting.
A pre-wedding bouquet shot.
The Ceremony
Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Warner!
Walking over to NY NY Hotel for our reception at ESPN Zone
The Reception
Guestbook Table
Some of the yummy food.
The Cakes
The groom's cake was Maple Bacon flavor!
Our first dance - "To Make You Feel My Love" by Garth Brooks
Dancing with my dad to "I Loved Her First"
Chad dancing withhis daughter, Kayla.
The Best Man, Chad's son, Evan, making his speech. It went like this "My dad is happy so I'm happy. I love you." It was so cute and funny.
Photos from our slide show
A bunch of the guys at the reception.
My MOHs
After the reception I changed into a shorter dress to play air hockey and to celebrate the new year out on the Las Vegas Strip.
Check out the video of me kicking some air hockey a** on our wedding day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v219ZcW_BR8
A few pics of the kids bowling after the wedding...
Sadly, we don't have many pro photos because the chapel didn't allow outside photography (something I would have changed). I do love these though.
The Warners
Here are few teasers, more to come!
All photos by Mike Lichtenwalner.
At Criss Angel Believe with the kids, the night before our wedding.
At M&Ms World with family the day after our wedding.
I made these on Shutterfly.com. They are a one-sided photo card. We put white labels on the back to write a message. I love how they came out.
All photos are by Mike Lichtenwalner.
I was a Project Wedding Hostess for almost two years. I enjoyed it so much. If you love the PW forums and want to give back I highly recommend applying to be a hostess.
Here's the link! http://www.projectwedding.com/wedding-ideas/project-wedding-hostesses
Have questions for me, click here: Ask A Hostess Questions for Starbux
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http://all-weddingsdress.blogspot.com/2010/03/special-place-at-weddings.html
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Our ceremony will be in the Canterbury Wedding Chapel at Excalibur Hotel and Casino.
Our reception will be at ESPN Zone at NY NY Hotel and Casino in the Bristol Suite
We are very low key, low maintenance. We aren't doing much decor, just some candles. No placecards, no head table, no programs, just fun and easy. Our favors will be ESPN Zone gamecards.
I am really allergic to flowers (even though I love them) so there will be no flowers at our wedding ceremony and reception. Our reception tables will have candles only.
My bouquet... It's handmade by Etsy seller, reallybadkitty. I love it! The groom's bout will not have feathers. The Bridesmaids' bouquets and Best Man bout will have black with blue.
Source: Etsy.com ReallyBadKitty
The guestbook...we are having friends and family write well wishes on one of the many blank pages of this photography book, Neon Bonyeard: Las Vegas A-Z by Judy Natal.
Our cake will be made by Retro Bakery. The bottom tier will be chocolate chip cake with vanilla butter cream. The top tier will be cinnamon swirl cake with maple butter cream.
This will be our cake design but with blue stars.
Source: retrobakerylv.com
The stars will be more like the stars in this pic
Source: pinkcakebox.com
And the bottom of each tier will have a thin blue fondant ribbon with the frosting dots on it like this pic
The topper will be two dice(like in this pic) with little Mickey Mouse ears on them. 
Source: unknown
The groom's cake will look similar to this but NO YANKEES logo on it. It will have an Angels logo.
Souce: unknown
The groom's cake is a surprise for him!
THE CAKES!!!!!
The contenders:
Mori Lee 6171 - I couldn't find a shop that had a sample of this dress. This was my original dream dress.
Jasmine T236 - Loved the draped straps on the back and trumpet skirt.
Justin Alexander 8441- Again, I couldn't find a sample to try on.
Maggie Sottero Pamela - Another one that I couldn't find a sample of. Love the ruching and the collar.
Unique Vintage - Starlet Dress
David's Bridal SML9790
N9781
EW9848
Alvina Valenta - It's a bridesmaid dress but it was so pretty!
AND THE WINNER IS... Maggie Sottero - Loren!
I found the dress of my dreams but it was not the color I really wanted: BLUE! So I found someone to make it for me.
I used Smart and Swanky. My dress was pefect! I only had to have some minor alterations that only cost about $100 including the bustle (I had lost weight since my order was placed). The beading was gorgeous and the color was exactly what I wanted. They have a few pics on their website of other replicas they've done and they look great.
Mine took about two weeks more than what was originally quoted so allow a little extra time (I think that's pretty normal for all dress makers.) Cassandra was really responsive and easy to work with.
They say they like to work with low maintenance brides but I think that just means that they like to have an easy working relationship with you, and I think you have to be an easy going person to order a dress over the internet. I asked a ton of questions and they answered every single one and never made me feel like I was being high maintenance.
My experience with them was fantastic! Unfortunately, their websiteis now offline and their phone number has been disconnected so I am assuming they are no longer in business. :(
Here is the inspiration dress:
Here is my dress (I hope to have more pics soon)!
Front
Back
Detail
The Shoes - Boutique 9 Rebecca Blue Suede
The Faux Fur Jacket
http://stores.ebay.com/daisygarden
For getting ready...
The Handbag
Necklace - MAde by BFF
Bracelet - Made by BFF
Pearl Cuff
The Headband
The Chapel Length Veil - Shimmer Ivory Tulle - Purchased from Veils by Elena on Ebay
http://stores.ebay.com/Veils-By-Elena
The Garter - DH is a retired Marine
Something Old - My grandmother's wedding band.
Sixpence - from 1940, the year my grandparents married (also on New Year's Eve).
My reception dress - it will have some royal blue crinoline peeking out of the bottom.
Source: target.com
These are my reception and walking around Vegas shoes.
Fascinator - DIY
Bircage Veil - DIY
Makeup Inspiration
Source: PW 
Hair Inspiration
Source: PW 
Maid of Honor's dress
I don't have pics of my Matron of Honor's dress yet. It's like this dress but without the floral lace overlay.
The guys will have suits like this with blackshirts. The Best Man will have a black and blue striped tie and FI will have a royal blue tie.
My bridal shower was very casual. It was held at Chevy's Restaurant(yum) with just family and a couple close friends.
I'm wearing the feathers thanks to my matron honor (on my left).
I'm focused on a gift but what are they looking at? That's my maid of honor in the purple (FI's daughter).
My favorite gift! My matron of honor did the embroidery. She's so talented. She also made my necklace and a bracelet for me to wear for my
wedding.
That's my mom on the end!
It was so much fun. We didn't play any games (yay) and no lingerie (I already have my wedding night stuff). It was perfect, exactly what I wanted!
All photos by the extremely talented, Amber Katrina!
See the blogged version HERE!
My E-Ring
My E-Ring and Wedding Band
DH's ring
Our Rings
This will be my one year anniversary present to fit under the "ears" or my wedding band.
This is the actual ring that DH got me for our one year anniversary on 12/31/10. It is a million times better that the one I picked out.
All three of my rings together.
I need a better pic of them.
...Or Our happiest moment at the "happiest place."
We were technically engaged in May 2009 but we didn't have the ring and he wanted to do a full blown proposal. He had designed a ring for me and was just waiting for it to be completed.
On July 31, 2009 I went to work but I was
feeling really sick. I couldn't wait to get home from work at 5:30pm and go to bed. Chad sent me a text and said he was coming to pick me up for lunch that day. He took me to lunch and told me that we were going to Disneyland that
night for Dinner at the Blue Bayou Restaurant. My first thought was that I still didn’t feel well then I thought that we didn't have reservations, he said that we did. My next thought was that our annual passes were blocked out so
we'd have to pay extra money to get in for just a couple of hours in the park. He told me not to worry about it. All through lunch he kept looking at me so lovingly and telling me he loves me. He does this often but it seemed a
little much for a casual lunch.
When I got home from work I kept saying how much I thought we should wait and go to Disneyland on another day. He kept saying he really wanted to go that night. I was so angry. I
grudgingly got ready to go.
When we got to Disneyland I was joking around and said that we should go to the jewelry store on Main Street and buy some cheap Mickey Mouse ring and he could give that to me. He kept saying that he didn't
like any of the rings and that we should leave the store. He also said that he thought there was a jewelry store by the castle but I knew there wasn’t so I kept trying to talk him into a cheesy ring on Main Street. Finally, after 20
minutes in the store I agreed to leave, ringless.
I had been wearing a ring that Chad gave me for my birthday on my left ring finger. He said just give me that ring and I'll do and "official" proposal with that one. We walked
over to Sleeping Beauty Castle. We went over to the Snow White wising well. When the music started Chad got down on one knee and when I looked down I saw the real ring in the little black box. I totally yelled
“Seriously?” He kept trying to say “I love you very, very much.” But he was so choked up that his mouth was moving but nothing was coming out. I leaned down, out my arms around his neck and said ”Baby, I can’t hear
you.” He was finally able to speak and said, “I love you very, very much and I’ve waited a long time to say this to you and a long time to give this to you. I know in my heart that we are meant to be together. I want
more than anything to have you as my wife.” I said, “So, what are you asking me?” He said, “Will you marry me?” I said “Abso-freakin-lutely!” Then we kissed and several people passing
by said congratulations. Then he took me to fabulous dinner at the Blue Bayou where we sat right at the water’s edge. I couldn’t have dreamed of a more perfect night.
The ring
The ring with the wedding band.
No, you aren't seeing things. It does look like a Mickey Mouse. My man designed the ring for me. We are huge Disney fans, obviously.
My name is Tiffany and I met Chad through my best friend about 7 years ago.
When we met another friend of mine liked him so he was off limits. There was always an attraction between the two of us and we went on one date about 3 weeks after first meeting. But I didn't want to mess up my friendship with the friend that had a crush on him so I told him we could only be friends.
We stayed friends and kept seeing each other in random places throughout the years. The funny thing was that when I would think "i wonder what Chad's been up to." he would show up either that night or a couple of days later.
In 2007 I was engaged to another guy but I called off the wedding and broke up with that guy because I knew that he was not who I was meant to be with. About six months later I went to a Garth Brooks concert in LA with my family (it was the 3 concert event for fire relief - we were at the second show that night.) About halfway through the concert my sister turned around and saw this guy standing behind me smiling. She said something to me about a hot guy looking at me and when I turned around I yelled CHAD! and hugged him. My sister's mouth dropped. She was thinking "How does my sister know this hot cowboy?" :D
Through many twists of fate Chad ended up with a ticket for a seat two rows in front of me and at some point noticed that I was two rows behind him. He met my sister and my parents and was so sweet and polite. He aksed me if I wanted to stay for the third show that night as an early birthday gift. I was hesitant because I was still friends with the girl that had the crush on him so many years before. My parents and my sister pushed me to stay and by the end of the second show I decided I would stay.
He took me to dinner and bought me a ticket for the third show (on the floor about 10 rows from the stage). The concert was amazing and I had butterflys everytime Chad looked at me. During the song "Shameless" Chad and I were sort of dancing and he leaned over and kissed me. It wasn't our first kiss but it was our first "official" kiss.
We went on our first "official" date three days later. He took me to Disneyland and we had dinner at ESPN Zone at Downtown Disney. It was the best first date ever and I knew that I wanted to be with him no matter what.
On a side note: I told my friend about Chad and I dating and she seemed ok with it but really wasn't. I am no longer friends with her for many reasons (not just because of Chad.)
A moth after we started dating we went on our first vacation together, a road trip to Texas. We said our first "I Love You" at the Riverwalk in San Antonio. Since that trip we've been inseperable.
In May of 2009 Chad and I decided that we were going to get married and started planning a wedding. Our first plan was to get married in San Antonio on May 26,2010 but that was opening day for his son's baseball league. Then on July 31, 2009 Chad "officially" proposed to me at Disney land (see proposal story). Then we were going to get married in Southern California on November 7, 2009 but his daughter couldn't be out of school for the wedding. So we finally decided on New Year's Eve (December 31, 2009) in Las Vegas! NYE is my grandparents anniversary so it was a really special day.
AND NOW THE GOOFY PHOTOS.....
Shadoe - He's our old man (16 years old). I found him when he was about 5 weeks old and he's been my baby ever since. He's a grumpy old man now.
Jack - Our big, fuzzy guy. He was found in my parents backyard when he was about 5 weeks old. He plays fetch and is very talkative.
Bagheera - Our little queen of the house. She found us by meowing at our back door. She weighed less than a pound when we found her. Now she rules the house and keeps the boys in line.
Sebastian - Our newest family member. His little paws were burned when he climbed into a car's engine compartment where he was found. He's fitting in so well after just a few days.
Tortellini - Our Shell Baby, my wedding present from DH! We won't know if Tortellini is a boy or girl for a few years but we love 'em.
Us!!!!
Tiffany
I work as an assistant to my parents, running their graphics and retail businesses and I am a student. I have a California Esthetician's license and worked as a professional makeup artist for 9 years.
Chad
Chad is a retired Marine (although, once a Marine, always a marine, right?). He works for Verizon as a level two communications technician. He has been in the telephone industry for over 15 years.
The kids!!!
Kayla
Kayla is Chad's oldest child. She lives pretty far from us so, we only get to see her a few times a year. She is a very talented muscian and athlete and an honor student.
Evan
Evan is Chad's youngest child. He lives just 10 minutes from us so we get to see him every other weekend. He is an A student, a member of ASB and an amazing athlete.
My cake was cake of the week on PW!!! :D
http://www.projectwedding.com/wedding-ideas/cake-of-the-week-starbux
So, I can't believe I made it to 5K! I started on PW before my DH, Chad, and I were engaged but didn't become an active member until about 3 months before our wedding. I have to say that I love PW and all of the ladies in this community. It's because of you that I am still a member and hostess on the PW forums four months after our wedding. In fact, Chad and I have been married for 4 months today. Thank you all for making me feel like you all are my friends. ***SMOOCHES***
Without further ado, here is what Chad wrote for my 5000th post. :D
Life’s a funny thing. Who would of thought that a web site found while we were planning our wedding would turn out to be my wife’s favorite hobby? 5000 posts? That's nuts. And yet, I’m really proud of Tiffany.
I’ve sat with her on several occasions (reading over her shoulder, which she hates) and realized just how vital her posts can be. Knowing how stressful weddings are. Sometimes
people just need someone to listen. Sometimes advice. Sometimes, just a push in the right direction. Sometimes inspiration. I think this web site provides a service that is very
important to a lot of people. I glad my wife is apart of something so important. And thank you all for being there for Tiffany, too.
I'm happy that she found a website that she is abig part of her life and that she enjoys so much. But most importantly I am glad that she is a part of my life.
http://www.projectwedding.com/post/list/aw-starbux-5k-post-featuring-dh
I am truely honored to have been chosen to have a Bio of the Week. I always thought that my wedding was a little too out there to be considered but I am so happy that other people enjoy looking at our wedding photos and plans.
http://www.projectwedding.com/post/list/congrats-starbux-pw-s-bio-of-the-week
http://www.projectwedding.com/photo/beautiful_weddings
On Sunday, April 3, 2011 I finally posted my 10,000th post. Here it is.....
I can't believe that this is my 10,000th post on Project Wedding. How did that happen? It seem like yesterday that I was writing 5000th and wondering how I every made it to that milestone.
When I joined PW in January 2009 I was a lady-in-waiting. I knew that my now DH, Chad, was the one but we hadn't gotten engaged yet. In May 2009 we decided to get married and started planning so I started posting a little on the forums but we still weren't “officially” engaged. In July 2009 Chad made me the happiest woman on earth when he got down on one knee at the Disneyland and we were officially engaged. Then “real” planning started and my “real” posting started. After changing our wedding date, theme and plans three times we settled on New Years Eve 2009 and planning kicked into high gear.
With such a short time frame I couldn't have pulled our wedding off without PW. I found inspiration, kind words, open arms, friendly ears, opinions and helpful suggestions and most of all friends here. These are the reasons that over a year after my wedding I'm still hanging around. I love these forums. The members of PW are some of the most welcoming and warm people that I have met, virtually or otherwise.
I was fortunate enough to to get an e-mail the week before our wedding informing me that I was selected as a PW hostess. I was so excited. I was going to become a wife and a hostess all in one week. Awesome! In my time as a hostess I hope that I have done that pink heart badge justice. I try to represent PW well and be there for other brides and our few grooms that find a happy community here on PW. I wear that pink heart with pride. I stick around because I hope that my experience in my wedding or in life may help or inspire others. Also, because you all help me and inspire me, too. And I still love weddings! DH would say I'm such a wedding geek! :D
I love when new members join, and to see the excitement of newly engaged members. I know many of you well and I hope to get to know more of you. I feel that I have made friends here on PW. I hope that I get to stay for a long time and that you will have me because I love my PW. <3
PS. DH will add his part later. I'm sure he's probably going to say that I'm goofball or a nerd and a PW addict but I want Chad to write something so his will be added later.
Ok, here is DH, Chad's, portion of this post....
In my first post for Tiffany's 5K, I complimented my wife for her new hobby. Now that it's become an addiction, I'm not so sure anymore. I found out how bad the addicton was when PW went down and my wife was checking the web site every 2 minutes. Then feeding the addiction by going to Facebook to post stuff to her PW friends that are just as addicted as she is. My personal opinion is that you all need a 12 step program. :-)
In truth, what you guys do is very important for alot of couples. On our honeymoon, I even found myself recommending PW to a couple who needed help with planning their wedding. It's makes me very happy that there is a site like this, and it makes me proud that my wife is so involved in it. And it makes me happy that PW makes her happy. PW is a source of much needed info not only for brides, but for the fiances' and husbands' sanity as well. Because as we all know, when momma's happy, everyone's happy.
To my wife, congratulations on 10,000 posts. I love you.
There are some bios that stalk on a regular basis. I add new bios all the time. I have HUGE list in my bookmarks folder.
PS - Don't be offended if you're not on this list! My list of bookmarks is very long and I probably have your bio in my bookmarks folder.
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Please join if you are getting married in Las Vegas.
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Join if you love Disney or if your wedding has Disney touches!
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7/11/10 - Lunch at Yardhouse in Chino Hills with Starbux, Jennifer25, ChrisNScott, MrsRyan, Jenniferdavid913, and kelbel_83
We had a great time. We talked about weddings, of course, jobs, kids, DHs, FIs and everything else. We had great drinks and great food. It was a really fun day and wonderful to meet all of these ladies.
In Picture: Jennifer25, ChrisNScott, Starbux, MrsRyan, kelbel_83& Jenniferdavid913
ChrisNScott enjoying her treat a little too much :)
The Classic Ring Shot
With a twist
I'm an Avon lady. I love makeup and beauty products and I believe in what Avon sells and stands for.
I also love that Avon supports breast cancer research with the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade, which works to advance access to care and finding a cure. My mother is a 28-year survivor so it's a caus that is important to me.
Some other programs that Avon has developed are Speak Out Against Domestic Violence, focused on ending the cycle of domestic violence, with a special focus on children, the Avon Foundation which responds quickly to national and international emergencies, raising funds and providing support for women and famiiles affected by incidents and the Hello Green Tomorrow program which is committed to helping end deforestation.
I love being in business for myself and working with a compnay that sells amazing products and empowers women!
You can visit my e-store at youravon.com/tiffanywarner
While looking at some amazing wedding inspiration I happened upon these photo.
It is a photo of makeup brushes and makeup from a small make line called Senna Cosmetics. I used to work for them, for 5 years. I recognized the gloss and brushes right away. How random! I had to document finding these photos.
The bride's makeup and eyebrows are very Senna...
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=XVURFSMNJPFBKXPJNTBV
http://www.mywedding.com/tandcwarner/
