We used a travel agent for our vacation after the honeymoon, and I think an agent is the best way to go. I don’t understand how people think their getting a deal going through an online website? Our travel agent at Express Travel, Michael, was amazing and really great about finding us the Cruise deal we wanted at a price that was $200 less EACH for what we found on our own online. I’m not sure how he does it, but he found the deal! He also is really nice, and was excited to hear that we were getting married and that this would be our first trip together as a married couple. I think he did a great job and whenever we have money for another trip, we’ll call him again.

I just saw that projectwedding also lets you make a wedding website! We went with mywedding.com just because it was a site that another friend had used for his wedding, and we thought it was a good idea. I recommend e-save-the-date invites instead of paper invites because it is more convenient. It was easy and free to use, and this meant we saved about $100 and the environment by not getting paper Save-the-date cards.

This is one of the best restaurants, in my opinion, in the OKC. I love their food and their atmosphere, and the servers have always been great. The chef who works there is also the owner, and really cares about the quality of the food he serves. We had reserved a table for both our families for a Sunday Brunch in early December, before the holiday parties started. They were great! They gave us a great table, we had several servers that made sure we always had champagne or coffee, our food was great, too. I think brunch was a nice change to the usual rehearsal dinner, just because everyone had lots of energy and was in a positive mood.

There are several photographers that work here, so you won’t necessarily get ‘Gordon’. We saw all their portfolios, and they are all equally talented. We really liked our engagement pictures with Mandy, we thought she did an excellent job. I can’t remember the name of the guy who took our wedding reception pictures, but I was a little sad that Mandy couldn’t be there. All the pictures ended up fine, we just enjoyed her bubbly personality a bit more. The prices were really inexpensive considering how talented and good the pictures turned out, and I really loved my engagement pictures.

This is a really nice and upscale men’s wear store in Penn Square Mall. It has some of the best designer names, and it also has EXCELLENT customer service. My husband got an appointment, and I think he requested someone specific to do his measurements. There’s one person who works there who has been working in men’s wear forever and is just amazing with measurements. The price of the suit was expensive, but now my husband has a tailor made suit for the next twenty years or so.

I just realized how much time I spent at the Penn Square Mall! I guess it just has the best stores. I made an appointment in December with Christine, a make-up consultant at Sephora, and she was wonderful! She showed me all the different make-up shades that would suit my skin, plus she took time and showed me how to do my own formalwear make-up for my wedding. Christine was also great about telling me what deals were going on so I could get the most for my money. My best friend and maid of honor was with me and also learned how to do the make-up. I think having good quality make-up and knowing how to apply it yourself is better than having someone put the make-up on for you.

The ring my fiancé choose for me was beautiful! We had been talking about getting engaged for a while, and he proposed to me with a fake plastic ring so that we could go choose a ring together. It took us over a month to decide, mainly because we were stuck on budget and on what I wanted. In the end I decided to not break the bank and get a simple and traditional engagement ring. BC Clark has a great selection of beautiful rings, and the price range is from middle to very high. The salesperson who helped us was nice and let us take our time in choosing.

The River of Love cabins are situated maybe less than 2 hours away from Oklahoma City, so it’s an easy getaway that still not to far away. These are beautiful rustic cabins where you can enjoy your husband’s company, get a professional massage, and then go for a romantic picnic. It was all about the two of us! My mom was the one who suggested that we go here, because she said a honeymoon should be about being a couple and being away from the distractions of the world. It was a beautiful place, the owners were really nice, and it was a great way to spend three days.

Even though I would be doing my own make-up for my wedding, I knew that I needed someone for my hair. My co-workers had given me a gift certificate for Eden salon, and I put it towards a trail hair run for my wedding day. Jeff and Rebecca did an amazing job, and so I booked Rebecca to come to my house and she did my hair and my bridesmaids’ hair for our wedding day. Her big suggestion was to get a style that would stay up, because it would be hot with all the dancing, and I wouldn’t want to ruin a styling with an ugly ponytail. With her held, I had chosen a style that was classy but that would also stay in and up all night. It stayed in place!

This was my best friend’s present to me; she bought over 200 candles to give to the guests, which meant that we now have 80+ candles sitting in boxes under our kitchen sink. The candles were cute, but we had way to many of them. And I think they are kind of a waste of money, but I would never tell that to my best friend. It was more of an indication of what she wants at her wedding rather than what I wanted.