Hi! Thanks for stopping by my wedding planning bio =).  I am so excited to be getting married, to my best friend, and love of my life. Our wedding is planned for August 2, 2008 in La Habra, CA. We have been dating since August 4th 2003. We met while working together @ a retirement home in Whittier in 2001. He proposed on Valentines day 2007. It was perfect! We are so incredibly happy together! I can't wait to start the rest of our lives together!  The wedding planning has been fun, and I can't wait, but I really just am super excited to be come married!

Our Main Color will be red, with black & white accents. We' have almost all our major vendors down, now it's time to do all the little projects, and get started on my DIY stuff.  Below is some of my planning processes.  Knottie disclaimer as I have been just picking pictures from anywhere please let me know if I have your picture so I can give you credit!

 

 

 

Contact Me

To Contact Me you can page me on the LA, Board.  You can also email me at

Socalprincess03 @ hotmail . com  Or Check out my blog 

 

  Engagement Pictures

Laguna Beach 11-9-07

 

 

The Collage that my Photographer made us!

 

 

 Vendors

Venue

Ceremony & Reception

Westridge Golf Club

Photographer

We loved our engagement pictures! SUPER fast return! Edna is so nice too.

Square Eye Photography

Videographer

Ryan with Best Wishes Wedding Videography

Florist

Cristina's Flowers

Wedding Dress/Bridesmaids Dresses/Tuxes

Danniela's Bridal

Disc Jockey

Dj Music Unlimited- Robert

Cake Baker

Beverly's Best

Ring Bearer Pillow

Beautiful Pillow, amazing craftmanship. A bit expensive but my mom really wanted to get it for us.

Pillow for your thoughts

Sport's Team Garter

Super Fast Shipping, and great quality

Ebay Seller kristis_charmed_life

Statekristiann45@yahoo.com

Toasting Flutes and Cake Serving Set

Exclusively Weddings

Invitations

Anne K Designer

Monogram/Save the Dates/Stickers

Save the Date Originals

Wedding Bands

FI got an amazing deal on his tungsten ring. Mine will match the design of my engagement ring.

great customer service, beautiful designs, and awesome prices totally reccomend them!!!

Justin's Fine Jewelry   

Honeymoon

Excellence Resorts

Nine Nights at Riviera Cancun

Delta Airlines Flight

Reviews To Come After Wedding

 

 Knottie GTG's

 

Cheescake Factory Sep. 2007

LA GTG June 2007

 

 

 

LA Knottie Girl Touch Girl Feb. 23rd,  2008

Granville Burbank, CA

 

Knottie GTG March 30th at BLD

4_20_08 Knottie GTG @ Cat and the Fiddle

 

 June 2008 Knottie GTG Pizza/Potluck/Pomanders =)

Just Us

 

Our First Wedding Gift!!!!!! The Kitchen-Aid Mixer in Caviar (black with sparkles!!!)

I was sooooo excited!!! Gotta Love Mom's ;)

Our Kitty Bella in the Huge Bed Bath & Beyond Box that our Mixer came in, isn't she cute!

 

 

 Helpful Information/Sites/& Great Knottie Bios

How to PIP

• If the image doesn't have a url, create one by uploading into Photobucket and resize. Take the direct link and copy.
  
• If the image has a url, just right click and go to properties ---> copy url.
• Take the url, and create a tiny url using www.tinyurl.com
• When it makes the tinyurl, click on the link to "open in new window"
• Right click image and select "copy"
• "Paste" the image into the message box and voila!

• If the image doesn't have a url, create one by uploading into Photobucket and resize. Take the direct link and copy.
• If the image has a url, hit ctrl+click and select "copy image address"
• Take the url and create a tiny url using www.tinyurl.com
• In the message box, write out [img]www.tinyurl.com[/img]
• To ensure it isn't bolded, be sure to select the entire url and click apple+b

 

 

Adding a Pic to your Siggy
1. Upload pic to a photo sharing site like photobucket, shutterfly, snapfish, etc.
2. View picture in its full size on the photo sharing site.
3. Right Click on Picture and Choose Properties
4. Copy the url code
5. Go to http://www.tinyurl.com and copy the url code of your pic into the box.
6. Copy your new Tinyurl code.
7. Go to http://www.stlwed.com/bio/builder/resize_siggy.htm<br>l
8. Copy your tinyurl into the box and resize your pic
9. Copy the Code created for you.
10. Back on the Knot, click the Smiley Face at the top of the message boards.
11. Paste the new Code into your Signature box.
12. Click Submit at Bottom of Page.



Adding a Link to your Bio to your Siggy
1. Open you Bio in Full Page view and copy the Web address
2. Go to http://www.tinyurl.com and paste your bio's address into the box.
3. Copy the new Tinyurl address for your bio.
4. Go back to the Knot and click on the Smiley Face at top of message board
5. In your Signature box use the following code:
<*a href="insertinyurlhere"> My Bio <*/a>
Paste your TinyUrl code where it says inserttinyurlhere. The Quotations must stay.
Remove the *s. You can add any text where it says MyBio.
6. If you want this under a pic already in your siggy, type <*br> without the * before the above code

 

Knottie Bios That I Love

Missjanks

Dapotato

Magnificant Bliss

Ramona Ruby

Spring Chic

Jord.Taylor

Mrs.Veroni

 

 

 

 

You know you're a Knottie when...

• You can't sleep so you think about what your next post will be.
• When talking to friends, you use words like FI in normal conversation.
• Your family & friends laugh at you for having "internet friends," even though the Knotties helped more with your wedding than "real" people.
• You use the term BM when talking to your wedding party and they think you're talking about a bowel movement.
• The Knotties know more about what is going on in your life than your closest friends do.
• You can give someone an STD without any repercussions.
• The first and last thing you do everday is check TheKnot.
• You should be studying or working, but you're on TheKnot instead.
• You have a stack of work on your desk a foot high, but somehow cruising bios seems much more important.
• When you email your friends about the wedding you use acronyms like: HM, BM, TIA, STD, HTH, FI.
• YOu reach to fellow knotties or advice because you don't want to track down your other friends about tulle and overlay opinions.
• You look at new photos and the first thing you think is "Is this one good enough to go in my siggy?"
• You finished a task or get an idea and put it in your bio before you tell your mom or MOH.
• Your conversations with FI all tend to start with "So this girl on TheKnot..."
• You have "good Knottie friends" and Knotties you "don't like" all based on their posts, when really they're all strangers.
• You say "I'm doing this tonight" and people ask "with whom?"  You respond "Her name is XX and I technically haven't met her yet, but we're both planning weddings."  Then you get weird looks and confused grins.
• You sneak off with your laptop during lunch so you can Knot.
• You take your laptop with you to watch your favorite TV show so you can chat about it with your fellow Knotties.
• You talk openly about periods, pregnancies, sore boobs, sex, etc....all with people you've never met.
• You say things like "I have a friend that..." to a girlfriend and you're really talking about your Knottie friend you've never met.
• The first thing your FI says when a WR problem comes up is "Can you ask the girls on TheKnot?"
• Your FI asks "Can you get off the computer? We haven't spent any time together in days and I miss you!"  You respond "But I'm doing research for our wedding!" and are genuinely annoyed that he would dare interrupt the wedding planning process....Instead of being touched that he wants to spend time with you.
• When vendors ask who referred you and you can only respond with her Knottie name.
• You read emails from co-workers/friends that use standard acronyms...and you associate them with Knottie meanings
• You reply with "I'm adding this to my bio!"