Just a reminder!!!

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March is more then half way over and you guys still have just a few days to enter my birthday month giveaway.

If you haven't checked it out and entered I think you should go do it.

Enter here. 

Contest will close on the 23rd and winner will be announced on Monday, March 26

Kristina's Birthday Month Giveaway

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March is here and its one of my most favorite months!

Pastel colors!

As an Irish gal I love me some corned beef, cabbage and all things green!

SPRING

I love the first few days in March that are warm enough for no coats.

TULIPS

Days are getting longer and the sun is actually staying out later then 5:15 and...


its my BIRTHDAY MONTH!!!! 


What does this mean for you all?!?!


A THANK YOU Giveaway. 


From March 1st to March 23rd (my birthday) my faithful readers will have the opportunity to win a bunch of fun stuff.  To add some fun I'll be keeping the goodies secret. Got the idea from Erin who did a surprise Halloween giveaway I was lucky enough to win. Shhhh! Good idea or no?!?! What do you think? The lucky winner will receive a few of my favorite things. If your a reader of my blog you may or may not be able to guess a few of my faves.




Ways to enter: 


1. Follow my blog.  Leave a comment letting me know you are following. (Mandatory)


Additional options:


2. Comment on this post telling me what was your favorite birthday moment!


3. Tweet about the giveaway, linking back to this post, leave a comment telling me you do.


4. Blog about this giveaway linking back to this post, leave a comment telling me you did. 


Good luck!

The winner is....

Thanks to all the lovely brides to be and friends of brides who entered my first ever giveaway.
I really enjoyed reading your responses and what you are all looking forward to.

The thing I am most looking forward to is seeing the look on my fiancés face when he sees me for the first time. Like any bride I really want to WOW him. You know, completely knock his socks off.
Well as of today I have 199 days til I become Mrs. G!

And our winner is...
Number 8
Rhain

(I used Random.org)
Congratulations.
Please email me kristinaj2380@yahoo.com so I can get your info and send out your new garter!
Enjoy!

BRIDAL GIVEAWAY!

Hey all,

I am very excited to offer my very first giveaway in honor of my one year Engagement anniversary...

How would you like to win this cutie?  

This adorable garter was a gift I received for purchasing my wedding gown from RK Bridal If you are getting married in the NJ or NY area I really urge you to stop in and check them out. I had a WONDERFUL experience with them. The store is huge. They do not take appointments so I could suggest a weekday morning.  Well worth the stop. Oh and they guarantee the lowest price. I got my beautiful St Patrick Gown for a ridiculously great price. 

I had already won my garter so this one is up for grabs. 

If you already have a garter to wear this could be a perfect garter to use doing the garter toss during your reception. It is super cute and very delicate. I love the stitched eyelet and beaded rose. 

Clearly by the looks of these I am not a photographer but I'm pretty sure you guessed that one! 

So brides, b-maids, maid's of honor get ready! Here are all they ways you can win:

MANDATORY: Follow me via Google Friend Connect and leave me a comment saying you did in along with the moment of your wedding you are anticipating the most. 

For additional entries:

Follow me on Twitter and come back here saying you did

Tweet or Blog about the giveaway and linking back here. Come back here saying you did with a link to your post. 


Follow Me on Pinterest and come back to comment saying you did. 


So thats 5 ways to win. 


Giveaway will last for 2 weeks. I will chose a winner on October 11th and announce on the 13th (3 year anniversary of our very first date)!


Good luck to all. 


xoxo
K 

One year ago today...(and a giveaway teaser)

We were engaged...

 and Brian made me feel like the happiest gal around. 

Just 7 more months till I become his wife. 

I can't wait for the day when I become Mrs. G

I can not wait to spend the rest of my life with Brian. 

He makes me a better person every moment I spend with him. 

To celebrate I have a cute little giveaway this week for all my bride to be girls out there! 

Come back this Wednesday to check it out!

Happy Monday! 

Krystal's Kitch

So I just entered this fantastic giveaway over at Krystal's blog. Krystal is celebrating 600 followers and 600 posts so go over and congratulate her!!! Krystal is showering one lucky follower with something that they would like. The option that caught my eye was the Sephora gifts. I am in some serious need for new wedding make up so this would be PERFECT. Oh and 5 runners up will be getting some random awesomeness! In addition to congratulating her you should enter too!

Happy Wednesday!

Oh How Pinteresting...

Happy Wednesday dolls!


Today, I'm linking up with Michelle from The Vintage Apple for Oh How Pinteresting. Since I've been feeling kinda crappy the last several days I've been posting lots of things to make me happy. Here are the most recent favorites.

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AHAHAHA, wtf?!?! FAIL...LOL

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Well, HELLO Mr. Delicious. YUMMY!

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Girl Problems

Source: damnyouautocorrect.com via Kristina on Pinterest

Disgusting yet very funny

Source: urbanoutfitters.com via Brenda on Pinterest

I don't believe they would let me use this at work.

Source: piccsy.com via Victoria on Pinterest

Good Vibes make me happy

Source: polyvore.com via Kristina on Pinterest

Clothes AWLAYS makes me happy!

Enjoy your Wednesday loves.
Oh check out my newest giveaway win over at Marigold Road
I have surprisingly good giveaway karma.
xoxo
K

WINNER....

NEW LAYOUT!

What do you think?

I was super lucky to win this layout from the awesome Steph Anne of Yellow and Savvy Design from a give away hosted by lovely Ilene Isn't it cute! Steph was a huge help. Go check out both their sites. I'm sure you will enjoy.

In other news...

-Still feeling terrible but I'm at work.

-Hoping the other 3 prescriptions are in!

- Wedding gown was delivered by UPS yesterday but I wasn't home. I can't wait to pick it up.

-I'm so proud of my man. He just enrolled himself back in college! I think I'm going to go out and buy him a pencil case and fill it with supplies:)

-Oh and look who came to visit this morning.

He walked right up to our neighbors deck then grabbed a bite to eat.

I was 10 minutes late for work too.

ANOTHER GIVEAWAY!

Hey all you Brides to Be out there. You must head over to Lovely Little Details and enter Jacin's giveaway of custom Mason Jar Save the Date card from Blue Envelop  They are fantastic so don't forget to enter.

While you are there make sure you stay a while and check out all the amazing work Jacin does. She is by far one of my most FAVORITE bridal blogs and does amazing work.

Enjoy!

GIVEAWAY ALERT

Help Hanna celebrate Bouffe e bambini's 1st Birthday Celebration and a chance to win a bracelet from Lee La La

GIVEAWAY ALERT

Nothing starts of a week better then an awesome GIVEAWAY!

Beautiful Bride to Be, Stephanie, from The Vintage Modern Bride is hosting an adorable wedding giveaway. Please head over to enter and while you are there take a look around. It is one of my favorites! The giveaway is open until next weekend.

Happy Monday!

Happy Anniversary So Cal Val

Hey all,
You must head over to Val's BLOG to wish her a very happy anniversary! Stay a while b/c her recipes are AMAZING! All I have to say is TOASTED MARSHMALLOW MILKSHAKES!
Oh and a chance to win $100 gift card to Target!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY VAL!!!

Weekend Wrap Up

This weekend was a success!

Saturday:
The Wedding Trail was so fun. All the vendors were lined down Main St. in Warwick. Met up with my mom, best friend, her sis and her mom. We met with the vendors and the more you meet the more prizes you could win. Unlike other Bridal Shows I've been to this one had a lovely reception in the park. I was the lucky WINNER of an Engagement photo shoot with this amazing photographer  and a one night stay in this Bed and Breakfast. We finished off Saturday with some wine at a friend's condo. My poor daddy ended up in the ER with a recurrence of kidney stones. My mom and him were stuck in the hospital for over 12 hours. He is feeling much better now. Those painkillers are working like a charm.
Here are a few from the Bridal Trail. I apologize but I was so busy and my hands were so fun I couldn't think of grabbing the camera.

 Centerpieces at the reception table. 

Jaclyn stuffed in the back of the car. She couldn't fit with all the goodies. 

Unloading once I got home. Included in the goodie bags were lotions, jewelry cleaner, tip binder, planning book and much more. 

Oh did I mention I caught the bouquet! Isn't it pretty. (This is the day after so it didn't hold up well. They are stephanotis)

Sunday:
Chore day. We cleaned everything including our laundry room. Went to visit Daddy. Home and drugged up! Got treated out to dinner by Brian's grandparents. Went to the lovely Landmark Inn in the town of Warwick. I may still be in a food coma. I ate a spinach and brie salad then I had a sea bass with caper, and olives. To top it all off Brian and I shared flour less chocolate with raspberry sauce. I finished off the weekend watching Real Housewives of Orange County. Seriously, Wtf is up with these women? Its such a guilty pleasure but this episode was outta control! For beautiful, surgically enhanced women they certainly act like backwoods trash.

We indulged in a few bottles of wine  and beer at Jaclyn's condo so we were hurting the next morning. This is what I found on the couch when I work up.

Best part of this weekend, I'm off today. Gonna paint my bathroom. Oh the fun!
xoxo
K

Wedding updates...

Just about 11 months to go. I have made the majority of our big decisions so I feel as if a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Especially because I finally picked out my dress. I went to a bridal salon called RK Bridal in NYC. The only thing I can say is it was the TJ Maxx of bridal salons. I would suggest going during the week and getting there when they open at 11am. I had a wonderful experience. Prices are ridiculously inexpensive for NYC and they price match if you can find a gown cheaper. Another perk, if I get the dress shipped to NJ I don't have to pay tax! Woooohooo!
Here are just a few more updates and ideas:

This is our bridesmaid dress. Although the color is not purple, it's Celadon Four of my bridesmaids and my junior bridesmaid will be wearing this dress. I can't wait to get them jewelry for the day. I'm thinking some fun chandelier earrings and a bracelet.

Via

I want to use old window panes as a wedding reception seating chart. I have the greatest mother in law to be. She saw two old window panes on the side of the road and grabbed them right up! They are in pretty bad shape but I'm hoping they come out similar to this one. I think I would chance the ink color from white to something easier to read.

Thanks to Project Wedding and Style Unveiled I have been the lucky winner of these awesome giveaways. 

Via

oh and this one for my handsome fiance! 

Via

and this one 

Via

and this one, 

True Woodcuts

As it turns out I have had some pretty good giveaway karma. Thank goodness because our budget isn't that large. I have won a lot of my wedding essentials. 

I feel so very lucky! This weekend I am going to the Warwick Bridal Trail. Hopefully I can get lots of fun ideas and find some things to inspire me.

Oh and just to end the day on a super happy note; my fiance surprised me with roses and sushi. It put a HUGE smile on my face. 

xoxo

K