Well if you've just joined us, you should know that I'm engaged and I'm planning my wedding. Now first of all, we decided not to get married in Japan. We are getting married in America, so that means I get to plan everything while in Japan (Yay!). I did a search for this and came back pretty much empty handed, so I hit the internet hardcore. Here are some sites that may help you no matter where you are planning to get married.
Sites I recommend:
For ideas & planning:
Pinterest
For just about everything:
Wedding Wire
Note: I found my florist through here, but you can also search for venues, caterers and anything else really.
For the dress and bridesmaid dresses (any dress really):
Light in the Box
They also ship internationally.
Invitations:
Wedding Paper Divas
My favorite thing about Wedding Paper Divas is that they will send you 8 sample invitations you can look at before you decide which ones to buy. They ship internationally.
Odds and Ends
Amazon
Ebay
For gifts for your bridal party:
Etsy
My advice to you is book your venue first because you can't do anything else without a place to get married. After that things mainly tend to fall into place easily. Of course, I wouldn't try to delude you and say that this is an easy experience. It comes with its stresses but hopefully, I've managed to help a little bit.
Showing posts with label America. Show all posts
Showing posts with label America. Show all posts
October 31, 2014
January 6, 2013
Clothing round up...
It's hard to believe I'm on the last few hours of my vacation. Where does the time go? I often ask this especially living in Tokyo. I know time passes the same but I often feel like life is on fast forward here more so than back in the States. I don't know why that is.
Anyway, I wore some clothes worth mentioning. It is important to note that whilst in America, I managed to pack and bring back to Japan a significant amount of my winter wardrobe which I can't wait to coordinate with things I've purchased here. I came to Japan in June with miscellaneous American products shoved in with three suitcases of summer clothes and only one hoodie on my back. I feel much more confident braving the harsh Tokyo winter with my winter clothes.
Here's a small sample of what I brought back with me:
Boy was organizing that fun!
Anyway, on to the clothes!
December 24th:
(Perfectly unflattering mirror) Sweater Wal-Mart, jeans Karen Collection, tank Target, shoes eBay. Sadly, the shoes pictured are the 2 pound shoes I had to take out of my suitcase at the airport.
I wore some other things over the holidays that I didn't photograph. Sorry!
Happy New Year! Sweater, leggins, boots & belt Kohl's, bracelet Lia Sophia, shirt Daiei. Ringing in the new year with Kohl's.
January 1st:
(Kinda Plain Jane.) Sweater Kohl's, necklace Lia Sohpia, jeans Karen Collection (Target), boots Macy's.
January 3rd:
Basically the warmest comfiest sweater ever! Sweater Green Parks Topic, jeans Colleen Collection (Old Navy), scarf Target, boots Chiyoda.
January 5th:
Sweater Wal-Mart, skirt Forever 21, tights & legwarmers Daiei, boots Chiyoda.
I'm back to work tomorrow which means no more living in jammies and back to weekly outfit posts. I don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.
The temperatures are ridiculous here so I hope you're warm wherever you are. If you too have to go back to work, I wish you a great week!
Anyway, I wore some clothes worth mentioning. It is important to note that whilst in America, I managed to pack and bring back to Japan a significant amount of my winter wardrobe which I can't wait to coordinate with things I've purchased here. I came to Japan in June with miscellaneous American products shoved in with three suitcases of summer clothes and only one hoodie on my back. I feel much more confident braving the harsh Tokyo winter with my winter clothes.
Here's a small sample of what I brought back with me:
Anyway, on to the clothes!
December 24th:
(Perfectly unflattering mirror) Sweater Wal-Mart, jeans Karen Collection, tank Target, shoes eBay. Sadly, the shoes pictured are the 2 pound shoes I had to take out of my suitcase at the airport.
I wore some other things over the holidays that I didn't photograph. Sorry!
December 31st:
Happy New Year! Sweater, leggins, boots & belt Kohl's, bracelet Lia Sophia, shirt Daiei. Ringing in the new year with Kohl's.
January 1st:
(Kinda Plain Jane.) Sweater Kohl's, necklace Lia Sohpia, jeans Karen Collection (Target), boots Macy's.
January 3rd:
Basically the warmest comfiest sweater ever! Sweater Green Parks Topic, jeans Colleen Collection (Old Navy), scarf Target, boots Chiyoda.
January 5th:
Sweater Wal-Mart, skirt Forever 21, tights & legwarmers Daiei, boots Chiyoda.
I'm back to work tomorrow which means no more living in jammies and back to weekly outfit posts. I don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.
The temperatures are ridiculous here so I hope you're warm wherever you are. If you too have to go back to work, I wish you a great week!
December 28, 2012
さよならアメリカ！
It's 8:10AM. My jet lagged self woke up twice. Once at around 2:30AM and once about 5AM. It's okay because I am going back to Japan tomorrow! (With an arrival of Sunday afternoon blah!)
It's been an interesting "vacation." Vacation is in air quotes because the first like four days I was here, I unpacked and repacked boxes and after that I packed and unpacked and repacked my suitcases. I leave with 2 checked and one carry on plus a backpack. All of those items are bursting with clothes and a few American items I can't live without (Advil, sunflower seeds, Mio). I think my big suitcase is over by 2-3 pounds. Hopefully, they will let it slide. If not, I think there are some 2 pound shoes in there. :o
The best part of this vacation was seeing all my family (like literally every member who lives in AZ) and the few friends I got to see. It's okay if I don't get to see everyone. I know people have their own lives to live just as I am super anxious to get back to my own life in Tokyo and plan some New Year's fun!
I hope I haven't annoyed anyone with how much I gush over Japan. I suppose the gushing might be amplified as I live there now.
I am so glad I have another week of vacation! I have a lot of work to do on my closet to try and get all these clothes to fit in there! In addition, I can't wait to be back in my own bed and cook in my own kitchen.
People have greeted me throughout my stay with "welcome home." This is fine to say but I feel like my home is not my home anymore. I have to rely on others to get around and my schedule consists of nothing much. In Japan, I got things to do! However, I will always be from Arizona and it will always be my home state.
I think one of my greatest achievements while here was the two large boxes of clothes that went to Goodwill. Nothing like moving to another country to make you get rid of stuff. I think this was huge for me because I tend to keep clothes even if I don't wear them which is super silly. Part of being a level 1 hoarder, I guess. I still have problems getting rid of things as there are still boxes which I have no desire to be shipped to Japan but I can't bear to part with the contents. Maybe I'll get over that some day. After all, stuff is just stuff. It can't love you back. I parted with a lot of things when I left here and even more things during this trip. Maybe a pattern is developing.
My gosh this blog is long-winded! Thanks for reading it all if you did.
I hope you have a Happy New Year and the next time I check in, it will be from Japan!
さよならアメリカ！
It's been an interesting "vacation." Vacation is in air quotes because the first like four days I was here, I unpacked and repacked boxes and after that I packed and unpacked and repacked my suitcases. I leave with 2 checked and one carry on plus a backpack. All of those items are bursting with clothes and a few American items I can't live without (Advil, sunflower seeds, Mio). I think my big suitcase is over by 2-3 pounds. Hopefully, they will let it slide. If not, I think there are some 2 pound shoes in there. :o
The best part of this vacation was seeing all my family (like literally every member who lives in AZ) and the few friends I got to see. It's okay if I don't get to see everyone. I know people have their own lives to live just as I am super anxious to get back to my own life in Tokyo and plan some New Year's fun!
I hope I haven't annoyed anyone with how much I gush over Japan. I suppose the gushing might be amplified as I live there now.
I am so glad I have another week of vacation! I have a lot of work to do on my closet to try and get all these clothes to fit in there! In addition, I can't wait to be back in my own bed and cook in my own kitchen.
People have greeted me throughout my stay with "welcome home." This is fine to say but I feel like my home is not my home anymore. I have to rely on others to get around and my schedule consists of nothing much. In Japan, I got things to do! However, I will always be from Arizona and it will always be my home state.
I think one of my greatest achievements while here was the two large boxes of clothes that went to Goodwill. Nothing like moving to another country to make you get rid of stuff. I think this was huge for me because I tend to keep clothes even if I don't wear them which is super silly. Part of being a level 1 hoarder, I guess. I still have problems getting rid of things as there are still boxes which I have no desire to be shipped to Japan but I can't bear to part with the contents. Maybe I'll get over that some day. After all, stuff is just stuff. It can't love you back. I parted with a lot of things when I left here and even more things during this trip. Maybe a pattern is developing.
My gosh this blog is long-winded! Thanks for reading it all if you did.
I hope you have a Happy New Year and the next time I check in, it will be from Japan!
さよならアメリカ！
December 26, 2012
(Lost) In America...
I'm trying to write a blog but I keep dozing off. I am so tired. Obviously, I'm still jet lagged if my body thought 1:30AM was an acceptable time to wake up. It never is. It might, in some cases, be an acceptable time to go to bed but never to wake up.
Today, my mom and I ran all over returning gifts and doing some light shopping and had a Mexican lunch to top it all off. Later, my sister and I went to Kohl's to spend our gift cards. Luckily, my family knows how much I love the Kohl's.
I bought these two sweaters (as well as various long sleeved tees for layering):
I am not looking forward to the cold again but I can't wait to wear them. Neither picture does the colors justice as they are really quite pretty.
In other news, I've seen two friends since I got here six days ago. I'm actually kinda bummed about it. I mean I didn't expect the whole town to stop what they were doing and show up at my door but I had hoped more people wanted to see me. I've been putting notices on Facebook like "Hey, I'm not busy." No one has responded. It makes me think about my life (that was) in Arizona. I think maybe this means that it's officially over and everyone has moved on without me. That's okay because I have a little life I've built in Japan. It's nothing spectacular but it's all mine and I love it. Of course, I may be reading way too much into this and it may be that everyone is just busy. BUT, I made many gift bags thinking they'd be long gone but there they sit on the desk. When I look at them, I get sad again. I have been spending a lot of time with my family which is great. I'm glad I get to see them.
My boxes are all reorganized and repacked. The things I decided I wouldn't need are in a separate stack from those I do need (or want). Two suitcases are packed full. One is holding steady at right close to 50 pounds. The other one is a carry on and the last suitcase I'll be cramming stuff into until the minute before I leave. That's just how I roll. Unfortunately, I think I pulled a muscle or really hurt my shoulder. I am in a lot of pain back there. I'm sure I did it lifting boxes. It hurts so bad. Or maybe it's from coughing. I wish that would hurry up and be done.
Welcome my new reader Sassymoo! (I'm glad she's here because I have been following her blog for a while.)
Anyway, I'm dozing again. Hope you're not in this bad of shape!
Today, my mom and I ran all over returning gifts and doing some light shopping and had a Mexican lunch to top it all off. Later, my sister and I went to Kohl's to spend our gift cards. Luckily, my family knows how much I love the Kohl's.
I bought these two sweaters (as well as various long sleeved tees for layering):
I am not looking forward to the cold again but I can't wait to wear them. Neither picture does the colors justice as they are really quite pretty.
In other news, I've seen two friends since I got here six days ago. I'm actually kinda bummed about it. I mean I didn't expect the whole town to stop what they were doing and show up at my door but I had hoped more people wanted to see me. I've been putting notices on Facebook like "Hey, I'm not busy." No one has responded. It makes me think about my life (that was) in Arizona. I think maybe this means that it's officially over and everyone has moved on without me. That's okay because I have a little life I've built in Japan. It's nothing spectacular but it's all mine and I love it. Of course, I may be reading way too much into this and it may be that everyone is just busy. BUT, I made many gift bags thinking they'd be long gone but there they sit on the desk. When I look at them, I get sad again. I have been spending a lot of time with my family which is great. I'm glad I get to see them.
My boxes are all reorganized and repacked. The things I decided I wouldn't need are in a separate stack from those I do need (or want). Two suitcases are packed full. One is holding steady at right close to 50 pounds. The other one is a carry on and the last suitcase I'll be cramming stuff into until the minute before I leave. That's just how I roll. Unfortunately, I think I pulled a muscle or really hurt my shoulder. I am in a lot of pain back there. I'm sure I did it lifting boxes. It hurts so bad. Or maybe it's from coughing. I wish that would hurry up and be done.
Welcome my new reader Sassymoo! (I'm glad she's here because I have been following her blog for a while.)
Anyway, I'm dozing again. Hope you're not in this bad of shape!
December 23, 2012
Live from America...
Hi all!
I'm currently in the motherland visiting the fam (and sorting through my crap) for the holidays!
Needless to say, I'm not currently lost in Japan but lost in America. Not to sound pretentious and holier-than-thou but it's weird being back in America and I haven't quite adjusted yet, jet lag aside. Oddly enough I forgot how culturally diverse America is. I live in a mostly Japanese community and there are hardly any foreigners there. In addition, everyone here speaks English! In Japan, I am an anomaly for being Western, a girl, and speaking English. Here, I am an anomaly for living in Japan. It's a different dynamic and difficult to get used to. (Incidentally, I think none of the above are reasons to gape at me.)
The trip was mostly painless. Aside from an escalator being out of service I got to Narita pretty easily. After checking my bags, I shopped and ate at Narita.
I decided on a big delicious bowl of きつねうどん which if you don't know is one of my favorite things to eat in Japan then you don't know me at all.
I figured I'd probably not be eating any Japanese food on my trip so I went out with some Japanese. I have decided to gorge myself on Mexican and Cheesecake Factory (neither of which I've managed to eat yet - sadly).
I flew on Korean Air this time and I was for the most part, pretty impressed. Korean gives you the standard blanket and pillow but also a package with toothpaste, toothbrush and also slippers. Coach legroom is sufficient but still not as good as ANA. I watched two movies on the plane, ate, and studied some Japanese. The food (vegetarian meal) that I ordered was gross. The first was bland overcooked rice and veg and the second was a rice porridge which had no flavor whatsoever. I might have to call them and switch to like Indian vegetarian or something.
A couple bad things about the flight, first I sat next to two girls who didn't shut up the entire plane ride. Second, have you ever flown with congestion? My advice to you, is that if you're ever congested and have to fly, get the best decongestant money can buy. I'm coming off another sick and I still have congestion and a cough. I had no decongestant and upon our descent (both times) I felt like my ear was going to explode and that needles were jabbing into my head. It was the worst.
So I got to LA even though we were delayed an hour. After going through customs, claiming and rechecking baggage, finding the Delta counter (after going to the wrong counter), getting my new boarding pass and eating lunch, my five hour layover turned into a one hour short nap (since I didn't sleep at all on the plane.)
Since I've been home, I've seen most of my family (haven't seen my dad yet). I saw two friends. And I've unpacked and repacked a shit ton of boxes.
See what I mean:
Since I came to Japan in June, I left my entire winter wardrobe in the States. One does not need sweaters during Japan's brutal summer. I came here with two empty suitcases which I have already begun to fill with winter wear. I certainly don't need it here. Yesterday, I wore a 3/4 sleeve dress and flats. It's ridiculous how nice it is here. I don't miss the cold but I miss Japan already.
My sister gave me the best hair cut yesterday. My hair looks so cute! I can't wait to style it properly so you can see!
Anyway, it's 7:30AM here so I guess I have to start the day. I hope I can make it. I didn't sleep much last night and I'm fighting every urge to nap through the day.
I hope you're good and not jet lagged or congested!
I'm currently in the motherland visiting the fam (and sorting through my crap) for the holidays!
Needless to say, I'm not currently lost in Japan but lost in America. Not to sound pretentious and holier-than-thou but it's weird being back in America and I haven't quite adjusted yet, jet lag aside. Oddly enough I forgot how culturally diverse America is. I live in a mostly Japanese community and there are hardly any foreigners there. In addition, everyone here speaks English! In Japan, I am an anomaly for being Western, a girl, and speaking English. Here, I am an anomaly for living in Japan. It's a different dynamic and difficult to get used to. (Incidentally, I think none of the above are reasons to gape at me.)
The trip was mostly painless. Aside from an escalator being out of service I got to Narita pretty easily. After checking my bags, I shopped and ate at Narita.
I decided on a big delicious bowl of きつねうどん which if you don't know is one of my favorite things to eat in Japan then you don't know me at all.
I figured I'd probably not be eating any Japanese food on my trip so I went out with some Japanese. I have decided to gorge myself on Mexican and Cheesecake Factory (neither of which I've managed to eat yet - sadly).
I flew on Korean Air this time and I was for the most part, pretty impressed. Korean gives you the standard blanket and pillow but also a package with toothpaste, toothbrush and also slippers. Coach legroom is sufficient but still not as good as ANA. I watched two movies on the plane, ate, and studied some Japanese. The food (vegetarian meal) that I ordered was gross. The first was bland overcooked rice and veg and the second was a rice porridge which had no flavor whatsoever. I might have to call them and switch to like Indian vegetarian or something.
A couple bad things about the flight, first I sat next to two girls who didn't shut up the entire plane ride. Second, have you ever flown with congestion? My advice to you, is that if you're ever congested and have to fly, get the best decongestant money can buy. I'm coming off another sick and I still have congestion and a cough. I had no decongestant and upon our descent (both times) I felt like my ear was going to explode and that needles were jabbing into my head. It was the worst.
So I got to LA even though we were delayed an hour. After going through customs, claiming and rechecking baggage, finding the Delta counter (after going to the wrong counter), getting my new boarding pass and eating lunch, my five hour layover turned into a one hour short nap (since I didn't sleep at all on the plane.)
Since I've been home, I've seen most of my family (haven't seen my dad yet). I saw two friends. And I've unpacked and repacked a shit ton of boxes.
See what I mean:
Since I came to Japan in June, I left my entire winter wardrobe in the States. One does not need sweaters during Japan's brutal summer. I came here with two empty suitcases which I have already begun to fill with winter wear. I certainly don't need it here. Yesterday, I wore a 3/4 sleeve dress and flats. It's ridiculous how nice it is here. I don't miss the cold but I miss Japan already.
My sister gave me the best hair cut yesterday. My hair looks so cute! I can't wait to style it properly so you can see!
Anyway, it's 7:30AM here so I guess I have to start the day. I hope I can make it. I didn't sleep much last night and I'm fighting every urge to nap through the day.
I hope you're good and not jet lagged or congested!
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