My Pandora Bracelet

One of the gifts I got from the wedding was a Pandora Bracelet and I love it! If you have never tried the Pandora jewelry line you are really missing out! Not only can you create your prefect necklace or bracelet but after you are done you can mix and match different beads and charms to make each creation a new work of art.

Pandora jewelry is top quality jewelry and the chains and beads come in a variety of choices. For the chains you can choose 14k gold, sterling silver, oxidized silver or your choice of colored leather. For beads and charms the options include 14k gold, sterling silver, 14k gold and sterling silver, clips, murano glass charms and spacers.

All beads and charms are made with great detail and each one you choose has a different meaning. My Pandora bracelet is sterling silver with my new married initials as the main beads in the center. With all the options Pandora has to offer I can add beads to my bracelet or I can take away any that I want to remove and use on a different bracelet.

If you have never experienced Pandora bracelets add one to your wedding registry or they make a great gift for bridesmaids and the mother of the bride.

Going Through the Gifts

After your wedding and Honeymoon are over you come home to a house full of wedding gifts. Where do you even start? Well my husband and I wanted to make sure we were able to go through all of our gifts along with write down every present we got and who it was from.

We decided to do it a few days after we got back from our Honeymoon. He opened all the gifts while I made sure to record everything. Now this can take a few hours of time so make sure you are not rushed and that you are organized when opening gifts.

This process can be overwhelming if not handled correctly. Once you have finished opening the presents and have properly recorded everything it is time to start the next task…Thank you cards. As long as you have followed my directions the Thank you cards should be a breeze. They are time consuming but they are really important to let your guests know how great it was to see them and thank them properly for your wedding gifts.

PS. Don’t forget about all the vendors that made your day as special as it could have been - with out all of there hard work

your day would have never been the same!

After the Wedding

Well I bet all of you brides are wondering what your life will be consumed with after the wedding. I know how it feels to dedicate a year and a half to planning and then suddenly the wedding is done and over with. I got married August 1st 2009 and it is really nice to be married and such a relief to be done with all the planning. It does feel weird to not have wedding planning to do.

After the wedding life is pretty cool. Once you have found the one and it is official that you two have decided to spend your life together and finally both rings are on the fingers you enter a whole new stage of life. I am not talking about babies yet - but that will play a part in the future if that is what you both agree upon.

I am talking about just getting used to the fact that you are now married and phrases like “my husband” are now a big part of your vocabulary. I still feel weird saying “husband” but I am sure it will get more comfortable over time. Now my husband and I work together and so we also have to get used to the new titles we hold at work. Instead of being known as the fiancé I am now officially the wife.

Life is going to through you curve balls (being a new married couple) so be prepared to handle them the best way possible. Don’t expect life to change just because your last name did. Always look to the future and remember not to take each other for granted.

Good luck newly married couples! I will continue to write about married life now that I am no longer a bride to be but now a bride I will also continue to offer advice to brides as I have experienced the journey!

The Amazing Honeymoon

My husband and I had the most amazing honeymoon! We chose to go to Maui for 10 days and let me tell you it was a great decision. Maui is by far the best place to honeymoon. First of all no matter what time of the year it is - you are guaranteed to have good weather. Also the environment is low key and the beach is literally steps away if you stay at the right place!

We stayed in a condo in Kihei. Everyday was a new adventure for us. Our first full day in Maui was a Wednesday my husband and I did a lot of shopping. Where we live there is not much selection when it comes to summer clothes. So we both needed new swimsuits, tanks tops and just cooler clothing to survive the Hawaii heat. After an afternoon of shopping it was time to hit the beach.

It was pretty windy the first day we were there but we discovered a beach that was protected from the wind and stayed there the rest of the day. On Thursday we rented a cabana in Kaanapali. Cabanas are great because they protect you from the sun and heat. On Friday we spent the day relaxing and then that evening we went to a Matt Costa concert at the Hard Rock cafe in Lahaina

The concert was great and since we were newlyweds we ended up winning concert tickets to Ziggy Marley for that coming up Sunday. Saturday we spent the day snorkeling we went to Makena beach also known as turtle beach. At turtle beach we saw over 10 turtles - it was pretty cool! On Sunday we went to Ziggy Marley concert - which was an all day event.

Monday morning was one of my favorite days in Maui. I learned how to surf for the first time. Surfing by far is one of the coolest experiences I have ever had. I never knew I would be able to get up on a surfboard and stay up on a surfboard - but I did it! On Tuesday I was so sore that I had to take the day off from surfing but I was able to take pictures of my husband surfing.

For our last full day in Maui we decided to go to Lahaina for the day. We did a little more shopping and then we had happy hour at Moose Mc Gillycuddy’s.  After that we spent the evening shopping and then we went to a nice dinner.

I did not want to leave my Maui honeymoon! In fact when it was time to leave I had to convince myself that our honeymoon was over and there was a reality world waiting for us back in the states. If you are undecided about where to spend your honeymoon – Maui by far is the best choice!!!!