MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY

My wedding day has come to a close and I have to tell you it was the best day of my life! Today's quote has to do with the fact that when you have a goal and sometimes it can be tough, stressful or a struggle to reach it to remember IT IS WORTH IT! I am not going to lie to you all and tell you my wedding planning was stressful because honestly it was not (thanks to Rachel and Michelle)

Rachel Hansen of Infinity Weddings
http://www.infinity-cabo.com

Michelle DeBerge-Life Coach
http://www.michelledeberge.com

Sometimes you just have to let your ego go and get some help. I always enjoy doing and accomplishing things all by myself but after I learned a LONG time ago that help is sometimes needed it really reduces your stress, anxiety and all that and most ALWAAYSSS it is done 10000000 times better!

So the next time you may be feeling like your goals are NOT possible due to struggles, work, family, TIME, money ANY of that, just reach out for help and realize it will all be worth it in the end.

Waves crashing, gorgeous day, seeing all my friends and family support mine and my HUSBAND (so awesome saying that) relationship felt so amazing!

Since my father passed away when I was 6 and my grandfather when I was 12 and my other close Great Uncle is all the way in Ireland (and a traveling Catholic Priest) I decided to have another special man in my life walk me down! 

My girls from High School flew all the way from Boston, MA, New York City, NY and Orange County just to be with me! They all had to struggle and find a way to be with me but knew how important it was! As you can see by this picture in the end it was WELL worth it! Love you Dolls :)

Photo booth extravaganza! If you are looking for something fun to add to your wedding a photo booth is it! So much fun!

Norman's close friends from high school made the trip as well! Love you girls!

Cali girls getting ready for my special day! The couple on the left came all the way from San Diego :)

We are MARRIED! Best feeling in the world!

All that planning SO WORTH IT!

The best day of my life! So happy it all came together and brought out so many of my close friends and family! I LOVE the feeling of having a loving family (friends included) Friends are family!

Back to bringing Star Systemz back to life! :)

WEDDING DRESS HUNT

Searching for the perfect dress can be so much fun and kind of stressful! I mean how many times in your life do you have an excuse to go crazy and try on whatever dress you want? But at the same time how many dresses are there to choose from and you only get one and thats it! 

One thing I learned on my journey is price, designer and who wore the dress means CRAP! I tried on dresses from $99.00 USD-$10,000 USD and what I picked you will be amazed, (sorry) it was not the Monique Lhuillier dress Carrie Underwood wore to her reception but I did LOVE it :) Just not for my special day :) 

The other tip is to try on EVERYTHING, as you can see in my pictures I tried on every style and thats because you never know what will look best on you! That is what matters most :)

Davids Bridal

- Gorgeous dress, I loved how it showed my legs off a bit without being too sexy, I really wanted a classy look!

The Back of that dress

Monique Lhuillier

Dress Carrie Underwood wore to her reception! So much detail and so gorgeous, I kind of fell in love...

Old School Vintage type dress. I really REALLY love the 1940's (I listen to 40's on 4) so I really thought about channeling my inner 40's vixen! Do you like?

Mermaid style, made me look womanly and I LOVED the beading and detailing on this dress!

Alfred Angelo

 Best experience as far as excitement went! I went to the one across from the Beverly Center in LA because they had the biggest selection and we were already out there visiting Monique's!

Felt like a princess in this one, just too large but the detailing was VERY unique which I loved!

The detailing on the Cinderella dress from the Disney Princess Collection. So gorgeous and VERY fairytale! I had fun walking around the store pretending like i was walking on a cloud!

From the Disney Princess Collection. I am pretty sure this one was Ariel. I can tell you trying on dresses that day, I felt like a princess!

My mom designed the guestbook which I LOVE! She is SO creative! I really want her to make these and sell them on etsy! Look at the detail on the pages, all her design! I am SO lucky to have such a creative and loving Mother who took the time out of her busy schedule to do this for us! 

QUESTION: What dress did I choose?

TRAVEL/WEDDING LIFE

I am preparing and packing for a trip my finance and I will be taking to Hong Kong! I am so excited not only because I have NEVER been to an Asian country but because I get to experience a whole new culture and lifestyle. Sure I have been to Ireland, Costa Rica and Mexico which have all been amazing experiences but to go somewhere like Hong Kong does not compare!

I thought I would share with my readers a quick tip for packing since this is something I love doing and it works out perfectly! You know all of those samples you get at Sephora or Planet Beauty? Well save them because they will come in handy. What is pictured below is 10 days worth of shampoo, conditioner, styling balm, exfoliator, eye makeup remover, lotion, face wash and toothpaste! Crazy right? The best part is I can carry it on! No more worrying about your stuff being lost in space :)

Star Systemz Travel Tip: Use Samples to Travel

I am also getting married in 30 days! I am so excited and have been working hard with my wedding planner Rachel Hansen of infinity-cabo.com to get it done! We planned everything in less than 5 months :) For a destination wedding, with people flying in I think we did an amazing job!

Here are some tidbit pictures I took so you can get a behind the scenes look of what I worked on:

Glass Heart Wedding Favor handmade at The Glass Factory

Gold Painted Wedding Welcome Baskets for my Out-of-Towners

 I would show you what is inside but I will wait until my guests receive them :)

My crafting table! This is where I view my gorgeous beach and pretend to make things for the wedding :)

 I have also been laying out in my backyard a bit to get a nice base tan for my wedding day, check out my how-to here http://starsystemz.blogspot.mx/2012/04/sunless-sunday.html

Random day my fiancé and I went looking for props for our wedding :) I am a true Irish girl with truly pale/red toned skin so I am proud I have somewhat of a base color here!

I took my very first Louis Vuitton purse which had holes in it and got it turned into a laptop purse! I definitely recommend taking a second look at your damaged clothes or purses because you can change it into something else and make use of it again! I am so happy my laptop has a gorgeous home and that my old purse feels brand new again!

Me laying out pretending to have duck lips...I wish...