Wedding Wednesday: Bachelorette Party

We're still waiting to get our wedding pictures back and it's beginning to kill me. I'm so ready to see them! Anyway, I figured this week I would start with my bachelorette party. What better place to start than the beginning, right!?

KC and I flew into Indy around 1am, early Saturday morning (the week before the wedding). By the time we got our rental car, got to Matron of Honor's house and got to bed, it was almost 4am. We got up around 10am, so MOH and I could meet the rest of the girls around 1pm. We went to South Bend (about a 2 hour drive north of my parents' house) for dinner at Applebee's, Wine & Canvas, and then four of us spent the night at a hotel.

Eight of us met for dinner. I hadn't seen most of these girls in 2-3 years, so catching up and talking with them was great. After eating, we killed some time wreaking havoc in Target until it was time to go to Wine & Canvas, where my old roommate from Arizona met up with us.

Wine & Canvas was the one thing I told MOH that I wanted to do for my bach party because I've always wanted to do it, but never had. It was amazing! Even though we all sucked at it, it was so much fun and all of our paintings turned out pretty decent at the end.

Most of the girls went home after Wine & Canvas, but 3 of my childhood best friends (MOH included) stayed and we spent the night at a hotel. We went to a couple bars for a few drinks and then just hung out at the hotel talking, laughing and catching up until about 4am. It couldn't have been more perfect!

 
The next morning, we got up around 8am and had the complimentary breakfast before making the 2 hour drive home. It only took us 15 minutes of driving before stopping for Starbucks; we were all exhausted (plus I was jet lagged)!

Meanwhile, KC stayed with Travis (MOH's husband) and they had a mini bachelor party. They went to a shooting range and a bar for beer and food. At least that's the story they told us. :)

Fingers crossed we have pictures before next Wednesday!

xoxo

Product Review: L'Oreal Hair

A couple weeks before our wedding, I received the L'Oreal Repair & Defend Voxbox from Influenster. It could not have come at a better time. My hair needed lots of love and attention so it would look great on my wedding day.

Using all these products together really made a difference and made my hair feel and smell amazing. I'll break each product down into what I liked and disliked about them.

Shampoo: First of all, I love the idea of knowing the product I'm using on my hair isn't potentially harmful, so I love that this shampoo is sulfate-free. I also LOVED how much lather I got with this shampoo. I've never had any other shampoo lather that much! The only dislike was the bottle. It got very hard to squeeze out once it started getting low.

Conditioner: Again, I love the sulfate-free aspect. The conditioner made my hair immediately feel soft and smooth. I could easily run my fingers through my hair, while wet, with little tangles. Like the shampoo, I only disliked the bottle (and that I ran out of conditioner long before the shampoo, but that's my problem with any shampoo and conditioner combo).

Mask: I'm not really a hair mask user, but I gave this mask a try. It definitely made my hair silky smooth when I rinsed it out and it was almost, completely tangle free when brushing. I didn't care for the container because it was a little challenging to open with wet hands.

Lotion: I loved this lotion! It was easy to apply to my wet hair and didn't leave any greasy or oily spots after drying. I felt like it helped my hair dry faster when blow drying, which is a major plus. There wasn't anything I disliked about this product.

Overall, I love the L'Oreal Repair & Defend #EverPure line of products. I can't comment on how well it works for colored hair since my hair isn't colored, but it definitely does wonders on damaged hair! A+!

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"I received these products free from Influenster for testing purposes"

xoxo

The Newlywed Life

Now that I'm married, I've updated my blog name from The Cohabiting Fiancee to The Newlywed Life. I've also changed the URL, so be sure to update your favorites with the new URL!

I can't wait to start recapping our wedding. We should get our pictures back from the photographer in a week or two. I CANNOT wait to see them!

xoxo