For the straps on Flynn’s costume: put another strap of fabric horizontally across his shoulders connecting the two main straps. This’ll stop it from tipping too far forward, and it’ll help a little with it moving to the side or the straps falling off. Also Flynn’s costume turned out amazing! He’s so adorable.
I think people forget (or haven't been watching that long) that Colleen had the big, traditional wedding before Erik. I probably wouldn't want to do that more than once.
@@my_quiet_riot She has probably not forgotten but instead has moved on and doesn’t look back on the past like that because there isn’t a reason for it
@@my_quiet_riot why does that matter? she did the big wedding, and clearly isn't a fan of it so she didn't do it again. not sure how that's a problem or "trash talking"
@@my_quiet_riot did you even watch the video??? she very clearly said she had a good time and was happy for them, just that it's not the wedding she wants for HERSELF
@@my_quiet_riot first of all people can change their minds.. so maybe at the time felt right that type of wedding and now in this relationship ir wasn’t the right thing to do or doesn’t feels right anymore :)
I’m not a mom yet sadly but Colleen’s energy of making the tail and then being disappointed in herself for not continuing the curve despite the fact that she’s a mom of 3 and busy beyond belief and was amazing enough to make time to make the costume at all,is totally the energy I feel like I would have as a dedicated crafter 😂😂
@@dailydonuts.2974 I don't mean this in a harsh or mean way, but I don't think what you're saying is accurate...there are numerous occasions in the vlogs where you can hear their nanny saying something in the background (including once in this vlog). So she isn't *only* there when Colleen goes out. I'm not saying that's a bad thing (I mean, she's obviously an incredibly busy person) and also in general I don't think having a nanny ever automatically means someone doesn't love their kids. But the fact of the matter is that Colleen does have a nanny who is there fairly regularly helping out. She can afford it and she's very busy, so I think that it makes sense. She also has talked about how she very carefully selected the person she hired which shows that she obviously cares about the kind of person she allows to spend lots of time with her kids, so that shows love for them too.
Second weddings are normally smaller. Since you already had a big wedding (with ex husband) makes sense you would want a small wedding for your second.
Colleen went on and on about how it would take hours to make her curly hair nice and she literally just gets out of the shower, let's it airdry, and it's perfection. Lol 😓😓
It's just not really manageable after the second day which is the frustrating part. She and I have very similar hair and our first day washed hair is great but after? It's really frustrating. Unless you wear it in a bonnet it gets knotted really badly. And the frizz.😆
Did your first wedding influence your decision of your second? Such an interesting perspective in regards to how you and Erik chose to get married. Love it!
Oh my god for some reason I completely forgot she was married before the entire time she was talking until I saw your comment 😂 Really great question though! I hope she sees this, I’m interested to know her answer!!
I've never been married but the idea of possibly having a big wedding in the future has always stressed me out so I love how Colleen and Erik found a way to make their wedding personal to them and their own families.
Love how into crafts you are! Crafting is a huge part of my life too and I definitely use it to battle stress and ease anxiety. I feel like you need a cricut or silhouette or some other cutting machine. You could take things like costumes or props for your show to a whole new level!
Reverse wedding idea! I totally agree with you when I think about my own (someday maybe) marriage. I think it would be awesome to have a very intimate wedding with your partner and immediate family only. Then setting up a year long travel plan to visit groups of friends and family that live near and far. Spending meaningful time with your friends and family is a bummer to miss out on but with a reverse wedding you can take a tour to see everyone
this is what i wanna do! i live in a different country than i grew up in and theres no way i could ask all my friends and family to fly out just for me so id rather have a small ceremony but then go on a good trip to actually spend time with everyone! glad im not the only one who has this idea haha
So cute!! Because at a wedding, it's so overwhelming that you don't get to spend real time with anyone. Just quick "hellos" with everyone. This is an amazing idea!
That's a wonderful idea!! I mean, you invite so many people to your wedding, see them each for maybe a few minutes, because every person there wants to see you, and then that's it. There's no REAL time spent with any one person. But going to visit them... brilliant!
Not a Tortilla Talk question however, I just wanted to say that I came across your "Baby Name Reveal / Names We Didn't Use" videos for Wesley & Maisy the other day and after getting to watch them develop their own personalities over the past year, you picked the perfect names. I love them so much.
Colleen has had the experience of a big wedding and a small one, so able to know the difference. I guess she doesn't like to remember that? Traditions don't have to be about what they were or meant from the past. Its what you make of it that's beautiful.
The wedding rant is odd. If someone wants a big wedding it's none of anyone's business who can and can't make it. And not everyone thinks weddings are misogynistic. That's kind of a blanket statement. And if someone wants to pay thousands of dollars on a wedding, or spend thousands of dollars on one time use Amazon items and airbnb's..that's their business. What worries me about people is they see an "influencer" and take what they say as a golden fact instead of making their own opinions. And to add.. didn't you just use your brother n laws and cousins wedding footage for your vlogs. You literally got paid off of their wedding!
I don’t understand. You are literally repeating what she just said. She said that if couples want to spend their money that’s alright and she didn’t want that for her and Erik. Also, she said that she liked going to weddings and enjoys the party time and all. She just doesn’t agree with the big pressure weddings imply.
TTQ:: Very random, but now that you’ve experienced having a home office that is also separate and going back to your normal set up, which do you think was better?? Was having that separate space what you hoped for and is that still something you’re looking for in a house??
Hm... Funny. I kinda recall watching a video of a really big fancy wedding between you and someone else some years back 🤔. Guess I imagined the whole thing! 🙄😂
My mom is a therapist. And one of the things she has always told me is that one huge reason new couples come in for couples therapy is that they decided to spend all of their money on a huge wedding and have started out their marriage in debt. I have no clue why anyone would want to do that for one night of partying. What a strange way to want to kick off a lifelong relationship. It almost feels like a bad omen. 😢
It depends on the way you see it, for me my wedding was the best day ever because I got to celebrate the love I have for my husband with every person that loves us!!! It is the kind of event that people travel for and having a family all around the world, it made complete sense 😄
Maybe because that’s what some of them wanted. My sister and I aren’t married yet but we both know that our dad doesn’t have the money for to pay for either one of us a wedding so we both decided that we would get married at the court house like our parents did and have a little reception afterwards. That way we can spend our money with our husbands the way we want to.
your hair looks so pretty when it dries naturally!! I know you've talked about sometimes feeling insecure about your naturally curly hair but girl you look gorgeous
A possible solution for Flynns’ costume: Try adding support straps perpendicular to the straps already placed, for example a strap with go across his chest to attach the two long straps together and another strap would go across his back horizontally to hold the two straps together. You could also add further support under his armpit area by adding a horizontal strap that will hold one long strap together on each of its ends! Hope this helps ❤
colleens vlogs are literally the thing that gets me through the day, colleen i hope you know how much of an impact you have on all of us, im so proud of you and everything you do, i love you -rylie from vancouver
I had a small at home wedding as well and I wouldn’t change anything about it either! Anxiety free and stress free and we didn’t have to go in debt. We actually got the idea after watching how beautiful your at home ceremony was! Love you Colleen and watching your videos is my favorite part of the day! ❤️
Soooo are you just not going to ever mention again that you had a wedding already??? Like Erik is your second husband. Why talk crap about weddings when you had that a few years ago??
TTQ: what are strategies you use for anxiety?? I usually just cry when I have attacks and it’s hard. I want to change that and I feel that you are the person. Anyway, I literally love you! You’re a role model to me! I see you as an Inspiring, brave, beautiful mom! No matter I’m having a great day or a horrible day, you always make me smile!And I can’t believe how far you’ve come! From filming haters back off to this?! It’s amazing! You’ve grown a lot! And Flynn too!? From saying dardar to now?! He saying full sentences! I literally love Flynn! I love the twins too! Maci’s dancing is so cute! And I love, love, love Erik! He brings out the real Colleen! You can tell he makes you feel so loved! And, Kori’s editing is amazing! And, Colleen, I Love how you show that it’s okay to be sad and to have emotions. You’ve totally taught Flynn good! Much love! ❤️
You could find cute little crafts of Pinterest or tiktok and then show us how you do them. You could even just do it as a part of your vlogs, I love watching you do crafts and I know a lot of other people do too!
Colleen, I related 100% to what you were saying about weddings. I was never one of those girls that dreamed about her wedding day and I always felt a lot of pressure about it - like I was ‘supposed’ to want a wedding. When I got engaged I was so stressed about the idea of having a wedding. I deal with generalized and social anxiety and the idea of being the center of attention at this event was overwhelming to me. I just wanted to be married to my best friend and a wedding felt like an obstacle for me, not a fun celebratory event like others seem to feel. My husband and I ended up eloping and it was definitely the right decision for us. My sister just got married this year and I’m so happy she got to have a beautiful wedding that was important to her - but it definitely just reaffirmed my husband and I’s decision to elope. :) Also - your hair is absolutely gorgeous in this vlog. If this is what your natural, air-dried hair looks like you are so lucky!
I am so thankful that you talked about your wedding in this vlog. Im getting married on Saturday, and I view the reception like a big dance party. I feel like there is a double standard cause everyone says its your day, do what you want, but then they get mad when you don't want flowers or a fancy venue. you saying you are happy with your decision makes me reassured in mine, so thank you :)
@@iAmMadeOfSoup that's probably why her views have changed. At the time, maybe she thought that's what she needed to do and now she's older and has new opinions. And that's ok 😊
A wedding is supposed to be a celebration of the couple, not the guests. I had to be selfish with my wedding and only invite a few people. I guess some family members were disappointed, but my husband and I both wanted a small intimate wedding. In the end, I decided since it was my wedding, I should have exactly what I wanted. I explained my reasons why most family members were not included, and didn't let myself feel bad about it. I loved my wedding, and wouldn't change a thing, that is all that matters.
Hearing the comments from people asking about weddings and if you like to craft made me think that you have a lot of newer viewers who might not know that you were married and had a big wedding before. Do you ever forget that you were married before Eric?
I love hearing Colleen talk about “big weddings” because I feel like I’m in on a little secret as a long time subscriber 🤫 Edit: I am so glad I am not the only one who thinks about this frequently! 🫣
I am personally planning a big wedding because I love spending time with my friends and family! But I totally understand not wanting one too. It's a lot of work and money!
Fellow Crafter/Designer here! For the car stability, you maybe could put a bottom on the car and cut out a hole where his waist goes. Then Maybe add some foam padding around the insides of the circle to make it more comfortable for Flynn. Another suggestion would be to add a right triangle to the back of the circle cut out, to develop a seat-back. you could also add some foam padding for this too. this method will keep the car from tipping forward, and assuming you use both of my suggestions, flynn can keep a couple peices of candy in the front area of the car, right under the hood😊 hope this helps!
There are so many good, noble, and IMPORTANT traditions of weddings. Especially when it comes to religions. It’s not about money or making people spend money. It’s about an eternal commitment! It’s a beautiful thing!
Tortilla talk question… I’m probably the only one thinking this, but did you have the same thoughts when you had your first marriage ? Or did you change your thoughts because of that marriage?
do ppl know she had a past with a wedding? she knows what she’s talking about ppl! when it’s true love, all you need are you and your partner and no one else matters 💛
@@angelicaca. Yup. She goes on this long rant about hating big weddings but she had one. Seems more like the explanation is "I had a big wedding and I didn't need another one." That's a perfectly understandable reason.
Colleen how would you describe your perspective and opinion of your previous marriage and wedding? Im fairly sure I saw the video on UA-cam years ago but it sounds like you never talk about it
I *completely* agree with what you're saying about weddings! I really don't agree with making people feel bad for not attending a wedding, as if whether or not you attend equals how much you love them. They are too expensive! I am always barely making ends meet, and that's why I had to say no to my cousin's wedding last month. I love him very much but I literally couldn't afford to take a week off work (a week cuz it would be a traveling situation). To me a wedding is fun but it's not the most important part of a relationship. And like you said, why do I have to put myself in debt over a decision someone else made?
Colleen you are the best mom ever and so interesting to watch I love how you are with your children and you were made to be a mom. I also love when you do crafts and give us a clothes shopping and try on haul
Yes let’s rant about how about how bad weddings are and some of the traditions are.. as if you didn’t have one yourself.. twice ( which you monetized by putting it on UA-cam). Also I find it rude that you ranting (also again monetizing) about this when you just went and also shared going to a family members and Eric’s sibling wedding 😒
My husband and I are from Alabama, and felt pressured to have a big wedding. Idk what it is about the south, but weddings are so hyped up here and there’s a lot of pressure to do something big. At first, I totally fell into that pressure. But then I realized what was important to me: entering into marriage with my husband and having our close family and friends there. So we booked a trip to southern Utah, and got married in a national park. Now when we go to weddings we also are reminded of how thankful we are that we made a decision to do something small. People pay thousands of dollars for venues nowadays, and our venue (a national park) was FREE. Love that you spoke about this and I hope it relieves soon to be brides as they plan for their wedding day.
Colleen I totally understand what you’re saying about weddings and I feel the same. I’ve been seeing lots of my friends having small backyard weddings lately to save money and I love it!
Sooo about the crafting thing- you should TOTALLY do some sort of crafting section of videos or even just like a crafting section of the vlog like "Colleens Craft Corner" would be so fun for the holidays. You can just do whatever you want though! Thats the fun in crafting! Doing whatever you want with minimum boundaries. I would love this for the holidays, i love crafting so much
You're curly hair is 😍😍😍 I think you should try to embrace it more! It's beautiful! Maybe you can try Brad Mondo's wavetech! I use it for my curly/wavy hair and it works awesome! Love you queen! 👏❤️
Yes!!! Everything you said about weddings is so true! I’ve had this conversation with so many people and said the exact same things!! So much money for the guests that the couple doesn’t think about!
Totally agree with you about weddings. My sister just got married last weekend in my parents backyard and it was lovely! It was a small, intimate ceremony and it was very special. I thought it was perfect!
hi colleen hope ur having a good day ily sm!! I am expecting a surgery soon and I just wanted to let you know that when I was super sick in the hospital, I watched your vlogs every single day although I started watching before that during that specific time it really helped me a lot, so thank you, the babies have a grown so grown up so much! Flynn is getting so tall!!! My question for you is what difference do you seen the babies versus one Flynn was a baby?❤❤❤
I was thinking about how you were feeling about your wedding cause I remember you saying a while ago you were gunna have a more elaborate party then Covid happened. I was reminded about this after watching the Miranda video earlier. Edit- first ig
tortilla talk question: do you have any specific memories with/ of the kiddos from the vlogs that you save separately to show to them in the future or do you think they'll just watch these vlogs periodically in the future?? love your vids
Colleen, you are insanely creative and talented. You make costumes and props for Miranda, the crafts you have done over the years I have watched you…amazing. Please stop bashing yourself. Look in the mirror and do your affirmations, girl! Just slay! Regarding weddings…everything that could go wrong at our wedding did. I mean seriously. I have a viral TicTok with pictures to prove it. My husband and I recently celebrated our 32nd anniversary. At dinner, he asked if I would do it again. Marry him, yes. Wedding, no way! I wish we would have gotten married on a beach of some tropical island…just us. PS- my biggest pet peeve is when someone says, “I am planning MY wedding.” No, you’re not. It should always be our wedding.
Colleen may have some fair insight on weddings but she is also projecting some of her own insecurities in this video. Enjoy your special wedding the way YOU and your partner want to.
I’m so obsessed with your natural curls!! Gorgeous beach babe hair!! I remember hating my curly hair when I was little because all the other girls at my school had pin straight shiny hair and I didn’t. But now my hair is more straight and I’m so sad I don’t have the curls I had when I was little. It’s so so pretty when you style it too, I just love seeing your natural curls!!
COLLEEN!!! ITS MY HOMECOMING WEEK AND WE DO THIS THING CALLED HALLS!!! basically we pick themes and our theme is wreck it ralph and the whole thing is a giant craft project but we have to cover the whole hall and none of the actual hall is supposed to show, its so funn and i’ve been crafting all week along side you!!
I'm getting married in a week and a half and you hit the nail on the head with the wedding talk. We're trying to go relatively cheap, but still have everyone together... It's just wild the amount of things people have tried to convince me I need. lol, everyone has an opinion... but at the same time everyone says "do whatever you want, it's your day" Anyway, we did what we wanted and kept it simple. If anything doesn't go as planned, that's fine, those might end up being the best memories
7:30 I feel like the crafting equivalent of a mukbang would be amazing! Something like a Craft Along with Me segment, or even a whole main channel video would be awesome! 😁
I looooved that Eric bought you dresses! It gives me happy tears! How amazing it is to have a husband that buys u dresses cause u didn’t really find the right one! He really loves u so much! I wish I had a man that would buy me dresses ❤
I know she doesn't talk about it but Collen did have a big wedding and then a small wedding so I think her insight on how a small one is better is so nice
I was thinking the same! She can give her opinion on both because she’s literally done (and I assume paid for) both. However, this also means that she may have been less inclined to have another big wedding the second time around, because she’d already experienced the “white wedding” show.. You know? I do feel like her and Erik would have done the same small ceremony regardless of her past though, just based on what they’ve both said in past vlogs and such :)
I am so grateful for you for expressing your opinion about destination weddings, and things of that nature. I imagine you doing what you do could afford to do these things, but you understand the majority of people in the world are not that privileged and it is very hard for people to spend extra money to support their friends, even though they want to. I really thank you a lot for expressing that opinion and I very much appreciate it. I imagine also being a mom of three things are a little bit more difficult. Makes me appreciate you even more. Love you!
Colleen, you could put some of that foam adhesive on the inside of the car rim so it won’t move around as much, as well as use thick elastic as the straps for Flynn’s costume so that they will stay more securely on him than fabric that will flop around more. Or you could buy a pair of kid’s suspenders and attach them to his costume. Those are just a couple of potential troubleshooting ideas that came to mind. ☺️
If that's your hair naturally...it's absolutely gorgeous!!! I love it!!!
I was just gonna say this!!
@@jadedlex8269 for real
right?? it’s so beautiful!
Yess 😩 I love it, I'm so jealous
@@kelsie7109 I know!!! Me too!!!
I think we can all agree that colleens hair is looking EXTRA fabulous in this vlog !!... even though she is a complete stunner already
I was looking for this comment! It looks so good
Full hair curling tutorial with these luxurious locks please, we need brand names, tequnique, and barrel sizes!
That's exactly what I was thinking!
I agree
Yaasss! It's gorgeous! Colleen, you have to wear you hair like this more often!!!
For the straps on Flynn’s costume: put another strap of fabric horizontally across his shoulders connecting the two main straps. This’ll stop it from tipping too far forward, and it’ll help a little with it moving to the side or the straps falling off. Also Flynn’s costume turned out amazing! He’s so adorable.
Hope she sees this
I’ve seen people use a pvc pipe to go across and make it sturdy. Currently studying how to make trash truck! If you’d like to do a how to 😅
I think people forget (or haven't been watching that long) that Colleen had the big, traditional wedding before Erik. I probably wouldn't want to do that more than once.
wow I did not know she has been married before
@@my_quiet_riot She has probably not forgotten but instead has moved on and doesn’t look back on the past like that because there isn’t a reason for it
@@my_quiet_riot why does that matter? she did the big wedding, and clearly isn't a fan of it so she didn't do it again. not sure how that's a problem or "trash talking"
@@my_quiet_riot did you even watch the video??? she very clearly said she had a good time and was happy for them, just that it's not the wedding she wants for HERSELF
@@my_quiet_riot first of all people can change their minds.. so maybe at the time felt right that type of wedding and now in this relationship ir wasn’t the right thing to do or doesn’t feels right anymore :)
I’m not a mom yet sadly but Colleen’s energy of making the tail and then being disappointed in herself for not continuing the curve despite the fact that she’s a mom of 3 and busy beyond belief and was amazing enough to make time to make the costume at all,is totally the energy I feel like I would have as a dedicated crafter 😂😂
She does have a babysitter but yeah still 😂
only when she goes out which is rare. she loves her kids. thats a little harsh
@@dailydonuts.2974 I don't mean this in a harsh or mean way, but I don't think what you're saying is accurate...there are numerous occasions in the vlogs where you can hear their nanny saying something in the background (including once in this vlog). So she isn't *only* there when Colleen goes out. I'm not saying that's a bad thing (I mean, she's obviously an incredibly busy person) and also in general I don't think having a nanny ever automatically means someone doesn't love their kids. But the fact of the matter is that Colleen does have a nanny who is there fairly regularly helping out. She can afford it and she's very busy, so I think that it makes sense. She also has talked about how she very carefully selected the person she hired which shows that she obviously cares about the kind of person she allows to spend lots of time with her kids, so that shows love for them too.
@бак Stop trying to scam people
@@ceecee3181 when did the nanny say something? is there a timestamp? i forget about the nanny sometimes i didnt know she could be heard in the vlogs
Second weddings are normally smaller. Since you already had a big wedding (with ex husband) makes sense you would want a small wedding for your second.
Why bring her past into things? People are so weird…
Erik's first
But why bash people who do it big?
@@Kassgaxiola They did a real informal wedding at her house just before Flynn was born. It was sweet!❤
Korey should start doing voice-overs for the twins like he did with Flynn!! 😂
Yes!!!
Colleen went on and on about how it would take hours to make her curly hair nice and she literally just gets out of the shower, let's it airdry, and it's perfection. Lol 😓😓
exactly !
It's just not really manageable after the second day which is the frustrating part. She and I have very similar hair and our first day washed hair is great but after? It's really frustrating. Unless you wear it in a bonnet it gets knotted really badly. And the frizz.😆
@@outoftheklosset maybe you should try diff hair products
Just because it air dried nice once doesnt mean it will hair dry nice the next time. Curly hair is fickle!
@@outoftheklosset same!!!
Did your first wedding influence your decision of your second? Such an interesting perspective in regards to how you and Erik chose to get married. Love it!
Oh my god for some reason I completely forgot she was married before the entire time she was talking until I saw your comment 😂 Really great question though! I hope she sees this, I’m interested to know her answer!!
Married twice !! What?!
@@rebbb13 same! Planning my wedding, I’d love to hear her thoughts on the differences 🥰
I really doubt she will even mention she was married before, she never does. It's a bit weird...
@@rachellamirabella8333 omg I’m also planning my wedding! Happy planning ❤️
Dont take this as rude! but didnt you have a big wedding (before Erik). Did that also contribute to your opinion on big weddings now?
Maisy reminds me so much of your niece Bailey when she was a baby. Looks so much like her even now!!! ❤
Yulds no you don’t
What away to take the joy out of someone’s special day
I know she’s a B!
It’s about your father giving you away to another man to be your protector just like your father has been
your vlogs are my safe space, thank you for still doing them 🫶🏼🫶🏼
I've never been married but the idea of possibly having a big wedding in the future has always stressed me out so I love how Colleen and Erik found a way to make their wedding personal to them and their own families.
@@katherine7444 maybe that’s why she doesn’t like weddings 🫢
Love how into crafts you are! Crafting is a huge part of my life too and I definitely use it to battle stress and ease anxiety. I feel like you need a cricut or silhouette or some other cutting machine. You could take things like costumes or props for your show to a whole new level!
Was there anything about your big wedding that you did like that you missed doing at your small wedding?
Reverse wedding idea! I totally agree with you when I think about my own (someday maybe) marriage. I think it would be awesome to have a very intimate wedding with your partner and immediate family only. Then setting up a year long travel plan to visit groups of friends and family that live near and far. Spending meaningful time with your friends and family is a bummer to miss out on but with a reverse wedding you can take a tour to see everyone
this is what i wanna do! i live in a different country than i grew up in and theres no way i could ask all my friends and family to fly out just for me so id rather have a small ceremony but then go on a good trip to actually spend time with everyone! glad im not the only one who has this idea haha
So cute!! Because at a wedding, it's so overwhelming that you don't get to spend real time with anyone. Just quick "hellos" with everyone. This is an amazing idea!
That's a wonderful idea!! I mean, you invite so many people to your wedding, see them each for maybe a few minutes, because every person there wants to see you, and then that's it. There's no REAL time spent with any one person. But going to visit them... brilliant!
Not a Tortilla Talk question however, I just wanted to say that I came across your "Baby Name Reveal / Names We Didn't Use" videos for Wesley & Maisy the other day and after getting to watch them develop their own personalities over the past year, you picked the perfect names. I love them so much.
Colleen has had the experience of a big wedding and a small one, so able to know the difference. I guess she doesn't like to remember that? Traditions don't have to be about what they were or meant from the past. Its what you make of it that's beautiful.
Eye roll at “the history of weddings” OMG. Lmao. 🙄
The wedding rant is odd. If someone wants a big wedding it's none of anyone's business who can and can't make it. And not everyone thinks weddings are misogynistic. That's kind of a blanket statement. And if someone wants to pay thousands of dollars on a wedding, or spend thousands of dollars on one time use Amazon items and airbnb's..that's their business. What worries me about people is they see an "influencer" and take what they say as a golden fact instead of making their own opinions. And to add.. didn't you just use your brother n laws and cousins wedding footage for your vlogs. You literally got paid off of their wedding!
Yesss! So much hypocrisy!
I don’t understand. You are literally repeating what she just said. She said that if couples want to spend their money that’s alright and she didn’t want that for her and Erik. Also, she said that she liked going to weddings and enjoys the party time and all. She just doesn’t agree with the big pressure weddings imply.
It’s her video and her opinion don’t watch !
@@turtle5609 thanks for the advice. Her opinion is judgy and hypocritical and that’s MY opinion.
@@bgraham5263 why watch her videos if you’re just going to judge what she says?
TTQ:: Very random, but now that you’ve experienced having a home office that is also separate and going back to your normal set up, which do you think was better?? Was having that separate space what you hoped for and is that still something you’re looking for in a house??
Great question!
such a good question!!!! :)
maisy talking to the limes at the begging is soooooo cute, and her little laugh at 0:42 it’s so adorable ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hm... Funny. I kinda recall watching a video of a really big fancy wedding between you and someone else some years back 🤔. Guess I imagined the whole thing! 🙄😂
I guess she realized she didn't like it & did not do it again then!
love your hair in this video :D and I totally feel you on the wedding thing
My mom is a therapist. And one of the things she has always told me is that one huge reason new couples come in for couples therapy is that they decided to spend all of their money on a huge wedding and have started out their marriage in debt. I have no clue why anyone would want to do that for one night of partying. What a strange way to want to kick off a lifelong relationship. It almost feels like a bad omen. 😢
It depends on the way you see it, for me my wedding was the best day ever because I got to celebrate the love I have for my husband with every person that loves us!!! It is the kind of event that people travel for and having a family all around the world, it made complete sense 😄
Maybe because that’s what some of them wanted. My sister and I aren’t married yet but we both know that our dad doesn’t have the money for to pay for either one of us a wedding so we both decided that we would get married at the court house like our parents did and have a little reception afterwards. That way we can spend our money with our husbands the way we want to.
your creativity with these costumes is so much fun to watch! more arts and crafts please!!
your hair looks so pretty when it dries naturally!! I know you've talked about sometimes feeling insecure about your naturally curly hair but girl you look gorgeous
TTQ: would erik be down to vlog for us for like a day? or it would be awesome when you’re on tour, he can vlog at home + your vlogs on tour!
This would be so fun! Even if it's not him "vlogging" but just taking videos and one of you could voiceover
A possible solution for Flynns’ costume:
Try adding support straps perpendicular to the straps already placed, for example a strap with go across his chest to attach the two long straps together and another strap would go across his back horizontally to hold the two straps together. You could also add further support under his armpit area by adding a horizontal strap that will hold one long strap together on each of its ends! Hope this helps ❤
colleens vlogs are literally the thing that gets me through the day, colleen i hope you know how much of an impact you have on all of us, im so proud of you and everything you do, i love you
-rylie from vancouver
@Yulds ok…
I had a small at home wedding as well and I wouldn’t change anything about it either! Anxiety free and stress free and we didn’t have to go in debt. We actually got the idea after watching how beautiful your at home ceremony was! Love you Colleen and watching your videos is my favorite part of the day! ❤️
Soooo are you just not going to ever mention again that you had a wedding already??? Like Erik is your second husband. Why talk crap about weddings when you had that a few years ago??
And she’s not going to respond to ALL of these comments stating this.
OMG Colleen's hair looks so, so beautiful! It's literally my dream hair, I don't know what she'd done to it, but it's gorgeous
TTQ: what are strategies you use for anxiety?? I usually just cry when I have attacks and it’s hard. I want to change that and I feel that you are the person.
Anyway, I literally love you! You’re a role model to me! I see you as an Inspiring, brave, beautiful mom! No matter I’m having a great day or a horrible day, you always make me smile!And I can’t believe how far you’ve come! From filming haters back off to this?! It’s amazing! You’ve grown a lot! And Flynn too!? From saying dardar to now?! He saying full sentences! I literally love Flynn! I love the twins too! Maci’s dancing is so cute! And I love, love, love Erik! He brings out the real Colleen! You can tell he makes you feel so loved! And, Kori’s editing is amazing! And, Colleen, I Love how you show that it’s okay to be sad and to have emotions. You’ve totally taught Flynn good! Much love! ❤️
@@MyMelody1837 ❤️❤️
Would really like to hear about this one because I do the same thing when I have attacks and I would live to know how you control them.
@@addierae1237 ❤️❤️. I don’t have any strategies, so hopefully she sees this and answers it!
You could find cute little crafts of Pinterest or tiktok and then show us how you do them. You could even just do it as a part of your vlogs, I love watching you do crafts and I know a lot of other people do too!
I forgot you were married before and had a whole wedding. I don’t blame you a single bit
Colleen, I related 100% to what you were saying about weddings. I was never one of those girls that dreamed about her wedding day and I always felt a lot of pressure about it - like I was ‘supposed’ to want a wedding. When I got engaged I was so stressed about the idea of having a wedding. I deal with generalized and social anxiety and the idea of being the center of attention at this event was overwhelming to me. I just wanted to be married to my best friend and a wedding felt like an obstacle for me, not a fun celebratory event like others seem to feel. My husband and I ended up eloping and it was definitely the right decision for us. My sister just got married this year and I’m so happy she got to have a beautiful wedding that was important to her - but it definitely just reaffirmed my husband and I’s decision to elope. :)
Also - your hair is absolutely gorgeous in this vlog. If this is what your natural, air-dried hair looks like you are so lucky!
I miss seeing your mom ❤ I wanted to see her fit for your dad’s bday, and for the wedding we missed out as well! Much love to your parents 🥰🥰
I am so thankful that you talked about your wedding in this vlog. Im getting married on Saturday, and I view the reception like a big dance party. I feel like there is a double standard cause everyone says its your day, do what you want, but then they get mad when you don't want flowers or a fancy venue. you saying you are happy with your decision makes me reassured in mine, so thank you :)
Congrats!! Hope you have a great day😊
@@iAmMadeOfSoup that's probably why her views have changed. At the time, maybe she thought that's what she needed to do and now she's older and has new opinions. And that's ok 😊
A wedding is supposed to be a celebration of the couple, not the guests. I had to be selfish with my wedding and only invite a few people. I guess some family members were disappointed, but my husband and I both wanted a small intimate wedding. In the end, I decided since it was my wedding, I should have exactly what I wanted. I explained my reasons why most family members were not included, and didn't let myself feel bad about it. I loved my wedding, and wouldn't change a thing, that is all that matters.
Congratulations!!!!
Hearing the comments from people asking about weddings and if you like to craft made me think that you have a lot of newer viewers who might not know that you were married and had a big wedding before. Do you ever forget that you were married before Eric?
I came here to look for anyone to mention this. I'm surprised she didn't mention it at all lol.
Does she forget? Lol sorry but that was such a funny question…looks like she wants to forget
I love hearing Colleen talk about “big weddings” because I feel like I’m in on a little secret as a long time subscriber 🤫
Edit: I am so glad I am not the only one who thinks about this frequently! 🫣
She seems to like to block that part of her past out...
Literally thinking this same thing lol 😆
Sometimes you need to experience what you DONT want in order to understand what you DO want 😅. So glad she’s living her happiest life now 🥰
@@emu_phase totally agree with this
@@KatinkaMaika she was married toJosh for a year. Married to Eric for four years.
I am personally planning a big wedding because I love spending time with my friends and family! But I totally understand not wanting one too. It's a lot of work and money!
Fellow Crafter/Designer here! For the car stability, you maybe could put a bottom on the car and cut out a hole where his waist goes. Then Maybe add some foam padding around the insides of the circle to make it more comfortable for Flynn.
Another suggestion would be to add a right triangle to the back of the circle cut out, to develop a seat-back. you could also add some foam padding for this too. this method will keep the car from tipping forward, and assuming you use both of my suggestions, flynn can keep a couple peices of candy in the front area of the car, right under the hood😊
hope this helps!
I mean…. Colleen had her big wedding already lol
COLLEEEEEEN, your natural hair is beautiful, keep wearing it like that more often!
The costume is so clever! Maisy talking is so adorable!
There are so many good, noble, and IMPORTANT traditions of weddings. Especially when it comes to religions. It’s not about money or making people spend money. It’s about an eternal commitment! It’s a beautiful thing!
Yeah of course but not everyone goes along with that, so I think she is more speaking from the non religious perspective
@@imajoke7978 I totally agree/ see your point!
Still want a tortilla talk question about what Erik and Korys relationship is like please! Lol
Your curls look GORGEOUS in this vlog!!!! Obsessed
Colleen is talking like she didn't have a big wedding in her first marriage lol
Tortilla talk question… I’m probably the only one thinking this, but did you have the same thoughts when you had your first marriage ? Or did you change your thoughts because of that marriage?
do ppl know she had a past with a wedding? she knows what she’s talking about ppl!
when it’s true love, all you need are you and your partner and no one else matters 💛
@@katherine7444 lol! i just said a “past.” 🤫
@@angelicaca. Yup. She goes on this long rant about hating big weddings but she had one. Seems more like the explanation is "I had a big wedding and I didn't need another one." That's a perfectly understandable reason.
Wait, what???
@@honorcollins6962 lol your new here?
@@angelicaca. yeah I’ve only watched her for about a year
Colleen how would you describe your perspective and opinion of your previous marriage and wedding? Im fairly sure I saw the video on UA-cam years ago but it sounds like you never talk about it
there's a reason for it clearly. it's honestly pretty disrespectful to ask that
Love Colleen's vlogs
You and Erik could have a 5 year anniversary party!! ❤❤
Yeah that sounds better than a random celebration 4 years later lol
@@H0oLIgAnSsRo0lMaRrSz yeah if they do it next year it would be five years
I *completely* agree with what you're saying about weddings! I really don't agree with making people feel bad for not attending a wedding, as if whether or not you attend equals how much you love them. They are too expensive! I am always barely making ends meet, and that's why I had to say no to my cousin's wedding last month. I love him very much but I literally couldn't afford to take a week off work (a week cuz it would be a traveling situation). To me a wedding is fun but it's not the most important part of a relationship. And like you said, why do I have to put myself in debt over a decision someone else made?
Colleen you are the best mom ever and so interesting to watch I love how you are with your children and you were made to be a mom. I also love when you do crafts and give us a clothes shopping and try on haul
Yes let’s rant about how about how bad weddings are and some of the traditions are.. as if you didn’t have one yourself.. twice ( which you monetized by putting it on UA-cam). Also I find it rude that you ranting (also again monetizing) about this when you just went and also shared going to a family members and Eric’s sibling wedding 😒
My husband and I are from Alabama, and felt pressured to have a big wedding. Idk what it is about the south, but weddings are so hyped up here and there’s a lot of pressure to do something big. At first, I totally fell into that pressure. But then I realized what was important to me: entering into marriage with my husband and having our close family and friends there. So we booked a trip to southern Utah, and got married in a national park. Now when we go to weddings we also are reminded of how thankful we are that we made a decision to do something small. People pay thousands of dollars for venues nowadays, and our venue (a national park) was FREE. Love that you spoke about this and I hope it relieves soon to be brides as they plan for their wedding day.
Colleen I totally understand what you’re saying about weddings and I feel the same. I’ve been seeing lots of my friends having small backyard weddings lately to save money and I love it!
She's been married already , she's a hypocrite
@@Cmela93 people are allowed to change their thoughts and opinions. Doesn’t make her a hypocrite
Sooo about the crafting thing- you should TOTALLY do some sort of crafting section of videos or even just like a crafting section of the vlog like "Colleens Craft Corner" would be so fun for the holidays. You can just do whatever you want though! Thats the fun in crafting! Doing whatever you want with minimum boundaries. I would love this for the holidays, i love crafting so much
You already had a big wedding once, so it makes sense that you didn't want another one.
coleen your natural hair is literally perfect…. please stop using heat because it’s so beautiful
You're curly hair is 😍😍😍 I think you should try to embrace it more! It's beautiful! Maybe you can try Brad Mondo's wavetech! I use it for my curly/wavy hair and it works awesome! Love you queen! 👏❤️
Please please PLEASE do Colleen’s Christmas Crafts!! That we be SUCH a cute and fun video for you and us.
maisy’s laugh is so cuteee!
Yes!!! Everything you said about weddings is so true! I’ve had this conversation with so many people and said the exact same things!! So much money for the guests that the couple doesn’t think about!
Your hair looked *absolutely amazing* in this video
Totally agree with you about weddings. My sister just got married last weekend in my parents backyard and it was lovely! It was a small, intimate ceremony and it was very special. I thought it was perfect!
hi colleen hope ur having a good day ily sm!! I am expecting a surgery soon and I just wanted to let you know that when I was super sick in the hospital, I watched your vlogs every single day although I started watching before that during that specific time it really helped me a lot, so thank you, the babies have a grown so grown up so much! Flynn is getting so tall!!! My question for you is what difference do you seen the babies versus one Flynn was a baby?❤❤❤
@Yulds idc man not the point of my comment
I'm with you on the wedding talk.
It's cool to hear your opinions and your experiences. ✌️
And Maisie talking to the limes was adorable!
You had a big first wedding, filmed on youtube, famous guests and a big do after...
How do you plan on explaining your first marriage to your kids
she probably won't for a long time. The marriage was obviously pretty bad given that she acts that it never happened
I was thinking about how you were feeling about your wedding cause I remember you saying a while ago you were gunna have a more elaborate party then Covid happened. I was reminded about this after watching the Miranda video earlier.
Edit- first ig
Colleen your hair looks AMAZING in this vlog! It always looks beautiful, but it especially looks pretty in this vlog. I love your natural hair!
tortilla talk question: do you have any specific memories with/ of the kiddos from the vlogs that you save separately to show to them in the future or do you think they'll just watch these vlogs periodically in the future??
love your vids
This is a great question
I totally agree about all the wedding stuff! Especially the part about saving the money for your life together instead of blowing it all for one day!
But what about your first wedding?
Bye your hair is literally flawless in this vlog!! Showering in the morning and letting it air dry is the ticket for your hair 😍
Colleen talks about hating big weddings like she didn’t have a huge extravagant wedding with her ex husband🤨🤣
well we saw how that marriage ended up sooo
I think that gives her even more grounds to dislike a big wedding if she experienced one
Colleen, you are insanely creative and talented. You make costumes and props for Miranda, the crafts you have done over the years I have watched you…amazing. Please stop bashing yourself. Look in the mirror and do your affirmations, girl! Just slay!
Regarding weddings…everything that could go wrong at our wedding did. I mean seriously. I have a viral TicTok with pictures to prove it. My husband and I recently celebrated our 32nd anniversary. At dinner, he asked if I would do it again. Marry him, yes. Wedding, no way! I wish we would have gotten married on a beach of some tropical island…just us. PS- my biggest pet peeve is when someone says, “I am planning MY wedding.” No, you’re not. It should always be our wedding.
Colleen may have some fair insight on weddings but she is also projecting some of her own insecurities in this video. Enjoy your special wedding the way YOU and your partner want to.
and that's exactly what she said in the video. do whatever type of wedding makes you happy.
That Yellow dress Erik got you is so lovely!! and the red plaid one is so you. Nice choice 👌
I wonder how many subscribers dont know that colleen was married before...
I’m so obsessed with your natural curls!! Gorgeous beach babe hair!! I remember hating my curly hair when I was little because all the other girls at my school had pin straight shiny hair and I didn’t. But now my hair is more straight and I’m so sad I don’t have the curls I had when I was little. It’s so so pretty when you style it too, I just love seeing your natural curls!!
Maisy cracks me up every time 😂 she's so naturally funny
She might have thought the limes were balls! She's so funny!
COLLEEN!!! ITS MY HOMECOMING WEEK AND WE DO THIS THING CALLED HALLS!!! basically we pick themes and our theme is wreck it ralph and the whole thing is a giant craft project but we have to cover the whole hall and none of the actual hall is supposed to show, its so funn and i’ve been crafting all week along side you!!
I'm getting married in a week and a half and you hit the nail on the head with the wedding talk. We're trying to go relatively cheap, but still have everyone together... It's just wild the amount of things people have tried to convince me I need. lol, everyone has an opinion... but at the same time everyone says "do whatever you want, it's your day"
Anyway, we did what we wanted and kept it simple. If anything doesn't go as planned, that's fine, those might end up being the best memories
Congratulations!! Hope the best for you on your wedding day and your marriage! ❤
Congratulations!! Hope the best for you on your wedding day and your marriage! ❤
@@H0oLIgAnSsRo0lMaRrSz Thank you so much!! 💜☺️
7:30 I feel like the crafting equivalent of a mukbang would be amazing! Something like a Craft Along with Me segment, or even a whole main channel video would be awesome! 😁
Once again back to this channel bc this is the woman who helped me through quarantine
I looooved that Eric bought you dresses! It gives me happy tears! How amazing it is to have a husband that buys u dresses cause u didn’t really find the right one! He really loves u so much! I wish I had a man that would buy me dresses ❤
I know she doesn't talk about it but Collen did have a big wedding and then a small wedding so I think her insight on how a small one is better is so nice
I was thinking the same! She can give her opinion on both because she’s literally done (and I assume paid for) both. However, this also means that she may have been less inclined to have another big wedding the second time around, because she’d already experienced the “white wedding” show.. You know? I do feel like her and Erik would have done the same small ceremony regardless of her past though, just based on what they’ve both said in past vlogs and such :)
@@katherine7444 🤫 I don’t think she ever needs to!!
@@katherine7444 there's no reason that she needs to.
Colleen’s crafting live! Find something ppl can easily access (craft kit from Amazon??) and then we can all make it together live!
I am so grateful for you for expressing your opinion about destination weddings, and things of that nature. I imagine you doing what you do could afford to do these things, but you understand the majority of people in the world are not that privileged and it is very hard for people to spend extra money to support their friends, even though they want to. I really thank you a lot for expressing that opinion and I very much appreciate it. I imagine also being a mom of three things are a little bit more difficult. Makes me appreciate you even more. Love you!
I am so happy put these feelings into words as I have been struggling with the expectation of weddings nowadays!
Colleen, you could put some of that foam adhesive on the inside of the car rim so it won’t move around as much, as well as use thick elastic as the straps for Flynn’s costume so that they will stay more securely on him than fabric that will flop around more. Or you could buy a pair of kid’s suspenders and attach them to his costume. Those are just a couple of potential troubleshooting ideas that came to mind. ☺️
who remembers her first wedding? the Taco Bell truck 😅
colleen is such a supportive mom!!! This is the type of mom that I want to be when I grow up!!!
I love the outfits that Eric got you! He does so so good!!! 😍 It also is so cute that he likes to shop for you🙈
I was thinking the same thing it’s so sweet
Bailey Sarian did a video on weddings, definitely recommend!! I fully agree on saving money