Time is Flying

Ahhhh, less than 2 months til W-Day!  I can't believe its almost here!  Where did the time go?

Well the good news is that we're pretty much on top of things.  All of our vendors are booked (just put a deposit on the cake), and we're compiling our song lists and photo "must haves" list.  Now its on to the vows, bar and rehearsal dinner. 

The RSVP's have been rolling in, so kudos to those of you who have sent yours, to those of you who haven't please make sure you do!  Lol, otherwise you'll have to sit outside, just kidding....maybe.  I can't wait to start our seating arrangements, dorky, but true.

Well I better get to work on ordering things and making my cake topper. 

Its the little things

This was a big wedding week for us.  I had ordered a lot of things online for the wedding, and they all arrived!  We now have our guest books, all the pieces for our favors, I picked up my veil, had my hair trial, and started receiving RSVPs.  Our last batch of invitations should go out this weekend (we had to do phases, very labor intensive).  

Now its time to put together favors (Alli, lol).  I need to finish the cake toppers.  Projects, projects, projects.  It's all the little touches that are going to make this wedding "us" and special.  Just have to remember that as I work on them.  Good/Bad news is Mitchell will be out of town for 2 weeks, which is sad and lonely for me, but good time to get these done.

Finish Line

Sorry it has been so long since I last posted, the holidays were crazy and now we're in high gear with wedding planning.

We're under the 80 day mark now and things are starting to get hectic.  The invitations are done and ready to be sent out.  We're working on the favors, programs and little details now.  The bridesmaids all have their shoes and we're ordering jewelry, I'm ordering my jewelry soon  Mitchell and I have picked out wedding bands.  Things are coming together.

I can't wait for March 31st, then we get to have a party and go on a cruise. 

Long over due update

I am a negligent blogger.  I apologize.

But on to business.  I have finally update my wedding website, not by much, just our photo link and bridal party.  I just ordered our wedding invites, how stressful.  The pressure to pick what people will like and stay true to what you like is crazy.  I did end up picking the one I liked best (Mitchell too), with the encouragement and help from Melissa, THANK YOU!  And Lauren, Rachel and my mom helped with the opinion process too, thanks ladies.  I should get the digital proof soon, then the actuals and out they go.

Over the Thanksgiving Holiday we got the boys fitted for tuxes and ordered them.  I found flower girl dresses with help from Mom.  Also we are knee deep in mason jars and still collecting.  We chose our menu, the tasting was excellent.  We got together with Chat, our florist and friend, and put together mock centerpieces.  And we've chosen dates for pre-wedding events (bachelorete party and 2 showers...busy girls).

Those are the highlights for now, and here's to hoping I start updating more regularly.

Moving right along

I booked our honeymoon!!  We are going on a 7 night cruise in the Western Caribbean.  I am so excited!  This will be our first trip to the Caribbean and one of ports is Belize, which is somewhere Mitchell has wanted to go for a while now.  Yay!

Next up on the planning front, we have 2 more bakeries to try out and our tasting for the menu coming up, all fun stuff.  Now we are figuring out favors and invites, hopefully plan to get stuff ordered by December.  Oh and the boy's tuxes!  They go in for fittings and the picking of styles next week.  Thank goodness for having all of the big stuff decided, now its just the details.

Something stressful this way comes

My bridesmaid's dress got here and they're even better than I had hoped!  The color is perfect and they're super cute, in my opinion anyways. 

And the time has come, my stress is hitting.  There is just so much left to do and we're one week away from the 5 month mark.  We still need a cake, invitations, tuxes, hair and make-up, yikes!  I'm getting side tracked and I just need to focus and start checking stuff of the list.  At the top of that list right now is invites, cake and the menu (aka. meet with the caterer).

I also haven't really thought about the wedding rehearsal and where that is going to be, plus we have to book that and arrange payment.  And my parents keep asking about setting aside a block of rooms at a hotel near the venue...too much.

I need to take a brake, enjoy my birthday and Halloween.

Status Report

I can safely say that things are on their way.  We have consolidated our DIY projects, bye-bye cranes.  My dress is in!!  I am going this Friday to try it on, not a fitting, just to make sure everything was ordered correctly....and it better be!  Lol

I have been on a mad hunt for flower girl dresses.  I'm not wild about the miniature bride look for them, and have therefore been searching for a colored dress for the girls.  It is harder than it sounds.  Nothing seems to be the right color.  I have found one ivory dress that I think is super cute, J. Crew, I just have to reconcile the fact that they are "white" and get over it I think.

On another note I have invitation samples coming in the mail and our guest list is being finalized...again, harder than you would think.  Our nice smallish family and friend wedding might possibly become a hoopla but I am doing my best to control the situation.  Wish me luck.

To come....cake tasting, menu, and ordering the tuxes.