24 days to go

 Other than wrapping presents, ordering alcohol, booking transportation, a playlist for the rehearsal dinner, and some little signage for the candy buffet/bars, I think we're done! I took bridal portraits this weekend (in a slight drizzle!) and I'm anxiously awaiting my photog to send them to me.

Now I just have to wait 24 more days to marry the guy of my dreams!

Overall:

1.     Set a date

2.     Book a venue

3.     Book photographer

4.     Engagement photos (taking them November 1!)

5.     Book band

6.     Ask bridal party to be in wedding

7.     Create wedding website  

8.     Book florist

9. Buy wedding dress

10. Select bridesmaid dresses

11. Order bridesmaid dresses

12. Select and order groom & groomsmen attire  

13. Find veil  

14. Book cake baker

15. Buy cake knife and server received a beautiful engraved one at a shower

16. Order save the dates

17. Finalize guest list

18. Antique cake stand

19. Cake topper

20. Ring pillow

21. Order save the dates/Send save the dates

23. Order guest book

24. Register

25. Reserve hotel room blocks

26. Hire a calligrapher (didn’t happen- printed the envelopes ourselves)

27. MOB & MOH dress shopping

28. Find wedding shoes

29. Choose wedding jewelry

30. Find garter

31. Clutch for bride

33. Something old- C’s late mother’s pearl necklace he made into a bracelet for me

34. Something new- dress, shoes

35. Something borrowed- my mom’s veil

36. Something blue- birthstone ring

37. 6 pence

38. Make day-of emergency kit -largely leaving this to my mom

39. Going away outfit (maybe)

40. Book makeup artist and hair stylist

41. Wedding favors

42. Getting ready outfit for bride and bridesmaids

43. Menu tasting

44. Cake tasting

45. Hair and makeup trial

46. Get measured for dress

47. Dress fitting-  

48. Order invitations 

49. Send invitations

50. Bridal party gifts

51. Purchase wedding bands  

52. Put together picture list for photographer

53. Get marriage license

54. Book transportation for wedding party

55. Welcome bags

56. Gift for Groom- in progress

57. Music selection for band and for ceremony 

59. Book wedding night hotel room

60. Order thank you notes

61. Tips and thank you notes for vendors

62. GET MARRIED!!

  

Ceremony:

1.     Book musician

2.     Book church

3.     Pre-marital counseling

4.     Pick readings, songs, etc for mass

5. Choose readers, gift bearers.

6.     Programs at the printer now! Just have to tie ribbons on them when they get back!

Reception:

1.     Book caterer 

2.     Order table cloths

4.     Candy buffet (need to put ribbons on the jars)

5.     Bar menu sign

8.     Monogram table runner for bar tables

9. Order alcohol- wine and beer

10. Monogram cocktail napkins  

11. Flip flops

12. Exit- sparklers

Rehearsal Dinner:  

1.     Book venue

2.     Rehearsal dinner music

3.     Rehearsal dinner décor/flowers/cups

4.     Rehearsal dinner caterer

5.     Rehearsal dinner rentals

6.     Order invitations/Send invitations

Etc:

1.     Bachelorette party- NOLA, this weekend!!

2.     Bachelor party

3.     Bridal showers- one in BR

4.     Book honeymoon

5.     Honeymoon shopping

6. Hostess gift for all my showers

Just ordered this pretty thing from Fig Leaves for the honeymoon.

Stripes AND dots? Black and white?

Sold.

are y'all still here?

Hi, you may not remember me, but I used to hang out over here at this little blog o' mine before my life started teetering on 'unbearably crazy' and I basically abandoned the blog. Seriously, though, the past two weeks just about did us in over here. 

Just for a brief overview...

{1} We moved C out of his condo and storage unit until about 10:00 every night for a solid week

{2} We moved into our new house (well, C did, but I'm still moving one box a day in hopes to be done by the wedding... or somewhat close) Oh and did I mention that we didn't have hot water for a week? It was like camping. But I was clearly much, much more dramatic about it.

{3} C got hired by a great law firm in town, which meant, you guessed it, more moving (and later hours, and a healthy amount of 'new job butterflies' for both of us.)

{4} I had a fabulous bridal shower at work that I still haven't finished the thank you notes from. 

{5} My students took the 'big scary state test' last week.

{6} I had to cancel, reschedule, then reschedule my bridal portraits again. Stupid rain.

{7} Oh, hey did I mention we have 8 days left of school and my kids are CRAZY? And that I'm getting married in exactly 4 weeks? Ahhhhh!!!

So yeah, all pretty amazing things (minus the state tests and rain) but exhausting things. I'm still around, and am going to try really hard to do this whole 'blogging' thing more regularly. Promise.

our wedding: invitations

I promised I'd show y'all our wedding invitations as soon as our guests got them, and I think by now, almost everyone has their invitation in their hot little hands. 

So without further ado, I give you (crappy iPhone pictures of...)

...our invitations!

C had no opinion whatsoever really on the invitations as long as they weren't ridiculously girly, but we both like clean and classic designs. I added the monogram to please my monogram-loving heart, and we kept the wording very traditional.



{I mean, I'm the girl with black bridesmaids dresses, black suits, white and blue hydrangeas...did you expect anything less? I'm Little Miss Traditional over here!}

I'm ridiculously pleased with how they turned out. We actually found the invitations in one of those giant 'invitation books' at a local copy store, and ordered them through a company they work with. Easy, easy.


We used wedding cake $0.66 stamps on the front and some little white roses on the response cards...and so far they're working, considering we've gotten 12 responses back in the past two days {all of the 'yes' variety, none the less, much to my father's dismay!}