One last post before I get caught up in the whirlwind of hair/makeup/dress/flowers/pictures/hugs/kisses/wedding/toasts/dance/happy..... I feel like I should feel more excited about this, I'm not really feeling too stereotypically "bridal". For the last 3 days or so, after I dropped off all of the decorations to the hotel and settled bills Weds PM, I've been feeling serene, calm, and happy. There are a few things that went wrong in the last few days, and I expect a few things to go bad today, but that's ok.
The rehearsal went extremely well yesterday, we met with our celebrant earlier, ironed out some details, then had the bridal party come later, ran through it, i had handouts ( a MASTER SCHEDULE for this weekend, and a list of escorters/escortees), then we had a relaxed dinner at a local bar and grill. everything went very, very very well. It's sorta funny, for dinner we went to a place that is known for their chicken wings, i had fried shrimp and fries, and the place gave me and Matt a huge slice of chocolate cake as a congrats (which, we shared) -- normally, the last thing a bride/bridesmaids want to eat the night before a wedding is a shitload of greasy fried food and chocolate cake. ha.
One more thing -- SO, the initial weather forecast was wrong!!! We got like 5" of snow on Thurs, which is our first major snowstorm this year. Everything is OK now, roads are clear etc, but man! For the last 2 weeks its been in the 40s and 50s, and then 2 days before our wedding, it decides to suddenly become January. sigh. It will make for some very nice pictures though, and it will be proof that we did have a winter wedding, AND, most importantly, my rep from MA made it in on her flight Thurs afternoon.
Alll right, its about time to start this thing. To those who are coming today, I cannot wait to see you and celebrate with you; to those who are not, please know that I regret having to limit our guest list, and your well-wishes mean a lot to both Matt and me.
LETS DO THIS. (wooooo!!!)
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012
wow.
This last month has absolutely flown by. I am now in the middle of complete wedding craziness, trying to get everything done, but in a week from today, we will be packing up everything to leave the hotel, saying goodbyes and thank yous to everyone, and it will all be over. A large part of me is looking forward to this, I have so many other things that I want to do that have been put on the back burner, and the stress wont be missed. On the other hand, I have been engaged for a long time, and I really do enjoy looking at and getting inspired by wedding blogs, and I will miss that terribly.
The weather forecast is in, and I have to give a huge thank you to global warming. It's been near 50 here for almost the past week, and although it will be cooler, it will be around 30 and sunny. No snow!!!!! No extreme cold!!!!! Perfect, it is all I could have asked for.
Our guest total is 96 (incl vendors), out of 153 invited. Not bad, esp since I heavily padded the invite list with dates for everyone. 18% vegetarian, also not bad!
We met with the hotel coordinator, and finalized everything last Friday. There were some things that I was not expecting, like that we are only getting half of the ballroom for our ceremony. I think this will actually work out better, because everyone will be close , and it will be very intimate. However, it cut the length of the aisle by half. I am disappointed about that, but I have made my peace, and just adjusted the musical selection. We also had some last minute budget issues, but those are now solved... some things have been cut, but honestly, nobody will miss them and it eliminates a lot of work for me.
Yesterday I went to Chicago, and worked on the place cards with Ms Harvey -- they are really, really fantastic. The programs and table numbers are in production, and then all paper goods will be all set! Ms Jones is making some amazing cake toppers, and my dad finished the vases for the tables, and I got a lovely hair comb in the mail from Mia this week too! I don't know how to express the amount of gratitude to everybody who has shown generosity towards Matt and I - I owe a lot of people some big, big favors.
We also got our marriage license on Friday, so now it can be official!! I feel extremely adult having one in my possession, it's a pretty big step.
6 more days!
The weather forecast is in, and I have to give a huge thank you to global warming. It's been near 50 here for almost the past week, and although it will be cooler, it will be around 30 and sunny. No snow!!!!! No extreme cold!!!!! Perfect, it is all I could have asked for.
Our guest total is 96 (incl vendors), out of 153 invited. Not bad, esp since I heavily padded the invite list with dates for everyone. 18% vegetarian, also not bad!
We met with the hotel coordinator, and finalized everything last Friday. There were some things that I was not expecting, like that we are only getting half of the ballroom for our ceremony. I think this will actually work out better, because everyone will be close , and it will be very intimate. However, it cut the length of the aisle by half. I am disappointed about that, but I have made my peace, and just adjusted the musical selection. We also had some last minute budget issues, but those are now solved... some things have been cut, but honestly, nobody will miss them and it eliminates a lot of work for me.
Yesterday I went to Chicago, and worked on the place cards with Ms Harvey -- they are really, really fantastic. The programs and table numbers are in production, and then all paper goods will be all set! Ms Jones is making some amazing cake toppers, and my dad finished the vases for the tables, and I got a lovely hair comb in the mail from Mia this week too! I don't know how to express the amount of gratitude to everybody who has shown generosity towards Matt and I - I owe a lot of people some big, big favors.
We also got our marriage license on Friday, so now it can be official!! I feel extremely adult having one in my possession, it's a pretty big step.
6 more days!
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