So, it seems like the continuous "issue" in this wedding timeline is the finding of shoes! It's actually been a headache which started about 2 months ago. I first searched and searched for shoes online, not really finding a lot. So, I thought maybe the style of shoe I wanted would be better found in the Fall. Then my sister found a pair of shoes through Nordstroms which I fell in love with. Naturally, however none of the Nordstroms stores within 50 miles carries that particular shoe. So, I had to have the store order them and ship them to my house. I have now had to go through this process 3 times because for whatever reason this particular shoe runs extremely large. I just noticed today that my credit card was refunded the funds for my most recent return...so now I must wait a few days and see if they charge my card for the exchange pair. Right now my fingers are crossed that they have that size available!
Also, the bridesmaids shoes has been extremely difficult to find! We found this great dress that everyone loves, however we can't seem to really find any shoes that match the dresses. Again, we've already returned one pair of shoes because when the dresses came in we realized that the shoes did not go at all! So, now I am waiting patiently for my sister to go to some stores with the dress in hand to be able to better match some shoes.
Needless to say, through all this I have been reminded as to why I do not go shoe shopping...it's always such a headache.
However, if this is the only "hiccup" we have during the wedding planning and the wedding itself...then I'll take it! Worst comes to worst, we are all wearing flip flops!! lol!
Monday, August 30, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Excitement is in the Air Again
It's weird...the excitement of the wedding comes in rollercoaster spurts. Some days you're ready for all the planning to cease and to just get back to "normal" life, while other days you're kind of gitty about it all. Today is one of those days that I'm happy to have the wedding planning distraction to be able to turn to and get my mind off of other things.
Today for instance, I've been working on figuring out what kind of arrangements I want to put together for my bridal shower...which is next weekend! I know...why am I doing the flowers for my own shower? Well, simply put...I know I can get them way cheaper than any florist will charge my mother and my aunt. Also, I know what I want and I know that I can do it all fairly quickly. Plus, I think a part of me just feels weird if I'm not contributing some sort of help with the shower. I know it's for me and I'm "not supposed to do anything", but I can't in good conscience just show up to something that is for me and not help with it in some way.
Oddly enough, throughout this entire planning process I keep having this feeling that I'm forgetting something. There's so many aspects to a wedding, and so many "great ideas" along the way that it is sometimes difficult to keep track of what you've actually decided to move forward with and what was just an idea that you dismissed at one point or another. Doesn't matter how organized you are!
Today for instance, I've been working on figuring out what kind of arrangements I want to put together for my bridal shower...which is next weekend! I know...why am I doing the flowers for my own shower? Well, simply put...I know I can get them way cheaper than any florist will charge my mother and my aunt. Also, I know what I want and I know that I can do it all fairly quickly. Plus, I think a part of me just feels weird if I'm not contributing some sort of help with the shower. I know it's for me and I'm "not supposed to do anything", but I can't in good conscience just show up to something that is for me and not help with it in some way.
Oddly enough, throughout this entire planning process I keep having this feeling that I'm forgetting something. There's so many aspects to a wedding, and so many "great ideas" along the way that it is sometimes difficult to keep track of what you've actually decided to move forward with and what was just an idea that you dismissed at one point or another. Doesn't matter how organized you are!
Friday, August 6, 2010
Here We Go!
The pressure and time management has kicked into gear and the cranks of wedding to-do's is underway again. It seems to kind of come in waves...you work on some things, and then you wait. Then you get what you were waiting for, and it's back to work you go!
Recently there was a little bit of "drama" with the bridal shower invitations. Some of them got mailed just fine, while a few others were rejected for not having enough postage. However, the post office did not mark through the stamp that was on there when they returned to sender. So, we added an additional stamp and sent them on their way. A few days later, yup the invitation came crawling back! This time the post office had stamped through both stamps and returned it to me. So, essentially we had to put them in new envelopes and send them on their way!
Other than that, I'm trying to purchase things so that I don't have to worry about them later...such as floral supplies, garter, bridesmaids gifts, etc. I'm finding a lot of things on www.etsy.com and have really enjoyed looking through the reasonably priced handmade goods!
Right now we're trying to also figure out what to do for the bachelorette party...which is kind of difficult being that it's a tough economy and I can't really expect people to fork out money for something like that. I know I personally cannot afford anything with my job situation, so I feel bad expecting others to pay for things! Who knows we may just end up doing a dinner and calling it a night. Part of me doesn't really want to do anything. Is that so wrong?
Recently there was a little bit of "drama" with the bridal shower invitations. Some of them got mailed just fine, while a few others were rejected for not having enough postage. However, the post office did not mark through the stamp that was on there when they returned to sender. So, we added an additional stamp and sent them on their way. A few days later, yup the invitation came crawling back! This time the post office had stamped through both stamps and returned it to me. So, essentially we had to put them in new envelopes and send them on their way!
Other than that, I'm trying to purchase things so that I don't have to worry about them later...such as floral supplies, garter, bridesmaids gifts, etc. I'm finding a lot of things on www.etsy.com and have really enjoyed looking through the reasonably priced handmade goods!
Right now we're trying to also figure out what to do for the bachelorette party...which is kind of difficult being that it's a tough economy and I can't really expect people to fork out money for something like that. I know I personally cannot afford anything with my job situation, so I feel bad expecting others to pay for things! Who knows we may just end up doing a dinner and calling it a night. Part of me doesn't really want to do anything. Is that so wrong?
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