Busy Bride to Be!!

Hello all,
I feel like my life has been on crazy nonstop rollercoaster for the past month. So many updates to speak of...my wedding is right around the corner, AHHH!...
March 13th was my bridal shower in NY and it was a fabulous time. The weather was dismal, but most of my friends and family were able to come out. Here are a few pics of mostly me ( I don't like to put other people's faces on the internet w/o permission). The theme was Mardi Gras and I got a mask and lots of beads! My sister made the banner, isn't it soo nice? My cousin gave me that book The Five Love Languages By Gary Chapman. I read the singles version in college and I highly recommend it for anyone wanting to form intimate relationships.

April 10th was my bachelorette party thrown by my bestest friend and one of my Maids of Honor. It consisted of my most closest friends and it was amazing! I've imagined my b-party and it exceeded all imagination. There was food, laughter, dancing...it was a crazy night. They forced me to wear a tiara thing and I got approached by all types of people. This is the part of wedding planning that I enjoy! The penis shaped cookies were my favorite because they were delicious!




Yesterday my FH and I picked out our rings and got them engraved. All invitations were sent out, I put in the order for my flowers (I decided to go silk), I had my make-up trial during the week and my hair trial is next week.
I went on my dress fitting and the seamstress told me that I had gained weight BUT my dress still fit, it was just tighter (which I wanted). Of course I can't GAIN anymore weight so I have been back on my exercise regimen. My shoes were purchased, my jewelry picked out, hotel room booked, tuxes ordered...everything is finally coming together. Thank God!
Until next time...

Wedding Invites

So...the clock is ticking on our wedding planning. It is coming quick! Just a few updates, the graphic designer is finally finished with my invites so I sent her all the wording that I wanted. I was glad to see my FH involved in that process. He had a great phrase to put on the invitations. Now I just have to finish...err start the programs, directions from church to reception, and of course physically go to New York and SNATCH my parents' guest list from them. I have to baby them through this process because they are being so difficult. They've been working on this list for months and still refuse to stick to the guest count my fiance and I decided. No more Mrs. Nice Bride. its time for Bridezilla to rear her ugly head.

I almost forgot; we finally booked our church! If you didn't know, we lost our previous church when we moved the wedding from New York to New Jersey. Read all about it here.

I'm really excited to have my invitations come so I can start addressing them. That sounds like an excuse for a party me. My goal is to sent them out by March 5th, 8 weeks before the wedding. I have a few invites that are out of the country so we''ll deal with those first of course.
Here are a few invitations that I personally loved and sent to my graphic designer for inspiration. All courtesy of Theknot.com of course! We definitely included a floral motif in our invitations and I plan to add some ribbon myself to each invite. Hence my DIY project...lol...baby step, people!