Just a few thoughts from a simple girl as I try to plan a wedding amidst the craziness of my life...

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I am 25 year old getting ready for our nuptials on May 01, 2010. I am currently a graduate student majoring in Occupational Therapy. I love to write and I love weddings (well I used to). I thought it would be a great way to blend a few of my loves into a blog. Sit back and enjoy while I attempt to juggle planning a wedding on a budget while doing schoolwork. So let the madness begin!!
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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Down to the wire...

Yesterday evening, I went to pick up my wedding dress and it felt so surreal to be there picking up my dress for the last time.

But of course I had to have some drama...I opened up my garment bag to make sure that my veil was fixed because somehow at my last fitting I found it ripped. What the hell? When I took it out again, there was still a rip near the bottom and I was pissed. The girl who was working with me immediately went to fix it but its still really fragile. But at least its fixed...but for all the money I paid for that damn veil it should be impeccable.

Let me tell you how obsessed I was with my dress, I could barely lay it down in the car because I was afraid of it getting wrinked. But we got it home safely and its hanging up just waiting for me to wear it. In honor of my dress, I have found a few pictures of some beautiful wedding dresses that were with me during my journey. I absolutely love Jim Hjelm but he was out of my price range at the time of my dress shopping. I loved the first dress because of its subtle mermaid shape and that was the silhouette that I was going for. But my actual dress turned out to be an A-line but you can't help what the heart loves. The dress with the back view was the first dress I ever saw and I wanted that dress so badly. Unfortunately I wasn't as in love with the front of the dress.



On my to do list
  • get programs printed
  • buy unity candles and candle holder
  • buy my blue garter
  • buy flower petals for cake table
  • buy bows for the church pew
  • buy some gold sandals for my African traditional reception outfit
  • buy some perfume with my Sephora gift card
  • go to Victoria's Secret

I'm not sure if I will be back to post before Saturday but thank you all for sharing this journey to the alter with me and sharing all your encouragement and ideas. It is greatly appreciated. I hope to see you all on the flip side! Have an amazing day.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

I'm Back


Sorry, I've been crazy busy these past few weeks and posting has not been top of my list. Lots of wedding and school things going on.
Just a few updates:
~We picked our officiant and just have to set up our initial meeting. I am so excited to finally have someone to marry us
~The invites should be arriving soon although we are behind schedule. I was hoping to send the invites out by Friday but whats the use of crying over spilled milk.
~I have been perusing the web for my dream shoes. They are so close, I can taste them! Hopefully I can get the exact shoes that I want and not have to compromise, :-)
~My bridal shower is RIGHT around the corner, March 13th. I am so excited to see what my girls have come up with. I have no idea what to wear so obviously I have to plan a shopping trip soon as well.
~My licensing boards exam is also right around the corner, so I will probably be posting infrequently but will try to update. Hopefully once that is done, I can focus all my energies on wedding planning!
~Sent out my deposit to book our ceremony muscians!

Things Still Left to Do
~finalize booking blocks of rooms
~Reception music
~Budget stuff (so freaking annoying)
~Finalize the ceremony programs
~Decide and order the flowers for my bouquet
~Order my cake!!
~Purchase my wedding day jewelry
~Pick bridal party gifts
~Hair and make up trials
Those are just a few of the things I have to do...
Until next time...