Post-Shower Update!

Well.....the invitations were mailed out on March 29th without a whole lot of trouble. Matt did help me stuff everything for them, which I was grateful for. We've already started to get our RSVP's back, which is exciting.

My next endeavor is to verify the delivery date for all of the bridesmaids dresses. They were ordered in mid February, so I would imagine they should be getting here any day. I have picked out the shoes for the bridesmaids (a fabulous find at Target), so it's nice to have that off the list. That being said, I still need to get a garter as Matt insists on doing that whole thing during the reception. I don't really want to because I think I will get embarrassed, but it's his wedding too so I'm doing it for him.

My bridal shower was on April 5th and it could not have been better! The food was awesome, and the decor was very classy (I'm not really a "themey" person), just lots of fresh flowers and white table linens. All that were involved in the planning process truly outdid themselves, especially Carrie, and I could not ask for better friends and family.

I can't wait for my bachelorette party in 2 weeks!!!!!

Time is going SO quickly!

I can't believe that in less than 12 weeks I will be someone's wife!!!! This past weekend I was sitting and thinking about the wedding and how time has flown by so quickly during all of the planning. For the next few months, my number one goal is to slow down and completely relish in the rest of the process of getting married. Not that things haven't been fun up to this point, I've just now realized how fast it's gone by and since I'm only planning on doing it once I want to take in every minute!

My dress and veil came in a few weeks ago. I had my first dress fitting and it is perfect!!! Well, not EXACTLY perfect, the straps and hem need to be taken in! I can't wait to wear it on May 31 and see Matt's reaction!

I met with the florist on Saturday. Although the original plan was for Carrie and I to do the flowers ourselves since I don't want anything extravagant, we decided that it would be better to have a florist do the boutieneers (sp?). Well, since the florist is already doing seven of those, I thought to myself, "We might as well just have them do five bouquets as well and not have to worry about it the day before and the day of the wedding." So that's what is going to happen. I didn't realize how much that was stressing me out until it was off of my list of things to do. Now that a florist is taking care of that, I think both Carrie and I will have a much better time right before the wedding!

I have printed out address labels for the invitations and now I just need to finish the card insert to inform guests of where we are registered. My goal is to mail the invites out no later than March 28th. And speaking of registering, Matt and I have tried to register at Sears.......they are HORRIBLE!!!!! The customer service was some of the worst I've seen, and they seemed to cop a major attitude about us wanting to register in person at the store and not online. How dare we want to see the stuff we are registering for in person!!!! Silly us!!! So, we are going to keep the Target and Crate and Barrel registries and call it good! I'm kind of glad, even though the Sears registry was going to be stuff Matt wanted it seems like three is a lot to keep track of.

Last but not least, I wanted to mention a dream that Matt was telling me he had the other night. He dreamt it was our wedding day, and that he cried as I walked down the aisle. He had a hankerchief in the dream, and so now he wants to make sure that he has one for the actual wedding. Pretty cute........I think it would be funny if he was the one to be crying instead of me for once!!!!!

Only 16 Weeks To Go!!!!

Things are still running pretty smoothly.....

Matt and I went to pick out tuxes a few weeks ago. There was a bit of a disagreement on vest color, but we were able to reach a compromise and all is well.

Our Target and Crate and Barrel registries are completely finished. It was fun to make our wishlist, but a little daunting at the same time, especially when you are registering at multiple stores! Matt wants to register for "boy stuff" (I'm assuming he means tools and things for the yard) at Sears, so that's the last thing to do as far as the wedding registry goes.

We decided to go in a completely different direction for our rehearsal dinner. At first, we were very excited to be having it at Ludy's on the patio. The only downfall was that we would only be inviting those friends that were in the wedding party. Well, two of our great friends offered to cook for the rehearsal dinner. We are now having the shindig at Jeff and Helen's house, Gil and Rudy will be cooking and helping me plan. It has been really fun to decide on the menu, make shopping lists, and schedule everything out with them. I am now SO excited about the rehearsal dinner. We will have fabulous food, a great location and ALL of our wonderful friends can come!

My bridal shower has been scheduled for April 5th. Matt's Aunt Catherine agreed to have it at her house. It is beautiful out there, so I hope the weather is nice. Carrie is the main person in charge of planning the shower and I can't wait until it's here to see what she has in store. My bachelorette party has also been scheduled for the end of April. All of my girls and I are going to go to Tahoe for the weekend. It should be a ton of fun!

And last, but not least, my shoes came in the other day. They are absolutely perfect and I am so excited about them. My dress and veil should be here sometime next week. After that, all I need is a necklace, a bra, and a garter.

The ball is still rolling...

So yesterday I ordered our invitations. I am really excited about the ones that I ended up choosing. Matt has already been forewarned that he will be helping me stuff and address them!

I just scheduled the rehearsal dinner as well. It is going to be at Ludy's - as previously mentioned. The woman that I scheduled it with seemed very nice and I am happy to have another friendly person in the mass of people that you deal with while planning a wedding.

Tonight Matt and I are going to schedule as much of our honeymoon as we can. We have decided that we want to go to Puerto Vallarta and Matt's Dad and Step-mom were nice enough to offer for us to use their time share! I've been looking at resorts and available activities and am SO excited!

Matt's sister, Carrie, is also getting married this year. It' s been really fun to plan with her and to have someone to relate with. We are going to the Bridal Expo this weekend so that should be interesting!

More stuff...

So we just got our engagement photos back, and they all turned out really well. I was so excited to see them and I know that our wedding photos will be just as fabulous. I really like our photographer and am excited to work with him!

We also registered yesterday at Target. It took us about an hour and a half. We didn't cover all of the departments that I had hoped, but by the time we left Matt was completely over the whole shopping thing, so I figure I can go back on my own or add stuff online.

We also decided that we want to have our rehearsal dinner at Ludy's on the patio. I love it in the evening when they turn the lights on and I also think that the water feature they have on the patio is cool. I think it will be a great atmosphere!

Besides all of the above, I am trying to finalize how I want the invitations to be worded. After that's done then I will be ordering them.

Am I missing something?

As you know from reading previous posts, most of our planning is well under way. We have decided on the date, the place, the caterer, the DJ, the photographer, my dress, the bridesmaids dresses, the flowers, the centerpieces, the color scheme, the bridesmaids gifts and the invitations.......

So now, I am actually a little sad. It's not that I am not excited to be getting married, and to ultimately have Matt as my husband. I think I'm just disappointed that the planning has gone so quickly. I guess that's the price that you pay for pulling a wedding off in less than 8 months.....I was just telling Carrie the other day that it hasn't really hit me yet that I am a BRIDE!!!!! I know that I am getting married, it just doesn't feel like I am a bride for some reason. Maybe it's because I've chosen the low key route for everything, which I still think is better than being a Bridezilla (but of course that is subject to change - just a warning!).

The upcoming events would be our engagement photos, which are scheduled for this Sunday at 3:00. It's kind of funny, because when Matt and I saw the weather forecast last night, it said rain was expected all day on Sunday. Now, I think most brides would be freaking out about it, but me? Not so much! They can always be re-scheduled, and throwing a fit won't change the weather : ) I am also going to be ordering our invitations soon. The are simple, square, white invites with an embossed double border and embossed writing. I haven't picked the style of the lettering yet, but the designing of the invitations has been pretty fun so far. Another thing that I am starting to think about more is the rehearsal dinner. Hopefully I will have updates on all of the above soon!

Do I know you?

Okay, first off, the wedding plans are still going really well. Not much news, we're just getting all of the deposits to the appropriate persons. Left on the list is planning the honeymoon, rehearsal dinner, securing a photographer, and the invitations.

Speaking of the invitations, has anyone that has ever planned a wedding noticed how people come crawling out of the wood work when they want to be included in an event? Seriously, I am getting SO SICK of the, "Well I KNOW I'm invited!" and the, " When is it so I can save the date?". Come on guys, I haven't talked to you in years, why would I invite you to such an intimate event if you're not part of my life anymore? And I also get that parents do want to have a part of the guest list reserved for some that they would like present, fine. However, when some of those people (one in particular) only have rude comments to make and are clearly gossiping viciously why would Matt and I want them to share our day with us?

I swear, I am to the point of not being nice Lindsey anymore. The next time someone invites themselves for a free party, I am going to tell them like it is!!!!!