Before we got engaged, I don't think I'd ever been to Michaels. Now I'm there at least once a week. Sometimes three times. Sometimes, like last night, twice in 10 minutes. Upon my second trip into the store, I realized exactly how much time I had spent in Michaels and I got a little sad. Wedding planning is almost over! Well, I guess the planning is over, let's how I have the thing planned by now! But the prep work, the creativity...it's all coming to an end. It made me sad, even though I'm also excited for the day to be here! (And let's be honest, also excited for it to be over.) :)
This week has given Matt a glimpse into what I do for a living. As he's grumbling through prep work and projects, I reminded him last night that this is how I spend all day, every day, so he should have new found appreciation for me!
But back to my unendorsed plug for Michaels. The place has everything! Even things you didn't know you need! It's actually kind of a train wreck...new ideas are born within the aisles of the store. Now that I think about it, brides are probably happier never having stepped foot in Michaels. But they don't know what they are missing, it's amazing.
And thus ends my delusional rant. Clearly I'm sleep deprived...
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Craft Central
Wow, wedding week is really here! I'm not going to lie, I'm a little bit in denial. I also may be obsessively checking the 10 day forecast. (So far so good, 83 and sunny. Cross your fingers.) I also am most definitely up to my ears in DIY projects.
A warning to all future brides: wedding blogs are a blessing and a curse. While I've gotten some fabulous advice and ideas from sites like Weddingbee, I've gotten too many ideas! And of course, wanted to do them all. And true to form, didn't start any of them until two weeks before the wedding. What can I say, that's how I roll.
So this past week has been entirely devoted to ridiculous wedding projects. THANK YOU to Matt and all of my friends who are blistered and bruised from helping me. :) But the good news is, we got it all done! I may have spent every waking moment working on the wedding all week, but I am starting to feel like this wedding may actually happen! Which is good because there's no turning back now, and my friends informed us that after they spent 5 hours assembling programs, we are getting married no matter what happens this week or they will disown us. :)
A warning to all future brides: wedding blogs are a blessing and a curse. While I've gotten some fabulous advice and ideas from sites like Weddingbee, I've gotten too many ideas! And of course, wanted to do them all. And true to form, didn't start any of them until two weeks before the wedding. What can I say, that's how I roll.
So this past week has been entirely devoted to ridiculous wedding projects. THANK YOU to Matt and all of my friends who are blistered and bruised from helping me. :) But the good news is, we got it all done! I may have spent every waking moment working on the wedding all week, but I am starting to feel like this wedding may actually happen! Which is good because there's no turning back now, and my friends informed us that after they spent 5 hours assembling programs, we are getting married no matter what happens this week or they will disown us. :)
Friday, June 17, 2011
Long time no post
As it turns out, planning a wedding leaves very little time to blog about planning a wedding! We're in crunch time - two weeks to go! Since I've abandoned the blog for the past month, here's a quick run down of what's been going on:
My bachelorette party in Kansas City was a blast! 12 girls spent the weekend shopping, going to a Royals game, and hitting the downtown evening entertainment.
Matt's bachelor party in Chicago was also great! 8 guys enjoyed whirly ball, a Cubs game, and the Wrigleyville area bars.
My house sold! Woo hoo!
In a dramatic turn of events, my dress waited until this week to come in to the store. Somehow I refrained from having a heart attack when it was two weeks late. And it fits...despite being long enough that Matt could probably wear it. Still, it fits! Phew!
Hair trial, done. Final florist meeting, done. DJ meeting, done. Reception venue meeting, done. Marriage prep, done. And we have our marriage license, thank you John for attesting to our identities. This wedding may actually happen after all. Oh and the big news you've all been waiting for...the chairs have been ordered, you don't have to stand. :)
We went a couple weeks ago tostalk watch another wedding at Simon Estes to see how they did things...let's just say that was a lesson in how NOT to plan a wedding. Let's just say, be very happy that I ordered you chairs, and never fear, our wedding will be starting on time.
So now we're down to little details which I've brought upon myself by dreaming up 20,000 DIY projects at the last minute. Bring it on, wedding, we're almost ready for you. Almost.
My bachelorette party in Kansas City was a blast! 12 girls spent the weekend shopping, going to a Royals game, and hitting the downtown evening entertainment.
Matt's bachelor party in Chicago was also great! 8 guys enjoyed whirly ball, a Cubs game, and the Wrigleyville area bars.
My house sold! Woo hoo!
In a dramatic turn of events, my dress waited until this week to come in to the store. Somehow I refrained from having a heart attack when it was two weeks late. And it fits...despite being long enough that Matt could probably wear it. Still, it fits! Phew!
Hair trial, done. Final florist meeting, done. DJ meeting, done. Reception venue meeting, done. Marriage prep, done. And we have our marriage license, thank you John for attesting to our identities. This wedding may actually happen after all. Oh and the big news you've all been waiting for...the chairs have been ordered, you don't have to stand. :)
We went a couple weeks ago to
So now we're down to little details which I've brought upon myself by dreaming up 20,000 DIY projects at the last minute. Bring it on, wedding, we're almost ready for you. Almost.
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