As you can see from the count down we are less than 4 months away from the wedding! So far we are right on schedule with finding vendors for the big day, getting the little things done, and having a realistic time line for what needs to be finished before we can say "I do".
Some people have been asking "WHEN DO THE INVITATIONS GO OUT?!?!" I used caps here to illustrate that some people are really freaking out. If we aren't freaking out, you shouldn't be freaking out either. Regardless, they are going out next week so everyone can breath a little, if you were holding your breath. And there will be, wait for it, RSVP's inside those envelopes! What a concept.
We are also all set with bridesmaids and groomsmen, and their outfits for the day. Those were quick, easy, and (for the ladies) relatively inexpensive. Everyone will look nice, smell nice, and smile in the pictures. We might be warm, it might rain and make us all look like drowned rats, but its one day and surely we can all manage for the one day.
Most of the little details are done or in the works to be done soon. Bouquets? Done. Lapel pins? Done. Accessories? Done. Table decorations? Done. All the paper work is also done. We just need to get some shoes organized and we are good to go!
One of the bigger things that needed to get done, for me (Lily) was a dress. I bought a dress about 2 weeks after we got engaged because I was nervous that I wouldn't have found one in 18 months we have been planing. Well... I got it 2 weeks after I ordered it, and I HATED it. It was nice enough to look at, but when I put it on it just hung too short. Its supposed to be for an average sized woman but I guess that where I bought it from, the women are much shorter on average. Anyways, I've tried to sell it a few times and no one is biting. Yesterday I took it to a consignment dress shop in Stittsville that Jane (my future mother-in-law) suggested we look at, and they wouldn't take it either! While I was there I tried on some of their consignment dresses, and none of them seemed to fit what I was looking for. I asked if they had any dresses in this particular style I had really wanted, and lo and behold! They did! I tried it on, and it was just so perfect. So I bought it! Chris will look so handsome in his suit, and I finally have a dress that I know will give him that "dang she looks so beautiful" face when I walk to meet him at the alter.
It's really happening folks! Even though Chris is committed, and I am committed to being married, it won't seem really real until we are holding hands walking together down the other end of the aisle. Which I am very excited about doing. I think Chris is too.
Wedding count down!
Memere's crazy stuff
One thing I've always noticed when I visit an elderly person are the things they surround themselves with. I know for myself, my home contains a mix of things that either speak to me, hold sentimental value to me, or that I will find useful in the future (holiday decorations, party supplies etc). And considering I'm only 28, my home is pretty packed.
And it always seems like a weird flea market when I go visiting. I'm always being offered little objects or pictures, decorations, blankets, whatever. We do the same thing in our house too though, if you come over you will probably be offered something to take home with you.
When I go to my memere King's house, its a small space but it is packed with all kinds of things that people bring her, or that she found somewhere and brought home with someone in mind. If she didn't have space for it at first, well you know she built shelves or found a way to hang it on the wall.
These are some pictures I took recently of some of her collections.
And it always seems like a weird flea market when I go visiting. I'm always being offered little objects or pictures, decorations, blankets, whatever. We do the same thing in our house too though, if you come over you will probably be offered something to take home with you.
When I go to my memere King's house, its a small space but it is packed with all kinds of things that people bring her, or that she found somewhere and brought home with someone in mind. If she didn't have space for it at first, well you know she built shelves or found a way to hang it on the wall.
These are some pictures I took recently of some of her collections.
I found these sample sizes of alcohol behind bowls in the cupboard. Two of them are open. I asked my sober grandmother why she had alcohol, she said they were from the plane ride when she last went to Florida. That doesn't explain why they are open though. Just some of the many random things you could find in her cupboard.
This is a collection of wall hangings and cutsie sayings my mimi has collected. She tells me that most of them come from my aunts traveling. Or my brother, who also collects everything.
This is a collection of small china that had no place in the cupboard, so memere build shelves into the tiny window in her dining/living room. There are all kinds of little ceramic items on the shelves that she trimmed with red lace. For that extra classy touch.
This is another shot of the window, with other little items she has collected. This half is more angels/figurines. Note the lace curtain in the background. I feel like memere would be an excellent scrap booker.
The sewing room. If you visit my grandmother, you are either sitting in her dining room or asking her to fix something in her sewing room. On this side are patches, thread, ribbons, elastic bands etc. Seriously you could find almost anything to fix/decorate/create a material masterpiece. Across the room are boxes and boxes of material and laces that she turns in to lots of cool stuff. Fun fact, my wedding dress is on the sewing table in this shot.
These aren't the best images, or the best descriptions. But for anyone who has visited her house, they truly represent the experience.
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