Last post as a Miss....

Sorry I couldn't keep you a little more up to date this week. It's been a little busy. All I can say is stay tuned. There will be tons to do after the wedding and photos to post!

The week of...

Trust me, I have tons to post about. I hope I can share some great photos from this past weekend with you before the wedding is here.

As for updates, we hit a few bumps in the road over the weekend, but I have to say, everyone has done an excellent job of ironing them out. Let's just sum them up for you....

1. I picked up my "practice bouquet" on Friday and hated it! It was purple, as all of you know by now my wedding is pink, pink, and more pink. The florist and I sat down and figured out a solution to the problem and reworked the bouquet.

2. My bustle...oh my wonderful wedding dress is causing the bridal shop some trouble. There's been some poor communication between the seamstress and the owner of the shop and I've made 4 visits just to get my bustle correct. Thankfully, the situation was resolved this morning.

3. Old fashioned spelling errors, we all look for them but never catch them at the
right time. We are going to have to do some reprints.

4. The hotel...we've recently discovered that our guests have not been properly tracked so we have to make a visit to the hotel and cross reference the check in list for the weekend!

We definitely have been able to even out the craziness with some good....we purchased fabulous champagne this weekend, the program fans are almost done and multiple projects are being completed by my mom, dad, Sam, and Kevin while I'm at work. It's great to have everyone in town already to help us get everything done. Keep your fingers crossed everything needs to be complete by Wednesday so we can turn it into the coordinator.

It's officially crunch time :)

Everyone needs to have a little fun

In salute to my cousins in Cincinnati, Kevin and I broke out the teapot this summer. The teapot doesn't contain tea, it's a drink recipe. It can truly be enjoyed on a hot day or campfire evening. Be sure to ask my mom about this one at the wedding. Maybe if you're lucky, I will give out the recipe.

Lanterns in all shapes and sizes

We figured out how to hang the lanterns. We will use them to highlight the dance floor and head table. Keep your fingers crossed, hanging them could be complicated.

Toby wants to help

Toby loves to wedding plan! Just look at him helping with the orchids!

A refreshing surprise

For all of you that are not from here, the weather might feel extra hot and humid. Our apologies but we will make an effort to offer refreshments and a useful fan program to help keep you cool. These cute drink jars were purchased at TJ Maxx (one was a gift from the Stevic's). I hope they come in handy.

Peanut butter chocolates, yum!

For all you out-of-towners staying in our room blocks, we've put together something special. It was a tough job, but someone had to taste test all the different types of chocolate you can use to make homemade chocolates. After a few weekend trial and errors, we've found the perfect taste! Peanut butter and chocolate melted together. Finally they are complete. You'll have to wait until you get here to hear about the rest of the "welcome bag!"

Is it time to pack yet??

With the wedding and honeymoon quickly approaching, Kevin and I decided to take a look at some luggage. In case you didn't know, TJ Maxx has the best deals around on luggage. It is where I got my first set and where I will always continue to buy. How could we pass up these beauties?

Limo, van, cabs, oh my!

After much research we've found some transportation! We didn't care if we arrived in style, we just want our guests to take advantage of free/safe transportation. The details are still being ironed out but there will be a limo making trips from Shem Creek Inn to Alhambra Hall and back all night long. Please take advantage of this service and leave your car at the hotel. More information to come!

A fun party favor....

I can't tell you exactly what it is, but I can give you a few hints:

1. It shares the same graphic as our save the date
2. It's black with white writing
3. It helps eliminate sweating
4. It's the perfect beer drinking companion
5. It might make an appearance at the rehearsal dinner

Can you guess what it is??

Marriage License!

Here we are on August 3rd! We got it, our marriage license. I told Kevin there's no turning back now. What an exciting, simple experience.

Target pulls through AGAIN....

Good old Target pulled through on the final accessory. I'm still not sure if I need a clutch but I am sure that it matches my shoes perfectly and it is super cute!

My heart just skipped a beat!

In case you haven't been scrolling to the bottom of my blog, take a look! It says 17 days! I seriously had to take a deep breath after seeing that. I am ready for the wedding to get here but that doesn't mean that I'm not nervous!

Just because I haven't been blogging, doesn't mean I haven't been getting things done! Last week we meet with the DJ and spent the whole weekend doing wedding preparations. Cross your fingers for more posts. I have a lot to tell you!

Songs Selected!

We met with Graham last week, our ceremony musician. He sat on a bench and sang for us. It was beautiful. I'm not going to tell you how or when, but here are the songs we selected to be featured throughout the ceremony.

Lovin in my baby's eyes
I will
Waiting on an Angel
You belong to me

I will post more about Graham later!

Talk about making an entrance!

It's the first day of August. It's crunch time. I needed a good laugh today and my mom sent this to me last week, words cannot describe. Just watch. I wish I had the guts to do this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0