Bouquet-CHECK!

Well ladies and gents, the bouquet is finished. Done. Complete. No more changing it...

At least I hope so.

I think my mom has taken that thing apart ten times since she started making it. But she is not to touch it again.

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That's right!!!! MORE feathers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Feather Redo

So I stumbled upon this centerpiece a few weeks ago. This picture is pretty much what pushed the "winter wonderland" theme out the door.

Surprised?

Didn't think so.

I'm obsessed. I'll admit it. I love feathers.

These are simple, but elegant. Plus they are so DIY. Once this gross snow goes away I'll be out cutting branches. I noticed a few laying in the neighbors yard I could use too ;) I'll just need to spray paint them black, add some feathers and we have centerpieces. Easy as that.

Now the centerpieces that pair up with it on the other hand are a little more difficult. Again, I love them - I want a little variety with the centerpieces. I'm just trying to figure out a way to do them.

Dress Drama

I really need to try and update this daily. I say I will but I never do. Then when it comes time to write I have so many things to discuss! Last week was, eh, horrible. But Friday was a great day starting with the fact that Tony was on his way home. But more importantly :)-love you hunny-my dress came in!!! That was a huge surprise. I wasn't expecting it for a few more months. The dress came in along with my veil. I am still waiting on the sash-which apparently it takes 6 months to ship from France. Way to be on top of things. Anyways, I went to the shop Friday after work and tried it on. It fits perfectly, for now. There are only a few changes that need to be done but we'll work with those in a few months.

There was only one small issue, although the more I think about it and the more time goes by it seems to be growing into a large issue. This special sash that is coming from France, may have been ordered in the wrong color. I have a call into the shop to talk to the girl who ordered it for me. At one point between her writing down the information for ordering and the actual ordering process-the color was "crossed-out" and a new one was written in. Why? That's what I would like to know. My thought process is they looked at the dress (made by one designer) and the sash (made by a different designer) and compared fabric swatches. One slight problem. The fabric swatch that came attached to my dress-doesn't match. My dress is ivory. The fabric swatch is white or "off-white" similar to the "off-white" sash they ordered. So if they compared fabric swatches-yes they would need to cross off the ivory sash and order an off-white one. But if they would've compared it to the dress they'd see it's ivory. If this is the case and they did order the wrong sash this pushes us back atleast a month. And with the fact that I need to do alterations involving the sash, I need it here. Soon.

Cross your fingers.

Happy Time

Alright-I lied my next post is not going to be about George. I'm in a horrible mood and the post that goes along with George is not one I can write while I'm this crabby. It's not even that I'm crabby, I'm just having a bad week and I am simply not happy. Not angry, I just don't really feel like smiling. In my opinion, a person is allowed to have one of those days every now and then.

So I've decided I needed something to cheer me up.

I don't know how anyone can not smile when seeing these pictures....

This little peanut changes every time I see her. I just want to squeeze those chubby lil cheeks.

Amber titled this one perfectly as her "little Elton John baby"

Sometimes I wonder why life has to be so tough. I continue to live my life as "everything happens for a reason" but at times I find myself asking why. Why do these negative things have to happen? Why do we have to go through negative situations for one to "find the good" in things? Sometimes I have a heard time forcing myself to think about the big picture. Especially when more than one negative thing happens at the same time. It seems as tho the whole "when it rains it pours" saying is true. When I look at these pictures tho and see this little girl who doesn't have a worry in the world and can be so happy, reality tends to take a backseat for a second. Some days I wish I could go back to being a little girl-with no worries.

Hope you are all safe inside today during this gross snow storm. And if not, I hope you all make it home safely.

Where to start!? I survived my first week alone. Woohoo!! Now I'm onto week two. Boooooo! This week for some reason is a lot harder than last. I'm not sure why. I feel like I'm worrying more about him on this trip. Why? I have no idea. You'd think I would've been more worried last week than this week. I keep telling myself he's working with trained professionals, including himself, and I shouldn't worry. Easier said than done.

I haven't updated in the last week because I  actually succeeded in keeping myself busy. The weekend came and Tony was home for a few days so Saturday and Sunday mostly consisted of unpacking his stuff, running around doing errands, then repacking him so that he was ready to go Monday morning. The weekend sucked.

I'll admit, I was a little disappointed I wasn't able to watch Toy Story 3 :(

One person who did actually achieve something this weekend was my mother. She worked extremely hard all last week and weekend on my bouquet. It turned out amazing!! I can't wait to see it in person, the pictures I'm sure don't do it justice.

I also found this picture the other day....

I'm starting to like these better than the previous ones I had. Luckily I've only attempted to make one of those so far. I'm going to try and make one of these tonight. We'll see how well that goes. Maybe I'll watch Toy Story 3 while I'm working :) I'm trying to figure out what the average height is for a boutonniere. The one I made earlier seems a little short. I don't want it to be too big and overwhelming tho. If anyone has an idea, feel free to let me know.

Oh, by the way, I've given up on the whole winter wonderland feeling. We'll be in the middle of winter-and I'm pretty sure we'll all be sick of winter at that point. Why push it more? So feather-filled wedding it is :)


Preview for my next post:

eenie meenie minie mo...

No worries...I didn't catch Bieber Fever. Although, I did see his little flick 'Never Say Never' and it was entertaining. I will admit, I may be some what of a tiny fan. I give the kid credit where credit is due.

Back to the main subject. I'm simply undecided about our photographer.

Me? undecided? Riiiight. Decisions decisions please go away. I think this may be the most difficult of all. For right now. I'm sure my next decision that pops up I'll say them same thing. Having photography as a hobby of mine may be a bad thing right now. I'm too picky.

Here are my top 3 in order:

1-Lucas Botz Photography- I met this kid at the wedding fair. He was hilarious and had such a fun and exciting personality. Someone I'd be perfectly fine with spending the entire day with. Plus his photography style is what I am looking for. 

2-Sewell Photography-We received their information from our friends Randy and Amber. They are a close tie with Lucas Botz, the only thing holding them back right now is personality reasons. We have not met them yet.

 

3-Happily Ever After-Received their information from Randy and Amber as well-This is there photographer. Their engagement pictures turned out adorable. They are the first set of photographers I have found that have experience with winter weddings and have pictures to prove it. Most I have talked to tell me they have experience but don't have anything to show for it.

 

I'm hoping to make the decision within the next few weeks. I'd like to get this done and checked off my list of things to do.

 

Since today is a rather slow and boring day for me-the lonesomeness is kicking in, along with the annoyance of two dogs. I'm going to attach another video. Actually I'm going to attach two...

 

The first is the preview for the tv movie for The Kennedy's. A few weeks ago it was cancelled but last night I saw the amazing commercial for it. I. AM. SO. FRICKEN. EXCITED.

 

 

 

Next, to make up for that silly song from above I have attached Brit Brit's new song. I'm pretty sure I listen to this song on repeat numerous times through out the day. Enjoy my friends. ENJOY.



 

 

 

 

 

 

Son-in-Law + Toy Story 1 & 2 + Les Mis =One Lazy Weekend

So I survived my first weekend alone. This is a big thing for me. Not only is Tony gone, but I've gained a little friend for a few days. Her name is Molly and she is my future dog-in-law. She's a little different than the large lap dog I currently have, she's the complete opposite to be exact. It's been an interesting couple of days to say the least. I'm hoping it'll make my days go by a little easier. We'll see.

Friday I was planning for the weekend ahead. I would get Tony packed and out the door, get my hair done and I'd sit and get wedding stuff organized and work on a few of my projects. I was planning for a very productive weekend. I left work and headed to a paper place down the road from there. I was hoping I'd find a paper punch I needed for my paper flowers. First stop=fail. Nothing. Second stop-Archivers. I walked in hoping this would be the place. As I was starring at the punches I realized this was going to be harder than I thought. An employee standing by asked if there was something I was looking for. When I told her, she looked at me like I was crazy and said they didn't have anything and if they did "well, then you'd just need to go to a die cut" (this was said in a not so friendly tone) she offered no more information and walked away. I walked around for a few more minutes and found the distress ink I had on my list of things to get. As I was standing in the checkout line the girl behind the counter must have noticed my frustrated expression when I saw a cut out of the exact punch I was looking for. She kindly asked if there was something I was looking for. I told her about my punch. In response she gave me "oh, sweetie come back here and show me what you are looking for" She brought me back to their little workshop and I pointed out the shape I needed. She said they have the die cuts there and I can come back there free of charge anytime. Amazing how within ten minutes I received two completely different types of customer service. On to my next stop-Michaels. This store is my new best friend, and will be til my wedding day I think. However, they also lack in the customer service department. Can't have everything right? I needed some more wire and these pearl stem looking things for my feather flowers. I finally find someone and show them a picture of what I was looking for. She had no clue. She pointed me to these large annoying things and said that's the closest thing they have. Fail. I decided that was enough for one day.

Saturday I was able to get Tony packed and out the door in record time. For some reason he always waits til last minute to pack. My PA Brit was there to do my hair. That killed time and kept my mind off of Tony on the road. By the time my hair was done and Brit was gone it was almost dinner time. I sat down and was super excited when I realized Son-in-law was on. Great move, ended my day with a laugh. Day 1 down.

Sunday I woke up again thinking I'd be able to get stuff done. Between the time change and the dogs not waking me up at a decent time, half the morning was gone. Trust me, I was thankful for this wonderful opportunity, most mornings I'm up by 6:30 on the weekends. This day it was 10 am before I got myself out of bed. Amazing. However, it threw my whole day off. How did I spend my day? Well, Toy Story and Toy Story 2 took up most of the remaining morning/early afternoon. It's normal to watch childhood movies-that's what I told myself at least. I stopped myself before I ordered Toy Story 3-I'll save that for next weekend :) After Buzz and Woody were over I flipped the tv to Les Mis, this took up another 4 hours and the remainder of my Sunday afternoon. I now have a new love for Nick Jonas...

 I don't remember the last time I did nothing all day. It was amazing!

I am a little bummed that I didn't get any wedding stuff done. But now I'm refreshed and ready to go for the next two weeks of lonesomeness. Bring. It. On.