Missing Lynchburg

I can't believe the holidays are here again. We will be spending Thanksgiving with my family this year since Warren will be concentrating on finals and my family is in town. It seems like just yesterday that we were getting ready for the trip to Lynchburg for Turkey Day last year. This year is much different. We won't be making the trip to Lynchburg for Thanksgiving or Christmas, and I'm a little sad about it. I really get along well with Warren's large family--multiple cousins and all, and I was looking forward to the present swap again this year. We'll have to wait until the wedding to see the Lynchburg Peeps. We made sure to add Jack Daniels to the bar in honor of Warren's Lynchburg ties. We will be spending Christmas Eve and morning with Warren's mom, sister and brother-in-law in Cartersville...good family, good food, flowing wine, and a game of Dominos. What more can you ask for? Happy Holidays!

Seven weeks to go

Seven weeks from tomorrow Warren and I will be getting married. Pretty much every weekend until then has something wedding related on the calendar. I'm still very excited, and can't wait for the bridal shower this weekend. I went to my first dress fitting last weekend. The lady I am trusting with my alterations, Lucy, speaks very little English. She's a shorter lady, so I felt bad as she was armpit height trying to pin my dress up. I begin to wonder what my problem is when it takes me longer to decide on an american or french bustle than it did to pick out my actual dress. Luckily, I had my trusty wedding planner, Lindsay Cordell, with me to help make that decision and to help zip up the dress. Lucy made sure to tell Lindsay C. to come back for my next fitting. So, thank you Lindsay for all of your help. And I'm praying for Lucy to work her magic on the dress as they ordered it way too big.

The wedding is next month!

I was starting to get a bit stressed thinking the wedding is next month, so I took Friday off work and got a good amount of wedding related things done. My mom and I made a trip to David's Bridal. After my previous trip to Bride Beautiful being a complete disaster, I was fearing walking into David's. Taking a day off and visiting on a weekday is the way to do it. There was only one other bride to be in the whole store trying on dresses. I had the whole shoe section to myself and a person to help me. So, I found shoes, a bra, a purse and a garter. We then headed to New Natalie's Bridal to try my dress on. After four months of waiting, my dress had finally arrived. So, the lady at New Natalie's helped me into my dress. I asked if she had zipped me up, and she said yes. The dress then fell off me. It's probably three sizes too big. Seriously???? Why even bother to measure me if you are going to order the dress three sizes too big? So, now I start my fittings this weekend. I was told alterations take 6 weeks. Hooray! So I won't really know what my dress looks like on until 2 weeks or less before the wedding.
On a more positive note, I went to my friend's mother's house to decide on a veil length. Mrs. Upton has offered to make my veil as a wedding present. So, I tried my friend's veil on, and it's so beautiful, so I'm using that as a guide for mine. Tomorrow night I'm meeting with the Classy Chicks string trio to pick out ceremony music, and Saturday Lindsay C. and I are going to Michael's to get decoration ideas for the reception. I feel so much better now about having things done. Invitations have been mailed, and now I'm excited to see who will be coming. I am so lucky to have such great friends and such a sweet fiance helping me through all the planning.

Bride not so Beautiful

This past Sunday my MOH, Kelley and I went to Bride Beautiful to look mainly for shoes. I also am still looking for a purse, garter, and some other misc. accessories. I had heard good things about this store, and after looking on their website, was really excited to visit. I walked in, and my mouth dropped open. There were people EVERYWHERE. I don't really like crowds, and it was a madhouse. I immediately froze in the doorway with a panicked look on my face. I stepped into the store and just kind of stood there in awe of what was going on around me. I said out loud "why are there so many people here" and a random girl at the shoe table (later to be my shoe enemy) said "they are having a major sale". I immediately thought to myself "surely not this many people are getting married".
But then I remember how most brides are...most people take up to a year or longer to plan their wedding. So, these were the Spring of 2009 brides who were in there trying to find the perfect dress. I just wanted to find shoes--closed toed for the winter. Apparently I should have been shopping for those six months ago because I'm having a hard time finding any. So I went over to the shoe table and started looking around. My shoe enemy kept cutting in front of me to look at the shoes that were out for people to try on. She had brought her dress with her to try to match the color and was taking up way too much space. I gave it about five minutes, turned around and left. I've now decided that the best thing to do is to take a full day off of work and get all the remaining accessories in one outing. Hopefully the stores won't be as crowded on a week day.

Tuxedos and Rehearsal Dinner---Check!

After many different vest/tie combinations, the groomsmen attire has been picked out. I can't wait to see Warren in his tuxedo. So, groomsmen, it's time to get fitted at Men's Wearhouse. We are also putting a deposit down at Wildfire Grill for the rehearsal dinner. I'm so glad we are getting things checked off the list. Click here to see the menu:
http://wildfirerestaurant.com/second_level/menu/club.htm

Countdown

Dresses are ready!

Just called New Natalie's and the bridesmaid dresses will arrive this Friday (see pic above). I can't wait to pick them up and see how they look on the girls. My dress will be ready in two to three weeks, and my mom and I are going shopping for her dress tomorrow night. I'm going to try to get a few wedding related errands done this weekend. This month will get busy towards the end of the month as bridal shower and wedding invites will be going out. Wedding invitations will be in the mail in about three weeks---CRAZY!!! I'm still getting the question: Are you excited? Yes, I'm still incredibly excited about marrying Warren. We make a great team.