This week we got the candy for our centerpieces in the mail. Next week we’re paying the florist and getting our marriage license (!!!). There are so many things happening right now. We’ve got so much under control, but there’s a whole list of little details that still need to get done.
Two months to go? Holy cat! I know there’s still a million things to do!
First order of business: Groomsmen.
Lo, those many months ago when Rob and I got engaged, we asked Rob’s dear friend Rich to be the Best Man, knowing that he was moving to Korea a few months before the wedding. Rich thought he’d be able to make it back for the wedding, but unfortunately he will not. So Rob asked another friend, Peko, to join the wedding party. Steve will now be the Best Man.
Second order of business: The Menu.
He had our tasting with the caterer and everything went great. Vegetarians will be taken care of with a veggie-loaded lasagna and the meat eaters will get Sicillian Chicken.
Third order of business: Invitations!
Our friend Clint Reno screenprinted our invitations and RSVP cards the other night. They look beautiful! And we will have them in the mail by the first weekend of September. We just have to cut them out and assemble them first.
Some photos:
Our paper and envelopes. Chocolate brown and mint green!
The first screen (the one with the leaves).
Clint checks the paper size.
The white ink goes down.
Clint does the first pull while I ably assist.
The first color is done!
Chocolate brown ink goes down!
We’re going to keep the final product a secret until they go out in the mail. They’re pretty awesome!
79 days to go! In the past two weeks, we have secured a rehearsal dinner location, purchased the paper for our invitations, scheduled a tasting with the caterer and nailed down a trial run date for the hair and makeup. On Saturday I go in to get my dress altered.
Things left to do this month:
Things left to do in general:
There was a shake-up at our florist, but I think we’ve gotten everything under control there. We’re scheduling a tasting with the caterer for sometime in August. My dress is getting altered in two weeks AND I found a dress for my mom that she actually likes. Wait, no, she LOVES it.
We also bought vases for our centerpieces at IKEA in New Jersey for $1.50 a vase. Budget Gourmet Wedding continues!
100 days still sounds like an awfully long time, but I know it’s going to sneak up on us.
I finally settled on a pair of shoes for the wedding. I went the green route, although not the green ones that I previously posted. I found another slightly fancier pair!
I love them.
It’s starting to feel real now!
Rings have been ordered, more on that when they arrive.
I’ve been on the fence about wearing my glasses at the wedding. On one hand, I want to look the best I can, but on the other hand, my glasses really are a part of my face. I’ve had them for almost 22 years. And I’ve had contacts before, but for some reason, I think I just look better WITH them.
Something I read today decided it.
I’ve been reading message boards in which women ask if they should wear their glasses or not. There’s about a 50/50 split between people saying they should and shouldn’t (men seem to more pro-glasses). But on one particular message board, a girl wrote that she went to wedding where a bride wore her glasses and “looked dweeby, like she didn’t care what she looked like on her wedding day.”
So, yup, I’m gonna wear my glasses just to spite that one girl. Saves me the money of buying contacts anyway. And last year when I got my new glasses, I got more streamlined frames and the special coating on the lenses that cut down on glare.
Besides, I think Rob and I look cute in our glasses:
We’re ordering the rings sometime this week.
Oooh, it’s getting closer!
Tomorrow morning we’re going to talk with a florist. Invitations are next.