Miss & Peter's DFTW 12/9 5/20 Honeymoon Day 1/Madness

[pinkmiss3]

The bag is SO pretty. You need to do some sort of goofy pose with it and then I can replicate it so we can be twinsies. And rumor has it the Belle doll is being released on Monday--- and I am TOTALLY buying it!!!!

Yes! Definitely wait until you get to WDW to buy the 40th anniversary. The print matters SO much for the bag. And I actually haven't watched the Britney tribute yet!

I will take a goofy pic and we will be twins!!!!!! I want the Belle doll but I will not be ordering it. I just placed a Disney store order and I really need to cut back on my spending. I hope they still have the bags in December!

Oh wow! I love, love, LOVE those invites!

Thank you! I LOVE your wedding! It was really beautiful!

 

[MrsDuck]

Just jumping on your PJ! Everything looks lovely and I adore your invites! I saw them on Wendy's Etsy shop and fell in love. So pretty!!

Can't wait to read more!

 

[pinkmiss3]

It’s been awhile since I have updated my PJ. As of right now I am a little less than 2 months out!!!!! It’s so strange. I have not spent too much time thinking about the wedding because Peter and I moved out last week. It has been so crazy. Last Friday we began moving.This was the day we were supposed to get electricity. Let me just say that we did not get electricity because the light company connected my service at another apartment. I spend 3 hours on the phone trying to get everything figured out. Only for them to tell me that I would not be connected until Monday. Well Monday came and still no electricity, we finally got service on Tuesday, and this was the day we moved in. So far I enjoy living here, but I am going to be honest. I do miss my grandma. I am so used to seeing her everyday so this has been an adjustment.

As for wedding updates I only have a few. I am not stressed at all for the big day. I feel like I am in good hands. We have had some changes. I made place cards a month ago and just decided to do away with them. My OCD kicked in. They are not centered and I can’t stand it. So we ordered the white chocolate Mickey favors and they will have the guest’s names on them and be pre-set at each place setting. DF and I also worked on the seating chart.

We also changed our centerpieces. I bought carriage centerpieces but I felt like they were to plain so we changed them to the carriage centerpieces that Disney offers. The Disney centerpieces are prettier, bigger, and they light up! The carriage is $25 and the floral for the inside is $35 so the total for 3 tables is $180.

Peter also bought a suit for the wedding. We were originally going to rent one, but decided against it because all of the suits looked boxie (I don’t even know if this is a word) on him. We were looking for more of a slim fit. Like 3 weeks ago we went to Kohl’s because I had a 15% off coupon. Peter tried on suits from the new Marc Anthony collection because they are more of a slim fit and he looked really good!

I have finalized our guest count and we received our final BEO. Our final total is $13,933.31. We came in under budget for the wedding. My grandparents were going to pay for the remaining balance and it felt nice to tell them that we didn't need as much as we thought.

To anyone that may be interested in some free stuff, everything that I am mentioning is on page 2 of my PJ. Since we changed our wedding favors we will no longer need the little glass slippers. So if anyone wants them I have 25 and will be willing to give them away along with the place card holders and carriage centerpieces that I purchased. I will only ask for the cost of shipping to send them out. I have 4 carriage centerpieces and 36 place card holders. If you are interested PM me.

We also got something back from Cinderella and Prince Charming! My grandma loved the certificate. I put it up in a frames (lol Jackie!) Thats all for now!

 

[DoomBuggy0922]

YAY! You FINALLY updated! I missed you! <3

Anywho, I knew via facebook stalking that you were out of electricity for awhile, but I did not realize it was THAT long! UGH! I am amazed you stood it. I don't know if Princess Jackie could have handled it... And I think it's very sweet that you miss your grandma. You're so lucky to have her in your life, regardless!

The Mickey escort cards are DEFINITELY a good choice, IMHO. I'm just surprised you didn't go with the carriages! And $180 for three centerpieces is not bad at ALL!

I really wish I could take some of your free stuff--- I LOVE those place card holders--- but I just don't know what I could do with it!

And YAY for coming in under budget! Oh, and I haven't bought a frame for our Cindy certificate yet--- I need to put that on my to-do list. I think I covered everything in your update! ONLY TWO MONTHS!!!!

 

[pinkmiss3]

YAY! You FINALLY updated! I missed you! <3

Anywho, I knew via facebook stalking that you were out of electricity for awhile, but I did not realize it was THAT long! UGH! I am amazed you stood it. I don't know if Princess Jackie could have handled it... And I think it's very sweet that you miss your grandma. You're so lucky to have her in your life, regardless!

We didn't start living there until we had electricity which sucked because all of our stuff was there. Everyday we packed a bag a hoped it would be connected. I will tell you that I now appreciate electricity. Its like a luxury. lol

The Mickey escort cards are DEFINITELY a good choice, IMHO. I'm just surprised you didn't go with the carriages! And $180 for three centerpieces is not bad at ALL!

I thought about the carriages but I wasn't sure if they would be able to write the guests names on them. Do you know if they can. By the way I LOVE your chocolate favors. I wanted those, but DF liked the Mickey heads more.

And YAY for coming in under budget! Oh, and I haven't bought a frame for our Cindy certificate yet--- I need to put that on my to-do list. I think I covered everything in your update! ONLY TWO MONTHS!!!!

Thank you! Your wedding is almost here also!!!

 

[DoomBuggy0922]

Yes, you CAN write guests' names on the carriage favors! Originally, Chris and I had the carriages for the gals and the mickey heads for the boys, but we changed when the new ones came out. But yes, you can do names on them!!

 

[pinkmiss3]

I have been a bad disbride. I haven’t updated in awhile but I really don’t have much to update. We are less than 3 weeks out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am not stressed at all. There is not much that Peter and I need to do. The wedding is paid off, and that’s a huge relief.

We got our marriage license in the mail; it was a two week process. Very easy to do and I highly recommend the mail in process.

Did any of you start to get paranoid about your bodies a few weeks before the wedding? I have never been the kind of person that likes attention and have always had body issues but now that the wedding is approaching I feel all this pressure because all eyes are going to be on me. Tomorrow I am going to a spinning class and my goal is to keep it up. Pray for me!!!!!

OMG I started tanning last week and my back is burned. It hurts so bad. I knew this would happen because I never let my skin see the light of day. Hopefully it gets better this week.

Peter did not want to wear a Tux and his dad got upset because he bought a suit to wear instead. He called him on Thursday and told him he was NOT going to let him wear the suit. He said I was going to be up there in a pretty dress and he is going to make DF wear a Tux. DF told his dad that we bought the suit and that he was going to wear it regardless. I am very proud of Peter for sticking up for himself.

The only wedding drama I have had has to do with one of my close friends. I sent out the invites in September and needed guests to RSVP by October 1. I did this because I wanted the final guest count so I knew exactly what my balance would be so I would have a month to pay it. Well one my friends called me last week and asked if she could come. I told her that it would not be possible because everything had been finalized and paid off. She threw a fit. She said some mean things. I understand that I could have added her but I set a deadline for a reason and she was completely aware of it.

My bachelorette party on Thursday and it was so much fun!!!!! All of my close friends have busy lives and this was the only day everyone could get together. I am such a light drinker but on this night I just let loose and had fun! It was so nice because they decorated, and got me a cake. We went bar hopping and it was a blast.

I have a small list of things to do over the next 2 weeks.

Ship out my wedding dress
Take rings to get cleaned
Ship 2 boxes to BLT
Wax my eyebrows
Get a manicure and pedicure
Wrap and pack Peter’s wedding gifts
Pack for trip
Have Peter clean his boots (he is wearing his Dr. Martins with his suit)
Fill out thank you’s with tips

I have a question and hopefully someone can answer it. If I am shipping something a Disney resort what do I write on the box?

 

[Pinkgirl]

Hi

check out this thread about shipping, who to use, what to write on your box etc

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2556013&highlight=shipping

 

[DoomBuggy0922]

-I cannot believe you are at less than 3 weeks out! EEEK! I am so excited for you; I can’t WAIT!!!
-Also, congratulations on being all paid off! That is SUCH a relief. (Well, I imagine it would be, at any rate.)
-Yay wedding license! That means it will be legal; which, they tell me, is an important part of marriage. (I kid, I kid.)
-I’m ALREADY paranoid about my body, but I’m not doing much about it yet. But it’s good you’re exercising! Exercise never hurt anyone. I’ve been busy lately and haven’t made it to the gym in ages, so I refer to my membership as my “fat tax.”
-That is RIDICULOUS about Peter’s dad! Why does he care what Peter wears?! He bought a suit, not a pair of pajama jeans, for gosh sake.
-That was pretty rude of your friend to do too! Ugh, people are so annoying.
-Did you take silly pictures at the bachelorette party? If so, you should post them because I would like to see them pleasssssssseeeeee. Was it a Hello Kitty cake??!?
-Your check list doesn’t look too bad! You’ll get it done.

 

[BethieTink]

Melissa,

Just read your whole pj. Everything looks fabulous!!

Congrats on being less than 3 weeks away. The time will fly, but it seems like you have everything under control.

Best of luck and can't wait to read all about it.

 

[yourgypsy]

Just got myself all caught up. I love those STD cards - I love pics that really show personality. Your grandmother sounds like the sweetest person ever! You should tell her how much all the DISBrides like her

 

[jlocmac]

You're getting so close!! I know you're super excited!

-Good deal on getting the license finished.. 1 less thing to worry about
-Don't freak out about your body. I freaked out, and my dress ended up being a little too big... not a good thing when final alterations have been done, and it's a couple of days before the wedding. Don't stress it. You're going to be beautiful!! But I will pray for you in your spin class!! I've never done it, but I've watched someone in there.. I almost had a heart attack for them!!
-Be careful tanning. I won't lecture you on the dangers of the sun! My mom hates when I do that.
-Congrats to DF for sticking to his guns!!
-I would be the same way about the friend coming. She had the same amount of time everyone else did. She should've decided earlier.
-Glad you had a great time at your BP.
-That's a pretty easy breezy list to get done in a 2 week span. I think you can do it!

 

[pinkmiss3]

Hi

check out this thread about shipping, who to use, what to write on your box etc

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2556013&highlight=shipping

Thank you for the info!

-I cannot believe you are at less than 3 weeks out! EEEK! I am so excited for you; I can’t WAIT!!!
-Also, congratulations on being all paid off! That is SUCH a relief. (Well, I imagine it would be, at any rate.)
-Yay wedding license! That means it will be legal; which, they tell me, is an important part of marriage. (I kid, I kid.)
-I’m ALREADY paranoid about my body, but I’m not doing much about it yet. But it’s good you’re exercising! Exercise never hurt anyone. I’ve been busy lately and haven’t made it to the gym in ages, so I refer to my membership as my “fat tax.”
-That is RIDICULOUS about Peter’s dad! Why does he care what Peter wears?! He bought a suit, not a pair of pajama jeans, for gosh sake.
-That was pretty rude of your friend to do too! Ugh, people are so annoying.
-Did you take silly pictures at the bachelorette party? If so, you should post them because I would like to see them pleasssssssseeeeee. Was it a Hello Kitty cake??!?
-Your check list doesn’t look too bad! You’ll get it done.

- I laughed out loud when I read the comment about the pajama jeans!!!!
-I took pictures at the party and I am going to upload them to facebook later.
They got me a pink cake it was so pretty and soooo good!
-I went to spinning yesterday and my butt hurts so bad.
-Tomorrow I am going to ship out my wedding dress!!!!!! I am excited to do this but a little nervous.
-Good luck on Friday!

Melissa,

Just read your whole pj. Everything looks fabulous!!

Congrats on being less than 3 weeks away. The time will fly, but it seems like you have everything under control.

Best of luck and can't wait to read all about it.

Thank you so much!

Just got myself all caught up. I love those STD cards - I love pics that really show personality. Your grandmother sounds like the sweetest person ever! You should tell her how much all the DISBrides like her

-We had some family members that said we should have used a different photo, but we didn't care. That is from an Iron Maiden concert and its one of our favs.
-My grandma is AMAZING! She always goes above and beyond for me. I am planning on giving her a little gift at the wedding to let her know how greatful I am for her.

You're getting so close!! I know you're super excited!

-Good deal on getting the license finished.. 1 less thing to worry about
-Don't freak out about your body. I freaked out, and my dress ended up being a little too big... not a good thing when final alterations have been done, and it's a couple of days before the wedding. Don't stress it. You're going to be beautiful!! But I will pray for you in your spin class!! I've never done it, but I've watched someone in there.. I almost had a heart attack for them!!
-Be careful tanning. I won't lecture you on the dangers of the sun! My mom hates when I do that.
-Congrats to DF for sticking to his guns!!
-I would be the same way about the friend coming. She had the same amount of time everyone else did. She should've decided earlier.
-Glad you had a great time at your BP.
-That's a pretty easy breezy list to get done in a 2 week span. I think you can do it!

-I am soooooooooooooooo excited!
-Spinning kicked my a** lol! My butt hurts so bad!
-Peter is so against me tanning. I told him this is the only time I will ever tan in my life.
-I am so proud of Peter for sticking up for himself. He comes from a traditional Mexican family and he was taught to always listen to his elders (even when they are wrong) So this was a huge step for him.
-Hopefully the list will be completed this weekend. I have already started separating our clothes for the trip and bought our travel items.

 

[pinkmiss3]

So we are almost two weeks out and I have wedding drama. Nothing has really bothered me until now. And guess what, it has to do with my FMIL!!!! She is a hot mess. Lol! She is kind of stuck in the 80s and has really bad style. When I had asked her what she was going to wear to the wedding she said she didn’t really know, just as long as it was SEXY!!!! Last weekend I went over to help her look for a dress online and she couldn’t find anything. Last night she called DF and told him she bought a dress and he told her that we would be over to see it and she said no, that her dress was going to be a big surprise!!!!!!!!! OMG! I didn’t know she was the bride and needed to reveal her dress at the wedding. I told DF this and he got mad and called me a Bridezilla. This really pissed me off. I have not acted like a bridezilla throughout this whole process and I told him that. I also told him that he needed to understand where I was coming from. So last night we did not speak and went to bed. When he woke up he apologized and told me that he understands where I am coming from and that I have every right to be upset. I really appreciated his apology.

Today I went to ship my wedding dress. It was $70. I knew it was going to be around that much but it still sucks paying for it. After I left the UPS store I went to wax my eyebrows and guess who happened to be at the Salon, FMIL!!! Ugh! She told me her dress is maroon and long. From the way she explained it I think it’s backless!!! She said it was a fancy dress. I asked her why she would buy a fancy dress when she knew that everyone was going to be semi formal. Her response was that the lady who sold her the dress said she is the mother of the groom so she has to look better than everyone else! And she almost bought a tiara. I am not even wearing a tiara!

Then she went on about DF wearing a suit. She said her and her husband think he should wear a tux for the ceremony and a suit for the reception. I told her NO! Peter and I did not spend $250 on a suit for him not to wear it all day. I also told her that I am not changing into another dress so he is not going to change outfits either.

Then she started going on about his hair. DF used to have long hair and cut it when he got his new job. Now he spikes his hair up. She went on to ask how he was going to do his hair for the wedding. I told her probably how he always does it and she said no he isn’t, for his wedding he is going to look nice. She opened a magazine that had a picture of a Polo Model and he had his hair parted and combed to the side, she said DF should do his hair like that. I told her that hair style isn’t Peter and it would not look good on him because he has thick hair. Then she started asking all the stylists their opinions. One of them actually knows Peter and said she shouldn’t make him be something he is not. She was going on and on about this and I wanted to slap her!!!! I snapped and told her that our wedding day Peter is going to dress the way he wants and do his hair the way he wants and they just need to accept it. He does not need any negativity or people to bring him down. I know how his family is so I wouldn’t be surprised if they took his gel and forced him into another hair style.
During all this she goes on to ask me in a rude tone, “Are you at least going to wear make-up and fix your hair for the wedding?” I was in SHOCK! I never really dress up or wear makeup but I do plan on having a natural look for the wedding. I wear bare minerals because it’s like I’m not wearing anything and it still covers my flaws. I told her that I am having someone come to my room to do my hair and make-up and my grandma’s. I think she was bothered that I am not offering for her to get her hair done, but I honestly don’t want to be around her negativity.

DF just called on his lunch and I told him everything. He was really upset. He said we are adults and we are living on our own. It’s our wedding day and we will do what we please. I am so happy that he is being supportive and sticking up for us.

We might change our transportation plans so he won’t have to deal with their opinions. I was thinking of still having the limo pick up his family and take them to the Grand Floridian. But having my uncle pick up Peter and take him to the Grand Floridian that way he won’t see his family until it is time for pictures and they won’t bring him down or try to talk him out of what he wants.

 

[DoomBuggy0922]

Ughhh really?!?! Your FMIL sounds like a delight. However, you and Peter seem to be handling it really well: do NOT let it get to you!!!!!

And I just have to say--- why does everyone seem to care (okay, an exaggeration) that Peter is wearing a suit?! Like, why?? How does it effect them??? I'm starting to think he SHOULD wear the pajama jeans just to SPITE them. They're making me angry. (Okay, no, he shouldn't because I don't want him to wear them in all of your wedding pics... but, come on people.)

AND your FMIL ALMOST BOUGHT A TIARA?!!?!? LIKE, REALLY?!?!?! Who does that. That's, like, a Bridezilla-level thing for her to do. People are crazy. Hopefully she'll just look/feel foolish in her super-formal dress.

I honestly don't know what my FMIL's dress looks like. She claims it's "tan." I just hope she doesn't look nekkid...

 

[yourgypsy]

Ughhh really?!?! Your FMIL sounds like a delight. However, you and Peter seem to be handling it really well: do NOT let it get to you!!!!!

And I just have to say--- why does everyone seem to care (okay, an exaggeration) that Peter is wearing a suit?! Like, why?? How does it effect them??? I'm starting to think he SHOULD wear the pajama jeans just to SPITE them. They're making me angry. (Okay, no, he shouldn't because I don't want him to wear them in all of your wedding pics... but, come on people.)

AND your FMIL ALMOST BOUGHT A TIARA?!!?!? LIKE, REALLY?!?!?! Who does that. That's, like, a Bridezilla-level thing for her to do. People are crazy. Hopefully she'll just look/feel foolish in her super-formal dress.

I honestly don't know what my FMIL's dress looks like. She claims it's "tan." I just hope she doesn't look nekkid...

I think Jackie just summed up my reaction to Peter's mother completely. Who the heck tells someone that just because they're the mother of the groom, they get to be the bees' knees? What the duck? (There's no angry flailing smiley face, so you'll have to imagine it here) I just don't get it.

 

[jlocmac]

******* is it with FMIL??? So you're son's getting married... get over it!! That's bout what I wanted to tell mine before the wedding!!
-The bride should be the ONLY one revealing a dress on the wedding day. Since when does the groom's mother get that honor??
-I'm glad you got your dress packed and on it's way! That sucks about the price though.
-OMG @ the backless dress!! I will be praying for you!! I can't believe she almost bout a tiara!! What in the hell is her problem??
-Bravo to you both for standing up to her! She's got to learn that you're not going to back down just because she dislikes something. Oh well!! Get over it!!
-I totally agree with the transportation change. That would probably be a very wise decision.

Good luck!! You're so close. Don't let negativity get you down. You're marrying the love of your life, and it's going to be the most awesome day... even if your FMIL is running around baring her backside!!! Sorry... mildly inappropriate!!!

 

[BethieTink]

Sorry you are having trouble with your FMIL. Wow, she sounds like quite attention hog.

I have never heard the words sexy, dress reveal and look better than everyone else for a MOG. Interesting. Usually, the words that come to mind for MOG are elegant, refined, blend into the background, don't upstage the bride. Apparently, either your FMIL didn't get the memo or my wedding ideas are outdated.

Hope it works out for you. Definitely like the idea of Peter riding with someone other than his parents. Good call.

Looking forward to the finishing touches. Good luck!

 

[pinkmiss3]

So things actually got worse on Wednesday. Peter got out of work and we talked about everything. He wanted to go over to his mom’s because his favorite uncle was in town for the holidays. We got there and we start talking to his grandma. We were talking about her dress for the wedding and the dress Peter’s mom got. Apparently his mom spent $350 on her dress and the grandma spent around $250. I told her that my grandma only spent $60 and my best friend spent $70. Then his grandma gets this really angry face. Everything she says is in Spanish so it sounds so much worse. “Your friend is going to the wedding?” I said yes. Then she said, “I thought you just said this was an event for family.” Peter then told her that my best friend is part of my family. She went on about how we didn’t invite all of the family. She said this made her feel ugly inside. She was mad because one of her sister’s is going but not the other one. The thing is, is that Peter’s aunt that is going is taking the grandma’s sister and the other sister could not afford to go. She said we should have just sent out invitations to everyone. Peter told her we couldn’t do that because we had deadlines and we couldn’t afford for everyone to go. Then she said not everyone would have gone. (But you guys understand this; apparently other people don’t understand the budgets and deadlines of Disney) She told us that she took the wedding invitation we gave her to her work and posted it on the bulletin board and told all her friends they were invited. She said, “How can I not invite them when they invite me to everything?” Peter and her went back and forth, I whispered at him to stop because there was no point arguing with her. Then she said the most horrible thing to us. “You two should have just gone off by yourselves and got married, I don’t know why you just didn’t do that?” I wanted to cry right there, Peter whispered to me that we should leave. 2 weeks before the wedding and all this stuff is coming out.

We left got to our apartment and I lost it. I was just crying and I could tell Peter was hurt. He told me not to worry about it that she just says things without thinking. I told him that his family is making me feel like our wedding is a burden. If we would have gotten married here our wedding would have been out of control. In traditional Mexican families you invite the whole world, it’s like this crazy event. We did not want this nor could we afford to do this.

On Thanksgiving I woke up and I could not stop crying, I was just so hurt with everything. He was very supportive. He said he was going to talk to them about everything when he went over for Thanksgiving lunch.
When he got there he told his grandma that she really hurt my feelings and that she had no right to make the comments she made. She had no idea that she hurt my feelings. She also said that she thought we were having the wedding to make them happy and that we should have just planned what we wanted and not worried about them. Peter told her the thing is, is that this is the wedding we wanted with just our close family. He also said that times are different now and that we don’t have to go the traditional route.

Peter’s mom was there listening and she started going on about his hair and suit again. He told her what would make him happy on this day is if everyone would just worry about getting themselves ready, and that he was going to dress and do his hair the way he wants and they need to just accept it. He also told her she needed to show us the dress. (We found out that it isn’t backless!!!!!!!! THANK GOD!!!) She again said no, that she wanted it to be a surprise. Peter told her (and I am sooooooooooooooo proud of him for this!) “You know what mom, fine if you don’t want to show anyone that fine, your dress isn’t even the surprise of the day, nobody cares what you wear and on that day I am not even going to notice you, the only thing I am going to be worried about is seeing Melissa in her dress.” His mom then agreed to show us the dress. It is getting altered so once she has it we will go see it.

I am really happy that he spoke to his family about this issue. After a lot of talking and thinking this weekend I am so happy we are doing things the way we want. That is what our wedding should be about. We are going to have exactly what we want and even though everyone has their opinions and expectations of what they want for us, it just doesn’t matter anymore because they don’t have a say.

We accomplished practically everything on our list. We just need to pack and I going to do that this weekend. The only thing Peter needs to do is cut his hair and he is going on Sunday. Today I had a run through of things with Carol and everything seems to be running smoothly. Tonight I am going to have a phone conference with Rev Knox. That’s about it for now. I just want to tell all of you thank you so much for all of the support. I am reading everyone’s PJ at work I am just not doing a very good job of commenting.

 

[pinkmiss3]

Ughhh really?!?! Your FMIL sounds like a delight. However, you and Peter seem to be handling it really well: do NOT let it get to you!!!!!

Thank you so much! That was a much needed hug!

And I just have to say--- why does everyone seem to care (okay, an exaggeration) that Peter is wearing a suit?! Like, why?? How does it effect them??? I'm starting to think he SHOULD wear the pajama jeans just to SPITE them. They're making me angry. (Okay, no, he shouldn't because I don't want him to wear them in all of your wedding pics... but, come on people.)

LOLOLOL!!!

AND your FMIL ALMOST BOUGHT A TIARA?!!?!? LIKE, REALLY?!?!?! Who does that. That's, like, a Bridezilla-level thing for her to do. People are crazy. Hopefully she'll just look/feel foolish in her super-formal dress.

I honestly don't know what my FMIL's dress looks like. She claims it's "tan." I just hope she doesn't look nekkid...

One of my friends told me that is she looks foolish we can just laugh at her at the wedding. lol I thought of Momzilla. Did you see the countdown?

I think Jackie just summed up my reaction to Peter's mother completely. Who the heck tells someone that just because they're the mother of the groom, they get to be the bees' knees? What the duck? (There's no angry flailing smiley face, so you'll have to imagine it here) I just don't get it.

I know!!! I think she is just trying to live through this. But thank you so much for the support!

******* is it with FMIL??? So you're son's getting married... get over it!! That's bout what I wanted to tell mine before the wedding!!
-The bride should be the ONLY one revealing a dress on the wedding day. Since when does the groom's mother get that honor??
-I'm glad you got your dress packed and on it's way! That sucks about the price though.
-OMG @ the backless dress!! I will be praying for you!! I can't believe she almost bout a tiara!! What in the hell is her problem??
-Bravo to you both for standing up to her! She's got to learn that you're not going to back down just because she dislikes something. Oh well!! Get over it!!
-I totally agree with the transportation change. That would probably be a very wise decision.

Good luck!! You're so close. Don't let negativity get you down. You're marrying the love of your life, and it's going to be the most awesome day... even if your FMIL is running around baring her backside!!! Sorry... mildly inappropriate!!!

That is just what I needed to read to cheer me up!!! He decided that he is going to get ready with my family then go with is family to the ceremony because it will be too late for them to try to make him change. But I do understand that he wants to spend time with his family, so this is the solution we came up with.

Oh!!! I want to see a picture of your Christmas tree!!!!

Sorry you are having trouble with your FMIL. Wow, she sounds like quite attention hog.

I have never heard the words sexy, dress reveal and look better than everyone else for a MOG. Interesting. Usually, the words that come to mind for MOG are elegant, refined, blend into the background, don't upstage the bride. Apparently, either your FMIL didn't get the memo or my wedding ideas are outdated.

Hope it works out for you. Definitely like the idea of Peter riding with someone other than his parents. Good call.

Looking forward to the finishing touches. Good luck!

You are so right with the MOG word choices. Those are usually the words you think of, but not in this case.
Thank you!!!


So girls I think that on the wedding day I am going to take some pictures and post them on our facebook group site. It is not going to be a whole bunch of pics, just a few little highlights.