Wishes 10/8/11 WP/GF-- Love's First Kiss-- Trip Report Complete

[One_Song]

I love them!!! They look great!

Thank you!

Oh my goodness! Where do you find the time to do all these amazing projects?! They look spectacular! I swear you have more creativity and skill in your little pinky than I have in my whole body! Absolutely love the programs!

I'm so glad to hear that you got your timed entrance. I can't believe it took Brandon writing to get it done. Grrr! Stupid people annoy me. It's so sweet though that Brandon stepped up and supported you in this. What a great guy!

It's getting closer and closer! Yay!!!

Thank you! Poor Brandon, I've been forcing us into craft projects every weekend! He's such a good sport though. And I'm so glad the entrances situation was resolved. It's nice to feel like your DF takes care of you, you know?

OMG that shoe news is just fabulous!!! Do you mind me asking your diet/exercise regimen? I'm starting mine TODAY so I'm looking for any input and if yours has made that huge of a difference I'm so game! ;D

But yayyyy pretty shooes!! <3 <3 <3

Everything else looks amazing. I cannot wait to see everything together! It's going to be so incredibly unique and breathtaking!!!

I would be glad to share diet advice! I have so many different things that come to mind, but I'll boil it down to 3 points:
1- Count calories! It's shocking when you find out how many calories are in some "healthy" foods. I use myfitnesspal.com. They have a pretty nice database of stored foods, so you can find out the number of calories in your favorite foods.
2- Find low-calories snacks that you like. If I don't like it, I won't eat it, so that's not helpful to me. Just your regular grocery store has so many options. I love these new Fiber One brownie bars (I use them as dessert too!)
3- If you have a bad day, let it go immediately. One bad day won't set you back, dwelling on it for a week will.

Hope it goes well! It's so worth it!

i'm so glad that df got it all worked out! even though there are choice words in my head about the whole thing.

your programs look phenominal!! i would have lost my patience with that many... but you did great!! i barely made it thru party invitations this weekend without losing my mind

Haha, thank you! I had a few choice words myself! Thank goodness I didn't send an angry reply! I'm happy with the programs, but they took waaaay longer than I had thought they would-- I was so bored by the end!

WOW! Your programs look gorgeous!! Awesome job!

Thank you!!

Michelle sweetie - Yay yay yay for the pretty shoes!!!
Those programmes look absolutely amazing!!! Oh the cleverness of you!!!

Thank you! The shoes really were the best news of the week, I am so, so happy that I will get to wear them.

Just catching up!

So glad you got the whole times entrance thing sorted out, so lovely to hear that your df stepped in and supported you.

Your DIY programmes are absoultely beautiful, they're amazing. I love the way they've turned out. You are so talented.

I'm pleased that you can wear your original shoes with you dress, well done on the weight loss xxx

Thank you so much! I can't wait to see all of the little details together, I hope it looks how I've envisioned it!

Your programs look absolutely gorgeous! I love the storybook look. I'm glad to hear that you and your DF finally managed to work out the entrances with your planner, it's too bad it was all so unnecessarily difficult. But you're getting so close to your wedding, and that's the important part!

Thank you! I hated to have that unpleasantness with the entrances, I really just want things to be happy from here on. I'm thinking happy thoughts!

Ur programs are very creative.... Great job

Thank you! We're so pleased with them.



I'm getting married 3 weeks from today!! I can hardly believe it. Every day I try to focus on how close it is so that it feels *real*. I'm so excited!

 

[kmg148]

Just caught up with everything! I love the antique book idea!

I feel awful you had that experience with just entrance music! I'm very non confrontational in times similar to that where you are paying for something you plan, so I have no idea what I would have done in your situation! I wish she had just suggested that in the past they have not had success with timed entrances vs. trying to plan the wedding for you. I'm sure when that has happened brides play the blame game, but know deep down that it's their party members who ended up messing it up. And really in the end, the point is to marry someone--years down the road it won't make a difference in the marriage so it shouldn't matter or be a worry of a planner!

 

[One_Song]

Just caught up with everything! I love the antique book idea!

I feel awful you had that experience with just entrance music! I'm very non confrontational in times similar to that where you are paying for something you plan, so I have no idea what I would have done in your situation! I wish she had just suggested that in the past they have not had success with timed entrances vs. trying to plan the wedding for you. I'm sure when that has happened brides play the blame game, but know deep down that it's their party members who ended up messing it up. And really in the end, the point is to marry someone--years down the road it won't make a difference in the marriage so it shouldn't matter or be a worry of a planner!

Thank you for reading! Yes, I hated all of that tension. I'm very non-confrontational as well. I come from a very southern family, and I was always taught to be polite and not make a fuss. Seems right but it's not always helpful in business dealings and such. And you're right, such a small detail shouldn't have been a big deal to my planner. I'm sure people have messed up before, but she's warned me. I fully accept that if it goes wrong it's my fault for choosing to time it out. But I still want to try.

 

[One_Song]

I've been so busy with wedding things recently! Mostly with little boring things like sending out schedules to everyone and getting our money ready, but I do have a few things I thought I would share.

First of all, some wonderful news! Brandon found out this week that he passed his bar exam!! He was sworn in on Friday and he is now, officially, an attorney! I was very confident that he would pass, but in the back of my mind I thought, oh my goodness, if he fails the bar two weeks before the wedding... he would have been so sad on the trip. Doesn't matter though! We took a new "lawyerly" picture to go on his linkedin etc.

He is so handsome


On to wedding things...

My aunt helped me finish the inside of the cardbox:

Here is my "wedding" desk:

Everything is sorted into stacks, depending on where those items go

Our certificate from Cinderella and Prince Charming, flanked by our wedding bands!

We got our bands from a local jeweler. Mine was custom made to have a slight curve in it, to fit around my engagement ring.

Brandon picked his out completely on his own, and I really like it:

It's sort of pewter-colored, hard to tell from the picture.

Two weeks from today!

 

[DoomBuggy0922]

Ack! I posted a LONG reply to your previous post, but it's not here! What the heck

Anyway, your programs are lovely! You are so classy. <3

And congratulations to Brandon! He must have been SO stressed and worried, and he must be so happy. That is such a big accomplishment! (although, doesn't it stink that he has to go through three long, difficult years of law school and then take another difficult test?!?! So glad he passed!)

Your wedding desk is adorable, and your wedding bands are lovely!

I also wanted to show you this. It doesn't really fit with your theme, but it does seem like something you may like!

Pretty, right?!

You are soooo close!!!!

 

[LittleKittyMarie]

Congrats to your DF on passing the bar, that's such good news! And only two weeks until your wedding, how exciting! I love your wedding desk, everything looks so nice and organized - I've never seen a certificate from Cinderella and Prince Charming like that before, it's so cute! The rings are lovely!

 

[One_Song]

Hello everyone!

This is likely one of my last updates before we leave. The past week or so has been crazy (and very stressful), and I could not be more ready to leave. I need some time alone with my honey already!!

Everything has come together pretty smoothly. We've had small bumps here and there, but nothing insurmountable. Right now the forecast says scattered showers for our wedding day, but it changes from day to day. I don't mind at all if it's overcast or rains; I would really like it darker in the WP.

And for some pictures...

First, look at what I came home to the other day

Brandon got me this as a pre-wedding gift. I LOVE Lilo & Stitch and Stitch's speech about "this is my family" makes me cry every time.

We're going to display it at our Family Dinner at Ohana. It's from an Etsy shop called Oh Dear Molly.


We also made some little place cards for Family Dinner

Here's mine

I've been working on breaking in my wedding shoes

And getting some thank-you notes out in the mail

We laid our passports out for the cruise

It looks like Brandon has traveled way more than me, but it's not true! I just take better care of my things


I've started packing our bins

And wrapped the gifts for my girls

And in crappy news, I have a cold

I blame the sweet wonderful germy kids I work with


Leaving in 3 days!!!!

 

[tinkerbell 766]

Michelle sweetie - Just checking in. Everything looks wonderful. So so close!!!
Congrats to Brandon and I hope you feel better soon sweetie!!!

 

[MrsDuck]

Love all your updates and congrats to Brandon!!!

Your shoes are gorgeous!!

I hope you feel better ASAP!

 

[DoomBuggy0922]

Michelle,
Have I seen your shoes before? They're GORGEOUS. I love your taste in everything.

And the gift from Brandon is so sweet! <3

I hope you feel better, sweetie!

 

[One_Song]

Michelle sweetie - Just checking in. Everything looks wonderful. So so close!!!
Congrats to Brandon and I hope you feel better soon sweetie!!!

Thank you Joanne! I can't believe that it's here, it really feels surreal. I'm on the upswing, and I'm positive I will be all better tomorrow-- I have no intention of a silly cold ruining my wonderful trip!!

Love all your updates and congrats to Brandon!!!

Your shoes are gorgeous!!

I hope you feel better ASAP!

Thank you, I'm on the mend! My shoes are one of my favorite things. It took me forever to find them, as I wanted something closed toe but not pointy, fancy but with no rhinestones, and all around not trendy at the moment! They turned out just perfect, though, totally worth the hunt!

Michelle,
Have I seen your shoes before? They're GORGEOUS. I love your taste in everything.

And the gift from Brandon is so sweet! <3

I hope you feel better, sweetie!

Thank you, you're so sweet! I love our new poster, I flipped out when I saw it. It will be so special after the wedding, when we can hang it in our house and look at it as a reminder of our wedding trip

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Well, we've packed everything and are actually, really ready to leave for our trip. I'm watching Snow White now, just to get fully in the mood, then I'm turning in early. We are getting up early to start the drive down to WDW!!! The next time I'm on here, I'll be a married lady!

 

[mebbradley]

Well, we've packed everything and are actually, really ready to leave for our trip. I'm watching Snow White now, just to get fully in the mood, then I'm turning in early. We are getting up early to start the drive down to WDW!!! The next time I'm on here, I'll be a married lady!

Have an amazing trip and a wedding day! We can't wait to hear all about it!

 

[DoomBuggy0922]

Have an amazing trip, Princess! I can't wait to hear about it

 

[LittleKittyMarie]

Your wedding is going to be so gorgeous, I'm so excited for you! Have an amazing trip! I can't wait to read all about it!

 

[NoOrdinaryPrincess]

Have fun!

 

[NoOrdinaryPrincess]

Have fun!

 

[pinkfairy1684]

Have a wonderful, amazing time! I can't wait to hear about everything!!!

 

[BethieTink]

Have a fabulous trip and a spectacular wedding day!!! Can't wait to hear and see all about it!

 

[tinkerbell 766]

Have a wonderful trip and a magical wedding day sweetie!!!!

 

[donald&daisy]

Have a great trip and a wonderful wedding!!!!