So..... Last night myself, my mother, sister and future mother in law went to Davids Bridal just to look at dresses because all of the ones that I had liked online were being discontinued. So we decided to check them out while they were still there.
All of them were beautiful of course, but I put it on and knew that it was THE ONE! Totally not the one that i was in love with online. Totally different. I thought it would be an all satin dress. but no.... my dress is a big ball gown with a satin corset top and tulle bottom with lots of beading and bling. She put that dress on me and before she even tied it up i knew.
It is super early for a dress but now i have to make sure that i do not gain any weight. I have plenty of time to lose the weight and that is what i am going to do. I want to look beautiful on my wedding day.
Also, my color changed from Jade to Oasis. the jade was too green and the oasis is more in the blue family. I got a color swatch so that way i can make sure it matches everything. I LOVE WEDDING PLANNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
2/29/2012 Progress
Well we have progress! We went and looked at 3 places for our reception and were able to get our first pick!!! Woo hoo! And (gasp) I am going to look at wedding dresses tonight! I know, it is super early for that but there were about 5 dresses that i loved from Davids Bridal website and found out that every single one is being discontinued. I knew I would never be able to forget about those dresses if I didnt try them on, so that is what i am doing tonight. If they are not as amazing online as in person then i will just wait till the new lines come out and go shopping more on schedule like you are supposed to. If I fall in love with one tonight then I am going to get it and just make sure that i definitly lose weight and not gain any! LOL
My amazing cousin Denise is going to help me with my flowers. still dont know what flowers will go with Jade and Silver, but if anyone can figure it out she can!!!!
I am so excited about my reception space. I have to go today and give them a check. Thank you to my future mother in law for helping us out with this.
I am so nervous about trying on dresses today! I have never tried on a wedding dress before.
I am going to post a pic of my so far favorite online pick. Tell me what you think!
This is hopefully the bridesmaids dresses. But in Jade of course!
My amazing cousin Denise is going to help me with my flowers. still dont know what flowers will go with Jade and Silver, but if anyone can figure it out she can!!!!
I am so excited about my reception space. I have to go today and give them a check. Thank you to my future mother in law for helping us out with this.
I am so nervous about trying on dresses today! I have never tried on a wedding dress before.
I am going to post a pic of my so far favorite online pick. Tell me what you think!
This is hopefully the bridesmaids dresses. But in Jade of course!Wednesday, February 22, 2012
2/22/2012
I haven't written in a few days, but nothing new to report really. My sleeping habits are now back to normal. thank goodness.
We have found a few reception venues that we are going to look into hopefully this weekend. We also have an idea about what we want to do for our honeymoon. An eastern Caribbean cruise. Woo hoo!
I know we have plenty of time and once we get our venue booked i will relax for a little bit. I just know that June is like the busiest month ever so I want to make sure i get that taken care of! After that I can go dress shopping. I have found bridesmaid dresses that i love. I hope my girls like them too!!!!!
On a side note.... is this week over yet? I love all my kids but this week off from school is driving me crazy. UGH!
We have found a few reception venues that we are going to look into hopefully this weekend. We also have an idea about what we want to do for our honeymoon. An eastern Caribbean cruise. Woo hoo!
I know we have plenty of time and once we get our venue booked i will relax for a little bit. I just know that June is like the busiest month ever so I want to make sure i get that taken care of! After that I can go dress shopping. I have found bridesmaid dresses that i love. I hope my girls like them too!!!!!
On a side note.... is this week over yet? I love all my kids but this week off from school is driving me crazy. UGH!
Sunday, February 19, 2012
2/19/2012 Changes
Well my big plans for yesterday didnt happen quite as I expected... Steven wasnt feeling well so we did not make it out to dinner. Oh well maybe next time.
So we set a date for our wedding... June 22, 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So that definity changes the colors and theme of our wedding. We are so excited! Checking out venues online. Cant wait to go look at these places for real. The girls are excited too. They cant wait to try on dresses and do the fun stuff. What color flowers will look good with jade??? What kind of flowers would be in bloom in June? I am completely clueless about flowers. (Embarrasing to admit, since everyone in my family is flower intelligent and I am not)
So...... not much to report today. Oh yes there is! I am sad! I had to drop off my ring at Kays to be sized. :( My finger feels naked. I wont get it back until 3/6/2012. That is 16 days!!!!!!!!!! That is longer than I have had it. I am counting down the days until I get my ring back. SAD. SAD
Talk to you later.
So we set a date for our wedding... June 22, 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So that definity changes the colors and theme of our wedding. We are so excited! Checking out venues online. Cant wait to go look at these places for real. The girls are excited too. They cant wait to try on dresses and do the fun stuff. What color flowers will look good with jade??? What kind of flowers would be in bloom in June? I am completely clueless about flowers. (Embarrasing to admit, since everyone in my family is flower intelligent and I am not)
So...... not much to report today. Oh yes there is! I am sad! I had to drop off my ring at Kays to be sized. :( My finger feels naked. I wont get it back until 3/6/2012. That is 16 days!!!!!!!!!! That is longer than I have had it. I am counting down the days until I get my ring back. SAD. SAD
Talk to you later.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
2/18/012 Awake Again
Well it is 5:30 on a Saturday and I am awake. This time not due to nightmares but my wonderful fiance waking me up because he couldn't sleep. LOL
Well progress has been made, we have the season and the year decided. Fall 2013! Ive been on Davids Bridal website looking at colors and dresses. We had a hard time agreeing on colors and fabrics but finally agreed on Sangria and Satin. Lets see how that actually works out. I like the Sangria with maybe an accent in flowers in an orange color. I am trying to think fall without it feeling countryish. I hate country style. I want it to be a formal affair. not khakis and button downs but tuxedos and long dresses.
I want it to look expensive with out being expensive. I love candles and glass and real flowers. I want to feel like a ball. like something that you could see on TV. I know i am too old for fantasy but that is what i have always wanted and amazingly Steven likes that too!
No park wedding for me. I love the outdoor pictures don't get me wrong and if the weather is nice I will want to take outdoor pics but i want glamour and glitz.
I have a few ideas for wedding dresses. Strapless ball gown, no lace( Steven says it looks like doilies sewn onto the dress) and is it bad of me but i want everyone who comes to be dressed to the nines too!!!!
Well those are all the ideas i can think of now, and I KNOW that I am going back to sleep now. Got big plans for today... dropping all the angels off with their grandmother and getting my nails done and maybe some shopping because we are going out to dinner with Stevens work guys and their wives. Yummy!!!!!
Well progress has been made, we have the season and the year decided. Fall 2013! Ive been on Davids Bridal website looking at colors and dresses. We had a hard time agreeing on colors and fabrics but finally agreed on Sangria and Satin. Lets see how that actually works out. I like the Sangria with maybe an accent in flowers in an orange color. I am trying to think fall without it feeling countryish. I hate country style. I want it to be a formal affair. not khakis and button downs but tuxedos and long dresses.
I want it to look expensive with out being expensive. I love candles and glass and real flowers. I want to feel like a ball. like something that you could see on TV. I know i am too old for fantasy but that is what i have always wanted and amazingly Steven likes that too!
No park wedding for me. I love the outdoor pictures don't get me wrong and if the weather is nice I will want to take outdoor pics but i want glamour and glitz.
I have a few ideas for wedding dresses. Strapless ball gown, no lace( Steven says it looks like doilies sewn onto the dress) and is it bad of me but i want everyone who comes to be dressed to the nines too!!!!
Well those are all the ideas i can think of now, and I KNOW that I am going back to sleep now. Got big plans for today... dropping all the angels off with their grandmother and getting my nails done and maybe some shopping because we are going out to dinner with Stevens work guys and their wives. Yummy!!!!!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
2/16/2012 Sleepless in Chicopee
Well here it is 4:47 am and I am wide awake. This does not bode well for my day. I am a sleeper. I need my 12 hours of sleep to function! But since I have been up since 2:30, I dont think that I am going to be able to go back to sleep. The reason I am not blissfully dreaming my hours away? Wedding nightmares. Already? Really? Is this a glimpse into my future dreams for the next year or so to come? I certainly hope not! If so I am eloping!
I am wondering how I am going to afford the wedding in my head? And dreaming that my cake falls on the floor and the DJ plays nothing but the hokey pokey and chicken dance song over and over again. I spill red wine down the front of my dress, after I step on the hem and fall down a flight of stairs.... An angry ex runs into the church screaming I object while dollar signs float around all of this!!!!!!!
I guess maybe that is normal as I was contemplating a wedding budget before going to bed tonight. Swallowing a silent gasp of alarm as I am thinking of spending thousands of dollars on one day, I guess anyones dreams would tend to that line of nightmare too. Am I losing my desire to plan my wedding already? NO! Do I think I might be losing my mind already? Definitly. LOL
How soon is too soon to start planning a wedding? I dont know. Do I think that possibly I could be getting ahead of myself? Maybe. Do I really care? No. I am going to jump right in and figure it out as I go. I figure the more time I give myself the easier it may be. I am trying to figure out in my head how I want things to look and how much I can do myself. So will I be cruising the craft store now for centerpiece ideas and votive holders? Yup! Will I be going to Barnes and Noble today to buy a wedding planner book? Probablly. Will Steven laugh at me just like he did for creating this blog? You better believe it!!!! I dont know how long it will last but writing things down has always helped me and if anyone actually decides to read this they may have advice or help for me which I will gladly take!!! ( HINT HINT)
Now for facts.........
I am broke, I have no clue what I am doing. I am trying to think of a realistic budget. I am thinking 8-10 thousand dollars for what we want. Do I actually want to spend that much? No. But I dont like fake flowers, I want a ballgown and a beautiful reception. I also want a honeymoon! Somewhere tropical so I can drink any worries away while laying on a white beach with my husband!!!!
Where to start????? No flippin clue! I have looked at dresses online, found a few that I really like, have pretty much figured out who I would like to be my bridesmaids and of course our girls are all going to be in the wedding. Other than that I really am not sure. We havent picked a date or even what time of year yet.
I dont know... maybe I am just excited to think about the fun parts. Dresses and honeymoons. LOL But of course who doesnt like that part of it? I am hoping that I can still keep a hold on my sanity as I start to plan a wedding and still deal with every other aspect of my life. And for that I need a few things. Sleep, Steven by my side and when all else fails... a bottle of booze!
Just kidding about the booze part. At least for now.
And of course since my alarm will be going off in exactly 25 minutes I am starting to feel sleepy again. Never fails. Well I guess I am done for now. Good Night/ Good Morning?!?!
I am wondering how I am going to afford the wedding in my head? And dreaming that my cake falls on the floor and the DJ plays nothing but the hokey pokey and chicken dance song over and over again. I spill red wine down the front of my dress, after I step on the hem and fall down a flight of stairs.... An angry ex runs into the church screaming I object while dollar signs float around all of this!!!!!!!
I guess maybe that is normal as I was contemplating a wedding budget before going to bed tonight. Swallowing a silent gasp of alarm as I am thinking of spending thousands of dollars on one day, I guess anyones dreams would tend to that line of nightmare too. Am I losing my desire to plan my wedding already? NO! Do I think I might be losing my mind already? Definitly. LOL
How soon is too soon to start planning a wedding? I dont know. Do I think that possibly I could be getting ahead of myself? Maybe. Do I really care? No. I am going to jump right in and figure it out as I go. I figure the more time I give myself the easier it may be. I am trying to figure out in my head how I want things to look and how much I can do myself. So will I be cruising the craft store now for centerpiece ideas and votive holders? Yup! Will I be going to Barnes and Noble today to buy a wedding planner book? Probablly. Will Steven laugh at me just like he did for creating this blog? You better believe it!!!! I dont know how long it will last but writing things down has always helped me and if anyone actually decides to read this they may have advice or help for me which I will gladly take!!! ( HINT HINT)
Now for facts.........
I am broke, I have no clue what I am doing. I am trying to think of a realistic budget. I am thinking 8-10 thousand dollars for what we want. Do I actually want to spend that much? No. But I dont like fake flowers, I want a ballgown and a beautiful reception. I also want a honeymoon! Somewhere tropical so I can drink any worries away while laying on a white beach with my husband!!!!
Where to start????? No flippin clue! I have looked at dresses online, found a few that I really like, have pretty much figured out who I would like to be my bridesmaids and of course our girls are all going to be in the wedding. Other than that I really am not sure. We havent picked a date or even what time of year yet.
I dont know... maybe I am just excited to think about the fun parts. Dresses and honeymoons. LOL But of course who doesnt like that part of it? I am hoping that I can still keep a hold on my sanity as I start to plan a wedding and still deal with every other aspect of my life. And for that I need a few things. Sleep, Steven by my side and when all else fails... a bottle of booze!
Just kidding about the booze part. At least for now.
And of course since my alarm will be going off in exactly 25 minutes I am starting to feel sleepy again. Never fails. Well I guess I am done for now. Good Night/ Good Morning?!?!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
2/15/12 First Time Blogging Ever!
Well I am not likely to ever forget the day that I became a fiance instead of a girlfriend. Valentines Day 2012. My day started like any normal day, it did not end that way though. I planned a favorite meal of Stevens, because I knew that we were not brave enough to try going out to dinner anywhere. LOL. Steven came home from work but no matter how much I begged for my Valentines present he kept saying "Later". Little did I know what was coming Later. He left and went to his mothers house where he called my father to ask for his blessing to marry me! (AWWWWWWWWWWWWW)
Fast forward to "Later"....... I am sitting on my bed and he calls all the kids in the room so they can see. He opens his present and then gives me my card and a small wrapped box. I still had no clue. I read the card and open the box and stared at my ring in shock. I look up at Steven as he gets down on one knee and I start to shake as he asks me to be his wife. I couldnt even manage to say YES before all three girls jump on top of Steven and are shrieking and jumping. I say yes and he puts my ring on my finger and my life change forever. I am now a fiance.
Wow!!! That sounds so weird to say. I have been married before and even though I have been through all of this before, it is definitly not the same. This feels so different and so much more real. I have found the man that I was meant to spend the rest of my life with. The man who loves both of my children as if they were his. The man who loves me with all of his heart, who always tells me I am beautiful even when I am wearing tattere sweats and no make up.
I cannot stop smiling and I know that I finally made the right choice. There have been many bumps in the road of my life, many wrong turns and dead ends but I finally found the right path in my life.
Lets see how the journey goes......
Fast forward to "Later"....... I am sitting on my bed and he calls all the kids in the room so they can see. He opens his present and then gives me my card and a small wrapped box. I still had no clue. I read the card and open the box and stared at my ring in shock. I look up at Steven as he gets down on one knee and I start to shake as he asks me to be his wife. I couldnt even manage to say YES before all three girls jump on top of Steven and are shrieking and jumping. I say yes and he puts my ring on my finger and my life change forever. I am now a fiance.
Wow!!! That sounds so weird to say. I have been married before and even though I have been through all of this before, it is definitly not the same. This feels so different and so much more real. I have found the man that I was meant to spend the rest of my life with. The man who loves both of my children as if they were his. The man who loves me with all of his heart, who always tells me I am beautiful even when I am wearing tattere sweats and no make up.
I cannot stop smiling and I know that I finally made the right choice. There have been many bumps in the road of my life, many wrong turns and dead ends but I finally found the right path in my life.
Lets see how the journey goes......
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