FINALLY.....SEPTEMBER

Ahh...Finally in the "wedding month". This has been such a long time coming but I'm glad it is here! To put it in perspective, Marcus and I are getting married in 11 days...one more weekend...I have 5 more days of work until the wedding...YEAH...THAT CLOSE! I am a lot more calm than I thought I would be at this time. We are just so anxious!

We started the seating chart. Wow...that's a bit crazy! We got poster board (orange to match the wedding of course) and drew circles on them. We took post-it notes and cut them in strips and put every ones name on there. Then we put them in their seats! It was a lot easier that way. I'm more of a visual person anyway. I think we did a good enough job with it. We tried to sit people with other people they get along with and hope to make new friends as well.

The next week and a half will hopefully go by very fast. We won't be doing as much except for getting things together but I pray it will be here before we know it! I am so excited to "walk down that aisle"!!

Well...until next time!!

18 days...

Time is starting to slow down a bit. I think the anticipation of everything has come and time is gradually going by! I cannot wait though! I get my dress back on Thursday and we also have a final meeting with Lily at the Marriott. After that, NOTHING...until my bachelorette party! That is going to be a blast! Jen has been planning the whole thing for me. She is doing a great job too!! We are starting at a Mexican Restaurant (Lauriol Plaza - see below for picture) for some good food and margaritas. After there, we are going to start to walk around DuPont and hit the local bars. I also heard that the Real World will be taping down there so that would be awesome to get on TV. Us girls will have to look our best, just incase!! Marcus has his bachelor party the day before mine. We are both unsure where he is going though! Marcus' friend Ben is planning all of that and Marcus is very excited!


Until next time!

Time is flying by!!

Wow...only 28 more days left of planning!! I will need to pick up the pace a bit it looks like!!

Last week was very crazy!! Mom and I ordered some things online for the party on Friday night. It was so much fun. Mom and I have been having a great time planning this. (Well now I am.) It isn't as stressful anymore. I'm assuming because everything is pretty much done. Now it is the waiting game!! I'm still not sure which is worse!!

I ended up going to the hospital the other day for pains in my right side. I originally thought it was my appendix but it was not. It is diverticulitis. Which, by the way, is not as bad...I didn't need surgery so that was good!! I do have to say, I do not like the hospital system at all!!! Well, at least the one that I went to. I got there at 7 o'clock PM and finally went to the back around 9 or 9:30. Didn't see a doctor until around 10, didn't get my first "test" until 11:30 and my cat scan was around 1 o'clock AM!! I didn't even leave the hospital until 3!!! I was so frustrated!! Poor Marcus had to work at 6AM that day but he was a trooper and stayed with me when my mom left. She had to work early as well.

Thursday was my busy day!!! I had a meeting with Lily Lane Cakes, hair trial and one of my last gown fittings. Well the "Cake Lady" didn't show so mom and I walked around the mall for a bit and then it was off to my hair appointment. Let me tell you, my hair was beautiful! The way she curled, put up, designed it was amazing! It was everything I wanted but wasn't able to explain. And the gown...it is completely finished and it looks great too! I'm so excited!

We have been getting a lot of responses back so KEEP THEM COMING!!

Well...........until next time!

What is right and what is wrong? What is etiquette and what is not? Why does it have to be the right way to do things and/or the wrong ways. I just don't get it. I just want to have a wedding. I don't want it to be this huge debate on things. If I want one thing, the book tells me to do another. It is very frustrating!! Is it okay that some fragments of the wedding is classic and proper and others aren't? A lot of people have said, "it is your wedding...do as you wish" but then they turn around and say "no no no...not like that." What do I do? Am I just a push over? Ugh...I don't mean to fuss about it...it's just what's on my mind.

I hope the week starts out well for everyone..

Until next time.