We Did It!

We're married!

It was everything I ever thought it would be, and so much more!

The day was simply flawless.

Here are a few pics from our photographer friend (be sure to click to enlarge)...

Our beautiful church...

the inside (including the phenomenal crucifix above the altar!)...

Getting my bling on....

Steve watching me strut down the aisle...

Husband and wife...

Ciao,

Cake Cutting Tool

So, I think it's pretty safe to assume that our wedding style is "punched up traditional". Sure, we'll have elegant, traditional invitations, but we jazzed them up with our bright color palette and little animals for the food choices...

(I forgot I'd never shared the guts of our invitations!)

And of course we'll be doing a "first dance" to a classic like "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra, but we're adding in a few moves of our own to spice things up! Our guestbook is not your traditional bound guestbook, but in fact a guest book box with cute little notecard inserts like this...

(Another item I haven't revealed yet, mostly because I can't find my camera...)

So, naturally, we couldn't just settle on a traditional cake serving set! They were all far too boring or cutesy or fancy. See what I mean...

And, honestly, when would I ever use them again? So, while on a recent re-registering trip to Target, we purchased the pink santoku knife that I've been eying up for months...


Is it not the most perfect pink knife ever? Plus, it gets bonus points for doing double duty - cake cutter and server! LOVE!

Ciao,

Unfathomable Numbers

When you hear that someone has embezzled over $20 million, you probably shake your head, say something like "dang!", and go on with your business. And, sure, you may know that dinosaurs ruled the earth over 230 million years ago, but have you taken the time to contemplate how long that really is?

My point is, there comes a point when we no longer comprehend what a number really means. And for me, that number is 19...

Nineteen days to finish whittling down my centerpiece candles.
Nineteen days to add a hook and eye enclosure to my dress.
Nineteen days to meet with our florist, priest, and contact at the reception hall.
Nineteen days to buy our flower girl a tiara.
Nineteen days to get our marriage license.
Nineteen days to finalize our guest count and make a seating chart.

It doesn't sound like a lot. I mean, each task in and of itself is pretty simple and shouldn't take a full 19 days to complete. But it's not just about finishing these menial tasks. It's about the fact that our wedding is 19 days away! That's less than three weeks! Now that's pretty unfathomable!

Ciao,

A Woman's Right to Shoes

Yes, I bought a new pair of shoes for my wedding.

"I will literally be the old woman who lived in her shoes."

-Carrie Bradshaw (and me)

Ciao,

If Only We Were Having a Christmas-Themed Wedding...

I've been very adamant from the start - we were NOT going to be having a Christmas-y wedding. Not that Steve had any problems with that, but I had to make it clear to our vendors, church, and reception hall that we wouldn't be doing poinsettias in our bouquets, Christmas trees beside the altar, or red and green decorations in the hall to interfere with our fabulous pink and orange color palette!

This morning, we met with the music director at our church to decide on, well, the music! I was very impressed with his ability to be able to play samples of the tunes without any sheet music. I guess he's been doing it for awhile!

For our processional, we chose the ever classic Pachelbel Canon in D...



But if we were going to do a Christmas-y wedding, we would have totally rocked out to some Trans-Siberian Orchestra...



Ciao,

Mission Abandoned: Floral Favors

Yes, you read that correctly...mission abandoned!

Well, not completely. Just the flower portion. Someone here ran out of DIY steam. :) But, honestly, they were just too putzy and time-consuming. I'm okay putting that much time into, say, the invitations or the dress, but not into silly little tissue paper flowers!

So, the guests will be getting their Smarties sugar buttons in their pink or orange plastic shot glass, and they'll be happy with it! :)

Ciao,

Mission Accomplished: Flower Girl Dress

After much procrastinating, we are finally able to check another item off our list...The flower girl dress!

Featuring a tulle skirt and off-white color, our flower girl's dress will be very similar to my gown. However, unlike my dress, hers will sport a hot pink sash! :)

During our visit to David's Bridal, she was absolutely captivated by the tiaras, veils, and miscellaneous headpieces. And who can blame her?
So I guess that means we'll have to get her this tiara for the wedding! :) I think it will make a wonderful wedding-party-gift for her, among other things! :)

Ciao,