So while browsing Boston.com's list of 'Top 20 Most Romantic Movies' I stumbled upon a quote which I am now in love with and describes what I'm feeling right now...
"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible." ~From When Harry Met Sally.
I seriously have to wait 115 more days to marry Jeff? Reallyyy?? AH! I can not wait to start the rest of my life with him and our future together. I am beyond excited for the future and all that is in store for us!
So hurry up days...fly by a little faster!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Top Things to Register for...According to Amazon.com
Jeff and I registered at a few of our favorite places a couple months ago....mine being Simon Pearce in Quechee, VT and his being Crate & Barrel (his choice!) and Bed Bath & Beyond because it seemed practical.
Recently I've taken a revisit to my registries to make sure everything was still available and if I still liked the things we registered for. Doing so reminded me of an email I received from projectwedding.com with the tops things to register for according to Amazon.com.
According to Amazon.com here are the 10 ten things people are registering for...
1. Wii
2. Nonstick-bakeware sets
3. Slow cookers
4. The Kindle Wireless Reading Device
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balancing Board
6. Pyrex storage 10-piece set
7. Spatula sets
8. Nonstick silicone baking mat
9. Oxo Good Grips Box Grater
10. Amazon.com gift card
I don't know about you but some of these things seem a bit odd and out of place....What happened to the days when you registered for like china, silver, and crystal? Now people are registering for electronics such as a Wii? Call me old fashion but isn't the purpose of a registry is for people to help you start a home together....start your life together...
Some may argue that a Wii could help 'create a home' by playing together and spending time together...ok but it just seems that some of those items are more for like a big birthday party instead of a celebration of becoming one, becoming a family.
That's my random thought and opinion of the day....
Recently I've taken a revisit to my registries to make sure everything was still available and if I still liked the things we registered for. Doing so reminded me of an email I received from projectwedding.com with the tops things to register for according to Amazon.com.
According to Amazon.com here are the 10 ten things people are registering for...
1. Wii
2. Nonstick-bakeware sets
3. Slow cookers
4. The Kindle Wireless Reading Device
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balancing Board
6. Pyrex storage 10-piece set
7. Spatula sets
8. Nonstick silicone baking mat
9. Oxo Good Grips Box Grater
10. Amazon.com gift card
I don't know about you but some of these things seem a bit odd and out of place....What happened to the days when you registered for like china, silver, and crystal? Now people are registering for electronics such as a Wii? Call me old fashion but isn't the purpose of a registry is for people to help you start a home together....start your life together...
Some may argue that a Wii could help 'create a home' by playing together and spending time together...ok but it just seems that some of those items are more for like a big birthday party instead of a celebration of becoming one, becoming a family.
That's my random thought and opinion of the day....
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Stress?
Stress? I have none in regards to the wedding? Should I??
A lot of people have been asking me and commenting me on how I appear to be so calm and collected. And the truth is, I truly am...
This is such a huge and exciting part of my life, it will only come once, so why not enjoy and make the most of it?? For the past couple of 
years I've been trying to live my life with a positive attitude, not let little things affect me, and live each day to the fullest. I admit I don't live each day to the fullest as I should, but I will work on that part!
years I've been trying to live my life with a positive attitude, not let little things affect me, and live each day to the fullest. I admit I don't live each day to the fullest as I should, but I will work on that part! But around this time (the countdown is down to less then 4 months!) brides tend to turn into bridezillas. Honestly, this is my worst fear. I know that it is inevitable and I will have my unnecessary moments, but truly, I don't see what the point of that is.
I want to enjoy every second of this moment, and I also want my friends and bridesmaids to enjoy it with me! I don't want them to be stressed or upset with me. It's a happy time not a time to be bitter!
I am truly blessed to have absolutely amazing bridesmaids, family, and friends who have helped minimize my 'stress.' I really have no reason to lash out at them or make them miserable (the thought of that makes me sick actually). My bridesmaids have all stepped up and I know all their hearts are in the right place and truly happy and are there for me. And its nice not having to stress about them or anything they are planning. So shout-out to the best 8 girls in the world!!!
Also I know that my heart is in the right place. I went into this wedding planning knowing the main objective...marry Jeff. That's what I want most in this world. And like I've said before, its not about the guest list, the venue, the glamour or the glitz...it's about the love and the commitment you make.
So no stress here (knock on wood!) only a touch of wishing that it was tomorrow and not 116 days away!
The Dress Fitting...
Dun Dun Dun.....
The dress fitting...
The day I was for some reason dreading? For absolutely absurd and silly reasons...
1. I'm not nearly in the shape I want to be in for my wedding...
2. What if I decide I HATEEE my dress??
3. What if I decide that I look absolutely ridiculous in it, and there's nothing I can do about it.
4. Ok I'll stop I'll admit I was a crazy! (According to a couple of my bridesmaids!)
I knew in my heart that everything was going to be fine, and I was going to love my dress just as much as I did when I first put it on, perhaps even more because it was more my size and not the stocked size. But I couldn't help not feeling a touch of anxiety. It was such a huge moment.
With a few cancellations due to schedules not matching up, my Mom, my sister, and I finally made our way back to Priscilla's on Boylston Street last Thursday.
I was greeted by Nella, the manager of the alteration department, and she led me to the room where my dress was awaiting me. Again it was love at first sight...even in the clear garment bag I knew I was going to love it.
SO the moment of truth...Nella helped me dress and put me on the pedestal. And all I could do was smile. I loved it. It was perfect. It was truly my dress.
It was pretty big (which I was happy about) and they pinned accordingly to mark where it had to be taken in. Their main objective is to make the dress fit 'like a glove' and to make it look like that dress was especially made for you, which it should be!
I can not praise the alteration ladies enough. The alteration ladies at Priscilla's are adorable. They truly make you feel beautiful and like a princess. They couldn't stop raving about the dress, my beauty and my 'glow' in it and also the beauty of my mom, sister, and I. It was fun!
I can not wait until I go back to see the latest changes and alterations. This time I will go in with more confidence and hopefully bring a couple of my bridesmaids!
One thing I have to keep in mind is I can not gain an ounce...the pressure is on!
So everyone was right...I ended up loving my dress 100000x more then before...if that was even possible! So since then I've basically been on cloud 9.
The dress fitting...
The day I was for some reason dreading? For absolutely absurd and silly reasons...
1. I'm not nearly in the shape I want to be in for my wedding...
2. What if I decide I HATEEE my dress??
3. What if I decide that I look absolutely ridiculous in it, and there's nothing I can do about it.
4. Ok I'll stop I'll admit I was a crazy! (According to a couple of my bridesmaids!)
I knew in my heart that everything was going to be fine, and I was going to love my dress just as much as I did when I first put it on, perhaps even more because it was more my size and not the stocked size. But I couldn't help not feeling a touch of anxiety. It was such a huge moment.
With a few cancellations due to schedules not matching up, my Mom, my sister, and I finally made our way back to Priscilla's on Boylston Street last Thursday.
I was greeted by Nella, the manager of the alteration department, and she led me to the room where my dress was awaiting me. Again it was love at first sight...even in the clear garment bag I knew I was going to love it.
SO the moment of truth...Nella helped me dress and put me on the pedestal. And all I could do was smile. I loved it. It was perfect. It was truly my dress.
It was pretty big (which I was happy about) and they pinned accordingly to mark where it had to be taken in. Their main objective is to make the dress fit 'like a glove' and to make it look like that dress was especially made for you, which it should be!
I can not praise the alteration ladies enough. The alteration ladies at Priscilla's are adorable. They truly make you feel beautiful and like a princess. They couldn't stop raving about the dress, my beauty and my 'glow' in it and also the beauty of my mom, sister, and I. It was fun!
I can not wait until I go back to see the latest changes and alterations. This time I will go in with more confidence and hopefully bring a couple of my bridesmaids!
One thing I have to keep in mind is I can not gain an ounce...the pressure is on!
So everyone was right...I ended up loving my dress 100000x more then before...if that was even possible! So since then I've basically been on cloud 9.
Invitation Designing
Invitations are such an important/big decision you need to make. Your invitations reflect your personality as a couple, the personality of your wedding, and one of the first impressions you will make to your guests.
..........That is some peoples views.
Mine...is its a piece of paper. HOWEVER I do completely agree with those thoughts, it should be special and it should reflect the personality of your wedding and you as a couple.
When starting to talk about invitations with Carrie, I knew I wanted them to be special. I visited a few stationary stores and looked through those big-god-awful books but I didn't really find anything that really 'jumped out' to me or 'wowed' me.
Carrie from the beginning recommended doing 'custom' invitations. And I should have just listened to her and not wasted hours of my life looking through the books (ha!).
Carrie set me up with a custom-invitation designer in VT, a few towns over from me. Her name was Carey as well, from Lasso'd Moons Designs.
We met with Carey Januar
y 16th in Brandon, VT at a cute little coffee shop. We talked on the phone a few weeks before to discuss what I was looking for, my ideas, etc. So she came prepared with paper samples, designs, layouts, her portfolio etc. She made it SO easy and so fun to pick the exact look I wanted.
The difference between custom invitations and picking out of a book, is you have complete control over everything. Down to the fonts, the paper sizes/texture/colors etc, to the tiny little fun details. I thought it would be so overwhelming with all the decisions, but surprisingly I was able to make quick decisions (which seems to be a common trend in my wedding planning which I love and I'm surprised by myself at!!).
Carey was so great to work with and she gave some great ideas and thoughts. I highly recommend her to anyone in the VT/NH area!
We left the meeting with an absolutely perfect invitation designed, along with all our other paper materials designed, i.e. table numbers, tags for our favors, escort cards, programs, and some other fun ideas...which you'll just have to wait and see! :)
Carey helped me achieve the look I was going for, the look that reflects the theme of my wedding, Jeff & I as a couple, and the invitation I've always dreamed of!
..........That is some peoples views.
Mine...is its a piece of paper. HOWEVER I do completely agree with those thoughts, it should be special and it should reflect the personality of your wedding and you as a couple.
When starting to talk about invitations with Carrie, I knew I wanted them to be special. I visited a few stationary stores and looked through those big-god-awful books but I didn't really find anything that really 'jumped out' to me or 'wowed' me.
Carrie from the beginning recommended doing 'custom' invitations. And I should have just listened to her and not wasted hours of my life looking through the books (ha!).
Carrie set me up with a custom-invitation designer in VT, a few towns over from me. Her name was Carey as well, from Lasso'd Moons Designs.
We met with Carey Januar
y 16th in Brandon, VT at a cute little coffee shop. We talked on the phone a few weeks before to discuss what I was looking for, my ideas, etc. So she came prepared with paper samples, designs, layouts, her portfolio etc. She made it SO easy and so fun to pick the exact look I wanted.The difference between custom invitations and picking out of a book, is you have complete control over everything. Down to the fonts, the paper sizes/texture/colors etc, to the tiny little fun details. I thought it would be so overwhelming with all the decisions, but surprisingly I was able to make quick decisions (which seems to be a common trend in my wedding planning which I love and I'm surprised by myself at!!).
Carey was so great to work with and she gave some great ideas and thoughts. I highly recommend her to anyone in the VT/NH area!
We left the meeting with an absolutely perfect invitation designed, along with all our other paper materials designed, i.e. table numbers, tags for our favors, escort cards, programs, and some other fun ideas...which you'll just have to wait and see! :)
Carey helped me achieve the look I was going for, the look that reflects the theme of my wedding, Jeff & I as a couple, and the invitation I've always dreamed of!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Jeffrey's First Trip to Stowe
So since Jeff has been all around the country since our engagement, he hasn't been able to see our venue or our church. He's of course seen the website...but the website doesn't do the place justice.
Jeff was able to come home for New Years so we knew this would be the best, and the only time for him to see everything.
On New Years day we drove up to VT and spent some time with my family. Saturday morning we headed North to Stowe and at meet with one of our priests. Jeff & I are both Catholic. We of course both wanted to get married in the church and have a traditional Catholic ceremony. In order to get married in the Catholic church you need to complete 'marriage preparation courses' also know as "Pre Cana." Since Jeff's and my situation is different from most, we were able to take a more 'intense/shortened' version of the course. Some view these courses as a 'burden' or 'ridiculous' but that is because they just don't understand. In the Catholic church marriage is a sacrament you receive. It goes Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, Marriage, and Death. (Wow pretty crazy I'm going to receive the second to last sacrament...and I really don't want the last one for a VERY long time!!) So since its a sacrament, the church wants to do everything possible to make sure that your marriage is a success and it won't end in divorce. I value what the church believes in and it further strengthens my beliefs that marriage is a serious step, and those who have ANY doubts or are obviously getting married for the wrong reasons should perhaps think about it more deeply...
Anyways- in short - our course went well. We both really enjoyed it. Even though Jeff and I have one of the most open and honest relationships ever, it still made us think about things and talk about things that we ordinarily wouldn't. We were both pleased when we were exactly on the same page for basically everything.
So marriage preparation done!
After we made our way up the mountain to the Stowe Mountain Lodge. Driving the path from the church to the SML gave me goosebumps because I realized the next time Jeff and I took that drive....we will be husband and wife. What an amazing feeling that was. I was pretty anxious to approach the SML because it was such a huge moment. I knew Jeff would absolutely adore it but I was still nervous nonetheless.
It was a success! Jeff was speechless. He loved it. He loved the atmosphere, the simple elegance, the service, everything! I gave him a quick tour of the resort, showed him the ballroom, the spa, where the cocktail reception was going to be etc. It was so much fun.
For dinner my parents met us at the SML. I was so glad we were able to take Jeff to dinner there so he could experience the amazing quality of the food.
The chef came out and greeted us again, and Jeff was really impressed with that. The chef also brought out some things for us to try and recommended what was good on the menu. His taste was a little to 'fancy' for me...he recommended the 'fogra'....I'm a simple chicken girl.
We had a fabulous meal, and left full and happy.
Leaving the SML I had a huge smile on my face. It was such an amazing night. And the next time Jeff & I will be there together we will be celebrating our love, our newly minted marriage, and the rest of our lives together with all our closest family and friends!
(I have no idea why this post didn't post when I wrote it! My bad!)
Jeff was able to come home for New Years so we knew this would be the best, and the only time for him to see everything.
On New Years day we drove up to VT and spent some time with my family. Saturday morning we headed North to Stowe and at meet with one of our priests. Jeff & I are both Catholic. We of course both wanted to get married in the church and have a traditional Catholic ceremony. In order to get married in the Catholic church you need to complete 'marriage preparation courses' also know as "Pre Cana." Since Jeff's and my situation is different from most, we were able to take a more 'intense/shortened' version of the course. Some view these courses as a 'burden' or 'ridiculous' but that is because they just don't understand. In the Catholic church marriage is a sacrament you receive. It goes Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, Marriage, and Death. (Wow pretty crazy I'm going to receive the second to last sacrament...and I really don't want the last one for a VERY long time!!) So since its a sacrament, the church wants to do everything possible to make sure that your marriage is a success and it won't end in divorce. I value what the church believes in and it further strengthens my beliefs that marriage is a serious step, and those who have ANY doubts or are obviously getting married for the wrong reasons should perhaps think about it more deeply...
Anyways- in short - our course went well. We both really enjoyed it. Even though Jeff and I have one of the most open and honest relationships ever, it still made us think about things and talk about things that we ordinarily wouldn't. We were both pleased when we were exactly on the same page for basically everything.
So marriage preparation done!
After we made our way up the mountain to the Stowe Mountain Lodge. Driving the path from the church to the SML gave me goosebumps because I realized the next time Jeff and I took that drive....we will be husband and wife. What an amazing feeling that was. I was pretty anxious to approach the SML because it was such a huge moment. I knew Jeff would absolutely adore it but I was still nervous nonetheless.
It was a success! Jeff was speechless. He loved it. He loved the atmosphere, the simple elegance, the service, everything! I gave him a quick tour of the resort, showed him the ballroom, the spa, where the cocktail reception was going to be etc. It was so much fun.
For dinner my parents met us at the SML. I was so glad we were able to take Jeff to dinner there so he could experience the amazing quality of the food.
The chef came out and greeted us again, and Jeff was really impressed with that. The chef also brought out some things for us to try and recommended what was good on the menu. His taste was a little to 'fancy' for me...he recommended the 'fogra'....I'm a simple chicken girl.
We had a fabulous meal, and left full and happy.
Leaving the SML I had a huge smile on my face. It was such an amazing night. And the next time Jeff & I will be there together we will be celebrating our love, our newly minted marriage, and the rest of our lives together with all our closest family and friends!
(I have no idea why this post didn't post when I wrote it! My bad!)
GUESS WHAT!!
So within the last week SO many exciting things have happened. The most recent, and the most exciting piece of news is...MY DRESS IS IN!!!! Lyndsey, my stylist as Priscilla's called me last night to let me know that my dress was in....it looks gorgeous...and she can't wait to have me in to put it on! Eekkkk! Nerves are definitely starting to kick in now...only because I'm not in nearly as good shape as I want to be in before I try the dress on....and I'm also having that typical "bridal fear" of "what if I find out I HATE my dress...since its been so long!" AH! Hopefully I will be able to try it in very soon to settle my nerves.
Other things to mention...the groomsmen gifts are in...the bridesmaids gifts are in...and they are both awesome!
ALSO- The bridesmaid dresses are in! And most of my bridesmaids have already received them. They are exactlyyy what I was envisioning...they are exactlyyy the color I wanted...so I couldn't be more thrilled! All my bridesmaids are going to look GORGEOUS! I just keep envisioning the beautiful pink color against the beautiful landscape of the green mountains. I just saw some of my photographers most recent work, which made me that much more excited and thrilled that we booked them, because their pictures were gorgeous! I know mine will be too because we have beautiful scenery, beautiful people, and beautiful colors :)
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Other things to mention...the groomsmen gifts are in...the bridesmaids gifts are in...and they are both awesome!
ALSO- The bridesmaid dresses are in! And most of my bridesmaids have already received them. They are exactlyyy what I was envisioning...they are exactlyyy the color I wanted...so I couldn't be more thrilled! All my bridesmaids are going to look GORGEOUS! I just keep envisioning the beautiful pink color against the beautiful landscape of the green mountains. I just saw some of my photographers most recent work, which made me that much more excited and thrilled that we booked them, because their pictures were gorgeous! I know mine will be too because we have beautiful scenery, beautiful people, and beautiful colors :)
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