ehhh, flowers

I am so bothered by the idea of spending money on flowers. Yes, I understand they add a little something extra to make your pictures look gorg.

Exhibit A:

John Unrue Photography, Botanica Florist

Cassie Redstone Photography, Laura Cinotta Flowers

And, what else are you supposed to do with your hands when you are walking down the aisle? It would look weird if she wasn't holding those flowers, no?

Silver Fox Photography

and the tables...they would look amazing with a luscious centerpiece for each table.

Mary Ellen Bartley Photography, Seaport Flowers

But, do guys really enjoy wearing boutenniers? Wouldn't they look just as dressed up without one?

And how about those corsages you give to your mom, your grandma, and any other woman worthy of one. Do they really want a huge flower on their chest all day? Maybe some would...but I think they would look just as smashing without one.

Sure, I would love all these things if I had a huge budget, but the reality is, I don't. So what to do? I have put off contacting any florists because I think I will be able to do this myself. I might be crazy, but how hard can making a bouquet be? The answer is probably not that hard. But do I want to worry about making bouquets the night before my wedding? Not so sure about that either. The thing is, I think I would really enjoy making bouquets. I believe I am creative enough to undertake such a project, and with a little practice, I could nail it. On the other hand, I could end up with some really crappy bouquets and I will proceed to put my foot in my mouth. I'll think I'll try it out soon and update accordingly.


*All of these photos via The Knot.

nightmares part 3

In this episode, we were getting married at some sort of lake house that was very spread out and guests were sort of scattered everywhere...outside, down the road by the beach, in the house, etc. We had our ceremony, which was very unrehearsed and awkward and then I lost Jon in the crowd of people (remember, they were scattered everywhere). I didn't really notice it either until I got to this area where we were to take pictures and he was no where to be found. We waited around for a while, but eventually I got sick of waiting for him and was getting anxious because I wasn't enjoying spending a good deal of my wedding day sitting around and waiting. So I stomped back to the house down a muddy/dirt road, in my white dress and expensive shoes. When I got there, I scoured through the crowd of peeps trying to find him. It was like a scene out of a movie where someone is trying to make their way through a crowd and with every step, all you see is another body in their way. He finally appeared and I was relieved, but upset at the same time because he had just wasted a lot of time by disappearing. He also had already taken his jacket off, his hair was all messed up and he was kind of sweaty...and hello! We haven't taken any pictures yet! However, followed closely behind him, assumed to be a groomsman, was Vince Vaughn.

The End.

150 days

150 days until the wedding and what have we done:

• reception spot, photographer, dj, church, ceremony musicians, cake maker reserved
• invitations designed
• table numbers and escort card design decided (I think)
• dress and shoes bought
• centerpiece ideas narrowed down to a few ideas
• registered at 1 place
• decided on a rehearsal dinner place...must make the reservation
• blocked off hotel rooms at 3 hotels
• Once again got sucked into Big Brother. That show rules my life and I know it is dumb.

1 week old

Happy 1 week birthday, Cooper! We'll see you next week...make sure to stay tiny and cute until then...Jon hasn't seen you yet in your all your newborn-ness. You then have permission to grow into a big boy who can lift his head and such.

fonts

I have been a little hesitant posting actual things we will have at our wedding because there are people that read this blog that will be at the wedding and I would like the details that I have been working so hard on to be a surprise. I then realized that there are probably only a handful of people (that I know of) out of over 200 who read this and I needed to get over myself. So I decided that I could compromise. I will show things I am debating about, but not the finished product. Of course I will post things after the wedding, when the cat is out of the bag, but for now, I'll only be teasing...

Back to the fonts: A couple weekends ago I stumbled upon urbanfonts.com and dafont.com and I officially wasted away 2 days downloading free fonts. It was a little ridiculous, but I got some great ones that I knew could be contenders for our invitations and other paper products. We are hoping our wedding will have a classic, fun and laid back feel (duh. who doesn't?.), so we didn't want our invitations to be too formal. With that in mind, I wanted to find a calligraphy font, but not a real stuffy one. We narrowed our options down to 2 different font combinations...

We have made our final decision and I made up an mock invitation that we are super excited about. I had made one a while ago that we thought was definitely the one, but now that one seems so gross in comparison. I'm glad to have this done with plenty of time to get them printed and everything also. Having the design down for the invitations is also making everything else super easy to envision. The escort cards, programs, table numbers, etc seem to be obvious now that we have made this decison. I am having so much fun creating these things! I can't believe some people don't love this stuff and would rather pay someone to do it. I think I missed my calling.

Coop!

I headed up to Green Bay on Wednesday to check out my new little nephew. Little is a good way to describe him also. He is so tiny! As I was driving there, I was thinking to myself that he was 5lbs. 11 oz., and that that is not much more that a stupid 5lb weight at the gym. Bah! So little. I can't wait to see him again in a couple weeks!

#4

Yesterday was both super sad and extremely exciting. Extremely exciting because my first nephew was born! Super sad because Brett Favre retired. I will admit to not being the hugest football/Packer fan, but I enjoy watching the game from time to time on a Sunday afternoon. I am sure a lot of that enjoyment has had something to do with BF also. And for the past 16 years he was our quarterback. This is over half my life. The only other quarterback I remember seeing was Don Majkowski.

I am not as sad as most people, trust. I mean, this was going to happen. He has been threatening us for years. Now that it is here though, I can't help but be a little disappointed. I think it is because he was sort of the quarterback of all quarterbacks. The most seasoned, held the most records, started every game, won us a Superbowl, etc. All that and he was ours. We are proud of him and are sad to see him go.

btw...

...I found out recently that I disabled the ability for anyone to add my blog to an RSS feed. This is fixed, so add me if you wish. When you add me, it will say "Title Unknown" for some reason though. Still trying to figure that out. Maybe it's time for me to switch to wordpress.

nephew

I have a new nephew!

Cooper Thomas

5lbs 11oz.

18.5 inches

3-4-08

7:45

...I am on my way to meet him momentarily.