Groomsmen

For the groomsmen, I don't feel I have half as much of a problem. They're all pretty laid back, so my main concern is just getting them to show up for fittings. haha. I think we're definitely buying suits out right rather than renting tuxes. Suits in general have become so cheap from a wide variety of sources that it just makes more sense to me. Even if you factor in the price of tailoring, its still not bad at all.

also..I never knew J.Crew had an entire Wedding Section ?

Bridesmaids

If someone can show me the right direction to do this, I'd super appreciate it. Doesn't help that all of my bridesmaids have 7438190783912689 different styles and trying to accommodate them all isn't going to be very easy. Maybe I can make our wedding rainbow coloured so that they can wear whatever they want. Hmmm...

*Sigh of relief

This may not be related to wedding planning directly, but I am sure glad that the Olympics are over. Since Ryan is American and I am Canadian, and I have enough Canadian pride for the whole nation, you can only imagine how strained the last two weeks have been... especially the lead up to the Gold hockey game this afternoon. Now instead of trash talking each others countries, we can go back to talking about what's important.. which look better on black, anemones or roses?


Though, I gotta say, gold does look better on red than blue. :p What? I just had to!

On going...

Last night as Mae and were discussing details about our upcoming wedding, she commented about how involved I am with the planning process. I guess in some way its inevitable as the wedding will be here in Jersey as opposed to Vancouver, so I can see alot of the venues and vendors up close etc. Conventional wisdom seems to say that the guy just usually steps back and lets the girl take the reigns of everything and he just goes yeah thats great whatever you want. For us its pretty important that it is what WE want.

Example: today while shopping I see a tie that may or may not be a good idea for our groomsmen. it has the right colors, etc. Take a pic, send it off to Mae, good call on the colors, but the pattern, not so much we both eventually come to conclude.

In Other News

As much as Mae has been on a search for her dress, I've been searching for something that would hopefully complement her well. I'm fairly certain I'm not going with an off the hanger tux rental, and have been doing homework of my own. A random outside favorite right now would be a suit from Band Of Outsiders:



BUT we'll see ;)

tbc

Say Yes to the Dress.

After months of taking clothes off and putting dresses on, 1000 terminology words learned and forgotten, and many many nightmares later, I have purchased my wedding dress.

It's true what they say, mothers cry, people stop talking and you feel like the most beautiful person in the whole world... but they didn't mention the need to lose half of your body weight as you look at yourself in the mirror.

As good as it feels to have something ticked off of the wedding to-do list, I am not looking forward to counting calories and eating those green little things. How much is liposuction anyways?

Just breathe.

Trina and I went to dinner/bubble tea to discuss wedding planning and to see what has to be done and when.


I think I'm going to hyperventilate soon. Did I even spell that right?

Maybe you can barf just a little bit now too..

Super super feelings mode, but I just have to say. Ryan has got to be one of the most supportive people I have ever met, I called him all sad today and he made me feel a billion jillion times better, and he even followed up with a few more messages that would make all you girls jealous. I'm so lucky to be marrying this guy.

The end.