Nov 08 brides

Oh i forgot to post about this, on saturday we received our custom shirts. They came out great i love them. We have to order two more now since we didnt' know sizes. So by the end of the week i'll have the other two people's sizes and ill have all my shirts ordered. So glad to get that checked off my list.

I'm going with my dad to K&G this week to get his pants altered. i didn't think he's remember to do it so i'm having him meet me there.

And most of my family still hasnt' gotten their passports yet, this includes my parents and my brother. I'm getting tired of reminding everyone to go get it. I told everyone to make sure they go apply for one by the end of the month.

Erica - OMG that is incredible! What a busy night! I hope the baby and mom are doing great. Nurses are incredible people. FI's bro and SIL are both nurses. You all have so much patience and kindness. It''s a job only a few can do.

Danielle - YAY on your shirts! Isn't it cute how we are holding our dad's hands and making sure they get their stuff together? I heard that passports were taking like two weeks.

My MOH went yesterday to pay on her trip - so that was good. I got my cake boxes in yesterday and ordered the wrong ones! They have a thatch sort of pattern on them, kind of like a weave - it kind of reminds me of a grass mat so I decided to keep them. (Another project to decorate)

I also got my OOT bag tags from Vista Print and OMG they are HUGE!! I think they are too big. I ordered the oversized postcards, which were the same size as my STD postcards (or so I thought) but they are like 5x7! I think they are way too big.

Unfortunately we don't have our camera so I can't take any pics. You know how I felt so bad with my dress, veil and flower? My Stepmom saw the veil and dress on Sunday and she almost fell out gushing over how beautiful it was. She had me put the veil on and she said, "Wow - you look like a beautiful Spanish bride - the flower and veil are beautiful". I felt SO good hearing her say that. It is such a relief and nice to be reassured.

Now...I just need to get moving on those sit ups! LOL

Oh Celina what a great idea to use the post cards as the OOT bag tags, I hadnt thought of that. So I take it you would sugguest using the smaller post cards? Thanks for the idea!

Danielle, I cant wait to see your shirts!!

We are getting so close ladies. It seems like we have the little details left and thats it. Anyone have anythig huge to accomplish?

I don't think we have anything major left to do.. except Jayson needs to figure out for sure if his best man Ron is coming (they haven't booked yet) and his other groomsman (hasn't booked yet either) and if they are coming, they need to get their outfits sorted out However this is something I can't really worry about.. Jayson has his clothes and my BM's have theirs and I have mine.. heh

Celina - My Mom and I were looking at the custom shirts, but FI didn't like them when I showed him. FI is a country bot and if I let him dress the way he wanted for the wedding, he would be in Wranglers, his roppers, a western shirt and his cowboy hat. LOL. Picking a shirt that he likes has been a challenge, but we got it done!

Danielle - That is exciting that you started getting your shirts in.

Lucy - My Mom and I are both nurses at the same hospital. We don't work together as often now since I changed rotations, but occassionally, or we see each other in report at shift change. People like working with the both of us too, because we get our stuff done, but we have fun doing so!

As for what I have left to do:

-finish beading the dresses (Mom is doing mine & I am doing Hailey's)

-get the guys pants (waiting for 2 GM to book still)

-decide on something old & something borrowed (one item from my Grandma & the other from my Nanny, both who won't be there)

-get Bubba kegs

-DIY projects

-programs for on the fans

-finish bathbombs

-finish Welcome books

-make Hailey's FG basket

And finally....pay off the trip!!!

OMG, that looks so short now.

Celina - thanks for the idea of using the vista print postcards as tags for the bags. I was trying to make hangtags a few weeks ago and i don't really like how they came out. Guess i'll be ordering postcards. And you got the holding my dads hand thing right, if i dont guide him through the process it doesn't get done!

Hmm what else do i have to do now:

- Start welcome packets

- make programs

- make menus

- make placecards and seating chart

- put together oot bags and hand them out a few weeks before we leave

- get paperwork translated for Dominican

-finish making CDs for OOT bags

- make a must play songlist and burn onto CDs

- find undergarments to wear under my dress

- pick out hairstyle

- pick a first dance song (we can't agree on one)

- pick father/daughter dance (haven't even discussed this yet)

- get makeup done at sephora

- lose 20lbs

- dress fittings

WooHoo!!! that stuff isn't too bad. the end is near. I'm going to get most of the diy projects done by the end of august, hopefully! I know my October is going to be crazy so i don't want to have much left on my list by then. that's my goal!

I'm getting so EXCITED!

Oh and for you girls that need to get some clothes to wear away. I was at kohls last weekend and they had buy one get one free dresses and tops. i didn't look for shorts or pants. But everything was on sale.

Maracas would be really cute favors. someone gave them to their guests to shake instead of the glass tapping. she put a really tag with a cute saying on it.

That's funny, i didn't remember half the stuff i bought either. i was going through everything last week and combining all my boxes and kept thinking "Oh i bought that too, totally forgot that" I think thats a sign that i have too much stuff lol