flowers

Flowers are done. I ordered individual flowers to make my own bouquet. They came today. I put it together in a vase and they look fabulous. Now I'll just have to head to micheals to find something to hold them together.

Paul ordered cuff links today.

I also emailed Jim the photographer to let him know we will hire him. Just waiting for him to answer me. 3 hours for $750. So he wont be there for the entire reception.

We found ties!

No shoes.

I found something new to add to the list! I need a bustle sewn in my dress.

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I'm officially on a wedding diet/exercise plan. I found some shapewear that makes me skinny. So I put the whole get up on.....and now there is no fat roll.....but the dress bunches. My hips have gotten too big!!!!!! The dress doesn't sit on my shoulders and fall....it sits on my hips and stands. So it bunches in the back and falls off my shoulders! I lost weight last year, and packed it back on when Paul and the kids moved in. I weighed 148 and a point last year, so I know I can do it. I'm at like a hot 160 right now. So I exercised last night, and had oatmeal for breakfast!!! I'm off to a strong start!

Today, we go to men's warehouse because Paul's pants came in. He has to try them on.

I found a perfectly matched tie at Macy's. There was only one!! I wrote everything down to buy it online. It was as if it never excited. I can't find it anywhere. So today....I will start again with the tie hunt!!!

Shoes! That is my other goal for today.

Wedding planning!!! Yikes!

Wedding planning alone is overrated. Paul is helpful; but his usual answer is "whatever makes you happy." Which is the gayest answer ever!!

Ceremony
Chaplain Houk will do ceremony. Done with meeting/counseling.
Script=done.
Get VA wedding certificate.
Give guest list for gate access!

BOYS: Need to make sure groomsmen have ordered.
Pick up Pauls clothes on Jan 26th.
Buy cuff links.
Find the right color damn brown ties!!!!!!!!!!!!

GIRLS: Book hair appointments. Do I need one for you, Anna?
Book makeup appointment.
Get skinny or find a fat sucker!!!!!!!!!!! When I put on my poofy slip under my dress I get a roll.
Pick a veil/hairstyle/jewelry!!!!!
Get garter.
Find shoes!!!!

FLOWERS: Decide which silk bouquet I like....and order two more!!!
Find one for myself!!!!!!
Get boutonnieres.

MUSIC: Call/meet Ray.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Find one!!!! Probably Jim.



RECEPTION
Confirm guest count/pick menu (30 days before so ~ Feb 13)

Cake= ordered.
Call vendor with contract number. Find out the contract number!!!

DJ=booked. Need to mail song choices/names/schedule.
Make a schedule!
Decide on song choices.

Flowers=ordered. Need to pay $50 delivery fee.

HONEYMOON: Find one!!!!!!!!!


What am I forgetting????

First dance ideas

etta james "at last"
elvis "i cant help falling in love you"

Flowers

The silk flowers came today. Number 5 looked great; except the leaves and stems. The flowers looked real, even felt real. The greenery; not so much. I'm going to try and trim the leaves and ribbon wrap the stems. Just to see how it looks. The colors are great and the price was even better so I feel like it might be worth the effort.

But I might go with the hydrangeas. They are little bunches of light/dark pink hydrangeas. It looks really good. I bought them to see how they would look for Alex and was pleasantly surprised by them.

Unfortuneately, the tulips for me got mangled. But I don't think I would have been impressed even if they had fared better shipping. I'll probably get real flowers. Maybe I'll toss those.

Or a shoulder length viel?

I might get this one. I want to wear my hair mostly down. I wish I had a better imagination. I just can't picture things on myself.

Veil or no veil??

I can't decide what I want to do with my hair. I like the short veils/big flowers.

Thats the cake. The flowers on the side will be pink. And the large flower on top, won't be there. We will put fresh flowers or a topper, I haven't decided yet.

Flowers

My wedding package includes the flowers for the reception. But I was thinking about getting silk flower bouquets. Any thoughts?

These are my favorite ones so far.

1. 14" tall rose, hydrangea, and tulip bouquet in cerise, pink, and cream. 3 cream roses that measure 2" in diameter, tulips in assorted colors, hydrangea cluster, lupinus, and grass spray accents. Tulips measure 2" tall and 1.5" wide. Bouquet is 8" in diameter.

2.
32 cream white tulips make up this beautiful spring hand-tied bouquet. Each tulip measures 2" tall and 1.25" wide. Bouquet is 12" tall, 14" in diameter, and is wrapped with a white satin ribbon.

3. 12" Tall casablanca lily, snowball, tulip, and wild rose bouquet in rubrum and cream. Bouquet is made up of 6 cream wild roses, 3 beauty tulips, 3 green cream snowball clusters, 1 pink rose, and 1 rubrum casablanca lily. Lily measures 8.5" in diameter

4. 12" tall rose and jasmine bouquet in cream. Bouquet measures 8" in diameter and has 6 open roses that measure 3-3.5" in diameter, jasmine accents, and lush green foliage. Bouquet stems are adorned with a satin ribbon bow.

5. 12" Tall gorgeous real touch rose, rose bud, and astrantia bouquet in pink fuchsia with galax leaf accents, 3 open roses measure 3.5" in diameter and 6 rose buds per bouquet. Bouquet measures approximately 8" in diameter and has a moss green ribbon wrapped around the stems