We have reached the week of the wedding!! Sounds so surreal to me! Im almost sad that it will be over...almost. :) I cant wait! This week is going to be CRAZY! It already is.
So, Saturday evening Adam and I went with his mom and dad to Memphis to pick up their tux's. Adam's daddys was waaay to short on the arms and pants. Luckily they were able to give him a whole new shirt and fix his pants while we were there. That gave us a mini heart attack...atleast me. Im really hoping the rest of the guys dont wait until Friday to pick theirs up just in case there is a problem with anyone elses.
Today was Easter and it was a good one. The weather was perfect and we had a great time with both our families. We went to church then went to my momma's for lunch. After lunch we hid eggs for the babies and played around with them for a while. When they went down for a nap, it was all about wedding. I took our programs so everyone could help me put the ribbon on them. I was going to do this myself but i soon realized it was going to take me forever so i got everyone to help. We did that and talked about everything we had to get done this week. Advice for any brides...no matter how much you plan and think you have it together..you dont. lol I have been on top of everything and now it is the week of the wedding and there is all these little things that need to get done..little things that add up to alot of things! After all that at Mom's, we went to Adam's parents for dinner. Its a whole different atmosphere there! But still, the conversation centered around the wedding and what needs to be done! Once we got home Adam started in about packing for the honeymoon. With everything else on our lists of to dos he was afraid we would be rushed to pack and end up forgetting something so tonight we packed for the Bahamas! Of course there are some things we have to wait on to pack until saturday but for the most part we got it done!
I cannot believe we are here. I think we are both super excited not so much nervous, we have too much on our plate right now to even think about being nervous!
One thing that has been on my mind this past month...and maybe its the bridezilla coming out in me but...it is an HONOR to be in someone's wedding, it is an HONOR to be invited to showers, it is an HONOR to have anything to do with someone's wedding. NOT a chore!! Some people...and im not pointing fingers bc it is ALOT of people, have definitely suprised me since i have been engaged. People that i thought were good friends that havent showed up to anything i took the time to think about and invite them to. People that have come and have been apart but make me feel like they could really careless and wish i wouldnt bother them with my wedding stuff. Its really just hurtful. I have been in one wedding and i was a part of it from beginning to end. and i promise you if im ever apart of anyone else's i will know that it is an HONOR. no it may not be your wedding but its someone elses and to that someone else it is the day she has been dreaming of her whole life. no you might not be as excited about it..its not YOUR day. but put a freakin smile on your face and act like it! and show up if your invited and able!! especially if you have a role in the wedding! yes weddings consist of alot of work and planning and alot of parties and alot of do this and do that and yes i know people have a life and families and all that but, i have been engaged since June. you knew once April rolled around it would been craziness and wedding stuff would be filling your calender. its not like i all the sudden said hey clear your calender and do stuff for me. weddings cost money..alot of money..if someone sends out 50 invitations and 15 ppl show up they have waasted money on invitations and stamps for 35 people who feel like being rude. ugh idk im getting a little stressed and so called friends and family have definitly showed me their true side.
ok im done venting for now. Have a good night! :)
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
2 Weeks
In two weeks I will be a married woman and soaking up the sun in the Bahamas with my HUSBAND!! ahh! I cant wait!
Thursday, we finished up our pre marital counseling and Friday we went to get our Marriage License. I recommend everyone to have the counseling. Its good for any relationship and instead of paying $95 for your marriage license you pay $35. So it helps all around! We also went to our travel agent Friday. We picked up all the final documents to finalize the honeymoon. Im so excited about going to the Bahamas!
Saturday, my mom had me a Lingerie Shower. Ms. Mary did a cake for me and I thought it was soo funny. I had no clue what she was going to do and when my mom showed it to me all I could think of was this little old lady making this cake! Not many people came to the shower..but it was probably for the best! lol we had a lot of fun and laughed ALOT! My mom found a poem about panties and all the girls participated in it..it was too funny..ill just give you a few pictures to see how it went..
Such a pretty cake! I loved it!
Thursday, we finished up our pre marital counseling and Friday we went to get our Marriage License. I recommend everyone to have the counseling. Its good for any relationship and instead of paying $95 for your marriage license you pay $35. So it helps all around! We also went to our travel agent Friday. We picked up all the final documents to finalize the honeymoon. Im so excited about going to the Bahamas!
Saturday, my mom had me a Lingerie Shower. Ms. Mary did a cake for me and I thought it was soo funny. I had no clue what she was going to do and when my mom showed it to me all I could think of was this little old lady making this cake! Not many people came to the shower..but it was probably for the best! lol we had a lot of fun and laughed ALOT! My mom found a poem about panties and all the girls participated in it..it was too funny..ill just give you a few pictures to see how it went..
Some of the "lingerie" I got...hahaha
Another thing we have semi-marked off our list is our programs. We knew we were going to do them ourself but just getting to that point took forever. Adam typed up everything and did the layout and i told him what i wanted it to look like and we finally got it done. Now we just have to get some cardstock and print them out! Here is a peep at the front..
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
..and it begins..!
Okay, so last post I said I felt like i should be running around like crazy but I wasnt and I was extremely relaxed. The craziness has began! I am so happy I do not have a job right now. Seems like there is something new every second that i keep thinking about that needs to be done.
I called the reception venue to ask a few questions the other day and realized that the table clothes they have that I was going to use are only lap length. I dont know why but I was under the impression that they were floor length. Anyways, I had to call Affordable Party Rentals and pray they would let me add tableclothes to my order of chair covers and sashes. Luckily they did. We were going to have to pay for the ones at the venue but they were going to be cheaper. So, that is more money out of pocket that we didnt budget for.
Yesterday I went for my last hair cut/color before the wedding. I have a trial for my wedding hair and makeup next week. So we started talking a little bit about the wedding and all. We figured out about how much time it was going to take us the day of and all we needed to do. I also called our photographer to see what time we needed to be at the church for pics. We have to be there by three so we are going to have to be at the salon by 9 just to be sure we can get everyone done and have plenty of time to run late if that so happens! ahh all this is coming together and its crazy!
We meet with the DJ next Tuesday, so we have been trying to work on a song list. I dont know why but this is hard for me. I mean I know what kind of music I like but I want to be sure everyone else likes it and everyone has a good time. But what about the grandmas...we have to find "appropriate" music for the beginning then more "party" music for when they leave..but when will they be leaving? I dont want to wait too long to get the party started bc I dont want ppl thinkin its boring and then they leave early. Ugh I dont know. Hopefully the dj will just do his thing and know!
Friday we are going to get our marriage license! That is really going to make this whole thing even more real!! Then we are going to our travel agent and finalizing everything for our honeymoon! See its all coming together! As I said..I dont think I am nervous but Adam thinks I am. He can tell im starting to get more stressed and I say anxious not nervous. Im not nervous about getting married just worried about everything that I have been working on for 9 months to come together like I planned. Every second of everyday now my mind is full of wedding thoughts...what I need to do, what Ive done, who do I need to call, am I organized, am I forgetting anything...just over and over. Im not going to know what to do with myself once we get home from the honeymoon...I will be able to relax..and be bored! haha Like right now, I feel like there is something i should be doing for the wedding other than this. But I know I want to be able to look back on this and remember the craziness so im trying hard to share everything that is going on and my thoughts bc im sure I will be laughing at all this one day!!
I called the reception venue to ask a few questions the other day and realized that the table clothes they have that I was going to use are only lap length. I dont know why but I was under the impression that they were floor length. Anyways, I had to call Affordable Party Rentals and pray they would let me add tableclothes to my order of chair covers and sashes. Luckily they did. We were going to have to pay for the ones at the venue but they were going to be cheaper. So, that is more money out of pocket that we didnt budget for.
Yesterday I went for my last hair cut/color before the wedding. I have a trial for my wedding hair and makeup next week. So we started talking a little bit about the wedding and all. We figured out about how much time it was going to take us the day of and all we needed to do. I also called our photographer to see what time we needed to be at the church for pics. We have to be there by three so we are going to have to be at the salon by 9 just to be sure we can get everyone done and have plenty of time to run late if that so happens! ahh all this is coming together and its crazy!
We meet with the DJ next Tuesday, so we have been trying to work on a song list. I dont know why but this is hard for me. I mean I know what kind of music I like but I want to be sure everyone else likes it and everyone has a good time. But what about the grandmas...we have to find "appropriate" music for the beginning then more "party" music for when they leave..but when will they be leaving? I dont want to wait too long to get the party started bc I dont want ppl thinkin its boring and then they leave early. Ugh I dont know. Hopefully the dj will just do his thing and know!
Friday we are going to get our marriage license! That is really going to make this whole thing even more real!! Then we are going to our travel agent and finalizing everything for our honeymoon! See its all coming together! As I said..I dont think I am nervous but Adam thinks I am. He can tell im starting to get more stressed and I say anxious not nervous. Im not nervous about getting married just worried about everything that I have been working on for 9 months to come together like I planned. Every second of everyday now my mind is full of wedding thoughts...what I need to do, what Ive done, who do I need to call, am I organized, am I forgetting anything...just over and over. Im not going to know what to do with myself once we get home from the honeymoon...I will be able to relax..and be bored! haha Like right now, I feel like there is something i should be doing for the wedding other than this. But I know I want to be able to look back on this and remember the craziness so im trying hard to share everything that is going on and my thoughts bc im sure I will be laughing at all this one day!!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
3 Weeks
Three weeks from today I will be a married woman and in the Bahamas soaking up the sun!! Time has creeped by the last 9 months...and now it like what, three weeks?! I feel like I should be running around crazy doing stuff, but that is what i have been doing the last 9 months. So, unless im just going insane im really relaxed and I dont have much left to do to get ready for the BIG day.
Ive had a little drama this past week with gettting my alterations done on my gown. The lady that I was getting to do it asked me if I could wait until the beginning of April bc she had three weddings in March that she was doing dresses for. It made me a little nervous waiting that long but she told me it wouldnt take her long and she would get it done. So, last Tuesday I took her my dress and she told me it would be ready in a week. I was so happy she was going to get right on it and I wouldnt have to worry anymore. Well, Wednesday rolls around and she calls me and tells me she fell Tuesday night. She broke her wrist and has a cast on up over her elbow! She would be getting the cast off on the 27th and said she could do it then but if I wasnt comfortable with that then she didnt blame me if I wanted to take it somewhere else. The 27th was waaay to close to comfort me! This would only happen to me! I was freaking out to say the least! I took a coupld breaths and called Mrs. Pam (Adam's mom), I knew she had got a different lady to alter her dress. Luckily, she was able to work me in and I took her my dress today. Whew!
Saturday we had my bridesmaid luncheon at Charlene's in Halls. It was so nice. Everyone was able to attend and that made me a very happy bride to be! The food and environment was so nice. I gave all the girls jewelry to wear the day of the wedding, I think they all really liked it! Atleast they acted like it! :) It was a really good time with all the girls.
Next weekend, we are going up the the church and practicing the music for the ceremony. We are also going to take advantage of the time we have in the church and bring Jaycie and see if we can get her used to the church and walking down the aisle so she somewhat knows what is expected of her. She was over here at our house last night and i showed her, her flowergirl basket and was explaining to her what she was going to be doing...in the middle of me talking she threw her basket!...great Jae, I cant wait! lol She is a mess to say the least. I know the ceremony wont be perfect but i want to get her somewhat excited about it so she will actually do it and be in the wedding. I dont want her to be so shy or in a mood that she doesnt even get to do it. She is too cute for everyone not to ooo and aww over her!
Nest weekend, we are also having my lingerie shower. I have mixed feelings about this. Adam and I decided early on that we didnt want bachelor and bachelortte parties. We dont feel the need to be "single" and get crazy one more night. We dont do that now so why do it? Anyways, Mrs. Pam really wanted me to have a lingerir shower. Adam's sister in law had one when she got married and they really enjoyed it and had a lot of fun. So i gave in and said ok. I know I am going to be embarassed to the max but i also know it will be alot of fun. Hopefully i have a good tuen out and my girls dont do anything too crazy! :)
Three weeks! 20 days! ahh! Im so excited. And no im not nervous. Everyone asks us that...I mean maybe the day of i will be but I havent been nervous at all. Im just excited to be marrying my best friend!
Ive had a little drama this past week with gettting my alterations done on my gown. The lady that I was getting to do it asked me if I could wait until the beginning of April bc she had three weddings in March that she was doing dresses for. It made me a little nervous waiting that long but she told me it wouldnt take her long and she would get it done. So, last Tuesday I took her my dress and she told me it would be ready in a week. I was so happy she was going to get right on it and I wouldnt have to worry anymore. Well, Wednesday rolls around and she calls me and tells me she fell Tuesday night. She broke her wrist and has a cast on up over her elbow! She would be getting the cast off on the 27th and said she could do it then but if I wasnt comfortable with that then she didnt blame me if I wanted to take it somewhere else. The 27th was waaay to close to comfort me! This would only happen to me! I was freaking out to say the least! I took a coupld breaths and called Mrs. Pam (Adam's mom), I knew she had got a different lady to alter her dress. Luckily, she was able to work me in and I took her my dress today. Whew!
Saturday we had my bridesmaid luncheon at Charlene's in Halls. It was so nice. Everyone was able to attend and that made me a very happy bride to be! The food and environment was so nice. I gave all the girls jewelry to wear the day of the wedding, I think they all really liked it! Atleast they acted like it! :) It was a really good time with all the girls.
Next weekend, we are going up the the church and practicing the music for the ceremony. We are also going to take advantage of the time we have in the church and bring Jaycie and see if we can get her used to the church and walking down the aisle so she somewhat knows what is expected of her. She was over here at our house last night and i showed her, her flowergirl basket and was explaining to her what she was going to be doing...in the middle of me talking she threw her basket!...great Jae, I cant wait! lol She is a mess to say the least. I know the ceremony wont be perfect but i want to get her somewhat excited about it so she will actually do it and be in the wedding. I dont want her to be so shy or in a mood that she doesnt even get to do it. She is too cute for everyone not to ooo and aww over her!
Nest weekend, we are also having my lingerie shower. I have mixed feelings about this. Adam and I decided early on that we didnt want bachelor and bachelortte parties. We dont feel the need to be "single" and get crazy one more night. We dont do that now so why do it? Anyways, Mrs. Pam really wanted me to have a lingerir shower. Adam's sister in law had one when she got married and they really enjoyed it and had a lot of fun. So i gave in and said ok. I know I am going to be embarassed to the max but i also know it will be alot of fun. Hopefully i have a good tuen out and my girls dont do anything too crazy! :)
Three weeks! 20 days! ahh! Im so excited. And no im not nervous. Everyone asks us that...I mean maybe the day of i will be but I havent been nervous at all. Im just excited to be marrying my best friend!
Monday, April 4, 2011
BAHAMA MAMA!
This past Sunday after church, Adam and I went with Mrs. Pam (Adam's momma) to Memphis. See she got us an early wedding present and gave it to us last week. It was luggage for our honeymoon bc neither me nor him had any. It was great, she got exactly what i registered for on my Macys registery. So after we got it she told me i needed to research Delta Airlines to see what restrictions and rules they had about luggage like weight and cost and all. So as soon as we got home i did. Turns out the demensions of the luggage have to be under a certain number...of course ours was too big. i would pick like the biggest suitcase out there. So anyways, Sunday we went to exchange it. And actually saved fifty bucks! :) We also went to the Mens Wearhouse and she got Adam 2 new suits. He got one for the honeymoon, its linen and a white/ khaki color. He's gonna look sharp :) and the other was a grey one...just to have. in case he ever needs a suit for anything bc he didnt have not one. Then, she took us over to Old Navy and hooked Adam up with all the clothes he will need to take on the honeymoon. So needless to say, he is set!
We are so very thankful she helps us out with so much, we definitly couldnt do it all alone. When we got home, Adam told me i could go ahead and pack all his new clothes in his suitcase....I know sounds crazy...we have what 26 more days...but I did and it was fun! It got us both really excited about going to the Bahamas!! We cannot wait. I know the wedding wont be perfect, I know somethin will go wrong and yes I know I might get upset and stressed but I also know that in the end it doesnt matter. I am marrying my soul mate. I love him more than words can express and he loves me for me. When we get to the Bahamas all our cares will be gone! It is going to be Paradise! We absolutely cannot wait!
We are so very thankful she helps us out with so much, we definitly couldnt do it all alone. When we got home, Adam told me i could go ahead and pack all his new clothes in his suitcase....I know sounds crazy...we have what 26 more days...but I did and it was fun! It got us both really excited about going to the Bahamas!! We cannot wait. I know the wedding wont be perfect, I know somethin will go wrong and yes I know I might get upset and stressed but I also know that in the end it doesnt matter. I am marrying my soul mate. I love him more than words can express and he loves me for me. When we get to the Bahamas all our cares will be gone! It is going to be Paradise! We absolutely cannot wait!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
One Month!
Yes, one month until our BIG day!! I cant believe it! It seems like it took forever but at the same time it snuck up on me. My first thought when i woke up this morning - OMG one month, i have so much to do! - So things we've got done since my last post...we finally got a hotel room booked for the night of the wedding and working on getting some transportation. See, this in its self has been an big ordeal..my husband to be had the mind set that we would be coming home to our house in my car. Really Adam? How romantic huh? Not to mention we have to be at the airport bright and early the next morning. It only makes sense to already be that close. Annnd..we might have a few alcoholic drinks that night and im not risking getting pulled over and spending my wedding night in jail bc Adam thinks he can drive under the influence! So..in conclusion i won. :)
Before Adam came along there had been another male that was my number one. Now they are both my number ones. This special male calls me Boo Boo. Yes, my awesome nephew, Carter. We took him to get fitted for his tux today. He is going to be soo handsome! Ive been talking to him alot about Boo Boo's wedding and what he has to do. If you see him, ask him what he is doing in Boo Boo's wedding. His response will be "Hold a pillow, and stand by Da"! Its too funny. He is going to do great i just know it. Now, the one im worried about is Miss. Sassy Jaycie. Whew this girl does what she wants when she wants to and no one is going to tell her any different. Definitly not Boo Boo. She did not get the memo about Boo Boo like Carter did. She hardly wants much to do with me if Grams and Mommy is around. She is definitly their girl. Lets hope she wakes up in a good mood that day and gets a good nap! :)
Tomorrow we are meeting with the caterer at the Chamber to show her around and let her get an idea of what she has to work with. We have met with Ms. Lina about flowers, that took a load off me. And I made my appt for next week for my first dress fitting. Oh and dont forget to get your Covington Leader this week...our announcment will be in there...that's another check off the list! :) On my calender, April, is practically full! Its very overwhelming! I made a list the other night of things i still have left to do, so i wont forget anything and keep adding to it. yeah...its a whole page already. Really? Ahh and most of it has to wait until the week before...like i wont be busy with Easter that week. Why did i pick April to get married again? Oh yeah bc I didnt want a cold wedding and Adam didnt want a summer wedding and last fall was way to close to do everything and I didnt want to wait any longer. It will be perfect..I hope. Honestly im just ready to be laying on the beach in the Bahamas with my Husband! Thats when I know everything will be perfect.
Oh and one more thing that is STRESSING me out. We sent out invitations...with RSVP cards...that had a stamp on them. All you have to do is put ur name on it, lick it, put it in your mail box. We have about 400 guest we invited and as of today only have 150 confirmed. I know not everyone can come but still send me the card back and put 0 in the number of ppl attending. It would help us out sooo much. Im not paying to feed 400 ppl if only 150 come and if i only have enough food for 150 im sure the ones who dont send me their response card will be the ones complaining we didnt get enough food. Just do it. Please. It would help me out greatly. And you wont have to worry about me tracking you down as the time gets closer. :)
Before Adam came along there had been another male that was my number one. Now they are both my number ones. This special male calls me Boo Boo. Yes, my awesome nephew, Carter. We took him to get fitted for his tux today. He is going to be soo handsome! Ive been talking to him alot about Boo Boo's wedding and what he has to do. If you see him, ask him what he is doing in Boo Boo's wedding. His response will be "Hold a pillow, and stand by Da"! Its too funny. He is going to do great i just know it. Now, the one im worried about is Miss. Sassy Jaycie. Whew this girl does what she wants when she wants to and no one is going to tell her any different. Definitly not Boo Boo. She did not get the memo about Boo Boo like Carter did. She hardly wants much to do with me if Grams and Mommy is around. She is definitly their girl. Lets hope she wakes up in a good mood that day and gets a good nap! :)
Tomorrow we are meeting with the caterer at the Chamber to show her around and let her get an idea of what she has to work with. We have met with Ms. Lina about flowers, that took a load off me. And I made my appt for next week for my first dress fitting. Oh and dont forget to get your Covington Leader this week...our announcment will be in there...that's another check off the list! :) On my calender, April, is practically full! Its very overwhelming! I made a list the other night of things i still have left to do, so i wont forget anything and keep adding to it. yeah...its a whole page already. Really? Ahh and most of it has to wait until the week before...like i wont be busy with Easter that week. Why did i pick April to get married again? Oh yeah bc I didnt want a cold wedding and Adam didnt want a summer wedding and last fall was way to close to do everything and I didnt want to wait any longer. It will be perfect..I hope. Honestly im just ready to be laying on the beach in the Bahamas with my Husband! Thats when I know everything will be perfect.
Oh and one more thing that is STRESSING me out. We sent out invitations...with RSVP cards...that had a stamp on them. All you have to do is put ur name on it, lick it, put it in your mail box. We have about 400 guest we invited and as of today only have 150 confirmed. I know not everyone can come but still send me the card back and put 0 in the number of ppl attending. It would help us out sooo much. Im not paying to feed 400 ppl if only 150 come and if i only have enough food for 150 im sure the ones who dont send me their response card will be the ones complaining we didnt get enough food. Just do it. Please. It would help me out greatly. And you wont have to worry about me tracking you down as the time gets closer. :)
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Bridal Shower
This past weekend was my Bridal Shower. Bonnie was originally the hostess but quickly found out it was a lot to plan and get together on her own so all the ladies in the church helped her. I think we had a turn out of about 60 people! - biggest bridal shower ive ever been too! I am so thankful for all the family and friends i have in my life. I got so many nice things and had such a great time. We played a few games. First, there was a secret word "Adam", the first person to mention his name to me got a prize. my friend Raechyl got it. second, we did the purse game..but since there were so many people there i left the room and everyone picked the most unusual thing they had in their purse and i had to go around and pick which one i thought was the best unusual thing. Adam's aunt Rosalee won this game...she had a pair of panties in her purse!! it was the funniest thing!! the last game was 20 questions about the bride "me". Raechyl won this one also, i think she got 16 out of 20...stalker. jk!! i love my Rae!
We had all the usual good food..fruits, veggies, meatballs, sweets, and punch. It was all yummy! I opened gifts for what seemed like forever! i swear i was trying to hurry but there were so many. and i loooved them all! i felt so weird at times bc it would get so quite and everyone was just staring at me, and i know they couldnt hear me but i tried to make it somewhat fun and humorous! here are some pics from the day..Enjoy!
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