April 2013 Weddings

Friday!

Happy (Good) Friday!  I decided to stay home today b/c I still have about a week of leave to burn beyond the 30 days I'm already taking before/during/after the wedding.  I'm definitely looking forward to a three-day weekend.  

WR: buying 12 picture frames for our table names, which will be named after places FI and I have travelled.  We purchased postcards from a bunch of places we've gone in the last 14 months and we've gotten a little help from our friends.  The postcards will become our guestbook and we will also grab 12 of them to frame for our table names :-)  I also need to tell the day-of-coordinator that we need 12 square vases for the hydrangeas, since she is providing them and the cylinder vases so we can submerge some azaleas and throw some floating candles on top.  Other than that, working out, whitening teeth and tanning :-)

NWR: Probably taking the pup to the park on Sunday.  I might change it up and take her to the beach today, depending on water temps.  May go see The Host with a bm and her bf.

Good luck to all of our early April ladies!  I hope you have great weather and a smooth last week of wedding mania :-)

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  • I am hoping for an early release today at work.

    WR: I NEEED to get to work on my centerpieces and cardbox which I have been putting off. I have some spraypainting, cutting and glueing to do. That's about all I'm tackling this weekend.

    NWR: Tonight my trainer is doing a girls only "in the club" bootcamp complete with photographer, DJ, photobooth, glow sticks, body paint and working out. I've never been so excited to work out! I am having two Easters. One at my mom's tomorrow since my OOT family will be around and a Sunday brunch at my FI family's. It's going to be a busy weekend so I hope to accomplish some of those wedding things!
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  • edited March 2013
    Happy Friday!

    WR: This week has been a whirlwind of DIY projects. I finished all the bouts and corsages, and printed off the ceremony programs, menu cards, and favor tags. Literally, the only things left to do are to cut the favor tags to size and attach them to the favors with ribbon, and put together the last three BM bouquets. YAY!

    NWR: Easter Dinner at FI's grandparents house. His grandmother isn't doing too well, so it will be good to see them (they've been in FLA for the winter and just moved back a few weeks ago). FMIL tells me that his grandmother is so excited about the wedding, she won't stop talking about it!
  • I am officially off of work until April 15! The next time I work I will be a MRS!!!

    WR:Finishing up ALL of the things we have left to do...stuffing the OOT bags, wrapping the gifts, finishing parent gifts, finishing groomsmen gifts, escort cards, labeling the candy jars so they know what candy goes in which one, and packing everything up! I have a list somewhere... there are a few more misc items on there too!

    NWR:I am happy to finally be off and get settled before the wedding. I am looking forward to sleeping in a few days, and working out.
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  • You have 30 days to take around the wedding? Color me jealous! We're taking 8 and can't really take more or we won't be able to go to all the other weddings we're invited to this year.

    WR: Picking up beer for FI's groomsman gift. Making paper flowers for my former girl scout troop (long story but it's become a tradition and I can't be the one to break it). Wrapping my BM gifts. Putting escort cards into corks. Final dance lessons with both my dad and my FI. FI is doing a bunch of stuff too. He's going to be cleaning the apartment for our houseguests while I go to NJ to do all this (he's a good man). He's also going to try to get his wedding hair cut and he's going to get his ring resized. Also trying to find pens for our guestbook. OH and we have to call the RD place today and put in our menu order. I might possibly get my wedding pedicure too - either today or Monday though. I texted a friend to see if she wanted to come but I haven't heard so I'm sort of waiting to see if she'll want in.

    NWR: Taxes. Must. Be. Done. I have to keep saying it or I'll find a way to beg off again. But both FI and I are getting out a little early today (FI has a half day, I'm out at 3), so we've made a pact that we're just going to sit down and do it. Then Sunday is laundry day. However, I also plan on getting something really yummy going in the slow cooker and then getting a massage in the evening, so after laundry I plan on relaxing as much as humanly possible!

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  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_april-2013-weddings_friday-14?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:820178d7-4f43-4671-bcab-c5c2c01eef1eDiscussion:7cf8c5ef-dd1e-4924-b49d-49dc9c6a6e51Post:02e1a6ee-1775-4a67-a717-0a98824131a3">Re: Friday!</a>:
    [QUOTE]You have 30 days to take around the wedding? Color me jealous! 
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    <div>It's only because I have to quit my job and that's how much leave I racked up over the course of 4 years <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-undecided.gif" border="0" alt="Undecided" title="Undecided" />  I have mixed emotions about quitting b/c I don't love or hate my job and I want to live with FI/don't want to spend the first 16 years of our marriage apart.  I'm not excited to get back out into the job market but I will enjoy all of this paid time off.</div>
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    edited March 2013

    Yay Friday. Wish I could go home early but have a lot of records we have to go through today. Then fish dinner tonight, seeing as it's Good Friday; FI is Catholic and I'm Jewish, so the fish works with Passover...just no bread (3 1/2 more days of this agony!!!!)

    WR: The escort cards will be finished by Sunday! I finally got FI to help. He is cutting out the strips of paper so I can glue the aida fabric to it. Have to get the final payments out to the rental place and that should be the last payment I need to get out, besides photogs, video and officiants. They are all due day of. Also have to work on FG baskets. They're white, so I'm wrapping purple ribbon arround the handles. Should look great when I'm done! And I should probably start practicing walking in my wedding shoes...

    NWR: No plans for the weekend which is great because FI and I really need "us" time. And no clue what we are doing for Easter yet, or whose family we are spending it with. Hoping for a relaxing weekend.

    ETA: So NWR at all but had to share. I'm on the phone and the lady picks up and asks to put me on hold. And what is the hold music playing over the line? Canon in D. Yeah. I looked at my coworker and said "It's a sign!" Two weeks to go!!!!!

  • Happy Friday!

    I have soo much to do this weekend. I can't even think straight about it. My final dress fitting is tonight and I want to try and tackle the programs. If they don't get done, then they don't get done. At this point, i'm very fried. We have to finialize table arrangements and type up the spreadsheet for our venue, we have to finish our music selections, we have to stuff OOT bags, have to get my emergency kit in order, start packing for the honeymoon, and two more small diy projects. Also have to pick up parent gifts and finish wrapping the bridal party gifts. My FSIL has been MIA and I've been trying to figure out when she is flying in and if she wants to get her hair and nails done with us. I also still haven't chosen a spot for photos yet after our ceremony. Plus my friend wants to do one more makeup trial and I have to squeeze in the gym and oh yeah, easter dinner with the family too! I'm sure i'm forgetting something....

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  • Happy Friday!

    Today FI and I are going to our church's fish fry and then (hopefully) finishing our seating chart with my parents. We have so much to get done because I haven't gotten a weekend with FI since March 1st! We need to finish my bouquet, finish getting gifts for everyone, basically finishing everything that we have started lol.

    Oh, so at work on Sunday, one of my managers asked if we wanted to use his time share at no cost to us in Sarasota for a few days because he knew we weren't planning on going anywhere. Well I told him FI didn't know about time off, it was iffy at that point. FI found out last night he can get the two days off and we were both pumped! I talked to the manager this morning and he said that he got a call about a potential renter for that week. He will let me know by Tuesday. Either way we will probably take a mini trip somewhere but if we don't go to FL we will stay in cold MI. Cross your fingers for me!
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  • Happy Friday all!

    WR: Getting our marriage license, again! Heading up there this afternoon. And calling and giving our final numbers for dinner and paying for it.

    NWR: Cleaning and getting ready for our parents to come over for Easter! And then on Easter, church and having the parents over for dinner. I get Monday off as a state holiday, so I'm using that day to call and confirm with all of the vendors and just get everything really organized so it's all ready to go on Friday to drop off at the locations.
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  • Happy Friday!

    WR: I need to finish up my decorative hangers, they just need another coat of paint. I might get around to editing our ceremony music, I downloaded a program to do it just need to figure out how to work it. We also are going to go down to the flower district to get an idea of what's available, how much so I know where to go the morning of the wedding. After that we will take a walk around the area we will be taking pictures in just to see if there's anywhere cool we definitely want to go. That's all followed by my final dress fitting!

    NWR: Our dog needs a bath and a trim, other than that should be a quiet weekend.
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  • edited March 2013
    Happy Friday!

    We have a busy weekend planned and I am so tired! Ugh!

    Nothing WR this weekend.  We have to make a bunch of calls and pick stuff up next week, but not this weekend :)

    NWR: Sleep early tonight for me!  FI is teaching his son to drive tomorrow.  Then we have to go get my tire fixed.  Grocery shop and clean!  The house is upsetting me right now because there is crap everywhere.  Hopefully we get everything done early because we have to go to FMIL's house Sunday for Easter.

    ETA - Also, I am going to get my hair cut tomorrow and dyed - she is going to use an ammonia free dye to blend the roots to the rest of the color so it looks decent for the wedding.  I'll have to go a little darker than I would prefer, but that is ok!  I am just happy that something can be done pretty safely :) 
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  • edited March 2013
    Happy Friday all!

    WR: Writing a lot of checks out / paying off the balances on things....and dreaming about all the things we could have done with that $ if we would have just eloped like I wanted to.

    NWR:  FI's parents are in town visiting, we're going to be working on house projects this weekend.  Ripping out old disgusting carpet for new hardwood floors, re-hanging a sagging cabinet in the kitchen, taking down some old wallpaper in the bathroom and kitchen...my body is aching just thinking about it all!  The great part is I love my future in-laws and so I'm really looking forward to them visiting.

    ETA: Another WR - hounding the 29 missing RSVP cards!

     

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