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******MelissMC2*******

You are days away!!!! How does it feel?  Have you getten everything done and just breezing through?  Let us know!

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  • melissamc2melissamc2 member
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    edited December 2011
    Ah yes, 5 days at this point.  It seems impossible - but here we are.

    For one, I have much less Knot time!

    Yesterday we met with the new DJ, went over everything, singned the contract, and paid.  He was extremely professional, has everything we want and then some (light systems that move to the beat, a bubble machine), and seems very reliable.  I also told him that if he doesn't show up, I will send people to his home. ;)

    The meeting was at the reception venue, so I confirmed linen colours (I"d forgotten if I'd gone with black on white, or white on black.  We had gone back and forth on which to use, so it just kind of blurred together in all of the months since.  Now that I know it's white tablecloths with black napkins, I am able to get the crystals for around the centrepieces.

    We also made a few changes (I'm doing milk shooters with the cookie buffet, now) and gave the final head-count.  I also put in the vegetarian orders and number of children.

    Our marriage license permission letter from the Ministry of Whatever (I don't have it in front of me, and I forget exactly what it falls under) FINALLY arrived yesterday, so I go pick up the license today.  I wasn't even really mentioning this little nugget of stress to anyone because, really, there is nothing anyone (including us) could do about it.  We got the paperwork in many weeks ago, so it was just a sit and wait situation.  I will feel MUCH better when it is in my hands, however!

    Other than that...we finalized the seating chart in Excel last night and I am making the physical seating chart this evening.  My DOC is coming to my home on Thursday to professionally wrap my bridesmaids' gift baskets (she's been in the business for many years) and help with the final touches on the guest favours.  They are "cones" made from a very heavy, textured, black card stock, filled with Godiva chocolates and truffles.  She can do an amazing flat bow with ribbon (the Godiva boutique gave me 50 yards of their signature Godiva ribbon to wrap the cones with!) that I would just mess up, so I'm glad for her help.  (I was going to do a flat wrap, since I'm not so cool with the bows, but she's as much a perfectionist as I am, so it works out well.)

    I roll out the buckeye centres today so they can freeze for a day or two, and then tomorrow I start in earnest on all of the cookie (and other things) for the late night cookie buffet.

    I've done final check-ins with the pianist, the vocalist, the videographer, the photographer, and the entertainment, so we're good with that.  I have my final floral meeting today, and the children now have clothing.  MoH and her Mother arrive on Thursday evening, and my Mom arrives on Friday.  Rehearsal/RD on Friday night, spa day on Saturday (hosted by my bridesmaids, as I had declined showers), and then the wedding on Sunday!


    Now that I've typed a novel in response to your question, haha, time to make breakfast, clean up a bit, and head to the hair appointment.  Time for a trim and colour today. 

    After a full year of what seems like non-stop planning - here we are.  It's nuts. :)
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  • edited December 2011
    I'm so excited for you Melissa, it must be a good feeling knowing that everything you've planned is falling into place.  I'm sure it's a big weight off your shoulders.  Hopefully, now you can take that deep breath and ease into the weekend. 

    We're thinking about you and wishing you the wedding of your dreams and a life happily ever after.  

    Can't wait to see the pictures,

    Erin
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  • melissamc2melissamc2 member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks, Erin!  Right now I just hope it lives up to expectations! (Ours and everyone else!)
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  • edited December 2011
    I'm sure it will, as we both know, in the end your going to be married to the man of your dreams and this will just be a memory. 

    What are you doing the night before to relax?  I've got mixed feelings about that one.  On one hand my MOH and my aunt (who's like a mother to me) will be here and I'm sure we'll have a great time talking and passing the time, but, I know myself, when it's time to go to bed and FI isn't there to calm me down and put me at ease, I'm affraid that I'll be awake all night, running through everything in my head, all that nervous anticipation even if I do take something.   I'm just praying for the calm to set in. 

    Your probably feeling the same way I am, I just ready for it to get here so we can relax and not be on edge. 
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  • melissamc2melissamc2 member
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    edited December 2011
    Oh, I am SO ready for it to be over.  I'm looking forward to it, of course, but I cannot wait until Monday when there is NO WEDDING PLANNING to do!

    The night before is pretty fun around here.  That day, the wedding party and our families are having lunch and loading up the vans that are taking the favours, photobooth props, and things like that over to the reception hall the day of the wedding.  Then, the guys are picking up their tuxes and playing games while the girls spend a few hours at the spa together (we've booked the entire salon for 2 hours).  At a reasonable hour, everyone parts ways and we spend dinner with just us and the kids, get everyone to bed (my fiance and I are spending the night together, business as usual!), and start our Hollywood themed wedding day with breakfast for about 20 at a place called, of all things, Oscar's!

    You're pretty close to your big day, as well!  Do you have that same "at least when it's over I won't be thinking wedding all the time, anymore," thought?
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  • edited December 2011
    OMG do I ever.... I'm looking forward to it the same as you are, but,  I just can't wait for the uneasy feeling to be over with.  I can't wait until after we're married and FI and I have the first two minutes alone together just to think, "We did it".  Then I'll be at ease. 

    Last night, all I wanted was for FI to tell me how he's feeling ( I love you, I'm nervous, I'm anxious,can't wait to marry you  etc.)  Instead, all I got was you know how I feel,  I'm worried about the boy's adjusting etc.  I just needed him to focus on just the two of us and our feelings, leave everybody else out.  I guess I just needed the connection and the reassurance.  He just didn't get it.  So this morning I'm still feeling a bit let down.  Unfortunately, for me it's the middle of the month where I get emotional anyway and I guess I'm feeling a bit vulnerable.  Did you have any of those feelings? 
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