Various wedding things (kinda long; ends with a?)

sbolger17

So I made my ringbearer pillow on Saturday and then dressed up my flowergirl basket with some ribbon.  They both turned out pretty cute!  I wish I had stuffed the pillow a little fuller, but didn't realize it until it was completely sewn up and decided that I was NOT going to rip out stitches to add a tiny bit more stuffing.  Who knew I could make pillows?  All I need is a sewing machine and I could make really cute throw pillows!  (I hand stitched the ringbearer pillow since it's tiny and I don't own a sewing machine.)

I'm a little concerned about my bridal shower.  Apparently, one of my bridesmaids (my sis-in-law) didn't even know when the bridal shower is and just found out this weekend from another bridesmaid who's helping to plan it.  Not that I expect her to go (she lives far away and has 2 kids), but the fact that she had no idea is a little weird.  And I had to tell my mom when it was!  No one checked with her beforehand about the date (she'll be traveling), but thank goodness she wasn't busy then and can come!

Also, I feel bad complaining about this, but my b-party was set for such a day that now I have to travel 3 weekends in a row in August.  I never really specified dates that were good for me; I just said any weekend except the last one in August was fine, but it turns out that it would be SO much more convenient if it was the weekend before what my BM said.  Do you think it would be really crappy of me to put out some feelers to see if it can be changed?  And if it can't, that's fine, but if it easily could be, my life would be less stressful. 

raes19

If moving the date would be better for you, I don't think it would hurt to ask her. Just do it sooner rather than later, before she gets too far in the planning process to change it.

And yay for completing your pillow and basket! I really wish I had the time to get some of those things done that I haven't even started yet.

acmj11

Great updates on your RB and FG stuff!  I'm not having either, so I can't share my "checks"!

I agree with pp.  I don't think it would be a problem to see if you could change the weekend because of travel, especially because you have months to change it.   

kevinandmonica2011

Congrats on the checks!!!  My Fi did our ring bearer pillow, lol!  I remember having to hold the thing shut while he sewed it b/c we wanted it really stuffed.  With a sewing machine, you could be a pillow making madwoman!!

As far as the shower, I would nose around a bit to see if invites have been sent and any solid plans/reservations have been made.  If nothing is set in stone, I don't think it would hurt to ask if it could be moved. 

I went through something very similar with my bachelorette party... I thought the date was great... then realized it was the weekend before finals... not so great.  I let my MoH know right away and she tried to make some changes, but ended up having to cancel altogether.

Mine was so last minute that cancelling was the solution, but you still have a few months, so hopefully the weekend can be changed with no problem.  Like PPs said, just make sure you give them as much notice as you can!

sbolger17

Thanks for your thoughts, ladies.  I actually ended up calling my BM that was in charge of the b-party last night and asking her about it.  I told her why and also said that if it had to be the 20th based on availability for the other girls, then I would make it work.  But she thinks it'll be okay to change it to a week earlier which would make my life better!!  Anyways, I should find out for sure in the next day or two.  :-)