Super Duper AW's! With PIP Extra Long

shesheduke · September 2011

OMG I am full of Awww's:
Today we are in single digits 9 days til the big day. We applied for our marriage license today Whooo Whooo to that. We paid off our reception and got a ton of extras for once. We stopped by the Spring Hills Marriott where were are getting dressed and so FI could see the rooms and the manager gave us the board room for the ladies to get hair and make up done in at no extra charge. I have 9 BM plus both moms and 2 hostesses getting ready that day and she figured it would be more comfortable for us to set up shop in the board room so i am extra excited for space for the day of!
Now that we paid off the reception we are completely finished paying off EVERY SINGLE VENDOR. Everyone has a zero balance which was hard but we got it done.
We ended with 243 people total that will be in attendance to our wedding and reception. We did have to replace a GM today but its cool we recovered nicely. Yesterday was my last day at work until October 3rd so now I can honker down and get everything done.
I finished the table numbers last night and my sister and I will be working on the escort cards. One of my work vendors offered to print my wedding programs for free which is awesome because KINKOS wanted $2 to print each of them which was so not in the budget so as a wedding present they are printing 300 of them for me for free!
I had my office bridal shower on Tuesday and it was great. They had all my favorite things, pickles, sour patch kids, chewy lemonheads, they order papa romanos pizza and the made a delicious chocolate cake with reese cup pieces on top it seriously looked like a wedding cake two tiers with orange and chocolate of course. Then she made pineapple and lemon cupcakes with orange creamsicle icing. DELICIOUS!
They had some of my volunteers there and one made me an awesome photobook with pics of me and FI, coworkers and friends filled with advice and love quotes. Another volunteer made me a jumping broom with the wedding colors it was such a huge surprise and something I wanted to DIY but never got around to it now we get to jump the broom which is awesome. The greatest thing was everyone int eh office put in to get us a corner suite at the MGM Grand Casino for the night of the wedding. They told me wither I could keep the reservation or just use the cash for whatever we want. I am leaning towards not using the suite since we will only be there for 8 hours before its time to check out and i would rather get the suite a different time so that we can fully enjoy it.
My unity cross came in the mail, the custom chucks we ordered for the Jr. Groom and Ring bearer came in the mail, my veil came in the mail which looks great on, I pick up my aisle runner tomorrow which I am excited to see.
My bachelorette party was last weekend and it was awesome. I got some great naughty gift, had a chocolate penis cake, went to a pole dancing class and then went to a club in downtown Detroit. We all wore black and purple and we had a BALL. My sister and i also stayed in the hotel that we got ready at in downtown Detroit which was great (I love hotels LOL)
Ok I think that sums it all up for me this has been and awesome week and just think next week I will be a MRS!

Most of my BMs at the pole dancing class

My family. My MOH one hostess and one BM with me in the middle with my Miss Bachelorette sash

The Broom

The cake was so good

The cupcakes

The office swag

The table numbers

djscat · September 2011

Girl congrats on the HUGE CHECKS!!!!! I am so glad that you are having a clam and nice experience these last days before you become a Mrs. You are in the home stretch now. I'm jealous and happy for you at the same time! LOL

tyboyd · September 2011

GET IT, GIRL!!! Loving all the checks and pix and ER'THANG!!!

shesheduke · September 2011

Thanks ladies i am excited and glad too I could use some more time but if things keep going this smooth I should be able to handle it. since Monday is the holiday i am planning to get all the projects and last minute shopping done by then so the week of the wedding i can get pampered pick up the necessities like the dress, clean the house and chill. Hopefully that plan goes just like I want it to.