thinking about our guest list, the majority of our guests are going to either be married or engaged already. There aren't many people that we're inviting who are single so I'm thinking that there's not really much of a point in doing a bouquet toss. We'll still do the garter, because there'll be more single men there than women (i don't know many women and Chris doesn't talk to most of his female friends anymore) but I was trying to come up with an alternative for it. One of the lovely girls on the OBB commented with this- "...instead of having a bouquet toss, they asked everyone to stand up. then they asked everyone that was single(ie not married yet) to sit down. then anyone married 1month-1year to sit down, then anyone 1yr-5yr to sit down, yadda yadda until there was only one couple standing. that couple got her bouquet and they were asked to tell a memory about their wedding." I think that's a lovely idea. I'm pretty sure I already know who'll get the bouquet (my mom's godparents have been married for 54 years!) but I think it would be really fun to get everyone involved, and quite sweet to hear their memory.

since we're using a lot of vintage touches, i figured that the card box shouldn't stray from that either, so I started researching 1920's & 30's style radios. FH *loves* doing any kind of wood working so it's a perfect project for him. I asked him how hard he thought it would be and he's like "i don't care! i get to play with wood and nails and get dirty!" Not only is it going to look awesome, it's going to be fully functional too- he's going to make sure that it actually works because we're going to keep it as an ornament in our house after the wedding.

I checked the mail and found this wonderful little envelope in there- the information from the church! So I settle myself down on the sofa and begin reading through it. It's far, far more confusing than I ever imagined. It also leaves me with a slight predicament. The Church only offers weddings on Friday at 11am or 2pm. Most of the churches around here allow for 4pm ceremonies with the lithurgy starting at 6pm through all of sunday. I was planning on having a 4pm ceremony. a 2pm ceremony throws everything out of whack! I mean, really. 1 hr for the service. 1 hr for the cocktail hour/photos. 4 hours for the reception & dinner. that's 6 hours overall which for the amount of things we've planned is actually a really short time period. This means that if I go direct from the ceremony to the cocktail hour, the cocktail hour's at 3pm, and everyone's eating at 4pm. A little early don't you think?! Then the whole thing's finished by 8pm. which is great if we want to have an afterparty, but I'd been anticipating everything wrapping up around 10pm- then we'd just hit some of the bars in downtown for an after party. There's no point in having an hour's break before everyone heads over to the Jefferson because it's only a 5 minute drive from the cathedral to the hotel. I suppose we could opt out of the seated dinner, and just have a drinks & nibbles/buffet reception... but then isn't everyone going to get hungry because they didn't get a proper dinner? There's also the slight chance that they may not marry us- after all, I'm not catholic & I take all religion with a grain of salt. I've also never been baptized- christened & confirmed yes. baptized, no. And the price. OMG THE PRICE! Definitely much, much more expensive than I'd anticipated. $800 just to rent the church because we're not Parishioners of 6 months or more. There's another $300 charge for the music minister (to organize all the music that'll be played, but doesn't include the cost of the mandatory Cantor to lead the assembly in song, which varies) and another $200 for their wedding coordinator. And you cannot opt out of any of those fees. That totals to $1,300 just for bare bones on the ceremony. And, if you're not a parishioner you have to find your own officiant and give him an offering for doing the service. Thats if I have no flowers on the pews, no flowers at the alter, nothing... Thats just for the church itself. I'm a bit in sticker shock tbh! There's also no dressing rooms- only a waiting area for the bride, and alcohol is forbidden from the church. Failure to abide by the alcohol rules will result in the ceremony being terminated. I guess I'm getting drunk in the limo then! You can't have flower petals, birdseed, rice, confetti bubbles or any other item dropped or thrown neither inside or outside of the cathedral. So what in the hell is my flower girl supposed to do?! as beautiful as it is... this is part of the reason why I didn't want to use a church. Churches make my blood boil because of all their rules, restrictions and politics. Not to mention, I'm only a half-hearted believer in christianity. oh, and an update about the dress... I found a shop in Richmond that specializes in making custom bridal gowns. Just finished shooting them an email asking what their general time frame & cost is for a gown like the Lazaro one i want. I guess we'll have to wait and see what their response is, but if it's cheaper than the Lazaro gown then I'm totally going for it. I'll pop in their next time we're up in Richmond which should hopefully be sometime next week.

I'm still tossing around the idea for flowers. When i was in a bridal shop today I was talking with the assistant and she asked about flowers. I said I wasn't keen on the idea so I was thinking of some alternatives- either making a bouquet out of vintage jewelry, or using silk flowers but having the majority of the bouquet make of crystals & feathers, or even making flowers out of feathers. Then I was talking with another friend of mine earlier tonight and she suggested that since we're giving out silk fans to the ladies as favors, why don't i get the girls to carry feather fans? I LOVE the idea!! I'm thinking for me, I might have a bouquet made with silk flowers, but use lots of crystals & feathers in the design as well. once I'm done with it, i could stick it in a vase and make a nice table centerpiece out of it (if my cat doesn't destroy it first) I'll probably stick with fresh flower corsages for the mothers & grandmothers though- they'd like that.

since my girls are doing NOTHING to look for dresses or dress styles they like, I've gone on a quest to find something for them. So I've spent all night looking up various styles that I like as well as the ones that I already have saved. the jim hjelm & lazaro ones I liked are a little out of their price range unless they absolutely fall in love with them when they see them, so I started looking at a few more affordable designers. my next biggest issue with them, is that I need to figure out a way to ask them to wear a fascinator in their hair without them looking at me as though I've lost my mind. I really want them to though- I'm trying to encourage all the female guests who are attending to wear hats or substantial sized fascinators to add more to the feel of the theme. (and just because i don't like weddings where people aren't wearing hats.) I don't mind it being whatever they want- they can pick it out. I'm even willing to pay for it (in moderation) for them as part of their gift. I think it might be asking a little too much of them to wear gloves, even though i think it would look fantastic and totally add to the feel of the wedding.

We're planning on having a seated dinner for the reception seeing as we're only looking at having around 100 or so guests. Anyway, this has lead us to thinking about the menu. We could do a buffet, but really what's the point? There'll be a ton of left over food if we do that. Then we thought we'd offer choices for the menu- but with choices comes complication. offer too many choices and people become indecisive. Offer too few and people become picky. And since we'd have to have a general count for each entree in before the wedding there's always the chance of people not marking their menu selections on the RSVP etc. and getting numbers all mixed up. So now I'm torn. i really love the idea of giving people a selection to choose from (that way I can go around and sample everyone's meal lol!) or just giving them a set menu with a mixed grill plate so that I don't have to worry- if they don't like it, they don't have to eat it. And if they're like my sister (who claims to be vegetarian, but eats chicken & fish) they'll just have to suck it up and deal. The price isn't really much different. It's about a $1000 difference which really, isn't much when you consider the fact that if they have a selection menu they're selecting one appetizer or salad or soup and their entree. If they have a mixed grill, they're getting an appetizer AND soup or salad & their entree. (copy of the menu is in the previous entry) Which is the best option? What are you doing?

I'm definitely not a veil type of girl- at least not for today's veils anyway. So I've been doing research and looking into vintage styles since we're having a vintage themed wedding. I really love the idea of wearing a hat. Perhaps not neccessarily with a birdcage veil, but some kind of hat. Fascinators are pretty and I do love them but everyone seems to use a fascinator if they're not wearing a veil. Same with flowers. So a hat seems more suitable, as I highly doubt anyone would be expecting it!!

my bridesmaids are driving me absolutely crazy. One of them keeps telling me that everything I want to do is going to look totally tacky, the other is impossible to get a hold of and avoids my calls, and the third is constantly busy so I'm not too annoyed with her. I understand her situation. But the first two? The first two are just being dreadful. I understand they have lives, I understand they're busy, and I understand that they can't always take my calls. But I'm tired of constantly having to chase them about everything. Even just to hang out, I'm the one who has to initiate everything. It's all very one sided. For example, one of my BM's was going on about how she'd never been able to go see Brad Paisley when he's been in concert here. Chris & I were planning on going anyway, and his dad had got us 4 tickets for it. I asked her if she wanted to come with us and she was so eager. So I tried getting in touch with her this week to finalize the details about it and let her know that Chris wouldn't be able to go anymore. No answer. I called her almost every day and never even got a text message back. The concert was last night and luckily Chris' dad was able to pass the tickets onto someone else but still! I was looking forward to going, and even more looking forward to going with her. Anyway, because of all this, I'm having an impossible time trying to persuade them to go dress shopping. They're not the least bit interested and could really care less. They keep going on about how they don't need to buy their dresses just yet. They seem to forget that there'll be 6-weeks shipping on them (minimum) and I need them to have the dresses before I move to Richmond. I won't have time to go dress shopping at xmas- I'll be busy with xmas and packing etc. and then we're gone. I want them to have their dresses before I leave that way if there is an issue with them, I can sort it out! Once we're up there, I'm going to be working 3 jobs so it's not as if I'm going to have time to be running back and forth just to sort them out. What difference does it make if the dress is hanging in their closet for a month, or a year? Basically, I see it as I have three options. I can either let the girls go and just have them as guests, which I don't really want to do because I really care about them, and totally adore them. I can let them choose their own dresses so long as they're green & fit the theme -which, i really don't trust them to do, or I can just go ahead and order the dresses I want and they can pay for them on arrival. Any other options that I'm missing? I can't even get a hold of them to talk about the situation, and how it's affecting me, let alone plan to go shopping with them.

I can't wait to make one of these!! I'm using them as a favors display for my wedding but they'd be adorable with cute little mini-cupcakes. I swear, martha stewart has the greatest ideas for weddings! They'd also be adorable to use for a shower, or just a classy dinner party. Directions "For each band shown here, you'll need double-sided tape and single-faced satin ribbon, both cut to the circumference of the stand. Lay the crystals out beforehand to determine a spacing that works for your stand. The two treatments on the left use inexpensive plastic chandelier beads. Press the stem of each bead onto the double-sided tape. Finish by laying a piece of ribbon over the stems. The three treatments on the right are made with glass and crystal chandelier beads. For the swag style, first string a length of heavy thread with silver seed beads. Tack the beaded thread to the end of your ribbon, add a chandelier bead, tack again, and repeat. The second set comes with hooks that slip into the ribbon. Or you can sew individual crystals to the ribbon, leaving long loops of thread so they dangle. Affix ribbon to stand using tape."

I have looked at so many wedding dresses, I think my eyes might just fall out. After our rather ridiculous trip to David's Bridal where I think I tried on just about every dress in the store and really wasn't interested in any of them, I got home and started researching. My mother keeps swearing that there absolutely has to be a dress out there that is just so me. I believe her, but I don't at the same time. It's starting to feel all rather hopeless. Anyway, after hopping online and researching for the past few hours I've come across Stephanie James Couture who makes some absolutely amazing gowns. I'd kill to have one of her tea length dresses, but it's not appropriate for our wedding. But!! She does have some awesome vintage inspired designs in long gowns. I emailed the link to my mother and I'm sure she'll scoff at it, but I really do adore a few of them. Then again, my mother scoffs at anything that isn't what she'd wear. I have this terrible habit of finding these amazing designers who are based out of anywhere else but here and no where around here that'll carry samples of them either. I'm so reluctant to place an order for something to get it and find I despise it because i couldn't try on a sample.

grr. im sick of WBC not saving my posts!!! anyway, partially because I'm curious, partially because i think it'd be cute, and partially because the majority of our guest list are older couples, I was thinking about asking if they'd send us a photo from their wedding of just the bride and groom along with the wedding date on the back of it. However, I don't quite know what to do with them... I'd considered getting a tall fake tree and hanging them all from the tree. Then I thought maybe it'd be cute to put a few photos of each on each table & sort of make a game out of it- find the people who're in the photo and talk to them. but then that sort of leaves out the singles who are invited. and I don't want them to feel left out either. I want something that'll be a talking point, but something that involves the guests in a nice way. so, any ideas?

However, i do love the idea of having something framed & signed by everyone that can be hung in our house. So I was thinking if I made my own- the mats are cheap enough to buy in AC Moore or Michaels anyway and put it in a custom frame, maybe I could use a large photo of the entire bridal party (families & all) and have the entire bridal party sign it. When I mentioned it to my mom, she was a bit "ugh.." about it all and thought it was a silly idea. So, what do you girls think?

Originally we'd thrown around the idea of having a church wedding, but when we didn't find anywhere around here we liked (even though, we could've used his church but really, it wasn't what we were looking for) we decided against it. Not to mention, I'm not catholic and I'm not too keen on the idea of converting, or even taking the classes in order to have our wedding in the Church. Anyway, circumstances changed and now we're having the wedding in Richmond since it'll be easier for us once we get up there. Chris is still wishing we could have a church wedding, so I made a deal with him- if he could find me a church that was drop dead gorgeous, then I'd think about it. And of course- he did. The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond. He was talking about it last night and I was pretty skeptical about it. Then he pulled up the photos of it this evening and holy shit. Its freaking amazing! I really could see myself getting married in that church. Then again, it's not a church is it? it's a cathedral!! It's so gorgeous!! I'm excited. I told Chris that if he calls them and works out some time for us to see it while we're up there next month, then we'd see what was necessary to marry there.

I went back to the very first store I went into when I first started looking, today. They're way out of the price range I feel comfortable with, but I'm starting to think that unless I want to spend 2,000 or more on a dress, I'm never going to find anything that's of the quality I'm looking for. I'm tired of looking at cheap dresses that seem as though they're going to fall apart at the seams. So, I went back to Traditions and tried on a couple of the dresses I'd had before and some new ones I don't think I tried on last time. There's one gown there that I really do love- its by Romona Keveza and every time I've tried it on, I feel like a million dollars in it. Biggest issues with it are- my mother hates the runway photo of it, and it's $3,400. Anyway, they wouldn't let me take photos in the store, so I tried looking around online to find them on the sites. The only one I couldn't find was Mariana Hardwick's "Yvette" which is a sheath with a deep v-neckline and embellishments all down the neck. I'm going to look at another store later in the week as well that do only custom dresses. It takes up to 6 months for the designer to finish it & for it to arrive. I'm kind of excited about that store- they've been really great on the phone & email so far and my FMIL said that all of her friends have found their gowns there.

i swear, if this post gets deleted one more time, I really will scream. I've posted it 4 times already! Anyway, last Saturday I was supposed to go up to Davids Bridal with my FMIL and I requested an appointment through their website, like they'd told me to do last time I was there. Anyway, after 72 hours, I still hadn't heard anything and it was Saturday morning. I called them and asked why they hadn't called. Unfortunately, I got one of the biggest, moodiest bitches I think I've ever met. She ripped me a new one for using the website, so i ripped her a new one about how if they don't use it, why did they tell me to? So, they didn't have any appointments open but she said they'd call if they got a cancellation. She calls back around noon and asks if we could come in at 2pm. When I said no, she got all bitchy about it. I'm sorry, we had other plans we needed to attend to, and we live 45 minutes away! Anyway, I ended up making an appointment for next Saturday at 11:30am. I get a call earlier today to say that my usual consultant won't be in, could I come in sometime during this week instead. Lotta good that does when my FMIL is out of town till Friday morning! I kept the appointment for Saturday because we have to go out to the mall anyway- Chris needs some new clothes. I can't say I'm too pleased with all of this though. Even if I do find my dress on Saturday, I'm not buying it from this particular store. I'll order it from the store in Richmond instead. I know so many people who've had a headache with this store that I'm wondering if it's even worth it.

The walk down the aisle yesterday was only a matter of yards. Yet for Martyn Compton it meant everything. Indeed, his determination to make the distance was matched only by that of the beautiful young woman he was about to marry. And when he falteringly held out his hand for her to slip the gold ring on his finger, they both finally fulfilled the dream they had fought desperately against all the odds to make a reality. It was so nearly destroyed when, two years ago, Martyn, a Lance-Corporal in the Household Cavalry, was badly burned in an ambush in Afghanistan. Suffering from 70 per cent burns, he was in a coma for three months." I was close to bawling my eyes out while reading this article... It's such a tragedy, but its so heartwarming to see that love really can overcome some of the most horrendous things in the world. It reminded me so much of the love that my grandparents shared- they never married but she took care of him right up until the last day. The only reason she declined his final proposal was because she though it would be inappropriate for them to marry when she was in her 70s, and he was in his 80s. She's regretted that decision ever since. This story out of the Daily Mail UK is such an inspiration-I can only hope that I could ever be as strong as them.

So, I was absolutely set on having a pair of teal shoes when we were doing a teal wedding. Then my mother convinced me to buy white satin ones because teal just isn't appropriate for a bride apparently. Which annoyed the hell out of me, but she did agree to get them dyed after the wedding so that I wouldn't have a pair of white shoes sitting in my closet that I'd never wear again. I figured I'd humor her- I'd wear the white ones for the ceremony, then switch into my favourite pair of shoes ever. They're these adorable leopard print peep-toes with a stacked heel & a mini platform. Either that, or she forked out for a pair of gold sequinned Louboutins which I'd wear for the whole thing. now however.. I have found the most perfect pair of green shoes ever for my wedding thanks to the wonderful girls over at the OBT. I swear, if I can't have these shoes I might just cry! And they're much more reasonably priced than the ones I wanted... gah. I'm so torn! Obviously, there's no point in me buying two pairs of shoes because I'm not wearing two different dresses (well, I'm not planning on it anyway) Anyway, these gorgeous shoes by Luichiny comes in a huge range of colors including brown, purple, yellow & red.

A few weeks ago I'd asked my mom & grandmother to go out and have a look for two dresses I'd seen on the Marks & Spencers website and let me know what they thought of them- I'd send them the money to get them for me if they were good quality and they thought they'd suit me. Anyway, long story short- they ran all over town looking for them, finally bought both of them for me and refused to let me pay them back for it. They also added in a few surprises in the packages- a crochet bolero to go with one of the dresses as well as a necklace that matched, and much to my surprise there was a third dress in the package! One that I hadn't seen before, and I hadn't asked for. It's gorgeous. And I'm shocked that my grandmother found it & bought it. Apparently they were walking past the Wallis store and it was in the window display. My mom couldn't talk her out of it- usually I'm really fussy about other people buying me clothes unless I've told them to get it for me- but she was intent that I was going to have it. She's also said that if I want it, she may go back and get me the black & white 50's style halter dress. Anyway, I'm planning on wearing it tomorrow night- We're going out to dinner with Chris' boss then we're all hopping into a limo and spending the night partying (thanks to one of Chris' friends owning a limo company!) so I figure it'll be a good time to test it out. I was originally planning on getting a dress by Vivien of Holloway for the rehearsal, but I'm half tempted to say "screw it" and just wear what I already have sitting in my closet... whatchya reckon?

so.. i was watching the disney movie atlantis (actually, i still am) and i don't know what triggered it but I started thinking about masquerade balls. I've never been to one, and I've always wanted to go. I'm not talking like mardi-gras or halloween style.. i'm talking about true masquerade balls- the venetian ones. Luckily, we're still so early into our planning that things can be tweaked here and there. So, perhaps we could combine glamorous vintage hollywood and venetian masquerade? Is that even possible? I don't want to change the entire thing because I really love the hollywood aspect, but I'm having a hard time seeing the two of them together... any ideas? the only thing I can think of is adding in some feathers here and there (perhaps in the girl's bouquets & in the decorations) and supplying cheap masks (aka- stocking up during the halloween sales!) that I've attacked with glitter, feathers etc. as favors... I don't really want to go too harlequin because it reminds me a bit too much of clowns. lol.

Honestly, I'd love to see Chris in a top & tails set, but there's not a chance in hell that I'll ever manage that! So I'm pretty much letting him pick whatever he wants within reason. I've managed to get him to compromise though- I wanted him in a white satin vest & tie, but instead we're going with a white w/ pinstripe vest so that he doesn't feel so self-conscious of being the groom. haha. He's torn between a traditional tuxedo and a western one though. I'm pretty happy with either. He's got all the stuff to add to the western tux- belt, buckle, hat & he's gonna buy some new boots. The western one is more him but he does clean up nicely in a regular tux. He's planning on wearing the cufflinks my mother got him for his birthday for the ceremony- its a mismatch pair. One is an american flag, and one's a union jack. Then he's switching them out for a pair of skull cufflinks he already owns for the reception. He's going to get a tie from cyberoptix.com with a black or silver screen print across it, and he's going to look into finding out how much it would cost to have the same image screen printed across the back of his vest. I want him to wear his hat for a few photos- The hat was the reason why we even met! haha. I haven't told him that I'm planning on giving him my grandfathers favourite set of cufflinks that he left me when he passed away. He gave them to me with the agreement that I would give them to my husband on our wedding day. I've always loved them- they're a pair of gold penny farthings. One is one side of the coin, the other is the opposite side of the coin. They're beautiful.

So, i decided since I had some time to kill today, I'd swing past an itsy-bitsy little bridal store that's about 10 minutes from my house. I hadn't been in there before and doing research, it looked like they carried some pretty decent designers- eden, bari jay, and a few others. I spent 20 minutes driving up and down the road looking for it and I hadn't got a clue. I pulled into a service station/gas station where thankfully one of the girls in the office knew what I was talking about. She gave me directions and I found it without a problem. I got in there, and I was the only person there, and there was only one attendant- the owner of the store. It was marvellous! We had so much fun together. I tried on practically every dress in the store (most of them were bridesmaid dresses) and she was really cool about the fact that I don't want something prissy. She keeps her wedding gown- a beautiful ivory dress with a plunging neckline by demetrios in the back of the store. When i was telling her what I was looking for she's like "hold on. I'll be back in a second" and she ran into the back and brought out her dress. She's like "do you want something like this?" Yes!! perfect! beautiful! Then she goes on to say that it's not for sale, but it gives her a pretty good idea what I'm looking for. She also said that I could try it on. It wasn't until I came out of the dressing room that she told me it was hers. I almost started crying- i felt so honored that she'd let me try on her dress! Anyway, there's the photos. I wasn't over the top thrilled with any of the dresses, but they were nice.

perfect? we're far, far from perfect. in fact, we're so incredibly dysfunctional that we put most divorced couples to shame. But because we realize we're dysfunctional, we're perfectly wonderful together. I'm high strung and permanently anxious for everything. My life has to be kept at top speed until I burn out otherwise i get bored and I start taking panic attacks. He's so laid back that nothing bothers him. He can take it or leave it- whatever. He's really opinionated but he could care less if you actually want to know what he thinks- he's gonna tell you anyway. I'm constantly thinking about everyone else- how do they react, what do they think? will they be okay with whatever? what does everyone else want? It gets on my nerves that he could care less about everything except himself sometimes, but it also grinds on him that I'm constantly worried about everyone except myself. We're both pretty outspoken. Him much more so than I am, but if I have a problem you better believe you're gonna know about it. That leads to a lot of frustrations. We also both have a habit of assuming/expecting things- I assume that he'll wash up the dishes, and he expects that I'll do them. He doesn't understand why I get upset over so many little details of everything and how I get hung up on the principal of everything, or why I constantly question everyone's motives for everything. I don't understand how he can't question every single thing. I'm clinically diagnosed as a psychopath. He's diagnosed as a Sociopath. Our kids are going to be screwed up. I'm the rock star- I'm all about loud, heavy music, porn star/rock star glamour, flashing lights, tattoos etc. I used to practically live by the saying "sex, drugs & rock'n'roll" (well, not so much a whore these days- that gets saved just for him) He's such a country boy. Stick him in the middle of no where with a jacked up truck, a gun & a bottle of whiskey and he's in heaven. We really shouldn't get along. No one in their right mind would pair us up! However, it's not all bad. He's my best friend. I love him with all my heart and I wouldn't change a single thing about him (okay, maybe I'd make him a bit tidier but that's not something we can't improve anyway) he feels the same way about me (except, he'd give me bigger boobs!) We'd seriously be lost without each other and we'd both be extremely destructive without the other. He'd probably go off the deep end and give into his sociopathic tendencies (aka. become a marine sniper or such like) and I'd go back to my old ways of "partying" too hard until I killed myself. We give each other something to live for, and something to improve ourselves for. I'm not going to lie either- the sex is amazing, and that's something we both feel is important to a healthy relationship. basically- should we ever have to break up, don't forget to run to the hills because it WILL be world war three and it will be destructive. I guess it's a good thing that neither of us believes in divorce right?

If you don't have the guts to stand up and let yourself be known then why the hell should I bother leaving your comments posted on my blog? signing in as anonymous isn't big and strong and it certainly isn't scary- it simply shows you're too much of a wimp to let other people who who you are. What are you scared of? Why do you have to hide behind anonymity? If you really believe in what you're saying then why not let it be known that it's you? Are you afraid I'm going to report you and have your blog deleted? Honestly dear, I could really care less about reporting you, or having your blog deleted. I don't have time to deal with little girls and bitchy brides. Grow up. This isn't high school and you aren't queen bee. Putting other people down is a very obvious sign of insecurity, and it doesn't do anything but make yourself and others around you miserable. Grab your ears and pull firmly. Just because the title of Bride has been slapped on someone doesn't mean that they're going to act just like you. Everyone has their likes & dislikes. Clothing shopping is something I hate in general- not just about the wedding. It was something that used to annoy the crap out of me as a kid too. Not everyone has a breeze with planning their wedding and not everyone has 50-thousand people wanting to get involved. I have plenty of people who'd love to be involved but they're thousands of miles away, which doesn't exactly make for the easiest planning. didn't your mother ever teach you that if you can't say anything nice, not to say anything at all? I really do wonder what happened to parents teaching their children manners & courtesy.

we're starting to think about the music we want and we started realizing- we don't have just one song that's very us... we have loads! 1. Take Good Care of my Baby- Father/Daughter Dance 2. Somebody's Hero- Mother's dedication 3. There You'll Be- Grandfathers dedication 4. Relentless- probably our song 5. 8 second Ride- 1st song that came to mind when we met. 6. Watching Airplanes- What he did the day I left the states 7. Skoal Ring- that's my type of guy! 8 & 9. Alabama & Austin- while I was in England 10. Guys like me- what he kept saying when we first started dating 11. I should be sleeping- the song his Capt. played for him when he came into work running on an hour of sleep because of me. 12. You look good in my Shirt- What he said the first time I stayed the night 13. I got a feeling- The first time I said I love you 14. No Promises- played for me after he came home from a fire 15. Wrapped Around- Played immediately after his proposal 16. The One- he was trying to explain that he'd do anything to show me he was the one.