Update mania!

I've been slacking. That's the best way to put it. Blog-slacking. Not life-slacking, that's for sure. As far as "life moments" and wedding planning go, I am in no way slacking.

I guess I'll back it up to my last post, which was on March 19th. Since then, a LOT has happened:

We last left off with the great undergarment hunt. Lori and I headed out to Trousseau in Vienna. The best part of the experience was the staff. They were super friendly and helpful. The worst part of the experience was that I had to be subjected to feeling (and slightly looking) like a stuffed sausage. I'll leave out the gritty details, but it's pretty obvious what I did in the dressing room, trying on and stuffing into these "bustiers". My favorite part was when i asked the girl if there was a longer version of the bra that would come down lower on my waist and she said "no, but I can bring you a pair of spanx". Well, spanx a lot lady. Not only did those look even worse, they were about 90 degrees too hot, and all I could picture was me passing out from heat stroke in the hot July weather, wearing a girdle and polyester spanx under my heavy wedding dress. PASS. But I ended up with an underwear "ensemble" that I really liked.

Afterwards my dear maid of honor asked if we could run into Dunkin Donuts so she could grab an iced coffee. I think trying on body-skimming underwear and then having to go into a heavenly smelling dunkin donuts where you have every desire to cram delicious smelling chocolate covered glazed goodness in your mouth two at a time, while knowing every calorie and fat gram in that deliciousness is going right to your waist and hips and thus making those 400 little hook & eyes on the back of a corset impossible to fasten is sheer torture. I love ya Lori, but come on! Although I must say my willpower was impressive as Lori bought her iced coffee and a couple donuts for her hubby, I was able to put my foot down and resist my urge to gorge. I walked out donut free. And had a plain chicken breast for dinner.

Next up on the list was Alterations...which went hand-in-hand with both the underwear, and the donut defeat. I have not experienced a vast quantity of alterations in my life time. It was either you bought it fitting just right, wore it too big, or just didn't buy it at all. The only times I can actually remember having something altered was my dress for Jenny's wedding, and my dress for Lori's wedding. And those were pretty simple alterations. And I wasn't wearing heels while having them done (i.e. there was no hemming needed...just a few quick tucks on the side). WELL...ask any former bride and she'll tell you, wedding dress alterations must be 110%, A+++, absolutely perfect. After all, this is the only time you'll wear this one particular dress...but it's also the main focal point of the entire day. Well the whole process started with my mom helping me into the dress. At 5'0" tall, this was quite a feat for her -- and after she panicked that she was going to break the dress by pulling on the zipper, therefore telling me that she didn't think it fit me anymore, we decided that it would be best for Lori and some of the girls to accompany me to the next fitting. Regardless, the dress still fit perfectly and alterations went into full swing.

First was the hem...easy enough. Then came the bustle. Ugh. That was a chore in and of itself. The dress was a little more complicated to bustle, so after showing me about 6 different options for bustle, the perfect one was settled on. Bless that poor seamstress' heart -- she was on her hands and knees pinning up that dress for about 45 minutes. I'm sure she was in pain because I know I was. My feet were so sore from standing in my heels in one place with little movement for that long. And my shoes are actually really comfortable! Fortunately I'm planning on replacing them with flip-flops as soon as cocktail hour starts. Anyway, I get to pick up my dress in about 2.5 weeks. Fingers crossed for another perfect fit -- and a perfect bustle outcome!

Most recently we had another florist appointment at The Flower Gallery in Manassas, which also ended in complete success! Mom paid in full, that's how much we loved this florist! All the flowers were picked for the wedding and I am so content and thrilled about what we picked -- I know the whole day is going to be beautiful with these selections. Sadly I can reveal no more than that, as I want some things to be a surprise on Jul 25th! I can tell you that flowers such as Lilies, Hydrangea's and my beloved Stephanotis will be making an appearance. Think fresh, classic, elegant and SUMMER! I love them and can't wait to see what fabulous arrangements Debbie (our florist) will develop!

On top of all of the wedding plans, we've been full swing in cleaning and prepping our new house. Mom came over and did some awesome painting (goodbye ugly mauve paint in foyer and dining room, hello beautiful greenish/tan neutrals!) and dad did some repairs and faucet replacement (after doing our faucet, I can confidentely tell you that NO, he will NOT hire out to do more of them :) it was pretty gross!). The movers will move my furniture in on April 11th and then we'll be just about moved in! We absolutely loved our realtor (Kathy Worek) and can't wait for our housewarming party...stay tuned for pictures!

LESS THAN 4 MONTHS LEFT UNTIL THE WEDDING!! :)