Wedding Photos

Our photographer, Lorenz, has uploaded our wedding photos.

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I'm officially freaking out

My stomach is in knots and I'm all jumpy in my skin. I can't concentrate on anything. Thankfully time is moving quickly.

Aieeeeeeeee! 2 days until Vegas. 3 days until the wedding.

I hope I'm not this nervous on Saturday.

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night!

Last Saturday, Aaron had made reservations for us to go to this comedy club downtown. Or so I thought.

We get in the car and he hands me a blindfold and says "We're not really going to ComedySportz. Put this on."

We drive around for what seems like an eternity, and Aaron finally stops the car. It's extremely quiet. I'm getting a little nervous. He comes opens my door, helps me out of the car, and I'm suddenly accosted by a bunch of hands!


I'm pulled along and Aaron yells "Bye honey, I love you!"


Finally, someone pulls off the blindfold and I see! A bunch of my girlfriends are at Heather's house! It's a surprise "Hen Party"!


Heather hands me a dirty martini with BLEU CHEESE OLIVES. That's a good friend who remembers your favorite drink!!


We ate, drank, and talked for hours. I had a great time.

It's all coming together now

The fence people have a deposit and will start work on the new fence Monday. Should be done on Wednesday. We already got the check from the insurance company. Mad props to State Farm.

The dog sitters are confirmed.

I've done a trial run of my makeup.

The photographer has been paid.

I have a contingency plan for my contingency plan for next week's flights to Roanoke.

Just over a week now. HURRY UP! I can't wait any longer!!!

Like Woah.

We're getting married in 11 days. That's less than 2 weeks. Holy cow!

I got most of the remaining stuff out of the way over the weekend.

My dress is 90% finished and is SOOOOO ADORABLE. I LOVE it. Rachael is just making another small alteration then doing some "embellishing" and it will be ready to go. I totally feel like a princess wearing it. *SQUEE*

I got the pens for the guest book and also made some butoinierres for our guys. Rachael helped me wrap my flowers and I'll be putting a bow on this weekend. If I have time this weekend (and the hair clip I ordered arrives), I may make some corsages for the ladies. We shall see.

I don't think there is much else to do... other than get the heck out there and DO THIS THING! Woot!

Registry

I am very confused about gift registries.

On the one hand, it's "tacky" to tell people about them, because it's like you are fishing for a gift.

On the other hand, when 10 different people have asked you in the past 2 weeks, it's obvious that people want to know.

We're registered at Bed, Bath and Beyond and Target. Nichole is registered at Williams Sonoma. I say that because Aaron could give two hoots about all that kitchen stuff. He just needs a pot and a fork to survive.

And of course, we'd love donations in our name to Indy Pit Crew, Feeding America, Susan G. Komen or Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

But really, we just want people to come party in Vegas with us. No gift necessary.

Check, check aaaand Check

Yesterday I was a busy little bee.

• Made reservations for the dogs at the kennel
• Booked a rental car for the honeymoon
• Decided what to do about overshooting the estimated guest count
• Arranged for the "first look" package at the chapel. They'll send two separate limos to get Aaron and I, so that we don't see each other before the ceremony. We can't really work out not seeing each other at all on Saturday, but we won't see each other dressed and looking AMAZING until I walk down the aisle.

Today, my wedding ring is supposed to arrive!!!!

This weekend hopefully I can knock a few other things off the list:

• Get a pen for the guest book
• Finish my bouquet and make boutonnieres for the groomsmen
• Get attendants gifts

Valentine's and 1 month!

Saturday will be doubly wonderful, as it's Valentine's Day as well as exactly 1 month until the wedding!!!!!!

All of a sudden, I feel like things went into time warp. There was some planning before (mostly just decision making), but now I really need to make sure everything is wrapped up.

I wish a little bit that everything was just DONE so I could sit back and be excited, but it's not. There's some little loose ends to tie up, my dress to get finished (!!!).

Our weeks have been flying by, I think that one month will be here in the blink of an eye! Aieee!

Pre-Wedding Plans

Aaron and I have made reservations for dinner at 5:30 on Friday night in Las Vegas. If you're planning to be in town that evening and want to join us, let me know. I sent everyone an Evite, but not sure that everyone has seen it.

We're eating at Battista's Hole in the Wall (I guess it's a tradition for Aaron's family). Dinner will be between $28 and $35 per person depending on what you order. Bring cash as they won't split the check.

I need to know around March 5 if you're going to make it.

6 weeks.

6 little, tiny, meager, wee weeks.

I am starting to bubble over with excitement! (and nervousness, but hey, that's what the therapist is for haha).

My wedding jewelry arrived on Saturday. It looks awesome. I'm so jazzed. The "guest book" also arrived. I'll just need to get a cool pen for it. My mom said the cake stand was delivered, but she hasn't opened it yet to make sure all the pieces are there and not broken. I'm just waiting on my hair stuff and we still need to get our attendants gifts.

I was supposed to have my first fitting for the dress this weekend, but we pushed it back. Rachael, maybe knowing me too well at this point, assured me it will be done in plenty of time and I shouldn't stress out.

I wish we'd gotten our electric bill BEFORE we made the honeymoon plans... our bill is $900! That's a month in the old house, and 6 weeks in the new house. Painful. I hope spring gets here quick so our sad furnace can stop working so hard. Aaron and I are already on spending lockdown.

We're finally getting our AT&T Uverse installed tomorrow. It's only been 6 weeks since we've been without a DVR. It's actually kind of nice, but we've been going out a lot to entertain ourselves. With the aforementioned spending lockdown, the TV will be a cheaper alternative.

HOLY COW WE ARE GETTING MARRIED IN 6 WEEKS!

Honeymoon Plans

Aaron and I will be honeymooning in Charleston, South Carolina for 4 nights after we get back from Las Vegas.

The hotel is AMAZING! We're booked at the Renaissance in the historic district. Thank you Accenture for letting me keep my Marriott points from all this stupid traveling.

Our flights aren't the greatest, but hey, they were cheap! The flight out is decent, leave at 10am arrive at 2pm, but the flight home leaves Charleston at 6:45am. YUCK.

The best part - this will be going on. One of our all time favorite things to do in any city!

Man, I am excited. I am glad we decided to do this.

Busy Bee

I've been a busy girl the past few days.

Abby (Aaron's sister) and my friend Trisha inspired me this week and I got a bunch of stuff done for the wedding.

I figured out what I am doing with my hair.
I bought a cake stand.
I decided on some wedding favors.
I ordered a "guest book".
I created a playlist of music for the reception.

Aaron and I will be going next week to get the attendant's gifts.

I feel like I've wrapped up all the little details and we're ready for this! 7 weeks baby!

SQUEE!

from: Rachael
to: Nichole

9:45 AM (6 hours ago)

Nichole, got your dress pattern altered and ready to go yesterday. Starting on the dress tonight. :)

-R

I also have been talking to the gal who made my necklace, and she's creating a pair of earrings to match (and holding the matching bracelet for me).

Aaron also decided on the attendants gifts. I think he nailed it.

We're also contemplating a wedding favor. Would be super fun for pictures, but it may be more money than we're willing to spend. Although, this is the last time I ever get married, so what's a couple hundred extra bucks for NEVERENDING JOY?

Oh man. Rachael's email made my day. You all can meet her and give her mad props at the wedding.

Taking The Plunge

The original dress is officially cancelled. I'm not panicking, really!

I bought a necklace yesterday. I think it will look AMAZING with the dress.

I probably should start considering hair and makeup, and I'll definitely need to get some ahem, undergarments.

Oh my.

Rachael is Awesome.

Seriously, I am so lucky to have such a good friend.

Yesterday we went shopping for fabric. Not that Aaron reads this blog, but I won't tell you what we got. Everyone's just going to have to be surprised.

I will say that I'm cancelling the other dress order.

I think the dress Rachael is making me will be fantastic. Plus, it's a little more modest than the original dress. I'm not really interested in showing that much cleavage. A little is okay, but yeah... that other dress was major.

I really really hope it turns out as well as we've envisioned it. I saw some samples of Rachael's work though, and I have complete faith that if anyone can make me look amazing, it's her.

*squee*

Oh and bonus - we'll save about $350 between the two dresses. More gambling money YES!

Wedding Update

Yesterday I spent a little time going over our wedding plans and figuring out what was still left to do.

Mostly just pay everyone. That's cool. We still need to find some attendants gifts, but that's it.

Oh yeah, except for my damned dress.

Rachael and I are going shopping for fabric on Friday afternoon. I'm hoping we can find something similar to the dress I ordered. The pattern we bought is really close (in fact, may actually be a little more adorable), but the fabric of the first dress is what made it really amazing.

Ah well, we get what we get. It doesn't really matter anyway. I was thinking last night that all these plans aren't really that important to me. I'm marrying the man of my dreams in just over 2 months. I don't care if I wear a potato sack.

MMMM CAKE!

I have officially ordered and paid for the wedding cake. I think it will be super cute.

Man, picking out flavors makes me want cake sooooo bad right now.

Must...resist...Must...fit...dress!

ETA: I should shameless plug that we are getting our cake from Retro Bakery.

Dress Crisis Averted...Sortof

Katie from Unique Vintage called me on Friday morning as promised.

According to the rep from the designer, the dresses will be in their New York warehouse on February 15. They will ship the dress directly to me from the warehouse, so it should arrive the third week of February.

BARELY enough time to get it altered if it needs it. Hopefully if it doesn't fit it will be too big, not too small (hmmm... weight loss motivation maybe?).

Rachael is going to make me a backup dress anyway, just in case. I figure if we do, the wedding dress will make it here on time and will fit. Isn't that the way karma works?

We found a pattern today that I really like, so when it arrives we'll go shopping for some fabric. I figure we'll do something slightly different, like a pale purple with silver or something. That way, if the dress arrives on time, I can wear Rachael's dress the night before.

I am so so so thankful to have a good friend like Rachael to save my wedding!

Oh, and the RSVPs are slowly but surely trickling in. So far, only one declined. Aieeee! Our little wedding is getting BIG!

The First Wedding Hiccup

It's looking like I don't have a wedding dress.

Yesterday I called Unique Vintage, the awesome online store that I ordered my wedding dress through. I wanted to find out when the dress was expected, and give them the new address to ship it to. When I placed the order in October, I explained this was for my wedding in March, and they assured me that it would arrive within 8-12 weeks. This is Week 9.

I knew it wasn't good news when the first girl placed me on hold and a different girl picked up. She said "I sent you an email that we wouldn't have the dress until February, and you said that was too late, so we refunded your money."

Um, no. That wasn't me. I definitely didn't get an email, and I definitely didn't get a refund.

She sent an email to the manufacturer and said she would call me back this morning. If I get the dress at all, it will likely be 1 month before the wedding.

I'm trying not to panic until I know for sure that this is a problem, but I can't help it. I looked for MONTHS to try and find a dress that I loved and that would fit the theme we're going for. I wanted a dress that says "bride" without being a typical bridal gown. This one was IT. I knew it the minute I saw it.

Thankfully, my good friend Rachael has offered to make me a dress if I can't find something else that works for me. With only 3 months to go until the wedding, I may have to take her up on the offer. There may not be time to get another dress ordered.

Lame. Of all things to fall apart, this is a major one.

Things are moving along

Things with the house and the wedding are moving along.

We've been crazy busy this week rounding up all the documents that were needed to complete our home loan process, but it looks like there's only 2 documents remaining and both should be complete tomorrow.

We're also getting the home inspection tomorrow morning. Unfortunately, I have a training call from 11-3pm so I won't be there. Probably better anyway, I tend to get a bit stressed with all that stuff. I'm not 100% sure when the appraisal happens, but our loan rep is pleased with everything, so it must be okay.

We've started getting response cards back for the wedding. YAY! So far everyone has responded yes, but that's only 6 people haha. Hopefully not everyone can come or I may be scrambling to find a bigger reception hall! I already know that not everyone can make it, and a lot of the people we invited are little kids who don't really take up much space or food.

I should ask the owner of the Irish Pub if I have to pay for open bar for the kids. That could save us some dough! *grin*

We also decided to go for the photographer... and we actually found one that we both liked. Unfortunately, the guy seems to be a little slow with email, which is really the only way I communicate. Especially being 3 hours ahead here on the East Coast. When I'm ready to talk to people, they are usually still in bed!

My low-key wedding is somehow got complicated. Boo.