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Thursday, June 24, 2010

115 days to go… THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS!

I do my best to only post wedding planning to my blog. There are many weeks when I want to veer off to a different subject, but right now, I am using my blog as mine and Tres’ wedding page for guests, our wedding journal for friends and family to read, and a place to thoroughly capture our wedding planning journey together. Once we have leaped into marriage, the blog will take a different focus. It will center on our ever-growing relationship, our life together as a married couple, and my take on successful relationships and how we keep ours on the right track. I plan to look at this blog one day, 50 years from now, and reminisce all the planning, good times, and life lessons Tres and I have experienced together.

As for now, with 115 days until our wedding, it’s all about PLANNING! To be honest, we don’t have much left, but my thoughts have been scattered and I haven’t really gone through with what we have left. Here’s a little nit-picky list of what we are currently working on in “wedding planning world.”

· Wedding Invites – I know I have mentioned it once before, but I work very closely with one of the most fabulous graphic designers, and guess what… she also does wedding invites on the side! Since she always comes up with magnificent artwork for the articles I write on Varsity.com, I of course, put my wedding invitations in her hands, and what did she give me back? A MASTERPIECE! Our invites are beautiful, custom made, one-of-a-kind, and truly bring our theme to life. When thinking about the design for our invites, it was most important to me that when our guests received them in the mail, they would know exactly the wedding they were coming to, and thanks to Lindsey, they will! Now I just have to order the pocketfolds and get the designs printed. Since we are having a destination wedding, we are breaking the rule timeline on when to send them out. Ours will go out close to three months early.

· Makeup and Hair – Wow… has this been quite the task! You would think I was looking to audition to be the next covergirl of MAC or Hairstyles magazine with the work I have put into trying to find the best makeup and hair artists in New Orleans. Having an out of town wedding immediately puts brides at a disadvantage though. Why? Because we go into everything blind. We don’t live in the city we’re getting married in, so we don’t know “the best” of anything. We just have to read reviews, ask around, and go with our gut. Now, I have had bad makeup and hair done, and I’ve had good makeup and hair done. The last thing I want is for my wedding day experience to fall under the “bad” category, so this is really important to me… like REALLY important! As of now, I have narrowed it down to two: Get Polished and Flawless Bride! Feel free to give your opinion on which you think is better!

· Rings – The sweet fiancé is taking care of this one. He has contacted our jeweler for an appointment, and we should be set for next week. This should be one of those easy tasks – one that will have me crossing it off the To Do List with glee shooting through my ears!!!


· Eye Doctor – Why in the world is “eye doctor” on the to-do list? Well, friends, I plan to get LASIK eye surgery before the wedding. I have never worn contacts in my life, and I am so tired of putting on my beat-down, scratched-up glasses when I need to drive or watch TV that I could scream! My vision has, in my opinion, never been bad enough for contacts (not to mention I refuse to touch my eyeballs to put them in), but it’s bad enough to where the leaves on the trees are not distinct, when I go to a sporting event the athletes look like little blurs when they run by, and driving at night is like being a border-line possum. To make a long story short, if I want to see my groom when I’m walking down the aisle, I need to get LASIK!

· A “Last Visit” to NOLA – To finalize everything, Tres and I are going on our last New Orleans trip before the big day next weekend. We have yet to pick out our cake, so one of the days will be reserved for tasting and booking our cake baker. While the flower order has been put in and extensive phone and email convos have been had with the florist, we have not met or spoke in person, so that will also be a priority. We will also visit the hotel that everyone will be staying in (Tres has stayed there, but I have never seen it). We also need to book transportation – we are doing limos – for our wedding party, so that may come into play as well. And finally... our last meeting with our wonderful venue, Southern Oaks Plantation!

· Fix these Feet – Many of you may not know, but I had foot surgery in November to remove bunions on both feet. Being a dedicated lover to high heels, it was one of the most miserable experiences of my life, as I couldn’t wear my beloved heels for 4 months. Well, I am currently back in heels, but I am still not healed up enough to be in THE HEELS! Tres bought me the most beautiful Christian Louboutin’s I have ever seen in my life for my “wedding day shoes” (READ THE FULL STORY HERE)! Well, the shoes are close to 5 inches high (yes, you heard me right… FIVE inches), and even after seven months, my feet still hurt terribly to put them on. Literally, I can’t even take a step in these shoes it hurts so horribly, so I went back to my foot doctor this week. My foot doctor who, might I add, refers to me as “the heel girl.” Before I ever agreed to surgery, I made him promise me I would be in heels no less than 4 months after I got it done. I also emphasized my love for shoes so much that he thinks I am some sort of heel freak, and always cuts some joke about how unnecessarily high my shoes are. Well, when I went back to him this week, I told him I he had four months to get me in the most fabulous pair of shoes I have ever laid eyes on, so he shot me up with a cord ozone shot and promised me that I would be catwalking on those beautiful blue, red-bottomed stilts with no problem come October 17! All I have to say is, start praying now because whether I am limping down the aisle, crying in pain down the aisle, or having my father carry me down the aisle because I can’t put one foot in front of the other – nothing will keep me from wearing those shoes on wedding day!

Ok, so most of this weeding “to-do” is all stuff I have to do. Tres has his own list and is successfully on top of it! He’s such a wonderful groom! The countdown is on… can’t wait until October 17!!!

* Photos: Cards and Pockets, Modern Cosmetics, weddingrings.net, torontolasiksurgery.com, virtualtourist.com

20 comments:

  1. OMG! 115 days is going to FLY BY sweetie! So excited for you! I heard the recovery time on Lasik is just a few days, that would be so nice for you xoxo hugs honey, have a nice weekend!

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  2. The next 115 days will sneak up on you so quickly, you won't even believe it! The good news is that you are obviously SUPER organized, so it will all be perfect! I can't wait to hear more about your big day, it sounds amazing already!

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  3. those shoes.. wow.. AMAZING!! trust me, time will fly by! sounds like your wedding is going to be absolutely gorgeous!

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  4. I just found your blog and I love it! It sounds like your wedding will be beautiful, and those shoes are AMAZING!

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  5. Oh my goodness! I'm new to your blog and LOVE it! I love those shoes! They are so fabulous!

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  6. It is going to be here before you know it -- HOW EXCITING. Soak it all in. Love the heels and hope you rock em' without any pain!

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  7. I'm down to 105 days!! It is all soo exciting, but I am starting to realise how much I still have to do and it is making me nervous!! Love the shoes, it has been the hardest decision choosing the shoes.. small things right??

    :) Hazel

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  8. Thanks for visiting my place. Wow! You have been busy. There is so many, shoes, rings, invites etc. to choose from isn't there? Will pop in from time to time to see how you are doing. Warm wishes from Brisbane.
    Pam

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  9. This is going to be SO cool to look back on. I just can't believe the internet sometimes :)

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  10. girl...you are hardcore about your shoes! i'm going to start praying right now that your tootsies will be in heel-ready form for the big day! love it!

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  11. I love those shoes!! I was eyeing up a pair of Loubies for the big day, but I'm a mess in heels.

    Looks like you have everything in line. Can't wait to hear what else you are doing wedding wise!!

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  12. Great post! I just adore your yellow dress btw!! So adorable :)

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  13. Would you believe I put my wedding together in about 2 weeks? 600 people and it was fabulous.
    No~ I had alot of time to plan and prepare ~ that's just how I do things!
    My poor Mother!
    Kristin

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  14. Your wedding shoes are AMAZING!!!! ::swoon::

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  15. Thanks for stopping by my blog! 115 days will go by seriously fast! Our engagement will have been 1.5 years when we get married, and the time has gone by really fast...especially the past 2 months.

    Your shoes are gorgeous! I wish I could rock shoes like that.

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  16. Tatum you're awesome. Your comment on the ripped jeans cracked me up and I could just tell you're an energetic gal like me. Woot for us lively ones!! I'm sending all my prayers and good shoe juju your way honey. From one shoe girl to another - you can do it (and I can't wait to see the pictures!)

    xoxo - Carrie

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  17. Oh I SO hope your feet heal so you can get in those shoes! It WILL happen. :)

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  18. We are having a wedding in a town we just moved to so I feel your pain. The only thing I know much about it hair and makeup so I'll share that with you. Trials are key if you don't love it there your never going to. If they tell you that they are going to do something different and only verbally explain it insist on them showing you. Don't walk out until its exactly the way you would want it on your wedding day. If your shy being someone with you who isn't afraid to speak up for you. That way you can just confirm what they are say and possibly give you confidence to verbalize what you want. Bring along a great camera to take lots of pictures with / without flash, in natural light, in the evening, etc. Bring them as a reference when you go back. The looks should be the same each time and if your afraid that they wont be then ask the artist to make a list of every product they used on you that day. Also wear it until you go to bed. So you see how it holds up all day. Write down anything your not happy with or want to change before you go to bed. Keep it with the pictures you bring back with you on your wedding day. The last piece is that you should purchase the lipstick and/or lip gloss as well as blotting paper. It helps you freshen up your look after dinner. All that being said I prefer "get Polished" to the other site. You need closeups of the makeup and hair and they just didn't have it which would concern me. The looks on get polished seem to enhance the womens natural beauty! I wish they were near us in Alabama cause I would totally use them. Hope this helps you and I love love love the shoes.

    Jenn from http://www.Chancesimtaking.blogspot.com

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  19. Time will fly for you and it will be here before you know it, so exciting! :) The shoes are gorgeous!

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