Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Special Delivery....

Since I've discovered the goldmine that is the Trash to Treasure board on the Knot, it's been like Christmas on a daily basis. I've been working on the details now of the wedding since most of the big stuff has been taken care of. I've gotten easels, acrylic gems for table decor, gold frames, gold plastic easels, table linens, an orange parasol, a red sox garter set, escort card frames, a polaroid camera, a chandelier and a feather headpiece. Whew!
I've been super lucky that during the entire process, I've only been burned by one seller. These boards are an awesome resource and I'm so excited that I was able to find some amazing deals. The bonus is that after June 13th, I can sell most of it and get some money back. Totally a win win. I've also been able to purchase pretty much all of the "little things" that I wanted, so now it's a matter of starting to put everything together.

However, at this point, I'm just wishing that the days would fly by. I'm so ready to be out of the "planning" stage and just be married.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Our 44th President

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Inauguration day! There's a bit of an energetic humming in the house this morning and such an excitement of hope.

I actually watched the inauguration festivities from work while streaming CNN live. It's pretty cool to be a part of such a historic moment. I got a little teary, I have to say.

In wedding news, my Knot checklist keeps screaming at me "OVERDUE!". Yes, that's right, still no final guestlist. Yeah, you heard right....but that's ok. We're sending out Save the Dates anyway. I have a goal set, so I'm looking forward to meeting it and getting this one part completed.
Here's to a completed guest list.....some day before the invites get sent.

My crinny!

Monday, January 19, 2009

Ok, for those of you who have not been subjected to the strange vocabulary of the wedding underworld....

The crinoline I purchased has arrived. I had this idea of purchasing one and dyeing it a beautiful purple color, just to have something special underneath my white dress.

I was trolling the boards on the Knot and lo and behold, a previous bride was selling a one size fits all purple crinoline. YAY!!!!

I got a great deal, it fits and it's a really cool color. As it gets closer to the wedding, I figured that I could add more dye to it if I wanted it to be a richer color, but for now, I'm pretty stoked that I got such a great deal.
Wooo!