Month: August 2015

Beautiful Weddings, Bridal Showers and Cakes – Oh my!

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In my pursuit to plan my wedding I ran across alot of beautiful weddings that weren’t just photographed beautifully, but were flat out beautiful.  There is literally a wedding for every type of couple.  I’ve compiled some of my favorites here.

For the discerning nerd, this article by the Huffington Post highlights some, as they say “adorkable” trends.

Star Wars Light Saber Fight

Photo Credit: Salt & Pine Photography

I couldn’t find the website for the wedding below, but let me tell you all the ways in which I LOVE their theme!  From the design of the BM dresses matching the back of the brides dress, to the coordinating shoes with bouquets and GM’s ties!  It’s a wonderful mix of rustic meets colorful whimsy and they ROCK it!

Brown and colors wedding

And what could be more fun than a Bridal Shower inspired by Tiffany’s?!  Since the days before I got my Tiffany’s bracelet years ago I have ALWAYS loved them.  When my good friend Alessandra flew me to DC for my birthday a few years back, she introduced me to all the lovely places to shop (Macy’s, Tiffany’s, Nordstrom’s and Bloomy’s) and I fell in LOVE with a pair of sunglasses at Tiffany’s that I just had to have!  They were beautiful!

Check out the bridal shower here!

If class and elegance are what you strive for at your wedding, then take a gander at this Atlanta wedding at AislePerfect.  Could there be a more beautiful bride?

Nerdy On The Inside This cake exemplifies everything fun and dorky about Drew and I.  I love the creative license the cake designer took by basically putting all the elements one on top of the other!  Too cute!

The website WhenGeeksWed is a fount of info for the nerdy at heart.  Check out this Harry Potter themed wedding!

Sorting Hat

 

Fat, Dumb and Happy

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When we bought my wedding dress several months ago – it fit like a glove.  It was just a miraculously perfect fit.  Like all other brides, I’ve been scared to death that I’ve put on weight since its purchase, so I combat this by going to the gym as often as I can, but I still worry.

I was feeling really good about the whole gym thing recently so I decided to try on my wedding dress this past Saturday night.  My silent expectation was that it would be so loose that it would need to be altered A LOT and not just in the chest area as we expected (it’s slightly too big there).

WRONG!

The damn thing still fit like a glove – albeit a less tight glove, but a glove none the less.

So why am I disappointed?

I will tell you why!  I’ve been busting my booty at the gym religiously for weeks and although I have noticed my endurance is better and I’ve lost weight – I’ve apparently also been building muscle, which is a great thing, but still . . . *sigh*

Another positive is that it won’t cost as much to have to ONLY alter the bust portion, right?  If it were super loose and had to be altered greatly in the bodice and waist, which would possibly cost a lot. Can you tell I’m really trying to be POSITIVE?

Still.  I know it’s petulant of me, but I really did want one of those, “Holy cow!” moments where I slipped on this beautiful piece of dress art and was ecstatic at how loose it was, but alas, no such luck for me at this stage.  Blame it on the freshman twenty, but we are truly fat, dumb and happy right now and excited about our new life together.

Let the countdown begin . . .

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Kenzie and Khloe  [My little girls – Kenzie & Khloe]

As of Aug 3rd we are officially two months out from “D” day – the day I become a Devine!  It’s been a welcome reprieve to NOT have to focus on, think about or plan anything related to the wedding for the past month or so.  Once we secured the photographer, we could take a small break.

It allowed me to concentrate on the end of my summer semester of school, which assisted in me securing one A and one B.  Not bad for an old fart.  I won’t allow myself to get upset about the ‘B’, but suffice it to say I had a particularly difficult time with one of my professors.  I’m lucky he even gave me a ‘B’ due to the fact that I pushed back on him several times and I don’t think he is used to students who bring up logical questions for his curriculum.

I believe all aspects of this wedding planning thing are accounted for.  I have some minor concerns about the music portion, but I’m NOT allowing myself to stress or worry about it.  I trust that it will all work out in the end.  My main goal for this wedding is for Drew and I, our family and friends to have a really great time.  That’s it, well and of course for us to get hitched while having a great time!

Besides Drew’s surprise back surgery and the deficit in our bank account due to that surprise, I think we’ve weathered a number of lesser stresses fairly well.  Right now on our plate is a search for a plumber to replace both toilets, fix the faucet in the MBR and fix a slow leak in both bathroom sinks.  In addition we are also taking bids on Siding, Windows and Gutters and trying to install flooring.  You know, just another day in paradise.

Fall semester starts for both of us on the 17th, which means I will be back in school FULL TIME, working FULL TIME, planning a wedding, taking care of a house and still trying to find time to work out.  Meh – we got THIS! LOL.

We are still trying to figure out what exactly we plan to do on our honeymoon.  We are definitely headed to Orlando, but just unsure if we are going to do the parks the whole time or fit in a cruise in there.  Drew is pulling for the cruise, but I could care less, due to the fact that I’m easily sea sick, car sick or airplane sick.  If we just did the parks and beach the whole time, I would be perfectly happy.

My mom continues to be an incredible asset regarding the wedding.  (I think she’s having more fun than we are if truth be told.)  She and the wedding coordinator, Sarah has been so helpful – that my gratitude knows no bounds.  I literally could not have done any of this without them.

I’m amazed everyday to wake up beside my fiancée.  I know we wouldn’t be where we are without all we have both weathered, but I wish we had met years and years ago.  I’m grateful we found each other now and I’m so excited and proud to be merging my life with his.

The wedding checklist is widdling down.  Venue – check, Caterer – check, Music – check, Photographer – check, Dress – check, BM Dresses – check, MOB Dress – check, Groom, GM, FOB attire – check, Flowers – check, so we are just finalizing the cakes, centerpieces, deco and swag.  I’ve been told repeatedly that stuff will go wrong, so my attitude is such that those folks with experience are probably right and I will just go with the flow.  It helps and is working to keep my anxiety to a minimum.

Try to stay cool out there and don’t do anything I wouldn’t do!

~ Kat