What Really Happened...

Malcolm didn't really watch movies and eat popcorn in his PJs all day. His computer crashed so he was on the phone with his brother Michael trying to fix it. Technology.....

But I had a fantastic bridesmaid day! I went with three of them (Anne, Kirsten, and Denise) to David's Bridal. My fourth bridesmaid, Melinda, had surgery a couple days ago so she was not unable to come. She got to see pics though.

I knew they were getting black dresses and they were each getting their own style dress. I want them to love their dress as well and be able to wear it over and over again. Unlike so many bridesmaid dresses that can only be worn for that event. I also wanted them to have the wine accent color in either the sash, pin flower, or peek-a-boo skirt (the guys are wearing wine colored vests and ties and the flowers will be orange yellow so the girls need the wine color somewhere).

They were trying on bunches of dresses while I held/played with baby Ruth (Kirsten's daughter, not a candy bar). We figured out the peek-a-boo skirt wasn't going to work - it looked strange on the dresses the girls were liking. And because of the detailing on some of them, the sash wasn't going to work either. But the flower was working well for everyone.

At one point, Denise tried on a dress and Kirsten really liked it. So she tried it on and liked it. So, of course, Anne had to try it on as well. I started laughing at the thought that they were all going to pick the same dress anyway and poor Melinda would have been out of luck choosing a dress. Anne liked it too but not as much as the other girls. They each tried on a few more dresses.

Anne fell in love with a dress first. Denise decided on the one they tried on and liked. And Kirsten quickly found one she liked as well. They all stayed in their dress of choice while I got in my wedding dress (I wanted Kirsten and Denise to see it on my in person, they had only seen pics up to this point).

Now, the first time I had my wedding dress on, I was more or less in shock that I was actually trying wedding dresses on. Wedding planning had not really begun yet so my mind said this whole wedding thing isn't real yet. I didn't have a strong emotional reaction when I first had it on. I really liked the fit and detailing on it, though. Anne started crying so I knew that was the one to get.

This time, when I put it on and saw myself in the mirror, my hands started shaking. Kirsten and Denise loved it on me and thought I looked great. Then our consultant took a pic of all of us in our pretty dresses. I must say, we all looked fantastic together.

After getting back into our regular clothes, the girls purchased their dresses and we headed out to lunch at B-Dubs (Buffalo Wild Wings). I gave them some more details about the wedding. And then just talked about anything that came across our minds basically. It was fabulous having girl talk time. After a couple hours, it was time to go our separate ways.

Thanks for a fantastic day girls!!

Bridesmaid Day!

So... this morning Amanda and (most of) her girls will be going dress shopping, and have some lunch.

What am I going to be doing?

I'm gonna pop a bunch of popcorn and watch a bunch of action/adventure/war movies in my PJ's until she gets back!  :D

It's moving along.  We got a pianist set up this week, now we just have to pick the hymn she's gonna play.  Oy. Vey.

Later, chillins!
Malcolm

Power Rangers!

So... we made arrangement's with Joe and Leslie to go look at flowers for the wedding.  At 9 AM.

Last night, we had a storm blow through - 75 and 80 mph winds, torrential rain - it was nice.  The temp dropped a good ten degrees, and I was loving it.  We lost cable and internet overnight, but whatever.

So, this morning, we went to Michael's - and they were closed.  The power went out in the whole strip mall.  So now we're planning them online, and - wow - how many flowers do you really need?

Red, yellow, orange.  Those colors rock!

Howdy, true believers!

So... yeah.  This is the wedding website.

Right now, the most interesting stuff is in the "About Us" section - it's our life story, as told by me.  :)  More to come later.

Just for those who have been asking - we have accomplished a lot.

We picked the date, picked the church, the officiants, the bridal party, the reception site, the cake, the rings, the dress, the tuxes, the photographer, the DJ, the registries, the guest list, the colors, and designed all of the wedding stationary.

And we picked each other.  Duh.

More will be coming, but right now, I need some sleep before I change this background to something that goes with our fall theme.

Ciao!
Malcolm