For the betterment of this blog, I feel that it is necessary that I quit school for the rest of the semester.
…ok…not really, but school IS definitely the reason that I haven’t been blogging lately. Look back a couple of posts, and you’ll see that school was about to get into full swing, and I expressed some fears that school and wedding planning would be competing for my time. Luckily I am balancing the two fairly well, but my poor blog has been left to gather dust. Today I plan on wiping just a little dust off!
…now, don’t worry…just because I haven’t been blogging doesn’t mean that the wedding planning has also been at a stand still—I realized recently that A LOT has been accomplished actually!
For example, Kyle and I had our engagement photos done by Ashley Rodgers Photography. We could not have been more pleased! This woman is seriously incredible. To see some of her work, check out her blog! I CANNOT WAIT for her to do my bridal portraits in a couple of weeks and then to capture the actual big day in a little over two months…
ALSO... we received the proof for our invitations TODAY from the printers, and we will have the real deal within the next week or so!!! Those little guys turned out to quite an undertaking when Kyle and I decided to design them ourselves. I did a little sketch, and Kyle did all of the wording and finishing touches. We wanted something that was very “us”—something that went along with the sweet and simple feel that we are going for. I did a few sketches, and Kyle and I worked together to decide exactly what we wanted….so then I did a few more sketches…and then a couple more…until we had come up with something that we both are very proud of. And the printers rock (seriously). We used GreenerPrinter.com …they are an eco-friendly online print company and use only 100% recycled paper. We just had to pick our paper and upload our image. They even emailed us a couple of times to make sure that our uploaded images were exactly what the printers needed and what Kyle and I wanted before even beginning the print process.
And like I said…we got the proofs today!! They were delivered to my mom’s house, and Kelby (my little sister and Maid of Honor) was sweet enough to bring them to me at work so I could see them immediately. Let me just say, I nearly peed my pants I was so excited. The prints were perfect. I am well beyond pleased! Holding those invitations was a bit surreal…it is all really happening…. (81 days to be exact :)
The invitation wording was definitely an interesting dilemma. We have two different types of invitations because we are having a small, intimate wedding ceremony with close friends and family and then a much larger reception immediately following. This “little wedding-big reception” thing is growing more common, but that doesn’t exactly help with the wording on an invitation! We are blessed to be inviting so many wonderful people who have impacted our lives individually and as a couple, and we don’t want anyone to feel that being invited to the wedding reception only makes them any less important to us. We want them to join us for the CELEBRATION (“food, drink, and merriment” as the invitation states)!!
I love more and more everyday the idea of getting married on New Year’s Eve. I think the symbolism of the day is beautiful…ending the year together so that we can welcome the new one hand-in-hand as a brand new family. It’s perfect. Kyle also jokes (but is totally serious) that the date will be impossible for him to forget. :)
Speaking of Kyle…..We went to Dallas a couple of weekends ago for the wedding of one of Kyle’s cousins, and while we were there, we were able to go shopping for his wedding attire. Oh. My. Goodness. He is gonna look FINE. We found the whole sha-bang (sans shoes). The attire includes khaki-brown slacks, a classic white oxford shirt, a perfect butter-yellow tie (that Kyle picked), and a brown tweed vest. He looked great…and most importantly, I think he looked like himself—genuine and comfortable.
lookin' sharp.
love this picture of Kyle with his new purchases.
As for my attire… it is getting closer and closer to finished!! I am having a summer dress custom-altered just for me. The mother of one of my closest friends/bridesmaid is an incredible seamstress, and she agreed to help me with this project. It makes me wiggle in my chair to think about my dress. It will be very “me”… you may take that as you will.
But while I cannot reveal my dress, I think it is only fair to reveal my (KILLER) shoes… when my mom and I saw them, we looked at each other and both said “do you think…?”. I tired them on, and the answer was “yes”. Enjoy.
I think that is as good an update as I can handle for just one post, but plenty more has happened that I will certainly post soon…
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