Bridal Update
1) Invites are out! We got the last of the addresses in on Wednesday (and I hope now that all of them are still correct - I should probably have checked on a few of my cousins), and Steve printed off the address labels at work. After dinner, I sat down to bang them out. My goal was half (we sent out 103, with 219 people total invited, and a maximum of 220). I was just starting when Steve wandered into the ballroom and offered to help.
Have I mentioned how much I love this man?
We completed all of them, I somehow shoved them all into the mailbox, and out they went Thursday morning. It's really happening. Finally.
2) Bachelorette party. My hair and make-up trial was scheduled for 2pm, and the party was slated to start at 4pm. I planned for about 30 minutes of travel time and thought 1.5 hours would be enough to do my hair and make-up. Nope, it wasn't. I was in the chair until 4:30pm and didn't get home until 5pm. By then, everyone - my bridal party (minus Jill) and all my high school friends (minus Andrea and Romina, but they met us later) had arrived. I did a quick change and then we got down to business. Food was Costco and actually pretty yummy. Games were actually pretty hilarious. Ellie made a two-foot tall penis pinata named Pepe, which she filled with liquor and candy. It rode shotgun home with me, and is currently in the guest room. The comedy club was great, the piano bar was a little lame (I don't think the guys were that talented, and they wouldn't play a raunchy song unless we gave them $20 - as if), and the dance club upstairs was slow at first, but got better. We went to Leo's to sober up and got home around 2am. It was a damn full day, but tons of fun.
3) Hilly's wedding! So great, and not just because she may read this, haha. The food was so top-notch, as was the booze. The desserts? Amazing. Pie for days, and a cake that looked like a pie but was actually cake. Was it a lie, then? The world may never know. I crushed it in Candy Land and had fun playing with sparklers and losing at arcade games. We probably took up too much time in the photobooth.
4) Bridal shower. Overwhelming. I swore 50 people attended, but it was, in fact, only 39 or so. I felt like I didn't have time to talk to anyone as much as I wanted to, and I know it's going to be the same at the wedding. I preemptively feel bad about that. I know some people will probably feel slighted, and a fair amount of people I'll be meeting for the first time - both from my side and Steve's. It's going to be a blur. I'm going to be so stressed. But I'm going to try to be liquored up enough not to care. My car was absolutely loaded with gifts. I did manage to get everything home, but put a little disclaimer on the wed-site to send gifts to PA due to trunk restrictions. I also managed to send out all the 'thank-yous' the next day, which made me feel polite and accomplished.
I'm feeling good about where everything is at regarding planning. I feel organized and ready to start getting these RSVPs in. The idea of a seating charts looms foreboding in the distant July, but I'll cross that bridge later.
Next up, Mary Ellen's wedding. Then Alex's. Then mine. Then Wiggles'. Ridiculous.
In other news, I'm applying for a job I hope I get. It's for a job with DuPont Regulatory which, let's be honest here, would be a ridiculously good fit. We'll see where it goes!
Have I mentioned how much I love this man?
We completed all of them, I somehow shoved them all into the mailbox, and out they went Thursday morning. It's really happening. Finally.
2) Bachelorette party. My hair and make-up trial was scheduled for 2pm, and the party was slated to start at 4pm. I planned for about 30 minutes of travel time and thought 1.5 hours would be enough to do my hair and make-up. Nope, it wasn't. I was in the chair until 4:30pm and didn't get home until 5pm. By then, everyone - my bridal party (minus Jill) and all my high school friends (minus Andrea and Romina, but they met us later) had arrived. I did a quick change and then we got down to business. Food was Costco and actually pretty yummy. Games were actually pretty hilarious. Ellie made a two-foot tall penis pinata named Pepe, which she filled with liquor and candy. It rode shotgun home with me, and is currently in the guest room. The comedy club was great, the piano bar was a little lame (I don't think the guys were that talented, and they wouldn't play a raunchy song unless we gave them $20 - as if), and the dance club upstairs was slow at first, but got better. We went to Leo's to sober up and got home around 2am. It was a damn full day, but tons of fun.
3) Hilly's wedding! So great, and not just because she may read this, haha. The food was so top-notch, as was the booze. The desserts? Amazing. Pie for days, and a cake that looked like a pie but was actually cake. Was it a lie, then? The world may never know. I crushed it in Candy Land and had fun playing with sparklers and losing at arcade games. We probably took up too much time in the photobooth.
4) Bridal shower. Overwhelming. I swore 50 people attended, but it was, in fact, only 39 or so. I felt like I didn't have time to talk to anyone as much as I wanted to, and I know it's going to be the same at the wedding. I preemptively feel bad about that. I know some people will probably feel slighted, and a fair amount of people I'll be meeting for the first time - both from my side and Steve's. It's going to be a blur. I'm going to be so stressed. But I'm going to try to be liquored up enough not to care. My car was absolutely loaded with gifts. I did manage to get everything home, but put a little disclaimer on the wed-site to send gifts to PA due to trunk restrictions. I also managed to send out all the 'thank-yous' the next day, which made me feel polite and accomplished.
I'm feeling good about where everything is at regarding planning. I feel organized and ready to start getting these RSVPs in. The idea of a seating charts looms foreboding in the distant July, but I'll cross that bridge later.
Next up, Mary Ellen's wedding. Then Alex's. Then mine. Then Wiggles'. Ridiculous.
In other news, I'm applying for a job I hope I get. It's for a job with DuPont Regulatory which, let's be honest here, would be a ridiculously good fit. We'll see where it goes!