[prettynpink]

7 fucking days.
7
seven.
I dont even have my favors finished. I have so much to do and I have to be at work.

*sigh*


wendeola, that doesnt sound that different to me. Thats how modern weddings are going nowadays. I suggest just serving dessert. If you're not having it catered, I suggest your local bulk store, ala "Costco" or such, and select several different types and have them served up buffet style on cute little red or black plates.

[wendeola]

i tried to read through *most* of the 8 pages on this thread so i do apologize for being redundant (in advance). i'm getting married next october. it's not going to be your usual wedding i do have to admit. why do you ask? well, because it's me and my fiance. i proposed to him. i went and picked out my engagement ring. yadda, yadda, yadda. we've picked out the colors: red, black, white and fuschia (as an accent color)...the dress i want is red and white, my MOH is wearing red and my brides maids are wearing black. each girl gets to pick out the dress of her choice. whatever she wants. we have a limited budget, my dad is contributing $4000 and we are going to pay the rest. we want a friday evening wedding and i was wondering if any of you have any suggestions, advice, words of wisdom on how to keep the cost down. my friend christy, who is one of the brides maids, suggested i serve gourmet appetizers, you know tons of finger foods because we want to get married around 7:30 pm and it might a little late for dinner. any thoughts?

[emlikesart]

llamas, looks like you are already on the path to being a kick ass attendant. Every wedding is different, but the best advice I can give from when I was a maid of honor is this: Just realize that the bride is probably nervous and stressed out, and if she goes a little bridezilla on your ass, don't take it personally. And just be genuinely helpful. You should be fine!

On another note...My bachelorette party is confirmed!!! In three weeks me and my best gals will be having a pleasure party (if you are not familiar, it's a party where a lady comes by and shows us LOTS of different fun sexy toys and lingerie, we play games, and then we can buy stuff)

I'm getting excited, ladies!!!!

[llamas]

*delurks*
Ok, so this Saturday I'm going to be a bridesmaid for one of my friends; I've never done this before, so is there anything wierd/interesting I should know about? Any tips on being the best damn attendant I can be? (I really do want to make myself worthwhile, as the bride was nice enough to let us pick our own, black dresses!)

[anna k]

prettynpink, I love your avatar!

I attended my aunt's wedding this weekend. The wedding itself was kind of cheesy (a lot of talk about love and unity and two souls becoming one and drinking from the same chalice of love), but it was sweet. It was set in a Japanese tea garden in upstate N.Y., and was pretty chilly. The bride and groom were married on a small piece of land in the middle of a small pond, accessible by rocks. The wedding march was Josh Groban's cover of Can't Help Falling in Love With You, and the exit song was The Beach Boys' Wouldn't It Be Nice. A lot of the senior citizens in the pews whispered during the service, one remarking on how much weight my aunt had lost (she's been thin for years) and that she married for money. I thought it was tasteless and rude for them to be whispering and talking during the service, like old people in a movie theater going "What just happened? Who's that? I don't like that actress . . ." and so on.

The reception was fun, lots of people jammin' to the oldies. A lot of people there were teenagers during the 1960s, so a lot of 60's pop songs were played (though I didn't think Runaround Sue or The Wanderer were really appropriate for newlyweds). Plenty of Sinatra, as we are old-school Italians, and tributes to my grandpa, who died last year and was a major figure in the family. I forget he's dead, he was so alive and strong that even being at his funeral I don't like to believe he's really gone.

My aunt is 60, and reminds me of a cross between Susan Lucci (petite, romantic, dark hair) and Celine Dion (sentimental and a little corny). She danced to Sinatra's Young At Heart, which describes her. She can act like a young girl sometimes, no matter her age.

I wanted to laugh at the first dedicated song. The D.J. went, "Here's a song that was requested by the bride and groom to celebrate the theme of the power of love." I assumed it would be Celine Dion's song, but no.

Huey Lewis and the News' Power of Love.

The theme to Back to the Future.

It was hilarious and awesome.

I had a lot of fun at the reception. I wore a new pretty red dress from Cache, and loved dancing to Mustang Sally and Old Time Rock 'n' Roll while balancing on my new heels, not wanting to take a spill like another relative did. My mom took a candid photo of me dancing, I hope it comes out well.

I got pretty drunk for the first time. Like tipsy-wobbling-my-head-is-crazy drunk. I had two glasses of white wine, and felt dizzy walking around, being coherent enough to know I was drunk. I went to my brother, and I was laughing about how drunk I was, and he was laughing too, thinking I looked crazy. I cooled down with glasses of water, but I got so tipsy and nutty from just two glasses.

By the way, my parents live near Apex in N.C., where the chemical fire happened. My mom wasn't affected, though she could smell the smoke. My dad said he's gonna write to the councilman berating him for nearly killing 17,000 people. My dad, bringing the New York heat down South.

[prettynpink]

really? thats it?

[nickclick]

open all your presents! congrats!

[prettynpink]

So... what do I do at a bridal shower?

[GiGi21]

prettynpink- If it's not too late what about having a friend take the pics? You could also make cupcakes yourself instead of having a cake made. If you have an iPod you could just rent the sound system from a DJ service- which would save you hundreds and just play off your iPod. Just some thoughts. I'll have to share my wedding plans with you all later as I'm feeling pretty sleepy! =)

[lucizoe]

Ha..PnP, I have my font sizes turned up really large ('cause my eyes are like, 80 freaking years old) so your stripper pole announcement was HUGE



So, I've been so focused on music lately...and I totally found our song, although I'm not sure how I'm going to get a chance to use it, since we're getting married in a coffeehouse..."You're There Too," by Maury Yeston. I've always loved it, but I really didn't notice how apropos the lyrics are for us...

We're atheists, and our families are mixtures of atheists/agnostics/misc. amorphous Christians, and whatever ceremony we have is going to be completely sans god/religion/spirituality...we're just not. We're not doing attendants or an aisle or anything like that. We're actually probably hitting the courthouse sometime this year and then doing our own vows at the coffeehouse thing (which is where we met)...coffee and desserts with family and friends, maybe dinner later on...

Really the only thing we're doing that is remotely related to traditional weddings are engagement announcements and invitations, and flowers, 'cause I love flowers...I will be making myself a pretty dress and I think doing a russian net birdcage veil or little hat with a piece of netting on it...vintagey.

So today I'm off to look at notecards...whoo

[prettynpink]

I HAVE A STRIPPER POLE!!!!!!

My friend gave it to me today because she couldnt wait for this saturday!!!!

[prettynpink]

Yay! thank you for the compliments!! I'm worried about the back fat factor, but I think I'll just ignore it and love my big ol' body.

Maybe I should change my name to prettyngreen! HOHO! didja see that? Oh yeah! Cant stop me! Switched it up and changed it all around. Cause my name is prettynpink... and I'm in green and you all think I'm pretty in that and... yeah... okay. I'll let it go.

Double post from Kvetch:

everything is going pretty well for the wedding except that we just found out that we have to pay $550 for Irishboy's exit fee for his court ordered alcohol class, which means that I have nothing to pay the DJ, cake maker and photographer with.

I am freaking out. I had $700 budgeted to spend for all three and I dont know if I can manage it. I have to have the cake and the photographer, but it cant be a party without music. ARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!

I'm FREAKING out.

My parents are completely broke, and so can contribute no more, and his parents have paid for 2/3 of the wedding so far. My best friend paid for his ring because I have no credit, but he needed a wedding ring, so I'm paying her back. I dont know what to do. I dont have my corset, or our cake serving set and other things that are freakin' essential to a wedding dammit!!!

[lucizoe]

Eeeeeek!

prettyinpink, so.damn.gorgeous!!

I love the shoes

I got engaged two weeks ago and I'm already having issues. Is that silly or what? Guests, size, dress...plus school and other issues eating up time. This is way more stressful than I ever thought it would be...

Anyway, just wanted to do a bump and a warning about using this thread for the next 7 or 8 months...

My mom is scouting locales for me, as we're going to do this back near my parents'...it's not a hugely long drive for his mom (like, an hour), and the area I grew up in is really pretty in a lot of places...at the moment it's just a question of deciding when, exactly, and where...I think probably most places will be booked up for summer already, but we're doing something so small, we might be able to just go middle of the week and luck out with a date somewhere...

blah...scattered....lots of wine at the moment...anyway, congrats to everyone!

[pinkmartyr]

i checked out your dress and it does fit you beautifully!
i'm so excited for you!

[newredhead]

Pink - your dress is fabulous. But your shoes - I am coveting them so much!!!! One of my best friends got married almost 2 years ago and had a gorgeous dress with red detailing...she was married in December in Las Vegas and it was her "showgirl" dress. She looked amazing and different..... Of course, she's perfectly beautiful, so she could've married in a potato sack and looked hot.

Here's the dress.Red Dress Pic Don't know who designed it - I just googled "wedding dress with red."

[prettynpink]

I dont have to have it altered at all. I just have to have them make the bustle. its the right length, size, everything.

[roseviolet]

I just saw the pics in Say Cheese. Yay!!! So are all of the alterations done, too?

[prettynpink]

I have my wedding dress!!!!! its soooo pretty!!

[prettynpink]

Okeedokee. Most invitations have been sent out. only about 40-50 remain.

I made the card box for the cards and such. It looks fantastic. I'll post a picture of it as soon as I can.

I'm getting worn out, but excited about this. YAY!

[fina]

Syb, that would be lovely, thanks. I found a good place online near Kenmare in Co Kerry but am keen to check out other options.