Bridesmaid Burgers

A few days ago, a long awaited package arrived in the mail....

Part of the gift for my lovely bridesmaids (all twelve gals - to make it easy I'm just saying bridesmaids)!!

I have been eagerly waiting for this very box. I just wish I could give the girls their gifts right now! I want to show them! 

But to the part with the burgers...yes, burgers.

I received the box in the mail late in the afternoon and that night I had a dream. 

My dream:

I opened the box to find the hamburgers (which was apparently what I meant to order)... on puffy fabric buns (again as it was supposed to be). I was so happy to see my order there nicely in front of me. But then after the excitement wore off that they had arrived, I got real concerned. I though to myself, Gosh, how am I going to keep these hamburgers fresh enough for the next few months?! Yes, I was some how going to have to keep these babies fresh for quite some time! And the thing was, because of the delicate fabric buns, I was not able to refrigerate or freeze them... it'd ruin the fabric!

That was the end of my dream. I never did find out what happened with keeping the gifts fresh for the next few months. My mind is either more creative than I thought, or just on overload. ;)

Oh, and don't worry girls. You are not getting burgers! I have no idea where any of this dream came from!

........ or are you? ;)

All Over The Map

I feel like I have literally been all over the map! I have so much on my mind right now. I know I still have 8 months until our wedding, but I not only like looking for ideas, but I want to get as many decisions made as soon as possible...thus my mind traveling the globe! I have videographers, hairstyles, make-up, bridesmaids dresses, shoes, jewelry, flowers, table decor, DIY projects, etc... It's all on the mind these days.

I have opened a gazillion and one tabs on my computer screen to find hairstyles, bridesmaids dresses and videographers. I have spent my night going through tab after tab after tab of possibilities and finally, I have my dresses for the girls. It is not set in stone, but I am going to send the formal "order" e-mail of the style and color I want and request the swatches, etc tomorrow. :) I am happy beyond belief right now.

I've sent numerous e-mails to videographers, asking for prices and their availability, so hopefully after a lot of searching, I will find something in my style and my price range.

Let's see.... To be a little more detailed in my searches of things, I am looking for shoes: flats, but cute and comfortable, maybe embellished some how. I don't just want a plain shoe. I kinda want something a little surprising when I let a peek out from under my dress. Nothing crazy, just something fun. I am thinking of possibly embellishing them myself. I may just wear a very nice flip flop. I only want to buy one shoe. Shoes aren't too big to me so I would rather spend that extra money elsewhere (like my videographer). I need to find these babies within a maximum amount of time of six weeks! (Right before my birthday... will these end up being a b-day gift to myself?)

For my hair, my unmanageable and thin hair, I am looking at updo's. I originally thought I wanted my hair down, but we shall see. I have a few ideas, but I don't want to give anything away. I'm trying to steer away from painting a picture of myself on my wedding day for all of you!

In the line of jewelry, I won't be wearing too much of it. I would like a nice earring, nothing too dangly and maybe a nice bracelet, and I think I may make that on my own, so I might just be looking for the earrings. I might not do those though until I see the dress in person.

I have a lot of DIY projects and in fact, I'm going hunting again tomorrow! I am hoping to find some good things! I have phone calls to make tomorrow as well so it should end up being a busy day in the line of wedding planning.

I was supposed to be going up north this week for a bridal show, but it is looking like that might not work out with the winter storm they are scheduled to get. We shall see. I'm not going to worry about that though. If we do go though, I will need to pack... fast!! ;)

I will update again soon. It's getting late and I have a lot to still do, save on the computer, write down, etc. And I am honestly a bit tired and would like to get to bed at a decent hour. :) I do promise more updates soon!

It Was An Absolute Nightmare!

I've had wedding dreams scattered throughout my nights since the planning began back in November, but a few nights ago was a first… I had a wedding nightmare. It was absolutely awful. It felt like eternity. I have no idea how long it lasted, but to me it felt like a full length movie.

I woke up the morning of my wedding feeling wonderful, stress-free and very excited... until the girls showed up... with the wrong dresses!!! Yes, that's right, the wrong dresses! And they were hideous things. I paid extra for different things and having them tweaked certain ways, arriving by a certain date, etc. And they came wrong! Completely, utterly wrong. I got so upset and drove over to the designers place and ended up in an icy parking garage, running and slipping, all while in my wedding dress! I went into the place and raised holy heck and argued with the guy (who was an absolute idiot in the dream) and got no where, but late and messy to my wedding! I ended up realizing that I wasn't going to let their ugly dresses and my ugly mess of myself ruin the wedding, but I was not happy at all. I woke up so upset and couldn't get back to sleep for a little bit. It may seem petty, but I was so distraught. I have been working very hard to find the type of dress I want for my bridesmaids and I want to make sure they look and feel beautiful in what I choose, so maybe that stress got to me. Ugh. What a nightmare! I pray nothing even comes close to this happening for our real wedding!!!