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I know what you’re thinking. This is just a blog; it isn’t a confessional.
No worries. I’ve been soap opera free for, oh, two years now. I don’t need a 12-step program at the moment. (Well, at least not for soap operas…)
But back when I was a 10-year-old soap opera addict, I made a very resolute decision about my wedding. I decided that I wanted to walk down the aisle to Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. That was what they played at Steve and Kayla’s wedding on Days of Our Lives, and after replaying it on the VCR 563 or so times, I was hooked.
Oh, the clothing horror of an ’80s wedding… (Source)
A few weeks ago, Sister Stiletto threw me a fabulous weekend of celebration. We started off with my bridal shower, and since all of the wedding events were taking place in Oak Park, the shower was here as well. Sister S found the Oak Park Art League - doesn’t it look like a little cottage tucked in the woods? So darling!
This was a perfect location for the shower - personal, cute and the (very reasonable!) rental fee goes to support the Art League, which is a non-profit offering art classes and providing gallery space to artists.
While we’ve hired a bluegrass band to play for three hours of our reception (more on that soon) and we also have a friend who’s going to strum his guitar during our cocktail hour, there are a few interim hours during which we’ll need to keep our guests musically entertained. For instance, if our friend gets tired, we’ll need a cocktail hour playlist. We need a dinner playlist, a playlist for when the brand takes their 10-minute breaks, and some dance music for post-band antics.
I’ve also padded either end of our playlists with more music than we need just in case our ceremony is shorter than we think or some other party-foul occurs.
Here’s what we’ve come up with so far:
Cocktail Hour (1.5 hours of music)
Total Time: 57:03
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Teenad did her trash the dress shoot on a gorgeous beach in Jamaica.
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We have less than a month to go until the wedding, so I really need to start talking about some DIY projects I have been working on! Time is flying by so ridiculously fast now. It’s do or die time for all of the little projects that have wormed their way onto my “to-do” list. Here are a couple that I worked on over the weekend:
Having a card box wasn’t exactly on the top of my list! I didn’t really understand why we “needed” one, and I haven’t noticed them at other weddings I have been to.
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Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
Kind of like that ’80s TV show, My Two Dads? But with dresses? And 3? No? OK.
The first dress I’m considering is Marc by Marc Jacobs. I’m thinking of wearing it for our engagement photos:
The Rehearsal, Rehearsal Dinner, Rehearsal Dinner Gifts, Getting Ready, First Glance, Portraits, Loved Always, Pre-Ceremony, I Thee Wed, Post-Ceremony Hugs, Cocktail Hour, The Reception - Part 1
After dinner it was time to dance and eat candy! What could be better than that, really?
The candy buffet is definitely my favorite wedding trend. It is the single most talked about detail from our wedding, to this day. Plus, it made for some great memories! (And interesting cocktails—later on in the evening a table of friends were drinking champagne flavored and dyed with rock candy. Delicious… or something.)
Mr. Pineapple was worried that people would eat the candy necklaces off one another and it would turn into a fraternity mixer. I mean really, didn’t he know I come from a classy family?
We’re back from Maine and hastily packing for our honeymoon, but I couldn’t leave you guys without just a few teasers from our wedding.
It was beyond perfect. The weather was amazing, my bustle never broke, our vendors rocked, and no one wanted to leave.
There was so much love and laughter surrounding us, I don’t think I stopped smiling all day.
Myself and the new hubby kickin’ off the champagne toast.
… and we don’t even have a cheesy picture to show for it. Because I forgot to take one. Sorry!
I wasn’t even going to blog about this event, since it was so… anticlimactic. But I really don’t have anything else to share at the moment, so why not?
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I knew exactly what we needed to do to get our license: bring our IDs and my paperwork from my previous marriage down to the county records office, pay our money, and fill out our form with our names, addresses, parents’ information, and wedding information.
We arrived at the courthouse, inside which the records office is located and walked up to the security guard to be wanded for weapons. He said “Where are you going?” to which I replied “Records office?” He looked at me funny.
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My name is Miss Bruschetta, and I’m a two-dress bride. Why am I springing this on you at such a late date? Allow me to explain.
Our honeymoon will begin with a “Roman Holiday” of sorts — four days in Italy’s capital city. And when in Rome… well, you gotta see the Pope!
Mr. Bruschetta — also known as the Chief Honeymoon Planner — researched how we could secure tickets for an audience with the Pope.
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Répondez s’il vous plaît - pretty please? Saturday was a big day - the RSVP deadline. After an initial burst of little red envelopes popping up in our mailbox, there came a lull. We received a single envelope here, none there, two the next day. On Saturday we received six. This brings our grand total to around 30, or just under half. Now, some of these guests (like certain members of a certain someone’s bridal party and family) have not yet responded, but I know they are coming, so all is well. But I’d still like to see that RSVP card I worked so hard on to find its way into my mailbox!
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Did you dream about a white wedding dress when you were a kid?
Yeah, me too.
My mom, on the other hand, had grand plans of an intricately embroidered wedding sari.
And this is how I ended up as a two-dress bride.
(Well, you know, disregarding the fact that a sari isn’t technically a dress.)
First up, the wedding dress.
So here is where I admit that I stalled as long as I could to go dress shopping. I was completely freaked out about it. I thought all my body flaws would be magnified. I didn’t want to stand in front of big mirrors. I didn’t want to be pressured to buy something right away. And I really didn’t want random strangers to see me in my underwear.
But time was starting to run out, so I dragged myself out on a Saturday in February with my mom and Bridesmaid R.
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Hey, everybody!!
I am back and married. (By the way, props to anyone who gets the movie reference in the title of the post.)
Getting married is FUN, everyone! If I can give any words of advice to all of you in the latter stages of the planning process, it would be to for you to make sure that you have FUN on your wedding day. Period. All I remember is the wedding being such a joyous, wonderful moment in time. It was so amazing, and I can’t wait to share it all with you.
While I am waiting for our pro pics, I will definitely catch you up on a few things that I didn’t get a chance to blog about before the wedding.
I want to leave you with a few images to show you a glimpse of how we experienced the day:
We had a meaningful ceremony.
My dress doesn’t call for much in the department of underthings. A simple pair of undies, and that’s about it. Even if it did, most supportive undergarments aren’t the most desirable in the bedroom, anyway.
A quick scan of Nordstrom’s lingerie department led my eye to one particular rack: Elle Macpherson Intimates. Sure, they aren’t full get-ups. They’re bras and undies adorned with lace, see-through mesh, and all things girly and frilly. To put it more simply, they’re plain old pretty.
Unfortunately, they didn’t have my size in the one matching set I liked, but I once I got home, my internet search revealed so much more than what the store contained. First of all, these aren’t as pricey as, say, Agent Provocateur. And, not that I need it, but these come in sizes up to E for girls with what Bruschetta would call Beefsteak-size ladies. Check out these adorable sets:
Infatuation Contour Bra ($80)
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