And The Question Is…
September 20th, 2007 @ 10:25 am by Mrs. Caramel
For the past few weeks, I keep getting asked these questions constantly:
“Are you stressed?”
“Are you nervous?”
“Are you ready?”
After the first dozen times, I’ve been polite and given my real answer. Now it’s a monotone and short “no.” The thing is, I really am not stressed or nervous but now that people are asking me all the time, I’m starting to stress and get nervous! I feel that all the eyes and the pressure of their questions is making me feel uneasy. Inside my head I’m thinking “Why!? Is there a reason to be nervous?!”
Last Month of FREEDOM!!
September 13th, 2007 @ 1:00 pm by Mrs. Gummi Bear
It’s down to the last month of singlehood - time to get in those last minute flings and wild sex parties in!!
Honestly, though, I’m feeling half completely relaxed and half completely insane. How is that possible? Well, nothing is technically going wrong at this point, there are a few things to smooth out, a few things that haven’t arrived and vendors I haven’t heard from… and most of my rsvps are still in the void. We think the USPS has eaten them, as we know a few people sent theirs and they have yet to arrive. But it’s a kind of lull before the storm, I think. I can feel the winds a-blowin’ and the air is thick with the hurricane to come… or I could be misinterpreting my deep desire for a pair of bright wellies.
I know we’re going to be busy, so I’m trying to soak up my few fake moments of calm. I mean, frankly, the only thing that is completely done and finalized is the venue and the cake - so I should be working my little butt off to get everything done before the end of this month so I can focus on the things that are inevitably going to break and need attention in October. By this I mean, I’ve spent all week avoiding doing anything wedding related other than making lists of thing to do and instead, have been sitting on my ass eating a whole lot of candy.
I’m Getting Married!!!!!!
September 7th, 2007 @ 7:06 am by Mrs. Corn
Early this morning, I am picking up two of my bridesmaids and then we are headed down to Newport. We have 10 hotels to go to to drop off out-of-town bags. Then, we can veg out, have some lunch, relax and wait to be picked up by the car service to go to the rehearsal at 3:00. The rehearsal dinner follows that at 4:30 and then the rehearsal party at 6:30pm. Then I will go home and try and get some sleep before the big day.I am having a hard time conveying exactly how I feel right now. I am not excited, I am not nervous, I am not scared. I am just very tired and slightly overwhelmed.
There is a serious ‘carrot’ dangling in front of me, just out of reach though, and I catch myself saying moment to moment: ‘in the end, when it is all over, I will be Mrs. Corn’.
And that is what I will be the next time I write. We won’t be back from the honeymoon until late September, but I will try very hard to post a teaser picture before then.
Oh, So THIS Is What People Stress Over
September 6th, 2007 @ 12:47 pm by Mrs. Corn
I have done a pretty good job of having everything organized, but I knew that there were things that would have to wait to the last second…like figuring out the logistics of getting people’s stuff out of the bridal suite, etc. I just didn’t expect it to put me over the edge so quickly.With two days to go, it really is a battle to remind myself that the wedding is really about Mr. Corn and I getting married, and if a few people are annoyed or talk smack about some detail that isn’t to their liking, I just need to let it go.
What put me over the edge yesterday, was a combination of 1) getting a new table layout from the rental company (after I had painstakingly made my table envelopes) 2) realizing that there was a vendor that I COMPLETELY forgot about (I am picking up a full sized mirror from a rental company since the condo where I am getting ready doesn’t have one) and 3) finding out that moments after I had printed our out-of-towner wedding newsletters (something I will have to post about after the big day) the time changed for the shuttle information that is included in said newsletters.
We’re Off!
September 6th, 2007 @ 12:09 pm by Mrs. Onion
At 5:50 am we were ready to leave for Vermont. I am NEVER up that early, yet when we woke up this morning I was excited, bouncing and ready to go. I even went to our market (gotta love 24 hour produce) and got some rolls to make sandwiches for our 6+ hour drive.We’re getting married on Saturday!!!!!!!!
OK — back to getting ready to go 
I’ll try to touch base at least once more before the wedding. Soon we’ll be able to wear our t-shirts that were a shower gift…
Cheers,
Miss Onion
Last Minute Decisions
September 2nd, 2007 @ 1:26 pm by Mrs. Onion
No matter how much advanced planning you do, there are things that you can’t plan for. While I was trying to nail down some of my last minute details things changed.
1) Ceremony Readings:
We asked my mother to read “My True Love” by Sir Phillip Sydney during the ceremony (see my post Wedding Planning Part II to read it). It’s a lovely poem and very “us” but she wasn’t comfortable with it. She decided she wanted to read “Tin Wedding Whistle“ by Ogden Nash. This is a charming poem, and as it turns out, couplets from it were included on my parents wedding invitation. Nice connection.
2) GM attire:
When I first started planning, I intended for the groomsmen to wear brown suits to match my bridesmaids’ Ann Taylor Brown Dresses. There was much searching for a brown rental suit — high and lo in New York City, and nothing, so I decided to compromise and they rented black suits. But I had to do something about the ties so it felt more festive and complemented the bridesmaids dresses. So Mr. Onion and I went to Saks Fifth Avenue and found these lovely ties that were a Saks brand. These will act as our groomsmen gifts as they were not inexpensive.
Signing Off…
September 1st, 2007 @ 2:26 pm by Mrs. Violet
I almost can’t believe it and I really don’t think I feel it yet, but I am 2 days from becoming Mrs. Z. I’m really excited at this point. One of our GM’s just came over to try on his tux and he looks quite handsome. There’s really nothing left for me to do but pack for Sunday night, as I am sleeping over at my parents’ house. On Sunday, we are rounding up our wedding party at our place to run through Monday’s wedding schedule. I have written down contact information of the vendors for my wedding party in case anything should happen. I’ve also listed the wedding party’s cell phone numbers so that they can reach each other. I’m doing this because, as controlling as I normally am, I do not plan on doing anything on Monday except to smile and have fun! I really mean it.
I’ve also been wearing my heels around a bit more and feel much more comfortable in it now. I have one more hair & makeup trial session with my girls and that’s it. Oh most importantly, yesterday I went to the city and enjoyed a spa package which included a shiatsu/hot stone massage, body scrub & a pedicure! A must do for all brides to be - it’s totally worth it!
Why Am I Not Sleeping?
September 1st, 2007 @ 11:28 am by Mrs. Licorice
Because I am getting married today. Up late with the jitters, I decided to write one last post as a single woman. I feel that I this point, I have planned as much as I could. I’m ready to enjoy the day and have fun!I promise when I come back, I will share all my DIY projects and pictures! A bientot!
Tick Tock…..
August 29th, 2007 @ 5:16 pm by Mrs. Onion
It’s final crunch time — I’m getting married in 10 days, but we are leaving for Vermont in 8 days so I basically have a week left to nail down all the details. Here’s what’s on tap for me:
1) Finalizing our flower plan (just dropped Dana from Fresh Floral Design Studio an email). Because we are having 20+ less people than we’d invited/planned on, we had some money left over for pew decorations like these:
From Martha Stewart Weddings
Mama Corn is here this weekend helping me with the last of the things that need to get done. Yesterday morning was my final dress fitting. My Boston bridesmaid came along to record exactly how to string up the back and do the bustle so that there is more than one person who knows how to do it. The dress is now pressed and hanging from the ceiling on our third floor. Turns out I am so tall, the dress doesn’t fit in the bag without bunching up at the bottom so it is out of the bag and we have sealed off the room. Mr. Corn is on strict orders to stay away from the third floor.
Yesterday afternoon my mom made all 60 votives for the reception tables while I finished making the centerpieces. (We wrapped the sea grass in paper so that it wouldn’t spread out and get tangled en-route to Newport).
