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Today I enter the temple to make sacred promises to the Lord. Tomorrow I enter once again to make sacred promises with my husband. I have been searching for the right phrase to describe the way I am feeling, and I think the only sufficient term I can offer is “emotional overstimulation”. I tear up rather easily and constantly find myself attempting to extract the most possible meaning and enjoyment out of every moment. This overstimulation isn’t a negative feeling, but it is a foreign concept that I haven’t had the opportunity to experience in my life thus far.

Yesterday I saw Mr. Avocado for the first time in 73 very long days. It did not go the way I expected and I was left confused. I had imagined a moment right out of a movie, with me running towards him, jumping up and throwing my arms and legs around him, crying and kissing and the inability to let go of one another. Let’s just say the time felt stressed and strange and was altogether a little shorter than what I was hoping for. I started to wonder why we were doing this, what the chemistry was. I didn’t want to run, I just wanted to find reassurance. I am grateful for this because it forced me to really reflect on our past, and the deeply intimate moments we have shared which helped us realize how wonderful we would be together in marriage. I have no doubts or apprehension now.

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Things I can’t wait to see in action this weekend!

Tables named after the settings of classic novels and printed on pages torn out of an old novel.

Place cards with black, gold, or cream buttons depending on the meal choice.
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My mother’s veil, bought for $25 back in the ’80s.

You’ve seen these before. Don’t they look better now?
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If the bridesmaids don’t match, why should the groomsmen?

We will have 6 black suited young men (all wearing their own non-matching black suits), all wearing completely different ties I bought off of ebay. Quality is very different between them all, so I might just have to make them reach in and pull them out one at at a time to decide who gets what one. The tie total came out to less than $30 each.

The 2 ring ceremony ushers will get the 2 light gold extras, and my bridesman Trevor will get the dark metallic one.
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All my bridesmaids, are LDS and so they all dress following the modesty guidelines I discussed once before. Finding a knee-length fancy dress with sleeves for one person is tough. Finding that same dress, for less than $150, in 6 different sizes in just the right color is impossible.

I almost put them in this dress from Target.com, but I seemed to be the only person that liked it. Maybe I just wanted it because I have always wanted to smash the belief that the bride should only wear white into a million pieces. What a silly outdated rule. Is anyone REALLY going to confuse the bridesmaids for the bride? Why would you invite people to your wedding that don’t actually know who you are and would wander around confused about which girl got married that day?

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Mr. Strawberry was recently talking with his friend Andy and his fiancee about their upcoming wedding and whether or not they were nervous or not. They both agreed they were not, but made a point that it was going to be nothing like our wedding. Mr. Strawberry was a bit confused by this statement. The bride continued by saying that there wouldn’t be any birds at her wedding. WTF!? Was she making a jab at OUR wedding!?
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It’s my wedding week, and there is so much you don’t know. I was hoping to help you understand what was going on through my blogging, but now I have some major catch up to do.

Let’s kick the “up-to-speed” series off by introducing you to my bridesmaids. I will let you meet the groomsmen through the wedding pictures because I fancy a few of them might not even want to be introduced so directly to all of you.

BM Princess Jess

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I’m hosting my in-laws this weekend and it is exhausting. They are wonderful, and I know I am really lucky to be marrying someone with such easy parents to get along with, but I am unable to communicate with Mr. Avocado’s mom, and so all conversation is with my FFIL.

It’s hard to force myself to take this break from the wedding planning. I am very happy they are able to see where I grew up and meet my family. And they brought me some presents and some European chocolate, so I guess I can’t complain about that.

Did you ever host your in-laws before the wedding? How did your first “meet the parents” experience go?

We found this chandelier for $27 at the wholesale floral outlet. It was perfect, except we can’t burn candles at our venue. I think the plastic electric ones always look fakey, so I wanted to come up with something that would still look cool without a flame or light coming from the chandelier. The ring ceremony is at 4:30 in a glass enclosed atrium, so I don’t think the light would show that much anyway.

Step 1: Take one chandelier.

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For most, getting their marriage license is “the step” that makes them realize that they are truly getting married; that the big party is really going to happen. For me, and likely for others of my faith, there is a different event that brings about those feelings. After picking up our marriage license, the government will recognize our marriage, but I couldn’t set foot inside of the temple to actually get married until I completed a personal worthiness interview with my local church leader, and then an area church leader, at which time they grant and sign a temple recommend. Temple recommends are essential to entering the temple. I in no way could have been married inside of the temple without one. I never intended to be married anywhere else, so this was an essential step for me.

This is actually the Dallas, Texas temple. Isn’t it beautiful?
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