Finally Our House Warming!

Less than 4 months till I marry my best buddy!

We had our first or two house warmings this past weekend and although we still dont have a dining set we do have my hutch, amazing colorful paintings m my condo and our DIY monogram letters.

Put together it looks a little something like this.

Even though these letters are for the wedding I cant wait to find a great place for them in our house. For now they rest on the hutch :)

My DIY Guest Book Table Monogram Letters!

Just one of my DIY's Ive made for the wedding :)

12" high glitter initials!

These babies will be on our guest book table as our guests enter. I love them, the pic does not do it justice they are so glittery and will look amazing when the light hits them.

Bridal Fitness....6 months to go!

No one wants to look back at their wedding photos and think they look horrible right? I'm no exception. Since meeting FI 2 yrs ago I have gained "happy" or as I like to call it "I'm way too damn comfortable" weight that's not only made me feel frumpy but self conscience too.

I have been putting this off long enough and its now or never with 6 months to go! I have been drinking more water, trying to add in more fruits and veggies but its not enough so I will now be training with a personal trainer to get wedding ready.

 
And so my new fitness routine begins next week and I couldn't be more excited to get back to the old me. Ive also been taking Biotin, Kelp & Cod Liver Oil supplements to help with my skin, hair, nails and all that good stuff... wish me luck trust me I need all the luck I can get!

Off to down 2 more bottles of water...

For those asking....

The first meeting went well...really well actually! FI bbq'd fish and stakes and I made my famous guacamole dip....we ate....we chatted.....and we only discussed the wedding for about 10 mins. Kinda weird but it was nice to see there were other things to chat about.


PHEW...big sigh of relief.

Parents Finally Meeting Parents and Update

This weekend will be the first time FI's parents meet my parents. We decided on having both sets over  for a nice dinner at our place Saturday night and although I'm sure it will go great I will admit I'm a bit nervous. Ive just learned to expect the unexpected since so many things have happened and the last thing I need is any added stress.

We hired and fired our contractor because he made our living room ceiling leak (long story) and have been living with a gutted master bathroom since we moved in 2 months ago. Due to the dust and future renos we haven't been able to sleep or use our master bedroom so for now the guest bedroom is our temp sleeping quarters.

I'm SO ready for this washroom to be done and have had one contractor come in to quote us on finishing the job and another is coming by today. Wish us luck we need our bedroom and house back!!

Since finding the dress Ive dabbled with the idea of ordering a replica from china as I had someone I know do this and she was happy with her $200 purchase. It's been a struggle to justify spending $1500 on a wedding dress ill wear once but in the end I think it may just be easier to deal with a vendor here and get the real deal as opposed to a knock off. Either way the store told me i have about a week to make that decision so I better get on it.

Ive also been toying with the idea of having a jewelry or brooch bouquet. Its an idea I had seen online about a year ago but go reintroduced to when a beautiful bride I know Emily designer her own for her wedding this past march. I have started to collect jewels but still have to decide if I'm going to move ahead with this idea or not.

Ive somehow talked myself into getting a videographer even though I didn't care much for it before and so we will be meeting with a company this Sunday to see what they can provide. All I'm really interested in is a non cheesy 10 min recap anyway so we will see how much that will cost me.

Someone kindly pointed out the other day that I only have about 6 months left... YIKES! Why did I think I had all the time in the world? Am I falling behind on planning? I feel lost....

What is it with these MIA vendors?

I know I still have 7 months to go before the big day but why are some of my vendors so MIA. My emails have gone unanswered, deadlines past and I'm left wondering and worrying.

Being in the industry myself this really blows my mind. While I don't (so far) regret any of the vendors Ive chosen, I do wonder if their lack of communication has hindered their business at all. I don't want to come across pushy or anything but I need answers people UGH....

Rant over I'm going to go back to waiting by my inbox now...*sigh*

Am I Saying Yes To The Dress?!

This past weekend I went to try on dresses (because apparently I'm running out of time, hogwash if you ask me!). This is a task I have been dreading because being a curvy girl I was certain no dress would make it past my thighs. After expressing my concern to a few wonderful friends I was assured that Beckers Bridal would have a great selection of larger sample sizes to try on - and by larger i mean anything over a size 8!

They were right! I was led into the back room where there must have been 100's of beautiful gowns to try on. Since I had no idea what I wanted or what would look good I allowed the sales consultant (Liat) to pull some selections for me. She allowed me my privacy getting into the dress and then helped me tie, clip and pin things in place so that I could have a better idea of how the gown would fit.

After trying on 2 I "liked" 1 but it wasn't love....dress #3 however....LOVE!

Totally not a style I would have thought would look the best on me but I felt beautiful, elegant, classy and best of all comfortable! The dress is all silk and light which after wearing this baby for 12-14hrs I'm sure ill appreciate.

I went over to another store after just to take a look and found another I really liked but it wasn't as 'me' as the first so after "keeping it real" with myself as I walked to the car, it was decided I have found THE dress!!!!

I almost feel weird or guilty that is was that easy but I'm totally satisfied and have no need to keep looking because Ill only end up confusing myself. The next step is take the 2 moms to see it... here's hoping they love it as much as I do :)