Over Thanksgiving Andy's sister got engaged and are getting married in August! She asked me to be her bridesmaid! The day after Christmas we went to see her dress she picked and it was gorgeous! We also got to try on our bridesmaid dresses. Picture a short Belle dress from Beauty & the Beast in Plum and that is what we'll be wearing. Pretty awesome, huh? Her maid of honor is great. I am actually really jealous of how great she is. Right now she is going through a divorce and yet she still manages to be extremely happy for Jean and supportive. Sometimes when I talk to Amanda I feel like I can't be as excited as I want to be. I am also jealous of how helpful and supportive her mom is as well. Don't get me wrong, they are very helpful and supportive of our wedding as well, but it's different when it's your own daughter. My mom never even asks about the wedding unless I bring it up, and even still we talk about it for five minutes and then the subject gets changed. I know a lot of this has to do with our wedding being over a year away still, but we have so much planned already and I just want the support that every bride wants from her mother and maid of honor.
On a positive note though, Amanda did text me saying that she found invites for my bridal shower! That really meant a lot to me because it showed that she is excited about the wedding. I know I just need to calm down because people will get more excited as the wedding gets closer. It may just not seem realistic now because it is still over a year away.
Over Christmas Andy, Mary (his mom, my FMIL!), and I made my bridesmaid name hangers! This was one DIY project I was really excited about. This is what they look like:
A few days ago mlb.com was having an awesome sale, so I ordered the bridesmaid's earrings. Now I will have all their jewelry ordered! I just need to find a cute tote bag and cute flip flops for them to wear. I also have been looking on Pinterest (my new obsession) and found a cute bridesmaid survival kit poem:
This Survival Kit was made just to say,I'm thrilled you're beside me on my wedding day!There's chocolate to give you that sugar high,And a packet of tissues in case you should cry.Lip gloss to help you care for your smile,If a nail should break, I've included a file.There is Shout if you should spill on your dress,And mouthwash to keep your breath minty fresh.There's Tylenol and Tums if it's ill that you feel,And Band-aids to help you tackle high heels.I've put everything in this handy pack,So you'll know that this bride has got your back!This kit was created so that you can see,How much you mean to the bride-to-be.
A few weeks ago Andy and I booked our DJ! We are going with Sound by Design. They do 90% of the weddings at Lakefront and are very reasonably priced! Since our reception is on a Sunday in the off season we got an even more incredible deal! Now all we need to find is a photographer and a baker.
I know this is getting to be SUPER long, but there is still a few more things...
I was looking online at wedding dresses at a bridal shop back home. They have the dress listed that I have been eyeing up for a while and come to find out they are having a sale!! I was so excited so I called them first thing on Monday morning. Come to find out the company doesn't send out samples which means I would not be able to try it on before I buy it. That made my heart completly sink. I don't even buy a shirt before I try it on, much less a dress that could possibly be my wedding dress! I took this as a sign that I should just wait to try on dresses because I still have pleanty of time. We go to Jamaica in 2 months so after we come back I will start dress shopping!
Lastly (I promise), I made our wedding invitations! They look like boarding passes. Each person will get 4 tickets. One will be a Save the Date, next will be the acutal wedding invite followed by how to book and the resort, and lastly will be the RSVP. I can't finish them until we have the wedding booked, but I am pretty excited about them! We will get them professionally printed and hopefully have them sent out by April!!
424 Days :)
