I despise details.

I can't believe I am thinking that title, me the queen of detail and all kinds of party planning nonsense.  yet that's where I am right now.  I'm ready for the details to be done and over with.  I'm almost worried I can't enjoy it anymore now that these little things that gave me so much joy to plan and create and obsess over are now just another thing to worry about!  But I'm not finally doing a post just to complain when there is plenty more obsessing to do over wedding details =)
First of which: my jewelry.  You may recall me finally saying screw it with the necklace and finding something nice, but then I realized it was me talking and changed my mind.  Cause thats how I roll.  And I found these bad boys:

Love them!  So honest opinions~ do you think these would look ok with my dress?  I still get the bling earring factor I love, but with a simple necklace and matching bracelet for some extra sparkle (minus the grown up pearls I can't seem to pull off).  I really hope this matches cause I don't really have much time to find anything else!




Next on the list~ update on projects-
Felt pomanders are done~ I finished 24, so we'll have one on every other pew.  And anyone who doesn't like it can just make sure to not mention it to me cause its too late to change my mind~ I am done, done, and done with those!

Programs~ this was a project I ended up passing on in favor of my sanity (I know, loose thread already), so I found an awesome seller on etsy (my wedding savior, or nemesis to Sean) who is custom making me these bad boys:

Obviously, this will have our names on the front, but you get the idea.  Love them even more cause all I had to do was type up the info and she formatted it and will print it all out for me at a very reasonable price (at least I think my sanity is worth much more than she charges!) =)  I only got 150 so some people just won't all get one~ once again boo hoo and go away if you don't like it~ 

And no I'm not getting irritable before the wedding, why do you ask?

One very special project that I've been trying to figure out for some time is how to incorporate Nico into the ceremony.  First I wasn't even sure if the church would let us do anything, then I had to figure out what we wanted and what Nico would even do! Once again, etsy my love to the rescue:

It's called a family union medallion (and will be on a thicker more boyish chain by the way).  It has 3 rings melded together to make a pendant and what will happen is after we do the ring exchange and our vows, Father will call Nico up and Sean will recite a short thing to Nico (Sean only cause I wouldn't be able to get through it without crying) and then Father will bless the necklace just like our rings and then we both put it on Nico.  Sounds kinda cheesy but I know I will lose it then, so girls I will need tissues for sure at this point...

Two quick more things before I leave, one happy and one not so much:

First, the bad, which includes the bad, the ugly, and the hated:  I wish guest lists and RSVPs and seating charts would go away and never come back- They better hope they never meet me in a dark alley cause they will not make it out in one piece, and I hope I never have to worry about anything like this again.  Ever.  This alone made me wish more than anything else so far that we had up and gone to Vegas.  Vegas doesn't worry about seating charts and RSVPS and people changing their mind on how many people in their family is coming.  Seriously, IF you really have to change the amount of people coming, there is NO need to change it more than once.  Or twice.  Or at all.  Cause at this point, you're lucky you have a seat and a meal.  Yep I just went there.  

Ok, now for the good~ my sisters threw a super fun bachelorette party and we got some cute pics (courtesy of Lindsey): 

Who can top that?  

I changed my mind on something

What?!? No way~ me?  I can't believe it!!...Oh yeah that's right- I've changed my mind on EVERYTHING so far...oops.  (Except for Sean~ didn't change my mind there!) =)

So what's the latest change?  The tables at the reception, of course.  I've been wavering back and forth and at our venue walkthru last Friday, I wanted to have a decision made~ so here it is:

Obviously not the best picture but you can see we are going with the venue's white tablecloths, my purple runners and damask squares along with black napkins (one is folded on the left side with our candy bag sticking out)

Final decision?  Yep, locked in.  I think the purple pops so much more against the white, and project 862 looks much better too.  Project 862 is my newest torture device, which is sticking black trim around all 4 sides of the damask squares. Looks sharp though doesn't it?  I totally love it even though it is so much different than the original plan.  But I've strayed so far from the original plan, who really cares?  And as seen in the picture, all the paper flowers are done and boxed in their vases ready to go.   And the kids bags are all put together (minus the last minute goldfish baggies we will have to throw in there so they don't get stale if we got them ready now!) and in this super cute matching bag:

These turned out cute, I hope the kids like them! =)  Now I need to figure out how to make sure the kids know to grab one...Any ideas?

So what else have I been doing the past few weeks (after my finals of course,  cause before those I was too busy to sleep!) ??  Take a gander at my living room:

Yep, that's my house. and I couldn't even get far enough away to see the bags packed on the other side of the cutouts on the left!  I think I have some organizing to do...

Any other changes?  But of course, you think one new project is enough?  I finally figured out the aisle decor at the ceremony~ still sticking with the idea of pomanders, but staying a little non traditional and using purple felt (to match the bouquets!)  Now I had no idea what a pomander even was before wedding world, and mine are imperfect just like me, but here are 3 completed ones:

They will hang on the side of the pew to decorate the aisle, either every 2 or 3 pews, depends on how many I get done!  There are 24 pews on each side, split in half with a walkway, so I have a few options for the layout.  For now, I'm just trying to find all the felt I need and cutting away at these circles.  As opposed to the dreaded squares from the paper flowers, these are 4" circles cut out of the felt, which I have to say is not really any easier.  But the folding/gluing is SO much easier!! Let me know what you guys think of these babies and also when you can come help me trace circles and cut out felt!!

One more question I would love some feedback on here is jewelry.  I'm not a huge jewelry person, and I'm finding it hard to decide on wedding day accessories.  Is this because I have no sense of style and matching?  Possibly.  Also possible I am an obsessive bride to be who can't make a decision on anything...Either way, I am having doubts about the jewelry I loved with the first dress and if it actually works with the new dress!  So I bought some new earrings to play around with and these are my fav so far; what do you think?  The plan would be wear these bigger earrings and no necklace: 

And they were only $7 at Kohls, much better than the $50 earrings I was checking out online...

I will leave you with one last piece of eye candy~ I bought this little dish to hold my jewelry (whichever I end up with!) while getting ready the day of and I'm totally in love with it.  Can't wait to see it in pictures =)

New Addition!!!

Look who came to join the party on June 19th!!!

Reminders for the boys (and an update for the girls!)

Not that any of the boys check this, but I wanted to throw out a reminder to all the groomsmen, as well as the Dads to go to Mens Wearhouse and get fitted for their tux.  The kids should wait until 1 month out (at least thats what I was told from the tux place), so they have some time still, but the deadline is fast approaching for the men to get this checked off my list =)

As for an update, just a quick one that we will be getting ready at the hotel instead of our house!  I booked our suite for the night before as well, and I use the work suite only because thats what they call it~ really not that big or that fancy, but it should work fine (I hope!).  This is at the Courtyard Marriott, and there is a link from our wedding website if anyone needs more info on that, like directions or anything click here for the link  .  I'm thinking if we can plan on the girls meeting there around 8 am, then the boys can all meet at our house where Sean will be whenever they decide on a time!  Hopefully this works for everyone!!

My hair person will be there to help too she blocked it out in her book already so that makes 3 people total.

I'll check with mom about mani/pedi I think she was going to as well.

I am completely in for the airbrushing/make-up i'll need it! haha

Want me to come over Friday( this week the 23rd) and help with things? I'm free and would love to come help. Let me know!!!

I also have someone who can alter dresses for cheap(if its length not drastic of course) so let me know I am calling her to meet for mine this week.

Beauty update:

This one's for the ladies (and boys I suppose if you want your nails done...)
NAILS:
I have a spa booked for Mani/Pedi's the friday before the wedding (the 18th) starting at somewhere between 10 and 11.  They are able to do 4 at once, so we'll have to do some rotating.  We can start at 11 with 6 booked, but if any of the moms get in on it, we'll push it up a little earlier.  And we can being wine and snacks as I guess they only supply for the day of packages =(   So if everyone brings a bottle of wine we'll be set =) And Katie~ I've got Katelyn down (and paid for) for polish on her fingers and toes, so I hope thats ok!  I've only booked myself, Katelyn, and Niki, Sara, Jennie, and Caurie, so if anyone else wants in, no problem I just need to let them know we'll be there earlier!    They have the "no chip" polish which I got as a trial (sorry I don't have a pic!) but it kicks so much butt- I got it done last Wed and it still hasn't chipped or faded or anything~ I'm pretty sure there is an upcharge for it but well worth it in my opinion!   The salon is AbFab and its right by Lino's so super close to my house and everything (yeah I know- convenient for me!) =)  My favorite part is AbFab stands for Absolutely Fabulous, which we will totally are.

MAKEUP:

I finally found it!!  I booked an airbrush makeup artist who will come to us wherever we are and do makeup.  I really need a head count on who is in so I can let her know, she does regular makeup ($45)and airbrush ($65) and I think will go cheaper if we get all the girls in on it.  This is also option for moms if they want, so spread the word!  At this point, she's meeting us at 8 am to get started, and I have to figure out if the hotel suite is large enough otherwise we are going to all meet at my parents house.  I decided I don't want to have to worry about space and cleanliness at our house that day, hence the different location =)  I do have a pic of my makeup trial (don't mind the hair- its a long story and I don't want to talk about it...):

What do you think?
The best part is, over 5 hours later it looked the same as it did right after it was done!  I had to get some sleep, so I didn't get to test it any longer than close to 6 hours.

HAIR: still a work in progress.  I've got Lauren doing mine (I think) and Katelyn's but I'm not sure how many others, so a friend from work (Michelle) is coming to help.  We may need 1 more, so I'll keep you updated as I know a few of you have your "people" =)  We may need to borrow one of them for the day.

SO let me know interest in these and I'll make sure they are booked =)

Finally an update!

I have hit a serious lull here in wedding land but there is always time for me to get distracted from schoolwork, so here it is: an update.  I know you've all been waiting at the edge of your seats, right? =) ha- I'm sure.
A kindof work in progress is the table setup at the reception.  I realized I have bags for the candy, bookmark sleeves for the photobooth favor, photo sharing cards, along with trying to figure out how to set up a list of all the candies available and let people know to take it!  So here is what I came up with (along with help from a friend at work who is a genius with stuff like this~ so practical whereas I am more and more flighty.  It would be perfect if I can figure out how to combine all of these elements into one specific area, and that's where my awesome friend Jan suggested the napkin fold.  Such as this one used for a menu:

But we would use it to tuck the bag, favor sleeve, card, and whatever other junk I have to have...=)  Such as this (but with a napkin around it...so it looks like the picture...) 

Another bright idea that is completely unnecessary is a flip flop basket at the reception, such as this inspiration pic: 

I had a coupon for Old Navy and ordered a bunch of purple, black, and white.  Yes I have 2 different shades of purple as I already had some pairs from Target's $1 aisle...I figure I can split the purples up between the baskets and it will be fine, right?  

Check out all these flip flops! 

Yeah~ I think I go overboard sometimes too...But Everyone can use a pair of flip flops, right?!?

For an update on these darn paper flowers, we are over halfway there (only?!?) as I have 17 vases filled and I need around 30 (depending on final guest count...) 

I'm putting the vases together rather haphazard like just to get a feel for how many more I need, and here is what I have so far: 

This is how they are put together and then the pic with 2 boxes is showing  the flowers from the top view...

I don't know if you can tell from the pic, but I put a rhinestone in  the middle (ish) of each flower, so there is a little big of bling for the tables =)

I had a few seconds of panic and terror when I realized I will be mailing out the invitations this month...THIS MONTH...Ok breathe...yes I have less than 3 weeks to finalize everything and get together late additions and make sure they are all still glued together and nothing is missing...  I have a bunch put together and mostly done except for the final check:

That's around 100 in there, looking down into the bag I bought special for the wedding (its in our print, and has a C on it)  Yes I am a dork, and I love it =)  And here are my stamps, bought from Zazzle~ you can't read the writing, but our names and wedding date are in the black part at the top.  I call it subtle, some might say difficult to read...

And I will leave you with a final piece of eye candy; probably one of my favorite wedding purchases here.  Lots of this wedding has been things I like and things I hand picked.  Granted I hand picked this one too, but this is all about Sean.  Those closest to Sean know he never leaves the house without a few choice items in his pockets.  I won't go into details but one of those items is chapstick.  Not the brand necessarily, just a lipbalm of some kind.  I love it cause I can always borrow if I lose mine, but otherwise its just one of those things that make me smile cause it is so Sean.  =)  So here it is:

I had to get 2 in the pick so you could read all the wording, and Yes, these are custom made chapsticks with a mint flavor/smell and they are 100% all natural, too =)  And even in our wedding colors, how awesome are these??  LOVE them!  I'll have a bunch for the ladies and then some in each bathroom basket too in case anyone needs some chapstick!   

I'm off to kickboxing class~ woohoo (I'm trying to get myself pumped for it...)