Slowly making progress
Kasia February 7th, 2008
The dress came yesterday. Because I was afraid of my cats doing something to it, from launching long-distance fur missiles to getting up close and personal with their still-attached claws, I managed to resist the temptation to open the box right away. But now I’m going stir crazy, so TBS and I are going to open it up tomorrow evening. Further bulletins as events warrant…
The Canuck and I are pretty sure we’ve settled on our reception location: Picano’s in Troy. However, we first have to go sample their wares, so we probably won’t book that until the end of this month or the beginning of next. But they didn’t think it would be an issue this far out - there aren’t that many January weddings in Troy, apparently - so that’s more or less on schedule.
I also found a potential pair of shoes, but can’t make my decision until I have seen the dress on me. Likewise with the veil - I have it narrowed down to a couple of styles, but can’t decide for sure until the dress has gone on. We’ve pretty much settled what color the bridesmaid dresses will be (some sort of burgundy or wine shade, with gold as the accent), but we’re not ordering those until after Lent, as one of my bridesmaids is expecting her measurements to change significantly during that time. I’m not going to even try to get my alterations done until at least summer, probably fall.
Do any metro Detroiters here have recommendations for cakes and photographers? Feel free to e-mail me at clamrampant at yahoo dot com if you know someone who’s especially good (and preferably not too expensive)…thanks!
Oh - and we’ve started marriage prep at church. We’re supposed to meet with the premarital counselor in a couple of weeks. NFP is proving to be…interesting. I’ve spent most of my pubescent life trying to ignore the very things I have to now closely observe and chart. Blech. :-p
Pleeeeze let me know how the dress looks! I’m anxious to know if you have a winner
Also, I am going to make some inquiries as far as cake bakers. I do have some resources, I just need to remember which one of them knows the person who does wedding cakes. I will keep you posted.
What saved us a lot of money for our wedding was using a baker who used to work for the bakery (we couldn’t afford to use) and she just happened to a friend of my maid of honor’s mother. It was a beautiful an delicious cake at a great price.
BTW — I think that bridemaid who is supposed to be significantly smaller after Lent might be feeling some pressure now that there was a public announcement!
NFP logging issues: Ah, make Joe take notes…. This is a joint effort, right? And you can still be blissfully ignorant…
Yes, yes, I agree with Jill - we need to see the dress on you….
Hmm… Wedding’s in January. I understand that the bridesmaid in question may be smaller after Lent, but will she still be smaller right after Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s??? (Not that I’m doubting your bridesmaid, just curious…)
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The NFP is a team effort. Remember that. More so even than doubles tennis.
Part of me wishes we’d taken the course BEFORE we’d gotten married instead of AFTER our first child, but then, we probably wouldn’t have #2 and #3…
Hey, it took us a while to get used to that “abstinence” part.
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