Wedding Crashing

I got so much done this weekend it's ridiculous. I'm not sure how I found time to do it all.

My MOH and I started Friday night with a trip to Dillard's to find the right Spanx to try on dresses with. I figured a simple pantyhose type body shaper would be perfect. Yeah, perfect until I looked at the price tag - $72! I'll have to save up for that purchase, so I'll stick with the corset bra for now. We also went by our new Ulta store and checked on professional makeup prices. They only charge $30 for a full makeover! Wow! I was so surprised. That will allow me to go ahead of time and let them do a trial run before the big day too.

Then Saturday, after my morning workout with the groom, we ran down to the dress shop where I tried on my first dresses so I could show my MOH the one that I particularly liked. I wish I could find a picture of it online, but I have failed so far. And of course, I never remember to take a picture of me in the thing when I have it on. Duh. After that, we crashed a wedding at the Blacksmith Shop that my planner had invited us to view. I was afraid I might be disappointed about not getting the space, but I wasn't - thank goodness. It was a lovely place, but it wasn't quite right for me. I viewed (and tasted) the handiwork of the cater, including some yummy pork loin. She also made the wedding cake, and it was just perfect too! I also took note of the awesome florist that was putting together huge, gorgeous centerpieces (Click to enlarge).

While we were there, she was busily hanging lit candles into the largest arrangements. She rents them (I know! Neat!), so that way you don't have all these flowers left over with nowhere to go.

After that, we stopped by a local boutique owned by a friend. Connected to the boutique is a little stationary shop that has some really great wedding invitation designs. The owner offered to help me get the catalog discounts on her stationary, so I will definitely try to take advantage of that. She also had some amazing wedding photography hanging on the walls and gave me the card to the photographer. I will be calling her, hopefully to meet very soon. Here's the photog's website: Jenny Evelyn

Then Sunday after church, I got together with my FMIL and one of my FSILs to go over (what I like to call) their "A-list" for the wedding invites. We managed to keep the numbers decently low so that we can add emergency invites later in the year if necessary or add a few people from the "B-list". Then I introduced my FSIL to my gym, and after a good hour workout, she liked it enough that she may be getting a membership and joining me in my weekly routine. There's nothing like having a workout buddy to keep you motivated!

So now I'm exhausted, and I don't want to think anymore about weddings ever again, but I'm going to truck on through and get these vendors nailed down before I rest for the holidays.
(Whew! Long post!!)