tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58405658386668031922011-10-11T02:59:45.708-07:00Bride FluBride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.comBlogger1211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-15438273901474909392011-06-20T10:14:00.000-07:002011-06-20T10:14:06.401-07:00Bad Wedding Cake = Good MarriageIn lieu of a financial refund for our less than stellar wedding cake, J and I came to a decision to ask Michele Coulon if she would provide us a free confectionary for my father's 70th birthday next year and she agreed.
So that's that. Wedding cake drama over. Although, I can't lie, a little bitterness still lingered on.
Then I began to run across a number of women who also suffered wedding Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-74145998570546426382011-06-07T08:18:00.000-07:002011-06-07T08:19:23.305-07:00A Wedding Registry Mix-UpThank you for your feedback regarding the wedding cake. I'll update the situation in my next post. But for now I wanted to share this funny little story about a mix up J and I encountered with our wedding registry. I had previously written the story in an e-mail to some friends so I copied and pasted it below. Enjoy!
J and I received a gift off of our registry from two couples in New Jersey Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-48560753219691720732011-06-02T08:14:00.000-07:002011-06-19T22:22:42.531-07:00Opinions Please!My wedding was so wonderful and so amazing in so many ways.
That's why I feel completely guilty over the fact that my mind keeps obsessing about the one little detail that let J and me down: our wedding cake.
As some of you may recall, we chose our cake baker, Michele Coulon, because her family used to own a restaurant that my husband (I love saying that!) and his family frequented while he was Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-34673226928847925912011-05-27T09:34:00.000-07:002011-05-27T09:34:49.809-07:00Wedding Slide ShowWe just got our professional pictures! They are AMAZEBALLS! Elle Jae did a fantastic job. We couldn't be happier. Here's a link to the slide show. I hope you love it as much as I do!Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-46817322417434347932011-05-23T08:12:00.000-07:002011-05-23T08:13:58.120-07:00Wedding Photos!I've been a terrible bride blogger! Life got so chaotic before the wedding that I just wasn't able to keep up with my posts. I apologize!
But the wedding was amazing and pretty much went out without a hitch except for a few minor things, the least of which being that I caught a cold three days before the big day. On Monday, we had to visit our stationary lady to finalize menus and programs. She Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-58618761519725779872011-04-17T21:34:00.000-07:002011-04-17T21:34:50.032-07:00Oh what a week!Last week I had an anxiety attack in the middle of the night when I realized we only had three weekends left until the wedding and every Saturday and Sunday was already booked with stuff to do. This was on top of the fact that my stomach had been in knots for most of the week. I could hardly eat. I had what I like to call "Montezuma's Wedding Revenge" if you catch my drift. All of this was, Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-74071314254089050422011-04-06T08:24:00.000-07:002011-04-06T08:24:18.767-07:0031 Days!I feel like such a bad blogger, but between work, an LA commute and, oh yeah, that wedding thing being a month away, sadly my poor little blog has been pretty neglected. I'm sorry!!!
My weekends have been filled with errands: buying goodies at Costco for the gift bag (right before our membership expires so we don't have to renew, haha), finding J a tux, exchanging items off of our registry that Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-28536698340485243562011-03-22T08:24:00.000-07:002011-03-22T08:24:53.639-07:00Running Late For WorkI was MIA last week because the things I wanted to blog about felt incredibly insignificant in comparison to the tragic events in Japan. How can I talk about my dress being a little off when people have lost so much? If we can take anything good away from such a devastating situation, it's perspective about what is truly important in life, especially 7 weeks before a wedding. My heart goes out Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-28759329699405327882011-03-18T11:52:00.001-07:002011-03-18T11:52:39.995-07:00Blogger Day of Silence for JapanBride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-44324913305642423032011-03-11T18:59:00.000-08:002011-03-13T17:02:40.401-07:00My Cinderella MomentThose of you who have been reading my blog since I started writing it may remember a little rant I once did against those stupid Cinderella carriages some brides hire for their wedding day. (If not and you'd like to read it, please do: Cinda-f*&in-rella)
Well, I must admit, I had a little Cinderella moment myself the other day with one of these carriages. J and I were at home Wednesday night andBride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-77889656416885022052011-03-07T08:04:00.000-08:002011-03-07T08:04:50.662-08:00Time to Upgrade?Thank you for your congratulatory messages, everyone! I really appreciate it. Last week was my first week of work (well technically I started on Tuesday but who's counting) and I couldn't be happier. The office is small, quiet and professional. My boss is a pleasure to work with. What more could I ask for?
However, there are two downsides to my new position.
First, the job is really cutting Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-24664874219347669372011-03-02T12:41:00.000-08:002011-03-02T13:31:13.292-08:00I'm Employed!I'm incredibly excited to announce that I am a working girl! That's right: I got a job. And I couldn't be more thrilled. Are you ready for this? I'm the newest Editorial Assistant at Inside Weddings Magazine.
If you've never picked up a copy of Inside Weddings, you absolutely should. Not only is it a striking, first class publication, but the [real] weddings it features are absolutely gorgeousBride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-57287746097095307922011-02-28T11:25:00.000-08:002011-02-28T11:26:28.327-08:00My Meeting With The Dress DesignerMy Mom had a wed dream! She dreamed we were all at the hotel getting ready for the wedding, except her dress was back at the house and nobody would take her home or give her a car to go get it, no matter how hard she begged and pleaded with us. Awww! Poor Mom! And poor dad, too. Apparently she was upset at him when she woke up because of the dream and the man didn't even do anything!
WarningBride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-87479471228788859462011-02-25T18:34:00.000-08:002011-02-25T19:37:26.256-08:00Pole Dancing ClassIn the spirit of female empowerment and embracing one's inner stripper, I took a pole dancing class! It was something I'd always been curious about so when a Groupon deal for two introductory classes arrived in my inbox a few weeks ago, I jumped on it.
I went to my first class thinking that it wasn't going to be too difficult. After all, I've taken my share of dance classes over the years. I Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-58477987760470372902011-02-23T17:44:00.000-08:002011-02-23T17:44:28.285-08:00LifeJust because you're planning a wedding doesn't mean the rest of your life comes to a halt. I haven't talked about it here yet, but 2011 has gotten off to a very rough start for J. In January, his college roommate passed away unexpectedly, just ten days after we had seen him and his wife over the Christmas holiday. They had only been married for a year and a half. He told us how excited he was toBride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-10155952758793748242011-02-16T11:04:00.000-08:002011-02-16T11:12:02.061-08:00I Once Was Lost...From the owner:
Hello A,
I could kick myself for not letting you know this already. Yes, we have closed our retail showroom. Your veil is being safely stored at M’s Cleaners Bridal Department here in LJ and can be picked up at your convenience. They have your information registered in their system if you want to call in advance. (858) 454-xxxx
Sincerely,COwner/President
"Reunited and it Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-10771264259457362902011-02-14T13:10:00.000-08:002011-02-14T16:04:13.425-08:00And Here's Where It Gets Weird...(If you want to catch up on my dress drama, read here and then here. In a nutshell, I'm not happy with the dress I received because it doesn't look like the sample I originally tried on and am in the midst of a two week mission to rectify that problem.)
As of Friday I still hadn't heard anything back from my dress store, Chez Bride Moderne. They just wouldn't return our phone calls. My father Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-42383676866290350812011-02-10T11:14:00.000-08:002011-02-10T20:24:33.678-08:00Wed Dreams and Dress Drama ContinueMy eyes flew open at 3 am last night. My heart started pounding and a bead of sweat formed across my upper lip. Something woke me. A thought. A terrible, awful, life changing thought jetted through my brain and woke me up. What was it, you ask?
"Oh my god. What if the photo booth isn't fancy enough for the hotel reception room?"
Yup, that's right. The photo booth. Some people have nightmares Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-6827020698350135092011-02-08T14:05:00.000-08:002011-02-08T14:33:07.791-08:00Personalized Cocktail Flags, Come On Down! You're The Next Contestant For Me To Attempt To DIY!In the midst of applying for PR jobs, writing a screenplay and counting down the final three month before the wedding, I decided I needed another distraction excuse to procrastinate creative project. And so I decided on cocktail flags!
Paul Barnett Photography/Victoria Weddings and Events
As you can see, there are a variety of cocktail flags to choose from out there, but I ended up going Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-31385373582294363532011-02-04T14:08:00.000-08:002011-02-04T14:14:06.172-08:00Dress DramaI've been avoiding writing this post all week because I'm having a little situation with the dress and I didn't want my father to read about it. I hadn't told him what was going on because I'm handling the situation myself and I just didn't want him to worry, especially since we have already paid the store in full for the garment. However, I can't write about anything else until I get this off Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-60910453600964719872011-01-31T12:49:00.000-08:002011-02-01T11:39:40.265-08:00Bloomingdales Registry FailOne great thing about having a blog is that I automatically have a forum where I can do one of my favorite things to do: complain. Today, I'm going to file a grievance against a company. That company is Bloomingdales. Specifically their wedding registry.
Signing up for a wedding registry is easy. You sit down across from a consultant and answer a few questions. They say congratulations and Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-16117048693415378322011-01-28T12:45:00.000-08:002011-01-28T12:51:16.411-08:00Is My Life On Hold For 99 Days?We've reached the 99 day mark! I remember last summer when another blogger I follow hit her 99 day mark and I thought, wow, that's so far away for me. Well, here we are!
[Insert Europe's "Final Countdown" here]
99 days feels like a strange amount of time. It's long and yet it's not long at all.
I've spoken with a couple married friends recently who each advised me to enjoy this time as muchBride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-79390681042826505982011-01-26T09:44:00.000-08:002011-01-26T09:47:30.572-08:00Table Numbers Finished! I Mean It This Time.The last two accoutrements have been added so the table numbers are finally finished!
First, each number received a single crystal bling (or two for a double digit number):
Then I purchased a can of gold glitter spray and went to town misting the outside of each bottle:
Obsessive? Maybe. Glittery? Definitely.
And here's the final product!
It's hard to see the glitter but it's on there!Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-92019258278320544802011-01-24T15:34:00.000-08:002011-01-24T15:34:16.634-08:00My First Wed DreamI had my first bad dream regarding the wedding last night! Apparently, this is a normal rite of passage. I'm actually excited to be a member of the club.
Okay, here's what I can recall: basically, we were in a stone church. Looked pretty typical except the alter was way off to the left of the aisle, instead of being in the center. (This is strange on many levels, the first of which being that Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-44139699232708297442011-01-21T10:58:00.000-08:002011-01-21T10:58:25.262-08:00Facebook SuicideWe did it! A week and a half ago, my fiance and I committed Facebook Suicide. We are officially off the social network. And we couldn't be happier!
We have been contemplating making the leap for over a year (more on that in a second). Then, one morning we woke up and changed our profile status to announce that these were in fact, our final hours on the Facebook. The response was pretty variedBride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-47424999805045528922011-01-19T09:28:00.000-08:002011-01-19T09:35:52.363-08:00There Are No Stupid Wedding Questions...Right?My poor wedding coordinator. Seriously. I just searched my inbox for her name and was given a result of literally hundreds of e-mails. I have asked her so many questions in the nine months I have known her that I wonder sometimes if she regrets taking on our wedding! But she's been incredibly helpful and patient. In my defense, I knew nothing about throwing a wedding before we started this whole Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-45847532894665881132011-01-17T10:24:00.000-08:002011-01-17T11:10:50.072-08:00Can't. Stop. Tweaking.Maybe I'm obsessing, but I can't stop tweaking my DIY wine bottle table numbers. Over the weekend, I added bows. And now, I have one more improvement idea. The product I need should arrive in the mail within 7 to 10 businesses days. To be continued...
Okay, moving on.
There are fabulous bloggers out there, such as my friend over at Niche White, who are fantastic at finding hip, trendy, Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-49073030326291456992011-01-14T11:12:00.000-08:002011-01-20T13:08:11.182-08:00Brides Magazine ExperimentMy friend brought me a year's subscription to Brides Magazine as an engagement gift. It was a good place to begin the wedding planning research process.
Now, I understand that magazines need to sell advertising space in order to make money. But the February issue--which is obviously geared to all those ladies who got engaged over the holidays, or who are about to get engaged on Valentine's Day--Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-91943436403386721232011-01-12T09:32:00.000-08:002011-01-12T09:32:40.938-08:00NBA: Neurotic Bride Alert!Yesterday, shortly after posting about my DYI project, J and I were looking at our wine bottles and decided we hated the font we had chosen for the numbers! So I re-soaked the bottles, pealed off the labels (again), reprinted, re-stamped and re-stuck every last one of them! Can you say neurotic???
Much better!
Our wedding date!
Oh, and the other great news is that my dress arrives on Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-15214020908353336802011-01-11T12:18:00.000-08:002011-01-11T12:21:41.187-08:00My Second DIY ProjectI admit, the closer we get to the wedding, the more the phrase "D-I-Y" instantly makes me think "P-A-Y," as in "who can I pay to do this shit for me?"
But our ransom note save the date's were such a hit that I've decided to follow through on a couple more homemade wedding projects before I completely give up my Crafty Cathy ways.
I really love the idea of wine bottle table numbers featured on Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-76795572301311520172011-01-08T10:07:00.000-08:002011-01-08T10:17:11.249-08:00Dude, where's my dress?My dress was supposed to take 6 to 8 months to arrive. As of January 7th, it is officially late. I called the store last Monday and spoke with the woman at the store who helped me choose the dress in the first place. She told me she'd call the manufacturer and inquire about an arrival date.
"Sometimes, they get backed up over the holidays," she warned me.
That would be fine...if I hadn't boughtBride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-57393208500876775112011-01-06T10:50:00.000-08:002011-01-06T11:00:23.401-08:00To invite or not to invite?Planning a wedding has had an unexpected consequence in that it has altered the way I think about friendship. When creating our guest list, we were suddenly forced to consider our acquaintances in a whole new light. Space is limited, and the cost per head is, well, not cheap.
More significantly, the closer we get to the actual date, the more weight the occasion takes on, and the more I truly Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-16780509458980423422011-01-05T20:54:00.000-08:002011-01-05T20:54:21.578-08:00News About the "Other" Wedding.It was just announced that Prince William and Kate Middelton's wedding reception will be held at Buckingham Palace. You know weddings have gotten expensive when even the royal couple finds a way around location fees.
Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-56907668536630485652011-01-04T13:32:00.000-08:002011-01-04T14:00:43.272-08:00Happy New Year!Okay, okay. Time to flip the switch in my brain back to the "on" position and return to my writing routine.
I hope everyone had a lovely holiday! J and I left the rainy madness of Los Angeles days before Christmas only to encounter the same storm on the east coast, except this time we got snow in the form of a blizzard.
We were stuck inside for two days with 7 adults, 2 children, 1 dog and 1 catBride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-26211732947169291792010-12-13T12:45:00.000-08:002010-12-13T12:51:06.683-08:00Best Thing I Ever Ate AddictsI know. I know. I've been a bad blogger. I have to admit, my brain is already on holiday vacation. Not going to lie, I'm probably going to be a pretty inconsistent writer from now until January 1st! Ah well.
Thank you to everyone who weighed in regarding the videographer. You have convinced me that I should do it. Twenty years from now, I'd rather have the video and not watched it, rather than Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-47887292809649751072010-12-06T16:17:00.000-08:002010-12-06T16:23:11.936-08:00Videographer Poll? Should we or shouldn't we?You may find it ironic that an aspiring screenwriter and a film music editor don't want a video of their wedding day, but J and I hadn't planned on hiring a videographer. Our view of wedding videos is that they are usually cheesy and overly dramatic. Not to mention that many of the couples we know still haven't sat down to watch their videos.
But I have to admit, I'm wondering if we'll regret Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-30300934861247314472010-12-03T12:16:00.000-08:002010-12-04T10:41:17.886-08:00Bridal Plasty: Hollywood At Its Lowest! (And that's saying A LOT!)Last night I stayed up an extra hour so that I could finally catch the first episode of the E Network reality show, Bridal Plasty--all in the name of research for my blog, of course!
In the world of reality television, there's terrible, as in "great terrible" (aka- The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), and then there's terrible, as in "sad, horrible, cruel terrible."
Bridal Plasty falls into Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-13128524225283951122010-12-01T17:39:00.000-08:002010-12-01T17:39:09.740-08:00Another decision down!I'm happy to report that after eating at five different restaurants, crunching lots of numbers and conferring with the in-law's, we have finally settled on a rehearsal dinner location! Seriously, this was almost more stressful than locking down the wedding venue.
Or maybe I've already blocked that process from my memory.
We needed to factor in three criteria: room size, location and quality of Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-35444434650034284102010-11-29T15:40:00.000-08:002010-11-29T15:57:17.660-08:00Attempting to Plan a Wedding in Four Months and Other Things I'll Never Do In LifeMy dad is a semi-retired radiologist who fills in as needed at a San Diego hospital. Last week, one of the full-time female doctors came to him in a panicked frenzy and asked if he could work for her next Tuesday.
This woman got engaged three months ago and her wedding is scheduled for the end of December. It's a 250 person Indian wedding. They have guests flying in from overseas. She's Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-61853843181426740782010-11-24T11:46:00.000-08:002010-11-24T12:04:12.373-08:00THE Wedding of 2011My friend, D, called me yesterday quite worked up about something.
"They set a date for THE wedding!" she said.
I knew, of course, she was talking about Prince William and Kate Middleton. But I had to interject.
"Look, bitch. If you're going to refer to any wedding next year as 'THE' wedding, it's my wedding, got it?!? J and I were engaged first. We set a date first. Just because we can't Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-5048100729712117302010-11-22T08:57:00.000-08:002010-11-22T10:04:10.860-08:00My GoalMy dad complained that my blog isn't as funny as it used to be. I agree, it's not. I apologize but it's not my fault. You see, I cannot be funny in November. The weather gets colder, the days grow shorter. All I want to do is sleep, eat leftover Halloween candy and watch football. Being clever and witty is out of the question.
Seriously, the truth is I started working on a new project which Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-77221763989589750292010-11-18T14:43:00.000-08:002010-11-18T14:45:32.363-08:00Mother of the Bride Dress Shopping....Take 1!My dad, my mom and I went to Nordstrom's the other night just to get the dreaded Mother of the Bride dress shopping process started. We hit the formal department and began scanning the racks to see what they had. My mom was apprehensive to say the least. But that's why we wanted to give ourselves plenty of time before the wedding.
There weren't a lot of long dresses but I saw one hanging Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-46636941459841966712010-11-15T17:46:00.000-08:002010-11-15T17:46:02.360-08:00Bridal Shower Pics :)I hope you enjoy the pictures from my lingerie bridal shower Friday night. My friends did an amazing job! I felt incredibly moved by how much time and effort they put into organizing it and very loved by the girls who were able to make it. Now I just have to try to resist wearing some of the fabulously sexy items they bought me for six more months until the honeymoon!
Candy bar!
Sinfully Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-28180995789215520912010-11-12T11:20:00.000-08:002010-11-12T11:22:39.884-08:00My six month countdown prayer.I've been praying to (insert chosen god/deity/spiritual force here) to ask if he/she/it could please hold off on giving me two things over the next six months: wrinkles and babies.
Wrinkles? Well, that's a given. I know those little lines across my forehead are gradually getting deeper and those crow's feet around my eyes are taking longer and longer to disappear after I smile. Just please let Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-37101774862513015222010-11-08T17:40:00.000-08:002010-11-08T17:40:55.530-08:00Let the 6 month countdown begin!As of yesterday, my wedding is 6 months away! It's funny to think that, not that long ago, 6 months qualified as a long term relationship for me. I've come a long way, haven't I?
I can't believe how quickly time is flying by! And let's face it, with the holidays coming up, the next two months are going to be a blur. Before we know it, we'll be four months out, then three, and then two, and then.Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-32087719830631432962010-11-04T11:43:00.000-07:002010-11-04T11:43:17.925-07:00An Inspiring MotherIf/When I become a mother, I hope I am as cool as this mommy blogger is:
My Son is Gay - Nerdy Apple Bottom BloggerBride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-60736027638971788072010-11-03T12:20:00.000-07:002010-11-03T12:20:50.192-07:00Weight, weight, don't tell me!At least five different friends have told me they are planning on losing weight for my wedding. I find this very amusing for some reason. I mean, I should be the one stressing about how I'm going to look on my wedding day, not my guests. They just have to show up and have a great time, for goodness sake.
The fact that people are using our wedding as an important marker in their lives really Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-41449293285502883472010-11-01T09:38:00.000-07:002010-11-02T12:04:55.140-07:00Bridezilla-in-training!For Halloween this year, I wanted to dress as the scariest creature in the world: A BRIDEZILLA!
Doesn't this dress fit me well? Not bad considering I bought it at a thrift store! Hhmmm, maybe I should have look there for my real wedding dress! Ah, well, too late. I will say this: every girl should get a chance to shred and destroy a wedding dress at least once in her life. It was quite fun!
Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-15223200025792405342010-10-30T10:37:00.000-07:002010-10-30T10:38:31.500-07:00How you like dem Pumpkins?
Here are the pumpkins I carved last night. Everyone in Hollywood has fake breasts these days!
Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-45920421754175946992010-10-29T16:06:00.000-07:002010-10-29T16:22:04.964-07:00Happy Halloween!I absolutely love Halloween. It is my favorite holiday, by far. There's no deep meaning to the day. It's not about religion or a person or a country. All you have to do is get creative, find a costume and have fun. Oh, and you get to eat candy and tell ghost stories, too. What more can you ask for?
The main reason I love Halloween, however, is because it's one of the only times when grown-ups Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-74935789987677965412010-10-25T17:31:00.000-07:002011-02-28T10:05:53.777-08:00Va Lena ValentinaMy dress designer, Va Lena Valentina, made it to the Martha Stewart Wedding's Gowns By Designer Page! Val Lena is a small line based out of San Diego. I was quite pleased when I learned that I happened to fall in love with a local designer's dress. It wasn't on Martha's site either of the past two seasons, but now that I'm wearing her, suddenly, there she is! Coincidence?
Okay, probably. But Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-67138360963490606862010-10-22T17:04:00.000-07:002010-10-22T17:04:51.775-07:00Which "Wife" Would You Rather Be?I've been sick for the past three...no, four days and have been watching waaay too much reality television. I stand by the fact that I only watch reality TV because of the fascinating insights it provides into other people's lives about which I would have no clue otherwise, even though we all live in the same country and we all consider ourselves Americans.
Since this is a wedding blog and sinceBride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-70787802773685714102010-10-20T13:29:00.000-07:002010-10-20T14:57:48.513-07:00Speaking About Bad Make-Up Jobs...I thought I was watching a watching a show about scary Halloween masks but it turned out to be an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Seriously, this is the scariest group of surgically altered women I have ever seen. And, man, do they have baggage. Sure, it's Louis Vuitton, but it is baggage nevertheless. I can't believe I live in the same county as these people.
Moving on...
Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-55820019030441987922010-10-18T11:43:00.000-07:002010-10-18T11:45:33.674-07:00Wedding Planning: Round 3!Wow. A lot of wedding stuff went down over two days in San Diego last week.
Friday morning, I met my coordinator, V, at our florist to check out our mock-up. As soon as I saw it, I was thrilled! The colors are exactly what I wanted: springy without being too girly.
Pretty!
Reminds me of a big bowl of Starburts candy!
Pretty yummy!
And I adore the cool wire stands we'll be using, as well.Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-28510359207790553962010-10-12T11:10:00.000-07:002010-10-12T11:17:46.407-07:00Busy Week AheadFun wedding stuff happening this week! I'll be heading to SD (sadly, without J as he is swamped at work) to:
A. See a floral mock-up from our florist.
B. Do my hair and make-up trial.
C. Take a look at some invitation designs.
D. Eat at some possible rehearsal dinner restaurants. (Tough work but someone has to do it!)
As far as the hair and make-up trial goes, I've done my homework. I've got Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-65541708322963255202010-10-07T11:52:00.000-07:002010-10-07T22:16:45.041-07:00Advice Needed: Mother of the Bride Dress Shopping.My mother, as I've mentioned, is not a typical mother of the bride. She hasn't dreamed about watching me walk down the aisle since I was a little girl. In fact, when I first told her I was getting married and asked if she'd like to help plan her only child's wedding, she suggested eloping as a viable alternative instead.
Thank goodness my mom adores my groom, because otherwise I could see her Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-52606521902662480732010-10-04T16:37:00.000-07:002010-10-07T22:17:31.359-07:00Models Vs. Real WomenOne of the reasons I LOVE watching Say Yes To The Dress is because you get to see wedding dresses on real women's bodies.
Seriously, how am I supposed to look at a picture like this and know how the dress is going to translate to my 5'3" frame?
Maggie Sottero
I kind of hate that fashion designers hire 6 foot tall, 100 pound models to sell dresses to us normal, curvy perfectly-imperfect, Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-48149883907178322892010-09-30T17:05:00.000-07:002010-09-30T17:05:10.427-07:00When Does This Happen?So I get this call from my wedding dress shop the other day. It was Holly, the sales woman who assisted me the day I first tried on my gown.
"Hi," she said. "I'm calling to let you know there's been a mix up with the pricing."
The sound of her voice echoed over the phone. I stopped breathing and felt my shoulders tense.
I thought back to the day I brought the dress.
Typically I have Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-62604638051846429352010-09-27T16:34:00.000-07:002010-09-27T16:34:25.831-07:00Scary Wedding Dress Advert AlertHas anyone else had this odd looking ad pop up on their computer screen?
I think the model looks so awkward! Doesn't it look like her head is on backwards? Like Meryl Streep in "Death Becomes Her" maybe?
Anyone else as creeped out by this ad as I am?
Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-32196176946247903602010-09-24T12:25:00.000-07:002010-09-24T12:25:57.817-07:00Colored Wedding Dresses...excuse me. Wedding dresses of color.
Apparently there is a trend toward colorful wedding dresses.
Monique Lhuillier
I'm not sure how I feel about this.
Amsale
Don't get me wrong, I love unique, out-of-the box style.
Cymbaline
But what makes a wedding dress a wedding dress anyway?
Vera Wang
Is it the cut?
Amsale
Is it the length?
Vera Wang
I mean, what's in a name, people???
Oscar de la Renta
Well, I Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-88979592450672033632010-09-22T13:32:00.000-07:002010-09-22T13:35:00.570-07:00Six Month Engagement Anniversary!
"Breathe, damn it! Breathe!"
J and I have been engaged for exactly six months! As we pass this milestone, I am also excited to report that I have finally found my happy place between what bridal magazines tell me our wedding should look like, what we want our wedding to look like, and of course, what we’re willing to spend to make it look that way.
Six months ago, I was as naïve about weddings Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-89389953045916218782010-09-20T15:10:00.000-07:002010-09-20T15:10:31.235-07:00Dead TreesI am definitely not an expert when it comes to decorating weddings. I understand flowers. I understand candles. I understand mood lighting and pretty bows.
But there is one type of decor that I find all over the wedding blogs that I just can't get my head around.
For example, this:
And this.
And these:
Branches and twigs?!? I don't get it? What do they have to do with weddings? It's like Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-50382699063254266402010-09-17T12:37:00.000-07:002010-09-19T20:43:31.931-07:00Louboutin FluWhile flipping through the pages of Inside Weddings Magazine, I came across this picture:
Oh, how I wish I could afford to purchase matching Louboutin's for all my bridesmaids! Seriously, there are nine pairs of Louboutins there! Those bridesmaids are wearing footware that, when combined, cost more than some people spend on their entire wedding!
Of course, the bride had them on as well:
Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-79388627082038892252010-09-16T12:11:00.000-07:002010-09-16T12:11:18.371-07:00Guest BloggerI am a guest blogger today for the fabulous Niche White! Check it out!
It was my first time as a guest blogger. And if you don't follow Niche White, you should!Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-20961881129433433882010-09-15T10:11:00.000-07:002010-09-15T10:11:49.097-07:00Dancing Shoes Complete!
My Dancing Shoes are ready to go! 60 pairs total for the women at the wedding to change into so they can get their groove on, all color coded by size. I've written about it before, but basically I ordered them (on sale!) from Old Navy but then decided they weren't glam enough, so I proceeded to glue 5 rhinestones on each pair. For those of you interested in the math, that means I glued exactly Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-49909432537918154682010-09-13T21:57:00.000-07:002010-09-13T21:57:33.193-07:00Honeymoon!Hipster Rule #7: Whatever you do, do not look happy in your wedding photographs.
J and I sat down Saturday night in front of a 2011 calendar and calculated whether or not my period was going to fall on our honeymoon based on my pill cycle. Good news! It does not. Thank GOD!
Oh, and did I mention we also figured out where we want to go on our honeymoon? Well we did: Tahiti!
It's perfect: only Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-87487751981384088152010-09-10T14:53:00.000-07:002010-09-10T14:57:57.962-07:00It's a Baby...Tomato!
I've mentioned before that moving in with my fiance last year had a strange effect on my domesticity. During my singleton years, I never cooked, I rarely cleaned, and the only thing I ever attempted to grow was mold in some forgotten container of cottage cheese that had been lost to the depths of my refrigerator.
Despite years of hearing my mother complain about being a homemaker, I've rather Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-85260974783526378372010-09-08T11:27:00.000-07:002010-09-08T11:32:57.562-07:00Babies at weddings?J and I like kids, we really do. We just like alcohol better. At least as far as which we'd prefer to have at our wedding reception. We want our guests to let loose and act like children, and of course adults can only do that if real children aren't actually around.
So, with the exception of J's two nieces who will be our flower girls, we are asking our guests to "kindly provide child care for Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-66678346752663030792010-09-03T17:16:00.000-07:002010-09-03T17:23:49.419-07:00Does the D in DIY stand for Difficult?When I first started reading about all the fabulous, easy-breezy DIY projects a bride could undertake for her wedding, I was suspicious. Call my cynical, or just plain uncrafty, but anytime I've ever gone the DIY root, it never turns out to be as cheap or as easy as it promises.
J and I didn't make our ransom note STD's to save money, mind you. We made them because we thought it sounded like a Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-12465984220573356362010-09-01T10:30:00.000-07:002010-09-01T10:32:33.287-07:00Engagement Photos!Here's a sneak peak at our engagement photos! I'm beyond thrilled! I really feel like James completely captured us as a couple. I couldn't have ask for more! Plus, our shoot took us to a few places we had never been before including the light sculpture at LACMA, the Holly Hock House which was built by Frank Lloyd Wright and the LA subway!
http://ellejae.com/slideshows/AlisonJoeEngagement/
Did Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-48134072259768358152010-08-30T13:39:00.000-07:002010-08-30T13:39:42.273-07:00A Wild and Crazy Friday NightSo Friday night J and I came home from dinner, sat on the couch and entered all the honeymoon giveaway contests on Destination Wedding Magazine's website. Most involved simply filling out our name, address, phone number and hitting send. A few, however, required essays. Seeing as how J and I were sipping (read: downing a bottle of) our favorite Chilean wine as we were writing, some of our Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-63229546888312204282010-08-27T11:56:00.000-07:002010-08-27T11:59:48.867-07:00Bridal Expo BogusnessI've only attended one bridal expo thus far, and that was one too many. It was back in May when my mother-in-law-to-be was visiting. I thought it would be a fun afternoon event for us to explore together. Plus, I was just getting used to the whole being-engaged-and-starting-to-plan-a-wedding thing. I thought I might learn something. But seeing as I hate crowds and I hate being solicited, I Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-51630769169361821752010-08-26T14:46:00.000-07:002010-08-26T14:46:22.136-07:00Our DIY Save The Dates!That's right, people. J and I got crafty yesterday, making ransom note Save The Date's!
Check it out:
Here's what the living room looked like:
Actually, it looked worse than this at one point but we won't talk about that. I had such a great time scouring the bridal magazines with J, searching for just the right letter or word. Brought me back to my professional kidnapping days. Just Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-39866788007551903572010-08-23T11:58:00.000-07:002010-08-23T12:09:28.424-07:00A Support Group for Grooms?This Sunday marked the five month anniversary of our engagement! It's been a whirlwind time for both of us with lots of emotions, stories and insights. I started a blog to help convey the lessons I've learned since my introduction into fiancee-hood. But what about what J's gone through? Here are a few of the thoughts he'd probably share with men who are about to propose to their girlfriends! If Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-81351654085276571442010-08-18T12:07:00.000-07:002010-08-18T12:22:21.490-07:00Wedding Planning: Round 2!The sun was so hot that by the time the photographer finished shooting the groomsmen, they had shrunk to half their original height.
I'm so excited. The wedding planning is about to start up again! I've enjoyed the lull but I have to admit, I've been itching to get back to this stuff! Let's face it: it's kind of addictive. Next week we are headed to San Diego to meet with florists and discuss Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-79900781523639219852010-08-13T14:10:00.000-07:002010-08-13T14:19:52.895-07:00A Little Wedding RegretThere were moments in my twenties when I was pretty damn sure I was never going to get married. I was active on the on-line dating scene, the off-line dating scene, the bar scene, the set-up scene, the blind date scene, and the house party scene, but I just couldn't find anybody worth dating for more than six months, much less spending the rest of my life with.
Since I'm not the fairy-tale type Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-28461389744108438952010-08-11T10:16:00.000-07:002010-08-19T09:41:11.805-07:00Rehearsal Dinner Rant"Can we take that again? I blinked!"
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Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-44698319565205332302010-08-10T11:22:00.000-07:002010-08-10T11:22:46.365-07:00A Picture of My Wedding Dress!
Okay, maybe not! But my dad did use this as evidence that I did, in fact, think about weddings when I was a little girl, contrary to what I've said before.
Aww, look how cute I was! ;)
Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-75382557707101862172010-08-09T09:21:00.000-07:002010-08-11T10:19:17.120-07:00Y'all come back now, ya hear?J and I arrived home yesterday from a week long trip to North Carolina where three important events occurred:
1. J and I drove two hours north of Charlotte into the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains so he could meet (most of) my mother's side of the family for the first time! In total, there are eleven aunts and uncles plus spouses, approximately twenty-six first cousins, and a growing number ofBride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-34564781307723747152010-07-31T13:42:00.000-07:002010-07-31T13:42:13.632-07:00Grape Nuts Wedding DateCheck it out! These Grape Nuts expire on our wedding date! And they're high in fiber.
Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-9908744641474550802010-07-30T12:42:00.000-07:002010-07-30T12:42:51.151-07:00A Friday Funny: Don't show my future mother-in-law!"Did I put a tampon in already or not?"
So here's a love song I wrote for my fiance last year. Warning: it's not appropriate for the work place, children under 18, the prudish, or my future mother-in-law. Hope you enjoy....
Ultimate Love Song
Happy Friday!
Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-27778290373695430302010-07-29T08:38:00.000-07:002010-07-29T08:38:53.318-07:00The Bridal Blog Vortex
As she watched the rain wash away the poem she had written for her groom in sidewalk chalk, she hung her head in sorrow and wished she had just given him a card like everyone had suggested.
There are a lot of wedding blogs. No, I mean there are a lot of wedding blogs. Thousands! Millions! I am not kidding. Starting a blog after you get engaged is about as original as a politician with a Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-20813532346497944972010-07-26T17:21:00.000-07:002010-09-10T08:43:45.243-07:00Cinda-f*&^-rella
Vote No On Prop 8! (Seriously)
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how the whole "Princess for a day" notion has gotten out of hand with regard to a woman on her wedding day and I'm not quite ready to leave this subject behind.
For example, what is this:
No, I know it's a Cinderella Pumpkin Carriage. But what is it? What is it about this fairy tale that makes a woman, on the most Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-57441710050039001942010-07-24T09:38:00.000-07:002010-07-24T09:41:31.483-07:00Black and white and wtf?The rest of the wedding party remained calm, fearing any sudden movements would provoke the abnormally tall bridesmaid.
Photo Credit: Shona Henderson Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-73267692104209109302010-07-22T21:09:00.000-07:002010-07-23T18:52:53.748-07:00Pillow Creases and Gag Reflexes
"Jump if you banged a bridesmaid last night!"
My best friend from high school and I were reminiscing about the day our math teacher, Mrs. Grimes, traumatized us by explaining how when we got to be a certain age, we wouldn't be able to sleep on our sides because we'd wake up with pillow creases on our cheeks.
Sure enough, yesterday morning, four days after the tenth anniversary of my 22nd Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-79492596164471536362010-07-20T17:03:00.000-07:002010-07-20T17:15:34.996-07:00Wedding Planning Lull...The bride hoped the fancy balls dangling overhead would distract guests from noticing she had run out of money for chairs.
Venue? Check.
DJ? Check.
Officiant? Check.
Photographer? Check.
Dress? Check.
Cake? Check.
Now that we've got the "Big Six" (and shoes! whoo-hoo!) secured, we've entered our first lull in wedding planning. There is sooo much left to be done, of course. Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-38491627987285934242010-07-16T18:51:00.000-07:002010-07-20T16:28:34.086-07:00My Fiance is THE BEST
Placing the ring on the broken egg shell symbolized hope, rebirth and Salmonella poisoning.
J is absolutely the most wonderful guy on the planet. He cleaned the entire house by himself while I was at my p/t job today! It's my birthday this weekend and I think that might be the nicest gift a man can give a woman. I am one lucky gal.
Since it's my birthday weekend and I've got a backyard BBQ toBride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-7088990730198304512010-07-14T10:56:00.000-07:002010-07-14T10:56:54.728-07:00Princess for a day? I think not.This was all that was left of his nine bedroom mansion after he threw her the wedding of her dreams.
After watching Bridezillas for three straight hours the other day, I've come to the conclusion that we really need to put an end to this absurd "princess for a day" notion. Bridezilla, schmidezilla. These women are beyond obnoxious. If I were a real princess, I would be pissed that somebody was Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-4385622650627095212010-07-12T17:41:00.000-07:002010-07-12T20:33:13.801-07:00Shoe Flu, Take Four: The Final Chapter (At least for now)I just went back and reread my first "Shoe Flu" entry. How innocently my quest to find wedding shoes began! Brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it. (If you haven't been following my shoe saga and you'd like to catch yourself up to date, also check out Shoe Flu Part Deux and Shoe Flu Three).
I've lost count of how many shoes I've tried on at this point, but somewhere along the way, my Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-16828213259189251972010-07-09T13:07:00.000-07:002010-07-09T15:30:46.008-07:00I'm Sorry. I don't get it.I feel like an enigma in the world of wedding bloggers. Seriously, I'm just not into most of the dreamy, creamy, vintage photographs so many of them *swoon* over. Maybe I'm just not the swooning type.
So I'm going to do what is in my comedic nature to do: make fun of what I don't understand.
The photographer didn't have the heart to tell the couple how ugly they were, so instead he deemed Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-37513570652125245532010-07-08T18:36:00.000-07:002010-07-08T18:36:31.474-07:00How do I find my Bridal Style?Anybody who has been reading my blog from the beginning knows that I've been struggling to figure out what my bridal style is. Actually, I've been struggling to figure out what "bridal style" is in the first place. From what I can ascertain, you get bridal style by gluing together a noun and an adjective, and the resulting phrase indicates what type of tone your wedding will have. For example: "Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-31369911336763517382010-07-06T11:25:00.000-07:002010-07-06T16:44:56.796-07:00Must See Bride TV!Has this ever happened to you? You're sitting on the couch, ready to watch your favorite guilty pleasure wedding reality television show. You can hardly contain your girlish excitement. But just as the opening theme song begins to play, your fiance enters the room and sits down beside you. You're torn! You know you shouldn't emasculate your Sweetie by forcing him to sit through an hour of batty Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-57041048096023976952010-07-05T17:16:00.000-07:002010-07-06T10:47:16.248-07:00Must See Wedding Humor!Check out these awesome links for some good laughs at the expense of weddings.
Man Stoke Woman sketch group "Wedding Cake"
Man Stroke Woman sketch group "Wedding Flowers"
Man Stroke Woman sketch group "The Wedding Fart"
A funny site brought to you by the same people who do "Fail Blog" but for weddings:
Wedinator.com
Have to throw on one more I just came across. A fantastic spoof of a NY Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-83317553954453846832010-07-02T15:59:00.000-07:002010-07-02T15:59:51.135-07:00What's A Wedding About? Keeping it in perspective.J and I sat across my friend Dale at sushi the other night as he told us a story about his recent guys' trip to Vegas
While laying beside the pool, Dale and his friend were approached (or should I say tackled) by two, rather eager women. Like most single men, Dale would have normally been thrilled to have a hot bikini-clad lady throwing herself at him (I believe her pick up line was, "Are you Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-2150359228836829472010-07-01T08:51:00.000-07:002010-07-04T10:19:50.180-07:00Bride Flu's 5 Rules of Guest Lists...Now that J and I are confirmed for at the GSD, we are absolutely, positively, married (no pun intended) to a guest list of 120 people. Our reception hall cannot accommodate any more than that. If we go over, we'll have to move to a bigger hall where the food/beverage price tag would increase by multiple thousands. So if anybody tries to crash, they can pay for themselves as far as I'm concerned.Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-13084169091888828092010-06-28T15:25:00.000-07:002010-06-30T08:50:25.543-07:00I already have Bride Flu. Now I've caught: the crafting bug.First of all, great news.
We got our venue!!! A month and a half after we started negotiating the contract with the Great San Diego, it's finally ours!
I honestly didn't think I had my heart set on the GDS. I continued to bookmark other locations in my California wedding magazines just in case the GDS grew tired of us trying to tweak their contract and told us to scram. Apparently, this was allBride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-32007623234304795692010-06-25T13:11:00.000-07:002010-06-25T13:34:03.573-07:00I made an inspiration board.Mind you a few months ago I had never heard of an inspiration board, so this is quite an accomplishment. Here's how the wedding is shaping up so far, thanks to stylemepretty.com.:
Calla Lilies are J's favorite flower. I love this bouquet with the big green stems. Will dress it up with some "bling to the cuff," as V suggested.
The shoes are my dream Christian Louboutin shoe. Please, please, Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-17695795889354170172010-06-24T16:00:00.000-07:002010-06-24T16:21:28.995-07:00Please explain "vintage" to me.I've come across the word, vintage, more times since getting engaged than ever before in my life. I'm not talking about the term having to do with what year a fine wine was bottled. I'm talking about the vintage that is idolized on every wedding website from marthstewartweddings.com to weddingchicks.com. These ezines live for vintage weddings, vintage engagement shoots, vintage party favors...Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-34733039642775780422010-06-22T10:47:00.000-07:002010-06-22T10:47:34.964-07:00It's the day I've been dreaming of my whole life.That's right. I'm talking about cake tasting day.
I've said before that I wasn't a girl who grew up fantasizing about her wedding day. That's true, with one exception: my wedding cake.
I love desserts the way Tiger Woods loves trashy women. I can't end a meal without having something to satisfy my sweet tooth. I am especially addicted to chocolate. So while some bride-to-be's dream about tiarasBride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840565838666803192.post-23755351588821019022010-06-19T13:39:00.000-07:002010-06-19T13:40:58.285-07:00Oh yeah, this is why we're getting married.We got engaged in March. We started our whirlwind tour of venues in April. We found the facility we wanted in May. Since then, we've been negotiating the liability clause in the contract. It's been a back and forth between our fathers and the hotel. It's the middle of June and the longer the negotiations go on, the more I start to wonder if maybe this place isn't supposed to be our venue after Bride Fluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16311928496273380046noreply@blogger.com1