You gotta check out this wedding:
http://offbeatbride.com/2010/04/outdoor-indiana-wedding
Done? Ok. I love this wedding for so many reasons. Let's review, shall we? First, the very first thing she says is 'we took everything we loved and rolled it into one crazy night.' For some reason, probably because I'm a wee bit controlling about things, I've been concerned about not having a 'theme' that runs through our wedding. You know, like a beach theme, or boats or camping or whatever it is that brought and keeps us together. I kept feeling like if we didn't have a theme that represented how we met or some binding feature of our relationship that it meant we weren't good together. How stupid is that? I'm not sure where I got that idea, but I felt like it was something I was 'supposed' to do, so I was stuck on it. But then, over time, as the 'feel' of our wedding started to evolve, I realized the theme is us. And that's enough. We are good together. Great, in fact. We're solid and strong and committed and that's all I need. I don't need sea shell shaped place holders or a cutesy cake topper to tell me that. (Not that there's anything wrong with those things!) So it's refreshing and reassuring to see I'm not the only one that feels that way. Towards the end of her post she even says "forget the 'theme' wedding." Excellent advice.
Moving on. Reason number two I love this wedding? Peeps. They're freakin' adorable. Disgusting, but oh so cute.
My third reason is three words. Tan. Vintage. Suit. And the part about it being $12. Twelve dollars! Can you believe it? I'm so grateful to the bride for the idea to check out vintage stores for something for the Future Mr. Husband to wear. Not that I have a clue how to pick out a suit or would even attempt to try to figure out what would fit, but it will make for a fun outing in the near future!
In my last post I said I was going dress shopping. And just to bring you up to date, I went to the store that had a dress I'd found online that looked perfect. The only one they had was a size 11, and too big. So I took a stroll across the hall to another store, and lo and behold, an almost identical dress, but cuter, and about a third of the price. I don't want to reveal exactly how much I paid for said dress, lest anyone be so distracted by the price that they find themselves thinking "She paid $_____ for that dress???" as I walk down the aisle instead of "Geez, I'm so happy for these guys!" But lets just say that I came in WELL under my $60 budget, leaving a good chunk for shoes, accessories and foundation garments (that's fancy for 'underwear', babe. If you're reading this.)
So. On another note, we're moved into our house. We are also making HUGE progress getting unpacked. I'm kicking myself for not taking 'before' and 'after' pictures from when we had boxes stacked everywhere and what it looks like now. One of the many, many, many things that I love about my FMH is that he has amazing sticktoittiveness. That man does not rest until the job is done, no matter what it is. It keeps me motivated. Just when I'm overwhelmed from unpacking and trying all day long to decide what goes where and I'm ready to call it good enough, he steps in with fresh perspective and helps finish up the last handful of boxes and gets me through the hump of not knowing where to put stuff anymore. We have been kicking butt getting this place in order; the kitchen is soclose to being done, the attic is full of baby stuff and Christmas decorations, and the garage is well on it's way to actually being able to house our cars. We still have some projects to do, of course. Our closets need some attention, we've got too much kitchen stuff and not enough storage and the kiddo's room needs a toy box in a major way. But at this point everything we have left to do hinges on new furniture, and that takes time to acquire.
I'm so proud of us.
