Weekend Update
This weekend is my last FULL weekend with no plans so I tried to cram in as much wedding stuff as I could. I had my final makeup and hair trial, got most all the gift bags packed (I will post photos after the wedding so our friends can’t be snoopy and see their gifts!), got my ring back from the jewelers, packed the bathroom baskets, and I finished my bridal banner! As always, for your viewing pleasure….
Andy’s is a titanium with carbon fiber inlay. Mine is diamonds and pink sapphires.
The ushers (Blake & Tyler) will carry this down the aisle in front of the flower girl (Aaliyah) right before I make my grand entrance. I thought this might help Aaliyah be less nervous since she will be walking not far behind her cousins.
And, how cute is this:
We got Booed!
This little bag was left on our doorstep Friday with a cute poem about Halloween. You’re supposed to go to the store (good plot Walmart!), get two new “Boo Kits”, fill them with treats (ours had this cute candy dish and mini Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups…hmmm, where did those go I wonder?!) then leave the bag on the doorstep of your friend/neighbor. It also has a door hanger you put on your door that says “I’ve Been Booed!” so people know if your house has been booed!
New Rings!
My original engagement ring is on the left; While I love, love, LOVE it, we were unable to find a suitable wedding band that would sit nicely next to it due to the tapered center (which you can’t really see in this photo). I was totally fine not having a wedding band and suggested I keep the one ring as an all-in-one engagement & wedding ring. Partly because I thought most diamond bands take away from the simple beauty of my solitaire and most were just too much on my hand. But Andy really wanted me to have a band too, he didn’t think it was right to not have two bands. So, we compromised and found another beautiful diamond & pink sapphire set. We will have my princess cut stone remounted on the set on the right. I *wish* the pink stones were that deep colored in person, but they are a much lighter pink in person. Oh well. I still love it!
Yay – Got our ring back!
It fits perfectly and it suits me much more than that gaudy rock I’ve been wearing. (Haha – we went to an MBA luncheon for the University of Iowa and I was trying to hide that ginormous thing!)
P.S. I just got word I’ve been officially accepted in to the MBA program – Yay! Andy’s working on getting the rest of his stuff submitted and then we’ll both be busy little bees next year working full time, planning a wedding AND going to school!
