EIGHT MORE WEEKS
In exactly eight weeks, we'll be at the rehearsal lunch with everyone! And then after that, we'll be heading to MK as a group for
MNSSHP!
WHAT.
Anyway. We're still finalizing some things and have to set up a menu tasting with the caterer. I'm making DF deal with that. Hopefully we can do it next Friday and make it a beach day, since they're out at Cocoa. It's about an hour and a half to two hour drive to get there, so we figure we'll just make a day of it. In a couple of weeks, my mom will be here again and probably not leaving until after the wedding. She'll be down in Fort Pierce taking care of my uncle (he had a massive stroke in April), since he can't live by himself yet. Once she gets here, I'm going to make an appointment to take my dress in for the bustle. I'm pretty sure that's all it needs.
We also need to figure out the table names. We're doing names instead of numbers, but we can't decide what names. I like the idea of doing park attractions, but he wants to do Disney couples. We'll figure it out.
Earlier in the week, we ordered our rings! We got a voucher for free rings from a bridal show, and we finally got around to ordering them. They came in yesterday!
This is the box they came in. I absolutely love it and think it's adorable. I have a thing for polka dots
I'll definitely be keeping the box.
Mine with my engagement ring. They don't match, but that's okay. They're different metals (the band is tungsten and the engagement ring is sterling silver), and they weren't made to match.
His and mine.
The company we got them from also sent us a gift card for another set of wedding bands to give to someone! Since one of our groomsmen and one of our bridesmaids are engaged (to each other), we're going to give it to them.
We've also worked out who's walking down the aisle with who, as far as bridal party. Becky and Jacquie are walking with Wil (maid and matron of honor with best man), Mike S with Kim (they're the engaged ones), Josh with Lela (my brother and a friend), and JP and Jade (our officiant's boyfriend and my niece). One of our groomsmen had to step down because his girlfriend (now fiance) got pregnant and they're due in late October or early November. She doesn't feel comfortable traveling so far close to her due date, which is totally fine. We told them that they're still invited if they want to come as guests, but that we definitely understand. They did RSVP no, which is sad. They're also getting married sometime soon, last I heard.
We've gotten about half of our RSVPs back so far. Half of the ones we've gotten back have been yes, while the other half have been no. The deadline is August 1. We figure that if they don't know by then, they're probably not coming, given the distance most people have to travel.
Yesterday, we got an email that our proofs from our engagement shoot were ready! So when DF got home, we went over them and emailed our photographer about a couple of them. The infamous lip biting picture is nowhere to be found, so I asked her about that one. She said she couldn't find it and asked if it was at the Poly or WL and that she'd look for it again. Hopefully it's somewhere. Even if it's blurry or out of focus, I'd like to see it, lol. Anyway, we should have the full set in a day or two, depending on how long it takes her to get to them.
We've also decided that we're doing s'more packs instead of truffles for the favors. Those will be significantly easier, since I can rope everyone else into helping
I think that's about it for now. I can't believe it's only eight weeks away!