An Update on Recent Happenings
Written by Sara on October 12, 2009 – 9:58 am -
Hello all,
I like to think that some of you readers miss my regular posts, which is why I usually begin a blog post with “I’m sorry I suck at posting regularly,” but this time, I really do sincerely apologize for my lack of posting. My life has been rather busy these past two weeks, first with the GRE test (which went well, yay!) and then planning and executing a baby shower for my future sister-in-law (pictures forthcoming!).
To update you on the last post I published, I have been struggling with how exactly I want to interpret the “vintage-inspired” theme at our wedding next July. When I first imagined our wedding, I saw me in an all-lace gown and J in a charcoal grey tux with moss, birdhouses and family abound.
However, I went wedding gown shopping last weekend with my Mom and one of my bridesmaids, Jordan’s very pregnant sister Larissa, and I literally fell in love with a Pronovias gown that (to put it simply) didn’t have one stitch of lace on it. Since then, this gown has sent me on a tailspin, both because of the price tag (too expensive for my budget, I’ve decided) and because it’s something that I didn’t expect to love so dearly or want so badly.
On top of that, J and I went to meet with Chad at Vintage, the site we were looking at for our wedding reception, and he notified us that he’s no longer planning to add a pavilion to his current event space. The current space can only hold 120 people indoors with the remainder of guests seated on the patios flanking the property, and since we will most likely have more than 120 guests attending and will have to have guests seated outdoors, I felt especially uncomfortable banking on good weather. So, J and I sadly decided to cancel our hold on the space for next July; it was sad for us because we really love the space and wish that we could have utilized it!
So, to sum: The dress I love has sent me on a tailspin, and we’re back at square one with the reception venue (a task that seriously is the most frustrating part of wedding planning for me).
Don’t be concerned: stay tuned later tonight for my optimistic (and hopefully not too idealistic) response to these two frustrations!
Tags: GRE, Pronovias, Vintage
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This Made Me Cry Today
Written by Sara on October 1, 2009 – 9:44 am -
A quick hello (and an even quicker good-bye) to all of you; I’m sorry for the lack of posting (again), but I’m literally stuck in GRE studying hell until I take the test on Saturday, so for now, I’ll be concentrating on analogies and antonyms rather than weddings and wine (although I did give myself the night off last night to share a bottle of Hob Nob Pinot Noir with J, and it was delicious!).
I just HAD to share this post with you all today; lovely, lovely Holly posted this on her blog, and it literally made me tear up and dab at my eyes (not even a tinge inconspicuously…it was pretty damn obvious I was crying) at my work desk this morning.
All I have to say is this, readers: if all I remember from my wedding day are moments like these, I’ll count the day a success.
[Photo by Erin Hearts Court, found via Holly's blog, Nothing But Bonfires]
Tags: Erin Hearts Court, GRE, Hob Nob, Nothing But Bonfires, Pinot Noir
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