Tuesday, May 26, 2009
disney world part 1
The retelling of the honeymoon at Disney World begins here. Please follow this link to read all about it!
post-marriage reception (part 4)
We 
had gotten married! It was insane. Everyone cried so much that I couldn't believe anyone could take pictures afterwards. I couldn't believe *I* could, that's for sure. It was freezing outside. Not literally, but it was cold and the wind was whipping off from the lake, which made it even colder. I had to go get my sneakers halfway through the picture process. As much as I love those shoes, after wearing them for the last couple of hours I REALLY ne
eded to take them off. After we finished doing that we went inside where everyone was already eating salads and since we never really figured out where we were going to sit, we sat all over the place. There were empty chairs at almost every table so we floated throughout dinner. The pasta bar was great. I wish I would have been physically able to eat more. The tightest part of my dress was right across my natural waist (you know, the high one) with my stomach being the only part able to give---or take---any room. My stomach was full. I literally could fit no more food in my body. I ate some pasta and chicken and one piece of cake and then I was done. Not because I didn't WANT more, but because I'd have to let my dress out halfway through the night.
had gotten married! It was insane. Everyone cried so much that I couldn't believe anyone could take pictures afterwards. I couldn't believe *I* could, that's for sure. It was freezing outside. Not literally, but it was cold and the wind was whipping off from the lake, which made it even colder. I had to go get my sneakers halfway through the picture process. As much as I love those shoes, after wearing them for the last couple of hours I REALLY ne
eded to take them off. After we finished doing that we went inside where everyone was already eating salads and since we never really figured out where we were going to sit, we sat all over the place. There were empty chairs at almost every table so we floated throughout dinner. The pasta bar was great. I wish I would have been physically able to eat more. The tightest part of my dress was right across my natural waist (you know, the high one) with my stomach being the only part able to give---or take---any room. My stomach was full. I literally could fit no more food in my body. I ate some pasta and chicken and one piece of cake and then I was done. Not because I didn't WANT more, but because I'd have to let my dress out halfway through the night.For this party my mom made a two-tiered cake and we used the sheet cake from Saturday (
which was never even cut in to!). Red velvet on the bottom, carrot on the top. I didn't mind doing the cake cutting as much this time and we have all these great pictures of it!!
which was never even cut in to!). Red velvet on the bottom, carrot on the top. I didn't mind doing the cake cutting as much this time and we have all these great pictures of it!!I sat with Ben and Ali for a little while which was great. Again, I am so happy they were able to come. Both left early (Ben since he was driving back to Chicago that night, Ali because Ben was leaving and he was the only person besides me she knew) but I am so happ
y I got to see them and TALK to them. I love them.
y I got to see them and TALK to them. I love them. While I was talking to Ben and Ali, Chris and friends were setting up the music. They ended up playing a pretty long, very AWESOME set. Two of the four members of his old band are professional musicians and Chris is kind of a professional musician (I mean, he is an actor who is paid to play music so... you know... I guess that's professional, it's just not exclusive) so they were just great. They played some old U2 (The End of the World), Nirvana, Matthew Sweet's Girlfriend, I believe a Lenny Kravitz song... Chris said this was their 1993 set (since that's the last time they were a band). They also played Barracuda and Hit Me With Your Best Shot for ME to sing, and it was great (even though I still messed up Barracuda because I wanted an extra measure before I sang the 2nd verse. We never practiced the song. I chose this without telling anyone. Mistake!) It was cool to sing with a REAL band! :)
After Chris's old band played, his more recent band, "Ruffian," took to the stage. Ruffian is Ben, Greg and Chris (with other optional members) but was basically the "band" that was formed during Chris's first tour with the ASC. They played a lot of original stuff and some stuff I think they haven't played in years (maybe SINCE his first tour in 2003-2004) but it was great. Rick Blunt was going nuts. Tyler and Sybille were dancing (and they were the only ones, which was PERFECT!!!). We got out again right at 11pm and tore down everything as much as we could. I couldn't believe how well everything went. It was CRAZY! It was perfect. I couldn't believe it.
Ben took us back to the hotel and we checked in to our room... first thing when we walked in was a freaking HOT TUB! We were so excited. We went to turn it on... and it didn't work. At all. What a stupid bummer. Don't TEASE someone with a hot tub. That's just mean.
I couldn't sleep again that night. I had to wake up super early again to get to the Akron/Canton airport for our flight but I still couldn't sleep. I just kept thinking about everything. How perfect everything was, how happy I was that every one who could come did come, how much I loved and appreciated everyone who helped with everything... and then how effing EXCITED I was to go to Disney World. I think I slept less than 3 hours because I just couldn't stop thinking.
The next morning we found out that the Lakers and the Celtics both lost, LeBron won the MVP and that the Indians won. It was solidified that it was a perfect day in Ohio.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
the ceremony(part 3)
I jut posted the ceremony (part 3) up on the other blog and you don't want to miss it!! Click on this link to read the ceremony (part 3)!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
part 2
(For part 1, please read part 1)
So, on Sunday (the day before the wedding), Chris and I met Ben and Rene at the hotel and took them on a tour of Sandusky. It was obviously awesome. We showed them the Lake (how can you miss it?), the back way to Cedar Point, the plethora of retail, the yacht club, the place where we got our marriage license from (the courthouse) and, of course, TGIFridays, where we had lunch on the dock next to the bay. Chris had something called a "cheesy bacon cheeseburger." Anything with "cheese" in the title twice is trouble. It had a big piece of fried cheese on top. Gross. But he sure did eat it. I think Ben and Rene spent the rest of the night in the pool at the hotel. Chris went to Cleveland to practice music with his old band ("Freudian Slip" for those of you who were wondering) and I went home to, essentially, quietly freak out until I openly freaked out, most of which became directed at my sister on another drive home from Wal-mart (I needed one of those duffel bags that folds down flat).
I hardly slept that night at all. I started rethinking my vows. I had written my vows when I was half asleep and I started wondering whether or not they made sense. So, I made a bullet-point version of my vows. I just couldn't imagine myself standing up there reading this piece of paper like it's some kind of book. They're all things I'd say anyway, how could I just READ it? Anyway, I had to wake up relatively early on Monday because we planned on having a rehearsal with the people helping us out in the ceremony at noon. Chris was in a really bad mood when he picked me up but he soon felt better. We met half the group at the hotel and drove them to the yacht club where we waited for the other half... for ever. They made a wrong turn and drove like 25 miles in the wrong direction so they were over an hour late. Chris wanted to take every one out for lunch in thanks for helping but there was no way I'd have time to go, especially after we were running so behind. Our rehearsal just ended up being a basic talk-through of what was going to happen. I got home about 2pm and had told the photographer I'd be back around 4:45. Since I needed another two hours to put on my make up, this was really cutting it close!
I went home and put on make up (and helped my sister put on her SPANX), kissed my kitty's pretty head and we all went down to the yacht club where the first person I saw be
sides our photographer was Chris. He was all like "I'm not looking" for a minute, but then we realized it was pointless and we gave up on that. In fact, I never went away to "hide." I was out in the room the entire time pre-wedding (save when I was taking pictures with my family near the water) talking to people. The first person I was able to talk to was Ben Klainer! It was so nice. I hadn't seen him in so long and it was so great to be able to spend some real time with him, ESPECIALLY since he drove from Chicago that day and was driving back that night. Now that is wedding dedication. I remember people from the theatre walking in and seeing me through a doorway and looking SHOCKED that I was out there. It was pretty funny.
sides our photographer was Chris. He was all like "I'm not looking" for a minute, but then we realized it was pointless and we gave up on that. In fact, I never went away to "hide." I was out in the room the entire time pre-wedding (save when I was taking pictures with my family near the water) talking to people. The first person I was able to talk to was Ben Klainer! It was so nice. I hadn't seen him in so long and it was so great to be able to spend some real time with him, ESPECIALLY since he drove from Chicago that day and was driving back that night. Now that is wedding dedication. I remember people from the theatre walking in and seeing me through a doorway and looking SHOCKED that I was out there. It was pretty funny. We had LOTS of wedding dedication at ou
r ceremony! We had people who drove from Staunton the night before, people who drove from NYC 
the night before and people who flew from NYC (including Rene who drove to DC, took a train to NYC and then flew to NYC and back). It was awesome! And, Ali was able to drive up and as the sole witness to the beginning of our relationship in attendance, it was pretty great to have her there. Plus, you know, she's great.
r ceremony! We had people who drove from Staunton the night before, people who drove from NYC 
the night before and people who flew from NYC (including Rene who drove to DC, took a train to NYC and then flew to NYC and back). It was awesome! And, Ali was able to drive up and as the sole witness to the beginning of our relationship in attendance, it was pretty great to have her there. Plus, you know, she's great.I roped Josh into running the ipod for the pre-ceremony and kiss songs (not the band, the final part of the ceremony). We started the edited version of "The White Album" at about 6pm and mingled and stuff until "Rocky Raccoon" was playing. I made sure my lipstick was ok in the bathroom mirror and we all waited in the hall for Ben to start singing "I Will".....
Sunday, May 3, 2009
he means to marry me monday
Thank you so much to everyone who came last night! We had a great time!
One down, one to go!
One down, one to go!
Yes, this is as good as the pictures are going to get from us. We had almost nothing usable from our cameras. (if you have any pictures--someone must--you can email them to us at chrisalisa2009@gmail.com!! :) )
Friday, May 1, 2009
i woke up an hour early
When I was about 5 years old I was in kindergarten, as most 5 year olds are. I don't know what the kids in kindergarten watch today (Pingo? is that too young for kindergarten?) but when I was there, we watched the Letter People. Most people liked a letter that their first name began with or, at least, their last name. Now, let me tell you a fact. Miss A kind of blows. I mean that literally and figuratively (and when you watch the video, you'll see why). What is up with her huge mouth? Mr. L was just WEAK. Orange hair, soft falsetto... why would anyone like Mr. L? I know *I* didn't.
I liked Mr. S.
Mr. S is a superhero. Mr. S has an AWESOME song. He shows real emotions in that song. That bass part is seriously cool and the whole song is funky as hell.
I remember some kid in kindergarten (although I honestly couldn't tell you who) was like "Alisa is IN LOVE with Mr. S!" I was so embarrassed. I obviously wasn't in love with Mr. S. He's a puppet. Even at 5 years old, you're not going to fall in love with a puppet. I just really liked the song. That song, as I said, is seriously cool. It's obvious to me now that whoever that kid was, besides clearly being jealous of my assumed love of Mr. S, just wasn't cool.
I think the "S" thing stayed with me, though. Look over to the right. It says, "I love Shakespeare, Sondheim and rock and roll." That love clearly started with Mr. S. First of all, two out of three of those things start with the letter S. The other one is directly related to Mr. S because his song IS rock and roll. Mr. S also rhymes a lot (like SHAKESPEARE!!) and he writes original lyrics that shouldn't make sense but do (like SONDHEIM!!). Mr. S is the epitome of those three things.
Another thing I love is the real Mr. S, Chris Seiler. He does not have super-sonic socks. He will not fly around with some weird background and have his close up match the trumpet part. He will be nice to you all the time. He will love you unconditionally. Even though he is a comedian, he will play your "straight man" so that you can pull off your "Alisa character." He will look at you like you're the greatest thing on earth even when all you've been doing for the last hour is gossiping.
Maybe he won't do these things to YOU... but he will to me.
And after all that, I'm not changing my name. I'm the only Alisa Ledyard in the entire world. I can't give that up. There already is an Alisa Seiler. She can keep it. She's got two COOL names. I always figured that I would change it... but after I found out I'd be one of two, I just couldn't do it. You never really realize how much your name really means to you until you're thinking about changing it. (Incidentally, in 4th grade my parents gave me permission to change my name to plain old "Lisa." Every day since the first day of preschool, my name has been mispronounced by anyone trying to say it for the first time. I was sick of it. They gave me permission and said if I really wanted to, I could. I could finally be... plain old Lisa. No way, Jose. That is why I get so irritated when people mispronounce my name.)
So, I am staying Alisa Ledyard (change the cards! It hasn't changed in 26 years, don't get it wrong now!). I have to keep Miss A and Mr. L as my Letter People characters... but I can also secretly still love Mr. S and his ability to rock.
I liked Mr. S.
Mr. S is a superhero. Mr. S has an AWESOME song. He shows real emotions in that song. That bass part is seriously cool and the whole song is funky as hell.
I remember some kid in kindergarten (although I honestly couldn't tell you who) was like "Alisa is IN LOVE with Mr. S!" I was so embarrassed. I obviously wasn't in love with Mr. S. He's a puppet. Even at 5 years old, you're not going to fall in love with a puppet. I just really liked the song. That song, as I said, is seriously cool. It's obvious to me now that whoever that kid was, besides clearly being jealous of my assumed love of Mr. S, just wasn't cool.
I think the "S" thing stayed with me, though. Look over to the right. It says, "I love Shakespeare, Sondheim and rock and roll." That love clearly started with Mr. S. First of all, two out of three of those things start with the letter S. The other one is directly related to Mr. S because his song IS rock and roll. Mr. S also rhymes a lot (like SHAKESPEARE!!) and he writes original lyrics that shouldn't make sense but do (like SONDHEIM!!). Mr. S is the epitome of those three things.
Another thing I love is the real Mr. S, Chris Seiler. He does not have super-sonic socks. He will not fly around with some weird background and have his close up match the trumpet part. He will be nice to you all the time. He will love you unconditionally. Even though he is a comedian, he will play your "straight man" so that you can pull off your "Alisa character." He will look at you like you're the greatest thing on earth even when all you've been doing for the last hour is gossiping.
Maybe he won't do these things to YOU... but he will to me.
And after all that, I'm not changing my name. I'm the only Alisa Ledyard in the entire world. I can't give that up. There already is an Alisa Seiler. She can keep it. She's got two COOL names. I always figured that I would change it... but after I found out I'd be one of two, I just couldn't do it. You never really realize how much your name really means to you until you're thinking about changing it. (Incidentally, in 4th grade my parents gave me permission to change my name to plain old "Lisa." Every day since the first day of preschool, my name has been mispronounced by anyone trying to say it for the first time. I was sick of it. They gave me permission and said if I really wanted to, I could. I could finally be... plain old Lisa. No way, Jose. That is why I get so irritated when people mispronounce my name.)
So, I am staying Alisa Ledyard (change the cards! It hasn't changed in 26 years, don't get it wrong now!). I have to keep Miss A and Mr. L as my Letter People characters... but I can also secretly still love Mr. S and his ability to rock.
Monday, April 27, 2009
59 degrees and rainy is not what i want to hear
I got my hair colored today. OH MY GOD. I was so happy. First of all, I have literally been ashamed to walk out of the house the last couple of days: my hair looked THAT BAD. The theatre had its' annual Gala (ahem, benefit) on Saturday and I had to get all dressed up and all I could think about was my stupid hair and how I hoped no one would look at it. But now they can't HELP but look at it! Listen. I went to this place "tease", and if you live in Staunton, you should go there. Heck, even if you don't live in Staunton, you should come here JUST TO GET YOUR HAIR DONE. I was more relaxed and felt better afterwards than I did after I got my massage. The shampoo chairs had massage and heat, they did the massaging hair wash thing, there was lots of white noise (my favorite sound) from the hair dryer, they gave me free coffee and free samples, I had a great conversation with my stylist about the APOCALYPSE and THEN... my hair looked (looks) FANTASTIC!!!!!! I was so happy. I still am. I never want to go anywhere else because I am just elated with my experience. Thank you, tease, for making my wedding dreams come true. And my everyday dreams of not hiding my head in a bag.
I wasn't going to post the following picture because it's too funny and I wanted it to be a surprise... but then... I decided I had to. I had given up hope of finding a cake topper that I liked. I was searching etsy (as I am wont to do) while at work last Monday and I found a seller called nakedpeggies. What I originally found were two characters from the Royal Tenenbaums (which I almost used) but then I asked IF she would be able to do a customized version of us for the cake within the week. She could. She did. I screamed when I saw this picture.
How funny and awesome are these things!?!?! I keep saying that it looks EXACTLY like Chris... even without the nose and mouth. BUT IT DOES, DOES IT NOT?? If you click on the photo and see the enlarged version you'll see how she did the necklace, boutonniere and flower headband as well as matching Chris' shirt and tie exactly. The best part is that we can totally put these on a shelf or something after the wedding and they won't look ridiculous. They'll just continue to look awesome. Anyway, I had to post it because... I just had to.
I bought lipstick today. I'm trying to drink a lot of water. We got all kinds of travel products the other day for Disney World and things like sunscreen. And toothpaste. Tomorrow we are going to pack. I can't believe tomorrow we are going to pack. I mean... that's unbelievable. This is going to happen one week from today. I mean, one week from right now we'll already be married. Sometimes I think I live more inside my imagination than not so it's almost hard to comprehend.
Now I am obsessively checking the weather....
I'll try to post before Saturday, but I might not be able to. I'm kind of busy losing my mind over here. I will also TRY to post some pictures on Sunday of Saturday night.
I wasn't going to post the following picture because it's too funny and I wanted it to be a surprise... but then... I decided I had to. I had given up hope of finding a cake topper that I liked. I was searching etsy (as I am wont to do) while at work last Monday and I found a seller called nakedpeggies. What I originally found were two characters from the Royal Tenenbaums (which I almost used) but then I asked IF she would be able to do a customized version of us for the cake within the week. She could. She did. I screamed when I saw this picture.
How funny and awesome are these things!?!?! I keep saying that it looks EXACTLY like Chris... even without the nose and mouth. BUT IT DOES, DOES IT NOT?? If you click on the photo and see the enlarged version you'll see how she did the necklace, boutonniere and flower headband as well as matching Chris' shirt and tie exactly. The best part is that we can totally put these on a shelf or something after the wedding and they won't look ridiculous. They'll just continue to look awesome. Anyway, I had to post it because... I just had to.
I bought lipstick today. I'm trying to drink a lot of water. We got all kinds of travel products the other day for Disney World and things like sunscreen. And toothpaste. Tomorrow we are going to pack. I can't believe tomorrow we are going to pack. I mean... that's unbelievable. This is going to happen one week from today. I mean, one week from right now we'll already be married. Sometimes I think I live more inside my imagination than not so it's almost hard to comprehend.
Now I am obsessively checking the weather....
I'll try to post before Saturday, but I might not be able to. I'm kind of busy losing my mind over here. I will also TRY to post some pictures on Sunday of Saturday night.
Monday, April 20, 2009
made for the western pools!
Two weeks from today is the "BIG DAY." I like saying it with quotation marks because the day could obviously not be any larger than any other day... and how could a day have physical measurement in the first place? I am becoming pretentious. This is why I should not wake up before 9am. It makes me a jerk. Anyway, it sure is getting close to May! Even when it's miserable outside, it's less miserable because you don't have to have the heat on (at least in Virginia). We have our car reserved to drive back to Ohio on the 29th and then back here on May 13th. We got Chris a summer wardrobe that is also a Disney World wardrobe and basically includes cotton polos and shorts. I will only be wearing dresses in Disney World... and maybe shorts some days. I come up with these weird ideas (like not bringing pants to NYC in March or only wearing dresses in Disney World) and they are rarely good ideas.
I found a new thing to stick on my head after Chris accidentally threw away my hair clip (from etsy seller bungalow). It's so pretty and it looks kind of vintage-y, which works well with my dress since it's totally vintage-y. It also matches my shoes. It's also a big flower. Also, I love it. It came in the mail on Saturday and I only purchased it on Thursday! Sometimes people can be etsy flakes (or so I've heard) but
not so much with me. Well, I guess one time, but I hadn't actually bought anything from this girl, I was just asking her about something that cost $2.50 and then she disappeared from etsy altogether. All in all, though, etsy has been awesome for me (knock on wood). I just purchased our favors the other day from naturefavors. They are little hearts made out of birdseed. They kind of look like cereal, don't they? You kind of want to eat one, don't you? Don't do it. You know what the BEST part was? They were only 50 cents each!!! I only had to spend $30. That's awesome and I win. Also, YOU win if you're going to be there on Monday. You'll have a mouth full of birdseed.
I have an appointment to get my hair colored on Monday, April 27th. I am excited about this because I have only had my hair professionally colored once, yet it has been dyed... oh... you know... more than 40 times. At least. Ugh, that's disgusting. How do I still even have hair? I would stop doing it, but I can't, because I have too much gray showing in my dark roots. I would have some weird gray stripe like Stacy London or Rogue from the X-Men. That's cool for them but not for me. So, since I am getting new headshots taken on Friday May 1st and, you know, getting married a few days later, I figured there was no better time to have my hair actually look GOOD. There's a cool local salon in town that does color and highlights for one price (the salon I usually go for hair cuts charges separately for each) so I am going there and the guy who owns the place is doing it, and he is listed as a "Master" hairstylist. That's cool. I don't even know what that means but it sounds cool. Maybe it's like being an Honor Thespian in the International Thespian Society (which, yes, I am). If it is, I can totally relate to it, because it took me a while to earn all the points necessary to become an Honor Thespian.
We're starting to come up with our set list for Saturday. It should be pretty fun. Chris suggested I sing "Barracuda" after the ceremony on Monday and I thought it sounded like a great idea. Get ready.
I made some more guitar boutonnieres. They're pretty cool. I'll take a picture when I get home and maybe I'll edit this post to include it. Chris wanted two for my dad and his dad. One of them is super cool. It's a BLUE guitar.
So, last Wednesday (April 15th) was the last day to file your taxes and the last day to RSVP for our wedding and/or reception. Just like people who forgot to file their taxes, we had to track down people who forgot to RSVP (or just didn't). I'm sure everyone who has ever had a wedding has had to do this. I will remember to RSVP immediately for any wedding I am ever invited to. If I have learned any lesson, that is the lesson. Saturday we've got somewhere around 150 or something so everything is staying the same with regards to food but we have less than 60 coming on Monday which is GREAT because it means we can get REAL FOOD instead of just hors d'oeuvres. Ernie, please don't be too disappointed that there won't be cut up Tyson chicken fingers with tooth picks in them. There is going to be a pasta bar on Monday! OOOOOOOOooooooooh. AND, they have wheat pasta, which I didn't think they would, but they DO and I was really happy about it. So, whether you like it or not, I am going to force you
into eating healthier, high-fiber whole wheat pasta. Hahahahaha! Take that, refined grains!
into eating healthier, high-fiber whole wheat pasta. Hahahahaha! Take that, refined grains!I found a new thing to stick on my head after Chris accidentally threw away my hair clip (from etsy seller bungalow). It's so pretty and it looks kind of vintage-y, which works well with my dress since it's totally vintage-y. It also matches my shoes. It's also a big flower. Also, I love it. It came in the mail on Saturday and I only purchased it on Thursday! Sometimes people can be etsy flakes (or so I've heard) but
not so much with me. Well, I guess one time, but I hadn't actually bought anything from this girl, I was just asking her about something that cost $2.50 and then she disappeared from etsy altogether. All in all, though, etsy has been awesome for me (knock on wood). I just purchased our favors the other day from naturefavors. They are little hearts made out of birdseed. They kind of look like cereal, don't they? You kind of want to eat one, don't you? Don't do it. You know what the BEST part was? They were only 50 cents each!!! I only had to spend $30. That's awesome and I win. Also, YOU win if you're going to be there on Monday. You'll have a mouth full of birdseed. I have an appointment to get my hair colored on Monday, April 27th. I am excited about this because I have only had my hair professionally colored once, yet it has been dyed... oh... you know... more than 40 times. At least. Ugh, that's disgusting. How do I still even have hair? I would stop doing it, but I can't, because I have too much gray showing in my dark roots. I would have some weird gray stripe like Stacy London or Rogue from the X-Men. That's cool for them but not for me. So, since I am getting new headshots taken on Friday May 1st and, you know, getting married a few days later, I figured there was no better time to have my hair actually look GOOD. There's a cool local salon in town that does color and highlights for one price (the salon I usually go for hair cuts charges separately for each) so I am going there and the guy who owns the place is doing it, and he is listed as a "Master" hairstylist. That's cool. I don't even know what that means but it sounds cool. Maybe it's like being an Honor Thespian in the International Thespian Society (which, yes, I am). If it is, I can totally relate to it, because it took me a while to earn all the points necessary to become an Honor Thespian.
We're starting to come up with our set list for Saturday. It should be pretty fun. Chris suggested I sing "Barracuda" after the ceremony on Monday and I thought it sounded like a great idea. Get ready.
Friday, April 10, 2009
do we have everything ready? no way
Today I tried on my finished dress at Jenny's house and it will now live in our wardrobe until we go back to Ohio. It is perfect and I love it. I am so happy that I decided to have her (and that she offered) still make the dress even with the significantly reduced amount of prep time. No pictures of that until May 4th... which, if you look at a calender, you'll realize is only 3 weeks from Monday.
I was trying to break in my shoes tonight at work. It was fine but it made it really hard to move the bar ca
rt around in 3 inch stilettos. Chris was "breaking in" his suit tonight, too. I received my necklace the other day and I looooove it. Here is a real picture (you don't have to use your imagination this time!). I was a little worried that it would be too long with the strapless dress, but it's totally not.
I took a picture the other day of the guitar boutonnieres that I made. Here, obviously, is that picture. Our camera broke while Chris
was visiting Ohio so it was really hard to take the picture but it's still possible. It does suck, though, because we definitely have to get a new camera before the wedding and the trip to Disney World.
We picked up our rings on Wednesday!! I am so happy with what I ended up getting. We kept looking at mall stores and I just wasn't finding anything I liked. I actually had no idea what I liked until I saw something in a JCPenney that was kind of along the lines of what I was looking for. There is a jeweler in downtown here who is also a huge supporter of the theatre and for some reason I never thought to go into her store. She didn't have a ton in the store but she had a LOT of catalogs and when I told her what I was looking for, she immediately found some and ordered two different kinds that week. My ring just got back from being re-sized and Chris was able to just buy one that she had in stock. Mine is white gold and has a flowery pattern wrapped around it; Chris's is titanium. Let me tell you, there was NOTHING like the ring I ended up getting at any mall store... plus, the lady who runs the place gave us a 20% discount since she knew we worked at the theatre. You can't beat that.
Our RSVP deadline is approaching very fast... we sent invites to somewhere around 225 total people (for both Saturday and Monday). We have received a total of 55 responses. Sheesh. I mean, they have 5 days to finish their taxes and to rsvp to us. What are they waiting for?? On Sunday we're going to compile a list of people we haven't heard from and hand them off to the people who invited them to make them call them and ask what's up. 15% of those names will be going to my parents because only ONE PERSON from my entire family has responded and it's the one that I expected to be able to come. We (my family) didn't really invite that many people and I invited even less, most of whom I knew would not be able to go. My friends Ben and Ernie are coming from Chicago which is SO GREAT, my friend Jenny from high school, a couple people from down here and hopefully a couple college friends will be able to make it but I won't have to bug that many people because I didn't invite that many. I guess that's good for my desire to not bother people.
I was trying to break in my shoes tonight at work. It was fine but it made it really hard to move the bar ca
rt around in 3 inch stilettos. Chris was "breaking in" his suit tonight, too. I received my necklace the other day and I looooove it. Here is a real picture (you don't have to use your imagination this time!). I was a little worried that it would be too long with the strapless dress, but it's totally not.I took a picture the other day of the guitar boutonnieres that I made. Here, obviously, is that picture. Our camera broke while Chris
was visiting Ohio so it was really hard to take the picture but it's still possible. It does suck, though, because we definitely have to get a new camera before the wedding and the trip to Disney World.We picked up our rings on Wednesday!! I am so happy with what I ended up getting. We kept looking at mall stores and I just wasn't finding anything I liked. I actually had no idea what I liked until I saw something in a JCPenney that was kind of along the lines of what I was looking for. There is a jeweler in downtown here who is also a huge supporter of the theatre and for some reason I never thought to go into her store. She didn't have a ton in the store but she had a LOT of catalogs and when I told her what I was looking for, she immediately found some and ordered two different kinds that week. My ring just got back from being re-sized and Chris was able to just buy one that she had in stock. Mine is white gold and has a flowery pattern wrapped around it; Chris's is titanium. Let me tell you, there was NOTHING like the ring I ended up getting at any mall store... plus, the lady who runs the place gave us a 20% discount since she knew we worked at the theatre. You can't beat that.
Our RSVP deadline is approaching very fast... we sent invites to somewhere around 225 total people (for both Saturday and Monday). We have received a total of 55 responses. Sheesh. I mean, they have 5 days to finish their taxes and to rsvp to us. What are they waiting for?? On Sunday we're going to compile a list of people we haven't heard from and hand them off to the people who invited them to make them call them and ask what's up. 15% of those names will be going to my parents because only ONE PERSON from my entire family has responded and it's the one that I expected to be able to come. We (my family) didn't really invite that many people and I invited even less, most of whom I knew would not be able to go. My friends Ben and Ernie are coming from Chicago which is SO GREAT, my friend Jenny from high school, a couple people from down here and hopefully a couple college friends will be able to make it but I won't have to bug that many people because I didn't invite that many. I guess that's good for my desire to not bother people.
Friday, April 3, 2009
i thought i had more to say when i started this post
Tomorrow we are one month out. A month from yesterday is our reception, a month from tomorrow is the wedding. I think a month from today we might go to the African Wildlife Safari or something. :)
Chris is in Ohio right now. He is currently beardless (which is craaaazy since I haven't seen him without a beard in over 2 years) and will stay that way until he is forced to start growing it back on May 5th. He got his headshots taken by our awesome wedding photographer, which was part of the deal I made with him. New headshots for both of us, our wedding photography AND a small engagement portrait session, all for the price of what is a usual wedding package (plus 50 more dollars). My powers of persuasion are awesome. Sort of. Chris also scoped out the yacht club. He said he thinks it will be fine.
My necklace and earrings from lillyella on etsy are finished and on their way. This is kind of what it looks like. I mean, this has no chain but it's basically what it looks like. It also won't have the baby blue flowers. Use your imagination and leave me alone.
Planning a ceremony is hard! Besides our awesome officiant BEN we only have one other things set in stone: our dear friend Rick Blunt is going to be reading A Lovely Love Story, which is the book Chris gave me when he proposed.
This story will make everyone cry. When I first read it, it was January of 2008 and I was standing in line at the Borders in Sandusky. I just picked it up to see what it was (it clearly looks adorable) and I couldn't put it down. I mean, it's only like 15 pages so it didn't exactly take long but I am not kidding when I say that I cried like an effing BABY. I'm in the middle of a Borders, crying my eyes out over a book about dinosaurs in love. You are next to cry your eyes out. Be prepared. It is my favorite book.
Anyway, we're trying to come up with other stuff to do... we're looking at Shakespeare sonnets and stuff, maybe someone will sing a song, perhaps an interpretive dance will happen (it's unlikely)... but I am ALSO putting the idea of having the White Album play back on the table. Chris really thinks this idea is weird and I have no idea why. Listen. I would want to cut "Why Don't We Do It In the Road" and probably "Piggies" and maaaybe "Don't Pass Me By" (I will pass Ringo by on my ipod any day) but everything else I would want to keep. Oh, and we'd end with "I Will" instead of going on to "Julia" because I'm afraid of "Julia." And, also, I'm only talking about the first half of the album, not the whole thing. Chris is all, "if we're going to have the White Album, it's all or nothing." But WHY? We can't have WDWDIITR because this is a grandma-friendly occasion... and it's the last song before "I Will." If I ENTER during "I Will" after WDWDIITR just played that would be really... embarrassing. For some reason he's most against "Wild Honey Pie." Please. There is nothing wrong with that song. I really want to do this. I said to Chris, "The White Album can stand on its own! It's not like Abbey Road where you can ONLY have it play all the way through. We can cut it. If the ASC can cut Hamlet we can cut songs off the White Album to suit our purposes!"
Chris is in Ohio right now. He is currently beardless (which is craaaazy since I haven't seen him without a beard in over 2 years) and will stay that way until he is forced to start growing it back on May 5th. He got his headshots taken by our awesome wedding photographer, which was part of the deal I made with him. New headshots for both of us, our wedding photography AND a small engagement portrait session, all for the price of what is a usual wedding package (plus 50 more dollars). My powers of persuasion are awesome. Sort of. Chris also scoped out the yacht club. He said he thinks it will be fine.
My necklace and earrings from lillyella on etsy are finished and on their way. This is kind of what it looks like. I mean, this has no chain but it's basically what it looks like. It also won't have the baby blue flowers. Use your imagination and leave me alone.
Planning a ceremony is hard! Besides our awesome officiant BEN we only have one other things set in stone: our dear friend Rick Blunt is going to be reading A Lovely Love Story, which is the book Chris gave me when he proposed.
This story will make everyone cry. When I first read it, it was January of 2008 and I was standing in line at the Borders in Sandusky. I just picked it up to see what it was (it clearly looks adorable) and I couldn't put it down. I mean, it's only like 15 pages so it didn't exactly take long but I am not kidding when I say that I cried like an effing BABY. I'm in the middle of a Borders, crying my eyes out over a book about dinosaurs in love. You are next to cry your eyes out. Be prepared. It is my favorite book.Anyway, we're trying to come up with other stuff to do... we're looking at Shakespeare sonnets and stuff, maybe someone will sing a song, perhaps an interpretive dance will happen (it's unlikely)... but I am ALSO putting the idea of having the White Album play back on the table. Chris really thinks this idea is weird and I have no idea why. Listen. I would want to cut "Why Don't We Do It In the Road" and probably "Piggies" and maaaybe "Don't Pass Me By" (I will pass Ringo by on my ipod any day) but everything else I would want to keep. Oh, and we'd end with "I Will" instead of going on to "Julia" because I'm afraid of "Julia." And, also, I'm only talking about the first half of the album, not the whole thing. Chris is all, "if we're going to have the White Album, it's all or nothing." But WHY? We can't have WDWDIITR because this is a grandma-friendly occasion... and it's the last song before "I Will." If I ENTER during "I Will" after WDWDIITR just played that would be really... embarrassing. For some reason he's most against "Wild Honey Pie." Please. There is nothing wrong with that song. I really want to do this. I said to Chris, "The White Album can stand on its own! It's not like Abbey Road where you can ONLY have it play all the way through. We can cut it. If the ASC can cut Hamlet we can cut songs off the White Album to suit our purposes!"
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
now people KNOW we're getting married
We sent our invitations out on Friday and they started arriving yesterday. We've already received a couple responses and a lot of compliments. :) I am so happy with how they turned out. This is the invitation, minus details and contact information (for obvious reasons). When Alyssa showed me the original sketch I laughed for like 5 minutes. Of course, we printed like a million too many and they are going to be sitting in a box until we recycle them or something but I suppose it's better to have more than not enough.The last time I was writing a post on here I was talking about shoes. I decided to get different ones WHILE writing the post. I returned the other shoes yesterday. Here are the new ones. The heel is really thin and it is going to take some getting used to for me to wear them (i'm used to wearing heels, just really thick, sturdy heels) but otherwise I LOVE THEM. They don't hurt my feet at all and they look great. I am currently working with lillyella on etsy for my necklace and earrings which she is making. Chris bought me a necklace f
rom her shop for Christmas and I loved it, her packaging and the fact that she's from Cleveland so much that I wanted to work with her for wedding jewelry, too. I'll say it for the rest of my life: I LOVE etsy!I went to NYC for a couple of days and when I came back I was looking for a hair clip that I left on our table. It was wrapped in tissue paper and it was the very first thing I bought for our wedding. I wore it on Valentine's day and was all "I am going to wear this in our wedding!!" Well... it's gone. I'm pretty sure Chris threw it away when he was cleaning up, thinking the tissue paper was from his Men's Wearhouse bag instead of something I actually wanted. Yes, I shouldn't have left it on the table but we never use the table and I was afraid I'd lose it if I moved it. I guess I was wrong. When I realized it was gone I was wandering around the apartment like a lost dog. It's not like it was expensive but it WAS one of a kind and since it was the very first thing I bought I kind of had a sentimental attachment to it. Sigh... so.. that was a bummer. On the plus side, now I can look for another hair thing without feeling guilty.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
a lot happens in a month
We got our candy, napkins and cameras in the other day. They are sitting in a box or in the freezer! The cameras were really plain (no surprise, since they were $1.50) but luckily I found these aweso
me stickers on Etsy (60 for $12) which just arrived yesterday. This was the mock-up she did for us after I placed the order... I didn't just happen to find some randomly that already said "Alisa & Chris." That would have been crazy.
So, I ordered both those bouquets. The fabric one was great, no problems whatsoever, but when I got the paper one I was really disappointed. First of all, I could see the glue. Second, the paper wasn't entirely covering everything it was supposed to. It was also smaller than I thought it would be and the smaller flowers were kind of popping off the bouquet. So, I sent it back and the seller girl was awesome and not only gave me a refund, but also a shipping refund and a couple extra dollars to cover fees (which I gave back). I am, at least, keeping the first one I bought. The same seller who made that one has a couple other ones that I like so if I decide to get my sister one, I'll start with her shop. (Seriously, etsy rules.)
Chris bought his suit. It was only $99! It also has... ugh... pleats. I thought he would have noticed something like this but apparently he didn't know until I said two days later, "Are you sad that the suit has pleats?" "WHAT?????" he replied. Apparently he doesn't notice stuff like that, which is weird because they're so obvious. I don't know. Anyway, so now he's kind of sad.
He liked it a lot when he bought it, even with the pleats. Or, at least, he liked it enough. Pleat removal is not an easy alteration (from what we hear). If only there were suits on etsy!
The shoes I bought came and I like them a LOT except that the strap kind of hurts the back of my heel. I think that's easily fixed, though. They look good with both dresses, though, and that's really the most important thing. Jenny is nearing completion of the alterations/building of the dresses. They are both exactly the same length (just above the knee). I don't know why I don't like long dresses. I don't like my calves so you'd think I would like them. I think it's hard to move in them. Good thing I'm not getting one.
Our invitations are finished and printed and they are GREAT. Now all we have to do is figure out how to print on the envelopes or just give up and write them out ourselves and send them away!!
I am on a music quest!! We need songs that Chris and I can play easily on the guitar at our pre-(wedding) reception on Saturday and other stuff to just play on an ipod. I don't want anything stupid and I don't want anything EPIC (like "My Heart Will Go On"). If you have any suggestions for non-stupid, non-epic songs, pass them my way!
Also, Ben is now an officially licensed minister. His credentials came the other day. We laughed a lot. It looks like a diploma. That's a lot of power to give to someone. He could marry a cat to a dog, now.
me stickers on Etsy (60 for $12) which just arrived yesterday. This was the mock-up she did for us after I placed the order... I didn't just happen to find some randomly that already said "Alisa & Chris." That would have been crazy.So, I ordered both those bouquets. The fabric one was great, no problems whatsoever, but when I got the paper one I was really disappointed. First of all, I could see the glue. Second, the paper wasn't entirely covering everything it was supposed to. It was also smaller than I thought it would be and the smaller flowers were kind of popping off the bouquet. So, I sent it back and the seller girl was awesome and not only gave me a refund, but also a shipping refund and a couple extra dollars to cover fees (which I gave back). I am, at least, keeping the first one I bought. The same seller who made that one has a couple other ones that I like so if I decide to get my sister one, I'll start with her shop. (Seriously, etsy rules.)
Chris bought his suit. It was only $99! It also has... ugh... pleats. I thought he would have noticed something like this but apparently he didn't know until I said two days later, "Are you sad that the suit has pleats?" "WHAT?????" he replied. Apparently he doesn't notice stuff like that, which is weird because they're so obvious. I don't know. Anyway, so now he's kind of sad.
He liked it a lot when he bought it, even with the pleats. Or, at least, he liked it enough. Pleat removal is not an easy alteration (from what we hear). If only there were suits on etsy!The shoes I bought came and I like them a LOT except that the strap kind of hurts the back of my heel. I think that's easily fixed, though. They look good with both dresses, though, and that's really the most important thing. Jenny is nearing completion of the alterations/building of the dresses. They are both exactly the same length (just above the knee). I don't know why I don't like long dresses. I don't like my calves so you'd think I would like them. I think it's hard to move in them. Good thing I'm not getting one.
Our invitations are finished and printed and they are GREAT. Now all we have to do is figure out how to print on the envelopes or just give up and write them out ourselves and send them away!!
I am on a music quest!! We need songs that Chris and I can play easily on the guitar at our pre-(wedding) reception on Saturday and other stuff to just play on an ipod. I don't want anything stupid and I don't want anything EPIC (like "My Heart Will Go On"). If you have any suggestions for non-stupid, non-epic songs, pass them my way!
Also, Ben is now an officially licensed minister. His credentials came the other day. We laughed a lot. It looks like a diploma. That's a lot of power to give to someone. He could marry a cat to a dog, now.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
napkins and candy
Chris and I just got really lucky. Because of a super sale, free shipping and a coupon, we're getting 300 personalized mini Hershey bars, 200 personalized napkins and 15 throw 
away cameras for just over $100. That is a LOT of stuff!! Imagine this napkin in lavender with our names and "May 4, 2009" while retaining the AWESOME guitars and you'll be imagining our napkins. Keep the color and the butterfly, change the names and date and you'll have our candy. YAY!
I had my first dress fitting with Jenny today. It is going to look GREAT! I'm excited. I'm now in the process of trying to find shoes that will match both the white and blue dress. I've been looking at some pink sling backs on 6pm.com. I don't normally wear pink or sling backs but or some reason I am totally drawn to them. Yes, they are returnable. I'm also going to probably need to find a crinoline, which I will definitely be dyeing. I wonder what color I should use. We don't have a set of colors or anything so I just keep throwing things together.
My little fabric bouquet came the other day! It is SO adorable. I'm still trying to decide what exactly to do with it (use it for myself or let my sister use it) but, just so you all know, it's very cute. I also got my samples of paper for invitations and Alyssa is finished with the design, so we'll probably get started on that really soon. I mean, we pretty much have to. Time is ticking away.
I think I want red velvet, carrot and yellow cake. You might be asking, "But how can you have all three???" I can because my mom is making it (or... uh... them). I've been having a crazy sweet kick lately. I wish I could eat all that cake right now!
We have our ceremony photographer set up!! He is also going to take our headshots, one of these sessions FOR FREE!!! We got an amazing deal just because I asked. Remember to ask. I think I am going to write a car company and ask them for a free car. Just to keep.
The other night I dreamt that someone was trying to keep Chris and I apart and they erased my memory and made me date all these other people. I kept dumping them because I hated them and I was saying, "Who is that guy that makes my heart feel better?" Suddenly I realized it was Chris and I set out to find him. I saw him at the end of this long, wide hallway, surrounded by other people (who were trying to hide him from me) but I recognized him because of his beard.
away cameras for just over $100. That is a LOT of stuff!! Imagine this napkin in lavender with our names and "May 4, 2009" while retaining the AWESOME guitars and you'll be imagining our napkins. Keep the color and the butterfly, change the names and date and you'll have our candy. YAY!
I had my first dress fitting with Jenny today. It is going to look GREAT! I'm excited. I'm now in the process of trying to find shoes that will match both the white and blue dress. I've been looking at some pink sling backs on 6pm.com. I don't normally wear pink or sling backs but or some reason I am totally drawn to them. Yes, they are returnable. I'm also going to probably need to find a crinoline, which I will definitely be dyeing. I wonder what color I should use. We don't have a set of colors or anything so I just keep throwing things together.My little fabric bouquet came the other day! It is SO adorable. I'm still trying to decide what exactly to do with it (use it for myself or let my sister use it) but, just so you all know, it's very cute. I also got my samples of paper for invitations and Alyssa is finished with the design, so we'll probably get started on that really soon. I mean, we pretty much have to. Time is ticking away.
I think I want red velvet, carrot and yellow cake. You might be asking, "But how can you have all three???" I can because my mom is making it (or... uh... them). I've been having a crazy sweet kick lately. I wish I could eat all that cake right now!
We have our ceremony photographer set up!! He is also going to take our headshots, one of these sessions FOR FREE!!! We got an amazing deal just because I asked. Remember to ask. I think I am going to write a car company and ask them for a free car. Just to keep.
The other night I dreamt that someone was trying to keep Chris and I apart and they erased my memory and made me date all these other people. I kept dumping them because I hated them and I was saying, "Who is that guy that makes my heart feel better?" Suddenly I realized it was Chris and I set out to find him. I saw him at the end of this long, wide hallway, surrounded by other people (who were trying to hide him from me) but I recognized him because of his beard.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
i got it straightened out
Ok, so here is what is happening. I took my blue dress in to Jenny and she is going to tailor it. She also had this old, ivory gown from the 60s that she suggested I try on. I was like "I dunno... it's long and 
I wanted a short dress." She told me we could shorten it. I still didn't think I'd like it, but then I put it on and I was like "OH! This looks really good!" So, she's basically taking a vintage gown, shortening the length, taking off the straps and I am exchanging babysitting for these superb tailoring services.
I wanted a short dress." She told me we could shorten it. I still didn't think I'd like it, but then I put it on and I was like "OH! This looks really good!" So, she's basically taking a vintage gown, shortening the length, taking off the straps and I am exchanging babysitting for these superb tailoring services.So, it turns out I'm going to be wearing white-ish after
all. I'm going to wear the blue dress to the pre-(weddding) reception. I will call this event the PWR from now on because I am lazy. This also will make it less awkward when I wear it to auditions and other things later. It also leaves me open to chose the bouquet I REALLY wanted (on the left), which I thought would be too much color with the blue dress. HOORAY! All I had to do was try something on and all my dreams came true!! (This bouquet is paper and denim and I love it and always have.)
all. I'm going to wear the blue dress to the pre-(weddding) reception. I will call this event the PWR from now on because I am lazy. This also will make it less awkward when I wear it to auditions and other things later. It also leaves me open to chose the bouquet I REALLY wanted (on the left), which I thought would be too much color with the blue dress. HOORAY! All I had to do was try something on and all my dreams came true!! (This bouquet is paper and denim and I love it and always have.)I think I also might buy this fabric bouquet that arrived in my life last night (thank you, etsy), for my sister. We're not having a wedding party, per se, 
but if there's going to be anyone, it's going to be my sister. (She'll be the one dressed like the national guard.) Or MAYBE I'll see them both and suddenly decide I like the fabric one better and switch their places around. You know I like to change my mind about things. (Maybe I should buy the cheaper one first and then decide if I want the other one, too. At least I am learning.)
but if there's going to be anyone, it's going to be my sister. (She'll be the one dressed like the national guard.) Or MAYBE I'll see them both and suddenly decide I like the fabric one better and switch their places around. You know I like to change my mind about things. (Maybe I should buy the cheaper one first and then decide if I want the other one, too. At least I am learning.)Alyssa has started our invitation designs and not only are they going to be crazy life-like, they are also HILARIOUS. Both Chris and I started laughing when she showed us her sketch. I can't wait until we copy them on a copy machine and send them away to people.
I've been thinking about favors recently. I'm not crazy about the whole idea of favors. They seem like such a waste of... everything. Unless, of course, you are able to give GOOD favors. One wedding I went to gave hand-made ceramic vases and things (the bride did it for a living. It was awesome). At my friend Alison's wedding she had really nice soap. I really liked that soap a lot. I mean, soap is pretty common but it has a purpose. Everyone can use soap so it won't just get thrown away. It will melt away as it cleanses so it serves its purpose and then it's GONE. You can always remember it (like I'm doing now). I was thinking seed packets because, you know, seeds grow into something and seeds are better for the environment than 150 things made out of plastic or aluminum that are just going to get thrown away anyway. Plus, we can't afford anything wonderful and the cheap stuff LOOKS cheap (golf tees, corkscrews, miniature ice cream scoops). I'd like to do the least amount of damage that I can. Over the weekend, though, I started thinking about making a donation instead of favors, probably to the Australian Red Cross. I don't think anyone can get mad at you for making a donation, unless it's to an organization they don't support, but who doesn't support relief for the victims of FIRE? And those poor koala bears!
If we did golf tees or whatever, I bet half the people wouldn't even take them. THEN what would we do? I'd have to take up golf! Not on my watch, folks!
Now I am on the lookout for shoes. Whatever I get, I better make sure they're returnable.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
i am ridiculous
WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME????
My blue dress arrived on Monday. I tried it on when I got home from DC. It was huge. So huge, it looked like a jumper. Now, let me just say, never in a million years did I think anything that was size FOUR would be huge on me. But it is. And Jenny can tailor it. That's fine. What is NOT fine is that now I am going through a dress crisis and rethinking the whole thing!!!!
Now I'm all, "Well, maybe I should wear white..." I bought this issue of Modern Bride at the airport (which I left on the plane. Chris bought me another one when I got home because, as he said, "when will you buy this again after May?" True) to look at cakes. But there was this girl in an ad for M&Ms, wearing this strapless, short, white dress... and pink sneakers. And no, I don't want to wear pink sneakers. But she looked so cool! And I know I'm not tan. But the dress looks great! And I want that dress! And WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?????
The problem is that buying in a store will lead to me spending more money than I can possibly spend. So I keep looking on ebay, where you can't return anything. Oh, God. Does everyone do this? I can still WEAR the blue dress (to the pre-reception thing) and I could probably wear it a lot more for other stuff, too (like auditions and every other event I go to for the rest of my life). I'm just having a crisis and don't know what I want.
I'll probaby like the blue dress a lot more when it actually fits me. But, still. I should NOT buy another dress. I should not, I should not, I should not. I wish I really believed that.
In other news, Alyssa is going to design our invitations and she is great so they are going to be great.
In more other news, there is a j crew store in Charlottesville and I think I need to go there post haste to see if this style of white dress fits me in a size 2 before I do anything else.
I wish I was getting married on an island!!! I'd know what I'd want if I was on an island!!!!
My blue dress arrived on Monday. I tried it on when I got home from DC. It was huge. So huge, it looked like a jumper. Now, let me just say, never in a million years did I think anything that was size FOUR would be huge on me. But it is. And Jenny can tailor it. That's fine. What is NOT fine is that now I am going through a dress crisis and rethinking the whole thing!!!!
Now I'm all, "Well, maybe I should wear white..." I bought this issue of Modern Bride at the airport (which I left on the plane. Chris bought me another one when I got home because, as he said, "when will you buy this again after May?" True) to look at cakes. But there was this girl in an ad for M&Ms, wearing this strapless, short, white dress... and pink sneakers. And no, I don't want to wear pink sneakers. But she looked so cool! And I know I'm not tan. But the dress looks great! And I want that dress! And WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?????
The problem is that buying in a store will lead to me spending more money than I can possibly spend. So I keep looking on ebay, where you can't return anything. Oh, God. Does everyone do this? I can still WEAR the blue dress (to the pre-reception thing) and I could probably wear it a lot more for other stuff, too (like auditions and every other event I go to for the rest of my life). I'm just having a crisis and don't know what I want.
I'll probaby like the blue dress a lot more when it actually fits me. But, still. I should NOT buy another dress. I should not, I should not, I should not. I wish I really believed that.
In other news, Alyssa is going to design our invitations and she is great so they are going to be great.
In more other news, there is a j crew store in Charlottesville and I think I need to go there post haste to see if this style of white dress fits me in a size 2 before I do anything else.
I wish I was getting married on an island!!! I'd know what I'd want if I was on an island!!!!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
blue, blue dress
I did it.
I bought the blue dress.
The original price was $250. It was "buy it now" on ebay for $95. Today I went to check and make sure it was still there and it was on a special sale and the price was down to $76.
I took this as a sign from God that I should be wearing blue to my wedding.
....and now I am. I'm nervous but also excited.
I guess this means I'll be needing a white bouquet. Which one do you like better?
Silk daisies?
Origami Tulips?
or Button bouquet?
I bought the blue dress.
The original price was $250. It was "buy it now" on ebay for $95. Today I went to check and make sure it was still there and it was on a special sale and the price was down to $76.
I took this as a sign from God that I should be wearing blue to my wedding.
....and now I am. I'm nervous but also excited.
I guess this means I'll be needing a white bouquet. Which one do you like better?
Silk daisies?
Origami Tulips?
or Button bouquet?Sunday, February 1, 2009
a place and a date
We are getting married at The Sandusky Yacht Club! It sounds really fancy, doesn't it? When I told Chris that's the place his mom booked he said "WHOA!!! The YACHT CLUB??" I've never been there but it sounds like it must be nice.
I have not committed 100% to a dress, yet. There are basically 3 I am looking at. They're all pretty similar (short, white-ish) but I haven't decided for sure yet. I really wish I could wear a blue one. I CAN... I just wonder if people will freak out. What if everything else was white? I just really like color. Plus, blue is cheaper than white (which is just silly). AND... I actually LIKE blue! I don't like white. Man, now I want to wear blue really bad.
Oh, so my sister said, as long as we get married after 5pm on Monday the 4th, she'll have no problem getting there... so it's ON LIKE DONKEY KONG! May 4th, 2009. We are totally getting married that day. I hope I'm wearing blue!!
We are still going to have a pre-marriage reception on Saturday the 2nd. I know. I have decided that Chris and I are going to be our own entertainment at it. We'll spend April coming up with a set list and we're just going to take our guitars and play and sing. That way, I'll have something to do. Listen, I don't drink and I get nervous talking to people that I don't know in regular conversation, especially if I have to talk to them for a long time. I get REALLY nervous if I want them to like me. Usually I just end up saying nothing beause I'm too afraid people won't be able to handle my real personality. You see, I am always "on" in real life. If I am not ent
ertaining you it is because I'm too afraid of you. Some people are only "on" when they're performing, I am just ALWAYS "on." (I hate having to put that in quotations... but it should be in quotation marks so I have to live with it.)
You know, white makes me look weird. I had to wear a white dress in The Merchant of Venice and it really washed me out. Maybe I should bring this up to someone. Maybe I should bring it up to ME because ultimately, I am the one who is going to make the decision.
It's really pretty, isn't it?
I have not committed 100% to a dress, yet. There are basically 3 I am looking at. They're all pretty similar (short, white-ish) but I haven't decided for sure yet. I really wish I could wear a blue one. I CAN... I just wonder if people will freak out. What if everything else was white? I just really like color. Plus, blue is cheaper than white (which is just silly). AND... I actually LIKE blue! I don't like white. Man, now I want to wear blue really bad.
Oh, so my sister said, as long as we get married after 5pm on Monday the 4th, she'll have no problem getting there... so it's ON LIKE DONKEY KONG! May 4th, 2009. We are totally getting married that day. I hope I'm wearing blue!!
We are still going to have a pre-marriage reception on Saturday the 2nd. I know. I have decided that Chris and I are going to be our own entertainment at it. We'll spend April coming up with a set list and we're just going to take our guitars and play and sing. That way, I'll have something to do. Listen, I don't drink and I get nervous talking to people that I don't know in regular conversation, especially if I have to talk to them for a long time. I get REALLY nervous if I want them to like me. Usually I just end up saying nothing beause I'm too afraid people won't be able to handle my real personality. You see, I am always "on" in real life. If I am not ent
ertaining you it is because I'm too afraid of you. Some people are only "on" when they're performing, I am just ALWAYS "on." (I hate having to put that in quotations... but it should be in quotation marks so I have to live with it.)You know, white makes me look weird. I had to wear a white dress in The Merchant of Venice and it really washed me out. Maybe I should bring this up to someone. Maybe I should bring it up to ME because ultimately, I am the one who is going to make the decision.
It's really pretty, isn't it?
Monday, January 26, 2009
hahahaha
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 Look. I'm walking two dogs. I wish that was true. We'd LOVE to have a dog in our wedding!!!! (I keep saying we should register for a puppy.) |
registry heaven
Although we still do not have a set date (Jen still hasn't gotten back to me about whether she'll have an exam on Monday, yet), we have a honeymoon booked at Disney World!! I am, of course, ridiculously excited. We have a Disney honeymoon registry, too so we can get some awesome Mickey Mouse Bride and Groom ears (and, you know, dinner). We are staying at the Pop Century Resort and going everywhere!!! I am seriously more excited than I have been in a long, time. We are leaving in 99 DAYS!!!!!!
Although Jenny may still make a dress, I might just buy one online. The bouquet to the right is what I really want. I know it might not look like a bouquet but I think it's really cool. If I end up having to get real flowers I just want Gerbera Daisies. I am not wearing a veil (I think they're silly), my dress is going to be short and I really want to wear mary-jane shoes. Chris is going to wear a regular suit. Our ideal event includes people sitting in a room, telling stories and like maybe singing songs or something. Does that make me sound like a hippie? I'm not trying to... I'm just having problems thinking of a wedding "proper" because I NEVER thought about it. As I've said in the past, the one wedding-related idea I ever had was to play the entire White Album by the Beatles. We're not serious people, we should not have a serious wedding. I mean, we should SERIOUSLY get married, but I doubt anyone in the world can imagine me standing at an alter silently and not making a joke. If I WAS doing that I can guarantee I would have something unfortunate happen to me. I'd fall down, fall in water, something ridiculous.
We actually went to look at rings about a week ago. It was fun. I learned a lot, actually, and we talked to the girl at Shaw's Jewelers for WAY too long. I'm also looking at some on etsy. Chris is having a good time with everything. We registered at Target, too, but not for very much. We really only need a good vaccuum cleaner. If people want to buy me something that I don't need, I'd rather it were off the Disney Registry.
Anyway, I'll be updating this blog often as more (..... ANY) details are finalized. This is going to be a crazy 96 or 98 days!!!!!
Although Jenny may still make a dress, I might just buy one online. The bouquet to the right is what I really want. I know it might not look like a bouquet but I think it's really cool. If I end up having to get real flowers I just want Gerbera Daisies. I am not wearing a veil (I think they're silly), my dress is going to be short and I really want to wear mary-jane shoes. Chris is going to wear a regular suit. Our ideal event includes people sitting in a room, telling stories and like maybe singing songs or something. Does that make me sound like a hippie? I'm not trying to... I'm just having problems thinking of a wedding "proper" because I NEVER thought about it. As I've said in the past, the one wedding-related idea I ever had was to play the entire White Album by the Beatles. We're not serious people, we should not have a serious wedding. I mean, we should SERIOUSLY get married, but I doubt anyone in the world can imagine me standing at an alter silently and not making a joke. If I WAS doing that I can guarantee I would have something unfortunate happen to me. I'd fall down, fall in water, something ridiculous.
We actually went to look at rings about a week ago. It was fun. I learned a lot, actually, and we talked to the girl at Shaw's Jewelers for WAY too long. I'm also looking at some on etsy. Chris is having a good time with everything. We registered at Target, too, but not for very much. We really only need a good vaccuum cleaner. If people want to buy me something that I don't need, I'd rather it were off the Disney Registry.
Anyway, I'll be updating this blog often as more (..... ANY) details are finalized. This is going to be a crazy 96 or 98 days!!!!!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
SURPRISE!!!!!!!
Everything was going as planned: we had made no plans but assumed the wedding would be a year from this month. I went home to Ohio and that evening when Chris and I talked he told me that his summer/fall contract was being cut short and instead of starting a week after his current contract ends, they're starting 2 months after. This means, essentially, that's he's laid off for two months. I pondered the idea of getting married at some point during those two months... and then we decided, why not? We don't have any money but it's not like we're going to have money in January. We were only waiting because we thought that'd be the first time available; why not do it now?
So, as of, officially, yesterday, we are now getting married on
So, as of, officially, yesterday, we are now getting married on
May 4th, 2009
(or, if my sister has a final exam that day)
May 2nd, 2009
(or, if my sister has a final exam that day)
May 2nd, 2009
What I can tell you for sure is that we are going to DISNEY WORLD May 5th - 12th!! More to come soon!!!!!
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