Box carnage
Our house is turning in a graveyard for boxes. One corner of our living room has opened presents that we don’t have places for yet. The other side of the living room has empty boxes and gobs of peanuts for which we don’t have room in our recycle bin. I have a vague recollection of a list item that was “order a bigger recycle bin”, but I don’t know where that list went. The upstairs bedroom is “wedding central” with leftover invitations, bridal shower presents that haven’t migrated to their homes yet, multiple pairs of wedding shoes (I finally found a comfortable pair today). The kitchen table was the scene of wedding favor creation today, so it is a bit chaotic. I have a feeling that is only going to get more and more chaotic in the lead up to the wedding. One day the house will return to normal…one day.
4 weeks before "W" Day | Comment (0)Dan, the man, levitan
We love our harpists name! It is just so musical. Very appropriate for a musician, I suppose.
Wednesday we sat down with Dan’s list of questions and music and set out to pick the ceremony and cocktail hour music. Our harpist sent us a list of various songs that he could play, both classical and contemporary. Now I have to admit, I am woefully ignorant of classical music. Thank goodness for iTunes. My fiance and I sat at the computer and typed in some of the different songs Dan listed on his playlist. The classical music seemed the most appropriate for a harp/flute combo. I just couldn’t wrap my brain around an acoustic harp rendition of John Denver. Most days I can’t wrap my head around John Denver music in general.
In the end, we went the traditional route for the most part. Quite frankly, it was just easier. I did pick music for the recessional that is a little different, just to change it up a little. For the cocktail party we picked more contemporary music. It is a celebration after all! A little Phantom of Opera, some Godfather theme for Dad and a little Maple Leaf Rag to liven things up. Plus whatever Dan comes up with.
Another thing checked off of the list of things to do.
4 weeks before "W" Day | Comment (0)Bridal shower Part Uno & Due
Mom decided that rather than host 40 people at any given house that she would split the party up into two separate parties at Lisa’s Tea Treasures. This meant that for two weekends we would be bridal showering. The first shower was for family and it was 24 people. I got tucked into a corner and found it hard to socialize with everyone (just a precursor to the wedding, I suppose). We only had a two hour window at the place so it was a bit of a rush to get through tea and sandwiches and open presents. The second shower was yesterday. It was much easier to manage. There were only 11 of us and I wisely chose a spot that put me in the middle of everyone. It was a lot of fun and I think the location saved me from any embarrassing bachelorette gifts. Thanks to Mom and Sister for throwing me two great parties!
I was kindly reminded by one of my friends that there are only 28 days until the wedding. Why does 28 days sound so much shorter than 4 weeks? UGH!
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