I'm getting married in a week, and Elijah and I are very excited, especially now that almost everything is done for it. The wedding is in Connecticut, in my hometown, so all the vendors are local to that area.
Caterer- A Thyme to Cook. We tasted the food in December, and everything- and I do mean everything- is delicious. I even liked things that I don't normally like, like couscous and peppers! I got to taste cake flavors over spring break, and we've decided on having two flavors- the bottom tier of the cake will be (my choice) lemon cake with lemon curd and raspberry filling, and the middle and top tiers will be vanilla cake with fresh strawberry filling (since Elijah doesn't really like lemon). We'll also be having other little desserts, so everyone will be able to find something that they like.
In March, I met again with the florist, Bakes & Baldwin. I chose the flowers for my bouquet (mostly cream, with a little white to add dimension, and bits of lavender and light blue flowers here and there) and for my maid of honor bouquets (the inverse of mine- mostly lavender and light blue with a little cream).
I had my second fitting for my dress; she had already done the bustle so Mom got a chance to practice putting it up. AND I finally found shoes! My feet aren't exactly narrow, but the toes are, I guess, so any open-toed shoe had the tendency for my toes to slide out and stick out past the toe of the shoe. Finally I found a pair of shimmery silver heels which fit and look great!
We picked up my ring from the jeweler, Wil McNabb in Flagstaff, the other day. It's white gold, to match my engagement ring (which has purple sapphires channel-set all the way around), and has the Hebrew phrase "Ani l'dodi v'dodi li", which means "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine." Elijah's ring has the same phrase and is in two-tone white and yellow gold.
Photos to come after the wedding!
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Saturday, June 4, 2011
Sunday, May 23, 2010
May Trip Home
So at the beginning of the month, I took a week-long trip home. It was a really nice break from the stress of work, I got to spend time with my parents and see a few friends, and my parents and I got a bit of wedding planning done. I left Elijah at home with the cats, which seemed to help the boys bond with him a bit more, since I wasn't around and they had to rely on him exclusively. Of course, I still missed them all. The cats were very glad when I finally came home.
I also made it up to Wheaton for the Interfaith Alliance's fifth annual Holi, which is a Hindu holiday celebrating the coming of spring by throwing colored powder and water at each other.
I was hoping that I would get to see more friends at Wheaton, but I didn't see as many as I would have liked. I did get to talk to a few professors, though, and saw a couple other friends at home over the course of the week. One day, I drove up to visit a friend who transferred from Wheaton at his school, and I brought another friend with me. The two got along quite well, and the three of us, along with my friend's roommate, played Star Trek Trivia.
That Saturday was another annual event, headed by my elementary school music teacher, a maypole celebration. I've been playing recorder for it for... 13 years now. It used to be weaving the maypole, and two folk dances (and I played recorder for all of those), but for the past two years, she's had to cut it down to just the maypole. My cousin, her husband, and their 3-year-old son came down for it- my cousin and my mom helped to weave the maypole, and my little cousin, being too small, got to be one of the kids who sit on the base to stabilize the pole. Afterwards, we took him across the street to the fire station, as he looooves cars in general, and fire trucks in particular.
My parents and I met with the caterer for the wedding, which was good, as my parents had already met with them once, but I hadn't met them yet. We worked out most of the details, and they gave us a list of bands and photographers that my parents are starting to look at.
The last highlight of the trip was Mother's Day, and I gave my mom a Scotty (from Star Trek) action figure and a knitted sunhat, which she really seemed to like:
I also made it up to Wheaton for the Interfaith Alliance's fifth annual Holi, which is a Hindu holiday celebrating the coming of spring by throwing colored powder and water at each other.
I was hoping that I would get to see more friends at Wheaton, but I didn't see as many as I would have liked. I did get to talk to a few professors, though, and saw a couple other friends at home over the course of the week. One day, I drove up to visit a friend who transferred from Wheaton at his school, and I brought another friend with me. The two got along quite well, and the three of us, along with my friend's roommate, played Star Trek Trivia.
That Saturday was another annual event, headed by my elementary school music teacher, a maypole celebration. I've been playing recorder for it for... 13 years now. It used to be weaving the maypole, and two folk dances (and I played recorder for all of those), but for the past two years, she's had to cut it down to just the maypole. My cousin, her husband, and their 3-year-old son came down for it- my cousin and my mom helped to weave the maypole, and my little cousin, being too small, got to be one of the kids who sit on the base to stabilize the pole. Afterwards, we took him across the street to the fire station, as he looooves cars in general, and fire trucks in particular.
My parents and I met with the caterer for the wedding, which was good, as my parents had already met with them once, but I hadn't met them yet. We worked out most of the details, and they gave us a list of bands and photographers that my parents are starting to look at.
The last highlight of the trip was Mother's Day, and I gave my mom a Scotty (from Star Trek) action figure and a knitted sunhat, which she really seemed to like:
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