Bridesmaid Dresses of Interest – Part 2

Tea-length dresses tend to be more Alice-y and the shorter dresses are super adorable. November however, could be brisk, especially in the evening hours. Then again we aren’t spending oodles of time outside so here’s the long and short of it (mostly short):

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Bridesmaid Dresses of Interest – Part 1

Now that I have my dress it’s time to start torturing myself and my bridesmaids with the myriad of choices available for their attire. The hard part is that I haven’t really decided on key factors like. . .you know. . . color and length. Whatevs. Here's the long and short of it (mostly long):

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Who doesn’t love shoes?

Soooo pretty but soooo expensive. To splurge or not to splurge?



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Snow Problem!!!

Nature has blessed us with quite a bit of snow round here. Now I have time to make lists. I’m all about the list. Lists are great! I love lists! Whenever I feel particularly overwhelmed I make a list. Like right now I’m making a list of…..LISTS!!! I also thought I'd post some pics of pup from the last big snowstorm.

Pup trying to decide if he wants to go out.

 

Iz Snowed In!!

Brrrr!!!! It’s cold round these parts and terribly snowy. Dog is so much smarter than me and refused to hang out in the snow. Here’s what it looks like in my neck of the woods.

Vitamin Power

On Tuesday, November 23rd I took my first prenatal vitamin. <<cue dramatic music>> Do not be alarmed citizens! I'm just trying to grow my hair out. An internet birdie told me about it. Let's see what happens. I'm now 30 days in and I'm not sure if it's working. I have 100 pills in the bottle so this experiment will continue for another two months. Of course I'll be updating the blog with my progress or lack thereof. Welcome to my first update

Sticker shock!

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That’s an understatement. I just got my first florist quote today and to say it’s over my budget is putting it mildly. Now I’ll confess, my ideas are a bit over the top. I have a very particular vision for the reception. Because of this very particular vision I’m keeping it simple for the ceremony and cocktail hour.

Not to keep you in too much suspense. . .

I opened the proposal and scrolled down to look for the total. Oh, 6 grand. Okay, over budget but not too bad I guess. Wait, why does that say deposit amount? Does she want me to deposit the full amount? Hmmm… if that’s not the total. . .

Holly hell muffins! 

She said in the email that it was considerably over my budget.  

Yeah to the tune of $20,000. That’s pronounced twenty thousand doll hairs. As my friend Pippa would say: "That’s a whole lot of doll hairs!"

Maybe I need to consider:

a) scaling back my vision

b) getting another quote

c) figuring out how we can do this ourselves

d) balloons

Thoughts?