Posts tagged pattern

The Dress
I have someone to make my dress! Yay! I’m aiming for something similar in shape to the little one in the middle with a bodice and moss green ribbon like the old one. I have till July 1st to find a pattern that she can use, and while I’m hoping for an old pattern, a new one would be so much easier. To say I’m excited to get started is an understatement…do you suppose you can make a wedding dress in 4 months? (Also, those green shoes don’t actually exist. It is a tragedy.)

$600 Betty Crocker Sugar Flowers.
The idea that one can spend $635 on consumable cake that is usually so dry and, well, unconsummable, that you don’t want to eat another piece is the most absurd thing I’ve ever heard. Honestly, I’m surprised more brides don’t get rugburns when their husbands cram the stuff in their face.

…Which takes us to Cake Affairs. I have never heard of the place, but I went to a wedding in January and the cake was so good, I actually continued to consume this cake, even to the point of standing in line to get another piece with cousins and aunts that I’d prefer to only see on major holidays. It is expensive, but this is something I want you to eat. This is something I want to eat. Also, they’re just gorgeous! My grandma has agreed to take care of the cake, but do I really want to break her bank or just get something pretty and passable? It is a dilemma, to be sure.

Premarital Counseling in the Facebook Age.
We found out last night that my church’s idea of premarital counseling involves taking a paid online compatibility test and talking a little bit with the pastor on some Saturday. This is both a great relief and somewhat inadequate. This is our future we’re talking about…I was hoping for something more in depth that might go beyond taking a Chemistry.com Newlywed match game. But oh well. It’s non-invasive. That works for me.
 
Wedding video=Vacation Video.  
I went to house church last night and the leader’s wife, who is my age, asked us if anyone wanted to watch her wedding video from January (yeah, the cake wedding.) We all thought about this and it occurred to me that most people who have to sit through your wedding once will not want to do it again, no matter how pretty it is. It’s on par with someone’s nice vacation footage, essentially. That being said, who the heck do I know that does videography for cheap?

Relationship Issues
I had a long post planned about our relationship issues, but I’ve decided not to bore you terribly with the details. Let’s just say the past weekend was a mess. I was crying every 4 minutes, Dan was distant and I thought the whole thing was falling apart at the seams. Last night, we had a couch session and Dan finally told me his reason for being distant, and while it sounds a bit farfetched, it was rather sweet and I feel good about all of this again. Which is good. Because this is a wedding blog that ultimately requires a wedding at the end.

In conclusion, I’d just like to state that men are impossible enigmas and I’m marrying the worst one ever. Oh, my silly blonde milkman-not-milkman.