Ebo Beat me to it but...

Addis The Smart Ass Diva is Getting Wiser

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Going back to Cali

I am heading off to California tomorrow on official NYU business (another training class, I love my job!). Hopefully I will get to go buy some wine while I am out there; I am all about the white merlot that I found with the Divas. But I digress; I did manage to get the tuxes settled once and for all as well as the Ceremony coordinator...score one for the bride! So it appears that Jahmil went and got fitted for his tux so Todd said he "guess" Jahmil is in the wedding. I personally did not see his name on the list at the Tux shop, whoever, he said he went to a different store. Hopefully that concludes my wedding party drama.

I ordered two Le Mystere bras online today because bluefly.com is having a $20 off sale...I am so excited! My sister found her dress so now I am down to one bridesmaid in need of clothing. I think we are in good shape. While I am gone I will not be totally slacking off...I will work on the programs (Ebony I swear I will!).

So when I return on Sunday, crunch time begins...I have a closing on the 5th, then I will deal with the move logistics and wrap up all the loose ends for the wedding. I am also going to have to finish getting my look together and maybe even schedule a massage and a facial.

Groomsmen

With 6 weeks to go until the wedding, I believe that Todd has asked Jahmil not to be in it. I am not sure if he was serious or just said it because he was mad. Apparently, Todd has been asking Jahmil to get fitted for his tux for quite some time and Jahmil is always busy. In the mean time, he has asked his cousin Fred from Texas to get measured, which he did. Fred has faxed in his measurements to the store here in New Jersey. So I think we could have 5 groomsmen or no Jahmil.

This is so sad that both of us had friends drop out of our wedding...is it just us or does this happen to other people?

I have made further progress...I setup an appointment with a ceremony coordinator for Sunday at 1pm. She came highly recommended, I just hope that her fee is not too steep. Also, the chairs at the hotel are hunter green, which so do not go with anything else! But chaircovers would run me another $600. Todd and I talked about it and if we find an extra $600 we would rather put it towards getting a videographer (although I am perfectly ok with Tyson filming the wedding for me). So I say all of that to say that my chairs will not match the color scheme but hey there is open bar! you win some, you loose some.

Centerpieces

So I will take the silence about my centerpieces to mean that nobody liked them. That's cool though...I gotcha. Kristen showed me some more ideas for centerpieces and I really liked this one:


I think I may have an easier time finding a cake stand and some votives than the right candle shade. Wish me luck!

So the limo is booked and the favors have been ordered. I am trying to get as much done as possible this week since I will be off the grid next week in training.

Adventures in Wedding Shopping

So as you already know, I am all about buying stuff this month. Ebony was kind enough to convince me to stop watching Sex and the City on Monday to order some silk flowers for my hair and to look at centerpieces. I think that she now fully grasps what a hard time I have been having with them. So we found this store called Jamali Garden on 28th st. and I took Tyana on a trek through the world of fake flowers and decorations. We ended up buying a set of the glass cubes below to test out. They are only 6 inches high so they look kinda low on the table. I am still questionable on them but I haven't found anything else that fits my vision. I really should have just went to the store with a blank slate because really, the stuff that I see in Magazines is not for real life weddings! Lesson learned.

My Friend Juli is letting me borrow her basket and pillow (bless her soul) and I am fixing to buy a fuscia guestbook on The Knot along with a knife and Isle Runner and a Mailbox. I think that covers all the ceremony knick knacks!

Trashy Wedding

I thought this was hilarious, so I'm posting it.

Status Update

Happy Monday Ladies. The fitting this weekend was uneventful which I guess is a good thing. I really need to practice just standing in those shoes more often though. I also went to IKEA where I spent three hours and did not find any centerpieces. I did find the dried branches and the vases to hold them.

So I am still not happy about the groomsmen tuxes. To refresh your memory, the ladies are wearing black dresses, gold shoes and carrying fuscia flowers. The men have decided to wear all black with a fuscia tie and Todd is wearing ivory (!?!). I e-mailed Ed(the only groomsmen who seems to have any interest at all in the wedding) to see if he would consider a different shirt and tie combination. But instead of being helpful, he goes back and tells Todd! He is so out of the circle of trust now, as if! Who would have thought that dressing the men would be such a nightmare?

Flower Girl Dress

I just had to post this picture...its so cute.

The Dress is Here!

I just got a phone call from Bridal Elegance and my dress is finally here. I have scheduled a fitting for Saturday at 12pm. So by the end of this week I will have gotten fitted, ordered favors and possibly bought the decorations...some progress at last :-)

Proof for Favor

This is the design for the Mugs. I am going to order these as well as some tea and hot chocolate to put in them. I was thinking of ordering two of these per family as well as coloring books and pencils for the kids.

Dress Watch

Just a quick post to let you ladies know that there is still no dress. I called Bridal Elegance again and they said that Pronovias is running late with everyone's dress not just mine but that they thing it will be in the Tuesday shipment. Pronovias really needs to get their act in order because the China manufacturers are at their heels!

I called another limo company and they have a 16 passenger navigator available that I am going to go see on Saturday. I am thinking about having the same limo take the groom's party and come back and get my parents, bridesmaids and I. Then after the ceremony, we can ride in the navigator with the wedding party and have a towncar pick-up the 'rent. How does that sound? The place that Todd visited last week had a stretch hummer but I feel more comfortable with a stretch navigator.

House

I have not done anything wedding related this weekend but I thank everyone for their generous offer of time...trust me you will be sick of me this month because I plan on getting alot done before I leave for California on the 27th (yes another training! gotta love the University world). So I actually have a signed contract from the seller...I still have attorney review and inspection before I can actually say we are buying a townhome.

It is in Newark, which is not for everyone, but we feel good about our decision. Hopefully we will close on by the 7th of September so that I can take advantage of the pool next door ;-) Also, there is a garage sale at my house in North Bergen this Sunday from 9am to 2pm just in case anyone is interested.