Update!

Things are moving along nicely. As I posted before, I have purchased my dress & we went to put the first two deposits down on Crystal Gardens also. I'm so excited. I have to start making appointments & everything is getting so real now. I need to make an appointment with my coordinator just to ask questions, it's kind of funny. I went to Pam's house last night & her, Natalie & I all went through a bunch of stuff and made a list of questions that need to be asked.

I need to start looking at cake designs that I might want. I have a whole board on Pinterest but that doesn't really mean anything. I need to narrow it down to my favorites & have my MOH's help me decide. I also need to choose a DJ (well, I already have...I just haven't told CG which one yet) but I think that will be done when I make my appointment to ask all of my questions. I found out that the vendor CG goes through cor cakes is Cakes By Stephanie, which is the #1 baker that EVERYONE has told me to go through. I'm so excited that we're going to get an amazing cake at our wedding. (:

I chose an officiant last night, thank God. It was getting really stressful because I didn't even know where to start. Pam went online & did a search, & I contacted Ceremonies by Christina to ask her if rehearsals are included in their packages. They are, which is super exciting, & I think we're going to go with the first package. It's the least expensive but honestly? I want short & sweet & inexpensive. What would be ideal is if we knew someone who was ordained & we could just throw them some cash & let them party for free. That would be cool.

The bridesmaids dresses have been chosen (in Begonia), but no one was purchased them yet. They need to by the beginning of Feb. - mid Feb. at the LATEST. I made a post on facebook in the group I made but I'm not 100% sure if everyone has seen it yet. I know Pam & Natalie are planning on getting theirs soon, & Paige will go with Pam whenever she goes. I'm pretty sure Jenny is waiting for her tax return but I'm not sure what's going on with Nicole. She might just be waiting until the last minute just for the hell of it. That wouldn't surprise me. :P

We finalized details for centerpieces yesterday as well, granted the ones CG will provide are as hideous as I think they are. The lady showed me something that was like a gold candle holder which I hated. Natalie seems to think they're not THAT bad, but even my mom didn't like them. We're going to check them out when we go to ask questions.

I need to sit down & figure out the flower situation. I originally wanted all pink bouquets, which will work for me, but they will blend in with the girls dresses because they are pink also. Natalie suggested we wait until one of them gets their dress to determine what we should do. I think their bouquets will end up being mostly white with pink mixed in. Or we could do a combination of hot pink, light pink & white. THERE'S an idea! :D

I found DIY S'mores kits on Pinterest this morning, & now I think I might want to do those as favors. They're adorable. I was originally just going to get either some personalized mint tins or match boxes & then fill these organza bags I have with candy. I still might just do that because it'll be easier. I'll have to get more silver bags though, because as of right now I have about 140-144 (I'll have to recount) of hot pink, & we're thinking we're going to have between 175 & 200 people there. Which is something else that is freaking me out. The more people, the more money. Although our contracted price is for a minimum of 175 people & we've been paying on that, I'm not sure if they're going to add more money onto that total. Who knows...

Nat & Pam made final decisions on what they're going to do for the shower. It's luau themed & it's going to be in my back yard. I'm happy with that. I've always wanted to have a luau & now's my chance. It helps that we know people with tents & tables & chairs, so all of that is free. Natalie's dad is friends with someone who owns a printing company, so hopefully I'll be able to design  my own invitations. I just need her to ask him if there is any special formatting or anything along those lines.

I still need to go in for my dress alterations, but I'm trying to get my accessories first. I want to get a belt type thing to add some sparkle to my dress, & I need to find new shoes. The ones I originally got don't fit so I won't be able to wear those. I might just get some from David's Bridal so I can get them the same color as the bridesmaids dresses. There's a pair that I really liked but Paige told me they hurt her feet pretty bad. There's a pair that I tried on at Payless that are pretty much perfect, but they're only in ivory & that just won't work. I've found several belts/sashes on Etsy, but they're pretty expensive. I know my mom will probably buy it for me, but that comes out of the total amount that they're giving us for the wedding. *sigh* I guess I'll just have to talk to them about it. My dad might just tell my mom to buy it, lol.

Well, that's all for now. I'm starting to get a headache from thinking about it too much. I feel the need to go into my Wedding Tote now & play with the flowers. I might just do that. (: