Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Blessings...45 Days to Go!

I can hardly believe that the wedding is less than 7 weeks away!

I've been doing a lot of thinking today. If you live here in the area, you know that this summer is one of the driest times we've seen in years. Everything is dying and shriveling up. In short, the green, lush yard I dreamed of getting married in...yeah. Not happening. (Unless, of course, the weather decides to be bipolar! It is welcome by me!)

Today I went into the library to cool off and read the tabloids (I rarely do this...but I'll admit that this Katie Holmes vs. Tom Cruise debacle is too interesting to resist.), and I saw that the new issue of Brides magazine was on the shelf! Naturally, I flipped through it to see if there was any little tidbits I could glean from it's pages.  I came across an article that talked about how all brides have issues with their guest lists, and normally are forced into some sort of compromise over their dream wedding.

Do they like the compromise? Not at first. But when asked how their wedding turned out, it was always better than she ever could have imagined.

So am I going to be upset and dejected that because I'm getting married this summer I get dead grass?

NOPE!

(But feel free to rain on my parade!)

I don't like to post without a picture. I took this one in our very dry prarie on Monday!

Monday, July 16, 2012

Something Blue...47 Days!

So, I forgot that I never finished out my "Something Old, Something New" series with Something Blue!

Something blue has been one of the more challenging things to incorporate into my bridal ensemble. I'd always thought it would be fun to have adorable vintagesque blue shoes like these...



And have my bridesmaids wear blue dresses like this...



Sometimes I'm not sure why I picked Pink as my main wedding color. Actually...since I'm thinking about it, I don't know why I did. BUT, it's too late to change now!

And, I do have to say that in the long run...wedding colors really don't matter. I am much more excited to be married to Dustin than to be planning this wedding. It'll be SO nice when it's all over!

But, on to my Something Blue!

My lovely dear friend Gabrielle volunteered to knit me something for the wedding. I requested a garter...in blue :) I also requested an amazing alpaca silk blend yarn...if you haven't felt alpaca and silk together, you have no idea what I'm talking about...but it feels like butter on your skin!

I can't wait to see what you come up with, Gabrielle! ♥