You have GOT to be kidding me with this. A friend sent me this link with nothing more than a "I really can't believe this. How shallow are people?"
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/fashion/24skin.html?_r=2&sq=Botox&st=cse&oref=slogin&scp=2&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin
That article is EXACTLY what is wrong with not only America but the wedding industry as a whole. For those that don't want to read it, it is basically how brides are paying for their bridal party to get Botox and even boob jobs.
Now I will fully admit, I am in defcon diet levels right now. No high fructose corn syrup, all low GI carbs, no more than 1200 calories a day and I upped my Metformin. Oh the pounds are coming off but that is something I wanted to do before the wedding anyway, ever since my dad died and I packed on a ton of weight.
But there is NO WAY on god's green earth I would ever tell my bridesmaids to get a boob job or even a fake tan at all the same place. I have three bridesmaids. They are all different shapes, colors, styles. And I love them all. They are all beautiful and I know my big day is going to be so much better because they were there.
And they were themselves.
When is this obsession with injecting ourselves with harmful stuff going to stop? When are we just going to be able to accept that we were made how we were made and what makes you beautiful is who you are. Hell, I got more ass than a toliet seat and I am no Laguna Hills girls, that is for damn sure.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Cake Toppers and Photographers
The invitations are in the mail and I feel like just a little bit of this boulder I have been carrying on my shoulders has been lifted. Now I can breathe easy about guests until August 16th, when I have to start calling people to see if they are coming or not. That is not a part that I look forward to at all.
Chris and I are fairly excited because we found a woman on Ebay that will make a custom cake topper for us. After looking at really funny toppers (like a bride dragging a groom) and just silly ones (personalized bobble heads), we found a good compromise. Slightly comical looking animals. The woman is going to make us a topper with a sea turtle and a dolphin. Along with a real shell and some hearts. They look kind of fimo-dough-ish. http://stores.ebay.com/Mamasazgottago is her Ebay store if anyone wants to take a look.
Chris is working on getting a photographer. It looks like that isn't going to come in under a grand sadly. We haven't even paid the largest expense, which is the actual site for the ceremony and reception. I kept telling myself I wasn't going to spend 10K for one day but it really is starting to look like that is going to happen.
Oy...vey.
Chris and I are fairly excited because we found a woman on Ebay that will make a custom cake topper for us. After looking at really funny toppers (like a bride dragging a groom) and just silly ones (personalized bobble heads), we found a good compromise. Slightly comical looking animals. The woman is going to make us a topper with a sea turtle and a dolphin. Along with a real shell and some hearts. They look kind of fimo-dough-ish. http://stores.ebay.com/Mamasazgottago is her Ebay store if anyone wants to take a look.
Chris is working on getting a photographer. It looks like that isn't going to come in under a grand sadly. We haven't even paid the largest expense, which is the actual site for the ceremony and reception. I kept telling myself I wasn't going to spend 10K for one day but it really is starting to look like that is going to happen.
Oy...vey.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Shoes
I was all ready to get my super cool perfect for the beach Crocs when mom objected. She really wasn't feel the sort of carefree Crocs vibe. So I was forced into something that I hate with a fiery passion...shoe shopping.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE shoes. I own dozens upon dozens of shoes. Some of them very expensive, most of them on sale, one pair that was custom made for me and another custom made for my dad that I totally stole and wear. But the actual shopping for shoes drives me nuts. And I have a good reason why. In addition to the Lally Gunboats, one of my feet is a different size from the other. So it is really hard to find a pair of shoes that fits and is comfortable. Most of the time, if I know I am only going to wear them a few hours, I forgo comfort for style. But these wedding shoes, I am going to be in them for really hours upon hours. So no thanks.
Mom drug me to no less than ten stores and I must have tried on about a hundred pairs of shoes. No seriously, I did try on that many. The thing was, they couldn't be flip flops because I am wearing pantyhose and they had to be white. It narrowed the options down a lot. We spent an entire hot day in Phoenix going to every single shoe place in two malls that we could find. I've never been more exhausted in my life.
And just for kicks, Chris suggested we just go to Sears in the mall in Prescott because I had found a really comfy nice pair of shoes there. Wouldn't you know, I found TWO pairs of shoes there? How crazy is that?
I am just happy at this point that its done. I didn't want to have to commit homicide over shoes. Okay, maybe just a little bit.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE shoes. I own dozens upon dozens of shoes. Some of them very expensive, most of them on sale, one pair that was custom made for me and another custom made for my dad that I totally stole and wear. But the actual shopping for shoes drives me nuts. And I have a good reason why. In addition to the Lally Gunboats, one of my feet is a different size from the other. So it is really hard to find a pair of shoes that fits and is comfortable. Most of the time, if I know I am only going to wear them a few hours, I forgo comfort for style. But these wedding shoes, I am going to be in them for really hours upon hours. So no thanks.
Mom drug me to no less than ten stores and I must have tried on about a hundred pairs of shoes. No seriously, I did try on that many. The thing was, they couldn't be flip flops because I am wearing pantyhose and they had to be white. It narrowed the options down a lot. We spent an entire hot day in Phoenix going to every single shoe place in two malls that we could find. I've never been more exhausted in my life.
And just for kicks, Chris suggested we just go to Sears in the mall in Prescott because I had found a really comfy nice pair of shoes there. Wouldn't you know, I found TWO pairs of shoes there? How crazy is that?
I am just happy at this point that its done. I didn't want to have to commit homicide over shoes. Okay, maybe just a little bit.
Invitations
Well, today was a very busy day. Chris and I managed to address and put postage on about 60 invitations. And that is just the start. I am missing a lot of addresses still, people I've lost contact with or who haven't answered emails about their latest known whereabouts. We will probably have close to 80 to send out when all is sad and done. That leaves 20 for keepsakes. I know that for sure I want to go get our invitation framed. I've seen it done before and I think it is really pretty. Maybe with the bride's bouquet and a buttonaire as well.
The invitations themselves turned out very nice. I will scan and put a picture up later for all those that want to see them. We ended up skipping the do your own invitations after getting a gift certificate for $100 towards the purchase of invitations through the Kiwanis Auction. The woman who did was very nice. Very grandmotherly. You could tell that she really did love being a part of someone's special day. All told, the invitations were about $250 after taking that $100 off.
My only issue with invitations is the wastefulness of it all. You've got the outer envelope, the liner envelope, the invitation, the tissue paper, the RSVP card, the RSVP envelope, the registry card, and a little card telling people to go to our website for airports and accomodations. And the thing is, I know most people are going to toss the RVSP card and envelope and just do it online. So I wasted not only paper but postage as well. It starts to seriously add up.
But it is done and tomorrow, they will be in the mail! Now I just have to sit back and wait for those RSVPs (as if it was that easy!)
The invitations themselves turned out very nice. I will scan and put a picture up later for all those that want to see them. We ended up skipping the do your own invitations after getting a gift certificate for $100 towards the purchase of invitations through the Kiwanis Auction. The woman who did was very nice. Very grandmotherly. You could tell that she really did love being a part of someone's special day. All told, the invitations were about $250 after taking that $100 off.
My only issue with invitations is the wastefulness of it all. You've got the outer envelope, the liner envelope, the invitation, the tissue paper, the RSVP card, the RSVP envelope, the registry card, and a little card telling people to go to our website for airports and accomodations. And the thing is, I know most people are going to toss the RVSP card and envelope and just do it online. So I wasted not only paper but postage as well. It starts to seriously add up.
But it is done and tomorrow, they will be in the mail! Now I just have to sit back and wait for those RSVPs (as if it was that easy!)
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