The Invitations Are In

I could not believe how quickly they came in. Michael, myself and my mom ordered them two weeks ago from an online store. I had gotten a sample sent to me a few months prior, and I just absolutely fell in love with an intertwined rose design.

The invitations are beautiful, and even though I haven't gone through them completely I am generally pleased. Of course nothing is ever perfect, but these are just really beautiful, and we're so happy with them.

This week is definitely going to be hectic as I am going to try to get them out by Thursday the latest. :) I just can't believe how close it's all getting......Invitations are going out!

The Bridal Party BBQ

I realized this afternoon that I didn't post anything regarding the Bridal Party BBQ which we had at my brothers place on the 6th.

The turn out was great, everyone was able to make it, with the exception of one because he lives in Singapore. We wanted to have everyone over so that they could finally meet each other, and also because there was one person I did not know from Michael's side.

It was just amazing. The party started at 12 (Ryan being the first to arrive), and we last until about 10:30 that night. There was a ton to eat, and drink, and lots of conversation.

It meant so much to be to have everyone together, and having a good time. I feel really good about the fact that everyone knows who they're going to be partnered up with, and that things will (*hopefully*) go smoothly.

I was actually telling Michael today that I would love to have another one before the summer is up, for just another hello....but we will have to see in regards to time and just the wedding is getting so close.

I wish I had pictures to post :( I bought my camera, but the battery was dead :(.

Well there is always the rehearsal dinner. :)

92 Days Left

I can't believe how quickly the time is just going by now. I decided to check on the blog, and to update it, and now there are only 92 days left :S. I mean it's really coming down to it.

So Michael and I have finally chosen a limo service that we're happy with. It really took a lot of looking around. I really thought it would be pretty easy, but trying to find a good price, and a good looking vehicle is not an easy pursuit. We definitely saw some limo buses that were just pathetic looking, and I don't understand how people who spend over $1000.00 for it, but I guess they do. So like I said we found one we're happy with, and it's clean, which was really important to us. It's a beautiful black limo bus, provided by Yorkville Limousines.

The next thing that we managed to knock off our list is we got the invitations done. You have no idea, but I'm super excited. I just love the ones that we chose, and I can't start wait to start getting them out. I realize that I might be singing a different tune when it comes to addressing them, but now it's formal. I know that all the friends and family are aware of the wedding, but now if the official invitation.

There is one thing that I can say for sure and it's that having a long engagement was the best decision for us. I know that many people plan a wedding in a few months, but I love the time that I was able to have to do my research and enjoy the wedding process. I haven't really felt stressed out through everything, and I happy that I'll be able to look back on this experience and not dread the thought of it.

On another note wedding season is upon us, and I have a ton of weddings to also go to this season. My new dilemma is making sure that I have enough outfits to wear to them all.

A Big Mishap

So Michael and I had ordered our rings, and the gifts for the groomsmen, and the company that we went with were super helpful with picking out the items. So last week Thursday I went to pick them up, as everything was ready. I quickly inspected what we bought in the store, not noticing any flaws, but I didn't look at them too deeply.

I went back to the car, where Michael was waiting and he looked at the gifts that we got, and that's when all the issues came out. The gifts that we had got the guys were completely wrong! They had given us something completely different. One of the gifts for the Best Man is different, and that although the right item was engraved incorrectly.

Michael's wedding ring was not what he had ordered, and one of the diamonds in my one of my bands was milky. I was just so crushed and furious.

So yesterday Michael and I took back the things that we bought. The service we received when it came to purchasing the items were definitely not there when it came to discussing the issues. Basically what happened with the groomsman gifts is that they didn't have enough of the one that we ordered, so they changed it to one that they did. Although they are still beautiful items, the fact that we didn't even get a phone call to authorize this change was less than satisfactory. Michael decided to stick with the band, since it's still nice and he does not plan on wearing it that often. He would like to get his wedding band tattoo'd to him (this is his choice) since he does not like to wear jewelery.

As for my wedding band with the milky diamond, they advised that yes indeed there was something definitely wrong with it and they're going to be sending it in for repairs. So the Diamond Company sold me a bad diamond! They sold me a product that they didn't check before giving it to me. If I was someone who didn't say anything, I would have lived with that faulty merchandise, that we payed money for.

Michael and I had discussion, and although Tiffany's might be expensive you know you're getting quality (That's where Michael got my engagement ring).

So currently everything is being fixed, and I hope that it all works out. However, I'll never recommend this company to anyone.