simpson0504
08-20-2007, 04:52 PM
I'm back and I'm married!!
Recap.........
Thursday- first rehearsal.
I actually went in to work that morning. For what? I don't know, but I did. It rent by rather quickly, so it was all to the good. My phone rang off the hook as I prepared for that nights rehearsal. I'm thinking "what the hell could you possibly want to ask me? Make an educated guess and keep it pushin!"
Rehearsal is at 530, and I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I get to the church at 540. Hmph! Late, but on time. Thank God for my matron of honor. The DOC would be there for friday's rehearsal only. With program in hand, my moh and I did a few run throughs of how I wanted the program to go. We figured the doc would tweek it, but everyone who was there got a feel of what they would be doing. Surprisingly, everyone, including children were cooperative. We were out of there before 8.
At this point, the seating chart had not been finalized (what the heezy!!), so my intention, before the night was over was to finish this. I did! Around 1 AM!! I planned to take it to kinko's to get it blown up the next day.
Thursday night had finally come to an end! Woohoo!!
Friday!
I went in to work, found out we weren't getting paid, and left without so much as a good bye. Told my students to find somewhere to go and jetted!
I had to meet up with my sis to go look for her a pair of shoes. That took us about an hour.
Next- junior BMs and fg hair appt. We were right on time. In the process of waiting, I managed to lose my tennis bracelet dh got me :( I tried my best to find it. I retraced my steps, but to no avail. Someone is extremely happy! Dh was cool about it when I told him. I'm still a little ticked about it though <_< .
So the girls are done! We head to the house to get dressed for rehearsal and the rd. We eventually leave. Ironically it is the same time that the rehearsal is set to start, but I'm the bride! And the party can't start til I walk in! We get to the church at 555. Not too bad considering rush hour traffic. Others are arriving, and the doc was decorating. We get started @615 cause I have to explain what I want to the doc. She gets it'We begin. She changes a few things, that drags the ceremony out I'm not too happy :( :unsure: but whatever! I go with it (it actually worked out perfectly ;) )rehearsal ends @830! Woohoo!
So off to dinner we go!
Dinner at my mil's pool house was cool. The food was delish!! My dh didn't get a chance to enjoy cause he was running around doing last minute things <_< . I pass out the gifts- all are pleasantly surprised. We clean up and go home. No partying for me. I have to do hair, and go over the seating chart one last time. :blink: I finally get to bed @2 am.
Saturday!
I woke up early, bright-eyed and bushy tail! My moh, bm and I had hair appt's @8am. I put the finishing touches on the seating chart, called my moh to give her directions to my house, make sure I have all of the things I need to get ready, shower, then wake my bm up.
We get to the stylist, and of course she's not there :rolleyes: I knew she wouldn't be there at 8! Any hoo, another stylist got us started. @830, my stylist arrives. I'm first! Out of all of the things I've prepared for in regards to the wedding, I failed to plan for getting my hair done- I forgot the doggone hair! :o. Fortunately, she received a supply the day before. Only God knows what my hair would have looked like with the leftover hair I had from my last appointment. She finished me @10. And I wasn't feeling the whole head full of hair thing. But what can you do when she has two more heads, and you told the rest of the bp to meet you promptly at 1PM? I sucked it up!
While waiting for my moh and bm to get their hair finished, I decided to get my nails and feet done! All the while, I was calling home making sure my kids had their things together and in the living room ready to go. I have dh the chore of going to kinko's to blow up the seating chart. As it turns out, blowing the chart was a chore, but my baby got it done, and got it free!
Fast forward...
12 noon! We're still at the hair shop :( .
I text my bp and let them know that we will be meeting at 130 instead of 1PM.
130 comes and goes. We're still at the shop! :unsure:
Dh and the GM are taking their pre-wed pics. Everyone is calling/texting, trying to figure out where I am, and the room number. I get a hold of my mum. She's running around like a crazy woman! But she manages to get me checked into our bridal room.
2 o'clock we're leaving the stylist! I run home pick up the last of the remaining children and items. We hit the road, headed to the room to meet the photog @230.
245 we arrive at the hotel. Ironically, an hour behind schedule proved to be beneficial because the photog had just gotten there!
Back up @20 minutes! One of bm's luggage was still at the airport! So we had to go find her shoes :huh:.
And wouldn't you know, along the route to the room, there are absolutely no shoe stores! Not even a darn payless which seems to be on every other corner every where else. 5 minutes from the hotel, we spot a payless :D
:( they didn't have ANY silver shoes! We come across a pair of charcoal grey heels with purple stones, and a silver/hold pair. Both on sale. I purchase both pair. And we're outta there! (The shoe situation worked out: my hostess and my bm wear the same size. I had purchased her a pair of silver heels that bm could wear, and she in turn could wear the grey and purple pair since her dress was lavender. The other pair end up being needed by my Jr bm who forgot her shoes at home.)
Back at the hotel... There's a whole lot going on in my room. But I can't find my mum or godmum :o . I get my face on, while the photog is doing his thing.
Time for me to get dressed- still no mothers! And only half of my girls are there! :angry:
So I'm sitting in my bra and crinoline slip, pissed cause I'm ready to get dressed but want my mommy to help me. Come to find out, she's still running around like a crazy woman. I finally get someone to get her to the room so she could get dressed. It's 330! The wedding is set to start at 4, and I have yet to begin pre-wed pics, 3 of my girls are still MIA. I'm ready to get dressed. 4 o'clock, I'm still waiting! <_<
My mum and godmum finally get dressed! And now they are ready to help me! We're late! But I'm still calm. No anxiety, no nervousness. They get me in my dress! By this time, I have thrown my cell across the room. Make an educated guess people!
My mum and godmum were a ball of nerves so they couldn't tie my dress right for nothing in the world. MOH saves the day, and gets me corsetted up!
430, even later!
I'm dressed and taken pictures. I'm ret' ta go!
5PM pictures are done, and I'm heading out the door! People are screaming "laina wait, stop, not now" but I'm ret' ya go! Make it outside to the car, reach to open the door, and hear that mother's if-you-take-one-more-step voice! I stop dead in my tracks! (My momma still got it ya'll). Something was going on at the church, so they weren't ready.
515, finally we're heading to the church- only a hour and some change late! :( :blink: <_< :angry:
Recap.........
Thursday- first rehearsal.
I actually went in to work that morning. For what? I don't know, but I did. It rent by rather quickly, so it was all to the good. My phone rang off the hook as I prepared for that nights rehearsal. I'm thinking "what the hell could you possibly want to ask me? Make an educated guess and keep it pushin!"
Rehearsal is at 530, and I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I get to the church at 540. Hmph! Late, but on time. Thank God for my matron of honor. The DOC would be there for friday's rehearsal only. With program in hand, my moh and I did a few run throughs of how I wanted the program to go. We figured the doc would tweek it, but everyone who was there got a feel of what they would be doing. Surprisingly, everyone, including children were cooperative. We were out of there before 8.
At this point, the seating chart had not been finalized (what the heezy!!), so my intention, before the night was over was to finish this. I did! Around 1 AM!! I planned to take it to kinko's to get it blown up the next day.
Thursday night had finally come to an end! Woohoo!!
Friday!
I went in to work, found out we weren't getting paid, and left without so much as a good bye. Told my students to find somewhere to go and jetted!
I had to meet up with my sis to go look for her a pair of shoes. That took us about an hour.
Next- junior BMs and fg hair appt. We were right on time. In the process of waiting, I managed to lose my tennis bracelet dh got me :( I tried my best to find it. I retraced my steps, but to no avail. Someone is extremely happy! Dh was cool about it when I told him. I'm still a little ticked about it though <_< .
So the girls are done! We head to the house to get dressed for rehearsal and the rd. We eventually leave. Ironically it is the same time that the rehearsal is set to start, but I'm the bride! And the party can't start til I walk in! We get to the church at 555. Not too bad considering rush hour traffic. Others are arriving, and the doc was decorating. We get started @615 cause I have to explain what I want to the doc. She gets it'We begin. She changes a few things, that drags the ceremony out I'm not too happy :( :unsure: but whatever! I go with it (it actually worked out perfectly ;) )rehearsal ends @830! Woohoo!
So off to dinner we go!
Dinner at my mil's pool house was cool. The food was delish!! My dh didn't get a chance to enjoy cause he was running around doing last minute things <_< . I pass out the gifts- all are pleasantly surprised. We clean up and go home. No partying for me. I have to do hair, and go over the seating chart one last time. :blink: I finally get to bed @2 am.
Saturday!
I woke up early, bright-eyed and bushy tail! My moh, bm and I had hair appt's @8am. I put the finishing touches on the seating chart, called my moh to give her directions to my house, make sure I have all of the things I need to get ready, shower, then wake my bm up.
We get to the stylist, and of course she's not there :rolleyes: I knew she wouldn't be there at 8! Any hoo, another stylist got us started. @830, my stylist arrives. I'm first! Out of all of the things I've prepared for in regards to the wedding, I failed to plan for getting my hair done- I forgot the doggone hair! :o. Fortunately, she received a supply the day before. Only God knows what my hair would have looked like with the leftover hair I had from my last appointment. She finished me @10. And I wasn't feeling the whole head full of hair thing. But what can you do when she has two more heads, and you told the rest of the bp to meet you promptly at 1PM? I sucked it up!
While waiting for my moh and bm to get their hair finished, I decided to get my nails and feet done! All the while, I was calling home making sure my kids had their things together and in the living room ready to go. I have dh the chore of going to kinko's to blow up the seating chart. As it turns out, blowing the chart was a chore, but my baby got it done, and got it free!
Fast forward...
12 noon! We're still at the hair shop :( .
I text my bp and let them know that we will be meeting at 130 instead of 1PM.
130 comes and goes. We're still at the shop! :unsure:
Dh and the GM are taking their pre-wed pics. Everyone is calling/texting, trying to figure out where I am, and the room number. I get a hold of my mum. She's running around like a crazy woman! But she manages to get me checked into our bridal room.
2 o'clock we're leaving the stylist! I run home pick up the last of the remaining children and items. We hit the road, headed to the room to meet the photog @230.
245 we arrive at the hotel. Ironically, an hour behind schedule proved to be beneficial because the photog had just gotten there!
Back up @20 minutes! One of bm's luggage was still at the airport! So we had to go find her shoes :huh:.
And wouldn't you know, along the route to the room, there are absolutely no shoe stores! Not even a darn payless which seems to be on every other corner every where else. 5 minutes from the hotel, we spot a payless :D
:( they didn't have ANY silver shoes! We come across a pair of charcoal grey heels with purple stones, and a silver/hold pair. Both on sale. I purchase both pair. And we're outta there! (The shoe situation worked out: my hostess and my bm wear the same size. I had purchased her a pair of silver heels that bm could wear, and she in turn could wear the grey and purple pair since her dress was lavender. The other pair end up being needed by my Jr bm who forgot her shoes at home.)
Back at the hotel... There's a whole lot going on in my room. But I can't find my mum or godmum :o . I get my face on, while the photog is doing his thing.
Time for me to get dressed- still no mothers! And only half of my girls are there! :angry:
So I'm sitting in my bra and crinoline slip, pissed cause I'm ready to get dressed but want my mommy to help me. Come to find out, she's still running around like a crazy woman. I finally get someone to get her to the room so she could get dressed. It's 330! The wedding is set to start at 4, and I have yet to begin pre-wed pics, 3 of my girls are still MIA. I'm ready to get dressed. 4 o'clock, I'm still waiting! <_<
My mum and godmum finally get dressed! And now they are ready to help me! We're late! But I'm still calm. No anxiety, no nervousness. They get me in my dress! By this time, I have thrown my cell across the room. Make an educated guess people!
My mum and godmum were a ball of nerves so they couldn't tie my dress right for nothing in the world. MOH saves the day, and gets me corsetted up!
430, even later!
I'm dressed and taken pictures. I'm ret' ta go!
5PM pictures are done, and I'm heading out the door! People are screaming "laina wait, stop, not now" but I'm ret' ya go! Make it outside to the car, reach to open the door, and hear that mother's if-you-take-one-more-step voice! I stop dead in my tracks! (My momma still got it ya'll). Something was going on at the church, so they weren't ready.
515, finally we're heading to the church- only a hour and some change late! :( :blink: <_< :angry: