Penguin Suits

154 days

Currently working on: pocketfolds (51/130 done)

Matt and I were busy wedding bees today! We had two different wedding appointments that we went to.

First we went to the chapel to meet with the musical coordinator (who's also the organist) and the vocalist. We decided on the hymns, psalms, and music that would be played during the ceremony. We were also able to get a violinist (although he wasn't there) which I've always wanted! The vocalist has an amazing voice and Sherry, the organist, was great as well! Matt and I are really happy with them and excited to have one more thing checked off our to-do list!

Later we went to Joseph A. Bank to register our wedding and pick out the tuxes that the guys will be wearing for the wedding. We had already built a tux online, so it was just making sure they had all the pieces and registering the wedding and the guys. Now we'll just be sending out an email for them to get measured (at any Joseph A. Bank store) by May! Here are the tuxes that we'll be getting:

Matt

Nick T

Ryan

Nick C

Lars

Rich

Devon

Cole

ushers

my dad (Paul)

Matt's dad (Mark)

Christmas Come Again!

I just got the mail and I had THREE new packages that were all wedding-related! (I also got the Sping/Summer 2012 Lia Sophia catalog and there is some amazing new jewelry in it!)

The first package was a small one that contained my bottle of OPI's Rainbow Connection that I'm going to use on my toes! I bought OPI's Let Me See the Ring for my fingernails (because it's white and goes so perfectly with the wedding theme) but when I saw the Muppet collection, I knew I had to use Rainbow Connection!

The third package contained my dress that I plan on wearing for my send off (maybe for something else as well like the shower)! It's so simple and sweet!

And, last but not least, the fourth package had the socks that we had ordered for our groomsmen! We had to get alternates than the ones I originally posted because they were sold out so here are the pictures again.

 

Sock It To Me

195 days

So I really like the look of the argyle socks for the men to wear and Express has just what I need: argyle socks in every color of the rainbow. (I found some for our ring bearer from Ralph Lauren that are more like Matt's since boys' pink argyle socks don't seem to exist anywhere.)

Here are the ones that we picked out, starting with Matt's:

For the Groomsmen

Matt and I decided on and bought his groomsmen's gifts! I had already decided that I wanted to buy jewelry for my bridesmaids (for the wedding but something they could wear afterwards, too) so we thought we should go along those lines for the groomsmen. Therefore, we bought them all cufflinks in the color that they would be wearing in the wedding. We bought them all from Cuff-Daddy through their Amazon store. They are great; elegant and well-priced. Plus, they all came in a nice box which makes for easier gift-giving.

Since I'm on the topic of wedding party gifts, I have also added ideas to my bridesmaids' gifts. (The boys are also getting a six-pack of their favorite beer for those who are legal.) In addition to the jewelry, which I'll post down below as well, I have bought them each a nail polish in their color, something for their hair for the wedding, and a clutch in their color as well. I also made each of them a tank with their position on it in rhinestones. (I got plain black boyfriend tanks from Old Navy and bought rhinestone words from Thread Art which I then ironed on. It was much cheaper than buying premade shirts and I got to choose what the looked like!) I'll post pictures of all of this later.

Here are the pictures (including Matt's, the last picture):

Nick T

Ryan

Nick C

Lars

Rich (my personal favorites)

Devon

Cole

Matt