Ok, I know these posts are usually exciting and positive and uplifting but I'm in a slump today. My fiance and I are inviting about 250, if not more, guests to our wedding. My parents want to help out as much as they possibly can but are feeling a bit upset and very overwhelmed by the costliness of this many people. I can see where they are coming from and I tried explaining that Kyle and I are paying for as much as we can due to this very fact and that we will be forever grateful for their help but are not expecting them to. Other than that, my parents are thrilled that Kyle and I are getting married. They absolutley love him and my mom even calls him "my Kyle". SO, I guess what I'm asking is, how have any of you dealt with things like this? I know it all works out and that when it comes down to it, it is OUR wedding, but it's still hard to have fun when little things like this come up.

Hi Chattys!

Ryan and I had a BLAST Wednesday night!

First let me say thank you to Kristin for doing her "RAIN RAIN get-it-all-out NOW" dance Wednesday afternoon and to AllyLynn for checking with her family in South County and keeping me informed. Soo funny!

I have to give ALL CREDIT to Kristin and Mr. S! They work AMAZING together! I seriously cannot state this enough. I was nervous about how the pictures would come out because it is WEIRD having two people snapping pictures of you! As the evening drew to a close and the four of us hit ski-ball and a few other games together I said to Kristin, "Hopefully we got a few good pics!"

Once we reviewed our CD Ryan and I were SHOCKED to say the least. We both cannot believe how great Kristin and Mr. S did. They are soo chill; it felt like the four of us were on a "double date". I know they are FABULOUS photographers but we are both speechless in the ease that they display while shooting pictures. I cannot believe all the photos we have!

A big shout out goes to Jane Sincere (make-up) and to Christina Squire for blowing out my hair. It was a very humid night and Ryan and I went on this crazy spinning ride 10 minutes into our photoshoot!

THANK YOU Kristin and Mr. S.!!!!

Hi! Although I am still pretty far out from the wedding I have been playing around with some stuff for the wedding and then I was thinking of how to incorporate my fiances dad's girlfriend who has been around for years and is more a part of our lives than his actual mother. I then got a phone call from his mother ( god i dread those) stating that if she doesnt walk in with her ex husband she wont walk in at all. I have never been to a wedding where divorced parents who dont get along do anything together. I understand they are his biological parents but is there honestly a correct way to have them introduced? I dont want to be wrong but i think that his father should walk in with his girlfriend and she should walk in with her date.
What do you all think?!

Im so excited to see your engagement pictures I can hardly contain myself. Please post a few when you can so we can all see!!! Have a great 4th everyone!

Yahoo!

On July 1, I had lunch with the fab now-married Kupistar and she passed along her candy buffet jars and scoops to me (thanks, love!)

I've spent some spare time over the last 2 days putting the labels i made a few weeks ago on the jars. I used these sticky/gummy like adhesive things called Zots.....not the most pleasurable things to work with, but she used them, so I followed Kup's lead.

Here they are--although, I know they will look SO much better once actual candy is in them!