Category: Wedding

Comments, rentals and packing

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I’ve been meaning to do an informal survey here regarding responding to comments left on entries. Do you prefer if I a) respond to them privately via e-mail or b) respond by posting another comment? I feel torn because sometimes I think someone else reading might enjoy seeing my replies, but I’m not sure people who post go back to the older entries to check for further comments. So what’s your verdict?

Oh and by the way, I didn’t mean to insult rental cars by calling them smelly. The last rental car I had when my car was in the shop was actually brand new and smelled fine. That comment was tongue in cheek, although I didn’t care much for the rental cars we got on our Florida vacations, but that was years ago, so it could have changed. However, I still couldn’t possibly pack all my crap into a few pieces of luggage. The cameras, laptop, and equipment alone will take up enough space, not to mention all the clothes and toiletries. We’re even bringing the PS2 along. Like I said before, I’d rather have too many options for entertainment than not enough.

Vacation Planning Blows

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I never thought planning a vacation would be so tiring, not to mention frustrating! I need to stop reading all the Disney-related sites and forums because I get conflicting information. Tuesdays are a bad day for this park, but Fridays are a good day for that park, and my head is going to explode because there aren’t enough days for me to pick the ideal one for each park. I doubt my grandparents did this kind of extensive research and I don’t remember not enjoying our vacations. Although as a kid waiting in line and navigating crowds don’t seem nearly as irritating than when you become an adult.

Even with cancelling our visit to Busch Gardens, I worry we’re not going to see as much as I’d like and the time will fly by too quickly. I’m really worried about being bored at night after the parks close. That seemed to happen a lot on previous vacations which is why we have Park Hopper tickets (since Epcot is open til 9 pm) and we’re bringing the PS2 and the laptop. I’d rather have too many options than hanging out in the hotel room flipping channels at 8 pm. One of the hotels we’re staying at has a 24-hour outdoor pool, so depending on the weather, that could be a nice time occupier.

I can’t believe how close the wedding is getting and I still don’t have an outfit picked out! I want something beachy like a long flowing skirt with a tank top, but I haven’t found anything I really like yet other than those two skirts I wrote about. Maybe the purple one with a white tank? I’m not a big fan of white clothing, but for the occasion it does seem appropriate (if you ignore my lack of innocence, heehee).

Talk about waiting until the last minute, right? I think I’ve decided to nix the bouquet since I don’t really have an aisle to walk up anyway. But I’m still not sure about hiring someone to do my hair or makeup. In the past I always felt overdone, so I might go the more natural route. On the other hand, if it’s possible for someone to work some magic and make me appear more attractive, then it would be worth the price. I am really dreading the photos; I’ve always been uncomfortable getting my picture taken because I think I look worse in photos than in person.

More wedding planning accomplishments

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Guess what? I finally booked an officiant for our wedding. Go me! (Uh-oh, now I’m stealing sayings from Ms. Boombastic!)

I’m getting into this whole wedding thing now whereas before I was just like, “Eh, whatever, just marry us”. Maybe it’s because the officiant we chose offers these free cute little extras like putting the wedding vows on nice paper, a keepsake marriage certificate, and a heart-shaped bottle where we can collect sand and seashells from the beach where we’re getting married.

We decided to rent a wedding arch too, and I’ve been looking at bouquets. In addition, I’ve emailed a reputable photographer who might be able to do a one hour shoot for $150 and put the pictures on cd just like we wanted. Everything is falling into place.

I better watch it, or before you know it, I’ll be spending $10,000 for ice cream and hot dogs. ;)

But seriously, I’m looking into even getting my hair done for the big day and before I didn’t really care. I can’t decide about makeup, though. I think I look better without it. Don’t misunderstand me, I don’t think I’m a hottie or anything, but I think I look weird with more than just some foundation and a little eyeliner on. Maybe it’s because I’ve never worn a lot of makeup, I don’t know.

Anyway, I’m getting really excited now about the wedding which is less than three months away!