Manic Monday

So this is it. The final week before the big day. It's only 6 days away now and I can happily say that things really are starting to come together. There are still a bunch of things to do, (final dress fittings tonight, finalizing OOT bags, buying more accessories, etc) but now this whole wedding thing actually seems doable. I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel! We're really gonna pull this off!

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Crunch Time

Just for the weekend. I'm not going for good or for an extended period of time or anything...

It's the final weekend before the wedding and we have a lot of last minute things to take care of. Good thing we can do a lot of the things indoors because Tropical Storm Danny is going to make for a pretty rainy weekend.

Projects include making a photo list, ordering prints from the E session to display at the reception, putting vacation photos in frames for table themes, deciding which other photos to display, tracking down more frames, writing the sizes on the flip flop hang tags, labeling water bottles & chocolates, deciding attendant walking/standing order, write thank you notes for OOT bags, starting to assemble OOT bags & attendant gift bags, buy maroon colored M&Ms for cookie table (I know it's a cookie table but we wanted to give some candy away too :)), and possibly, if the labels and bags come in today, we'll put the monogram labels on the cookie bags.

Quite a lot to do but I know I'll feel so much better after we accomplish all of this.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

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Yikes!!!! (My New Fave Word...)

Isn't it funny how words sometimes make their way into your everyday vocabulary? I don't know why or how it happened. Nobody else I know uses it as frequently as I do. I just started saying it a few weeks ago and it's become my new "go to" exclamation. I've even tried to stop myself from saying it but I can't no matter how I try. It just slips out. I guess it's just how I'm feeling these days. Yikes to this, yikes to that!!!

And I have to apologize to you guys because I know I've been a very bad blogger lately. It's just that it's crunch time right now and there aren't enough seconds in the day to accomplish all that I'd like to. Yikes! I can't believe that we're getting married in less than 10 days! See, here I go again....

I want to thank you all for all of your wonderful suggestions & help along the way. You're all so awesome & your help & support has truly been invaluable! I'm really missing reading & commenting on all of your blogs. You guys offer me constant inspiration, entertainment & laughter and it's killing me that I just don't have the time these days to check in to see what other great ideas and escapades you have to report on. I'm still going to try to sneak in some reads over the next week. I just can't help myself! :)

Ciao for now and I hope to be back tomorrow!

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Desperately Seeking

A pair of sparkly flats like any of these for the wedding. I know I'm going to need to change out of my shoes at some point during the night and I think these would be perfect. Does anyone know where I can find a pair?

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Treats For Our Sweets

I've been totally consumed these past few weeks with all the little details that will make our guests feel comfortable, happy & extra spoiled. Be it the NY themed out of towner gift bags (I'd love to add this cute cookie favor above from One Girl Cookies. I'm totally obsessed with all things NY and I'm even going to add little Bacardi Big Apple Rum bottles), the flip flop & bathroom baskets (J thinks I'm crazy wanting to add makeup remover & cotton balls and hair gel. She doesn't think that people will really need that stuff at the wedding) or the ever expanding cookie table (originally we were just going to do our sugar cookie recipe as a favor but now it's expanded to Jen's family's Norwegian Krumkae and my family's Greek Koulourakia and we'll probably have some maroon & possibly aqua or teal colored m&ms in cookie jars on the table too).

I swear the more time you have before the wedding actually happens, the more things get added to the list! I'm just hoping that all of our guests have a wonderful time and like all the extra treats.

Have Your Cake & Eat Your Topper!

I so wish I needed cake toppers, but I don't because my cake is topped with yummy flowers. I'm not gonna complain because it's nice to not to have to worry about something but how perfect would these chocolate ones be if I did?!?!

The chocolates come in modern brides, classic romantic brides, grooms & bride & groom and range in price from $12.50-$17.50. You can even customize flowers and clothing for an additional charge. Available at Martine's Chocolates.

Real Hockey Wedding

I came across the wedding of NY Islander goaltender Rick DiPietro & his wife Cassandra the other day on Brenda's Wedding Blog & I just had to post it here because it combines two of my major passions hockey & weddings! Oh and her Monique Lhuillier gown is to die for!!!

They dined from the "fancy pizza truck parked right outside the venue with classic New York slices". I love the extra special NYC touch! It's a little funny that he decided to get married in NYC since he's a NY Islander and has been one for his entire career but I'm not judging :)

Have a happy weekend everyone!

Images: Missy McLamb Photographers

September Calling

I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I kinda secretly can't wait for the wedding to be over. I mean I'm excited an all for the wedding. I know it's gonna be amazing. But I'm kinda wedding burnt out. Horrible, right???

I'm just looking forward to all things fall. Which this year, in addition to my usual staple favorites - fall fashion, hockey, September fashion magazines & fall cooking, will include much needed peace & quiet & The Setember Issue , the much anticipated documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the monster 840 page September 2007 issue.

I cannot wait for the movie. And I know I'm not the only one who is weirdly facinated by Anna. I've been intrigued by her influence & icyness for years now. I loved the 60 minutes interview and it's going to be great seeing her in all her glory in the full length documentary. It should be the real life Devil Wears Prada.

Last night was the premiere and I'm just loving Sienna's dress. That gorgeous icy-blue strapless minidress is to die for! Reception dress anyone???

The movie opens in Manhattan on August 28th but that's only 1 week before the wedding so I doubt that I'll get to see it until after I'm back from the honeymoon just in time for the national release on September 11th.

You can check out the trailer here:

Wedding Bootcamp Tonite

Sorry I never got around to posting this earlier but if you're free tonight and in the NY metro area, you should check out TeWedding Salon Wedding Bootcamp.

Here They Are!

I've been talking about it for months and months now and I thought it would never happen. But a few weeks ago we finally managed to pull it off! Our e-session! It was a stormy night in NYC but we decided that we couldn't put it off any longer. I wasn't really sure how the photos would turn out because it was rainy (baaaad hair) & I was really sick (my cold & laryngitis was turning into bronchitis), but Daniel managed to work his magic and I'm thrilled with the results! You can see more photos here on his blog.

All images Daniel Krieger