shoooooooes

just thought you should know...I bought my wedding shoes:D 

I surprisingly don't think the shoes are all that important, which will come as a shock to people who know me.  I guess I'm so in love that little things like that don't matter!

After continually telling my mom that I'm wearing my Birkenstocks, I decided I really did need shoes that are cofmrotable enough to wear all day but still look decent.  I tried looking for dyeable shoes, which are awesome, but they were a little expensive and I'm not sure if I'd be able to wear them all day.  I saw a lot of shoes I really liked but my heart was set on one style in particular.  That style didn't seem special enough so I kept looking.  But I kept thinking about those shoes!  Eventually I decided I needed to find them because I didn't want to walk in any other pair!
I found a few pairs that were all alike except for minor details like exact colour or shape of the toe  (I'm super fussy with my shoes and how my feet look in them).   I found the pair I wanted and brought my mom in to take a look. She loved them and bought them for me.
I'm not going to post a picture yet because I don't know if I want to keep the shoes a secret...check back in a few days:)

christina

it's starting to come together

Yesterday I went shopping for brides maids dresses with my besties. We went to Yorkdale Shopping Centre and looked in several stores. One store had about 8 or so different dresses in the same colour and fabric so the girsl each grabbed their sizes and all tired on the same dress at the same time. Then they ranked the dresses in order of most fav to least. After much debating and a few definete NO's everyone found a dress they liked. We also went shoe shopping! It was a super fun and busy day of bonding and merriment:) Over lunch I obviously talked their ears off with wedding stuff and it feels like all these abstract ideas in my head are finally coming to life. David and I have talked a bit about what the guys will wear and we have been out to look at invitations. I consider myself crafty so our invitations will be awesome!

I hadn't planned to have a "theme" but it seems like a lot of our ideas will create something cohesive and fantastic!

christina

uber productive

the day after we met the photographer (see previous post), Kaitlyn and i went to look at more dresses. i didn't see anything i liked...except my 'wedding buddy' (jessica) from work in her gown! she was modelling it for her family and Kaitlyn and i got to see all the loveliness. the gown is big and poufy and flowery...its so pretty. jessica is getting married in October of this year so we have been comparing plans and she has been sharing a lot of ideas. it's pretty fun:)
on sunday David and i went to look at a venue for the reception. i'm not giving any hints about it so that if we choose it, the small group of people coming for the dinner can be wowed! we like it a lot and the owners actually make all the food fresh that morning.
i thought i knew what colours i'd like for everything but i changed my mind this weekend...the new colour scheme is also a secret! only David, our mothers and my girls know:) speaking of the girls: we're going to look at bridesmaids dresses next month.  YAY!

that's all for now.

christina

feathers and sushi

This past Friday I went dress shopping again with my mom, my sister-in-law Kaitlyn and my mother-in-law Lois.  We all drove seperate cars coming from various parts of the city, which I found a bit funny:) I tried on about a dozen dresses of varying styles but I didn't find THEONE. Kaitlyn picked out a lovely dress that had an extraordinarily long train that was covered in little feathers. The bodice was beaded and applique-flower adorned and everything! I even toppped the whole thing off with a furry cape (confession: the cape was really soft and I kind of liked it)! After we had some giggels at the store we went across the road to get a late dinner of sushi. I had never eaten it before because raw meat grosses me out, but I was pleasently surprised with my cooked salmon rolly thingy.
In other news: David and i are meeting with a photographer next Friday and scoping out a venue next Sunday.  We also talked to his parents and they've agreed to loan us their amazing CORVETTE (or maybe it's a porsche...I'm pretty sure it's a corvette). The car belonged to Lois' dad and now it's Joe's. It's so cool and retro, so we are pretty excited to use it.

That's pretty much everything for now, stay tuned!

*Christina

A date, a dress and some girls

We set a date! We are getting married October 28, 2012.
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Last Thursday after work I went dress looking with my mom.  I tried on a bunch of different dresses and found one I really like. I'm not going to describe it because I don't want David to know what it looks like:) I will say that it's ivory in colour and not what I imagined wearing...I haven't bought it yet because I'd still like to look around.
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I've talked to the people I want to be in my side of the bridal party and I'm happy to say they are all in! I've asked my future sister-in-law Kaitlyn to be my Maid of Honour and my best friends Kate and Sarah to be brides maids.
I'm so excited for everything!