The only gifts not included in this post are the ones for my MOH and Mr. Barrettes. Later. Promise.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Gifting our Wedding Party--it all Comes Together!
Hi there Hive! We're down to 2 days before we head to Napa again, and 4 days away from the Big Day! I've been running around like a mad-woman, getting together the gifts for our wedding party, which I will spend a better part of this afternoon wrapping.
Monday, October 4, 2010
*Squee* Purple Satin Shoes!
My shoes finally came in the mail! I've been dying to show them to you since I stumbled upon them online a few months ago.
Aren't they pretty? Badgley Mishka Randall in Purple Satin.
Oh, that box got ripped open.
Shoe bag.
Hello pretties!
Happy feet! (yes, vein-y, i know)
I'm going to wear them around the house for 30 minutes each day until the wedding to break them in. I don't want blisters on my wedding day! They look a bit blue in the photos, but I swear they're a pretty shade of purple.
My shoes arrived 8 days before the wedding. Anyone else receive important details at the last minute?
Friday, October 1, 2010
Walking That Fine Line, Elation vs. Anxiety
I've been trying to come up with a clever "10-day countdown" post, but it's not coming. I know I've forgotten at least a few posts on wedding details, but they seem so trite for my mood. I also want to wait until all the pieces come together before I present them to you. I know, it's last minute, but I'm hoping you'll like our escort cards and our wedding favors-- I'm totes loving them!
I'm living in a heightened sense of reality. Everything is either a complete miracle or total disaster-- there is no in-between. Me finishing my escort cards all by myself: complete miracle. My wedding shoe order being cancelled: total disaster. I cried in the shower for 30 minutes yesterday. I can't even tell you what I was crying about-- it just all kept coming. I feel like I'm walking a thin line between total elation and total anxiety.
I'm so sure about our marriage and our union, and that is the comforting part. What I'm unsure of is the actual wedding. Am I doing enough? Will our guests be happy? Should I be hosting more events? Will they be picking their noses?
I think I just worry that our guests are taking time out of their schedules, and spending a pretty penny to stay in Napa for the weekend-- I want them to feel like they're loved and appreciated. I wish we could host a giant party every night of the long weekend, but parties Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday are just not in the budget. Don't you just wish you had a suitcase with a billion dollars in it?
But then I try to remember how much fun Napa is and how happy I am when I'm there. You guys, it's crush season!!!! V. Sattui's Crush Party is the night before our wedding! I keep trying to remind myself that the guests will be happy enough being in wine country. Hello? Miss Barrettes?? Tasting in Napa all day long can make even the most sour soul happy!
So hive, that's where I am. I still have things to show you, things to tell you, but they're still falling into place and in the meantime you're just left with what's going on in my brain. Thanks for letting me vent--it's so much more productive than crying in the shower.
xo Barrettes
I'm living in a heightened sense of reality. Everything is either a complete miracle or total disaster-- there is no in-between. Me finishing my escort cards all by myself: complete miracle. My wedding shoe order being cancelled: total disaster. I cried in the shower for 30 minutes yesterday. I can't even tell you what I was crying about-- it just all kept coming. I feel like I'm walking a thin line between total elation and total anxiety.
I'm so sure about our marriage and our union, and that is the comforting part. What I'm unsure of is the actual wedding. Am I doing enough? Will our guests be happy? Should I be hosting more events? Will they be picking their noses?
I think I just worry that our guests are taking time out of their schedules, and spending a pretty penny to stay in Napa for the weekend-- I want them to feel like they're loved and appreciated. I wish we could host a giant party every night of the long weekend, but parties Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday are just not in the budget. Don't you just wish you had a suitcase with a billion dollars in it?
But then I try to remember how much fun Napa is and how happy I am when I'm there. You guys, it's crush season!!!! V. Sattui's Crush Party is the night before our wedding! I keep trying to remind myself that the guests will be happy enough being in wine country. Hello? Miss Barrettes?? Tasting in Napa all day long can make even the most sour soul happy!
So hive, that's where I am. I still have things to show you, things to tell you, but they're still falling into place and in the meantime you're just left with what's going on in my brain. Thanks for letting me vent--it's so much more productive than crying in the shower.
xo Barrettes