Brides on a Mission: Week 11

Brides on a Mission: week 11

1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: same, maybe even gained a half pound or so, arg!!! i did insanity with the bf a couple times this week but that's really all i did.

2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): putting the deposit down on the ceremony site, so it's DONE, DECIDED, no more fretting or searching (just owing a very large sum on my credit card for quite some time). And making some pretty darn beautiful invitations yesterday for an excellent price. I love being crafty (so much more than being exercise-y).

3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): Maybe it's just fresh in my mind, but I just went to mail some invitations. There were only 20 going out in the first round, and the post office guy was so STUPID, he initially charged me over $5 a piece for overseas invites, and of course i paid it (what else are you going to do?) and then he weighed one again and realized he had done it wrong and they were really only $1.75 each. LONG process and had to pay extra postage for almost all of the invites because they contain save-the-date magnets (super cute!).

4. Give a re-cap of your wedding (style/theme, location, amount of people, what you are most looking forward to): Maui wedding, Four Seasons, Intimate (approximately 40 guests) I'm thinking white and light and beachy and tropical with green orchids everywhere.

5. Any wedding news updates: Deposit on wedding venue made on Friday. Invitations made yesterday and sent today. Now I can hopefully focus on the fun stuff (Well after hibernating due to poverty for a month or two).

6. State a negative thought, and then change it into a positive thought: "The wedding is 11 months away, why bother trying too hard now?" to "I want to be a healthy beautiful wife as well as a healthy beautiful bride so I'd better make this a habit, and quick!"

7. What is your plan to stop change the negative into positive: Remind myself how blessed I am, and how much my family and friends love me for me, of course I'm worth it!!!

8. How did you do with the week 10 challenge (if you didn’t post a fav recipe post one now!): Can't remember week 10 challenge, so likely did not do it.

9. Weekly wrap up: It still hasn't sunk in that we're GETTING MARRIED!!! I'm hoping that my fiance hurries up and gets me my ring by the time I visit my family for Easter, but NO RUSH so he can buy the biggest one he can find;) hehe! jj

Have a great week ladies! You can do it!!!!!

wannaburn: you're going to post your update too right?

kalebsmama07: you sound SUPER busy, i'm new to this so maybe i missed this, but how did an elopement turn into 25 guests. we haven't decided on if we're having a wedding "party" or not yet, at max we would have 2 people each standing up for us, but we're waiting to see who can come first. i have only one sister and she is really the only person i would want/need up there with me but my hubby-to-be has 2 brothers, so we can't exclude one....still working on that. it adds a lot more work though - i dread the bridesmaid dress ordeal, and i feel as though i would HAVE TO pay for the bridesmaid dresses because i really can't stand when "friends" of mine make me buy $200+ colorful chiffon and tell me "you'll wear it ALL the time" - Bull****, there are three of them in my closet i've never worn, haha!

Brides on a Mission: week 11

1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: Not sure. Not weighing in yet. Having some trouble with consistency of different scales.

2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): Finding a caterer and cake baker!! So exciting. This weekend was awesome. Our caterer will be an older couple, both classically trained chefs in the US and Italy. They made dinner for us last night and it was AMAZING. Best homemade meat manicotti ever. And she can do our reception within our budget which always works!!

I also brought my wedding dress back with me to Columbus after staying at my parent's this weekend. I have to start getting fittings in the next month or so. It was the first time that I've seen my dress since October. It's a great feeling to see your dress again!! I feel like everything is getting so real!!!

3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): Found the photographer of our dreams, but I'm pretty sure that she's about $500 over our budget. She takes AMAZING pictures. So great. www.marshallphotography.org

4. Give a re-cap of your wedding (style/theme, location, amount of people, what you are most looking forward to): Fall theme, ceremony at the Hayes Presidential Center in the rose gardens, reception at Misty Meadows (my parents and aunt/uncle had their receptions there), 125 guests.....and I am most looking forward to hearing Chris' vows. We decided to write our own, separate vows and surprise each other at the ceremony. I can't wait to hear what he has written.

5. Any wedding news updates: Again, found caterer and cake baker. Our cake is going to be three round tiers, each tier a different flavor. Red velvet, white with strawberry filling, and lemon with lemon filling. Delish!! Also, my MOH reserved tables at the Big Bang for my bachelorette! Yay!!

6. State a negative thought, and then change it into a positive thought: I really hate all the extra body fat that I have, but I'm toning up nicely, and I'm making changes that will show benefits in the long term, even though I don't really see all the great progress yet.

7. What is your plan to stop change the negative into positive: Talk to Chris. He's such a great supporter and helps me put things in perspective.

8. How did you do with the week 10 challenge (if you didn’t post a fav recipe post one now!): I don't know that I have a favorite recipe. I tried to find one, but eh. I like food haha

9. Weekly wrap up: Week was good. Looking forward to this one. Will post more later in the week after weigh in. This is the last week of winter quarter for me and I have a 15 page paper due Friday by 5pm, so I'll probably be MIA all week.

Have a good week ladies!!

Question for the thread: I bought jewelry and purses for the gals in my bridal party and ties for the guys. Do you think I need anything additional for the guys? The best man got a barometer, since he likes that kind of thing. The dads said no to bother, but I thought I’d give them a wedding album of their own afterwards. My concern is the usher Geoff. My fiancé said he didn’t get anything at his sister and Geoff’s wedding….. So does that let us off the hook for him? Is the tie enough? I thought maybe giving him a copy of the wedding album too might be appreciated, like we’re doing with the Dads, since he and his sister live out of state and we don’t get see them very often.

FEEL BETTER! It sounded like at least 25% of us has been sick the past week. Let’s hope everyone feels better and gets back on their feet soon.

Elkmel – You sound just like me with the “control freak” comment. I’ve been orchestrating pretty much everything to do with the wedding. No decision can be made without my input! However, I do take people’s ideas to heart. I just want everything to be perfect! I’m doing my best to keep my nose out of the bridal shower…. But my mom and MOH keep asking for my opinion on things.:-P At least the shower planned on Dan’s side of the family will end up being a surprise.

Dezil – I know what you mean about shelling out money before the wedding for stuff that breaks. Our dishwasher took a dump on us and it just isn’t getting the dishes clean. It’s only a few years old too!! We didn’t want to buy a new one, what with the wedding and paying for our honeymoon cruise coming due, but we didn’t have much of a choice. GR! When it rains it pours!

vanrunninggirl - Eh, don’t feel too guilty about spending time with your invitations. When we did ours two weeks ago, it took us several days to get all of the components put together and printed. It was a real ***** because the printer wouldn’t pick the paper up properly. I hope you made out better. If I had to do it again, I would pay a professional to do it. We wasted so much of our materials it just wasn’t worth it! You’ll get back into the workout routine as soon as your done.

Greenpianokeys – Your excited post about vendors made me think about how excited I was when we hired our photographer and cake baker. Our photographer was up and coming and a former classmate of my fiancé in high school, Jim Heine. He’s only charging us $800 for all-day! Since then, he’s trained in California with celebrity photographers. His website now lists $2000 as his starting service. We’re totally excited to have him. Also, our cake baker, Donita Keister, was really willing to work with our budget and design. She figured out what we could do for the money we could pay and was really willing to work with us. Of course, our vendors are from Central PA, so that might not help anyone else on here. But it’s really great when the vendors are supportive of you!

Shannon

Question for the thread: I bought jewelry and purses for the gals in my bridal party and ties for the guys. Do you think I need anything additional for the guys? The best man got a barometer, since he likes that kind of thing. The dads said no to bother, but I thought I’d give them a wedding album of their own afterwards. My concern is the usher Geoff. My fiancé said he didn’t get anything at his sister and Geoff’s wedding….. So does that let us off the hook for him? Is the tie enough? I thought maybe giving him a copy of the wedding album too might be appreciated, like we’re doing with the Dads, since he and his sister live out of state and we don’t get see them very often.

I kind of feel like only parents and bride/groom should have wedding albums. Maybe sentimental, but I'm not sure that people who aren't parents or you can really appreciate it as much. Personal opinion. They can get pretty pricey, and would you want to buy it for someone who would never cherish it like you do?

I think ties are okay. I bought jewelry for my girls, but Chris hasn't decided what to get for his guys yet. I know a girl that got married a few years ago and they got the groomsmen pocket watches.

I'm curious to see what other people have to say!

Have you been to Harry Potter world? I went there last summer. It was awesome! I did think it was a little small though. But you burn a ton of cal getting there because it is at the very back of the park!

No I haven't been! I want to go soooo bad! I am a Harry Potter junkie! I lllooovvee the books and (most of) the movies! I heard from a co-worker the same thing - that it felt a bit small. I can't wait to go but it probably won't be for another year at least... can't complain though... the reason would be we have no PTO remaining but that's because we'll be in Hawaii for 10 days following our wedding :-)

I love Harry Potter! Harry Potter world is officially on my "to-do" list after our wedding.
@gainskb- That's great about being in Hawaii following your wedding. Which island will you be visiting.
For my wedding, we will be getting married on Oahu and our honeymoon will be on Kauai! I can't wait!

We're going to Oahu! I get mixed reactions from people when I tell them that because traditionally people think of honeymoon's as all romance and beaches (and so we keep hearing you should have picked Maui). My fiance and I are not that kind of people though and I'm all about doing the tourist stuff and Oahu has Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head and the North Shore. And it really just isn't in our budget to do multiple islands. Plus we didn't want to have to spend a full day traveling between islands. I hate traveling.

That's awesome that you're getting married there!! It will be absolutely beautiful! Have you ever been before? This will be my first time!

We're going to Oahu! I get mixed reactions from people when I tell them that because traditionally people think of honeymoon's as all romance and beaches (and so we keep hearing you should have picked Maui). My fiance and I are not that kind of people though and I'm all about doing the tourist stuff and Oahu has Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head and the North Shore. And it really just isn't in our budget to do multiple islands. Plus we didn't want to have to spend a full day traveling between islands. I hate traveling.

That's awesome that you're getting married there!! It will be absolutely beautiful! Have you ever been before? This will be my first time!

One of my BM's lives in Oahu (her husband's in the army) and I got to visit her out there last May. There is so much to do! All of the things you mentioned are must-sees, and if you like pineapple, definitely visit the Dole Pineapple Plantation! They have a beautiful Hibiscus garden, and delicious pineapple ice cream!! If you like shrimp, be sure to eat from one of the shrimp trucks at some point (you'll see them on the side of the road, haha!) And the hawaiian take on "shave ice" is interesting - I wasn't a huge fan, but you might be! Oh! I don't know if you were/are a "Lost" fan, but they did a lot of the shooting on Oahu. You can hike up to the waterfall that was used in almost all of the waterfall scenes on the show (pretty easy hike, with lots of beautiful scenery on the way!) You can even swim when you reach the waterfall! I'll try to find out the name of it, because I can't remember right now. Before you even start the hike, there is a grassy area with peacocks grazing around, and you can get up pretty close to take photos. Sorry to ramble, I just got caught up in reminiscing, haha!

Brides on a Mission: week 11

1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: about 2 lbs! Which is completely unexpected!!!

2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): Went shopping with my Mom and sister and bought a new pair of jeans, a awesome dress from Buckle and a new swimsuit!!! Was really happy to get the swimsuit that actually look good on me. No muffin top! haha!

3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): Binged hard core on friday night. My fiance was gone and I was bad. I felt SO sick afterwards and of course felt so guilty. Everything is fine now, talked to my best friend and we now have an understanding that we will call each other when we feel like we may binge.

4. Give a re-cap of your wedding (style/theme, location, amount of people, what you are most looking forward to): My wedding is going to be at a large Manor with about 200-250 guests. I am getting married in the fall but have no interest in a fall theme wedding. (please no offense). Our ceremony will be outdoors at a gazebo and then inside for the party. We are having blue, white, light yellow, and purple flowers. We both know that the reason we are there is for the wedding ceremony, but really we are just focusing on throwing an amazing party to celebrate our union!

5. Any wedding news updates: Haven't heard back from the florist yet... Not sure when to call?

6. State a negative thought, and then change it into a positive thought: You are fat, compared to last year...you are skinny. haha! I know not a very good one, but it was the best I could come up with at the time.

7. What is your plan to stop change the negative into positive: Definitely just talking to my fiance or my best friend. They are both so good at taking my mind off it and twisting my negative mood around.

8. How did you do with the week 10 challenge (if you didn’t post a fav recipe post one now!): You know I have been trying to think of one all week. And then it hit me that though I eat mostly healthy, I am not really one to have specific really healthy recipes, I really just control portion size.

9. Weekly wrap up: It was a mostly good week. I realized that I need to get my butt in gear and finish planning this monstrous reception!

Brides on a Mission: week 8 (Please copy and paste this into your profile)
1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: I lost .4 ounces and that is really shocking after this weekend...I need to get on it harder and stronger so I can see more!!! im sure it will happen if I can just get it all under control!!! wish me luck!!!

2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): last week we met wtih two photographers and they both were nice and amazing!! eeeekkkkk...started Turbo Fire everyday and LoVE IT!!!! AND I spent this last weekend scrapbooking with a few of my faves!! and started my engagement book of our story and some of the planning aspects of the wedding that we have accomplished so far!! )

3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): UGH someone has my SSN and was taking money from me AND now trying to open up accounts in my name!!! UGH...I have also kinda been i a rut and I find myself bing more negative than usual so IDK what to do wtih my negativety and my insecurity...soo any tips would greatly be appreciated!!!

4. Give a re-cap of your wedding (style/theme, location, amount of people, what you are most looking forward to): umm theme: its kinda a modern elegant romantic theme I guess....the wedding will be in May and outdoors and then inside for a ballroom reception of about 250-300 people (I am hoping maybe less but who knows??) I am doing tall flowers on 1/2 the tables and tall wine candelebra's on the other half...i have a few corny sayings that I love and I want to place them throughout the reception....soo no real theme just navy and fuschia everywhere.....i cant wait to see his face when he sees me for the first time!!! ) AND when we say our vows and kiss and I become Mrs. Casey Turley!!!

5. Any wedding news updates: NOT really...we are meeting wtih photographers last week and two more this week...soo we shall soon have a decision on the photographer thing!!! ) my MOH and his sister is in town for a day or two so we are going to look at the sites and kinda have a brainstorming meeting to get our ideas out there and see if it will fit or work in the space!!!

6. State a negative thought, and then change it into a positive thought: OH gosh I def need help in this area!!! UGH....i cant do this...i can do this!!! i know its simple but i rarely say that..

7. What is your plan to stop change the negative into positive:IDK that is what I need to figure out how to not be so negative OR insecure all the time...any tips on that???

8. How did you do with the week 10 challenge (if you didn’t post a fav recipe post one now!): I did post it!! and last week on my breaks at work I did 30 crunches and pushups ( i know its not 100 but I am going to start doing more on my breaks at work!!!)

9. Weekly wrap up: overall busy stressful week and it looks like ihs week will be much the same :0(

I'm having honeymoon airfare blues!! Why is it going to cost $600 to fly roundtrip to Disney? :-(