Thursday, August 7, 2008
Cord and Veil ~ done!
I'm so lucky to have a wonderful family!! I've been searching for a cord and secondary veil online but the choices were very limited. It's not like there's a store down the street where I can buy it at either. I asked my brother where he got theirs and he said "probably the Philippines" but wasn't sure. He offered to let us borrow theirs but of course it'd be nice to have a set of our own. A couple of days ago, I asked my cousin, Rona, who lives in the Philippines if she could kindly buy me a set since she and her parents are coming for the wedding. I gave her a general description of the design we liked ('cuz we didn't want anything too fru-fru) and man, that girl was on top of it! She's already bought it and just sent me pics! They're perfect!! THANKS, RONS!!
M&M pics
The fun and colorful box they came in
Very well insulated
One bag plain & one bag personalized
Hey, a lavender one got mixed in!
M&M's are here!!! =)
The doorbell rang so I yelled to my co-workers, "I'll get it, I think it's my M&M's." The voice on the other side of the door goes, "YUP, it is!" Guess who it was? Funny UPS man that delivered the candy yesterday... LOL!
I loved the box it came in... sooo colorful!!
(I didn't bring the camera with me today so I'll have to post real pics up later.)
I loved the box it came in... sooo colorful!!
(I didn't bring the camera with me today so I'll have to post real pics up later.)
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Candy scoops ~ arrive!
OMG ~ I got another package!!
First batch of candy ~ arrives!
Guess what arrived here at work about an hour ago?! The first batch of candy I ordered online!! YAAAAAAY!!! These past couple of weeks have been great!! We've gotten wedding shower gifts delivered to the house, on Monday the floralytes came in, yesterday it was the cake stand, today the candy... and I just received an email that the M&M's are arriving tomorrow!!
The UPS man and my boss were laughing 'cuz I was jumping up and down when I saw him carrying a box labeled Chocolate.US/BulkFoods.com. He said, "You can't imagine how many people asked me 'You sure you don't want me to get rid of that box for you?" Hahaha... Oh, UPS man, you're so funny!
I carried the box to my office and couldn't wait to open the darn thing. Tim (a co-worker) and I oohed and ahhed as I pulled each thing out... swizzle sticks (rock candy)... licorice twists... jelly beans... candy sticks... He was most excited about the blue licorice twists 'cuz he didn't know it came in that color. Trust me, I didn't know it either but when my friends were helping me decide what to get, Kat said she really liked Twizzlers. Red twizzlers were not an option but they actually come in blue! (Ick... I'm not a fan of licorice.)
I was very disappointed when I saw the Jelly Belly jelly beans. I ordered 4 lbs. which is 1,600 pieces (approx. 9 per person) but I don't think it's enough. I overestimated the size of those suckers. I guess I'll go to a candy store and buy them by the pound from those bins. Six more pounds should be enough, right?
Other than that, everything else looked fine. I can't wait till the M&M's come in tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The UPS man and my boss were laughing 'cuz I was jumping up and down when I saw him carrying a box labeled Chocolate.US/BulkFoods.com. He said, "You can't imagine how many people asked me 'You sure you don't want me to get rid of that box for you?" Hahaha... Oh, UPS man, you're so funny!
I carried the box to my office and couldn't wait to open the darn thing. Tim (a co-worker) and I oohed and ahhed as I pulled each thing out... swizzle sticks (rock candy)... licorice twists... jelly beans... candy sticks... He was most excited about the blue licorice twists 'cuz he didn't know it came in that color. Trust me, I didn't know it either but when my friends were helping me decide what to get, Kat said she really liked Twizzlers. Red twizzlers were not an option but they actually come in blue! (Ick... I'm not a fan of licorice.)
I was very disappointed when I saw the Jelly Belly jelly beans. I ordered 4 lbs. which is 1,600 pieces (approx. 9 per person) but I don't think it's enough. I overestimated the size of those suckers. I guess I'll go to a candy store and buy them by the pound from those bins. Six more pounds should be enough, right?
Other than that, everything else looked fine. I can't wait till the M&M's come in tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cake stand ~ arrives!
The cake stand came in the mail yesterday!! That was fast!! Thanks Ebay seller!!
I knew it was 22" x 6" but it definitely looks bigger in person... but it's hollow so it's not that heavy.
I knew it was 22" x 6" but it definitely looks bigger in person... but it's hollow so it's not that heavy.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Wedding dress update
I just received a call from Hannelore's. They left a message to let me know that my dress is ready to be picked up!!!
Rewind...
About a week and a half ago I had an appointment to try on and pick up my dress (which had just come in a few days before). As I was standing in front of the mirror checking out the back of the dress I noticed that the buttons ended at the hip level. I thought, "Hmmmm, that's odd. Aren't they supposed to go all the way down to the end of the train?" I asked the lady helping me but she wasn't sure and had to go look at my file. While she was doing that, the lady that sold me the dress happened to walk by my fitting room. We chatted a bit and I asked her about the buttons. She couldn't remember and had to look for the dress on the floor to check. Sure enough, they were supposed to be there. She said she'll see if the dress needs to be overnighted to NY so they can sew them on there or if they'll just send the buttons and Hannelore's alterations department will do it themselves.
Anyways, the buttons ended up being shipped to the store and are now sewed on. The dress is ready to be picked up but I'm still debating if I should have the store or my seamstress do the alterations. I've heard lots of brides in Jean's store complain about the horrible experiences they've had with store alterations (and that's why they have Jean fix it). The dress is loose (I hope that's a sign that I've lost some weight!) and it's also too long (surprise, surprise) so there's quite a bit that needs to be done. Oh well, I'll figure it out later. I'll probably have Jean do it since she's doing all the other dresses and she's conveniently located near my work. Oh, dear Lord, please let it turn out okay.
Rewind...
About a week and a half ago I had an appointment to try on and pick up my dress (which had just come in a few days before). As I was standing in front of the mirror checking out the back of the dress I noticed that the buttons ended at the hip level. I thought, "Hmmmm, that's odd. Aren't they supposed to go all the way down to the end of the train?" I asked the lady helping me but she wasn't sure and had to go look at my file. While she was doing that, the lady that sold me the dress happened to walk by my fitting room. We chatted a bit and I asked her about the buttons. She couldn't remember and had to look for the dress on the floor to check. Sure enough, they were supposed to be there. She said she'll see if the dress needs to be overnighted to NY so they can sew them on there or if they'll just send the buttons and Hannelore's alterations department will do it themselves.
Anyways, the buttons ended up being shipped to the store and are now sewed on. The dress is ready to be picked up but I'm still debating if I should have the store or my seamstress do the alterations. I've heard lots of brides in Jean's store complain about the horrible experiences they've had with store alterations (and that's why they have Jean fix it). The dress is loose (I hope that's a sign that I've lost some weight!) and it's also too long (surprise, surprise) so there's quite a bit that needs to be done. Oh well, I'll figure it out later. I'll probably have Jean do it since she's doing all the other dresses and she's conveniently located near my work. Oh, dear Lord, please let it turn out okay.
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