After weeks of wedding day nightmares I decided it was time to really start getting to work, considering tomorrow is Five months till our wedding!!

My mother and I sat down yesterday and feels like we spent the whole day planning, sending emails, making phone calls and discovering every bridal shop in town has gone out of business, or no longer carries the dress that my sister and mother need!

Nest week my mom and I are going down to Miami for about a week and we have so much to do in our limited time there. It’s difficult planning a long distance wedding, especially since my mom now lives here too.

Next week I get to go meet with my florist! I’m so excited! She’s so great she did the flowers at my sister’s wedding six years ago and they were amazing…and she threw in way more flowers than we ever paid for!

We’re also meeting with the photographer to pick out my album and my mom and our wedding coordinator (who happens to be my aunt) are going to check out hotels in the area for our TONS of out of town guests. They are also going to take pictures of our venue to start getting decorating ideas. Lastly we are going to pick out our cake and cake taste! I’m sad that I have to do it all without my fiancé but it should still be a great time!

We also picked out the Tux’s for the guys, today I’m going to set all of that up. All our groomsmen live in different places. So we had to go with a place that is everywhere. We’ve decided on Men’s Warehouse because they are everywhere and will send the Tux’s to Miami.

I had a successful night of sleep after doing some work.

Before I sat down with my mom and did all this work I’d dream I showed up to my wedding with no hair or makeup person (still need that) No alterations on my dress (have an apt for that) No Tux’s for the men, no flowers, no video person (still need that too) and bridesmaids without their dresses. –my sister may be without a dress since all the places in Tallahassee seem to not have the dress we need….just means we have to go on a little road trip!

I wanted to post this site:

http://whiteaisle.com/jewelrycategories.htm

If anyone is looking to add some sparkle to their attire for inexpensive prices...they have some good stuff! I ordered brooches from here to wear with my faux fur wrap for outside pics.

I *finally* got around to making an inspiration board for my color scheme & decor. I'm glad I did as it got me really excited again after a few weeks of feeling kind of burnt out with planning. I actually ended up using a few pics of things I am already using in our wedding, but I couldn't resist using the ones that are perfect matches. Here's to a blush pink & gold paradise! ;)

Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, was the location of Nell’s and Patrick’s wedding ceremony for two simple reasons: the couple loved the sheer beauty of the setting, and the bride’s parents were married there 26 years ago. Selecting a site for the reception was just as easy. The perfect location for the event was the bride’s parents’ house in Jamestown with its big yard and beautiful view of the water. The weekend had a subtle, nautical flair since the rehearsal dinner (a lobster bake), the ceremony, and the reception all took place overlooking the water.

And I have booked my boudoir session with the wonderfully talented Rachel from Merge Weddings!!!