Welcome to 2010 everyone! For a lot of people, this year conjures Olympic thoughts. The city of Vancouver is buzzing with excitement for the winter games - just 27 days to go! However, for people like me, 2010 is significant in a different way as it marks the arrival of our wedding year. It's funny how something minor like the last two digits of a year changing from 09 to 10 can be a real wake up call. Even D has finally been hit with the realization that the wedding is fast approaching. Can you imagine my trepidation?
Update on the Goods from the Motherland
Although the month of December brought some progress to our wedding planning, it was overall a slow month. The following development resulted from my mom's arrival from the Philippines with "the goods from the motherland." The goods are: the invitations, the wedding rings, and my dress! I've already discussed the invitations in my previous post, so I'll talk about the rings and my dress.
The rings are done... sort of. I'm not sure if D's ring was not measured properly or his fingers got fatter. Either way, his wedding ring is a bit tight. My mom brought his ring back with her to the Philippines to get re-sized. D is currently getting in shape for the wedding. I hope he doesn't loose too much weight that the ring becomes too big :|
On the other hand (pun intended), my dress has the opposite problem; it is too loose in certain areas. According to the seamstress, the dress was made according to the measurements taken during my visit to the Philippines. However, I have a suspicion something else must've gone amiss because even though I would love to claim that I lost that much weight since my trip, I know I did not. Similar to the rings, my dress has once again traveled across the Pacific, accompanied by multiple pins marking the areas that need adjusting, for further work. I too am working to get in shape for the wedding and hope the dress won't be too lose when it returns back to my arms in May.
Update on the Goods from the Motherland
Although the month of December brought some progress to our wedding planning, it was overall a slow month. The following development resulted from my mom's arrival from the Philippines with "the goods from the motherland." The goods are: the invitations, the wedding rings, and my dress! I've already discussed the invitations in my previous post, so I'll talk about the rings and my dress.
The rings are done... sort of. I'm not sure if D's ring was not measured properly or his fingers got fatter. Either way, his wedding ring is a bit tight. My mom brought his ring back with her to the Philippines to get re-sized. D is currently getting in shape for the wedding. I hope he doesn't loose too much weight that the ring becomes too big :|
On the other hand (pun intended), my dress has the opposite problem; it is too loose in certain areas. According to the seamstress, the dress was made according to the measurements taken during my visit to the Philippines. However, I have a suspicion something else must've gone amiss because even though I would love to claim that I lost that much weight since my trip, I know I did not. Similar to the rings, my dress has once again traveled across the Pacific, accompanied by multiple pins marking the areas that need adjusting, for further work. I too am working to get in shape for the wedding and hope the dress won't be too lose when it returns back to my arms in May.
Etc Etc Etc...
During dinner with friends tonight, someone said, "It's the details that kill you." I find this to be very true. While the various wedding pillars have been established, we have only just begun to tackle the seemingly infinite minutiae of the big day. Here's a list of what D and I have been working on lately. Think of it as a preview of upcoming blog entries:
- hair + make up
- cake
- music
- transportation
- schedule
So D's been working on finding somebody for his hair and makeup too? And here I thought I was the only groom to do that. :D
ReplyDeleteYes, D wants to out pretty me :)
ReplyDeleteHi BB,
ReplyDeleteAll other things being equal....be aware of water retention when you are in Asia. When you when to the P...your body acclimatized by retaining water hence the "puffiness" :)
Don't worry, no more Asia trips until the wedding. The only trips I make now are to the gym. It's a good way to combat "puffiness." :)
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