It's Monday. Wedding on Saturday. Relatives start arriving tomorrow. Noona's already here and we spent today in Scaginaw spending more money. When we got home, Mom and Noona got their dresses fitted (their dresses look awesome, by the way).

I just spent 2 hours curling ribbons for ribbon wands pencils. People are supposed to wave them after we get married, instead of throwing birdseed or blowing bubbles. I thought it was an awesome idea. At least, I did until I started curling ribbons and tying them to the ends of pencils. Now, I think it's still a good idea, but it would've been better if I had just bought the expensive ribbon wands from the Schminternet instead of making them.

People keep asking me if I'm excited yet.

The answer: Nope, not excited yet. I probably won't be excited until Stink Pants gets here, or at least until all this random wedding stuff is done. I still need to make place card holders, assign people to tables, and pack my stuff for the honeymoon and the big move. I also need to make sure the flowers are ready, the cake will be there on time, the DJ knows what songs to play and the caterer for the rehearsal dinner has food for us on Friday.

I think it's good I went through this whole wedding planning process, in case I ever need to coordinate a huge party in the future, but I'll be really glad when this is all over. Really, really glad.

Tomorrow, I need to go to the reception venue and pick up the sketch of the tables so I can figure out where people are sitting. I also need to pick up a unity candle, a garter or two, and a bible for our bible bearer. People say to be careful of having children in weddings, because they are a possible cause of catastrophe. I think it'll be fun having children in our wedding. Not only are children super cute, but the atomsphere will convey a sense of danger and nigh-eminent disaster! Exciting!

Plus, if the kiddies do something really cute, we can send the video to America's Funniest Home Videos (yes, that show is still on as far as I know) and hopefully exploit their exploits for cash!

I probably oughta head to bed. I've got a busy week ahead of me.

P.S. Yesterday was Mom's birthday! Hurray Mom! Happy Birthday!!!!

posted by Princess Blogonoke @ 8/21/2006 03:12:00 PM

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Don't forget to brush your teeth.

By  Anonymous, at Fri Aug 25, 06:23:00 AM 2006  

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Hey everyone!

So there's only nine days left and our house has been taken over by wedding stuff. Granted, some of the stuff is stuff we had already. A lot of the stuff is gifts from friends and family. Bunches of stuff is stuff that needs to be assembled into wedding favors/cake boxes/wedding programs/whatever else needs to be put together for the wedding.

Not only is there stuff that needs to be assembled for the wedding, but there's also the boxes that all that stuff came in. I mentioned before that I ordered a lot of stuff for the wedding from the Schminternet. It's just easier! I look it up online, happy internet magic happens, and it appears at my front door in a box! We're lucky these boxes aren't rabbits, because if they were, Mom's garden would be chow. Luckily, I'll need those boxes for my mom to send my personal stuff to Stink Pants and I after I move out to the West Coast.

Nine days left.

A lot of stuff is done. I've contacted all the main people I think I need to contact, reception area lady, cake guy, priest, etc etc. It still feels like there's so much left to do, and a little more than a week left to do it. Nine days and our lives will change forever (Sorry for being a little dramatic. I've been watching a lot of reality tv lately).

posted by Princess Blogonoke @ 8/17/2006 07:22:00 PM

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I know. Most people have their church music picked out months before the wedding actual event.

I was so good at being organized; I really was.

Anyway, last week, I met with my pianist Steven and my cousin Andrew to talk about music. You know, our processional, recessional, etc.

In almost every movie I see, if there's a wedding the processional is almost always Pachelbel's Canon in D. Because of that, I have come to hate that song. Well, not hate, but greatly dislike.

Of course, when I brought the subject of music up to Stink Pants, he suggested Pachelbel's Canon in D.

Luckily, Stink Pants has been saying yes to everything I want, so we're not having the ol' PCD at our wedding. He did find this little gem while looking for music though.

Please enjoy Taco Bell's Canon in D.

posted by Princess Blogonoke @ 8/13/2006 10:39:00 PM

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One thing went my way the other day. Early in our engagement, I saw an episode of A Wedding Story where the wedding cake was a croquembouche (or croquembuche). I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to find a bakery that does that sort of thing, but Zehnder's was kind enough to take on the challenge! We had a meeting the other day to go over the particulars of the cake.

I get to have two croquembouches at my wedding! It's not gonna be enough for everyone though, because they'll be hollow, but there'll be extras in the back. They have to stay in the back anyway so the creme puffs will be properly chilled before they're served.

Everyone gets three creme puffs, vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, and ice cream! I got to try one of each flavor when I was there, and they are delicious. I was so happy when I was eating them, you guys have no idea. I think the best part is the caramelized sugar on the bottom. "Croquembouche" means "crack in mouth" and the sugar disk on the bottom of the creme puff literally cracks in your mouth when you bite into it. At the risk of sounding like an Iron Chef judge, the crack when you bite into it is surprising and exciting! Really! And it's delicious!

I oughta stop. I might talk up the cake too much and I don't want people to be disappointed when they try it, because it really, truly is delicious it's okay.

posted by Princess Blogonoke @ 8/04/2006 03:39:00 PM

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Oooh! I was reading up on these Croquembouche things, and one website says "Traditionally, the croquembouche is served by hitting it hard with a sword, with the bridesmaids catching the pieces in a tablecloth." Please tell me you get to use a sword! ;)

By  Anonymous, at Wed Aug 09, 12:03:00 PM 2006  

No, no swords. With the way Stink Pants and I are, we might get into a fight, and you know what happens when nerds fight...

...There can be only One.

By  Princess Blogonoke, at Fri Aug 11, 09:39:00 PM 2006  

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I used to hate the sight of a spreadsheet. No really. In college, I almost never used them because sitting in front of a moniter with a spreadsheet on the screen was like looking in a box that sucks out your soul. Boxes and formulas and graphs... yuck.

Then I got engaged!

Planning a wedding means lots of things to lots of people. For me, it means actually being organized. All those who know me know I am not the neatest or most organized person in the world. I'm not even the most organized person in my house.

One of the things that I absolutely have to do is keep track of my guests.

Enter spreadsheet. (Exit night, take my hand... it's off to super spreadsheet land.)

If I didn't have this computer and the spreadsheet, I don't know how I'd keep track of everything. I've got everyone's names and addresses (listed alphabetically), whether they responded (send your responses back!), what they're eating, as well as the totals of each type of meal we'll need. I've also got lists of gifts and whether I've sent thank-yous or not.

Just for fun and because it only took me about three minutes to make, here's a chart of everyone's meal choices so far. Team Bavarian Combo is winning. Bavarian Combo in first place with 66, Chicken is second with 49. Cod and Vegetarian Pasta are in a distant 3rd and 4th (12 and 9 respectively). Oh yeah, and 1 Vegan Meal.

Take that Mac commercial guy!

Clicky clicky, bigger piccy!

posted by Princess Blogonoke @ 8/03/2006 12:16:00 PM

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Plus, if the kiddies do something really cute, we can send the video to America's Funniest Home Videos (yes, that show is still on as far as I know) and hopefully exploit their exploits for cash!Plus, if the kiddies do something really cute, we can send the video to America's Funniest Home Videos (yes, that show is still on as far as I know) and hopefully exploit their exploits for cash! father daughter wedding songs

By  Richard C. Lambert, at Mon Jul 06, 01:04:00 AM 2015  

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Excitement and heartache! Ups and downs! It was the circus that was...

My wedding shower! Dunh dunh dunnhhh!

It actually started the day before when I hijacked one of my bridesmaids, Anne, to come with me to the D-town area to meet with our wedding photographer. We had to go some time that week because the shower was on Saturday, and I really wanted to have the proof book of Stink Pants' and my engagement pictures to pass around to the shower guests. Plus, on the way back up, we needed to stop at the airport to pick up Noona! Hurray Noona!

The day started just fine. Anne and I made it to the photographer's place with a minimal amount of gippies (Gippy: noun coined by my dad. A word for turning around when you make a wrong turn). Halfway through the meeting, my phone rings. It's Noona, but I don't answer because I don't want to be rude to the photographer and I figure it can wait until after we finish.

After an hour and a half, Anne and I walk back into the heat of Friday afternoon and get some lunch. Meanwhile I take the time to call Noona.

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Laura: Hey Noona! Sorry I missed your call.

Noona: Hey. I'm not coming.

Laura: What?! Why?

Noona: My flight was cancelled because of weather. (Laura looks around in the scorching heat at the cloudless sky).

Laura: Awwwww! No!

Noona: And I can't get on any other flights because they're all booked. I could try to come tomorrow, but the plane will arrive at 4:18 in the afternoon and I'll have to leave on Sunday anyway.

Laura: Here, let me call Mom and have her call the travel agent lady. Maybe she can come up with a way.

Noona: So, should I stay here at the airport?

Laura: Yeah, I'll have Mom call you.
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So, I call Mom. Mom calls travel agent lady, and I continue driving to the mall, where Anne and I are supposed to pick up some extra wedding favors (and do a little shopping in the process).

Later, Mom calls back. There's no way Noona can come to the shower... unless she spends $1000+, stays for six or eight hours, then flies back. Wahhh! No Noona! Laura = Sad!

The rest of the day continues without any major hang-ups. Anne and I go shopping, I buy some nice high-heeled sandals (on sale, of course), and we have sushi for dinner. Other than a bit of traffic and a little melancholy while we pass the airport, everything goes according to plan.

Fast forward to Saturday, the day of the shower. It is HOT! We probably should've just cooked our food on the pavement, since it would save money and cooking in the house only made it hot there too. Mom was up early cooking and setting stuff up with her crew of homies (special thanks goes out to Ninang, Marietta, and Shirley. The food was delicious!). I talked to Noona for another hour while I was deciding what to wear, then I was sent to the grocery store for potato salad and various other random stuff (including 20 bags of ice).

At quarter to four our first guests arrived. Mom was still in her working clothes and only half my ponytail was curled. So, we greeted our guests and promptly disappeared to finish getting ready. By four o'clock, guests were streaming into the house and Mom and I were running around trying to get the outdoors ready so we could move everyone to the garden (there's more room there). It's about 5:15 or so before everyone can grab food and start eating. Meanwhile, I shanghaied Anne and my friend from college, Kristin, to run some games for me. I was planning on talking about the games with Noona but... Wahhh! No Noona!

The games I picked our were mainly sit-down, writing-type games. I figured it might be hard for some of our guests to do physical games, and it was just so dang hot! It's a good thing Kristin and Anne were there, because there's no way I could've done the game thing by myself, and Mom had her hands full just trying to get chairs and food for everyone.

Just as the games were finishing, clouds rolled over the sky and rain started falling. Most people made it inside the garage without getting too damp (my mom was not one of those people). There, surrounded by all the lovely people that care about me, I opened presents! (Thanks again to Anne and Kristin for writing the list of gifts down and rewrapping everything after I opened it.) I got lots of kitchen stuff and some censored (in case Stink Pants is reading this). After presents, our guests left with flowers and scented soap! It was all done by 8:00, but those four hours... actually the whole day just flew by! I went out for kareoke with my friend Jennifer after I had some time to recouperate from the day's festivities.

Mom and I spent all of Sunday sleeping. All of it.

posted by Princess Blogonoke @ 7/31/2006 10:50:00 PM

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Sorry I couldn't make the shower. I was at a teaching conference down in Detroit all week (*puke*). However, Jay and I have shower presents for you and Stink Pants.

We live in Fairgrove. You live in Caro. I'm not shipping them. I'll either drop them off at some point, or bring them to the wedding.

I just went through this. Time will fly by like mad, and somehow, everything will work itself out, and the day will run smoothly. I promise!

By  Anonymous, at Thu Aug 03, 01:28:00 AM 2006  

I hope so... I've been going a little crazy this week.

Boo for crazy.

By  Princess Blogonoke, at Thu Aug 03, 03:42:00 AM 2006  

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