Centerpieces update

So I know that I had made my centerpieces way ahead in time, but the luxury or curse (depends on how you see it) is that this affords me the time to make little adjustments to them. Hopefully for the better...

For example, this week, I thought I'd add in some baby's breath cause I was bought a bunch of them for $12 from the dollar shop. And this is what transcended:

And I do like them better this way... I also made an extra one just in case we end up having more than the sixteen tables I originally thought we were having. I also started thinking about what I would like to have as the centerpiece for the Bridal table as I had ordered that one from the florist and this will be fresh flowers. As it is an asian style reception, we get a round table amongst the guests, but I will have it distinguished with ivory chair sashes instead of the peach ones the other tables get.

I think I like this for an idea. It kind of ties in the rest of the centrepieces (I will ask for the colours to be matched where possible) but is a grander version on its own.

And I will just get some tealights for the table I suppose. I wonder how much extra she'd charge me for the crystals and the mirror plate if I hire those from her?

Otherwise, I can just as easily buy those from the dollar shop I am sure! Am really excited about discussing this idea with the florist then!

All things Cake related

It is crazy the amount of ideas you get when you are planning your own wedding. I was just thinking if I could make a stand for my cake as I am only having two tiers and I didn't really need another layer of cake. Having a Fake layer wasn't really a good option with me either so I kept browsing.

Then I saw these:

Aren't they just gorgeous?

Also I bought this beaded lace to put around the cake.

And this is going to be our cake topper! I can't wait for it to arrive!

So I put together a rough vision and it looks like this:

My What a week! Hair piece and shoes sorted!

It's been a really emotional week.

Not only have I been working really hard on only our biggest conference of the year, I was also working on two Brisbane conferences throughout the week. At least I get to go!

On top of all of that, on the wedding front, I have been hit with many other issues:

1) I found out that we have to get a new MC cause the friend we intended on asking rejected the request and said he'd prefer to enjoy a wedding for once instead of working through it. So we had to re-shuffle mentally amongst our friends and come up with different tasks for the night for each one.

2) My mum's sister decided to have her two cents about my wedding too. Probably my fault cause I included her in my emails to Mum. But she basically didn't understand why I had chosen a traditional garb for my reception dress and she suggests that for such a 'grand' occassion, I need to have sequins and be dressed to the nineties. She also said I will look older than my husband on the day if I am not taking her suggestions on board. But you know what?

I doubt it. My fiance has been really supportive through it all, telling me that he reckons I shouldn't be listening to her as he doesn't rate her fashion sense very much anyways. I agree. I have never really liked the gifts she's given me throughout the years, but again its my fault cause I always thank her profusely for it.

3) Having said that, I suppose my insecurities were more around my reception dress being too short and highlighting the width of my hips. I have no idea if the skirt can be lengthened at all, and I am now wishing there is more of a 'swish' effect with the skirt. Although there is more material in the skirt to create a fluid movement, perhaps the material isn't long enough and so it isn't creating that softness and fluidity. In fact it is gathering between my legs and hardly very flattering. ARRRGGGHHH!!! I should really calm down and bring this to a seamstress to have it all fixed.

4) And then my future father in law convinced me to have an open inspection of my apartment and he started bringing an agent to my place whilst I wasn't here. I mean I don't mind taht, but he doesn't know my place now does he? Again, I didn't say no and he ended up not knowing the answers to the questions the agent had. Typical. Why do others like to 'help' a control freak? Don't they know I will never be 100% happy with someone else dealing with my affairs? Grrrr.....And then no one turns up for the open inspection anyways. Crap agent.

It isn't all bad news I suppose.

At least I made progress with babe on what wedding cars we will have.

And I got a beautiful head piece that I am really pleased with:

And I bought what I think might be my actual wedding shoes:

And so....I really shouldn't complain I suppose. :)

5 months 1 week and six days until I marry my soulmate

Last Thursday I heard my fiance giving one of his friends relationship advice. He said "You've got to be Best friends. We (meaning us) are best friends and we tell each other everything"

I thought that was true and it makes it that much more exciting knowing that he feels the same way about me in this regard.

We're less than half a year in and I can't help wanting to put everything together in the one place and seeing them all together. I don't know if they go well together, but I love every single aspect of the wedding so far!

Also my 'future-mother-in-law' says we should go eat at the restaurant where our reception is to be held after she gets back from visiting her grandson in HK. I can't wait to see the venue again and would love to check it out again as I am really struggling to make this Chinese restaurant look like a western reception venue!

Theming: Peach Lace and Pearls

Okay, I know it is a little too late to be thinking about this considering logically brides decide on it first before they jet off to secure the little details that make up their wedding. Here I am, mostly done and then wondering tonight whilst browsing through SMP whether I have a common theme running through my wedding so far.

I have thought at first theming was just a colour. And mine was ivory, peach and orange.

Then I thought it was a genre and then I had chosen elegance and romance.

Later I thought it was to match with the details of my dress which I keep coming back to for inspiration (and perhaps to nurse my impatience for the wait for dress).

So, I think I have figured it out tonight. Finally.

This is it.

It was all of the above.

It was the colours, the genre, the gorgeous details.

Sighzzz... it has just always been... me.