Bridezilla

So, I finally had my first major bridezilla moment.

Sam had asked me to book our string trio a few weeks ago.  I emailed our signed contract and method of payment to the contact person Sam had been working with.  The person responded to me, and I assumed that meant they had gotten the attached contract.

No sir.  It did not.

For the past two weeks, Sam has been mentioning to me that the payment never came through on his credit card.  He had been copied on the email, which I reminded him, and I suggested that he follow up.

Today, Sam heard back from the vendor that they hadn't received our payment information.  Which Sam then texted me.  Oh no, sir.  Think again.  I went back into my emails and forwarded the email I had sent containing the contract and payment again copying Sam and sending it to our contact person.

I wrote a slightly snotty, aggressive email about how I "assumed" that the attachment had been received when the contact responded to my original email but would someone please let me know the payment had been received.

I then called Sam and in a rather terse tone, let him know that he'd been copied on the email and should now follow up and confirm with the contact that it had been received.  It was one of the few times that I have heard Sam recoil on the phone.  I am relatively sure it's the first time I've had a full-blown bridezilla moment because Sam quite literally said, "Okay, I think we're okay," and then got the hell off the phone.

The vendor quickly responded that all was well and he'd missed the attachment.

And it was not my proudest moment, but I am assured that many of us brides lose our sense of sanity at one point of another and it's perfectly normal.  For now, I'm going to try to get the crazy locked down and keep trucking on my To Do lists.

Summer 2014

I love summer, but 2014 is going to be a big one!

This summertime, I am a bride, having the experience of a lifetime, surrounded by my family and friends and overwhelmed with the unconditional love that has been so prevalent during the wedding planning process.  

Our wedding is set for August and so far almost everything we've experienced has been fun - at least to some degree!  We're planning our wedding, one of the sweetest chapters in our love story, and looking toward the future.  Yes, wedding planning has been hard work, but life is full of hard work!  That's what makes us appreciate the fun times!  

Over the past 10 months of our engagement, Sam and I have done a lot of growing up.  We've really begun to make plans for our future together as our own little family unit and I am so excited to see what's in store for us!  

2 Months To Go!

Dance Lessons

Sam and I are taking a few dance lessons before the wedding not only improve our first dance skills, but also as a fun, date night activity.  We started out with the Waltz, but it turns out we are more Tango people... considering that it's a fiery, passionate dance and we're fiery, passionate people, that may not come as a surprise to many of our friends and family.  Also, it turns out that ballroom dancing is not for sissies.

Within 10 minutes of starting our first lesson, the dance instructor said to me, "You're seeming to have trouble following Sam's lead."  She couldn't have hit the nail more squarely on the head with that.

Not only do I feel as though I have two left feet, I cannot seem to get the lead and follow quite right let along the arm positions and constant, lightly applied pressure on his hand.  Granted, this is just our first lesson, but I can't help wondering how much we'll improve (realistically) over the next 11 weeks before the wedding.

I suppose I'll just have to keep practicing and see what happens!

It's Really Happening...

Well, there is no turning back now... I mailed out our wedding invitations this afternoon.

Sam and I spent Saturday night stuffing envelopes and on Sunday we sealed them up and worked on the ceremony details - procession and recession bridal party order, the music we want the string trio to play, who is going to do which readings, etc.  

The little details are killing me now.  There is SO MUCH to keep track of, and so much that needs to be addressed between now and August that can't be completed until after our RSVPs come in.  That is really frustrating to me being that I abhor procrastination and yet I can't get started on things like the seating chart, the place cards, etc. until we know who is coming.