Here Come the Men in Black

There are few things I love more than a man in a tux, especially when it is A in a tux. We debated, but settled on ordering tuxedos from Men's Warehouse. It seemed easiest because his best men x7 (Andrew still has not/does not seem to want to pick a best man) are all over the country, from Washington to Florida and our fathers live in Illinois (mine) and Minnesota (his). Andrew will be wearing an ivory vest/shirt to match my dress: The groomsmen will be wearing the same pattern of vest in brown to match the bridesmaids: The fathers will wear the same pattern of vest in silver: All of the dapper gents will wear these tuxedos in Super 100 as to not wilt during our outdoor ceremony: The will all wear these cuff links: And, we are not going to follow the trend and go with ties. Andrew has chosen the ever classic bow tie to complete his wedding day look. I was quite surprised!

Andrew will be wearing an ivory vest/shirt to match my dress:


The groomsmen will be wearing the same pattern of vest in brown to match the bridesmaids:

The fathers will wear the same pattern of vest in silver:

All of the dapper gents will wear these tuxedos in Super 100 as to not wilt during our outdoor ceremony:

The will all wear these cuff links:

And, we are not going to follow the trend and go with ties. Andrew has chosen the ever classic bow tie to complete his wedding day look. I was quite surprised! How did your fiance surprise you when you were chooisng his wedding day attire?

All pictures and products from www.menswarehouse.com.

Rave Review-Tungstenworld.com

We ordered his band on Wednesday, it was here on Friday, even with the New Year's holiday. It is exactly what he wanted, fits like a glove and came in a beautiful wooden box. Not only that, but Tungsten World offers some things that no other jeweler we shopped at did: a 30 day exchange policy, in case the fit isn't quite right, a guarantee that the ring will be replaced if his ring size changes (Tungsten is so hard it can't be sized) and it can be engraved (which is rare because tungsten is such a hard metal)! All this for under $200! I swear I do not work for www.tungstenworld.com.

Without further adieu...My man's band:

Now I need to devise the perfect phrase for engraving...Hmm...Any suggestions? What did you inscribe on your FH or DH's band?

Congratulations Bridgette and Dave!

On December 29th, my friend and bridesmaid, Bridgette got engaged. Here is the very sweet story, in her words:

"We got back Saturday from a great visit home to both of our parents' houses for Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations. Sunday we spent the day relaxing, then headed up to the mountains that night. Monday was spent at Keystone on the slopes. It was a beautiful, warm day with a perfectly blue sky. When we got back to the condo from skiing, Dave suggested that we take a walk before sunset. We spent time exploring the shores of Lake Dillon and the amphitheater. On our way back to the condo, Dave took my hand and turned me around toward him. He reached in his jacket and said, I've wanted to do this all day." Then there at 9,017 feet by a glorious ice-covered lake and snow-capped Rocky peaks, Dave got on one knee and asked me to married him. I, of course, said yes! Afterwards we spent the next few hours calling family and friends. That night we celebrated with dinner at Pugs Ryan and then a movie by the fireplace."

Congratulations you two! I've already had so much fun planning and dress shopping with Bridgette!

Long Time, No Blog...

Okay, so all of the usual excuses apply. I had a huge graduate school project due, I was in Minnesota for a week visiting A's family and I got sucked in by the holidays. But here I am and I'm back with a vengeance. This past week has been, as I affectionately refer to and as A somewhat less lovingly refers to, bridal boot camp. In this past week we have checked off several to dos including:

• Reserving the space for the rehearsal dinner.
• Selecting and ordering A's wedding band.
• Choosing and ordering tuxedos.
• Choosing an invitation suite.
• Asking A's cousin, Mark to give the sermon at our wedding.

Yessss! Less than 6 months to go and feeling pretty good:) If I can only get a real handle on Weight Watchers in 2009. Sigh.

More from me very soon, I promise!