Ringing In My Ears

Good Sunday morning dear readers,

I promised to share some wedding stories with you, and so if there happens to be a bride-to-be reading along please take heed to my warnings! I’ve been there, done that, and gotten stressed all around!

About a week before the wedding I posted a photo of our wedding bands. What I didn’t post was the story behind them, particularly my wedding band. But I love suspense so I’ll make you read about Mike’s wedding band first.

I got a nice check back from my taxes about a year ago and ask my dad to put it away somewhere safe so I could buy Mike’s wedding ring. Well Christmas came along with all of its sales and “end of the year” deals and I found myself in a jewelry shop while on Christmas vacation in Chicago.  I had been scouting out rings for a few months now and finally found on simple but “gallant” enough for my groom. Luckily, the holiday discounts put the ring right in my budget. I called Mike, just to double check on his ring size, and bought the titanium thing that same day. Of course I had to politely refuse to buy my own wedding band again and again. I wanted to wait until Mike was with me but that sales lady was so pushy! Then after saying “no” for the last time she seemed as though I was more of a bother to her than a customer. 

Anyways, a few months later I was sitting on my bed gawking at sapphire wedding bands when it popped up on my screen. A gorgeous sapphire wedding band in white gold and white little white diamonds along the side. I feel totally in love with the ring and was psyched out when I saw its price tag was also in our range.  

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So we, the unsuspecting happy couple, order the ring and await our wedding day with the best of hopes and dreams. The package arrives at my fiancée’s house and low and behold the ring they sent was green. Not blue, not blue-ish, but as green as the green pepper Mike sliced up for his omelet! Apparently Zales, yes I’ll give you the company name, decided that since they were out of stock of the sapphires, and didn’t bother to remove the ring from their website, they could send a green one and we dumb customers wouldn’t notice the difference. I’m sorry if that’s a little harsh, but when you’re less than 2 weeks away from your wedding and you haven’t got a ring to use a bride kinda freaks out. 

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Zales assured us that they would send us a ring on the 25th, but our wedding was the 21st. 

I can’t tell you how upset I was. On top of all the stress of work, moving, planning, and other wedding drama…I didn’t have a ring to use for the wedding. I was crying my eyes out while sitting on my bed with Mom and Dad trying to comfort me while my brother could only come up with “It’s just a ring. Big deal.”

After going to my eye doctor appointment with bloodshot eyes (embarrassing), Dad took me shopping to the mall as a last ditch effort. He was my hero. 

After going into shop and shop and dealing with some very rude people, we found my wedding band. A simple white gold band with little diamonds. I tried it on before realizing it was a size too small, but after some elbow grease and Windex the ring came sliding off my finger. The sales lady assured me that she could have it sized in a day and would have it ready for my wedding. 

So, a warning to all future brides everywhere: order your rings way ahead of time and if your jewelry company fails you…write a blog post about it. 

Grey Tuxes For The Guys

Who ever thought that picking out tuxes could take so much time? Well….I did.

I blocked out 3 hours when Mike and I went tux shopping. The whole experience took about 20 minutes. We went with a light grey suit since we were going for a semi-formal look. The guys wore light green vests and had white boutonnieres. Mike stood out with a yellow vest, a yellow boutonniere and a giant smile.

The only bump in the road we hit was when Mike went to pick up his tux. The shoes were two different sizes, an 8 and an 11, and his suit coats somehow walked off and hid itself in the storage room.  Luckily we had a few days of wiggle room and the problem was quickly worked out. 

Yellow Dresses For My Girls

If you followed along with the wedding preparations, you may remember there being some drama with the bridesmaid dresses. The style I originally fell in love with was way out of any of our budgets, and the dresses we ordered turned out horribly. 

Maybe some other brides have had better luck with ordering dresses from China, but ours were the wrong color, improperly hemmed, and one girl never even got hers in the mail!

So I was thrown into a panic trying to find something yellow, affordable, and loved by all three girls. Many tried to get me off the “yellow boat” and said “just get grey” or tried to direct me to something I really didn’t want.

I politely but firmly stood my ground and continued to search for the prefect yellow dress. I had always daydreamed about my girls standing there by me in yellow and I just couldn’t give it up.

I stuck to my guns and was rewarded with these gorgeous yellow dresses. Don’t the girls look beautiful!?

Mrs.Girr

Hello Readers!

I missed writing you all and this post has been long overdue. Mike and I will get internet set up in our new place soon, but until then I'll just do my best at posting when I get in a wifi hotspot. 

The wedding was magical. The weather couldn't have been more perfect, and my groom any more handsome. I'll be sure to share a series of photos and stories along with our honeymoon destination!

Bucket List: What's Left

Good morning readers,

Soon I'll be back in my cozy little home and have a chance to upload some stories and photo's with my latest adventures.

Until I get that chance, here are a few adventures I can't wait to have.

This is the last post I think I'll make before I get back.

Hopefully, you will be hearing from me soon!

Have a magical weekend.

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Bucket List: Completed

That's right,

I'm still on my honeymoon with the man of my dreams.

Guys, he makes me so happy...I can't wait to share our wedding photos with you.

Till then, check out this two day series on my personal bucket list.

Today I'll list the things I've crossed off.

Yep, I've crossed all of these things off of my bucket list.

Check back tomorrow to see what's left.

Do you have anything you're just dying to do?

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Take a guess!

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Some of you may be curious as to where Mike and I are exactly.

I'll tell you.

We're on our honeymoon.

Now I know that's not what you really wanted to hear but I'll give you a few hints as to where we are hiding in America.

There's one hint right there, we haven't left the country.

We're not at a beach with sandy shores collecting sea shells.

You won't find us in city lights flagging down a cab.

We've gone somewhere we can really relax and rest from all the wedding bustle. We've gone somewhere we can still be reminded of Vermont but far enough away to be alone.

Any guesses?

I'll tell you when I get back!