Blushing Bride

Now that's a wedding cake...

    My friend Ashlee just sent me an e-mail entitled "Wedding cakes in Kuwait OMG!" I can't even imagine having a cake like this.  There were so many pictures in the e-mail, but here are some of my favourites.  It really made me say OMG!

Shopping for a wedding...

    Money is tight in the Swinson/Moore household. Seems like each time we think we've got a bit of savings, something goes wrong. 
    I was talking to Lorna Murphy with the Pickering Town Centre earlier today and I mentioned that Scott and I won't be sharing gifts this year because we're trying to save every penny. 
    She offered something that made me laugh our loud.  She suggested we get married at the Pickering mall. 

    I could take escalator down to the ceremony and we could have our reception in the food court.
Could you imagine?
    Thanks Lorna : )

Still haven't tried on a dress...

    I didn't end up going shopping on Saturday for a wedding dress, so there are no pictures to see. 
I'm still recovering from being sick last week. I can't wait to feel better!
    I am getting pretty antsy though.  I think its time for me to go try on a few dresses. I'm not where I'd like to be weight wise, in fact I'm still far from my goal weight but I think I need to at least see how the dress looks. I'm not even sure if I really care to lose the weight anymore.  That was one of the first things that popped into my mind when Scott proposed. "I need to lose weight!" Now I'm getting lazy. 10 lbs is good enough. Maybe I'll lose more now that I'm not caring so much?
   I'll keep you posted.

Yuck...

         Well, I got sick. Very sick.  I've been off work all week.  Just wanted to fill you in on why I haven't been blogging. Scott and I are supposed to go to Niagara Falls tomorrow for the night.  My parents and a few of their friends are going for the weekend. I am hoping I will wake up tomorrow and be all better, but I'm not thinking so.     
        I was excited to go because I was going to ask my mom to go to the states with me to look at wedding dresses after breakfast on Saturday before I went home.  David's Bridal has the best... cheap wedding dresses.  Its worth it to take the trip across the border.
        If I do go, I'll bring my camera and take some pictures.  If I don't go... I'll be laying on the couch trying to recover.  Cross your fingers for me. I really, really want to go.  I even saved up more overtime for the day off.

322...

     322 days until our wedding.  I have a countdown on my facebook page.  I seriously can't wait! The wedding will be fun but the honeymoon, that'll be awesome! Does anyone have any suggestions for when we should book our honeymoon? I don't want to do last minute.

Silver cocktail dresses...

     I'm asking for help. If anyone sees any silver or grey cocktail dresses, I beg you... please tell me! I promised my bridesmaids I'd try to get a dress that they could wear again so I'm looking for just a short little cocktail dress. I was at Winners a couple of weeks ago and I'm kicking myself for not buying the 4 dresses that were there. Calvin Klein dresses in two styles for $60. I need 7 dresses so I thought there is no sense in buying those 4 because the way Winners is, I probably wouldn't be able to find them at another store. Dummy! I should have tried. Anyway, so please, pretty please, tell me if you find any. My bridesmaids range in sizes, but if there is small to extra large.. I'll get one of each for them to try on.
Thanks : )

Time flies...or crawls

    Some days I think about how fast time is flying by... 11 months before our wedding date, but on days like today I wish we could just get it over with.  It'll be an awesome party.  Everyone will look amazing.  And I'm sure the food and music will be outstanding. Why do we have to wait 11 months? Well, mostly because Scott and I don't have anything done, but I really do wish we were already married.  We pretty much are.  We've been living in common law since August 2006. Where's my wedding ring?
     Maybe its the fact that I could actually be crazy... because who other than me watches TLC's Jon and Kate: Plus 8 (the show where they have 8 kids) and wish that I could take all the little ones home.
I don't actually want 8 kids, but they are all so adorable. Watch out Scottie! ; )

Seating chart...

     At most weddings seating charts are divided up by table numbers, at a few I've been to they've been set up by funny names for the tables.  Anyone got any ideas for themes for the tables? Maybe we'll do hockey teams? Scott's a big sports nut. Or colours? Let me know if you have any thoughts.  Just thinking...

The meal...

     We haven't gone into taste the menu at the caterers yet, but since we're getting married in October Scott and I are thinking of having turkey for dinner.  But we get two meat choices.  What other meat do you have with turkey?

Ceremony...

     Scott and I are having a non-religious wedding ceremony.  We are getting married in a gazebo outside and not in a church.  Does anyone have any recommendations for officiants?
I'm trying to figure out where to get a hold of that information.