Wedding countdown: 11 days to go

[mekyria]

ikaiya came over yesterday, which was awesome! We made a start with the ribbon brooch thingies for the guests and talked about life. Funny how things turn out so different then  I imagined it would be as a teenager. For example, E. is totally not the type of guy I liked when I was 16 and settling down sounded so boring then. It also makes me wonder how I will feel about us in another 16 years, I believe that we will be together for quite some time.

Tonight the public servant that will marry us is coming over to talk through the ceremony. My mum will be there too, I get to see her a lot these days! This is a good thing in general. remember that we went shopping for my wedding jewelry a couple of weeks ago? She called me a couple of days later that it didn't feel right. I returned the jewelry we bought because if there is one thing I understand, it's that if something doesn't feel right for her, I don't want to wear it on my wedding day. On Saturday we visited a local goldsmith who helped us pick out a similar set that he is going to make but with different pearls and in white gold. It is more expensive then the other set but I am very happy with this set as is my mum. It truly is prettier and more delicate then what we bought before.

With only eleven days to go, things start to pile up. I need to make a summer dress from the white tricot that I bought for our first dance (Argentinian Tango). Watching youtube video's with tango wedding dances, it really strikes me how much better tango looks in high heels and short skirt. The legwork is so intense and staccato sometimes, I want to show it off! So that's two nights planned with creating the pattern and making a white halter dress, princess seams and godets below the widest parts of the hips. It wil be mid thigh length, that somehow always ends up as 'just below the butt' length on me. I've tried on every white summerdress I could find in the past three months but nothing worked and now I am doing a last minute sewing project because there is a bridezilla in me wanting to come out.

Wednesday we'll visit the brass quartet to run through the songs during the ceremony. I have no clue what they are going to play but it will no doubt be beautiful and thoughtful as E. played with them as a reserve. I find it amusing that the dixieland band wants to play more then one set, but they can't because the brass quartet, the salsa band and the dalla dream dancers are performing too. A little bird told me that my dad wants to show a 14 minute video compilation of me, it sounds a bit on the long side but the masters of ceremony can handle this perfectly.

That leaves me with poking people on facebook that haven't RSVP'd yet *couch* my nieces and all my belly dance friends *cough*.

Comments

[replyhazy.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness. I'm thinking you should be selling tickets to all the entertainment at your wedding! It sounds so wonderful! Good luck on your sewing... it's not a performance unless there is last minute costume making! :)

[mekyria.livejournal.com]

this is true! Eeven if you have your costume picked out, there will always be last minute sewing :-)