Enough about the Bridesmaids Dresses!

So it is interesting the stories you hear after the fact. My sister called me last night and informed me of this - when she received her bridesmaids dress, it did not fit. Unfortunately, it was a little too snug. Well, more than a little too snug! As many of you know, we did not get our dresses until a month before the wedding. She started out the conversation saying, I just got back from the seamstress and everything is good, but...and then she went into her story. Some of my bridesmaids had to measure themselves and then call in their measurements. She thought she was measuring correctly - she was not (I guess that waist part threw her off). So here is what happened. She went to the seamstress who told her that unless she loses some weight - a lot of weight - she could get her into the dress. So my sister worked out for three hours a day and then on Saturday went to the seamstress. She lost 15 pounds in about three weeks and the dress fits. Of course, she did not tell me any of this until last night. Please note - She would not recommend this to anyone. She says she can't move because of the workouts, so dancing at the wedding will probably be out for her! Oh my...

Esty Buy of the Week

I can't remember exactly when I came across Etsy, but I know that it definitely has become my new best friend. I told my friend the other day it is like all the cool Chicago Outdoor Markets we have here during the summer, where you get to find a cool new piece of jewerly made by hand. (My favorite is Market Days on Halsted usually the first week of August).

Yesterday I decided to look at my purchase page when I noticed how much I had spent in the last couple months! Yikes. But I love all my goodies!

I ended up buying cufflinks for my brother-in-law from Anne Holman. It was perfect, because he loves cufflinks and loves vintage maps. Well, I cannot say enough about her. I made my purchase and left a comment that I would love to have where my brother-in-law and sister got married - A very small town in Scotland. I think it was two days later, I had them! Unbelievable service!

Gocco Crazy

Thank you to Honey Bee Weddings, who posted this article today. It is the perfect time because I can truly attest to how cool this little bridal community really is. About a month ago, I whined over the fact that I wanted to tryout a Gocco machine but could not find good reason to pay for the machine at this moment. At the time, I fantasized that I could do my rehearsal luncheon invitations, table numbers, escort cards, etc., etc. with the gocco. Well, thanks to A Windy City Wedding, she met up with me at a nearby Starbucks, chatted for an hour (talking all about our weddings, of course) and then she handed over her Gocco for me to borrow. I know! How cool is she?

So I knew I could not pass this up and after a couple weeks of watching some crazy "How to use gocco" videos - I decided it was time to check this out. I ended up doing something very easy. Our logo on our OOT bags. It was extremely simple because I decided to stay with one color. Secondly, I went with just a basic brown bag. For my first gocco project - I was actually sort of happy how they turned out. Some of them were not great thought. (Emily - you were oh so right about the perfection part. I don't like the fact that out of the 24 bags I did, only a couple came out perfect looking). However, I think the ones that have a little less ink still look somewhat cool.

Now what else can I do? I am thinking maybe stationary for my bridesmaids...hmm, damn you wedding for being just seven days away!



Here are all my finished welcome bags. Now I just need to hit Sam's Club for the goodies!

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Bridesmaids Jewelry (Check)

To be honest, the bridesmaids jewerly made me as nervous as getting the dresses. I actually told my sister, who is in the wedding party that her only job was finding the jewelry. She called me weeks ago and said she found a winner. Freshwater pearl necklace sets (which included a bracelet and earrings to match) for $20 bucks (are you kidding me?). All of this at a local TJ Maxx. I trusted her and told her to snag them up. Well...she left off one important fact -they were real pearl necklaces, but they were pink pearls. At first I hedged, but then this weekend I saw the jewerly with the deep chocolate dresses and was blown away. They give them a very vintage look and I think with the flowers, they will pop more than the ivory pearls would have.

Could it be true?

I am scared to jinx it, but just checked our 10-day weather forecast. Cloudy, mid-60s...and 10 percent chance of rain on our wedding day. I will totally take that, but please, please no rain....

Bride on Fire

Ok, this would be my worse nightmare.