Well, today marks EXACTLY two months until I become Mrs. Douglas Shade!!! Actually, down to the minute. I will be walking down the aisle around 5:00 pm (as long as a certain Groom is not late). It's so crazy to think that there are only 2 months to go! I really cannot believe how quickly this month has flown by! I feel like it was just yesterday that I was walking into work trying to think up a creative way to show my ring to everyone. Now, there are only 8 weeks left. It has actually started to get a bit stressful. Okay, I am lying. A LOT stressful! We were fine up until we hit the 3 month mark (last month). Then...family started REALLY getting involved and REALLY trying to take control. It has been tough trying to set expectations and make everyone happy while at the same time, have our special day exactly like WE want it. It's such a fine balance. I can honestly say that I now understand why people want to elope! It does make it SO much easier and does eliminate a lot of stress and unwanted grief. BUT...I know that when our day comes, we will be so thankful that we pushed through it all and stuck with it. I just keep thinking of the words "I now pronounce you husband and wife" and it brings a smile to my face! I have waited so long to be Doug's wife and I can hardly contain the excitement as I imagine living together and being married!!!!
As far as the planning is concerned...we have pretty much everything done. Doug and I spent all day yesterday assembling and stuffing envelopes for the invites. (Actually, Doug ended up taking a nap and I stuffed) ;) It was actually kind of therapeutic to put all of the invites together. It's going to be crazy to start receiving everyones response cards. I imagine that they will pretty much all come at once and then there will be a few stragglers towards the end.
I have my hair and makeup trial on Wednesday night. I actually just requested to take a 1/2 day at work so that Mom and I can grab dinner before the trial. I'm so excited but a bit nervous that everything will work out. It's so scary booking your hair and makeup! Especially when you don't know anyone specific that has used them in the past. I guess that is what trials are for. I'll be sure to write an update on Thursday and let you all know how it went. I probably won't take pictures...some things need to be a surprise. :)
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