Today my co-workers treated me to a lovely wedding shower lunch with some delicious cheesecake!
So much fun! Love the ladies I work with!!
Monday, June 25, 2012
Work Wedding Shower!
I have 5 days left until the big day!
Today my co-workers treated me to a lovely wedding shower lunch with some delicious cheesecake!
So much fun! Love the ladies I work with!!
Today my co-workers treated me to a lovely wedding shower lunch with some delicious cheesecake!
So much fun! Love the ladies I work with!!
Thursday, June 21, 2012
9 Days....
Oh my! We only have 9 days to go!!! I had a mini anxiety attack two nights ago, but i think it was just the initial shock of how close the wedding is. Patches my Dalmatian was able to calm me down...his calming presence always helps me, I LOVE PET THERAPY!
Things I've decided not to do to reduce my stress:
Things I've decided not to do to reduce my stress:
- Stop looking at Pinterest. I love pinterest and all of the ideas you can get from it, but at this point if I don't have it done now, there is no way I'm going to start any new projects now.
- Drink a lot of water...I tend to stop drinking fluids when I get stressed.
- Focus on the task at hand and try not to do too much forward thinking.
- Breathe...
- Laugh...
- Enjoy every moment!
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Peonies!!!
I spoke with Wendy our good friend and florist today! The Peonies have been ordered and are being shipped from a grower in Vermont! I thought it was crazy that one of my moms friends ordered Peonies from Holland for her Daughters wedding. Can't believe that my favorite flowers are being shipped from the East Coast.
So excited!! So thankful for Wendy and her amazing research skills and her knack for networking. This is where we ordered the flowers from and they had a great deal on flowers: http://www.thirdbranch.com/pages/contact.htm
Hope this helps other brides who want peonies for their June weddings!
Best,
Genie Kimchee
So excited!! So thankful for Wendy and her amazing research skills and her knack for networking. This is where we ordered the flowers from and they had a great deal on flowers: http://www.thirdbranch.com/pages/contact.htm
Hope this helps other brides who want peonies for their June weddings!
Best,
Genie Kimchee
Time Crunch
We have 16 days left until the wedding.
I'm feeling good! Trying to manage a good skin care regimen, booked my spa care treatments leading up to the wedding, updated my to do list.
Larry bought me this awesome spa pass for a local spa in town for $50 back in November. It covers 3 different visits hair cut, facial and massage and all you have to do is pay gratuity. So stoked to cash in on this deal. I even upgraded for $10-20 extra dollars for the deluxe treatments. I think scheduling these blocks of relaxation are important for the bride. I know I would never take a break if these things weren't scheduled. Looking forward to relaxation those days leading up to the wedding.
My mom flys in this afternoon. I'm going to try my best not to turn into a monster and stress out. For some reason I tend to get more stressed when people try to help or ask me for things to do. Can't you read my mind people? Hahaha.... My mantra, "it's going to be fine. Don't worry about it. You can help me work on this..."
That's all for now!
Genie Kimchee
I'm feeling good! Trying to manage a good skin care regimen, booked my spa care treatments leading up to the wedding, updated my to do list.
Larry bought me this awesome spa pass for a local spa in town for $50 back in November. It covers 3 different visits hair cut, facial and massage and all you have to do is pay gratuity. So stoked to cash in on this deal. I even upgraded for $10-20 extra dollars for the deluxe treatments. I think scheduling these blocks of relaxation are important for the bride. I know I would never take a break if these things weren't scheduled. Looking forward to relaxation those days leading up to the wedding.
My mom flys in this afternoon. I'm going to try my best not to turn into a monster and stress out. For some reason I tend to get more stressed when people try to help or ask me for things to do. Can't you read my mind people? Hahaha.... My mantra, "it's going to be fine. Don't worry about it. You can help me work on this..."
That's all for now!
Genie Kimchee
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Suits, spreadsheets, and details!
Let me start by saying "wholly cow we only have 23 days left until the big day!"
As I let out a big sigh of relief, I feel the need to list all the things we (our team of wedding gnomes) have accomplished.
1. Venue Rental
2. Food/catering
3. Clothing (dresses, suits, shirts, ties, shoes)
4. Essential supplies (thanks to my mom for finding plates and silverware on Craigslist)
5. Decor (big thanks to friends and family for helping me accumulate all of my decor items throughout this year!)
6. Officiant
7. Day of coordinator!
8. Flowers
9. Party Favors
10. Rings!!
11. Marriage License
As long as we have all of the above, we can get married! Doing my best to let go of the little things and to look at the big picture.
I am so grateful for Larry's active participation, leadership and love. I feel like many couples are at each others throats during this process. The only advice I give to others is to communicate your wants and needs and to be clear with each other. You can't read each others minds. I am a very visual person and have a creative vision of how I want things to look. If I don't draw or show people what I'm talking about then nobody would ever know what I'm imagining.
For Larry the food was the most important. He wanted the food to be top notch and that was important to me too. So we decided to go all in and hire our friend Chef Rick to cater our wedding. I am soo excited for the food!
As I close this post, I'm left feeling positive, excited and rejuvenated in this planning process! It's all about perspective!
Love,
Genie Kimchee
As I let out a big sigh of relief, I feel the need to list all the things we (our team of wedding gnomes) have accomplished.
1. Venue Rental
2. Food/catering
3. Clothing (dresses, suits, shirts, ties, shoes)
4. Essential supplies (thanks to my mom for finding plates and silverware on Craigslist)
5. Decor (big thanks to friends and family for helping me accumulate all of my decor items throughout this year!)
6. Officiant
7. Day of coordinator!
8. Flowers
9. Party Favors
10. Rings!!
11. Marriage License
As long as we have all of the above, we can get married! Doing my best to let go of the little things and to look at the big picture.
I am so grateful for Larry's active participation, leadership and love. I feel like many couples are at each others throats during this process. The only advice I give to others is to communicate your wants and needs and to be clear with each other. You can't read each others minds. I am a very visual person and have a creative vision of how I want things to look. If I don't draw or show people what I'm talking about then nobody would ever know what I'm imagining.
For Larry the food was the most important. He wanted the food to be top notch and that was important to me too. So we decided to go all in and hire our friend Chef Rick to cater our wedding. I am soo excited for the food!
As I close this post, I'm left feeling positive, excited and rejuvenated in this planning process! It's all about perspective!
Love,
Genie Kimchee
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Wedding Maddness...
So there comes a time during the wedding planning process where everything and anything will make you frustrated. It doesn't matter what it is or who it is, you will go off on someone. I did that this morning. Nobody's perfect and I apologize, all I can say is I hope it doesn't happen again :)
Genie Kimchee
Friday, May 25, 2012
RSVP Deadline DAY!!!
Today is the last day to RSVP for our wedding. All RSVP's that are not submitted today will be sent back...Of course they won't be sent back!! Are you crazy!
Sigh...I'm ready for this wedding to be here. We had a little mini crisis with the flowers, but I have chosen to move forward and do exactly what I need at this point, which is to hire someone to do all of the bouquet's, boutonnieres, and corsages. I appreciate the offers of friends and family to help with this, but at this point I would feel more comfortable hiring someone to do this. There is a difference between saving money and stressing out versus paying for the peace of mind so that others do not have to slave to do it. We have a fairly large wedding party and I could not expect anyone handle all of this on their own.
Lets leave this to the professionals people, no hard feelings...just need to get it taken care of. My mantra and motto for the next 4 weeks is: "It's not a problem, if we find a solution! WE can handle anything!"
This blog post might sound like I'm annoyed or frustrated, but it's really a reflection of how I plan to approach and put out these little fires. Believe me, I am loving every minute of planning this wedding, and am so excited that we have just about a month left!
Happy Planning! Love,
Genie Kimchee.
Sigh...I'm ready for this wedding to be here. We had a little mini crisis with the flowers, but I have chosen to move forward and do exactly what I need at this point, which is to hire someone to do all of the bouquet's, boutonnieres, and corsages. I appreciate the offers of friends and family to help with this, but at this point I would feel more comfortable hiring someone to do this. There is a difference between saving money and stressing out versus paying for the peace of mind so that others do not have to slave to do it. We have a fairly large wedding party and I could not expect anyone handle all of this on their own.
Lets leave this to the professionals people, no hard feelings...just need to get it taken care of. My mantra and motto for the next 4 weeks is: "It's not a problem, if we find a solution! WE can handle anything!"
This blog post might sound like I'm annoyed or frustrated, but it's really a reflection of how I plan to approach and put out these little fires. Believe me, I am loving every minute of planning this wedding, and am so excited that we have just about a month left!
Happy Planning! Love,
Genie Kimchee.
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