Since my last day of work last Wednesday, Mom and I have been none stop working on getting everything together for the wedding.
Soon to be Home I return to after August... hopefully I'll be returning from a job I love...
I haven't really said anything until now, but my last day was the end of my contract with my teaching job in Paterson. I am heartbroken and, quite frankly, very nervous to be getting married without a job in September.
I have updated resume, cover letters, and received glowing letters of recommendation as my lay off was due to lack of Budget and despite the district desperately needing Special Education Teachers, simply because I was one of the latest hired... I was one of the first told to leave.
Everyone says come August or September I will get a call asking me to return, but right now I've put myself in a position to get interviews elsewhere and if I get called back I will very happily return to that school with my amazing students.
Weddings bring the mushy side of us out...
As of right now, I am focusing all of my energy in positivity and the wedding. So much still needs to get done, and now I can really put my everything into getting it all done. I am so excited and so happy, nothing can bring me down during this time.
Since I've been home I've been to the gym at least 5 days every week! I'm proud and I feel really good! I'm hoping this will help when I go back for my dress fittings!
Right now, in the background, I hear a processional as one of our Sweet Start Brides walks down the aisle... Shawn is editing a gorgeous wedding and I am getting super giddy just watching our bride's wedding... We have such an incredible adventure ahead of us.
Next to me I hear the birds singing to each other, Shawn's glass-sliding door open to a gorgeous summer day... and I can't help but take in the moments of these beautiful, perfect days...
Last week I spent the week with Mom getting fitted for dresses... I'm so excited... I cannot wait to put them back on and have them fit like they were made for me...
This is me wearing one of them as I got it fitted to perfection...
Last weekend we had another gorgeous wedding, and it was probably a record rainfall and record lows for June in the history of recorded weather. It was muddy, cold, and wet, but the wedding still turned out gorgeous. And the film is going to be really intimate and special, but it also made me think about having a contingency plan for our outdoor reception. We just have to keep the weather noted for the three days before the wedding, when we have a better idea and we can rent a tent for the evening if the weather calls for it.
This could have come in handy for the flooding in the tent...
As of right now, prepare to dance in the soft Hawai'ian grass beneath the twinkling stars.
We still managed to capture some romantically magical moments!
For all the RSVPs we did not receive back we're going to assume 'no', especially since we only have a handful that we need back.
That means we have our headcount at 60, which is a fantastic size for our destination wedding in Hawai'i!
Shawn and I are playing with the idea of a little show during the reception as a surprise, but we're working on the timeline now to see if it makes sense... more dancing, or show...? Decisions...
We also have all our Wedding Favors ordered. They're awesome!
You know what to do.
We emailed our incredible Chef Chai about a date to get together and what else we should get for our gorgeous wedding on the beach, confirmed our Rehearsal time and dinner as well!
Yesterday Mom and I got a whole bunch of beautiful flip flops for all of our dancers that cannot endure their heels and I picked up a few specialty papers for all of the wedding stationery... with Shawn's brilliant skills and my design ideas... this wedding is going to be beautifully epic!
Last night I felt inspired while looking at wedding makeup... this was an attempt. I think it turned out really pretty...
Our Timeline as it is right now can be found here.
It's not official, but it's pretty close to being what we're planning for our time in Hawai'i.
Tonight is date night... and it's so beautiful out... I'm thinking we walk around and enjoy Princeton for a few hours... get some ice cream... should be a lot of fun.
Memories of the best ice cream dates...
Anyway, I still have to update a few vendors on our timeline and send out a few more emails in preparation!
Oh... it's ON!
Just wanted to have a quick update before getting back into Wedding To-Do List mode!
Love,
Alex