cranky at kinko's

With only 11 days until the big day, life is flying by full speed ahead (except when I'm at work). :) BUT.... we (here in the soon-to-be-Mr.-and-Mrs.-Neff house) are feeling calm, cool, and collected - all because we're getting everything accomplished in advance. Last night I finished the table number designs in Illustrator & Photoshop then back to Illustrator, then back to Photoshop (they about drove me crazy), as well as some miscellaneous signs for the reception. Today after work I headed over to Kinko's and got them printed on my spiffy 'intense kiwi'-colored paper from Cardstock Headquarters. I was a little bummed because the ink doesn't seem to want to stick to the cardstock, but such is life. And after $16, a slew of really cranky Kinko's employees, and some random guy asking me if I was getting married, who I was marrying, whether it was my first marriage... AND if I was nervous, (really bizarre...) I wasn't about to re-print them. So, if you're at the reception, don't touch the table number cards until every has found their table. :)

Every day, there is a moment where I re-realize I'm going to be getting married.... REALLY soon. Today, there were a couple:

-One happened when my boss, who just returned from a vacation was going over our calendar for the next couple of weeks. She gets to May 11, and goes, "Oh! And Emily will be a married woman by then!" haha   My heart jumped a beat, but it still made me smile, so that's good. :)

-The other happened just a moment ago when I typed out a list of pictures we'd like taken at the church and reception for my aMaZiNg* photographer's "month before form". I'm a little late on the month-before part, but... that's what you get with me! Anyway, just filling out that section made me realize (for probably the 1400th time how excited I am for Derek's entire family and group of friends to be under the same roof as mine for an entire day). There is going to be so much love at St. Peter's church and at my farm that I just might burst.

oh! and i picked out a nail polish color... take a guess.

i know you're just dying to find out. :)

So much more to update this little blog on - including my very own bridal shower and bachelorette party. What. An. Amazing. Day!!! More on that later :)

*just ask her - I've already asked her if we can be friends after this whole shin dig is said and done. she said yes! :)

6 weeks left!

hello :)


just a quick recap of everything that we jammed into this fine weekend:

• dropped dog off for grooming at D & J Kennels
• applied for marriage license at the Snyder County Courthouse
• wedding dress fitting at Brides Bouquet
• tax appointment - government owes me... yay!
• Mother and Daughters "spa day" at the seediest spa in State College. Mom is not allowed to pick the spas anymore
• Family friend's graduation party
• Spontaneous home cooked breakfast at midnight with a ton of friends - so much fun!
• Month-before meeting with our awesome photographer, Jess and her hubby, Lucas
• Mini family photo shoot at Neffs for Dave & Lisa's upcoming 30th wedding anniversary (with our wedding photographer)

a few of my favorite things

A few great shots from the engagement photo shoot...

engagement session

Engagement pics are done! Here's the link to the photographer's blog, where she posted a few of the pics. These aren't necessarily our favorites, so whenever I get the rights to the whole album, I'll post our personal favorites in the 'photo album' on our wedding website!

fotografias

11 months to go! Got our engagement pictures taken last Thursday! We did some at and around the Freeburg Elementary School (we both went there and it is sentimental to both of us) and the rest around my family's farm. We finished up with a few final shots at Derek's apartment out in the yard with Jake, our dog. It was a blast, and we think they're going to be really great. I'll put a link up to the online gallery when Jess is done editing them!

it's a winner!

Since the last time I wrote, lots has happened! I tried on some dresses at Brides Bouquet on 05/11/2009 (with my mom, Court, and Lisa Neff, Derek's mom there for opinions). I didn't think I'd find anything more wonderful than the dress at Lewisburg Bridal, but I did! It's a Maggie Sottero dress, it's ivory, and that's all I'm going to say. :) I actually put a deposit down a few days ago, so it's a done deal!

Then, Wednesday of that same week, Derek and I met up with Jessica Ames-Passmore, a photographer I found via theknot.com at Cruisers in Mount Pleasant Mills. Over ice cream, we checked out the work she's done in the past and her album options, and we fell in love. Derek asked 100 questions, so I could tell he liked her too. :) She's got an awesome aesthetic, and she makes the color photos look so antiquey. I love it!! Here's the link to the mini shoot she had with us that day outside of the restaurant: http://www.jessicaames.com/couples/emily-and-derek-wedding-consult-meeting-in-freeburg-pa/ Tell me what you think! Here are a couple of our favorites:

And, we set up our engagement picture session for this week, 06/04/2009! That session is actually part of the entire package we get when we book with Jessica, so it's like a little bonus! We'll be taking them around my parent's farm and maybe some at the Freeburg Elementary School since we both went there as little ones, and it has sentimental value to us. More to come later!