put some new shoes on... & accidently bought them

I may or may not have just bought another pair of shoes for the wedding... I know! What a waste. I'm a little ashamed, but want to explain myself. :)  I really should not have bought the first pair. I wasn't totally in love with them, but thought it didn't really matter because no one will really see them under the poof of white and tulle and layers. But I will! And there will probably be the obligatory "shoe" picture... and I didn't like my shoes. So I got another pair. :)  Thank goodness the first ones were super cheap. Here they are (drum rolllll)...

And in honor of my new shoes, here is one of my favorite artists, Paolo Nutini, singing his hit "New Shoes". Happy Monday.... Is it really only Monday???

*** update ***
Derek just informed me that it is, in fact Tuesday...

What would I do without him? :)

zapatos

(a.k.a. shoes!)

Well, unfortunately, my dream shoes came in, and they were not a perfect fit. They were WAY too high, a half size too small (they were out of my size, so I thought I'd give it a shot), and just not working. I still think they're gorgeous though.

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So, after a little further searching, I found these puppies, which I really like. I can't wait to see them in person. The best part? They're wedges, so I may not even have to take them off once the reception in the grass and tent starts! That would be awesome!

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bridesmaid footwear

Yesterday the bridesmaid shoes were officially chosen and bought! They're the same Payless shoes I wrote about a couple weeks back. We (okay, I) just took the plunge and said let's do it. They're so cheap and I think they're so perfectly fitting for our naturey-rustic-vintage-farm theme.

I'm also in love with one of the necklaces from Target. It's just a little too expensive at the moment. I want to see if it'll go on sale at any point...

progress

Well, let's see... A few major decisions have been made since the last post! On Saturday, Lisa, Corinne, Court, and Kelsey accompanied me to the Priscilla of Boston in Wynnewood, PA (near Philly), and we found their bridesmaid dresses! I'd rather not post the picture of the dress, as I want a little bit of a surprise factor to still be in store for the guests, but I'll tell you it is not one of the originals I had picked out! I suppose I will let you know the colors though. Two of the girls are wearing a dark gray color called "smoke", and the other two are wearing a very light grayish, blueish green called "seaglass". They'll most likely be wearing these shoes from Payless, which I'm so tempted to buy myself:



I'm looking at these necklaces for them from Target. I just ordered all three online, as I can return them to our local Target (they didn't have them in store), and shipping was free!



And here are my potential shoes, although my mom is currently trying to find the shoes she wore the day she married my dad. She said I could sort of embellish them myself and make them 'my own'. She thinks they might be sort of low though, and she knows I want probably a 3- or 4-inch heel. But if she can find them, I'd be honored to wear them and have a little piece of her attached to me all day. :)


On Wednesday of last week, I met with our cake baker, Cindy Strawser ("The Cake Lady"). She was so helpful! I really think our cake is going to be gorgeous. Also not going to post a picture of what it will look like, but it is one of those I posted a few days ago! Can you guess? We picked two flavors: carrot cake (because Derek loves it) with cream cheese filling; and white cake with chocolate fudge (because I love it) and raspberry mousse filling! We were able to taste test the latter flavor, and it was amazingly good. Cindy also brought out some fondant peonies she'd just recently made, and they looked like the real thing. Can't wait to see it in real life!