My love and I recently moved to a new house. Yes, we moved from our little three bedroom town house to a big ass house! My space woes are finally over. At least until I've filled all the open space where we're presently nestled. It's a lovely four bedroom home with sea and mountain views. Double storey. Fireplace - great for this snow filled winter weather we've been having and entertaining. Large yard with jungle gym for the klingons. *Sigh* Bliss!
We've settled in quite nicely now - just have a few more boxes to unpack. Yes, it has taken some time to unpack actually ... I've taken my time and relaxed about it. No more rushing to get everything done. Which has been a helpful attitude considering I've been working my ass off at my full time job. Which by the way I'm enjoying thoroughly :)
So due to the move (which happened beginning of May btw) the wedding plans were put on hold for a few weeks. Once we were in and partially settled I started delving into that again.....
Task one .... find the material.
OMG
What a mission. A fun one though!
Jo and I decided to go through to Cape Town to search for the right material. We dragged the hubby-2-be with because we don't know the area very well and weren't sure how safe it would be. It was great to have him along for the day though! Finally managed to find the satin for the bridesmaids dresses ... a whole R220 cheaper per meter than what I was originally quoted. Yes, Bargain Bessy strikes again. That is where the luck stopped for the day unfortunately. We got taken for lunch at Beluga in Green Point by the hubby-2-be ... sushi and cocktails at half price led to it being quite a jolly occasion. I was UBER impressed with the service and the whole feel of the place.
After that we ended up going to Canal Walk to a material shop where I originally saw the colours and material I was looking for. I found my material, but they didn't have enough of it available! Most distressing to say the least. Anyway the lady helping me was very helpful and said she'd find out from their branch in Claremont if they had any more. And so the wait began.
A few days later I got a call from her saying they have all the material, so I went off to fetch it the following weekend and took it all off to the dress maker a week later. So at least that is sorted.
I've been trying to get quotes from two florists in Somerset West for the bouquets and table decor ... its been a week and still no response. I'm hoping they don't let me down.
Other than that I've started making the invitations ... and they look great! I might post a pic of them some time soon.
Oh ... did I mention the nightmares??? No I did not! Well let me tell you something - the nightmares have started. The first one came out of no where: me and my bridesmaids sitting in a room with me in a panic because we had 10 minutes to "get to the church on time" or the groom would leave. Problem was that my hair and make up were not done and nobody was around to help with it. That had me waking up thinking "omg I better confirm EVERYTHING!"
Dream two had me waking up in a cold sweat (OK maybe a warm one because my hubby-2-be is an UBER human version of a hot water bottle). There I am (in the dream) standing at the venue. Fireplace is roaring. Decor is amazing. I turn to one of my bridesmaids and say "its so stunning, can't wait for everyone to see it" and then I gasp and go pale and say "oh #@$% ... we forgot to send the invites!" Needless to say, I woke up from that and told Gareth we have to get the guest list sorted and send the invites asap!
I haven't had another of those dreams since I got organising again - its probably my minds way of telling me to jack up my act and get the proverbial ball rolling!
Anyhoo ... keep you posted...
xxx
