Bridal Fixins

Yesterday Kelly M took me to Carbonneau's in Worcester to look for shoes and a veil. It was the fastest, easiest shopping trip ever. One of the sales ladies handed me a shoe and said, "I don't know if you like bows, but these are the most comfortable shoes."

Thankfully the embellishment on the shoe was more of a knot than a bow. And she was right. They are rather comfortable (for a dress shoe, that is. Let's get real. There's a limit to how comfortable a strappy, 2 1/2 inch kitten heel shoe can be).

Then we look at veils. In under ten minutes we found exactly what I was looking for - and for only $35.

Nice.

(Shoes + veil) X under one hour = success!

Gift Registry - the FINAL Decision

OK, folks, here we are:

Bed, Bath, and Beyond

Sears

Target

Jon and I would love if you did your shopping online through the GoodShop portal. Choose Hearth as the charity and every purchase equals presents for me and a donation to Hearth and homeless elders who need your help. Awesome.

(Unfortunately, BB&B is not part of GoodShop at this time ... bummer.)

Never Fear: There WILL Be Bacon

When I declared in an earlier post that there would not be bacon-wrapped hors d'oeuvres, I upset a lot of would-be wedding guests with a strong affinity for bacon.

Let it not be said that Jennifer Jean Hibbard dislikes bacon. Jenny loves bacon - just not wrapped around other meats.

Wednesday Jon and I met with Richard, the event planner at the Courtyard Marriott, to launch the strategic plan for our SUPER-AWESOME-WEDDING-FEST-APALOOZA! (copyright 2008) Richard is awesome and has great horror stories about bridezillas (the computer's spell check does not recognize that word and suggests "defibrillator" as a replacement. Excellent). I plan not to be one of those, so I think we will get along well. Jon was running late, so we talked about the dull stuff (table placement, decorations for the fireplace in the oval, oak-paneled room were the ceremony will take place).

We spent most of the time discussing food and have come up with a great feast: brunch! Since the wedding takes place in the morning and crosses into the afternoon, we thought that combining "breakfast" and "lunch" would be perfect. We're calling it "brunch" and I think it's really going to catch on.

So, during the hour or so (hopefully less, but I should be realistic) of "mingly time" between the ceremony and the start of the main reception, there will be fruit and yogurt, coffee, teas, juices, water, and soda, along with mini-bagels topped with smoked salmon or cream cheese. Jon is really looking forward to the smoked salmon mini-bagels.

Then, once we are all ready to eat (which may or may not come after our introduction and first dance), the omelet station and dim sum station will be unveiled.

That's right, no regular straight-lined buffet for us! Fancy pants "stations" will keep things interesting!

But, you're asking, where's the bacon?

Never fear, Jon made sure bacon would be present. It will have a place of honor at the omelet station. So rejoice, bacon lovers. There will be bacon.