Matt and I went to Joliet this past weekend to work on wedding "stuff." Ha! We got in late Friday, around 11pm, and then had our meeting with Shirley, my dance teacher, at 10am Saturday. Although we were REALLY apprehensive about it, it went great! She taught us the end of the dance, and fixed up some of the parts we had been having trouble with. Matt is no longer freaked out about it. Phew. (That's what really matters!)
Then after a quick shower (I was full of sweat!) I went and had my dress fitting. Oh my gosh when it fits it looks so much better! It is gorgeous... I can't wait to walk down the aisle and see Matt's face. I almost teared up when I put it on, just thinking about getting married to him. There still a few minor adjustments... mainly letting down the straps a little bit so they don't dig into my shoulders... but hopefully it will be done soon!
After the dress fitting, I tried on all of the jewelry, veil, and headpiece to try and figure out what to do with the veil. I hadn't done that yet, either, so I nearly started crying again! The veil actually turned out pretty long, but it's going to be gorgeous. My mom is going to sew on iridescent beads and rhinestones to dress it up a bit, and we're adding a little more iridescence to the headpiece, too.
The rest of the weekend was just trying to figure out what's actually left to do. My mom is having a big "party" with her friends to construct the box 'o rocks favors... tehe. I hope they finish them. Putting chocolate in 300 plastic boxes and tying bows around them does not sound like my cup of tea. Of course, I'll help out if needed, later!
We decided to do the programs ourselves, today, too. Matt and I bought a laser printer from Craigslist, so I'll order the paper, print them out, punch holes, and tie the ribbons on in Cleveland. That can be my pet project. They were going to charge nearly $200 to have them just printed at a printer! Can you believe it! I'll have to buy the nice paper now, but I don't think it'll be $200 worth... I think we'll get Astrobrights Stardust White.
Finally, I'm trying to figure out the scheduling for the day of the wedding and subsequently inform all of the important players as such. I think the car/ride situation is covered, now, and there's a timeline for both Friday and Saturday. Ei yiyi so much to do!