Update

So it's been almost 1 year since we said "I DO" and I just realized I never wrote an entry after the big day (how anti-climactic). But don't blame me, it's been a crazy year.

First off the wedding. I am a bit biased but it was one of the most amazing weddings I had been to :) Everything from my dress to the late night poutine buffet, it was all great. With the acception of a wedding crasher and the DJ playing "save a horse ride a cowboy" (news flash, I'm Asian, we don't do Big & Rich country music. Anyhoo, aside from a few hiccups such as that we had a blast, and all my friends thought it was so cool that we had our wedding in a museum and a historic one for that matter. I wish I could do it all over again, it was just too much fun.

Fast forward one year and we now have a family. In June I gave birth to our daughter (conceived AFTER the wedding) and life seems more hectic then ever. Married life has not been too hard on us, I mean we were together for 7 years before hand. Life as parents, that's a different story. You can read about it on my new blog http://babyshoediaries.blogspot.com/ I mean I have entered a new chapter in my life, might as well blog about it right?

I DO!

0 Days left

Here we are. I've just woken up and after some stresses yesterday, I feel great! Breakfast first then time to get ready.

Running on very little sleep but it's gonna be a fabulous day!

Let them Eat Cake!!

1 day to go.

Still calm and cool. Things have come up that rater erk me but really, nothing I can do about it. I did however finish my wedding cupcakes.

Next, pick up the dress and "rehearsal" family dinner.

A Case of the Whatev's

2 days to go…

Well, it’s here and I feel great. No, I didn't get a massage (well, I did but that was last week), I didn't get a wedding planner; it's just here. Aside from cleaning up around the house there really isn’t much else to do but drop off the stuff to the venue and show up. Sure there are a few loose ends that have yet to be resolved but at this point I’m cool. Besides, there really isn’t any more I can do.

What loose ends am I talking about? (just to name a few)

1. My Maid of Honor’s dress; I have yet to see it. I’m sure it’s fine and even if it’s not. Well what can I do? If I really hate it will a trip to the mall will be in order. But I don’t have any other Brides maids so it’s not like she has to match anyone.

2. Linins; the ones I have now don’t touch the ground. Silly I know but I do think it looks better if it does. If my caterer can get them then fine if not, oh well.

3. Who’s driving who when it comes to family. I’m tired. I don’t want to dictate this. Everyone is an adult and they will all get there eventually. They know the time and I hope it means enough for my parents that they will try to be there a bit earlier; but nothing is ever for sure.

4. Prince Charming’s speech. He’ll speak it will be great, whatev’s

5. Emcee did go get his suit till today, many of the guests are driving in the morning of from Toronto (5 hours away). Anyone ever hear of traffic? All I have to say is that they better be leaving early.

Funny thing is that now I feel this sense of Calm. I’m not stressed, I’m not in a panic, not totally relaxed….just calm.…we’ll see in the morning, that’s when I start to make my cupcakes.

ugh!

5 days to go...

…and I’m sick! Can you believe it!? Luckly, I’ve been to the MD and I should be fine before the big day. All I can say is that goodness for antibiotics!

That is all.

Doing it all...

14 days to go.

Who ever thought that with 2 weeks to go there would be so much stuff to do? Granted, having my initial venue catch fire 4 weeks before the wedding was no help, but I’ve been going a mile a minute these past few weeks and finally I have a moment to stop and take a breather (I’m waiting for Prince Charming to come home with supplies so I can finish my aisle runner) Just another thing to do on my list of last minute to-do’s. It’s amazing; I thought I was so ahead of the game but I guess not. There just doesn’t seem to be enough time in the week for me to finish everything. I’ve been eating crap and my skin is breaking out! WTF! Don’t get me wrong, I love my new venue; despite it all I truly believe that this is the wedding we were meant to have, but it sure came with an added to-do list. Prince Charming says I have to learn to delegate because taking everything on myself has begun to run me ragged and nobody wants to be a ragged looking Bride on their wedding day.

So that’s what I’ve done. We’ve made a list and are splitting up the to-do’s. It’s hard for a control freak like myself to let go and let someone else take care of it. My rational is that nobody else knows how I want it and picture it in my head….am I right? But then Prince Charming said something that really made me think.

Last night as we were out for dinner he said that if I don’t slow down, I wont enjoy the wedding and all this would be a waste. I told him I want to make sure that it’s the best wedding we could have and that I want to give us everything we want out of our wedding day. To which he replied; I just want people to have fun, celebrate and for everyone to enjoy themselves. Something so simple, we sometimes lose sight of it when we are (ok, maybe it’s just me) so consumed with planning the best event we can. I promised him that as of the day before, once everything is dropped off I will relinquish control; I mean at that point there really isn’t much more I can do right? Honestly, when this list is done and finished I am going to be so happy. I can’t wait to take the few days after the wedding to just enjoy not having to plan anything.

Till then, I will delegate, try to lighten up and hopefully eat better and with a little luck (and a facial) this breakout will pass and my skin will be back to normal.

Lemonade Made...and It's Goooooood

29 days to go

So today we officially have lemonade, good lemonade. We signed our new venue, and it's gonna be great! I will be honest, as you have read I have been up and down and this week; the whole situation if fact has really left me mentally drained. I know some people may not see the big deal of relocating your wedding venue, but when you have spent over 11 months planning something and you suddenly have to make drastic changes...let me tell ya, it messes you up. We knew we had to move fast so when Prince Charming and I looked at venues yesterday we knew we had to decide before we went to bed; and decide we did.

We opted to be married in a the Ottawa landmark known as the Canadian Museum of Nature.

L said to me last night..."Maybe things happen for a reason, maybe this is the wedding you were really meant to have"... with that I felt like myself again, ready to sign on the dotted line.

Now, hyper wedding planning begins...I'm in overdrive people!