Adrian & Jenny’s Wedding

We got our engagement pictures back a couple of weeks ago!  They’re awesome and we are in LOVE with them!  Jason rocks my socks!  Here’s a sneak peek:

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Now, on to the “& more” section of this post….

The list further dwindles!  To date we have now:

• Created & ordered our save-the-dates (using one of our engagement pictures)!  I’ll post a photo of the finished design (created by me and approved by Adrian) once I’m sure most of our guests have received them.  
• Chosen our invitations (will order in January).  We’re going with tree-free paper with embedded wildflower seeds from Twisted Limb Paperworks!  Again, no peeking at the design until they’ve been received!
• Our friend, Jon C., got ordained online!  Not sure which site he used, but it’s legit!  
• My wedding  & rehearsal dresses have been fitted!  And believe it or not, I performed the operations myself (eek!)!  But it worked!  Of course, were they not rather simple in design (no boning or the like), I would NOT have even dreamt of touching the dresses with a needle & thread, but thankfully it IS and I have enough experience to have fitted it myself, saving a load of cash!  YAY!  My mantra has been since we started planning (heck, since we purchased our own house):  Why pay someone else to do it if I can do it myself?  Of course, if you follow such words of wisdom, be realistic!  Sometimes it is better to trust the professionals!  
• In the same vein, I have also almost completely finished adding my own personal design aspects to my wedding gown.  I’ve added quite a bit here and there and changed some things about the design, but I am LOVING it more each and every time I touch that thing.  Which is a good sign, because I have been known to not leave well enough alone.  Thankfully with my own wedding gown I’ve done a good job of Keeping It Simple (SILLY)!
• We’ve just about compiled all of our guests’ mailing addresses.  Actually, as of now, we’re just waiting on ONE.  (you know who you are!)
• Decided on a ring holder!  We’re going to order a custom ring bowl from Paloma’s Nest!  I’m so excited because I have been wanting one of these for our wedding since I first saw them!  They’re so cute, so unique, and so reusable (another mantra: reduce, reuse, and….you know the rest!)!  We’re going to engrave it with “Adrian & Jenny / May 16, 2009″ and tie a ribbon in one of our colors through the holes at the top.  After the wedding, we’ll use it as an ornament on our tree every year OR hang it on the wall next to a wedding photo.  Kai will now be carring our rings (he wanted–and deserved–an extra, important job), so now he’ll just carry the bowl with the rings!
• I’ve ordered and received all of my rehearsal & wedding day jewelry (all from Etsy.  Yes, you remember, I’m the Etsy Freak Bride.). 
• I’ve received my headpiece from myrakim (SO pretty!!!)!  It’s made with feathers I gathered from my family’s farm in Michigan City, so it’s extra personal!
• booked a ceremony musician!  We’ll have a solo violinist, a student from IU Music School.   I’m looking forward to this as well because those students?!?  AMAZING!!!
• worked out the timeline/style of our ceremony.  Not the words yet, but the way things are going to go.  We’re doing things a little differently.  More on this later.
• Aaaand last but NOT least, I ordered the oft-raved-about work-the-hell-out-of-you workout DVD:  Jillian Michaels–30-Day Shred.  Yes, that’s Jillian Michaels from “Biggest Loser” TV fame.  Yes, she’s called the “toughest trainer”.  That’s right.  I’m getting in the absolute best shape of my life for our wedding!  

Now, let me explore this tangent a little more, do you mind?  I’m not in bad shape.  I’m a vegetarian, I eat well, I had kept up a pretty decent jogging routine in the warmer months for the past year.  When I wasn’t jogging, I was dancing.  This is the embarrassing part.  I have ANOTHER workout DVD for *ahem* hip-hop dancing *shifty eyes*.  It worked me out, though, and it was fun!  

Then I got this DVD.

I apparently didn’t know what working out was.  

Ho. Ly. Crap (I’ll keep this kid-friendly).

The workouts (there are three levels) are only 20 minutes long.  But, it’s Jillian, and Jillian does NOT mess around!  It’s true, if you want results from ONLY 20 min a day, you’ve got to WORK IT GIRLFRIEND and WORK IT HARD!  No breather allowed!  No mercy!  I’ve only done this once, just started today (in fact only an hour ago) and I can barely even type!  I thought I was in shape and BOY I must have been w-r-o-n-g!

All this is to say, if you want results, if you want your ass kicked hardcore in the comfort of your own home, GET THIS DVD.

OK I think that about covers it for now!  Be back once more is checked off the list!

Thanks for reading.

Jenny the Bride