Jenna and Harry

I am addicted to celebrity gossip, Perez Hilton being one of the main culprits. BUT, this has gone too far. Put your political views aside and let Jenna and Harry enjoy their wedding day. He has said some pretty crude things about people, but this crossed the line. Personally, I thought the Bush's did a great job of letting her enjoy her special day without letting politics interfere and she looked beautiful.

This picture of Jenna and Harry is beautiful.... and go here if you want to see a tasteful, classy slide show of their wedding.

Wedding Shoes

I know that my wedding was months ago, but if I were in the market for some wedding shoes I would get these for the ceremony and these for the reception.

I had some flats all lined up to wear for the reception, but was having too much fun to even think about changing shoes!

Wedding Pictures

I love how our pictures turned out! She was really able to capture all of the special moments...

Dear J.Crew

Dear J.Crew,

Since your cake was the inspiration for my cake, can I get a discount for life? Just wondering.

Sincerely, Mrs. Preppy

Officially the Mrs.

We are back! Everything about the wedding weekend was absolutely wonderful. I have always heard that there is going to be one "unexpected thing that goes wrong." Nothing went wrong. I can safely say that all of my pre-wedding nightmares were for no reason.

The cake did not collapse.

I did not throw my flowers at the minister.

People did show up. (230 to be exact)

All of the bridesmaids were in the same dress.

I did not forget to wear my veil, paint my toes, or forget to put on lip gloss.

All in all, we had a wonderful wedding weekend.

Honeymoon and more wedding pictures to come...

Weather

Dear Dallas Meteorologist:

All I need to say is THANK YOU. No more, no less. Just a simple thanks from all of the Dallas brides.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the low 50s.

Sincerely, Mrs. Preppy

Josh Kelley Concert

Paging Dr. Stephens. Paging Dr. Stephens.

Last night I went to see Josh Kelley in concert and Izzie was a no show! Her fiancé definitely knows how to put on a good show, plus the venue was this really neat intimate place here in Dallas. (The Granada Theatre)

So, when you are in the middle of a hectic wedding week, the best medicine a doctor can prescribe is to have a glass of vino (or two or three) and go have fun at a concert. Plus, being a VIP was not too shabby!

The Perfect Gift

I just thought of the PERFECT wedding gift for Mr. Accountant. I cannot say what it is, since he reads this, but he is going to love it! It is: budget friendly, sentimental, and practical. I often pride myself of being a great gift giver, this is another prime example. Pictures and more details following the wedding.

Countdown to Maui

I am standing in the Target checkout aisle only to look up and see this:

It is destiny...Maui Melon Mint gum!

One week from today, the wedding madness will be over and Mr. Accountant and Mrs. Preppy will be basking in the sun on the Wailea Beach.

If the posts are scarce for the next 2 weeks, it is because the wedding is this Saturday then off to Maui!

Advice

To all of the already married people out there, or the people that have words of wisdom to share.....

Please let me know the 'one thing I wish I had known then" about your wedding. We are in chrunch time right now, and I have about ten zillion to do lists floating around and I just want to make sure everything gets done.

And yes, that is the Mr. and Mrs. Preppy bobble head.

Wedding Gifts

Does anyone have any suggestions for a wedding gift for the Mr. Preppy? I love the idea of the Maid of Honor taking my gift to him, then the Best Man bringing me mine. I know this is a little late in the game, since the wedding is October 27. But, I think that I will be able to do something.

A watch would be a perfect choice, but he already has one that he wears daily.

Jury Duty

October 24, 2007. In my mind, that is 3 days from the wedding. 3 days of the last minute rushing around….. Getting a mani/pedi. Finalizing all the counts for the caterer and bakery. Making sure everyone gets checking into their hotels.

YET, in the eyes of the Dallas County justice system, that is the day juror #356 needs to show up at the Frank R. Cowley court house in Dallas. Normally, I would not mind jury duty. I am one of those people that thinks this is something we should all do, part of your civic duty. BUT, that thinking gets thrown out the window 3 days before my wedding.

Luckily, Dallas County makes it easy to postpone this civic duty… all I had to do was provide written proof that I was going to be out of town.

One more reason I cannot wait to be sitting on the beach in Maui – it is helping me postpone my jury duty!

If you look closely at the back of the summons you will notice the various acceptable reasons for jury duty disqualification. I am thinking that I could have also used excuse #4.

(4) I am not of sound mind.

No bride is going to be of sound mind 3 days before the wedding – right?

Famous! .... Well, Kinda...

I was browsing my wedding photographers website the other day only to find this....

(We are on the right)

We are made the website! Mr. Accountant and I took our engagement pictures downtown at Fountain Place back in May. We had a wonderful time and Julie did an excellent job. We even ended the photo shoot by running through the fountains. It was fun, carefree and wet!

I just did my bridal portrait this afternoon at the Dallas Arboretum, so maybe one of those will also make her site someday.

Success!

Last night was another hair trial and it was a smashing success! No more worries about having ‘Amish Medusa’ hair or fear of going bald from all of the teasing and pulling. My wedding hair is going to be elegant, sleek, and not teased at all.

Hair Trial #1:

Hair Trial #2:

Kelly from MakeUp Logic is wonderful! If you are in the Dallas area and ever need hair and/or make up, give her a call.

Wedding Nightmares

Why is it that as the wedding gets closer (31 days) I have these crazy NIGHTMARES?!? In the first one, it is the day of the wedding and anything and everything that could go wrong, does.

• The cake collapses.
• My mani / pedi is chipped.
• I forgot to do my hair and makeup.
• We forgot to send out invitations.
• The flowers were wilting.
• Half of the bridesmaids were wearing navy tea length dresses, the other half were in long, brown dresses. (Long, brown dresses are the correct ones)
• I forgot to wear my veil.
• Late to the the church.
• The list goes on and on......

Last night it was more of the same, except this time I ended up assaulting the minister. (Sorry Kathryn) I am waiting in the back of the church and for some reason the music is all wrong. No trumpet player. No flutist. No organ. The bridesmaids then walk/run down the aisle and are talking to people the entire way. By the time I get to the alter I end up throwing my bouquet at the minister in disgust and then........ I woke up! Good thing, I don't think this bride would want to know what happened next.

As crazy as our wedding would be if all of those things actually happened, I can rest assure that NOTHING will come close to what happened at this wedding.

Hair-Arexic

My name is Mrs. Preppy and I am a hair-arexic. Admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery – right?

Let me explain…. Years ago when Sweet Home Alabama came out I did a copy cat move and got the Reese Witherspoon haircut. I looked exactly like her – except for the fact I have dark brown hair, I am 5’7”, and I have brown eyes. Plus, I think my hair was about 2 inches shorter than hers was. That is what happens when you start talking with the lady cutting your hair and you have to tell her to stop because the ground is covered in a sea of brown hair. I had that hairdo for my college years and started to grow it back out a couple years ago.




The growing out process started mainly because I was the maid of honor in my best friend’s wedding -- 4 years ago. I can now safely say that I have long hair, but for the longest time I continued to think I had short hair. Jaw length hair – still short. Shoulder length hair – still short. Pony tail length hair – still short. That is when I jokingly referred to myself as a ‘hair-arexic.’ For the longest time I always thought that my hair was shorter than it was, but now I can safely say that I have long hair. (See post below)

Well, this long hair has caused quite a problem in the past couple weeks. You would think that long hair would be easier to do far a wedding – right? Not the case. I guess it is too heavy, because every time I have a trial run on my hair it ends up disastrous. I wanted a simple, low bun.

What I got was this.


What part of that looks like a simple, low bun? I think it looked more like an Amish Medusa. My normally stick straight (and smooth) hair looks more like a rat’s nest that has been teased and sprayed and filled with bobby pins.


Hopefully when I have my hair trial this week, she will be able to perfect the classy, low bun. Wish me luck. Heck, say a prayer and light a candle.

Little Blue Box

Registering for wedding gifts...One of the true tests of a couple's relationship. If you can make it through an afternoon or two of Lenox vs. Kate Spade, Waterford vs. Kate Spade, and Mikasa vs. Kate Spade, then you will be in wedded bliss. Right? Not so fast. All is good until you receive a call at work that goes something like this:

Mr. Accountant - "Have you looked at the registry today?"

Me - "No, not in the last 30 seconds. Why?"

Mr. Accountant - "Why do you think someone would buy us something that is not on the registry? I mean, do you think we are going to really need a 1 cup glass measuring cup**?"

Me - "I guess they felt the need for us to have the 1 cup glass measuring cup**."

Replay this exact conversation, except for every ** substitute red, black and yellow spice tins, dish towels, and random stemware. I think it is great people are buying gifts for US. I LOVE it. Mr. Accountant does not love it. He does not understand why someone would buy something we did not pick out. That being said, this week we received a gift in an unmarked box. No Macy's box. No Crate & Barrel box. Not even a Bed, Bath & Beyond box. This box is completely plain with not even the slightest clue as to where this gift is from. You can imagine my surprise when Mr. Accountant rips open the box only to say "we didn't register at Tiffany & Co."

Mr. Accountant got to open this box because his name the only name on the outside of the box, therefore the next 5 minutes consisted of me chasing Mr. Accountant around the living room until I cornered him on the couch and I could maturely get him in a headlock and pry the glorious little blue box out of his hands. Who cares if the box only had his name on it. This is a Tiffany & Co. box and I was going to be the one opening it. Mature... yes, I know.

You can imagine my surprise when I open the box to find this:

The moral of this story is simple. Registry gifts are good, but Tiffany & Co. gifts are even better.