{FOUR weeks}

... that's right!

I can finally start counting my weeks. Wow!

30 days until these two catapillars fly away together as butterflies!

How I feel? -

 Exhausted. I can not sleep at night. It's awful & really starting to

take a toll on me. No sleep = break outs & grumpiness. Yes my face has been acting crazy. I've been doing LOTS of different things to help it out & ordered {The Wonderbar} since I heard it was fantastic. When I sit & actually think... our time is basically here I get the worst case of crazy butterflies. There are two types of "getting butterflies". The kind that makes you weak in the knees & the kind that

make you feel sick & make your blood pressure shoot high.

Yeah, well unfortunately I've got the second case. Therefore, I try not to just think about

... {the ceremony}.

Good News -

 The weather is looking BEAUTIFUL for September 3rd. Yay! It's still very early to really tell, so let's pray it continues to be a beautiful day!

 

Nervous???-
Yes, Everything has gone SO smooth. Seriously, from the very moment we got engaged.
Nothing has gone terribly wrong. Most of the time, I hear "Oh, I would never plan a another wedding again... It's so stressful." So I've been waiting for the horrible action to take place and truly it has not. It's been really wonderful. I couldn't ask for a better experience. However, we will have ONE month. Most of the big stuff is d.o.n.e!
But... the tuxedos. We have 15 men getting tuxes .... I just have a bad feeling that this is where I'm going to run into my issue {aka STRESS}. Only 6 have completely paid & 2 still haven't gotten fitted. I'm panicking...


Aaron-
All he can say is...
When are going for our marriage license?
J, we gotta get our marriage license.
You gonna call about our marriage license?
... the answer - tomorrow.
Other than that... he's good. Just ready for me to be back to
the girl who cleaned, cooked, and chillaxed! :)

My TODO List-

is still long. It's mainly wrapping things up. I'm ready for it to be DONE.
Two of my maids were able to help wrap a lot up with me this past weekend.
It was greatly appreciated. :) Also, I could be NO WHERE without my mother.
Gosh, my list is long... but she has her own list and it's pretty long also. She has been
amazing through this entire thing & I could NOT have done any of this without her.
She's the best!

What I'm looking forward to-
{my house to go back to normal. It's a disaster}

♥My Bachelorette Party!

 Mad Hatter Tea Party in Atlanta...

♥ The Day before....

My parents bought Aaron & I a lovers package at a Spa located in the town

we are getting married in. I'm SUPER excited about this. It gives us time to relax and enjoy the morning together before everything gets crazy.

♥ Rehearsal -

This is a day I will be with my closest friends. I'm ready for the dinner that night & also my ladies will be joining me to stay my LAST night at my parents house as a single woman. I'm excited.

♥The Wedding Day... Duh!

... and certainly, I am  {WE ARE} very much looking forward to our honeymoon!

This can not come fast enough!



Unique ways to make your wedding day stand out

Total Days of Engagement= 252♥

... day 137♥

As of right now, we are dead in the middle of planning. Things are still going smooth. However, maybe feeling a little... I wouldn't call it stress, maybe intention? I don't know. Mine & Aaron's wedding day is right around the corner. We have accomplished so much, yet still have ways to go.
I will say that my wedding day is completely planned out. Everything is bought & purchased, [minus the itty bitty last minute stuff that must wait]. I've always been the type that knows what I want & how I want it. I owe my Mom my life. Thanks to her, we are able to be ahead of schedule with everything that needs to be done.
Our goal is to have everything [w/ reason] completely and ready to go, by August. Can we do it? Suuuuure!

I've never been the [hmmm, well... I don't know] or [Let me rest on it] kinda person. I'm quick to make decisions. I think it falls under the hyperactive part of me. Our check lists are made, therefore we know what needs to be done. Being our wedding is 75% handmade [DIY], we must get on the ball. My parents upstairs family room & our spare room is vomiting wedding all over the place. It's absurd.

My wedding experience has been the dream of mine since I was four years old [Thanks to "The Little Mermaid]. For years now I have been researching weddings, cutting out articles & clippings of ideas I loved. I had my own little notebook of wedding etiquette & pictures. I even had my bridal party picked out [which has changed] and where they would stand. Crazy, huh? The little things matter to me. They always have & always will. On the day of September 3, 2011 there will be all sorts of things symbolizing Mine & Aaron's relationship. Most people will not know what it is, but when I sit down with my little girl many years for now having that conversation that all little girls love, How Daddy & Mommy met & fell in love, I want my wedding album to tell a story. 
For the past weeks, I've been spending my weekends, [really enjoying down time] at home working on the this & thats, that are on my must have list. With a little painting, cutting, gluing, even designing, the project list goes on and on. Aaron thinks I'm nuttos, however he has his input and ends up loving the finish products. In June, My Mom is hosting a Bridal Bash at her house where all my maids will gather together for a brunch like day, working on different ceremony & reception projects. I am crazy excited, very much looking forward to this day. The ladies are pretty stoked about it as well. They've heard about the different ideas and thoughts I've had since we went wedding dress shopping together [back in February], however they haven't really seen much.

So for now, that's it. As much as I'd LOVE to share each project step by step. I'll have to wait until we are married and the party is over. Sad. I had all intentions in sharing. I didn't really care who saw what, because I feel on that day you will get a whole lot more out of it. Buuutttt.... It's better off this way. You'll just have to hear my words & thoughts. [B.O.R.I.N.G]

With that being said, you should know that you can do SOOO much in order to make your day so meaningful, original, & memorable.
Here's just a few. Take a look:

Guest Book Ideas:






Wedding Signs


Brides Bouquet





The Look & Feel....

Romantic Love


Would be cute, if the Mr & Mrs met at a carnival


A Country Kinda Love♥

Table Numbers








&&& There is many many other ideas. You just have to look. 
See ya next time♥

[Note: Tomorrow I go for my first hair trial. Yay!]
Happy Wednesday!