An even more rock and roll gift...!!!

Ok, so technically this isn't wedding news, but I had to share.

Last summer, Todd and I went to St. Louis to see a Nine Inch Nails show.  There was a scavenger hunt on the internet (via Google Earth) started by the band, and Todd and I just happened to be the finders of the prize, which was a postcard that promised more later...

Yesterday, I received an email that said "We haven't forgotten about you" and read it to discover that we were invited to a show of our choice on the upcoming tour and the opportunity to meet the band before the show!  Todd and I are bringing Sam with us to the show we have chosen, which is the Nobleville, IN show on May 30th!

This is way exciting, and will be an incredibly fun experience just a few weeks before the wedding!

a rock and roll wedding present.

Def Leppard are touring this summer, and Todd and I don't have the money to buy the tickets. So I was just thinking that the most rock and roll wedding gift ever would be if someone bought us a pair of tickets...hint, hint!  :)

http://www.livenation.com/event/getEvent/eventId/404927?c=dm-1359019&p=29942890

flowers!!!

I feel the need to start this post with an apology because this photo does NOT do the actual centerpieces justice. But I am so excited about our wedding flowers that I had to post a preview (albeit lousy) here for you to see. There are roses and black magic calla lillies combined in the flowers you see here. Yep, those are candles, too, and clear chandelier crystals from the bottom of the candelabra. A room full of these is going to look absolutely incredible. We met at the flower shop last week to get all of this finalized.

We've also finalized the other flower selections (bouquets, boutonnieres) which are also in the same red/white/black color scheme of the wedding and will be equally awesome. Oh yeah, we're adding feathers to some of the pieces, too. So far, the flowers are one of my favorite wedding things. At least, until the next thing comes along! Thankyouthankyouthankyou to Jerry and Mary Ann for an absolutely incredible design!

Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary to us!

...yes, I know that our wedding anniversary isn't until June 13th of next year, but February 25th is the date of the magical evening that Todd and I found eachother again.

Today marks 3 years from that date that we have been together!

Test for aisle runner

stones.

Today we got the black diamonds in from Thailand for my wedding band (yeah, it's a crappy cell phone shot, but oh well), so Todd's sending them to Donovan, who's going to do us the awesome favor of making the rings!  Cool.

we picked out flowers.

Today we had our meeting to pick out flowers for the wedding, and it was very fun.  I am excited to see how they look in person, but I also know they're going to look awesome!

Saturday Dress Fitting

I went for the first dress fitting today with Mom Miller and Mom Leban. I can't post pictures of it on here since Todd wants the dress to be a surprise for him, so I did email the photos to the bridesmaids so they can see. I got my shoes, too, which are super-super-cute.

The extra-extra good news was that BOTH moms found dresses for the wedding! We didn't take photos, but I drew pictures of their dresses when I got home. The first picture is a drawing of Mom Miller's dress. It's made mostly out of a ballgown material (I don't know the name for it) and it has a short bolero-style jacket over the dress part which is strapless or you can attach the staps that come with. The bodice has gathered layers, (which is what looks like stripes in my sketch!) and it goes down asymmetrically to the hips. She got hers in "celadon," which is a really greenish-grey jewel tone kind of color. It's hard to describe, but looks awesome. The flowery-looking thing on the sketch is actually a crystal-y brooch/applique at the hip which is very pretty.

The second drawing is of Mom Leban's dress. Her dress is made of chiffon, according to Camille at the bridal shop. Mom Leban's dress has a long skirt that has a sheer top layer and slightly curves out at the bottom, which I thought looked really flattering. The top is made of a stiffer material, but has folds/layers that look like stripes in my sketch (but aren't) and each layer/fold has tiny crystal-y beading along the edge, which really makes the dress look fantastic. The entire jacket piece is sheer chiffon as well, and has the same crystal-y beading on the edges and cuffs. Camille said she's going to take the sleeves up to an elbow- or 3/4 length, and we all agreed that looked really nice as well. Oh, and Mom Leban's dress is going to be in blue - the name is called "bluestone."

I actually just found photos of both dresses online, but I didn't post them here. I did, however, link to them above (by the corresponding "Mom's" names) - they're both "Jade" by Jasmine Bridal "mother-of-the-bride" dresses.