It’s the Little Things
I n my last post, I wanted to tell everyone what a great deal I got on my shoes. Besides the fact that I love getting a good deal, I also did it because it’s justification for my latest purchase. While browsing other peoples wedding photo galleries online, I saw quite a few of them had purchased (or been given) a special hanger to hang their wedding dress from. It makes for great photos, and is just a unique little item that (I think) will help make the day feel that much more personalized. So in the same eBay “shopping trip” that I found my shoes, I found a seller who was making personalized hangers, for a fraction of the cost that I had seen elsewhere (read: I got it for $15.00, free shipping). I got to choose what it would say, and I went with...
The Shoes Make the (wo)Man
N o, these gold sneakers are not my wedding shoes As pretty as some shoes are, there was absolutely no way I was buying/wearing fancy heels for the wedding. I never wear them in my daily life, and only sporadically for special occasions. My feet have never adjusted to them, and I don’t understand the point of being uncomfortable just to look stylish. I warned Dave not to expect me in heels at either the reception OR ceremony. I thought he might not be happy about that; sometimes I bring up suggestions that would “casualize” the wedding more than it should be/already is, and he has to remind me that we (and our guests) want to make this a memorable day. However, to my great relief, he completely understood. It was one of those moments that...