ok, so at this point, I am starting to accumulate all the good advice I have gotten about wedding planning, as well as light bulb moments I am having along the way. I must say, the #1 thing I here the most from brides is that the day goes by so fast, you miss so much, and you barely get to eat anything, etc. Which I can totally imagine, as it is 9 months of planning for one freaking day. So, my plan for the next three months is to absolutely relish in every single detail, every single moment of wedding planning and absolutely enjoy it all. Because it would be such a bummer to stress and gnash teeth during the entire planning process and then not even get to soak up all the details... SO I AM SOAKING IN THEM GOSH DARNIT!!!!!!
The whirlwind wedding planning trip up the coast was so full of mother daughter giggles and massive grins that I spent all day today in my PJ's. It was just too much fun. We met with the caterers, who are absolutely rad (more info
here). Lets just say the menu is orgasmic, and includes grilled cheese sandwiches and churros. Srsly. Next, we headed inland with my godmother for dinner and girl talk. It was really nice to get advice from my mom(s) who have both stayed married for 30+ years. Finally we visited the venue again (still as romantic and perfect as I remembered) and the florist, who will rock.
As a wedding graduate on
APW put it,
"The Wedding Angels look down and say, 'Poor baby, you need to calm it down.' And you do, because you realize what Grammy told you is true: All you need is the man, the preacher and the dress."
AMEN.
It was super hot... and the market is HUGE!!! We spent the entire day there and only saw about 1/3 of the vendors. 
everything from vintage aprons...
to hats...
hot dogs...
this amazing aynsley china set was in perfect condition and only $50
I love these old telephone pole insulator cap things... cant remember their proper name but a vendor was selling the entire set for $40
these antique seltzer jars would look super cool on a tablescape
so much incredible furniture
we found over 50 champagne glasses for $100 .jpg)
Massive thanks to my girlfriend and jill-of-all-trades Joann for practicing her mad lash application skills on me. I wasn't so sure about semi permanent glue on your eyeballs, but they are amazing. I am not wearing any makeup at all. They are so awesome that the man even said something to me the next morning. He said, wow, it looks like you still have makeup on. I will take that as a compliment. They are definitely being applied for the wedding. (Just ignore the sunburnt nose and freckled cheeks, its just false eyelashes and not an extreme makeover).
