Bride Wars

On Sunday night I went to the movies with 2 of my girlfriends. We saw 'Bride Wars' starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway. It was certainly a wedding-themed movie, and I enjoyed it given my current state of mind.

Yesterday I ordered new curtains for the Living Room from West Elm. They are called 'Medallion Window Panels' and I got the colors Flax and Ivory.

New Lights!

I discovered a great website for buying lighting: CSN Lighting. It is part of CSN Stores, an e-commerce company based in Boston with over 200 online stores. Yesterday I spent several hours browsing and selecting the perfect new lights for our house. The search and browse functions on the website were extremely helpful and easy-to-use. I don't think I've ever had more success finding exactly what I'm looking for online and at prices I could handle. It started out with just a new light for living room and quickly expanded to new lights for both bathrooms and the kitchen. I got free shipping and there was no sales tax! Check out our new lights:

Kenroy Home - For the Living Room

Progress Lighting - For the Upstairs Bathroom

Progress Lighting - X's 2, For the Kitchen

Maxim Lighting - For the Downstairs Bathroom

Maxim Lighting - For the Downstairs Bathroom

Caterer: √ (check) !

Tuesday we booked Nicole's Catering for the Reception. Woo-hoo! That's a biggie to cross off the list. As it stands now (and we can still change our minds), there will be a cocktail hour and a sit-down dinner. Dinner will be in the barn. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be in the "birch area" outside of the barn. If it's raining on the big day, we can do everything in the barn: ceremony, cocktails, and dinner.

This is just a fun photo I came across on the Internet

Flower Girl No. 1: √ (check) !

Your first question is probably 'No. 1?' Yes, I say 'No. 1' because I anticipate 2 to 3 Flower Girls. Details to follow. You see with Flower Girls, you need parental approval. Her Mother was present and agreeable to the proposition. So today I officially declare Rebecca Boyle (cousin of the groom) to be Flower Girl No. 1. It was no secret to me that this little girl was interested in the position. She recently sent me a stack of drawings depicting bridesmaids, flower girls, and even a ring bearer all adorned in the wedding-appropriate orange and blue attire. Here is my favorite:

Drawing by Rebecca

Chandeliers

Here's my new excitement: chandeliers! No, not the crystal, sparkly, grandiose kind... the antiquely-looking, barn-appropriate kind. Yesterday's blog-post with the photo of the decorated barn features such chandeliers. Here are some more inspiring photos:

I've asked one of the caterers we're considering to find out about pricing and options. Does anyone have any ideas on how we could borrow or rent antique chandeliers (without breaking the bank)?

Barn Decorated

So, the Buhrmaster Barn could use some fancying up. Here is my favorite photo of a barn decorated for a wedding:

Happy 2009!

This is the year we get married! Happy New Year! Happy 2009!