Groom Pic Spam Post

It seems like I do a lot of bridal type posts. Of course, I am the bride, so it stands to reason I would talk about bridely things. Since Derek and I are having a themed wedding and his half of the wedding is different from my half, it feels only fair that I talk about the ninjas. Derek, Ruben and Rush the dog are the Ninjas of the Day.

Derek chose a cosplay (costume play) from Naruto (popular anime (cartoon)).



The black wrap actually covers the right arm, pinning it down. The character of whom this is a cosplay, Danzo, is a bad guy who pretends to be injured to fool people in his village. Danzo isn't important but what is important is that I'll likely have to modify it so he has both his arms out. Haha!

We talked about it a small bit about dressing Ruben up in a gi to look like Ryu from Street Fighter.



Ruben isn't quite that muscled and we won't make it look so tattered. He definitely won't have his shirt open all the way down to his navel either. Probably not gloves either. I might write something in gold paint pen on his black belt. :)

As for shoes, I think sandals or flip flops will be fine. Shoes on the guys definitely aren't that important to me. Or we could wrap their feet in athletic tape like some MMA guys do.

Someone on a wedding community told me about a ninja dog. If I had time, skill or patience I would definitely make the outfit for Rush the dog. Otherwise, I'll likely do some gauze wrapping around her paws and maybe around her neck - obviously not tightly heh. I plan on getting some neat collars and leashes for both the dogs to wear as they are the ring bearers.


(Boo the Ninja Dog in Kyoto)


(I want to give it a red ring if we incorporate an XBox 360)


(I might just make JUST this one. Or maybe stack them all funky.)


(Dunno if I want to incorporate the Wii.)


(I could do this.)

Thankfully, Mimi is going to be able to help me make the cakes for the wedding and she's really enthusiastic about helping.

That's all I have for you guys! <3

Crisis Averted - One Of Many To Come, I'm Sure

So after freaking out last night and trying to convince Derek to elope for like the second time, we talked about not inviting anyone but our wedding party and close family. It made me feel like an asshole though. I was just so overwhelmed. Today we had dinner with Mimi and Papa and I was talking to her about it. I was like "We just can't afford this" and she pointed out some simple fixes like - we don't have to have a reception dinner. We can just do cake and punch with finger foods. We don't have to go all out and make some extravagant thing happen. I really don't know why I had it in my brain that we HAD to do things a certain way. I've been reading too many wedding websites or something. I feel a lot better about inviting the people I care about seeing there on my day.

Then she asked me (after everyone else had left) if we had decided on a honeymoon yet. I wish my tag line wasn't "We don't know how much money we're going to have" but we're not wealthy. She then said, "I was thinking of giving you a trip to Disney World". I nearly cried. Honestly, I've never had the luxury of going to many theme parks. I went to Busch Gardens once when I was 12 and Opryland when I was like 13 or so. My parents didn't have the money for stuff like that. Derek went to Disney World many times with Mimi and Papa when he was a kid. So that was super cool news.

I sent her an email after we got home of all the ideas I had for the wedding. It was really long. When I got a reply back it was excited and full of helpfulness. I loved seeing her so enthused. :) She made me remember my excitement for this wedding. I'm back on track. So glad I talked to her today.

Sew What?

Hello ladies, I'm back with more updates about my wedding planning. The many ongoing adventures thereof.

This past Sunday was my birthday and my future grandmother-in-law, Mimi, gave me a fabulous gift. It's something I've been wanting a very long time. She gave me a brand new Singer sewing machine. I was thrilled but let me tell you getting it up and running properly was a terribly difficult process to master. I haven't sewed since I took Home Ec and that was 10 years ago!

I'm going to start small but the reason I bring this up is because I know in my previous post I showed you a skirt with many ruffles worn by Amy Lee (of Evanescence). I love that skirt but don't know where I could find it to purchase. Instead of having a seller on Etsy make me one and charging me nearly double the cost of materials for labor (which I don't mind them doing, by the way, etsy sellers have to earn a buck some way) I decided that I'm going to try my hand at making my own skirt.

I found this tutorial to make this skirt:



The tutorial is easy to follow and maybe I won't get it on the first try but it's really a beautiful skirt and I think it would go well with the corset I posted in my previous post.

I have a year and two months til my wedding! I'm going to give myself a good 6 months to make the above skirt. If I'm unable to accomplish the making, I'll just order a skirt from the internet.

Though wouldn't it be grand to say I made part of my wedding dress?

A More Bridal Post

Lately, I've been intensely stressed out, mostly about money and hardly about my upcoming wedding. I thought it would be nice to save the bummer posts for another day and show off some full on Wedding Inspiration Pic Spam.

As you may know, FH and I are having a Pirates vs Ninjas wedding, so our inspiration is going to be a little wackier than most people's.

Bride-spiration

I want this skirt:

with a corset bodice like this:


Likely, these boots:


And accessories:


Pearls <3


I don't have any earring ideas. I'd like really huge hoops but probably won't be very classy. lol. Maybe it would be good if I got something seahorse/turtle/anchor-y.

The bouquet (more flowers to come):


I want to carry this purse:


Having these ideas really help me to see what my wedding will look like. Of course with the corset the person that makes those asks for measurements so I'm not worried things fitting. Well, I am worried but not terribly. Not yet.

Bear in mind, all this is subject to change. I'm waiting til Halloween to see what they have in the way of costuming for pirates before I order anything. I might find something better or cheaper.

Hope all is well, ladies. I will attempt to post more. I'll definitely be posting about my venue and reception site. More about the Best Ninja and Matey of Honor as well.

Won't Be Flying United Either.

I promise a new post all about wedding stuff soon. However, I'm so outraged about something that happened to a disabled woman on a plane that I have to post this to you guys and anyone else who may stumble across. I'm so outraged at airlines and lack of customer service.

If you don't want to read the link I will condense it by saying a disabled woman was told by a flight attendant that DW carry-on was none of FA concern and that DW would need to ask another passenger to help her store it because FA was not obligated to do so. Thankfully a man helped her with it and then again when they were deboarding. At a customer service desk she was told by the rep, "I won't apologize for her [FA] actions and I'm not sorry for what happened to you."

This isn't right. I don't care who you are, it is NOT right to treat a person that way. I don't get what happened to customer service. You're not sorry?! That rep went on to tell the woman that the person who said that would likely not even be reprimanded for her unwillingness to help a woman who could NOT help herself.

I'm so disgusted. Do not all people deserve a measure of respect? I hate a world that employs it's citizens to treat their people this way.