See, I Am Getting Stuff Done Over Christmas! :)

Bridesmaid dresses are ordered!!! :)

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Invitations will hopefully be ordered on Monday. I set myself a deadline, so now I have to make up my mind (or the people in the store will think I'm crazy.) There's just so many rules and so many things to worry about. I read somewhere about a couple whose family got upset by the wording on the invites and they had to order them again! I am not financially capable of something like that, lol.

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Ryan and I visited his family for Christmas, so I got to talk a bit with his sister-in-law, Sandy. She's a wedding photographer and a wealth of knowledge about these things. I'm sure I drove her crazy:

"Have you thought about this?"
"No."
"Did you consider doing it this way?"
"No."

Etc, etc, etc, lol

But I do appreciate all her information :) She suggested that we pair up the bridesmaids and the groomsmen, because otherwise everyone always looks "terrified." Good point, lol.

She also assured me that there will be ambient light in my photos, which is apparently a good thing :)

And yet, she also mentioned that even though she knows now that the photos taken at her wedding (by another, un-named photographer) aren't perfect, she was happy as can be with the results at the time. I think that will likely apply to any of the wedding scenarios... We're trying for perfection, but even if everything isn't just so, we'll probably still have a good time :)

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We started talking about situations where the bride or groom's parents don't approve of their offspring's choice as a partner. Ryan's mother said, "We've always known Kristen was too good for Ryan, so..." :) I like her! lol

Of course, this only lasts until bright and early the next morning, when Ryan gets her coffee and makes a big breakfast for the family. I can't compete with all that!!! :)

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Ryan assures me that he will not collapse from the heat at the wedding, even though tuxedos don't have a short sleeve variety.

"I don't think your family will approve if I show up in a tshirt with a tie painted on it," he said.

I told him, "That depends on how well you paint."

It's rather unfair that women get to wear short sleeves and men don't!

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But did I mention that the dresses have been ordered??? :)