Ummmm hi. I’ve been sitting here staring at my blank post for a good five minutes trying to figure out what to write about. Because the brain? Is in wedding mode. Wedding. Mode. I’m getting married! Ahhhhh!!!!
Sorry. See? I told you. I can’t think of anything but getting married right now. So I apologize in advance. Because I know you didn’t start reading These Little Moments as a wedding blog and I’m going to try really, really hard not to talk about it ALL the time. But I haven’t even been engaged for 48 hours yet so bear with me a little longer, OK? Thanks!
Last night I stopped at Staples on my way home and purchased a binder, sheet protectors and dividers. My wedding binder, known from this point on as The Book, has been created. For someone who is a tad disorganized at home, I’m determined to be SUPER organized about this wedding. Otherwise I might go insane.
I spent a good hour looking through my new wedding magazines (including the two that I pulled out from hiding) and pulling out ideas for everything from dresses to centerpieces. The only thing I didn’t look at was a cake. Because I’m not having a cake. Well, maybe a small one for me and Michael to cut, but not a gigantic cake that costs thousands of dollars. We’re cookie people so a cookie bar it is. Including one very special cookie that reminds me of my childhood. Mmmm.
I have my first appointment to see a venue tomorrow. And then another on Saturday and another the Saturday after that. I think the first one is too small and the next one is too expensive. I’m hoping the third one is juuussst right because I’m in love with it on the website.
The ring? The ring is gooood. I can’t stop staring at it and still cannot believe that it’s mine and I get to wear it forever. Michael likes to look at it on my hand too, saying it’s beautiful and perfect. Les sigh.




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September 26, 2007 at 11:43 am
onebigholiday
Aw, the ring is really beautiful. I’m so excited for you!
September 26, 2007 at 11:48 am
Barb
I told you that you wouldn’t be able to stop staring at it!!! I love it!
September 26, 2007 at 11:51 am
Miriam
I had ‘the book’ too! It was really organized for like 2 days then it went to crap. I kept shoving random ideas in and not really taking the time to make it look pretty.
Also, when is this spectacular wedding going to take place?
September 26, 2007 at 11:53 am
clinkny
Trust me, you’re NEVER going to get tired of staring at the ring.
I love the idea of a cookie bar! That’s what we’re doing for favors.
September 26, 2007 at 11:59 am
Jess
Nobody will get sick of reading about the wedding, don’t worry. I thought the same thing but my wedding posts get more comments than pretty much any others, so. The cookie bar is also brilliant. And so is the wedding binder. Torsten and I have just started realizing that now that we’re sharing a life, we need to get a filing cabinet and some folders. We have papers everywhere, exacerbated by all his visa documents, and it’s only going to get worse with his green card application. So I’m impressed that you are generally ahead of the game. Also–I want to see pics of all the venues!
September 26, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Tina Vaziri
Yeah, totally don’t worry about giving us every exciting detail about your wedding planning! I think all of us love to hear about it. The cookie bar sounds like such a fantastic idea! My dad is getting married next week at a very very very small ceremony on the beach in Mexico. Weddings are so fun!
September 26, 2007 at 12:15 pm
crystall
I didn’t know people made binders for weddings… but. You should take pictures of EVERYTHING. Obviously, the ring. And also, everything else. The binder, the venues (even if you don’t use them, cute for a scrapbook… like “Today I went to XXX venue and I liked it but the price was too much”).
All the months you’ve been engaged. Then you can do like a Month 1.
I’m telling you, scrapbook it. You will not be disappointed!
http://www.creativememories.com has TONS of wedding stuff. You will go bonkers.
September 26, 2007 at 12:24 pm
Peter
You have to start looking at venues right away? Wow.
Just between us, how bitter would a woman get if a dude floated the idea of a Vegas wedding?
September 26, 2007 at 12:29 pm
Kateastrophe
OK possibly unsolicited advice, but I should have been a wedding planner. Seriously. I have so much advice and so many little tricks I learned. I have my BOOK intact as well as a million other little tips and ideas. You should email me . . . we should chat. I’m SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!
September 26, 2007 at 12:35 pm
...BeccaLynn
Oh my gosh. I am still in disbelief. I am soo right there with you about the whole IT’S STILL SO BRAND NEW.
Girl, You can keep bragging about OHMIGOSH WEDDING! for as long as you would like.
Also, I may or may not have some wedding magazines in ‘hiding’. I’m not telling though.
September 26, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Michelle
don’t worry, we won’t tire of hearing about wedding details! at least i won’t!
and that’s too funny that you had wedding magazines in hiding (i do too, must be a girl thing)
September 26, 2007 at 12:40 pm
DG
I don’t feel like I’ll get sick of you talking about it at all! Hello? YOU JUST got engaged, we’ll give you at least a week of free for all wedding talk! J/K.
LOOOOOVE cookies! If you need a taster I’m here!
September 26, 2007 at 12:41 pm
Courtney
Yay wedding brain! : )
September 26, 2007 at 1:05 pm
elizabethews
I like wedding brain.
Where are your appointments?
September 26, 2007 at 1:24 pm
kwarterlifecrisis
What DG said - I volunteer myself for cookie tasting. Sounds like a tough chore, but somebody’s gotta do it.
September 26, 2007 at 1:38 pm
Anna
I even bought Martha Weddings for a while AFTER I got married. It definitely must be a girl thing.
September 26, 2007 at 1:48 pm
your mom
obviously in ga-ga land…..you haven’t even changed the shoes on the side-bar in a few days….
September 26, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Amanda Brown
If this morphs into a wedding blog, I’d totally be OK with that. I LOVE WEDDINGS.
PS: Can I go skating on your ring later this afternoon? Holy skating rink! LOVE IT!
Congratulations to you both!
September 26, 2007 at 3:18 pm
Stephanie
Like Amanda B. said. If it morphs into wedding blog, I will still love Molly.
September 26, 2007 at 8:56 pm
Princess extraordinaire
The Book will be your new Bible - guide it with your life and you will be fine..most of all enjoy the process and the journey to the alter!
September 26, 2007 at 10:24 pm
Chelle
Bride-to-be lunch adventures here we come!!!
;-D
September 26, 2007 at 10:33 pm
aernyc
You are allowed to have wedding brain! After all, if you didn’t, we’d have to wonder!
Oh and if you need any more cookie tasters, I am ALL FOR THAT. Seriously. And then we can go to the gym together and I can pretend I need to be a buff bride (when in reality i just need to be a buff single gal
)
September 27, 2007 at 1:12 am
libby
kfirst you’re totally entitled to post about weddings! wedding fever is contagious and i looove hearing about all of it! hope the third venue’s the charm for you
September 27, 2007 at 2:47 am
christine
i also still have my “book,” six years later, and it was the best thing i did for my wedding (and my sanity). good luck!
September 27, 2007 at 9:33 am
PRH
Hey there, I’m not up on blog etiquette yet but I added you to my blog roll and wanted to give you the heads up.
http://www.pessimisticredhead.wordpress.com
Happy Thursday!
September 27, 2007 at 10:04 am
DevilsHeaven
I spent an entire lunch hour with my friend sitting cross-legged on the floor in the wedding aisle of Borders looking at wedding binders. I barely use the one I purchased for $25. We looked at about 20 venues before we decided on one. Good luck in getting it in 3 tries!
September 28, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Princess Pointful
No apologies needed.
I would rather see potential wedding dresses instead