Mud & Fluff
I realize I haven't written since the 13th. Terrible. I've clearly had my head in the land of wedding planning, unable to much else besides work [hardly] and work out [a lot]. I was trying not to blog about wedding planning---how boring...but since that's all I seem to be talking about, that's the best I can do.
I've realized some interesting things during this whole wedding-planning process.
a) it is difficult to avoid the hype
b) i'm happy to work a little harder to avoid the hype
c) somehow out of no where I cultivated a girly side. who woulda' thought.
It really is difficult to avoid the hype. I know, many people out there really love this stuff, but to me, it's just not as important as they try to make it. It seems that anytime you put the word 'wedding' in front of something--i.e. 'wedding invitation', the price goes bonkers. One place quoted $850 for 50 invitations. ?!? So, I'm designing them myself. I am, afterall a designer...might as well put this skill set to use.
And I am happy to work a little harder to avoid the hype. Precisely why I visited 10 bridal shops after discovering the cost of my 'dream dress' was several thousand dollars [that's 50% off the 'original' price]. It wasn't even new--it was a second hand sample that needed a wash. The freaking bridal store probably got it for free from the designer. It was 'perfect' but I couldn't live with myself if I laid out that much cash for 6 hours. I vowed [pun intended] not to do it and for a fleeting moment, I almost lost it...I almost got sucked right in. Thankfully I didn't. What do I care if it's 'Silk Macado' [i truly have no idea what that even is] and it was so and so Couture Designer. I've never cared about that stuff and I'm not going to start now. The thing that really got me was the pressure from the bridal store--they really try hard to wrap your heart strings in a vice and give you all sorts of deadlines and urgency. Screw them.
A male friend from high school asked if I will be wearing a 'traditional wedding gown' and commented that he has never seen me in a dress, which is probably true. I didn't even really like dresses until a few years ago. Go figure. All this time I have stubbornly been the anti-girl--a mud-loving mountain biker who abhors the mall and dayspas and suddenly I'm loving the fluff and frills. Still love the mud and the bike [and the runs/kayak/climbs] but now...also love the fluff. Mud and Fluff...a decent combo I suppose.
Off to the gym--must start painting again. The original reason for this blog was a place to post my artwork.....
I've realized some interesting things during this whole wedding-planning process.
a) it is difficult to avoid the hype
b) i'm happy to work a little harder to avoid the hype
c) somehow out of no where I cultivated a girly side. who woulda' thought.
It really is difficult to avoid the hype. I know, many people out there really love this stuff, but to me, it's just not as important as they try to make it. It seems that anytime you put the word 'wedding' in front of something--i.e. 'wedding invitation', the price goes bonkers. One place quoted $850 for 50 invitations. ?!? So, I'm designing them myself. I am, afterall a designer...might as well put this skill set to use.
And I am happy to work a little harder to avoid the hype. Precisely why I visited 10 bridal shops after discovering the cost of my 'dream dress' was several thousand dollars [that's 50% off the 'original' price]. It wasn't even new--it was a second hand sample that needed a wash. The freaking bridal store probably got it for free from the designer. It was 'perfect' but I couldn't live with myself if I laid out that much cash for 6 hours. I vowed [pun intended] not to do it and for a fleeting moment, I almost lost it...I almost got sucked right in. Thankfully I didn't. What do I care if it's 'Silk Macado' [i truly have no idea what that even is] and it was so and so Couture Designer. I've never cared about that stuff and I'm not going to start now. The thing that really got me was the pressure from the bridal store--they really try hard to wrap your heart strings in a vice and give you all sorts of deadlines and urgency. Screw them.
A male friend from high school asked if I will be wearing a 'traditional wedding gown' and commented that he has never seen me in a dress, which is probably true. I didn't even really like dresses until a few years ago. Go figure. All this time I have stubbornly been the anti-girl--a mud-loving mountain biker who abhors the mall and dayspas and suddenly I'm loving the fluff and frills. Still love the mud and the bike [and the runs/kayak/climbs] but now...also love the fluff. Mud and Fluff...a decent combo I suppose.
Off to the gym--must start painting again. The original reason for this blog was a place to post my artwork.....
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