Things I Learned From My First Bridal Shower

Aloha! Drew and I are currently driving up to Seattle for Shower #2. Yes, really. Right this very minute up to Seattle. Gotta love technology!

My first shower was a few weeks back. It was thrown by our Maid of Honor, Nicki, and was with a bunch of my girlfriends. It was pretty much a big party that was just a ton of fun. Today's shower is much different.

First of all, it's for both Drew and I. Second, this is a shower with my side of the family. I am guessing it will be much more mellow, no tropical bowl drinks and no after party. Since most of my family lives in the Seattle area,  Mom decided to have the shower up there to make it easier for them to all attend. Not so easy for Drew and I. We didn't want to have to get a hotel room or get a sitter for ChiChi so we are doing a boomerang trip today. Driving up to Seattle for the shower and driving back to Portland when it's all done. Crazy, I know! At least, I'm not the one driving and have a change of comfy clothes with a blanket and pillow for the ride back.

Now with one bridal shower under my belt, another on it's way today and another in June, that's a whole lot of showering going on! I'm already tired just thinking about it. Especially since I may have heard a rumor at work that there's a fourth shower in the making. GULP! Ok? No matter how many showers I have, you know I will rock it and make it through every single one!

So a few months back, I was reading Miss Turkey's Shower Tips and I really should have paid closer attention because I made some of the same mistakes that she did. Honestly, I forgot about the tips until I saw my photos from the shower. Then it all came flooding back to me. YIKES!  I'm hoping not to repeat those mistake today and want to pass what I learned along to all of you so you also do not make some of these same mistakes. Cuz, well, some of them just aren't pretty.

#1 Really think about what you are wearing to your shower. I'm not just talking about the length of your dress, but also the kind of fabric and cut of your dress. You want something long enough, with some give and will be flattering at all angles. I did take Miss Turkey's advice into consideration about the length of my dress and I thought it was long enough, but once sitting down and crossing my legs, it didn't feel like it was. I'd suggest sitting down in the dress you are planning on wearing and have your fiance take a few pictures of you in it. That way you will get to see how it will look in pictures when you are sitting down to open presents. I know I wish I had thought to have done that.

I'd also not cross your legs while opening presents. it's just not pretty. Do the lady like thing of having your legs together and to the side.

The dress was long enough, but the comfort of it changed when sitting down. 

Showered with Aloha- Getting Dressed

With both of my best girlfriends in town, we decided to get ready for the shower in STYLE! In other words, we kind of did a dry run for the wedding and went all out with getting our hair and nails done. We went over to my  neighbor's house first thing in the morning to get ready. My neighbor, Deb, did each of our hair while we took turns getting dressed and putting our make-up on.

I have a vintage hair dryer and was able to bring that over so Deb could set Honey in curlers while she rolled my hair in hot curlers. Once I had my curlers in, Deb started going to work on Nicki's hair. I took that time to start on my make-up. Which I almost had finished before Deb was ready for me, again.

Don't you just love that hair dryer? 

Hair Today

Or My Wedding Hair Dilemma Part 2

When I talked about what I wanted to do with my hair for the wedding last week, I had no intention of writing a second post about it. Well, of course there would have been the post much later on showing what I actually did with my hair, but not another one trying to figure it out. It's been bugging me so much though that I couldn't figure it out that I decided to show Drew what I was thinking to get some feedback from him.

When I first asked him if he would help give me some input, he was very hesitant saying he didn't want that kind of responsibility. Which I completely got. I explained to him that I didn't want him to figure out how I should wear my hair, but give me some feedback on hairstyles I was looking at for inspiration. He felt a lot better about the whole idea once I explained it to him and he said for me to show him the pictures.

Wedding guests, this is your cue to get lost. Drew, if you don't want to see new inspiration pictures, you should get lost, too. xoxox

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Hair Comes the Bride

I have a  confession to make. I still do not know what I am going to do with my hair on our wedding day. I know, HUGE surprise. You'd think being the planner that I am I would have this all figured out. Well, I did. And I have, more than once. But, I can't seem to commit to any of the hairstyles. I'm all topsy turvy on if I should wear it up, down or half and half. Oh the indecisiveness of a bride!

Drew and wedding guests, you might as well take a hike! Up a really long mountain.I'll meet you all at the top once I figure out what to do with my hair. In other words, this post is not for any of you to read!

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