I'm in Toronto right now, mingling a bunch of physicists, which...is not as bad as I thought it would be. But not fun either. We went out for a "mixer" last night, which lasted one beer and I was back at the hotel by 10. Not my typical conference routine, but I've still got many legs of the trip to go.
I'll be meeting my group in Quebec city for a few days and things should pick up. So I might as well get my rest.
Yesterday I did some shopping (new shoes!). And today I'm continuing my quest for spanx since they will make wedding dress shopping a little more enjoyable.
On the notes of weddings... lots has happened in the last few days...
I booked the venue on Thursday. It's very nice - a historical building that has been converted to a restaurant. They have a large front yard to accomodate an outdoor wedding, and in the event of rain, can move the wedding inside. There are a couple of smaller rooms for kids to eat in and gifts and stuff, so I'm quite happy with it.
We have decided to do a casual wedding, no dance, no speaches, just mingling with good friends over good food. It takes place on a Sunday in August, and is followed by a lunch reception. My supervisor has eaten there before and says the food is fantastic (he's quite the foodie, so I trust his opinion). The venue itself can be quite expensive, but is within our budget on a Sunday afternoon (1/4 the minimum for a Friday/Saturday evening).
We also booked a photographer, and looked at dresses. Ahhh! so much stuff!
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Very exciting progressions! Our weddings have a lot of similiarities.
ReplyDeleteBTW - Spanx aren't that great. Not the ones I tried. I tried on some and they were less supportive and more expensive than the ones that I bought -- they're called LZ Under Control. The semi-body looks like this (don't know the bra shop I've linked to -- just for visual aid).
Thanks!! I'll look into it. They seem to have some sturdy ones at La vive en Rose, but they didn't have my size so I don't know if they were any good.
ReplyDeleteRe: the icing on the lemon curd cupcakes - I cheated :) - was just testing the recipe so I just used a can of Duncan Hines premade icing. I actually found it too thin and for a summer wedding it would completely collapse. Best to use 1/2 cup shortening, 1/2 butter, 4 c icing sugar, 1 tsp vanilla and 3 Tbsp milk...add more milk if you need it.
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