Long time no update!

I'm sorry that it has been ages...there just wasn't too much to report....but we had a super productive weekend so now there is lots to say!

We finally got a time from Father for the wedding, it will be at 2:30...which is great. Late enough to not have a HUGE gap between ceremony and reception, but early enough to have time for pics after. Reception starts at 5 with dinner at 6. So with the long ceremony (it's like an hour possibly hour and a half eeek!) that will work out nicely.

We also got our cake ordered...can't wait to see that. It will be delicious, just hope it looks as pretty as it tastes...I won't see it until we get to the reception ourselves. That lack of control is making me a little twitchy but I'll cope.

I talked to a florist and have decided to go with real tulips after all...she said it will be no problem even at peak prom season because we don't need site decorating.

We got the invitations ordered...that is a HUGE stress off my mind. I even found a coupon that saved us (and by "us" I mean my mom) $100!

We got the tuxes picked out and information sent to our guys about it (I think anyway, I'm trusting that Milan did that as instructed.)

We got Milan's ring purchased. I had bought one but I wasn't positive he'd like it so when we took it in to get it sized I told him to look around at the others first...he fell in love with another one that I swear wasn't there at the time I went. I love it as well so we got it.

Now the most pressing issue on my mind is the rehearsal dinner. Because we have out of towners in the bridal party (like the Matron of Honor and Best Man...so pretty important people) we have to have rehearsal and rehearsal dinner on the Friday before the wedding. To most people that is standard and no big deal right? The problem is, as the good Orthodox people we are LOL, Friday is a fasting day. Our fasting rules (read as: the ones Milan told me because it's how he was raised) at home are NOT actually the same as the church's rules...proper fasting means no meat, fish, eggs, dairy, wine or oil. Where in the world do you go out to dinner and eat anything besides steamed veggies while still following those rules?!?! It also wouldn't be an issue is Father we're attending the dinner because then I wouldn't feel bad about being a little bit lax and ordering a shrimp pasta or something. So we're trying to figure out how to handle this situation. It's a tough one. I wish we had a vegan place around here because that would make it a bit easier. Perhaps Father won't be able to go.