We Did It!

It's official — we're now Mr. and Mrs. Cupcake!

Photo by my friend, Jen

Our day was even more spectacular than we ever could have imagined. I can't wait to share all of the details with all of you.... but for now, we are on our way to Antigua for seven heavenly days of relaxation and newlywed bliss! Until we return, here are just a few more teasers for you....

Two above photos by our friend, Beth

See you soon!

xoxo
Mrs. Cupcake (eek!)

Somebody’s getting married….

TODAY!*

It feels so surreal that this day is finally here. My hotel room is currently bustling with excitement as the hair and makeup ladies are beautifying my already beautiful bridesmaids, mom and (almost) mother-in-law. I had the best night of sleep I have had in weeks, I feel completely relaxed, and I am beyond excited for this day that we have been anticipating for so long.

Today, I get to marry my best friend; my favorite person in the whole world who makes me laugh when I need it most, comforts me when I’m feeling sad or disappointed, and who never ceases to amaze me with his love for me. Really, I don’t know how I got so lucky.

The outpouring of love and true excitement from our friends and families over the last several months has been astounding and incredibly humbling. Knowing that they’ll all be there watching as Mr. Cupcake and I exchange vows today kind of takes my breath away. We are so completely fortunate.

Planning our wedding alongside all of the fabulous Bees and with the amazing ideas and support of you readers has been one of the most incredible experiences for me. I can’t wait to share all of the details of our day with you all, as you have inspired me so much.

Thank you for everything. I’ll see you all soon – as a Mrs.!

Mr. Cupcake and I last night at our rehearsal dinner. Excuse the crazy eyes, I guess I was excited!

• I couldn’t help but quote “The Muppets Take Manhattan,” one of my favorite movies as a kid. Coincidentally, I was watching this movie on t.v. the morning of the day that Mr. Cupcake proposed to me!

Something Borrowed.... Er, Not So Much

Remember when my mom and I had lofty goals of altering my cousins' beautiful white lace cocktail dress to wear for our rehearsal dinner? The custom-made dress that both of my cousins wore at their own rehearsal dinners? Well, we tried and tried, and my mom slaved and slaved over the revised corset back, but in the end it just wasn't working. The corset looked really pretty, but the back of the dress was still not lying flat due to the fact that I am short-waisted and the extra material had nowhere else to go. So, we finally decided to let it go and find something else for me to wear at the rehearsal dinner. Mind you, this was all on Sunday night, and the wedding is THIS Saturday, meaning the rehearsal dinner is THIS Friday. Yes, tomorrow!

Enter one of my favorite stores ever, Anthropologie. I am lucky enough to live in the city where Anthro/Urban Outfitters/Free People have their headquarters, so their retail stores are never hard to find in this area. This can also be a bit dangerous, though, as their clothes and charming housewares aren't always budget friendly, yet my money still seems to somehow jump out of my wallet and into their cash registers whenever I step foot in there. My office is literally a 5 minute walk from the very first Anthropologie store that ever opened, so after checking online to see what white dresses they are carrying at the moment and immediately finding an adorable contender, my mom and I made a plan to meet there on my lunch hour on Monday.

Fortunately for me, this was the easiest shopping trip ever. They had the dress I had seen online in my size, I tried it on, it fit and was adorable, and we were in-and-out in about 15 minutes! Here is the darling little dress I will now be wearing at our rehearsal dinner tomorrow night:

Hour by Hour dress from Anthropologie

I really, really didn't want to spend a lot of money on a new rehearsal dinner dress, but this dress cost a whopping $228. Yikes. I was desperate, tired, and pressed for time, but still, that's a lot of money. Fortunately, my mom just happened to have a $180 Anthro gift card that she received from some friends as a retirement gift back in January, and she really doesn't shop at Anthro, so she told me I could have it. Score! Free money! In the end this dress only set me back $48, and my mom was more than happy to finally be rid of the gift card she could never find anything to do with.

I was also able to find some cute shoes on clearance yesterday at Macy's:

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These Bandolino shoes were marked down to $34.50 from the original price of $69.00. Score! (A second time!)

I am now all set for our rehearsal dinner and I'm glad to be wearing a dress I'll feel comfortable in. I'm sad to not be carrying on the tradition of wearing my cousins' dress, but we sure did try to make it work! In the end, it just wasn't happening. Have you had to let go of any traditions due to practicality?

Our "After The Wedding" List

Um. Hi. Remember me? It's me, Miss Cupcake. I know I haven't blogged in, like, ages, and you've probably forgotten all about me and Mr. Cupcake and our wedding. But I hope you will forgive me, dear hive. You see, with the wedding fast approaching (nine days, gulp!), things have been a little crazy in the life of this Cupcake. ("Little" being the understatement of the century.)

There are DIY projects, lessons, failures, excitement, frustrations, and surprises to be blogged about.... but until I get around to sitting down and coherently telling you all about those things, I thought I'd tell you about something that is keeping Mr. Cupcake and I going these days. It's what we call our "After The Wedding" list.

The "After The Wedding" list is our mental list of all the things we can't wait to do once the wedding is over. It's not to say that we aren't extremely excited for our fast approaching (did I mention how fast? NINE DAYS!) big day. But we are also ready for our nineteen month engagement period to come to an end, to make our vows to one another, to celebrate like crazy with our friends and family, to take the most relaxing vacation of our lives, and to get back to a somewhat normal life. Among the things we are looking forward to are:

• taking cooking classes (this one's all me)
• getting our apartment back (meaning free of wedding clutter)
• visiting friends and cousins who live in other states
• taking leisurely Saturdays to do absolutely nothing
• being able to decide on a whim to take a Sunday drive somewhere new, and actually having the time to do it
• going to Quizzo on Monday nights at our favorite neighborhood bar
• watching football with the boys (Mr. Cupcake) while I get shipped off somewhere
• working on fun Gocco/artsy/construction projects just because we want to, not because we "have" to for the wedding
• having a social life

As much as we're so excited for our day to get here, we're also really looking forward to being husband and wife and not feeling the "wedding deadline" looming overhead with everything we do and every social-life decision we make.

Do you have an "After The Wedding" list? What are you looking forward to doing the most once your wedding is over?