70 Days & Counting!

70 days to go. That's 10 weeks. 10 weeks from today, Jonathan and I will be getting married. Right now. During this very hour. How scary is that?!

Time has just crept up on us, especially since we changed the date. I just alerted Jonathan to the fact that we will be sitting in a church being married by Father Coleman at this very time in 10 weeks' time, and he's very excited - just like me. I can't wait to become Mrs Jonathan Hill.

We have done so much more with the wedding. First thing yesterday morning, we drove for an hour to Engadine to meet our cake maker, the extraordinary Diane Black of Cupcake Dreams. What a wonder she is! So creative, and so lovely. Diane invited us into her lovely home and gave us samples of our wedding "cake" to taste - so scrumptious and creamy and gorgeous! We can't wait to share this with all our guests.

We've now hired Jonathan's suit - it was as easy as walking into Myer's men's department and asking for him to be measured for a suit. Within half an hour, Jonathan was all set for a gorgeous gorgeous Spurling lounge suit for the big day. And let me tell you - Jonathan looked hot. Damn fine!

We looked for his wedding ring yesterday too, and we're pretty sure we've found the one he wants. Mind you, no expenses are spared for Jonathan's ring - we did find the ring in Hardy Brothers, but if Jonathan is going to wear it for the rest of his life, then we know it's worth it to spend a little bit more for his wedding ring.

We were to meet with Father Coleman yesterday, but due to a clashing commitment, we weren't able to meet with him to discuss the wedding arrangements. We'll meet with him another day in the near future.

The car for the big day has been booked. I will be arriving in style in a London Black Cab. Woot!

My dress has been ordered - the sizing was confirmed last week and I should receive my dress in about 4 weeks. Can't wait!

We looked for flower girl dresses today - with no luck. We really need to step on this if we are going to get something nice. We may have to suck it up and buy the dresses from the internet in a hurry if we are going to get them on time.

I'm looking for another pair of shoes - and why not?! The ones I had are now going to be too summery for the winter weather, so I would like to have some other shoes that don't freeze my toes.

I'm still to book a hair and make up person - who knew these people are so expensive?! At nearly $1,000, the cost of hair and make up is almost 4 times that of my wedding dress!

The wedding invitations are still being produced - here's hoping we'll be able to send these out shortly. Fiona has been ill, and she is also working again, so it has been hard to get her to finalise the wedding invitations. We still have a little bit of wriggle room with the invitations, but not much!

We still have to taste the menu items at the reception venue at Vibe Hotel Milsons Point, which we really should get around to organising. The reception venue has been really helpful so far, and we are looking forward to working with them to a gorgeous wedding reception.

Jonathan's parents, grandmothers, brother & family, as well as uncle and aunt are all booked and locked in to head across the ditch for the wedding. We have secured 3 apartments in our building for them to stay in, and have even inspected 2 of them. We know they will love staying here, and we are really looking forward to seeing them.

The biggest and best surprise so far is that my Uncle Henry and Aunty Karen will be flying over from San Francisco to join in the fun! It will be so great to see Uncle Henry and Aunty Karen - I last saw them 3 years ago when Dad and Mum took me to the States, and I well recall how much fun my week with them was. I can't wait to see them in Sydney!

And as for our honeymoon, Jonathan and I are still deciding on what to do. Looks like we might be doing something local now that Uncle Henry and Aunty Karen are visiting - as we'd like to hang out with them as much as they will allow, for the fortnight they are in Sydney. Still to decide - no real hurry - yet.

So, still on the "To Do" list are:

- Finish off the wedding invitations and get them all sent out.
- Organise flowers for the big day - we really need to speak to Jennie Keogh at Merci Bouquet about the flowers. I'll need to give her a call this week.
- Meet with Father Coleman to discuss the wedding ceremony.
- Buy Jonathan's wedding ring, and have both wedding rings engraved.
- Buy flower girls' dresses.
- Sample the food and choose the wines at the reception venue.
- Find a good make up and hair artist who isn't going to cost a fortune!

These are the big things. I'm sure there are plenty of other little things we'll need to do along the way. Slowly does it. Can't believe it's only 70 days away! Woot!