I think my life has gotten back to normal enough for me to start writing in my blog again. Though I think it's going to got crazy again in December. So here's a run down of the exciting events from the last couple of months...
September was pretty normal at school, but every minute of my evenings and weekends was dedicated to preparing for the wedding. One thing in particular was the Shiori (pamphlet) for the reception. The shiori is basically a glorified seating chart with tidbits about the bride and groom. We opted to make our own to save some money. I ended up making it, but that's not really a surprise since I'm the computer literate one. I found a good program on the Internet to help my make the seating chart part and that helped a lot. I wrote a simple profile one each of us...very simple. Name, birthday, blood type... it's a Japanese thing. I added a couple of pictures and then we each wrote a thank you message. It did take a while to make, but I think that it's a nice souvenir for your wedding guests to take home. And it gives you a little information about the person that your friend or family member will be marrying. I decided that I'd do the same thing for my American wedding, but with out the seating chart. Our seats are going to be a free-for-all, and the shiori will just have pictures and information about us. Most of my family has met my husband, but they don't know a lot about him. This way they can have something to take home and they can learn a bit about him.
We also had to have our final fittings and did a 4 hour rehearsal for the reception. Four hours! We actually didn't spend the whole time rehearsing though. Part of the time we were consulting with the photographers and also the professional MC that the reception hall provided. She took the longest, because she practically asked us our whole life stories.
We were both required to go in for a final hair consulting/cutting. They didn't cut my hair much, but she did trim it. My husband had his hair colored. I also got a facial. I'm not big on facials; I wear contacts and I always forget to take them out. But mostly they use all kinds of weird creams and I'm picky about what goes on my face. The only place I like having facials at is my friend's shop; she asks me my preferences and does a really nice job.
On the first of October, I went to get my nails done. I got a manicure and then my toes nails painted. I wouldn't say that it was pedicure, because she really did nothing except paint my toenails. I was pretty disappointed because the pedicure was the part I was looking forward to. The soaking in warm water and having a massage. But there was none of that. Just decorating. Anyway, when I go to the US, I will make sure that I can have the whole shebang.
We went to pick up my family on the 2nd and brought them back to Suwa... I think I'll continue the story next time... I have to attend a meeting now.
September was pretty normal at school, but every minute of my evenings and weekends was dedicated to preparing for the wedding. One thing in particular was the Shiori (pamphlet) for the reception. The shiori is basically a glorified seating chart with tidbits about the bride and groom. We opted to make our own to save some money. I ended up making it, but that's not really a surprise since I'm the computer literate one. I found a good program on the Internet to help my make the seating chart part and that helped a lot. I wrote a simple profile one each of us...very simple. Name, birthday, blood type... it's a Japanese thing. I added a couple of pictures and then we each wrote a thank you message. It did take a while to make, but I think that it's a nice souvenir for your wedding guests to take home. And it gives you a little information about the person that your friend or family member will be marrying. I decided that I'd do the same thing for my American wedding, but with out the seating chart. Our seats are going to be a free-for-all, and the shiori will just have pictures and information about us. Most of my family has met my husband, but they don't know a lot about him. This way they can have something to take home and they can learn a bit about him.
We also had to have our final fittings and did a 4 hour rehearsal for the reception. Four hours! We actually didn't spend the whole time rehearsing though. Part of the time we were consulting with the photographers and also the professional MC that the reception hall provided. She took the longest, because she practically asked us our whole life stories.
We were both required to go in for a final hair consulting/cutting. They didn't cut my hair much, but she did trim it. My husband had his hair colored. I also got a facial. I'm not big on facials; I wear contacts and I always forget to take them out. But mostly they use all kinds of weird creams and I'm picky about what goes on my face. The only place I like having facials at is my friend's shop; she asks me my preferences and does a really nice job.
On the first of October, I went to get my nails done. I got a manicure and then my toes nails painted. I wouldn't say that it was pedicure, because she really did nothing except paint my toenails. I was pretty disappointed because the pedicure was the part I was looking forward to. The soaking in warm water and having a massage. But there was none of that. Just decorating. Anyway, when I go to the US, I will make sure that I can have the whole shebang.
We went to pick up my family on the 2nd and brought them back to Suwa... I think I'll continue the story next time... I have to attend a meeting now.
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