~*~My Wedding Journal~*~(Thank You! pg 17) - Page 7

February 7^th, 2011: Makeup Artist&More Clothes!

Today was a very busy day for me. I was putting finishing touched on the room I was designing/decorating for somebody (It was my first Interior Design job!). That was actually annoying because the cushions I ordered weren't the same ones that came so I had to go to the store and exchange those. That wasted a lot of time and energy; I mean those sales people were so rude and obnoxious😡. Anyways I finished that at around 2pm. Then I had to meet up with a friend.

My friend is actually my old makeup artist's niece. We used to go to the same ballet class😛! Anyways now she's a professional makeup artist and I asked her to do my makeup for the weddings. I'm going to do my own makeup on the Mehendi and Sangeet but the other three days I want to get someone else to do it (It's not exactly the best idea to do your own wedding makeup). She's sucha a doll, she said she'll do it for free since we've known each other our whole lives and even worked together at one point. Yay I love free stuff😃😃!

After that I went to meet Dino and the groomsmen (plus the ring barrier). They were picking out their suits and tux. They already picked which ones they were going to get, Dino just wanted me to see them and make sure they were good. At the Catholic wedding Dino is going to wear a black 2 piece Ralph Lauren tuxedo with a white shirt and black bow tie. I find it so cute that he's actually going to wear a bow tie because normally he hates them (I'm not a big fan either😳) but he said since it's our wedding day he'll give it a chance because tuxedos are meant to be worn with bow ties😊. The groomsmen are going to wear black Ralph Lauren suits with a white shirt and turquoise tie to match the bridesmaids. The ring barrier is going to get his suit made because they couldn't find one they liked for him. It's going to be like the suits for the groomsmen, black suit, white shirt and turquoise tie. That should be done sometime next month😊

Okay so while I was with the guys Rosh called to tell me that the sarees I ordered are here😃! So I  took Suhaan and met my mom at Rosh's house to check out the sarees. When I got there Rosh was in her leggings, sweatshirt and slippers. I was jealous because she got to stay home today while I was outside in the cold!! Anyways the sarees are for the Mehendi/Haldi night. I don't know if it's the same for all Bengalis but I know for Bangladeshi Haldi night ("Gaye Holud") everyone gets to wear simple sarees. The bride's Jewellery made from real flowers. I remember one of my uncle's weddings,which was the best wedding ever, especially the haldi night. We, cousins (all the girls) wore the same saree (in different colours) then my mom and aunts all wore the same saree (they wore the same colour too).

That's what I want at my haldi night! All my female cousins and my best friend are going to wear the same saree red, black and white polka dot georgette saree. We had some of them custom made for my younger cousins (they're going to look so cute). My mom and aunts are going to wear a light green jamdani saree with red and flowers and border. My saree is a red, black and white printed georgette saree. I don't know if it's a bad thing wearing black to a haldi or Mehendi night but whatever I don't care, nobody stopped me. All our blouses are going to be red (Any style,as long as it's red)The sarees are going to be draped in "Bengali style".

Seeing the sarees and the guys' suits just made me more excited about the wedding. 4 more months!

~*~February 12^th 2011: Shoe Shopping and Booking People~*~

I love shoes! I have a closet just for all my shoes. Recently I went shoe shopping with my bridesmaids(Well the guys tagged along too,they all bought shoes to go with their suits.) I bought two pairs for myself. For the first wedding day I'm going to wear a pair that I already own (they're going to be my "Something Old"). They're black "Plisseta 140" satin slingback by Christian Louboutin.

The second pair I bought is for the reception. They're black bow-embellished satin sandals by Valentino.

I also bought my "amazing" bridesmaids shoes. I don't really care when they wear them because I just bought them as a gift for being my bridesmaid. I bought them Christian Louboutin black "Fernando" sandals

I wish I had a video to show you guys but I don't. However I do have pictures (from the photographer) so I can show those. I love these pictures, the first pic is of Montreal at night😊 and the second is from a friend's engagement party.

So yay I booked my photographer and videographer! 😛😛😛

Remember that lady that wanted those Valentino's but she couldn't buy them because they didn't have her size. She kept looking at you like she was going to kill you😆 Then she kept staring at me because I got those Miu Miu's that she wanted but they only had one left and they gave it to me😆. She wasn't even discreet about it,like she was really STARING at us😕. That pic of mtl was my fav for so long,it was my wallpaper on my iPhone for a long time too😊

Heey,

~*~February 15^th, 2011: Jewellery shopping with the future in-laws!~*~

A couple of days ago Dino's parents called me and asked if I was busy that day. I told them I wasn't so they asked me to get ready and they were going to pick me in an hour. I didn't know where we were going so I was really confused. I called Dino asking him if he knew where they were going to take me and he just laughed and said "You'll see". W*F? I hate when people say that! It annoys me so much! So anyways they came, picked me up and we ended up going to a jewellery store. Dino's mom was telling me that she wanted to take me jewellery shopping with them

The necklace is a 2 piece. The first piece is short ("Choker" necklace) with diamond and ruby flowers with sapphires placed randomly. The second piece is the longer version (it's supposed to stop "right under my bust" according to the jeweler but for me it stops a little bit lower). I love the necklaces because they're something I'm really going to cherish forever. They're really heavy but pretty, I felt like a princess trying them on.

The necklace comes with matching earrings. The earrings aren't extremely big or heavy (Thankfully!!) because the necklaces are. They're chandelier earrings (They're medium-ish size) and have three flowers going down (The petals are diamonds and the middle of the 1st and 3^rd flowers are rubies and the 2^nd is a sapphire).

Along with the necklace and earring the set came with a matching "Shringar Patti" (I have no clue if there's a name for it in English). It's exactly like the earrings. The flowers are going across. The petals are diamonds and the middle of each flower is a ruby. The flower in the middle of the "Shringar Patti" is a size bigger than the rest and that one is the one with the sapphire center.

Also they bought me a matching "Baaju Band" (The arm cuff). Except the Baaju band is mostly diamonds and gold with a drop pendant (a ruby and sapphire flower.

The bangles I got also came with the set, they're exactly like the "Shringar Patti" (the only difference is that they're bangles).

When we were done Dino's mom told me that she came the day before and bought a ring for me. She asked the jeweler to show it to me and OMG it's so beautiful. Its diamonds and rubies set on gold Crown ring. I can't get over how pretty it is.

I honestly felt like a real princess because of the way they were treating me.