Wedding Progress: Vows, Dress, & Rings

We are down to 60-odd days before the wedding, and the planets are aligning. I'm in the middle of finals (2 down, 1 to go) and trying so hard to concentrate on school, but wedding forces have other plans: vows, my dress, and our rings.

We started our vows last weekend. There are some things we need to edit, rearrange, and finesse, but we have agreed to the basic things we'll promise to each other to do for the rest of our lives. Wow-that's a long time!

This week, I got a call from I Do Bridal telling me that my dress has arrived (just shy of a month early). This has taken me by surprise. I still need to sew my sash; I'm not done with school yet; my first alteration appointment isn't until early June; I have no idea where I'm going to hide my dress. I'm waiting until my last exam is over before I pick up the dress, but it is so good to know that my dress has arrived. (My clutch arrived at our house yesterday, and it is just as adorable in person as it is on Etsy.)

Today (after exam #2), I went to the jeweler to inspect our wedding bands. George's band is ready to go. Mine is currently a wax mold and will soon be solid platinum. John at Marci Jewelry handcrafted my engagement ring, so they used the engagement ring to make a mold of the wedding band. The mold looks soooooo good, and I can't wait to see the final product. This setup (diamond band for engagement and solid band for wedding) isn't typical, but I am sooo pleased with how it's turning out. And, I'll have a lifetime of being able to put my hand in my pocket, of being able to take off my diving gloves, of being able to grip my ski poles, of being able to flip through files without ever having to worry about my ring. I love that.

And now...back to the books.