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For those of you who think that you might be getting an invitation to the big event for Kiersten and Eric- I am happy to announce….
It’s official!
A decision has been made…

Shortly after Kiersten and Earic were reunited, Gary (the SFOB) and I (the MOB) took a trip to Utah to see the happy couple. Little did they know that the goal of this weekend trip to Utah was to take them to dinner and “help” them in their selection of THE perfect date. Mission accomplished!
The new wedding date is January 2, 2010
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01/02/2010
Why do I say it’s THE perfect date? Because if you look closely at the day it’s a mirror image of itself. Surely this is a sign of GOOD LUCK. But just to be sure I GOOGLED this date to see if there was any additional “good luck” information.
This is what I found via GOOGLE
1. The wedding date will NOT interfere with the Fiesta Bowl 2010 which is being played on January 4th. That’s good luck for Kiersten and Eric because that means all the “guys” will actually be at the reception and not watching it in the house on television.
2. To see if the numbers have any special meaning I searched: “how to use numerology to determine if your wedding date is good luck” and this is what’s in store for Kiersten and Eric’s future:
(So here’s how you do it: add all the numbers in the date together until you get a single numeral.)
0+1+0+2+2+0+1+0=6
This is what I found out about the NUMBER 6 from Visions of Reality
The blessings of Venus with all of her Love and Devotion fall on the Number SIX wedding day. Love, affection, peace and happiness are the favors Venus may bestow. This does not mean that there is no challenge or that you are under some kind of magical charm. Responsibility, trust and caring are a must for maintaining this wonderful beginning. This couple will be willing to work hard and long hours together, with lots of time for discussion and planning things out, because the marriage will become the upmost of importance in both lives.
3. When you search: What do people think of wedding being held Janauary 2, 2010 you will find these responses:
Mrs. Wilkins wrote:
(Mrs. Wilkins via Google Images)
I wouldn’t do it.
Forever more your anniversary will get lost in that dead zone time right after Christmas and New Year’s. People will forget to send cards and to call. You and your hubby will be too pooped to plan anything.
As for the wedding itself, depending on where you live, travel in January could be iffy. All the things you expressed in your question are true. People might even forget to attend as they, too, get caught in that same dead zone.
My birthday is December 26th. My family has always been wonderful about making sure they acknowledge it. Lately, though, I’ve been finding that I’m not even interested in going out for supper. I’m socialized out from Christmas.
My Impression: Mrs. Wilkins is still bitter about the fact that she had her brithday the day after Christmas. I bet her anniversary was December 27thWouldn’t matter what you did-she will always be a whiner
Jaded rambled:
(This was the safest image of “Jaded” that I could use on this blog-sorry it’s a doll!)
i have to go to an out of state wedding this jan 3 2009. am i mad about it? am i resentful i have to chop up my holiday plans and spend tons more money to go to this because everything is ten times more expensive over this holiday, and, i will have to fight thru tons and tons of people whereever i go on those days, am i resentful that when i get there i will probably not even get a full meal at the reception, am i annoyed that this couple could not have found a regular weekend that was not wrapped around the most expensive time of the year?
i have to go cause it is family but i assure you they are getting the minimum present from me, the least i can possibly give, cause this is such a hardship for me, i cant stand it. i will go to an outlet place and buy a vase for $10.00 that was marked down, and wrap it and give it to them, if they were considerate of me and my time and money and personal plans for the holiday i will have to cancel to go to this i would be happy and i would give them a huge present.
so, no i hate hate hate new years weddings. this is my 3rd one. dont even get me started on the first two i attended. grrrrrrrr.
My impression:Jaded doesn’t believe is capital letters and loves lengthy sentence structures. GRRRR!
Kennah briefly commented:
(I couldn’t decide which Kennah wrote this so take your pick…)
Kennah#2
yes-ppl might be a little hung over and or not up to going.
yes-ppl might be too tired.
yes-probably a little less well off lol.
and ppl might be traveling/not around during that time because of the holidays and they might not be able to attend.
and everything you’ve stated are reasons why you should think.
the question is if you really want this date for your wedding more then you want the ppl that mean the most to you to be there..
good luck!
My Impression: Kennah’s a guy! (Note use of ppl, lol and being hung over.)
So regardless of what “bowl” game is happening, what the numbers say or other’s opinions…I’m pretty certain that we finally have an excuse to:
SAVE THE DATE!
Happy New Wedding Day Kiersten and Eric
Debs
Help me if you can, I’m feeling down
And I do appreciate you being round.
Help me, get my feet back on the ground,
Won’t you please, please help me!
(Written by the Beatles for all the Brides and MOB’s working together to make wedding decisions.)
Seriously, we are having such a difficult time making decisions. Not just the petty little ones but even the BIG ones like-WHEN TO GET MARRIED?

I mentioned in my last post that Kiersten and Eric decided to put off their wedding until the Fall semester of school was completed. So that means I have until December or January to pull it all together. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
But even with more time for decision making I still fear that the ideas we’ve come up with may end up looking “tacky”. So let me share some of these ideas with you…
Here are some ”THEMES” that have been considered with most being quickly rejected!
We are certain that there will be no wedding themes for Kiersten and Eric involving PIRATES-even though he says “AARRRRGH” quite a bit.
And STAR WARS is out as well- even though Kiersten’s hair would look great in the Princess Leah ear buns. There’s too much costuming involved.
And now that the October date has changed this CEMETARY theme won’t work. (Combined with Halloween decor, this could have been stunning!)
And our wedding ATTIRE and DECOR considerations:
Kiersten will not be wearing a fur muff ”veil” or long stockings…but the “something blue” shoes might work.
And since I hate the current HAT trend there’s no way I’m letting Kiersten wear this-even if it’s using things found in her Grandmother’s craft closet. (Something Old?)
However-we are still in negotiations about the “large clevage and larger crown” look but only if Keighley is willing to dress in peach and wear a hat.
And even though Eric loves India as much as (if not more than) Kiersten he will NOT get to wear this special outfit he brought home from his mission.
But now that the wedding’s in December/January we thought this FUR look might work-but the hat is out since he’d be close to 7 feet tall with it on! The cane is still in.
And even with some of the groomsmen having to give up their hunting trips to be at the wedding-we will not allow them to wear their “camo” tuxes. They aren’t Kiersten’s colors.
Unbeknownst to Kiersten, Cammie and Keighley “secretly” tried on these TuTu’s and fell in love with the fact that they made their legs look FAB. I vetoed them before Kiersten found out and had another meltdown.
One day, in a moment of fiscal responsibility, we considered fore-going the usual flowers for balloons with hearts tied on the end of the string.
We even thought about keeping the strings a little longer so our guests could POP them throughout the evening thus eliminating the need for a DJ as well.

I have to give it to Kiersten- She came up with the paper cup candle holders for our table decors but I already had my heart set on…
The Ostrich feather and blue neon napkins look! But since they wouldn’t work together we decided to eliminate both ideas.
Now for the fabulous CAKE ideas!
We thought that this was such a clever idea: Every Hostess treat known to man made into a wedding cake. If we get them at the “day old store” we can cut our wedding costs even more. Anyone know where the Hostess discount store is?
Although at first glance I thought this princess carriage idea would be too expensive I soon realized that it could serve a dual purpose-the wedding cake station as well as the limo that takes Eric and Kiersten away. Kiersten loved the idea. Eric vetoed getting into something so “feminine”.
The wedding cake that lasts forever-No need to worry about how it would hold up for their 1st anniversary. But I don’t know how to croquet and Kiersten doesn’t have time. Oh well…
Now this idea might work-a wedding cake that looks exactly like…
Does anyone out there know a good wedding cake company specializing in life sized bride cakes?
And finally…THE BOUQUET
“NO” to the candle bouquet even tho it’s great for a Christmas wedding and kid safe since the candle is battery operated.
And “NO” to butterflies and feathers (in a GINORMOUS bouquet) since they are out of season in December (sorry Kiersten).
But this may be a “YES” -if Kiersten will consider the idea of using Christmas ornaments for her bouquet. And if she weds after the holidays all Christmas items go to 1/2 price-what a great way to save.

And this idea for a bouquet is certainly “new”-the twisted metal and crystals look. It lasts a lifetime (like the croqueted wedding cake). But it had already SOLD on Etsy. DARN!
Finally-I can say with great confidence that some decisions are for certain:
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Kiersten loves Eric.
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Eric loves Kiersten.
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They are getting married-SOMEDAY
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I’m so glad that’s been decided!
Until next time-when I seriously show you some of our ideas.
Happy Decision Making!
Debs
As I indicated a few days ago I’m seriously thinking about taking drugs just to survive being a MOB. That’s because I’ve hit the emotional panic button!
I just knew I’d reached my breaking point when I found myself wide awake at 5 a.m. in a pool of sweat with my heart racing and my head spinning with a million thoughts. A PANIC ATTACK!
I hate it when this happens!
So when I finally got up and started thinking about easy coping strategies it became abundantly clear there really was only one clear choice for overcoming these feelings. I had to join the “Xanax Society”. Immediately!
Those of you who are- or know-members of this group of middle-aged, over-stressed women know that there is a deep bond of friendship and sisterhood that exists. Just ask any member to loan you a pill until you get your prescription refilled and you end up with more pills than needed. These members of “Society” are ALWAYS willing to do anything for you (unless they’ve forgotten to take their miracle pill).
Here’s the very first member of the “Society”-a great example of someone who was “out to lunch” most of the time but didn’t care…
A great benefit of joining: “Society” members help each by sharing..,.
Even if they don’t always agree with your politics…
But I’ve yet to join. I keep telling myself that it will all be over in 3 months. I tell myself to breath more, drink less caffiene ( yes, I am a Diet Coke addict) and go to bed earlier. But I haven’t.
What I have done for myself is: getting massages more frequently, scheduling a small window of time each day to do MOB things and taking long hot baths.
And I’m going to order one of these candles at Amazon.
(Hey Keighly-I think I found the cure for your “condition”….)

I’m hoping that my initiation into being a regular member of the “Xanax Society” can be postponed for a little while longer-thanks to THE text that the BTB Kiersten sent me 2 nights ago which said:
“I HAVE IMPORTANT NEWS. CALL ME IN THE MORNING ASAP”
Thanks Kiersten for giving me a couple more months to get the wedding of the century planned and put together just the way you want! I love you girl.
Debs
P.S. Read this week about the new wedding date (when will it be?) and help the MOB and the BTB make our wedding selections.



























