Every HMOH has to get her start somewhere ...
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
SIDENOTE: Just Saying ...
I'm starting to get a complex that peeps might assume I'm some lame Carrie Bradshaw-wannabe blogger that's obsessed with weddings. I'm not. I just have a sense a humor about the fact that in between Fire Island weekends I will spend my summer at bachelorette parties, bridal showers and weddings ... and my paycheck on them as well.
If the kids start making fun of me, I've reserved "It's Not You, It's Me," where I'd campaign for submissions of awesomely bad break ups. Probably up my street cred, but it turns out the original blogspot is taken and I'm WAY cooler than the person who snagged it ...
If the kids start making fun of me, I've reserved "It's Not You, It's Me," where I'd campaign for submissions of awesomely bad break ups. Probably up my street cred, but it turns out the original blogspot is taken and I'm WAY cooler than the person who snagged it ...
bridesmaid dress sizing is a ploy to make you diet for a friend's wedding
Just got home and I'm cranky. I pulled my stellar procrastination tricks and ended up late at the office, therefore I didn't make it to the gym. So now I'm cranky and feel fat - and I'm about to start up last night's Biggest Loser, which, against its probable intentions, makes me hungry.
Enough insight into my pleasant self - just wanted to paint the inspiration for this post. Bridesmaid dresses - I'm expecting two in the next few weeks. If you haven't had the pleasure to be a bridesmaid yet, let me drop some knowledge on ya. In order to place your bridesmaid dress order you need to provide your bust, waist and hip measurements, and then reference the sizing chart to find the comparable size. Unlike JCrew who gets you back into the stores because you fit into a size 2, a Bmaid dress size is typically two to three numbers LARGER than your usual. For the dudes secretly reading this - that's like saying Giselle, pre baby, is a size 8 - which would likely cause her to skip dinner a few times. They say it's to allow you room for alteration, etc. but I know it was decided by some bitch designer to encourage bridesmaids to diet before a friend's wedding. So of course when I called the dress shop in Miami a few months ago for Adri's Bahamas destination wedding this Labor Day weekend, and she told me I was in between two sizes, I told her the smaller size would be JUST fine.
Reminds me of Spring Break my sophomore year of college. Roughly the entire Greek system from Penn State (plus their brothers/sisters from every college, everywhere) booked a dance with the devil down in Acapulco. We flew "first class" on a trustworthy airline known as SunWorld International Airlines, Inc., an airline that according to Wiki ceased to exist in 2004. When we arrived at the gate following our connection in Miami, we found ourselves with fellow travelers - population: 90 percent female. Awesome odds for Spring Break. We were delayed in boarding because there was excess baggage and maximum weight capacity. So the resolution? Upon boarding, each passenger (girl) was asked to whisper their weight (yup, how much they weigh) into the gate attendant's ear. Let's discuss. It doesn't matter if it meant the plane was going down and we'd never make it to Mexico alive, NOT ONE GIRL WAS ABOUT TO WHISPER HER ACTUAL WEIGHT (guilty). I'm guessing the airline took the total lbs, times it by three, and then removed some baggage. We got loco down in Acapulco, fist pumped the nights away ... and lived to talk about it. Guess SunWorld can't say the same.
-HMOH
Enough insight into my pleasant self - just wanted to paint the inspiration for this post. Bridesmaid dresses - I'm expecting two in the next few weeks. If you haven't had the pleasure to be a bridesmaid yet, let me drop some knowledge on ya. In order to place your bridesmaid dress order you need to provide your bust, waist and hip measurements, and then reference the sizing chart to find the comparable size. Unlike JCrew who gets you back into the stores because you fit into a size 2, a Bmaid dress size is typically two to three numbers LARGER than your usual. For the dudes secretly reading this - that's like saying Giselle, pre baby, is a size 8 - which would likely cause her to skip dinner a few times. They say it's to allow you room for alteration, etc. but I know it was decided by some bitch designer to encourage bridesmaids to diet before a friend's wedding. So of course when I called the dress shop in Miami a few months ago for Adri's Bahamas destination wedding this Labor Day weekend, and she told me I was in between two sizes, I told her the smaller size would be JUST fine.
Reminds me of Spring Break my sophomore year of college. Roughly the entire Greek system from Penn State (plus their brothers/sisters from every college, everywhere) booked a dance with the devil down in Acapulco. We flew "first class" on a trustworthy airline known as SunWorld International Airlines, Inc., an airline that according to Wiki ceased to exist in 2004. When we arrived at the gate following our connection in Miami, we found ourselves with fellow travelers - population: 90 percent female. Awesome odds for Spring Break. We were delayed in boarding because there was excess baggage and maximum weight capacity. So the resolution? Upon boarding, each passenger (girl) was asked to whisper their weight (yup, how much they weigh) into the gate attendant's ear. Let's discuss. It doesn't matter if it meant the plane was going down and we'd never make it to Mexico alive, NOT ONE GIRL WAS ABOUT TO WHISPER HER ACTUAL WEIGHT (guilty). I'm guessing the airline took the total lbs, times it by three, and then removed some baggage. We got loco down in Acapulco, fist pumped the nights away ... and lived to talk about it. Guess SunWorld can't say the same.
SIDENOTE: I just pulled out my sophomore year scrapbook - made from actual printed film and crafted to perfection (likely during finals week when I was supposed to be studying (always a procrastinator)) - to reference the actual name of the Acapulco airline. See ... these things I spent countless hours preparing are priceless references for jogging memory. The pages were stuck together and some of the lettering had been ruined. Realized a year later an "incident" when someone couldn't find my bathroom, and instead settled on my bookshelf, actually did cause some water damage.OK, and back to the matters at hand. I'm less cranky because I just finished Glee's triumphant return to FOX and I'm dreading having to try on the two bridesmaid dresses that are on their way. Let's hope the bridal shop gal works like a ghetto airline and multiplied my measurements by three.
-HMOH
Actual (Likely) Size on Model: 12
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
HMOH tip #413: every bachelorette party needs an STD
If we were talking bachelor party, the title might be concerning. While no bachelor/ette soiree could plan for a serious hangover, missing tooth or tamed tiger in the bathroom - a bachelorette party takes far more organization than showing up to Vegas and winging it. To ensure the majority of your bachelorette's guest list can attend ... be sure to send a save-the-date (STD) well in advance of the weekend (2-3 mths).
Secure your guest of honor. Ask the bachelorette what weekends she is available in the months before her wedding. If you're considering a destination bachelorette, understand that the estimated guest list will be less (REMINDER: recession). You might want to ask the bride-to-be (BTB) what she'd prefer. And if you're like me, you can also ask her how pretty she thinks you are (see below for real life example).
Doodle It. The greatest, most underrated site was introduced to me by my friend Lauren. Doodle is an organizer's dream (hell, I'd marry it). I've used it to plan potlucks with 10+ guests, weekend trips to Connecticut and recently, Kels' bachelorette party. The site eliminates annoying email chains. The ones that make you decide you'd rather not attend an event so you don't have to be a part of the listserve. The back and forth where a person writes what day works and 16 more chime in to say that date doesn't. Set up the grid to include the weekends that work for the BTB and have the bridesmaids fill in their availability. The bridal party's availability takes top priority.
Share your STD. Seriously. Once you've decided on a date that works for the BTB and BMaids, send an email save-the-date to the guest list. Listen, we're all busy. Weekends fill up, especially in the summer. Get this date penciled on their calendars so they know not to make plans. Further info and more formal invitations can follow once the bridal party has agreed on the final details.
You may also want to send a special save-the-date to your guest of honor. We sent Missy a bouquet from Cookies by Design with her bachelorette weekend date.
I'll dish more tips and advice once Kelsey's upcoming bachelorette party has come and gone (it's a surprise). In the meantime, for those reading this that owe me a check, get that in the mail - don't make me humiliate you publicly. :)
For everyone else - STD. April 30-May 2 is Kelsey's bachelorette party. I'll keep you in suspense like the BTB, but it's a guaranteed good time.
-HMOH
Questions? Email me at handmaidofhonor@gmail.com.
Thoughts? Concerns? Comments? Let's make this an open forum. Share your tips on planning the bachelorette, ask away or just make some snarky remark here.
Secure your guest of honor. Ask the bachelorette what weekends she is available in the months before her wedding. If you're considering a destination bachelorette, understand that the estimated guest list will be less (REMINDER: recession). You might want to ask the bride-to-be (BTB) what she'd prefer. And if you're like me, you can also ask her how pretty she thinks you are (see below for real life example).
Doodle It. The greatest, most underrated site was introduced to me by my friend Lauren. Doodle is an organizer's dream (hell, I'd marry it). I've used it to plan potlucks with 10+ guests, weekend trips to Connecticut and recently, Kels' bachelorette party. The site eliminates annoying email chains. The ones that make you decide you'd rather not attend an event so you don't have to be a part of the listserve. The back and forth where a person writes what day works and 16 more chime in to say that date doesn't. Set up the grid to include the weekends that work for the BTB and have the bridesmaids fill in their availability. The bridal party's availability takes top priority.
Share your STD. Seriously. Once you've decided on a date that works for the BTB and BMaids, send an email save-the-date to the guest list. Listen, we're all busy. Weekends fill up, especially in the summer. Get this date penciled on their calendars so they know not to make plans. Further info and more formal invitations can follow once the bridal party has agreed on the final details.
You may also want to send a special save-the-date to your guest of honor. We sent Missy a bouquet from Cookies by Design with her bachelorette weekend date.
I'll dish more tips and advice once Kelsey's upcoming bachelorette party has come and gone (it's a surprise). In the meantime, for those reading this that owe me a check, get that in the mail - don't make me humiliate you publicly. :)
For everyone else - STD. April 30-May 2 is Kelsey's bachelorette party. I'll keep you in suspense like the BTB, but it's a guaranteed good time.
-HMOH
Questions? Email me at handmaidofhonor@gmail.com.
Thoughts? Concerns? Comments? Let's make this an open forum. Share your tips on planning the bachelorette, ask away or just make some snarky remark here.
Monday, April 12, 2010
HandMaidofHonor - What People Are Saying
I sent an email to my closest friends and family proudly announcing the birth of this blog. I TOLD my mom she'd be a grandma before she turned 60! So just a few hours in the public eye, and HandMaid of Honor is getting some great feedback. Here's what my already loyal fans (ehmmm mother and friends) are saying:
not CRAZY at all. I'll keep the creep to a minimum (no wedding mags or putting venues on hold for 2015) and the sarcasm/entertainment to an all-time high.
-HMOH
- "Love the concept and love the name even more! So creative." - Kerry R.
- "As the Goose in "Charlotte's Web" once said, " I think it's T double-E double-R double-R double-I double-F double-I double-C, C, C....." T-E-R-R-I-F-I-C!! Good Luck!!! Love you :0)" - Mom
- "Hooked already" - Brigitte, loyal cousin and customer (MOH, Nov. 2008)
- "haha love it! plus dudes love when single girls have wedding blogs. you'll have that ring in no time." - Carlyn S.
-HMOH
happy birthday, boo
as I look to make my blog public today, I send a special HAPPY BIRTHDAY to a bride-to-be and my best friend, kelsey.
-HMOH
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