Caution: Writer is easily excited

Which is obvious to those of you who know me (which my only 2 followers at the moment do) So heres the latest reason for excitement. After i got home from work yesterday, while waiting for Richard to get off work, I decided to browse around on Light in the box. I was originally looking for shoes for myself since I'd purchased my dress from the site. Upon discovering that they dont have much I decided to look at Groom Wear. Richard and I had all but decided that the boys would just wear nice shirts and slacks with purple and green ties because I personally dont like the look of "traditional" tuxs, and because Richard didn't really think he'd be comfortable due to his odd case of Claustraphobia.

Then, I come across this! Different, unique, sexy. Not to mention I really think it will go well with my dress. I LOVE IT! Richard's response: "Anything for you baby". But in all actuality he really likes it. The only thing that has me worried is the price tag- $219.00 for the pants and jacket. Meaning we still have to buy a vest, a shirt, a tie, and shoes. Considering that most tux pant and jacket sets range anywhere from 199-399 (estimates from Mens Wearhouse) I guess its not too bad.

Now I know what you're thinking. Why not just rent one? Well, honestly Ive never really liked the idea of renting a tux. Sure its cheaper, and I guess its fine if youre a grooms man or something, but if I get to keep my dress shouldn't he get to keep his tux?

Ive still got to do some more checking around but I think this is the one we are going to go with.

Next order of excitement: not only have I figured out decorations, but Ive found ties for the guys and a flower girl dress for Oz (Richards youngest sister).

First, decorations. We've been toying with the idea of paper lanters for some time, but I couldnt for the life of me find any in purple and green. I found some white ones at Walmart that we might have been able to paint but wasnt too fond of the idea. Then, Richard takes me to Hobby Lobby. First let me say if you've never been to a "proper" Hobby Lobby, youre missing out. That store is AMAZING! I, literally, almost got lost. Its like Michaels, Joannes and Pier 1 had an orgy and Hobby Lobby was the offspring. They have EVERYTHING! And as I'm sure you've already guessed, they had paper lanterns in purple and green (and yellow, pink, blue, orange and red). Best part is theyre CHEAP! 3 different sizes that range from .97-2.00. I will post pictures once I buy some.

Ties: What a nightmare! I had no idea how much ties cost! $50-$80 in stores for ties that weren't even the colors we wanted. So back to the internet. I found plain purple and green ties at Neckties.com for 24.99 each. Still a little more than I really want to pay, but I guess its worth it to have ties in the color we like without retarded stripes, patterns, or logos. Again, Ill post pictures once we get them.

Last but not least, Oz's dress. First off, who was the genious that came up with the idea that flower girls needed to look like the bride? I mean really- its cute but HOLY CRAP! I looked at a few dresses at "bridal" shops and decided almost immediatly that I didnt want anything like that. So once again, I was pretending to do my job and walking around walmart and found the CUTEST dress. Now considering that it is Walmart, and that I probably wont be able to get it a year down the road I went ahead and bought one that is three sizes larger than what shes in now so hopefully it will fit. Best part: only $18!! For anyone interested, the dress is by George and is available in the girls section like this and in the baby section with out the sweater but includes a diaper cover.