Last Day of November

Today marks 298 days until my wedding.  This is the last November I will have as a single woman.  It is pretty exciting to think of it like that.  I cannot wait for 298 more days to say "I do." 

So for Christmas I gave Steve a list of jewelry I would like to wear for the wedding.  He wanted to buy me jewelry, which he does every year, so I provided him with pictures of what I like the best.  I picked out pearl jewelry.  I really want to wear pearls on my wedding day as it is my birth stone.  I would love to have a nice necklace, either a strand or a pendant, and pearl earrings.  I think that would look beautiful with my dress.

I cannot wait for Christmas.  I love spending the time with my family.  We will spend Christmas day here in Sturbridge and then spend the next 3-4 days on the Vineyard with my family!

300 Days!

Today marks 300 days from our wedding.  Tomorrow we will enter the 200's!  It is all so exciting and time is going by so fast.  I cannot believe how times is whizzing by!

Sheila was over last night for the Buffone family Thanksgiving, and she brought her dress again!  She had brought it over last week but I had not gone out to the car to see it.  So it was nice to see it yesterday, and since Nancy was there, another bridesmaid, she was able to see it too!  I am really really happy with the dress and the color!!

I HAVE MY WEDDING BAND!!!

So I picked up my wedding band tonight and I am so happy! My only complaint is that I have to get my engagement ring re-sized.  I had to do that this summer, and now I will have to do it next fall.  The reason being that the engagement ring sits on top of the wedding band making the bands uneven.  It makes sense, just a pain in the butt!  I will have to be without my engagement ring for 2-3 weeks while it is getting re-sized and I won't be able to wear it until the day I get married.

I am in love!

Wedding Band is Done!!

So I got a call from the jeweler today and my wedding band is done!  I am so excited to pick it up.  I am hoping to swing by and get it during my break tomorrow, as I want it before the holiday.

My engagement ring is my maternal great-grandmother's from 1910-1914.  My mother gave it to me for my 25th birthday.  I then gave it to Steve and told him that whenever he was ready to propose I wanted him to give me this ring.  To know that this was worn by a happily married woman and has been saved in our family and passed on to me is incredibly special.  This is a ring that I will give to my eldest child when they get engaged.  It is awesome to know that I can continue to pass this down to my children.

So my wedding band is custom made.  It is a double band; one that goes in the front and back of my engagement ring and is connected on the bottom.  The bands will be in yellow gold and there will be tiny diamonds surrounding my diamond that will be set in white gold; just like my engagement ring.  I had an eternity band from my other maternal great-grandmother.  I had some diamonds removed from that band and put into my wedding band.

So when I get married my something old, something new, and something borrowed will be in my engagement ring and wedding band!  My engagement ring is 1/4 original (the diamond and a bit of the band) and 3/4 new (had to have it replaced when it was sized due to the frailty of the original band).  Now my Maid of Honor, Diana, is in charge of getting me something blue, and my mom has a silver sixpence, from the same great-grandmother the engagement ring belonged to, for my shoe.

Flower Girl Gift

So, Luna's gift came in yesterday.  It is absolutely precious.  I am so excited about it.  Steve even liked it!  I know if he likes it, it must be good!

Things are all coming together.  We only have the transportation left to book and then all of the big things are done.  We will only have the details left to tweek.  I sent a check to the ceremony musicians more than two weeks ago and they have not cashed it.  Not sure what happened.  Hopefully they got it and decided that I paid too much and they won't accept it!  Wishful thinking, eh?  Music Martha's Vineyard is who we are trying to book for the wedding ceremony musicians.  Mike Tinus is a good friend of my uncle's; he told uncle Mark he would cut us a good deal.  That is why I am thinking that they won't accept my check.  Who knows?!

Bridesmaid Dresses

So one of my bridesmaids, Sheila, went and picked up her dress today.  She said she loves it (and her mom loves it too!).  I am so excited that it came out well.  I cannot wait to see it in person.  I will have to ask her to bring it over next week so I can look at it.  While she was picking up her dress she saw the junior bridesmaid dresses and said that they are really cute too.  I am really happy to hear this. 

I had originally picked out completely different dresses for my bridesmaids but when they tried them on I hated them.  I did not like the fit, the fabric, or the way it looked with my dress.  We ended up agreeing on a different dress.  So I know what it is like to see something online and fall in love only to see it in person and swear that they are not the same. 

So it is good to know that the junior bridesmaid dresses look good in person as well as on the computer. Happy day!

Jr. Bridesmaid Gifts

So part two of the gift came today.  I am soooooo excited about how they turned out.  I could not be happier about it!  I know Emma and Chesca will love their gifts.  Emma will be 8 at the time of our wedding and Chesca will be 9.  I can't wait for them to stand up there with me.

I realized that I have not introduced the wedding party yet, so I am copying and pasting the page from my wedding website.

Our wedding party consists of family and friends that we could not get married without! 

My best friend, Diana Woods, is my Maid of Honor.  I have known her since she was 3 years old, and she is truly another sibling to me.

My sister, Jennifer Campos, will be one of my bridesmaids.  I love her so much, and am so happy to have her stand with me as I marry Steve.

My friend, Gabrielle Leon-Guerrero, is another one of my bridesmaids.  In high school we became closer and our friendship only grew from there.

My future sister-in-law, Sheila Buffone, is the 3rd bridesmaid.  She accepted me into the family the very first day that I met her.  She knows how to handle the Buffones, and that certainly came in handy with Steve!

My other future sister-in-law, Nancy Buffone, is the 4th bridesmaid.  She has been amazing with me over the last 4 years.  She offers such great advice and I would be stupid not to take it!

My cousin, Jennifer Oliver, is my 5th bridesmaid.  Over the last couple of years, we have all gotten closer.  It has been great getting to know my family better and spending time with cousins that I had lost touch with.  Thank you, Jen, for bringing us all back together!

Chesca Quinlan-Potter is one of my two junior bridesmaids.  She is the daughter of William "Bells" Potter and Kerry Quinlan-Potter. I have been her nanny/babysitter since she was 4 years old and I could not imagine getting married without her as part of my bridal party. 

My second junior bridesmaid is Emma Buffone.  She is the daughter of Vincent and Sheila Buffone. She is one tough cookie as she is the only girl out of 5 grandchildren. She is an awesome girl and she is an important part of my bridal party.

Luna Natusch is my flower girl.  She is the daughter of Fred Natusch and Jennifer Oliver.  Luna has grown up knowing Steve and we could not think of a girl who would be a better flower girl than Luna!

Best Man - Joseph Ciesla

Groomsman - Vincent Buffone

Groomsman - Mark Buffone

Groomsman - Matthew Buffone

Groomsman - Daniel Buffone

Groomsman - Brian Buffone

Ring Bearer - Zachary Buffone