Happily Married :)

Hello all!

We are married now!!  I haven't blogged since the wedding- it has been a busy month and a half! Everything has gone really well and we are in honeymoon bliss mode. We are taking our actual honeymoon in 3 weeks and it cannot come soon enough! It will be so nice to relax and have a vacation for just the two of us.

The wedding went really well. Of course there were a few hiccups, but that was to be expected and it wasn't anything that was a big deal. The one thing that people kept telling me was that our wedding would fly by and we would barely remember it. I didn't think anything of that comment until it came and went and now it feels like a blur. We had so much going on and so many people there to celebrate with us, that is truly did fly by.

We are thankful for everyone that was there and helped make our day so special! It was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

We feel so blessed and are excited at what is to come in our marriage.


Tiffany Alcorn (so exciting to have a new last name!)

10 days away

So I have not had time to blog lately with everything that has been going on! We are now 10 days away from the wedding! It is coming up so fast! I am so excited!

This Friday night is the Bachelor and Bachelorette party. We are all meeting at my parent's house and then my dad is driving the bus over to Citywalk in Orlando. So we can all party together on the way there. And then when we get to Citywalk, the girls and guys are splitting up for a while to do their own thing. At the end of the night we will meet back up before riding back to the house. It should be fun and Andy and I are both excited for it!

This Saturday is my bridal shower which is a surprise for me. I know where and what time to be there but that is all! Ali has worked hard at planning it with the help of my bridesmaids. I can't wait to see how it turns out. :)

We are looking forward to all of the family coming into town and getting to see our friends too. I will blog more of the details after the wedding with some pictures!! 

Wedding night

We booked the hotel for our wedding night and I also bought the lingerie I plan to have for that night too! I can't wait to be Mrs. Alcorn! We get two months to honeymoon at home after the wedding and then we go on our real honeymoon! We are both very excited!

Bridal Stress

I am glad I only have to plan my wedding once! I don't mind helping friends/family plan theirs in the future, but being the bride is something that I will be happy with never having to do again! lol. I can't wait for everything and I know it is going to be a magical day. But this process of choosing everything and trying to stay in budget and trying to make sure everything matches perfectly and making sure that we have everything prepared and done ahead of time… it is a lot to stress about!! To everyone who reads this.. I love all my family and friends who have helped with various parts of wedding planning/preparation and I thank you all so much! I couldn't have done it without you all!

I am still stressed and want everything in the way that I have pictured in my mind. So I apologize ahead of time if I don't do things the way people suggest. I just want this once in a lifetime experience to be just the way I picture it. :)

Sorry that was kind of a long rant. But it is to be noted in my blog, that as much fun as it is to be getting married, there is also a LOT to do! (When you plan your wedding in 4 months like we are). I understand why people have long engagements. You do need the time to plan the wedding without so much stress. BUT I am happy with our way and couldn't imagine waiting a year (or 5 like some ppl) to be Mr. and Mrs.

38 more days!

52 Days to go!!

We are 52 days away from the "Big Day!" I have been working on ordering things we need for the wedding. Today I ordered my garters. I ordered two- one to keep and one for Andy to toss! I have been using Etsy a lot. I love that site. They have so many cool things you can order that come personalized. Also this week I ordered gifts for my ring bearer, flower girl, and my brother who is a groomsmen in the wedding. I had to order him something different than the rest of the groomsmen because he isn't of age to drink.

Today I ordered the rehearsal dinner invites as well. I will be sending those out to our immediate family and bridal party as soon as they come in the mail.

So much more to do! I am trying to make a decision about a unity ceremony. I don't want to do the traditional candle lighting ceremony because we will be on the water and they will not stay lit. I don't really want to do the sand ceremony either. Do we have to do a unity ceremony at all? Can we just make the wedding ceremony sweet and simple?

Wedding Website and Photo App

Our wedding website is created and can be viewed here: http://Timmer-Alcorn.ourwedding.com/!

Also, I decided to use an app called Capsule to collect all the photos that our guests take at the wedding. It is really neat. All you have to do is download the free app on your Android or Apple phone, called CapsuleCam. Then, you put in the code: W2AMH and it will connect you to our wedding website. Then, you take pictures of everything at our wedding and it will upload so that everyone can see! It is a great way to share pictures. It is basically replacing the disposable cameras that used to be popular at weddings. We are in a new digital age.. I love it! 

We will have info on how to download the app at the wedding, but if you are attending go ahead and get a head start and download it now!

60 Day Countdown!

60 days until the wedding!! It is going to be here very quickly! There is still a lot that needs to be done. I haven't had much time to blog lately because I am in the busy part of the semester with school. However, I have definitely gotten some things done since my last post!

Invitations are being sent out. I have already put the first 20 in the mail and am hoping to get the rest out by the end of this week. 

We have planned the bachelor and bachelorette party. Kathi (my sister) is working on the invitations for that. Ali (my Maid of Honor) is busy planning the bridal shower as well. 

This past weekend, I had my dress fitting!! I go back in April to try it on and make sure all the alterations are good. 

I have also been working on the table numbers for the reception. I have this really cute idea that I found on Pinterest. I have these little paper albums that will be on each table. The  guests will answer questions that are written on each page. For example: What is the best marriage advice you've ever received? What should we do for our 1st anniversary? etc.. Each number that is on the front of the album is the table number, but it also represents a year of our marriage. So Table 3 will write advice for us to open on our 3rd anniversary! We are going to make this a tradition so that each anniversary, we open the albums and are reminded of what our marriage should look like. :)