Why a bride needs a mom...

My mom and I have always been close, but it seems that since Mark and I were engaged we've spent even more time together. She's taught me so many things and steered me away from so many bad choices and I know I'll never be able to repay her wonderful words of wisdom and kind advice.

A Bride needs a Mom...

...to tell her she's beautiful even though the mirror seems to suggest otherwise

...to reassure her she's found "the perfect dress"

...to help her buy the expensive veil that perfectly matches her dress

...to say "Are you sure about that?" as she contemplates bright orange dresses

...to squeeze into a crowed store and model dozens of diamond tiaras

...to notify her that the shoes she's fallen in love with make her toes bleed

...to tell her to "calm down" when things don't go her way

...to make funny faces in a dressing room mirror to lighten the mood

...to tell her that she shouldn't care what others think as long as she's happy

...to share laughter, tears and hugs

...to remind her that procrastination gets you no where

...to convince her to splurge

...to share a meal and a few gigglts at Old Country Buffet

Most of all, a bride needs a mother to serve as a role model. The one person she wants to become, the perfect example of a wife and mother. A bride needs a mother so she knows she's loved.

Tuxedo

Of course, we like to keep things local if possible so we've ordered the tuxedos for our wedding from Schmidt's Clothing Store here in Chilton. We visted a bunch of rental places in the Appleton area and got some ideas of what we liked before we ordered.

In the end, we chose platinum vests for the groomsmen with platinum striped ties and a white vest/striped tie for Mark. Our dads will have the same design with the striped tie and plain vest but will wear a Claret color instead of the platinum.

Oh, we're also going with the square toed shoes for comfort...and because most of our guys have pretty gigantic feet!

Here are fabric samples of the ties we chose, obviously the platinum is on the left and the white on the right:

The guys will all be fit sometime in August...and the lady suggested that they come sober. Good luck with that!