Tonight we had our pre-wedding photo session with our photographer Nicky with Mint. She is fun and we are so looking forward to working with her! We're even more excited to see the pictures from tonight's shoot. I wore fake eyelashes that I put on myself. And I hadn't tried any practice runs. It was a bit scary but I didn't get anything stuck together that wasn't supposed to be there, so it all turned out ok. I was able to get some good advice from my buddy David. 20-something years ago he taught me how to apply liquid eyeliner, and now he steps me through fake eyelashes. THAT is a good friend to have! :)
It almost feels that we have more things to do now than we did - but it's just because all the decisions really have to be made! I go for my dress alterations tomorrow which means I have to make the commitment to the shoes that I purchased a few months ago. This means that during the ceremony I will likely tower over Kandi, the heels are high, but she said she's ok with that for a few hours.
We need to make the programs. And while we plan on DIYing those, and have bought some of the materials we haven't finalized a few of the things that would be going into the program so of course that has to happen first!
We need to finalize the layout of the reception space, but to do that we need to know how many tables we will need and for that everyone needs to RSVP (cough, hint, cough). And we have to finalize the layout so we can make sure we get the right rentals which we need to get pretty quickly. And of course, we need the RSVP's to get to the caterer - but everyone knows that, right? (hint, rsvp, hint)
And then there are the decisions like hair and make up, undergarments (oh my!), transportation, accessories, song lists, and all the other tiny little details that go into making the big day awesome. When exactly are we suppose to have time to do laundry? Or get the house ready for all the out of town guest?
We know it will all work itself out somewhere, but my goodness it keeps us busy!
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Where did the time go?
How is it 3 weeks have gone by already??? Time is fly fly flying by - and that is NOT a good thing when you are trying to do so much planning.
One reason for the time slippage is that we went to Ohio for the Memorial Day weekend for a graduation celebration for Kandi's cousin. It was really great to be able to catch up with friends and family. And of course, talk about the ceremony. Lots and lots - which is always fun for us! We have many folks who are going to try to make the trip and it would be great to get to see them.
We officially received the contract from our reception venue. That had a few bumps in the road that we needed to work out but as of yesterday we got the confirmation that it should be smooth sailing! Woo hoo!
So as of today we have deposits/contracts out on our florist, photographer, bartender, venue and by the end of the week we will have one out for our caterer as well. Then hopefully in the next few weeks we can make a decision on a "Day of Coordinator" because we realized that no matter what we want to do or wish we could do, we just can't be in two places at once. We can't be at the venue making sure stuff is getting ready AND be at the church at the same time. We even have a really strong lead on a seamstress for Kandi's outfit!
It's exciting to think that the "major" planning will soon be over! Of course, this means that the really major planning it still to come. We've been looking into doing electronic RSVPs and we need to figure that out before we can send the invites, but of course before that we have to send the goodies we got for Save the Dates. All the tiny paper goods details can be almost mind numbing. And then there's the details of what the ceremony itself will include. What DIY projects we've been looking at that we will decide to undertake. All of those little details that don't seem like much, but when applied consistently could be like Chinese water torture - IF you weren't doing it with someone you love so very much and laughing about it the whole time.
Luckily, we are. :)
One reason for the time slippage is that we went to Ohio for the Memorial Day weekend for a graduation celebration for Kandi's cousin. It was really great to be able to catch up with friends and family. And of course, talk about the ceremony. Lots and lots - which is always fun for us! We have many folks who are going to try to make the trip and it would be great to get to see them.
We officially received the contract from our reception venue. That had a few bumps in the road that we needed to work out but as of yesterday we got the confirmation that it should be smooth sailing! Woo hoo!
So as of today we have deposits/contracts out on our florist, photographer, bartender, venue and by the end of the week we will have one out for our caterer as well. Then hopefully in the next few weeks we can make a decision on a "Day of Coordinator" because we realized that no matter what we want to do or wish we could do, we just can't be in two places at once. We can't be at the venue making sure stuff is getting ready AND be at the church at the same time. We even have a really strong lead on a seamstress for Kandi's outfit!
It's exciting to think that the "major" planning will soon be over! Of course, this means that the really major planning it still to come. We've been looking into doing electronic RSVPs and we need to figure that out before we can send the invites, but of course before that we have to send the goodies we got for Save the Dates. All the tiny paper goods details can be almost mind numbing. And then there's the details of what the ceremony itself will include. What DIY projects we've been looking at that we will decide to undertake. All of those little details that don't seem like much, but when applied consistently could be like Chinese water torture - IF you weren't doing it with someone you love so very much and laughing about it the whole time.
Luckily, we are. :)
Sunday, April 3, 2011
The first check is written!
This weekend we officially put money down to hold "our date" for the reception. We explained the potential need for date flexibility and she was good with that considering we are far enough out on the date. Thank goodness!
This weekend we went out searching for tables, chairs and other rent-able items. Sexy, right? I know. We could barely contain ourselves. Poly-cotton linens. Organza Overlays. It's like wedding dirty-talk. Thank GOODNESS we aren't those people. I'm a basic black chair white table cloth kind of girl. Kandi is thinking maybe another solid color besides white. We are so wild and crazy. So hard to please.
We also went to a super mega wedding store called Wedding Accessory Superstore. They have wedding, bridesmaid, flower-girl and mother of the bride dresses, shoes and other accessories. They also have the other basic accessories like cake toppers and ring pillows and all the other crap that every bride "needs". We spent a really large amount of time in one section - invitations. We realize now that we have locations and are SO close to having a date, the next big step will be to officially send out invitations. Well, next step is a funny thing because while that one really matters, we also have to finalize florists, caterers, photographers and every other vendor that we have to pay lots of money to in hopes of having an awesome celebration. BUT - for the outside world - they just care about getting an official invitation. So we looked. And looked. And looked. It's tougher than we thought. Trying to find that something that looks like "us" is hard enough. But trying to feel like "us" and be under budget - whatever that is... - is SO hard.
As of right now our #1 pick is coming from Vistaprint. They have some awesome options for invites and all the other pieces related to that. And because they print so many things, it lets you carry that theme into quite a few other areas which we really like. Not sure what we'll do for sure, but we know we definitely have more looking to do!
Finally - we've thought a lot about doing a "candy bar" for the wedding favor. And while there are businesses that do it all for you, we've thought that was one piece we could really DIY. So we hit a few second hand stores to look for some cool candy holders. We found a few nice ones to officially start the collection. And we found out that Goodwill is doing 50% off all items next Saturday. Who will be right there when they open those doors? Oh yea - that's us.
But with this an interesting question has come up. Where the heck to we stick all the stuff we are going to be collecting over the next six months? And how much stuff exactly will we be collecting? And did I include all of it on our budget?
I've come to terms that it will never all be there. But that doesn't stop a girl from trying to catch it all! One check down and many, many, many more to go.
This weekend we went out searching for tables, chairs and other rent-able items. Sexy, right? I know. We could barely contain ourselves. Poly-cotton linens. Organza Overlays. It's like wedding dirty-talk. Thank GOODNESS we aren't those people. I'm a basic black chair white table cloth kind of girl. Kandi is thinking maybe another solid color besides white. We are so wild and crazy. So hard to please.
We also went to a super mega wedding store called Wedding Accessory Superstore. They have wedding, bridesmaid, flower-girl and mother of the bride dresses, shoes and other accessories. They also have the other basic accessories like cake toppers and ring pillows and all the other crap that every bride "needs". We spent a really large amount of time in one section - invitations. We realize now that we have locations and are SO close to having a date, the next big step will be to officially send out invitations. Well, next step is a funny thing because while that one really matters, we also have to finalize florists, caterers, photographers and every other vendor that we have to pay lots of money to in hopes of having an awesome celebration. BUT - for the outside world - they just care about getting an official invitation. So we looked. And looked. And looked. It's tougher than we thought. Trying to find that something that looks like "us" is hard enough. But trying to feel like "us" and be under budget - whatever that is... - is SO hard.
As of right now our #1 pick is coming from Vistaprint. They have some awesome options for invites and all the other pieces related to that. And because they print so many things, it lets you carry that theme into quite a few other areas which we really like. Not sure what we'll do for sure, but we know we definitely have more looking to do!
Finally - we've thought a lot about doing a "candy bar" for the wedding favor. And while there are businesses that do it all for you, we've thought that was one piece we could really DIY. So we hit a few second hand stores to look for some cool candy holders. We found a few nice ones to officially start the collection. And we found out that Goodwill is doing 50% off all items next Saturday. Who will be right there when they open those doors? Oh yea - that's us.
But with this an interesting question has come up. Where the heck to we stick all the stuff we are going to be collecting over the next six months? And how much stuff exactly will we be collecting? And did I include all of it on our budget?
I've come to terms that it will never all be there. But that doesn't stop a girl from trying to catch it all! One check down and many, many, many more to go.
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