Today we went to our second cake tasting. This bakery has an open house the last weekend of every month where they make 20 of their most popular (most basic?) cakes and couples can "come and go" for a taste. There were also several employees on hand to sit down and talk to us about our visions.
So between the 8 groom's cakes and the 12 bride's cakes, I think we sampled 6 or so. I knew I didn't want any type of fruit filling, and I'm not a big fan of liquer or beer in my cake (especially for something as classy as a wedding!) so it ruled out many of them. Plus, I'm pretty simple when it comes to things like that, especially since I'm such a picky eater ;)
After having cake and punch, we kind of sat around waiting for someone to be free to talk to us. We finally got some attention and proceeded to discuss all the things we wanted in a wedding and groom's cake. Then I had Jason step out of the room to discuss the surprise elements of his cake that I wanted to add. When they told me they couldn't do it, I was a little shocked (I think it was because at bakery #1 they didn't even question if they had the ability to do it, but said of course they could.)
We were the last ones there and they made me a plate of leftover cake to take home with me, which was great! I had some tonight and will have some for breakfast or something.
When we got home, I crunched some numbers. Given the fact that bakery #2 was charging me a $75 delivery fee (that's three tanks of gas for my car!) and that they couldn't do the extra I was hoping they could but they were STILL more expensive than bakery #1, it looks as though we have ruled them out. The cake was good, but nothing special. All the books they had of cake ideas were not actual cakes they had done, but magazine tear-outs, which made me leary of what their real abilities are.
I'm still hoping to find a bakery that has good stuff for cheaper than bakery #1, because I don't know if I'm ok shelling out $500+ for CAKE!
Anyone here got mad baking skills?
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Boo. Yay.
I did a whole bunch of work on our wedding website this past week. Then the site gets hacked this weekend and while it's back up and running I have to start over. Boo.
On the upside, we went to lunch with Jason's mommy today. Really, she just wanted an excuse to not finish her homework from school, but it was still a nice few hours. Yay.
On the upside, we went to lunch with Jason's mommy today. Really, she just wanted an excuse to not finish her homework from school, but it was still a nice few hours. Yay.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Oh dad
So today my dad sent me an email that says "You know you're from Texas when..." and one of the reasons was "Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date."
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Monday, April 23, 2007
One more thing
I forgot to mention that I changed it to where you don't have to register to leave a comment. Apparently it was always an option but the default is that it's not allowed. So I manually changed it (and therefore expect ALL of you to chime in on EVERYTHING now!)
Drumroll please....
Engagement pictures are in! Check out my Facebook album for more info. :) :) :) :) :)
Sunday, April 22, 2007
"Mother"/daughter bonding
Jason and I just got back from spending a weekend at his parents' lakehouse. They've made a lot of wonderful improvements to it in the short time since they bought it, and I know one day it's going to be spectacular. The purpose of the weekend was to celebrate Jason's paternal grandfather's 80th birthday, which was today.
The reason I'm posting this here and not on my regular blog is that yesterday afternoon Jason's mom and I went into town (haha) and spent a few hours together shopping for today. First we hit up the liquor store (how lucky am I lol) and had an interesting experience with the worker there. Then we went to Kroger to shop for all the drinks and snacks and cake and cards and such. I know it wasn't the most glamorous trip, but I am so glad we got to spend that time together. It really wasn't awkward at all, and I feel like this weekend brought me a lot closer to his family. I am so excited and so lucky to be marrying into such a great family!
I just hope Jason's as excited to become a part of my family...
The reason I'm posting this here and not on my regular blog is that yesterday afternoon Jason's mom and I went into town (haha) and spent a few hours together shopping for today. First we hit up the liquor store (how lucky am I lol) and had an interesting experience with the worker there. Then we went to Kroger to shop for all the drinks and snacks and cake and cards and such. I know it wasn't the most glamorous trip, but I am so glad we got to spend that time together. It really wasn't awkward at all, and I feel like this weekend brought me a lot closer to his family. I am so excited and so lucky to be marrying into such a great family!
I just hope Jason's as excited to become a part of my family...
Friday, April 20, 2007
For Suzi
Because she was such a dear to think of me!
This is what I'm currently in love with:
I will say that I'm not a big fan of the color green, so my suggestion would be to change it to a bright blue. See next image for example. I would keep the little round purplish ones (if I could figure out what they were!) and keep the fushia roses (not sure about the lily looking ones - they look like old people fingers to me for some reason :/) I might throw in some lemon yellow too, but it would have to be pretty bright - none of that sunflower goldenrod stuff.
This made me think of you when I saw your post because I know you wanted blue but not light blue. I don't know if this would do the trick, but I think it's another form of hydrangea. It's still not navy, but I don't know many flowers that are. I think, though, that if your wedding party is in Navy, really bright blue flowers would make your pictures pop! so don't worry about matching exactly.
Other top choices include:
For some reason these flowers don't look real to me. They're all such perfect blooms in such vibrant colors that they just don't look real. But something like that with wayyyyy less green could work.
This is lovely. Just change the color of the wrap from green (ew) to purple!
I really like the vibrance of the purple, red/yellow and little bit of blue pokin out. I don't like the big leaf grass blades or the stuff in the back that makes it look like a bunch of wildflowers. I would clean this up a bit to give it a classic round dome shape.
Then, just when I think I've decided on something, I go and find this:
The perfect combination of traditional purple colors.
Sigh. So many choices.
This is what I'm currently in love with:
I will say that I'm not a big fan of the color green, so my suggestion would be to change it to a bright blue. See next image for example. I would keep the little round purplish ones (if I could figure out what they were!) and keep the fushia roses (not sure about the lily looking ones - they look like old people fingers to me for some reason :/) I might throw in some lemon yellow too, but it would have to be pretty bright - none of that sunflower goldenrod stuff.
This made me think of you when I saw your post because I know you wanted blue but not light blue. I don't know if this would do the trick, but I think it's another form of hydrangea. It's still not navy, but I don't know many flowers that are. I think, though, that if your wedding party is in Navy, really bright blue flowers would make your pictures pop! so don't worry about matching exactly.Other top choices include:
For some reason these flowers don't look real to me. They're all such perfect blooms in such vibrant colors that they just don't look real. But something like that with wayyyyy less green could work.
This is lovely. Just change the color of the wrap from green (ew) to purple!
I really like the vibrance of the purple, red/yellow and little bit of blue pokin out. I don't like the big leaf grass blades or the stuff in the back that makes it look like a bunch of wildflowers. I would clean this up a bit to give it a classic round dome shape.
Then, just when I think I've decided on something, I go and find this:
The perfect combination of traditional purple colors.
Sigh. So many choices.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Serious doubts
So tonight I sat down to look through millions (not really) of pictures of flowers to get an idea of a style I liked as well as flowers that come in dark purple, as well as how to differentiate my bouquet from Chelsea's and Romie's while still keeping continuity between them.
The more I sit here and think about it, the more I wonder if I really should be paying a florist to do this. After all, it's four bouquets (1 large, 2 small, 1 for tossing) and a dozen pin on bouts/corsages. Going very simple with the dozen (single flower with a minor amount of greenery) and all bouquets would only cost me a total of around $250 plus delivery (or sending someone to pick them up the day of) from the florist I'm currently talking to.
I wonder if I could take care of this task myself. I could order a bunch of flowers wholesale and then work with Chelsea and Romie that morning to put them all together.
I really don't have a favorite flower. Nor does Jason. Romie and Chelsea share the same favorite of gardenia, but those suckers are EXPENSIVE. So the flowers themselves will have no significance for me other than they'll match the bridesmaid dresses. Which is why I thought about making my own arrangements - that way they'd be special to me no matter how indifferent I was about the flowers themselves.
My biggest concern is timing. Since flowers don't always hold up so well we would have to make them the morning of the wedding. Between hair, makeup, food, getting dressed and pictures before the ceremony, I don't know if I want to add in the time and the possible stress of arranging flowers.
Opinions? Would I save money doing this or does the florist offer the best deal? Is it worth the extra money to save the stress even if we can do them cheaper ourselves? Is there another option I'm overlooking? Anyone have suggestions for dark purple flowers that will be available in October, and how I should do the bouquets so they're different but the same?
[As a complete afterthought but still related, is it possible to incorporate a fall theme at this point, or is it too late? The centerpieces are fish bowls with floating candles with a purple wreath around them, and that's how they'll stay. Would it be weird to all of a sudden throw in leaves and rust colored flowers if that's the only place I can see incorporating the fall theme? I wish I would have thought about the fall/Halloween thing a little more, since I'm a huge fan of candy corn (any candy in general really.) I've seen some really cute pictures lately of stuff using pumpkins, leaves and acorns, but I just don't know.]
The more I sit here and think about it, the more I wonder if I really should be paying a florist to do this. After all, it's four bouquets (1 large, 2 small, 1 for tossing) and a dozen pin on bouts/corsages. Going very simple with the dozen (single flower with a minor amount of greenery) and all bouquets would only cost me a total of around $250 plus delivery (or sending someone to pick them up the day of) from the florist I'm currently talking to.
I wonder if I could take care of this task myself. I could order a bunch of flowers wholesale and then work with Chelsea and Romie that morning to put them all together.
I really don't have a favorite flower. Nor does Jason. Romie and Chelsea share the same favorite of gardenia, but those suckers are EXPENSIVE. So the flowers themselves will have no significance for me other than they'll match the bridesmaid dresses. Which is why I thought about making my own arrangements - that way they'd be special to me no matter how indifferent I was about the flowers themselves.
My biggest concern is timing. Since flowers don't always hold up so well we would have to make them the morning of the wedding. Between hair, makeup, food, getting dressed and pictures before the ceremony, I don't know if I want to add in the time and the possible stress of arranging flowers.
Opinions? Would I save money doing this or does the florist offer the best deal? Is it worth the extra money to save the stress even if we can do them cheaper ourselves? Is there another option I'm overlooking? Anyone have suggestions for dark purple flowers that will be available in October, and how I should do the bouquets so they're different but the same?
[As a complete afterthought but still related, is it possible to incorporate a fall theme at this point, or is it too late? The centerpieces are fish bowls with floating candles with a purple wreath around them, and that's how they'll stay. Would it be weird to all of a sudden throw in leaves and rust colored flowers if that's the only place I can see incorporating the fall theme? I wish I would have thought about the fall/Halloween thing a little more, since I'm a huge fan of candy corn (any candy in general really.) I've seen some really cute pictures lately of stuff using pumpkins, leaves and acorns, but I just don't know.]
Eeeee!
Our engagement pictures are on their way in the mail! Hopefully we will get them by the end of the week! Stay tuned for more...
Monday, April 16, 2007
Check and check
The contract for the caterer is signed and in the mail. The contract for the dj is signed and in the mail with the deposit. Check and check!
We joined our church officially yesterday. Tomorrow we have a meeting with Dr. Shelly to discuss everything including possibly being baptised. Should be interesting. After we get squared away we are going to ask Pastor Jason to be our officiant :)
We joined our church officially yesterday. Tomorrow we have a meeting with Dr. Shelly to discuss everything including possibly being baptised. Should be interesting. After we get squared away we are going to ask Pastor Jason to be our officiant :)
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Keep the ball rolling
Yesterday's DJ meeting was short and sweet. We met with one of the two-man team and he gave us a contract to look through, talked to us about our vision and what we wanted, and about 20 minutes later we were on our way. He supplied us with several references, one of whom actually got married where we're getting married, and so far everyone I've talked to has had nothing but great reviews of these guys. They're reasonably priced, especially considering our reception is going to be on a schedule so we can fit everything in that we want to. I filled out the paperwork last night, and now I just need to write a check and mail in the contract!
Today we went to our first cake tasting and it was so great! We tried yellow, devil's food, red velvet and butter rum cakes. We also tried a vanilla custard filling, cream cheese icing, buttercream icing, chocolate buttercream icing, and a chocolate fudge filling/frosting. We looked through a huge book of cakes they've done before, talked about the pictures we'd brought in, and decided on flavor combos and a design both for the wedding cake and the groom's cake. Part of the groom's cake Jason doesn't know about because I had him leave the room so I could discuss parts of his cake with the baker. We're not positive we are going with this baker, because although everything tasted great, they charge a nice fee for delivery and set up and they're pretty far from our venue. Plus, I want to talk to more people to not only comparison price shop, but taste more cake and icing!
We've been on a roll with all the good luck we've had with vendors; cross your fingers for us that this luck continues!
Today we went to our first cake tasting and it was so great! We tried yellow, devil's food, red velvet and butter rum cakes. We also tried a vanilla custard filling, cream cheese icing, buttercream icing, chocolate buttercream icing, and a chocolate fudge filling/frosting. We looked through a huge book of cakes they've done before, talked about the pictures we'd brought in, and decided on flavor combos and a design both for the wedding cake and the groom's cake. Part of the groom's cake Jason doesn't know about because I had him leave the room so I could discuss parts of his cake with the baker. We're not positive we are going with this baker, because although everything tasted great, they charge a nice fee for delivery and set up and they're pretty far from our venue. Plus, I want to talk to more people to not only comparison price shop, but taste more cake and icing!
We've been on a roll with all the good luck we've had with vendors; cross your fingers for us that this luck continues!
Friday, April 13, 2007
More excitement
Last night we were invited to dinner at my future sister-in-law Danielle's house. Danielle married her husband Thomas last August, so she had a lot of bridal magazines and stuff she let me have after we got engaged. She's so sweet, because now she's also letting me wear her veil - my something borrowed!
And it looks like my mom found a mother-of-the-bride dress. She's ordering it from online, so we will wait and see how it looks in person before giving it the final ok. But it's a nice dress online, not to mention it was on sale, and she had a coupon! She can always return it if it doesn't work, but fingers crossed it does!
And it looks like my mom found a mother-of-the-bride dress. She's ordering it from online, so we will wait and see how it looks in person before giving it the final ok. But it's a nice dress online, not to mention it was on sale, and she had a coupon! She can always return it if it doesn't work, but fingers crossed it does!
Big ol check!
My wedding dress and Chelsea's maid of honor dress have been ordered!!! What a huge relief. Instructions have been sent to Romie so that when she figures out her size tomorrow she can order hers.
Don't even THINK about asking me to see my dress! There are three ladies who have seen it, and everyone else will just have to wait until October 20!!
I feel like a huge task has been accomplished :)
Don't even THINK about asking me to see my dress! There are three ladies who have seen it, and everyone else will just have to wait until October 20!!
I feel like a huge task has been accomplished :)
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Hindsight is 20/20
Sometimes I wonder if I will look back on my wedding and regret cheaping out on so many things. Every opportunity to cut corners, we have. In the end, we will have the main components of a wedding (ceremony, reception with food, dancing, cake) but I hope I don't go "gee I wish I would have had x instead of y."
What helps comfort me is knowing that at the end of the day, if Jason and I come out of the ceremony married, it will have been a success. The other (more comforting!) thought is that 50 years from now when we are still married, have grown children and big, fat bank accounts, we can throw a 50th anniversary party that will knock the socks off of the queen of England!
I had a very weird wedding dream last night. I was already in my dress while all of these parents (my mom included) were preparing stuff in the kitchen. The place where we were wasn't our venue, but had the same name. I remember crying because the bridal suite was a tiny closet, while in my head I could envision the nice suite at our real venue. It was the day of the wedding and I remember waking up and greeting everyone with a big excited smile. But for some reason, we were doing the rehearsal that morning, and since I was already in my dress, I had to wear a black (black!) sheet around me to cover myself up so Jason couldn't see me. I wound up not paying much attention to the sheet and apparently it slipped down enough that he saw me in my dress after all. I was disappointed because I was hoping he would try not to see me. Then we had like 12 male attendants (none of which I recognized) so we had to refigure everyone's entrance.
Several things that amuse me. The first is that in my dream, even though we weren't there, I could clearly remember the name of our venue and what the bridal suite looked like. I could also remember my dress. This makes me feel like we/I made several good decisions, as I wasn't dreaming about some other venue/dress, but the ones that really will be. So the wedding "of my dreams" still involves our venue and my dress! Secondly, the tiny bridal suite closet in the drream looked exactly like the dressing room where I tried my dress on. Again, a good sign I think. Lastly, there really is a black sheet on my side of the bed, because I am usually colder than Jason, so it makes sense why the sheet I wrapped myself in would have been black (so no, it's not a sign of impending doom.) Which brings us to the last, and most important comment - in my dreams and in reality, I'm marrying the same wonderful Jason!
What helps comfort me is knowing that at the end of the day, if Jason and I come out of the ceremony married, it will have been a success. The other (more comforting!) thought is that 50 years from now when we are still married, have grown children and big, fat bank accounts, we can throw a 50th anniversary party that will knock the socks off of the queen of England!
I had a very weird wedding dream last night. I was already in my dress while all of these parents (my mom included) were preparing stuff in the kitchen. The place where we were wasn't our venue, but had the same name. I remember crying because the bridal suite was a tiny closet, while in my head I could envision the nice suite at our real venue. It was the day of the wedding and I remember waking up and greeting everyone with a big excited smile. But for some reason, we were doing the rehearsal that morning, and since I was already in my dress, I had to wear a black (black!) sheet around me to cover myself up so Jason couldn't see me. I wound up not paying much attention to the sheet and apparently it slipped down enough that he saw me in my dress after all. I was disappointed because I was hoping he would try not to see me. Then we had like 12 male attendants (none of which I recognized) so we had to refigure everyone's entrance.
Several things that amuse me. The first is that in my dream, even though we weren't there, I could clearly remember the name of our venue and what the bridal suite looked like. I could also remember my dress. This makes me feel like we/I made several good decisions, as I wasn't dreaming about some other venue/dress, but the ones that really will be. So the wedding "of my dreams" still involves our venue and my dress! Secondly, the tiny bridal suite closet in the drream looked exactly like the dressing room where I tried my dress on. Again, a good sign I think. Lastly, there really is a black sheet on my side of the bed, because I am usually colder than Jason, so it makes sense why the sheet I wrapped myself in would have been black (so no, it's not a sign of impending doom.) Which brings us to the last, and most important comment - in my dreams and in reality, I'm marrying the same wonderful Jason!
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Continuing with success
We have our first DJ meeting on Friday. The people have been really nice to talk to via email, and they are really willing to work with us. They paid for their own wedding 20 years ago, so they know that a lot of couples have to work with very constricted budgets but still want nice things. They've worked at our venue before, which is a huge plus since it's kind of out of the way off the main road. Hopefully we'll like them so much we won't have to meet with any others. They're drawing up a contract for us just in case, which is great to have to read over and adjust before booking/sending a deposit.
In other news, a friend of mine lives close to here and has her own cake business. I've tried getting in touch with her several times but she never gets back to me. I would have liked to ask her to do my cake, and even mentioned that in the last message I left for her, but obviously she's not interested because she would have at least contacted me by now, even if we couldn't have a lengthy chat right then. So on Saturday we have an appointment to check out a baker that we saw at the Fort Worth bridal show a few months ago. It'll be fun to go in and see what they can do, not to mention we get to try four different flavors we picked out, plus all the fillings and icings and such! Yay for free food! I emailed a few other bakers but no one has gotten back to me yet. That's really bad for business, especially considering how impatient us ladies can be - if they do get back to me, though, I won't turn down free cake!
This coming Sunday we are joining our church officially, so soon we will have an officiant. Then all we really have to worry about are tux rentals, and a videographer. What do you guys think about hiring someone to videotape? It's a lot of money to be honest, but I don't want to not get a wedding video and then regret it. I've seen nice ones, but I still don't know if I can justify that cost. Anyone have a video camera and want to volunteer to tape everything for us?
In other news, a friend of mine lives close to here and has her own cake business. I've tried getting in touch with her several times but she never gets back to me. I would have liked to ask her to do my cake, and even mentioned that in the last message I left for her, but obviously she's not interested because she would have at least contacted me by now, even if we couldn't have a lengthy chat right then. So on Saturday we have an appointment to check out a baker that we saw at the Fort Worth bridal show a few months ago. It'll be fun to go in and see what they can do, not to mention we get to try four different flavors we picked out, plus all the fillings and icings and such! Yay for free food! I emailed a few other bakers but no one has gotten back to me yet. That's really bad for business, especially considering how impatient us ladies can be - if they do get back to me, though, I won't turn down free cake!
This coming Sunday we are joining our church officially, so soon we will have an officiant. Then all we really have to worry about are tux rentals, and a videographer. What do you guys think about hiring someone to videotape? It's a lot of money to be honest, but I don't want to not get a wedding video and then regret it. I've seen nice ones, but I still don't know if I can justify that cost. Anyone have a video camera and want to volunteer to tape everything for us?
Monday, April 9, 2007
A very successful weekend
Wow, I got a lot done this past week/weekend. Last week, I made the photgraphy deposit, signed and sent in the contract. I also picked a florist who should be sending me a contract soon so I can send her deposit. Friday we drove to Houston to attend my friend Kim's reception (pictures on my Facebook). It was lovely and she looked so beautiful. It was the first time I'd ever met her husband since they're in school in Utah, but I like him a lot and I'm happy for them both.
Saturday morning my mom, sister and I got up and went out to try on the bridesmaid dress we had picked out online. We really liked it, and decided to try on a few more that the lady suggested. While my sister was doing this, I figured I might as well try on some wedding dresses, since I only have six months to get everything ordered and altered. Man was I glad I did. I found my dress! I tried on three, and the third one was definitely the charm. After seeing it on me, the lady that was helping us brought out a new bridesmaid dress that mimics the design of mine. We never would have picked it out ourselves, but I'm glad she made the suggestion, because we have it all figured out now! I'm going to order the dresses online though, since there are several places that sell dresses brand new for a fraction of the cost. Including shipping, my dress will work out to be HALF of what it costs in the store. Anyone looking for formal/wedding/bridesmaid type dresses should definitely check out netbride.com where they have free price quotes if you know the designer and style number of the dress you want. I've continued to be impressed by them, and have heard so many great reviews that I'm confident in buying from them!
After our little shopping trip, Jason and I made a trip down to Arne's Warehouse. We found a lot of stuff we could use and decided to come back this summer to buy most of it. We did wind up buying all of the party supplies for Jason's mom's 50s style 50th birthday.
We also got the signed caterer contract in the mail. Now we just have to sign one copy and send it back to her so we both have copies for our records.
To top it off, I talked to our engagement photographer yesterday and he said our CD will be in the mail this week. We're really excited to see the pictures since it's been over two weeks since they were taken.
I have to talk to my bridesmaid Romie so she can go try on the new bridesmaid dress we picked to figure out what size we need to order. Then some time this week I'm ordering all three of our dresses! I know mine and my sister's will come here, but I don't know where Romie will want hers sent. I just have to figure out what place to send them to here because Jason and I living together means they can't be stored at our apartment!
We got a lot done and I'm so glad I tried on dresses because not only does it take way longer to come in than I would have thought, but I found my wedding dress! I hope this coming week/weekend proves to be as successful as the last. I know Jason's talking to DJs, and we are officially joining our church next Sunday, so after that we'll talk to the pastor we want to be our officiant.
Next up: finding a bridal alterations place in Fort Worth, making appointments with bakers to have tastings, picking a cake design, and planning a family get-together!
Saturday morning my mom, sister and I got up and went out to try on the bridesmaid dress we had picked out online. We really liked it, and decided to try on a few more that the lady suggested. While my sister was doing this, I figured I might as well try on some wedding dresses, since I only have six months to get everything ordered and altered. Man was I glad I did. I found my dress! I tried on three, and the third one was definitely the charm. After seeing it on me, the lady that was helping us brought out a new bridesmaid dress that mimics the design of mine. We never would have picked it out ourselves, but I'm glad she made the suggestion, because we have it all figured out now! I'm going to order the dresses online though, since there are several places that sell dresses brand new for a fraction of the cost. Including shipping, my dress will work out to be HALF of what it costs in the store. Anyone looking for formal/wedding/bridesmaid type dresses should definitely check out netbride.com where they have free price quotes if you know the designer and style number of the dress you want. I've continued to be impressed by them, and have heard so many great reviews that I'm confident in buying from them!
After our little shopping trip, Jason and I made a trip down to Arne's Warehouse. We found a lot of stuff we could use and decided to come back this summer to buy most of it. We did wind up buying all of the party supplies for Jason's mom's 50s style 50th birthday.
We also got the signed caterer contract in the mail. Now we just have to sign one copy and send it back to her so we both have copies for our records.
To top it off, I talked to our engagement photographer yesterday and he said our CD will be in the mail this week. We're really excited to see the pictures since it's been over two weeks since they were taken.
I have to talk to my bridesmaid Romie so she can go try on the new bridesmaid dress we picked to figure out what size we need to order. Then some time this week I'm ordering all three of our dresses! I know mine and my sister's will come here, but I don't know where Romie will want hers sent. I just have to figure out what place to send them to here because Jason and I living together means they can't be stored at our apartment!
We got a lot done and I'm so glad I tried on dresses because not only does it take way longer to come in than I would have thought, but I found my wedding dress! I hope this coming week/weekend proves to be as successful as the last. I know Jason's talking to DJs, and we are officially joining our church next Sunday, so after that we'll talk to the pastor we want to be our officiant.
Next up: finding a bridal alterations place in Fort Worth, making appointments with bakers to have tastings, picking a cake design, and planning a family get-together!
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
I wish I...
... had an unlimited budget. I keep coming up with all these neat/cute ideas/projects that I think would be so perfect for the wedding. Then a few days later, I come up with something else, then realize I don't have the budget for both. So I have to decide on one or the other. Then, when I think I've made a choice between the two, I think up something else. It's very frustrating because I keep having to return purchases I've made.
But I finally made a decision yesterday. So back to Walmart I go to return the stuff I bought Monday! I'm sticking with this latest idea for sure, though the details may get altered. The big picture will stay the same for sure, because it's such a part of who I am (well, was is more like it, though still slightly am to this day) and it naturally lends itself to the wedding.
Got the photography contract in the mail today, so it should get there by Friday. I'm going to go ahead and check it off my list, because it's done barring any confusion at the post office. Wow it feels good to SEE it get taken off my list!!!
But I finally made a decision yesterday. So back to Walmart I go to return the stuff I bought Monday! I'm sticking with this latest idea for sure, though the details may get altered. The big picture will stay the same for sure, because it's such a part of who I am (well, was is more like it, though still slightly am to this day) and it naturally lends itself to the wedding.
Got the photography contract in the mail today, so it should get there by Friday. I'm going to go ahead and check it off my list, because it's done barring any confusion at the post office. Wow it feels good to SEE it get taken off my list!!!
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
A lull
Not too much wedding stuff lately. Waiting (rather impatiently!) for our CD of engagement pics so we can show the world. We finally decided on a wedding day photographer and made the deposit. Now I have to remember to drop the contract in the mail and I can check that off my list.
Began talking with a lady who does flowers out of her house since the only flowers we need are the bridal party (don't need any ceremony stuff or reception centerpieces). Her prices are pretty reasonable, but she's a little slow to respond (she's a bride-to-be herself) so I wonder if I should either look for someone else or attempt making everything ourselves. The only problem with the DIY route is that since flowers don't last, we'd prolly have to do them the day of the wedding. Not sure I want that much stress the day of. Anyone want to volunteer to do my flowers if I buy all the materials?
Making a quick trip to Houston this weekend (prolly won't even be there 24 hours) to dress shop with my sister. We know what we like, so we just need to go try it on for the sake of verifying in person and making sure we order the right sizes. Also attending a friend's wedding reception Friday night, so maybe I'll see something creative that I can borrow/alter/steal for my own!
Guess that's it. Coming up next - Jason chooses a DJ and I talk to a friend about the prospect of making my wedding cake!
Began talking with a lady who does flowers out of her house since the only flowers we need are the bridal party (don't need any ceremony stuff or reception centerpieces). Her prices are pretty reasonable, but she's a little slow to respond (she's a bride-to-be herself) so I wonder if I should either look for someone else or attempt making everything ourselves. The only problem with the DIY route is that since flowers don't last, we'd prolly have to do them the day of the wedding. Not sure I want that much stress the day of. Anyone want to volunteer to do my flowers if I buy all the materials?
Making a quick trip to Houston this weekend (prolly won't even be there 24 hours) to dress shop with my sister. We know what we like, so we just need to go try it on for the sake of verifying in person and making sure we order the right sizes. Also attending a friend's wedding reception Friday night, so maybe I'll see something creative that I can borrow/alter/steal for my own!
Guess that's it. Coming up next - Jason chooses a DJ and I talk to a friend about the prospect of making my wedding cake!
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