Hi ladies!
I've been looking primarily on the Minneapolis/Saint Paul board, but as the date is getting closer (51 days! eeek!) I realized I needed to chat with brides who are at the same planning stages as me.
So here are a bit of our details;
We're getting married on October 27th in Minneapolis and our reception is in Saint Paul. Thankfully it's only a 20 minute drive between the two locations. We are sending out our invites today-303 people invited and 156 invites sent. Wowzers! (I wanted to get them out a week ago but we are still within the 6-8 week mark, so I didn't stress too much. Plus we sent save the dates to over half our invite list back in March/April.)
My dress is an ivory mermaid style. Alvina Valenta #9105. The six bridesmaids are wearing a black Jim Helm dress, style 5125. The guys will each wear a black tux with black vest and a blush pink tie. My fiance will wear the same but with a black tie. We are having a 'formal attire requested' wedding. No black tie, but men formal without sounding stuffy as much of our extended family is small town and will attend a formal wedding with khakis and a polo. (Which is perfect for a summer wedding or a more casual wedding, but our reception site won't allow that.)
Our 'theme', I use that term loosely b/c my fiance thinks of Mickey mouse club or pirates every time I say, 'Our theme is..', the Rat Pack. Basically we're imitating the style back them and the swanky vibes. Black fedoras, cat eye glasses, lots of cocktails and amazing music. Plus our first dance (shhhhhh!) is a choreographer routine to 'Fly Me to the Moon,' which we always sing to each other.
Anyway, that's the general rundown. Feel free to comment, offer advice, suggest ideas or just 'say hi.'
Thanks!!