AW Thursday

emarston1

What AWs do you have this week?

acaponi87

Today is

100 days!

mlynn1223

Sending invitations out today!  Tomorrow is technically the three month mark but I cannot wait anymore and people are asking us.  I am so excited to get them out!  Jo- Ann is having a sale on their flowers so I am going to finish picking up what I need for my kissing balls as well!  

aloisk57

We had our tasting last night!  We're having our reception at the Italian American Club in Livonia.  I'm a LITTLE bummed though....the fettucini alfredo was AMAZING but it is $2/plate more!!  Do you think it is best to pay $400 more for amazing fettucini or just spend the normal amount on penne with meat sauce that is good (or very good).  I just don't want our guests to be disappointed.

LOTON01

Since the 100 day mark Fi has been sending me a text every single day with a reason why he wants to marry me. Everytime I get one it makes me so happy

Milsey32

Congrats Acaponi and Loton (LOTON, that's so cute!)

Meegles4

Aloisk: If you did the penne, are you also doing a vegetarian option? Perhaps the alfredo could be your vegetarian option? I personally LOVE fettuccine alfredo, but I also know some folks think it's too heavy.

LOTON: That's SUPER cute.

I have no AWs this week!

dawnleanna1

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_michigan-detroit_aw-thursday-128?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:88Discussion:2bf7e62f-13ec-4ae8-ac9b-0b3025f63f76Post:24d952f3-b671-4990-a423-171f2332f2f9">Re: AW Thursday</a>:
[QUOTE]We had our tasting last night!  We're having our reception at the Italian American Club in Livonia.  I'm a LITTLE bummed though....the fettucini alfredo was AMAZING but it is $2/plate more!! <strong> Do you think it is best to pay $400 more for amazing fettucini or just spend the normal amount on penne with meat sauce that is good (or very good).  I just don't want our guests to be disappointed.</strong>
Posted by aloisk57[/QUOTE]

<div>If it were me, I would spend the extra money on the food. But to me food is really important. It depends on what matters most to you and your FI, not your guests. They won't even know they had better options if you don't tell them :)</div><div>
</div><div>My AW: We met with our wedding planner and caterer and reception venue last night and everything is coming together so great. And everything seems to be coming in cheaper than we expected! I am starting to get excited and it kinda feels surreal. I guess i'm just so used to disappointments that I didn't truly think that everything would work out just like we wanted. My aunt is an amazing gardner and does tea parties/showers and garden tours as a side business. I called her this week to ask her questions about wedding flowers and she offered to do all of my wedding flowers(at her wholesale cost)! Also FI and I both have next week off so we get to do lots of wedding stuff and spend some much needed time together :)</div>

acaponi87

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_michigan-detroit_aw-thursday-128?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:88Discussion:2bf7e62f-13ec-4ae8-ac9b-0b3025f63f76Post:24d952f3-b671-4990-a423-171f2332f2f9">Re: AW Thursday</a>:
[QUOTE]We had our tasting last night!  We're having our reception at the Italian American Club in Livonia.  I'm a LITTLE bummed though....the fettucini alfredo was AMAZING but it is $2/plate more!!  Do you think it is best to pay $400 more for amazing fettucini or just spend the normal amount on penne with meat sauce that is good (or very good).  I just don't want our guests to be disappointed.
Posted by aloisk57[/QUOTE]

I tend to be on the fettuchini-is-too-heavy train. If the penne is good/very good I'd probably save the $400. If you've got extra money lying around go for it but I don't personally think it's worth it.

Lauren--That's so cute I just threw up!
(not really)

Thumper1148

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_michigan-detroit_aw-thursday-128?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:88Discussion:2bf7e62f-13ec-4ae8-ac9b-0b3025f63f76Post:24d952f3-b671-4990-a423-171f2332f2f9">Re: AW Thursday</a>:
[QUOTE]We had our tasting last night!  We're having our reception at the Italian American Club in Livonia.  I'm a LITTLE bummed though....the fettucini alfredo was AMAZING but it is $2/plate more!!  Do you think it is best to pay $400 more for amazing fettucini or just spend the normal amount on penne with meat sauce that is good (or very good).  I just don't want our guests to be disappointed.
Posted by aloisk57[/QUOTE]

I say save the money.  As a PP said, your geusts won't know that Alfredo was even in option.  That $400 can be used elsewhere in your budget.  As you get closer to your date, you will find a lot of little things eat up money.


My AW:  We are in the single digits today!  9 days left.  We had our final meeting with our photographer last night.  Today I give the hall the final head count.  And we have our rehearsal on Saturday (yes early, but best time to meet with our officant - and there is no bridal party, so it's just us).  But yeah super excited with 9 days left!!  :)

lesley909

acaponi87 - doesnt it feel great to almost be at double digits? also, i see you picked your honeymoon congrats

my aw is today is 80 days, my weekends are starting to fill up with wedding events!!!

acaponi87

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_michigan-detroit_aw-thursday-128?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:88Discussion:2bf7e62f-13ec-4ae8-ac9b-0b3025f63f76Post:39d4667b-e9ee-42a6-a1de-a383fcddca2f">Re: AW Thursday</a>:
[QUOTE]acaponi87 - doesnt it feel great to almost be at double digits? also, i see you picked your honeymoon :) congrats my aw is today is 80 days, my weekends are starting to fill up with wedding events!!!
Posted by lesley909[/QUOTE]

Haha thanks! Yeah we haven't officially booked yet but we're decided and I really wanted to change my siggy.
 Congrats on 80 days! Coming up quick!

vk2204

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_michigan-detroit_aw-thursday-128?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:88Discussion:2bf7e62f-13ec-4ae8-ac9b-0b3025f63f76Post:24d952f3-b671-4990-a423-171f2332f2f9">Re: AW Thursday</a>:
[QUOTE]<strong>We had our tasting last night</strong>!  We're having our reception at the Italian American Club in Livonia.  I'm a LITTLE bummed though....the fettucini alfredo was AMAZING but it is $2/plate more!!  Do you think it is best to pay $400 more for amazing fettucini or just spend the normal amount on penne with meat sauce that is good (or very good).  I just don't want our guests to be disappointed.
Posted by aloisk57[/QUOTE]

I was there too!

I love their fettucini, it is very good. But for us, I think we are just going to stick with the penne with marinara because that is always a favorite!

larzhope

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_michigan-detroit_aw-thursday-128?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:88Discussion:2bf7e62f-13ec-4ae8-ac9b-0b3025f63f76Post:24d952f3-b671-4990-a423-171f2332f2f9">Re: AW Thursday</a>:
[QUOTE]We had our tasting last night!  We're having our reception at the Italian American Club in Livonia.  I'm a LITTLE bummed though....the fettucini alfredo was AMAZING but it is $2/plate more!!  Do you think it is best to pay $400 more for amazing fettucini or just spend the normal amount on penne with meat sauce that is good (or very good).  I just don't want our guests to be disappointed.
Posted by aloisk57[/QUOTE]

We had our reception there - we did not have the fettucine alfredo because I hate alfredo, but we did have both kinds of pasta - negotiate the sh!t out of that.  We got both types of pasta for the price of 1 because my mom is a tough negotiator - if you really want it, don't settle, and I think you can probably get it for the same price.

I also agree with the person that mentioned the vegetarian option - we had both the penne w/ meat and w/o because they literally have no vegetarian option - which sucks, so this would be a good choice for those that need meatless.

sparkles776

I booked my photobooth this week! yay! I love that I dont even have a photographer yet, but I have a photobooth.