June 2013 Weddings

Wedding Wednesday

Let's hear all about your planning!

I obviously bought my dress, which is exciting. I plan on scheuling a cake tasting by the end of the week. FI keeps asking when we get to try free cake, haha.

That's it for me. Hopefully others have been more productive. 
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  • I am waiting on a call back from the caterer re: the new date and change for the ceremony.  We decided we are going to do it on the beach rather than just the beach back drop... nothing much going on this week.  
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  • Congrats on the dress!!

    I haven't accomplished much this past week, other than dying the coffee filters that will eventually be transformed into our centerpieces.

    I need to start searching for wedding shoes again, so I'll probably go out this weekend to try some on. I had purchased a pair already, and I love them, but I knew they needed to be broken in. I wore them to a wedding on Saturday, and the straps that cross over the tops of my feet dig in so badly when I'm standing that they left bruises. I'm glad I found this out now, and not midway through my wedding day, but I'm kind of PO'd that I now have a pair of shoes that I can pretty much only wear if I'm sitting down a lot.

  • I still need to schedule my florist appointment. We won't be doing floral centerpieces, but we want flowers for the ceremony - for the archway and possibly to decorate the tent (we'll see about that part, will depend on how much the florist will charge us).Other than that I'm just waiting for the cake tasting in 2 weeks. So not a whole lot going on over here.

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  • I think on Friday I will go ahead and order the BM dresses. I worked on a DIY project yesterday and it's almost done. Just have to get twine to finish it up.
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  • Sending in my photog contract today, huzzah!

    I received my shoes and dress for my London party (farewell for FI/engagement celebration mid April of 2013), and they are soooo cute.  Just need to find a great hat or fascinator, now!

    I also visited three of the five pubs I wanted to check out as potential locations for said party, and am going to put FMIL on sending inquiries to other venues (she's not thrilled with the pub idea, but I had previously investigated other venues that were way out of budget for this party).  I officially don't think I can decide, because the three I saw were ADORABLE.
     
    I also had some good chats with FMIL, and reminded FI that we both need some more accountability to keep her in the loop with planning.  I've helped her select a place to stay for the wedding, and am sending some dress ideas (she asked for my help there as well), but I could tell she definitely had some opinions FI hadn't been passing along to me and was surprised by some thoughts that FI hadn't passed along to her.

    NWR, the Olympics were AWESOME!  I had tickets for women's semi-finals for team table tennis (Korea vs China), and we watched the women's marathon and men's 20k racewalk. And the city was just crazy and amazing.
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  • Cnf- congrats on your dress, it's gorgeous!

    Emily- sucks about your shoes :-( At least now you get to do more shoe shopping!
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  • I emailed two hotels in town for information on hotel blocks. Other than that, with mom's surgery I haven't been thinking about weddings so much. The FI and I have a cake tasting on Sunday though!
  • I chose my BM dresses (thanks ladies for all your inputs!) and my sister doesn't hate them as much as I thought she would.

    I am getting my E-Pics taken tomorrow, so I ran around town and collected some props for that. We're doing an UP (Disney/Pixar movie) Inspired shoot, which I'm ridiculously excited about.  Still need to find a cute bow ties and an aviator hat.

    I also decided on favors for my wedding.  They're much like this, but I'll be making them myself instead of purchasing these: http://www.etsy.com/listing/99267984/unique-wedding-escort-card-favor-custom?ref=usr_faveitems&atr_uid=21766054

    I also need to start thinking about shoes.  I need something cute that'll work with a tea-length gown in the grass.  I guess I should think about shoes for my BMs too.  I also just realized that maybe I should call the hotel and reserve a block of rooms.  I keep thinking I'm so on the ball, then I realize how much I have left!

    I also joined the FB group, which I'm loving :)
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  • FI and I are working on our STDs this weekend and I'm hoping to have them out by next Friday. I am hoping to visit some bakeries soon to get a quote for the wedding cake. If I like them, then I'll schedule the cake tasting. FI doesn't care about that, so my niece will probably be coming with. I wish my MOH lived closer, I'd love her to be there for cake tasting. THAT would be fun. Oh well.
    That's it. Not much actually done, but lots planned.
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  • Um, I wrote down a lot of thoughts/questions and talked them all out with FI, my MOH (who just got married in May), and her husband while having drinks over the weekend. That's about it. Lol
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  • Nikisha, I love your favor/escort card idea so much that I squee'd a little when I saw the picture. Those are absolutely adorable.

    Also, check out the shoes here: http://www.seychellesfootwear.com/. Most of their shoes have stacked heels that won't sink into grass. Their stuff is also sold on sites like 6pm.com, Zappos, and endless.com and sometimes it's a little cheaper.
  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_june-2013-weddings_wedding-wednesday-19?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:f30b0bfc-508d-415c-bf59-ab83e327da37Discussion:2283c67f-69b4-4bc7-8bb2-2011ea93be5ePost:daa737fc-eb3b-49f6-aae1-87a885eb543a">Re: Wedding Wednesday</a>:
    [QUOTE]Nikisha, I love your favor/escort card idea so much that I squee'd a little when I saw the picture. Those are absolutely adorable. <strong>Also, check out the shoes here: <a href="http://www.seychellesfootwear.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.seychellesfootwear.com/</a></strong>. Most of their shoes have stacked heels that won't sink into grass. Their stuff is also sold on sites like 6pm.com, Zappos, and endless.com and sometimes it's a little cheaper.
    Posted by emilyb213[/QUOTE]

    YES!  I got these in blue for London, they're so comfy and will be great when I'm walking around a ton:
    <a href="http://www.seychellesfootwear.com/Home.tpl?page=singleitem.inc&cart=120808357929&sku=jumpinb9sf&H_P_Special=jumpinb9sf" rel="nofollow">http://www.seychellesfootwear.com/Home.tpl?page=singleitem.inc&cart=120808357929&sku=jumpinb9sf&H_P_Special=jumpinb9sf</a>

    The other good option is getting those little plastic heel covers, not sure how comfy/practical those are.
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    Well, you ladies probably already know by now that I am way behind you all in terms of wedding planning! You girls definitely give me the boost I desperately need; the boost to NOT procrastinate til the last minute! So all your progress made me feel guilty and I just emailed a potential photographer. I think I procrastinate because I have problems making decisions!! I want everything to be perfect! Well, perfect for me! Anyhoo, the photographer emailed me back within like 10 minutes of my email! I still haven't heard back from the first one I contacted. He said my email was one of the most entertaining inquiries he's gotten. Lol. I keep on getting discounts due to my email writing, maybe I have something I can work with here! Hehe. Just forwarded it to FI, so hope he likes it so we can move forward and meet with this guy!
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  • After a long break from wedding planning, I am getting back into gear!  Just booked our DJ. Checking into hotel room blocks tonight and dress shopping on Sunday.

    Nikisha, What cute favors... love them!

    And yeyyyy, 10 month mark today :D
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    [QUOTE]Well, you ladies probably already know by now that I am way behind you all in terms of wedding planning! You girls definitely give me the boost I desperately need; the boost to NOT procrastinate til the last minute! So all your progress made me feel guilty and I just emailed a potential photographer.<strong> I think I procrastinate because I have problems making decisions!! I want everything to be perfect!</strong> Well, perfect for me! Anyhoo, the photographer emailed me back within like 10 minutes of my email! I still haven't heard back from the first one I contacted. He said my email was one of the most entertaining inquiries he's gotten. Lol. I keep on getting discounts due to my email writing, maybe I have something I can work with here! Hehe. Just forwarded it to FI, so hope he likes it so we can move forward and meet with this guy!
    Posted by jenjennjennifer[/QUOTE]

    This exactly! I kept putting off booking the DJ because it is such a HUGE decision but eventually realized I better do it before someone else books them lol. I still get a bit anxious when making wedding related decisions.
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  • I haven't done anything this month. My parents are on vacation which means that the people paying are on vacation. Luckily I am about a month ahead of time on planning (except for meeting the caterer and she is one of my mom's friends who does this for fun on the side). Otherwise we got out e-photos in this week which is fun. I think we should also be getting the contract from the florist soon also. Plus, our cake tasting is next week.
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  • Lnodes, I hear ya! I get anxious over making decisions in my every day life, so you can imagine how much I'm struggling with all this wedding stuff.lol. Like I don't want a fancy wedding, but I want to to be completely totally us. Do you think it is bad of me to leave the DJ to my FI? thing is, he knows him from a radio station he works for. I'm a lil scared about this guy but I told FI that I trust him with this. We're getting a deal that's almost too good to be true! Ahhh.
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  • Nikisha - adorable favors!
    ems27 - I was attracted to the blue ones too! Super cute and good to know they're comfy.

    FI and I started Salsa lessons yesterday (thank you Groupon). So much fun. We went to the library today to borrow a Salsa video and workout books.
    I have been in touch with several cinematographers and videographers. Still trying to find out if it is feesible for us. Met with one in person in Chicago and he didn't seem right for us. I am currently talking to another and she seems like such a sweetheart. Now the only issue is $$. I hope we can find a way to capture our day on video!
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  • We worked more on our flowers. We also bought some things for the bridesmaid "stations" I've mentioned. I'm narrowing down BM dresses and have a current favorite. We also went to the venue today to take more pictures we can refer to while we're thinking about various things with the wedding.
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  • We booked our DJ last week!  He's been to our venue several times, and it turns out he DJ'd our photographer's wedding, which I think is pretty cool, since he probably sees tons of DJ's.

    I talked to my aunt at our family reunion, and she agreed to read a poem at the wedding.  I'm so thrilled! 

    That's about it for now. I had planned on getting a bunch of stuff done since I'm off for a few days recovering from my Mohs surgery to my face, but I've been feeling worse than I thought I would, and laying around a lot more than I had planned to.  Hopefully next week will be more productive!
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    [QUOTE]Lnodes, I hear ya! I get anxious over making decisions in my every day life, so you can imagine how much I'm struggling with all this wedding stuff.lol. Like I don't want a fancy wedding, but I want to to be completely totally us. <strong>Do you think it is bad of me to leave the DJ to my FI? thing is, he knows him from a radio station he works for</strong>. I'm a lil scared about this guy but I told FI that I trust him with this. We're getting a deal that's almost too good to be true! Ahhh.
    Posted by jenjennjennifer[/QUOTE]

    Not at all! If your FI is willing to help, take it while you can lol. Although I would want to meet him to get a feel for his personality. I think I was just being over paranoid thinking about all of the possible things that could go wrong. In the end though, that's why I went over the contract very well so if something did go wrong, it would be covered.
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  • Well surprisingly i got a lot done this week.  First of all, I JUST BOUGHT MY DRESS!  I got the lace one!  Thanks everyone for your help.  I actually almost cried when I said yes.  I feel so relieved!  And I'm so happy to finally have a white lace dress!  I feel like the whole wedding is coming together now because the dress finally matches my vision of our wedding day!

    Also, we definitely booked the officiant.  He was awesome when we met with him a week ago, and he's going to write us a really great ceremony.  I also met with a florist last week, and I'm just waiting on the quote from her but I already know I want to book her (as long as she stayed under budget) because she's so awesome!
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  • You ladies have me blown out of the water with what you have accomplished already!

    I think our biggest accomplishment this week has been watching videos of other people's vow renewals, reading blogs, and looking at pictures of past vow renewals (I love the internet!). It's fun to read what other people have planned, too. We are still making up our minds how we want to do ours, since it appears renewals can be anything you want them to be, from just the two of you to full blown wedding-type ceremonies. But then, it makes sense since that's pretty much the way weddings go too, eh?

    We set a date today. June 8th, 2013. It was going to be in March because of my husband's crazy schedule, but he and his boss got the tour schedules out and decided what the company could do for us by way of home time. We like that it will be in June since that's when our anniversary is, too.

    We did, also, decide on something meaningful to us today. We've decided we'd like to have my engagement and wedding ring set melted down and turned into a new design. It will represent our marriage in that we took what we had between us and made it into something we love. I plan to start checking into jewelers who might do that for us.

    Julie
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  • KplusA - Congrats! You were beaming in the pics of the lace dress and you sound vey happy now!

    cnf - FI was too shy to dance w me at weddings when we met almost 4yr ago. FI parents moved back to Puerto Rico recently and sent a card with $ for my bday (so sweet). I wanted to use it for something fun that we could tell them about. I mentioned dance lessons. A month later for FI bday, parents sent more $. (They really don't have that much, so this meant a lot to us.) Next thing I know, FI told me that we are all signed up for Salsa and Bachata lessons! We had so much fun at our first lesson last night, but really didn't get to dance w each other bc they alternate partners. So we danced in our living room tonight. Even though we are beginners in a cramped duplex, it was soooo romantic. We plan on going to a Salsa bar just to have a new fun passtime and we will be doing Bachata at the wedding.     Do you find it romantic when FI does Ballroom w you? I really want to take Ballroom lessons too! haha - We're jealous of each other!
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  • Just got home tonight from Las Vegas. We had a pretty good trip, but after spending about 6ish days with my FIL's and FI getting food poisoning the second to last day, I was definitely ready to come home.

    I have so much catching up to do, tomorrow I am going to go through all the threads.

    I seriously just took like a 3 week break from wedding planning. I definitely needed the break. I need to find a dress and I need to book a hotel block. Those are things I need to get done ASAP, I am with you Courtney, FI is begging me to set up cake tastings, so I am trying to pick out a couple days in September to start going.
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  • Every now and then he'll dance with me around the house. I always love when he does. He spins me a lot!
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  • My wedding dress came in yesterday! Last week I went BM dress shopping with my girls and it went so much better than I thought. I let them pick a fabric and they all liked the chiffon and they all, thankfully, chose dresses at random and loved dresses by the same designer so no one was disapointed at all and everyone was really happy with their choice. FI finally made his guest list. We've ordered samples of the save the dates and a few different envelopes. We took off a few days this week to spend time together before things get crazy with school and work in Septermber. So I think we're going to AAA to look into a honeymoon and a few different hotels to look at room blocks. If I can I'd like to get to the florist to get a quote too. I feel so accomplished this week!
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