Intro's seems like lots of new brides on here!

Imafreakinbride · July 2011

I was on here when I first got engaged. The boards were pretty dead. Looks like we got some new blood, yeah!!

I thought intros would be nice... Where you are from, your date, and share about your plans so far.

My name is Belle, living & planning our wedding in P'cola. We were planning for June 2011 but family scheduling became a big hassle so we are looking at sometime sting 2013. I was bummed at first but now I have more time to obsess about wedding stuff! I have been to a zillion weddings lately so I have done a lot of research. Although I haven't booked anything yet here's what I know I want!

Venue 5eleven Palafox
Caterer Classic City
DJ First Day Entertainment - super creative
Photographer love Phillip Davies & Jeremy Cook, but still lookin...

Needs
Invites, STD's, thinking of hiring a decorator to help with linens, flowers & other little details... etc...

I hope we all get to share & talk all things wedding together!

LouWho19 · July 2011

Love you Knot screen name!

holthcm · July 2011

Hello!! I am from Atlanta and we are getting married at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church and having our reception at Palafox Wharf. We are using Apple Market Catering and Richey's East for Alcohol. This is as far as we have gotten. Our Wedding date is June 9th 2012.

The church provides a wedding ceremony coordinator, but I don't have any help for setting up the reception site or managing during the reception. I could really use some advice on whether or not to get a DOC or a decorator? What is the difference? My budget doesn't really allow for a full out wedding coordinator, but I am guessing that I need someone to help me in some capacity. What do you all think is the best route???

Thanks!!

lifeizbeachyWed82375 · July 2011

Thanks, I was going to say that Lou! Can you tell she was excited!

lifeizbeachyWed82375 · July 2011

HOLT - We didn't use either since our DJ managed our timeline, & communicated with everyone to help things flow nicely. We didn't do a whole lot of decor so not much to manage there. I think though if I had hired a planner to begin with I would have gone a completely different route as far as doing the beach condo wedding etc... I think they might have saved me $$ in the long run.

My problem was the few planners I spoke with in the very beginning didn't listen & had their own expensive agenda. Their priorities were not my priorities there fore I must be wrong, WRONG! I was so turned off. I guess I should have kept looking.

My understanding is a decorator focuses on the look of the room linens, tables flowers, etc Making sure everything arrives in time & is in place. A coordinator helps you set up a timeline & keeps things on schedule during your reception. Some DJ's will do that though but I would ask a lot of questions about what that means exactly to them. Ours was awesome about it, but thats all they do as far as coordinating. They don't make sure the cake is delivered & the tables are set right, etc... But if you have someone who can do that for you I highly recommend them.

Sorry to get off topic Belle. HTH - HOLTHCM

cswooley · July 2011

I'm also happy to see people on here, as I think it's the most helpful, because it's not just hypothetical advice, like on some other boards.

So, I'm Christine, and my fiance is Zach. Our wedding is May 12, 2012 in Jacksonville, but we're living in Gainesville and going to UF. I'm home for the summer, though, so trying to get as much planning done as possible. Already have the ceremony and reception sites booked, as well as the photographer, and I have ordered my dress. My sister/MOH and I are going tomorrow to look at BM dresses, and I have appointments with florists during the next two weeks. So, the only really main thing I really have totally left to do is invites, as I've done little bits on lots of things. I'm also not huge into having the perfectly decorated and managed-to-a-T wedding, so I'm doing a lot less than many other brides. We're taking engagement pictures on Tuesday, which I'm really excited about. And I think that's about it! I'm excited to be on here over the next months and so!

holthcm · July 2011

LifeisbeachyWed...

Thanks so much for your help. I am going to try to use the DJ to keep everything on schedule. This is a great idea!! We already have an order of events schedule that was given to us by our reception site. I guess I probably am looking for a decorator rather than a DOC. I really appreciate your advice!!

Imafreakinbride · July 2011

fYI- The "decorator" I spoke with calls herself a designer, but does basically the same thing. I am considering doing the same thing. I think as long as you have a worthy DJ it's a great option. Wondering what other ladies think?

mary1217 · July 2011

I'm Mary, FI is Nom. We are planning our wedding for March 10, 2012 in the Jacksonville/St. Augustine area (we don't have the venue booked yet). My FI was overseas for the past 10 months so we are starting to plan and book things now that he is home. The only thing I have done is I have my dress - Maggie Sotterro - "Ivy". We are actually going to look at venues next weekend. We pretty much know all the vendors we are using since I had plenty of time to do research while he was gone and will start booking them once the venue is booked. Going to go BM/MOH dress shopping sometime in August. Are color is crimson red. We are doing our own centerpieces and trying to save money everywhere we can. I'm from the Jax area and my FI is from outside of Boston so all of his family (which there is a ton of!) will be traveling. So who we are planning on using so far is...

Venue: (still deciding) Selva Marina Country Club, Marsh Landing Country Club, or Slammer & Squire at the World Golf Village
Photographer: Ivey Photography
Florist: Bold Blooms
DJ: DJ Thundercat
BM Dresses: Davids Bridal

I haven't decided on a seamstress yet either Martha Shump or C. Pratte or where we are getting the guys tuxes....who ever will give the better deal.

If anyone has an reviews for the above vendors feel free to send them my way.

Knittibell · July 2011

I'm Annie, Fi is Paul. We live just outside Boston, but our wedding is in St. Augustine in October 2012.

We just booked the Casa Monica as our Venue- ceremony in Flagler Ballroom, reception on Pool deck.

It's a destination wedding- about half the guests are coming from the UK, the rest from other parts of Europe, the US, and about 20% from Massachusetts.

Our colors are black/white/red.
That's about all I've got so far!

chickenbut143 · July 2011

I'm Jaimie, FI is Mike. We're getting married April 20th in Panama City Beach (PCB), FL. We both live in Colorado but FI is originally from PCB, it worked out perfect since my dream was getting married on the beach!

His family helps (some) but for the most part, we're doing everything from a distance. This is why i choose the venue i did....Edgewater Beach Resort. They're kindof all-inclusive, which is perfect for the fulltime-student/fulltime-worker bride like myself. They don't handle everything but provide a lot of the services we need (officiant, chairs, arch, violinist, DJ, dancefloor, catering).

My colors are lavender/iris (think purple hydrangeas), light green (think green hydrangeas, and ivory. I got my dress & MOH dress from David's Bridal. We've decided to get our cake from Cakes by Tanis. Other than that, i'm trying to figure out our Save the Dates - i just posted a poll under the paper board. Take a look if you have time!! OH and photographer. Anyone know anyone good?

Jaimie

cswooley · July 2011

Jaimie-- if you're looking for pretty cheap STDs, go to Vistaprint.com and you can design them yourself, and then order them very inexpensively. And whenever you sign up for a new account, you'll get an email where you can pick between several things to get free. Our STDs are going to be postcards, and the email had a code for 100 postcards free, which is exactly how many we'll need. And I haven't actually received anything from them yet to vouch for their printing, but I have heard very good things about them from several friends [some on TK and some in real life... haha].

cswooley · July 2011

Sorry, I definitely posted that before I went and looked at your post on the other board. But I think I like the one taken in Colorado best. And I agree with whoever on that board said to use one with your picture on it.

SheilaDancer43 · July 2011

I'm Sheila and my FI is Mike. I was born and raised in Jacksonville, but moved to Alabama for college where I met FI. We are getting married in St. Augustine, June 23, 2012. Wedding Coordinator: The Wedding Authority-(Dawn) Ceremony Venue: The Lightner Museum Gardens Reception Venue: The Bayview Room Caterer: A1A Ale Works Baker: Sweet Weddings Florist: The Conservatorie Florist Photographer: La Dolce Vita Studio DJ: DJ Joey Bridal Salon: Bridals by Lori-Atlanta (Kenneth Pool-Royalty) Colors: Dark Purple/Eggplant and Fuschia with either some silver or gray accents or maybe damask in their somewhere. Flowers: Orchids (different kinds), mini Calla Lillies, and Roses; also using curly willow and manzanita branches and maybe river rocks. I want the day to be semi-formal, slightly modern, sleek/chic, and elegant...but fun -not stuffy- and while we will be sticking to some traditions it's not going to be traditional. Oh and our Great Dane is our Ring Bearer and our Papillon is a Flower Boy!

I still need all paper material (STDs, Invites, Programs, Escort Cards, Table Numbers...), Favors, BMs dresses, FI and GM suits, I still need shoes and jewelry, I need to make Out of Town Guest Bags...I think (I hope) that's it!! I'm glad to see more ladies on here because I've only been checking on here about once a week or less! So yay!!

chickenbut143 · July 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_florida-north-florida_intros-seems-like-lots-of-new-brides-here?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:70Discussion:3f6ef2c9-6b90-4602-9dfa-e8b0bdace8ccPost:444d0e25-fb36-4d39-8b64-8e16710c46db">Re: Intro's seems like lots of new brides on here!</a>:
[QUOTE]Sorry, I definitely posted that before I went and looked at your post on the other board. But I think I like the one taken in Colorado best. And I agree with whoever on that board said to use one with your picture on it.
Posted by cswooley[/QUOTE]

Thanks Christine!! I appreciate the tips. We did end up going with the writing on the beach one and are using the Colorado one for our xmas cards! :) I appreciate the feedback though. I don't know where i'd be without the support and advice from everyone! Thanks again for the tip on vistaprint...awesome deal!! :)

seminolelady2010 · July 2011

I'm Jessica, my wedding is planned for Novemeber 4, 2012 in Orlando. My fiance and I are pretty new to Jax, only been here for 6 months. We have been together for one year and we got engaged June 25 2011. I'm so excited to be a bride! I still can't believe I'm planning my wedding, wow! I have gotten some laughs about how early I am planning some things, but this is my one chance to plan my wedding... I think I deserve to cherish all of this time leading up to the big day!

We are getting married at Maggiano's in Orlando and we will also have a dinner only reception there. We are not having a wedding party, I'm not even walking down an isle! Crazy right? We want this event to be simple and low key, but still glamorous. Our guest list will probably only have about 15 names-- a very intimate affair. Even though it will be small, we are going for a formal affair. I want the gown, the bouquet, the groom waiting in his tux, and a fabulously decorated room with delicious food.

I'm going with Sandra Johnson Photography. She is incredibly kind in her email responses and I love her work. I also plan on doing a boudoir shoot for my future hubby.

Our theme is vintage-- think 1940s elegance. Our colors are red with blue accents.

My dress-- I'm stuck between Ella Bridals 5515 and Alfred Angelo 2083 modified to a sweetheart neckline. I will be trying on the Ella dress this Saturday to make my final decision!

Food-- family style Italian! Only $37 a person, who can beat that for 5 courses of unlimited food? And we will add a champagne toast for only $3 extra per person. No cake, we will have two desserts intead.

Honeymoon-- Sandals Ocho Rios in Jamaica for 8 wonderful nights. This is my wedding present to my hubby. I already told him what my gift to him will be so that he can be a little more at ease when it comes to saving money for the wedding.

And that's what we have planned so far!

amh04 · July 2011

Hey Everyone!
My FI and I are hoping to be married on March 3, 2012. We will be getting married in Jacksonville FL. We are planning a Catholic Ceremony and a small reception, since everyone is having to travel. We are fairly new to the Jacksonville area, we moved down here with the Navy in March.

I haven't really done any booking yet - I know I know shame on me! But it's because we are waiting for the final OK from the priest. I am hoping to be married in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in the Riverfront district of Jacksonville. We will find out Wednesday if that is going to work or not.

I've never planned a wedding before, so this is all new to me! I am hoping that I don't forget something, or mess up.

We are hoping to go on our honeymoon to the Virgin Islands, or at least somewhere tropical for a week and we are really excited about getting away. I as well am planning on doing a bridal boudoir shoot for my honey.

I am the most nervous about booking the photographer! I am a huge picture person, I love photography so I can definitely tell the difference between someone who does it as a hobby and someone who has a passion/education/ does it for a living. I am just hoping I pick the right person! That day only happens once, and I am terrified the pictures won't do us justice.

I am in love with the mermaid wedding dresses, with a lace overlay. I haven't tried any one yet but will be going to try on dresses the first weekend in August when my mom comes down.

Are we supposed to have a theme? We don't really have one, I just want something simple, elegant, semi vintage/traditional, semi modern. I am thinking my colors will be a light pink, light purple, with ivory.

But that's all I really have planned now, I am really hoping on meeting with vendors the first week in August and start booking!

beccas90 · July 2011

Hello everyone!

My name is Rebecca and my FI's name is Alex. We've been together for just over a year now and he proposed to me on June 26th, our anniversary! Our date right now is February 22, 2013. Since we just got engaged we don't really have any vendors solidly picked out but we're definitely thinking of having the wedding in Gainesville. This is mostly because all of his family would be coming from out of town and mine would be coming from Jacksonville, though it's also because I go to school in Gainesville and he would be starting there too. We felt this would be fair to both sides of the family.

For the actually ceremony and reception venue we're thinking of Sweetwater Branch Inn. We toured it the other day and it seems amazing! We've been thinking of using Jay's Entertainment for the DJ and Leslie's Memories for photography, though that is as far as we've gotten right now.

Our colors are navy blue and sunshine yellow, kind of representing the winter becoming the spring and the beginning of our relationship as a married couple. If you couldn't tell, we're pretty sentimental. ^_^

Unfortunately, one of the biggest issues we've had is determining if we want the wedding on a Friday or Sunday. We're leaning towards the Friday since it would give people more time to enjoy their weekend, but I'm worried that my side of the family wouldn't want to travel then. :-/

Intro's seems like lots of new brides on here!

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