June 2013 Weddings

Wedding Wednesday

What'd everyone get done this past week? What are you working on this week!
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  • I know I did stuff this past week, I just have to remember what all I did...

    My FMIL has our envelopes and address list to write out the addresses, so we'll be sending out our invitations once she finishes those.

    I am also ever so slowly making progress on the centerpieces. I wanted to have them done by the end of this month, but I forgot that next weekend we have a wedding to attend and it's Easter, so I probably won't be able to get them done until the beginning of April. I just don't want that project hanging over my head closer to the wedding.

    J called the tux place yesterday, and all of our groomsmen have been measured, except my little brother. He's waiting until May to get measured, since he's 14 and growing like crazy. I've also got a call in to the dress shop to get an update on the bridesmaids' dresses.

    Oh!! I finalized the menu with the caterer!! We're having a station buffet dinner, with four stations:
    Carving station with rotisserie turkey breast and dipping sauces
    Pittsburgh station with stuffed cabbage, pierogi, potato pancakes, and kielbasa (this was J's one menu request, he wanted this station)
    Pasta station with cavatappi, tortellini, pesto, and alfredo sauce, and various toppings
    Salad station with green beans, broccoli salad, rolls, strawberry spinach salad, mixed greens salad, and dressings.

    I'm also 99% certain that I'm going to order cafe lights for the tent in the next day or so, unless I come up with some other idea to decorate the tent that doesn't involve paper lanterns. This weekend is going to be another big push on the centerpieces- I love the way the mockup turned out, but definitely didn't take into consideration the tedium of making enough to decorate 25 tables.

  • I'm working on invitations today.  I was supposed to do all this on the weekend with FSIL, but we started drinking and just hung out instead, which was super fun, but now I'm behind!  Fi has about 30 addresses he still needs to get, I told him that he has until April 15, or they are off the guest list (this has been an ongoing battle). 

    I have to check in with my cake lady, and the liquor store that will be delivering all our alcohol (yay).  Just another day in paradise.
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  • This past weekend we finished getting all the bridal party gifts and just have the big things to pay off like the caterer and cake.  Yesterday we worked on rehearsal dinner invites and FILs approved so those will be ordered soon.  My shower is planned for April 20th and I'm getting excited for that.  Plus I just want to be able to send out my invites already!!
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  • Yesterday was a HUGE day for us!!! WE finalized the menu with our venue, chose our cake flavors and design AND we got our invitations!! Woohoo!  The envelopes were dropped off at the printer so I'm hoping to have them back by this weekend so that we can mail them by Monday!  My mom's dress also came in and we went to a showing, it's beautiful!  While we were there I scheduled my first fitting for April 8, I can't wait!  I also got the materials to make the programs & menu's and started working on the bow tie collar for our dog
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  • My shower was last Saturday so I was pretty focused on that. All my thank you cards went out yesterday, and we've been trying to figure out where to put all our awesome new stuff!

    This week, I'm still working on invitations. I need to finish getting addresses and print my envelopes out already. Once I do that, I can get them stuffed and sent out fairly quickly. Also, we're meeting our officiant on Saturday at our venue. He married my mom, both her sisters, and my granny so he's special to our family and apparently ties pretty good knots. :) Things are starting to get real! 
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  • Our invites went out yesterday!!
    We've got to update our website a little bit with more information.
    We've got to finalize the trolley we are using as a shuttle for guests
    We've got to finalize our trip to see FI's college pastor to finalize the ceremony.

    My dress also came in!! I've got to get an appt scheduled to go see it. Then I can start shopping for shoes/jewelry/accessories!!

    Oh and in my "free time" I'm making table runners, a mr&mrs banner and table numbers. 
  • Rsvp's keep rolling in! Woo hoo!

    Both dad's and my mom are all set on outfits. My ordered a dress and both FI's dad and mine got fitted for tuxes. We each asked a cousin to be an usher, so we have two ushers now as well. And I'm getting together with my friend tomorrow for dinner and I'll give her the reading I want her to do. 

    We got wedding rings! Finally. I already have mine. They had it resized in like less then 12 hours. Love local jewelers, seriously. FI's should be showing up today. 

    Set up our final meeting with our DJ for the first weekend in May. Emailed our photographer about that but haven't heard back yet. And I need to just pop into the florists on my way home from work one of these days and add rose petals to our order. 

    Our florist friend is starting to put together our centerpieces this week.

    I ordered a cake topper and a cute shirt to wear the day of to get ready in. We also decided on our card box, so we have to buy the stuff to make that. We also decided on our table names and numbers and how to display those. 

    We booked two baseball games for our honeymoon and I'm soooo excited to wear our adorable BRIDE and GROOM shirts for that. Once our Vegas trip expenses clear we're going to finish booking everything else for that. 

    Next to work on is our ceremony (Hopefully. Fingers crossed.), place cards and our seating chart. Otherwise most of our stuff is all taken care of really. So exciting!
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  • I really didn't get much done this past week, spent most of the week working on our invitations! They are finally done though and I just need a few more addresses from my dad and they can be stuffed and sent out, hopefully by the end of the week!! Oh and I just remembered fianc needs to get our website done so I can put an insert in our invitations! I also found a suit for our son to wear for the wedding. This week we were hoping to go down and visit our ceremony and reception spaces to plan out the spaces and ask some final questions, but we were really hoping for a nice warm sunny day and they're predicting 6 to 9 inches of snow tomorrow!! Ahhh! We may just have to bite the bullet and do it today...it's only about 45, but at least it's sunny!! We're hopefully working on the guys suits this week also. I have some DIY projects to get finished up this week also, table names and new candles for our centerpieces because I can't find the one I had planned to use anymore. But I am so excited I got my wedding folder completely updated and reorganized yesterday and I now feel a new sense of motivation!!! YAY!!!!
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  • We had our first (of three) pre-marital counseling sessions and then we also met with the florist! Other than that we've mainly been working on living arrangements for after the wedding!
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  • Finally secured a date and location for my shower... My mom is hosting it, but she lives in another city, so I helped scout a location in my area. We're having it on Apr 28 at my friend's house. I'm excited :)

    So far I've stuffed one invitation and taken it to the post office to have it weighed. It is exactly one ounce so now I'm ordering the postage online. My mom is coming for Easter weekend and we will stuff the rest and she will address them. They will be in the mail by April 1st! Even more exciting ;)

    Yesterday I got my grandparents wedding photos printed and framed for display at the ceremony. They are so beautiful! Now I'm working on getting FI's grandparents wedding photos done as well. 

    I have an appointment for my hair trial on the 30th. 

    My MOH also found a tailor for my alterations. My mom is bringing my dress, veil and headpiece up with her when comes next weekend.

    I'm TRYING to stay on a diet and workout everyday but I'm not being very consistent :( Yesterday FI and I went out for pancake breakfast, then had chicken tacos for lunch and frozen yogurt!!! Oy, my will power is nil right now!!!

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    In the last week, I have emailed back and forth with my florist - planning to put a deposit on the order soon, once my tax return comes in.

    Also worked out some ceremony details with fi and the JP. She's going to send me a draft of what our ceremony will look like soon, and then I can start designing the programs.

    Also been in contact with my venue. They just released the 2013 catering menu so fi and I decided on what we want. We're going to have a Mediterranean salad to start, followed by BBQ chicken which includes a bourbon maple-BBQ sauce char grilled, alongside a fresh medley of vegetables and a bed of rice.. So delicious sounding! And for dessert we chose the hotel's signature dessert. Our wedding is in the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia, so they're famous for their apples. Our dessert is an apple galette with pastry, warm apples in caramel sauce topped with whipped cream.
    I just have to send my "wedding planning" guide the venue provided to the venue so they know what we're expecting for our big day.

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  • erinlin25erinlin25 member
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    Had a wedding planning break this weekend, but our invitations came Thursday night!! So I am finishing up the insert we are enclosing with them so I can send them off to my parents (they wanted to address them/send them).  We don't have to send them for about 2 more weeks :)

    We scheduled a meeting with our reverend, so hope we like him cause we couldn't meet up till the end of April.

    My mom text me yesterday that the bridal shower invites came and she sent them today! Can't wait to see them!

    Now I am just waiting for my dress to come in! Its all I can think about.  All the "fun" stuff is about to start happening so I am really getting excited. It will be June 7th before I know it. 

    and Oh, my FI grandma came by work yesterday to just say hi. I thought that was sweet.  I love how excited she it and its nice that she likes to ask about the wedding planning.

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  • I didn't get too much done this past week, too busy with life getting in the way, LOL.  We scheduled our tasting to go pick our signature cocktail (we're going tomorrow unless we get a ton of snow dumped on us...again) and I just found out tonight that FI will be going to meet with the man we ordered kilts from to see if everything arrived and is correct.

    FILs put a deposit down on the RD location and FI and I had our final meeting with my pastor.  I requested the use of my church for the rehearsal since it's set up more like the actual venue than the RD site is.

    I really need to get started on the little odds and ends...menu cards for tables, table numbers, designing the escort cards, etc.
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