I am happy to report that more deposits are going out and we have just about all of the details wrapped up and now it just comes to finishing the invitations, getting them out and confirming everything for headcount, etc...the things that can't be done until closer to the wedding.
I am trying very hard not to panic, but I BROKE A BONE in my foot this weekend and find out shortly if I will need to be in a cast or just a boot. I'm in a splint and on crutches at the moment.
I do feel good that a lot of the details are taken care of and I won't have to be going on a lot of initial meetings with vendors, but at the same time-I have a lot to do! Not to mention wanting to work out regularly, wanting to get things done for the house; the timing was not ideal for this to happen.
On the bright side--it happened far enough away from the wedding that even if I do need a cast, I believe it will be healed before the wedding.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Deadlines, Deposits and Details
I consider myself to be a fairly organized individual. Having said that, I must conceed that I will lose my mind about deadlines before this wedding takes place. I keep things on a calendar, but there is just so much! Booking vendors, working out prices, designs, etc and then 1st deposits, 2nd payments, headcounts, final lists, vendor information. Yikes.
Just today I had to mail out 2 second payments and 2 first deposits for vendors, with another one to go out in a few weeks--thank goodness there are reminders typically sent, because there are too many contracts floating around in my head and my filing cabinet.
Thankfully, we have been fortunate to book several of our vendors by referrals from friends and others in their business. I absolutely endorse our DJ, Elite British DJ, Mick Scrivener. He's been wonderful to work with so far and we are excited he will be handling the music and flow of our ceremony and reception.
Tony Eisenhower is the photographer we booked (after a terrible experience with another photographer who we decided not to work with), and Tony is great! He was so much fun for our engagement photos, we are really looking forward to seeing our wedding day pics as well.
The florist we learned about from a referral from a friend, Elegant Touch Floral Design, their arrangments were beautiful at our friend's wedding, and the prices are the best we found.
To be perfectly honest, in finding the wonderful vendors above, we also encountered a few vendors that we would warn people against as well! Trust me, I am pretty critical of all things, and I really like everyone I mention above to work with so far!
DETAILS...
We are getting married at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center and are hoping for a sunny day. There is a beautiful view, it's right on the water, and very reasonably priced. Being a military base, there are of course, a lot of regulations and deadlines. We knew that going in, but now that it's time to make sure all of the guests remember their parking pass, getting all of the vendor info (license plate #s, names, dates of birth..etc)...it feels like a lot of lists that are due by a certain day.
Is it common, as a bride-to-be, to feel like your head may explode thinking about all of this stuff? In reality, I know we have time to do all of it, and that it will all get done...but thinking about it at once makes me shudder a bit. Anyone relate?
Just today I had to mail out 2 second payments and 2 first deposits for vendors, with another one to go out in a few weeks--thank goodness there are reminders typically sent, because there are too many contracts floating around in my head and my filing cabinet.
Thankfully, we have been fortunate to book several of our vendors by referrals from friends and others in their business. I absolutely endorse our DJ, Elite British DJ, Mick Scrivener. He's been wonderful to work with so far and we are excited he will be handling the music and flow of our ceremony and reception.
Tony Eisenhower is the photographer we booked (after a terrible experience with another photographer who we decided not to work with), and Tony is great! He was so much fun for our engagement photos, we are really looking forward to seeing our wedding day pics as well.
The florist we learned about from a referral from a friend, Elegant Touch Floral Design, their arrangments were beautiful at our friend's wedding, and the prices are the best we found.
To be perfectly honest, in finding the wonderful vendors above, we also encountered a few vendors that we would warn people against as well! Trust me, I am pretty critical of all things, and I really like everyone I mention above to work with so far!
DETAILS...
We are getting married at the Admiral Kidd Conference Center and are hoping for a sunny day. There is a beautiful view, it's right on the water, and very reasonably priced. Being a military base, there are of course, a lot of regulations and deadlines. We knew that going in, but now that it's time to make sure all of the guests remember their parking pass, getting all of the vendor info (license plate #s, names, dates of birth..etc)...it feels like a lot of lists that are due by a certain day.
Is it common, as a bride-to-be, to feel like your head may explode thinking about all of this stuff? In reality, I know we have time to do all of it, and that it will all get done...but thinking about it at once makes me shudder a bit. Anyone relate?
90 days-Oh my!
The countdown continues...we are right around the 90 day mark and our wedding is fast approaching! It's been a month since my last post, but this month has been CRAZY busy! And for my friends who've called and not heard back...sorry, I promise December won't be as busy and I will stop being a dead beat friend.
I am proud and excited to say that Ross and I have made huge strides in wedding plans since my last post. We are getting our wedding cake from Crumbs of Paris (delicious. If you haven't had it, I recommend their pineapple marscapone cake). Today we went to the venue and confirmed the menu with the caterer, we booked the linens company through a friend (thanks Gloria!). The invitations are designed and being printed (thanks to Ileana and Ashlie's help with those!). It took forever to get the wording done--every book and website has a different idea for what to put and where to put it...finally everything lined up and is spaced accordingly. Hopefully those will be sent out in a couple of weeks. The good news is that my mom said she would address the envelopes for me--it's good news because that means the post office will be able to read it! It wouldn't be pretty if I was the one doing it, that's for sure. But I read in an etiquette book that you should never use labels on the actual invitation, it should be personalized and hand written. Is this true? Do people care or even notice if its written or on a label? I thought about it, and I couldn't tell you what the address was like on any piece of mail I receive. Hmmm... still need to think this over.
Our registries are done and the cards are arriving, we received the map/directions card to enclose in the invitations so people won't have any problems finding this place. I've talked with another friend (also named Ashley) about table cards, I've figured out the name cards for the assigned seating. I love crossing things off of the "To Do" list.
I am also happy to report that our kitchen and family room are almost complete! We finished painting the 2nd coat last night and are going to work on base boards and finishing the grout in the tile tonight...then it's 1 more coat of paint on the cabinets to go! Woo-hoo!
We couldn't have made all of this progress without a lot of help from so many of our friends and family--we appreciate everything!
More to come soon...
I am proud and excited to say that Ross and I have made huge strides in wedding plans since my last post. We are getting our wedding cake from Crumbs of Paris (delicious. If you haven't had it, I recommend their pineapple marscapone cake). Today we went to the venue and confirmed the menu with the caterer, we booked the linens company through a friend (thanks Gloria!). The invitations are designed and being printed (thanks to Ileana and Ashlie's help with those!). It took forever to get the wording done--every book and website has a different idea for what to put and where to put it...finally everything lined up and is spaced accordingly. Hopefully those will be sent out in a couple of weeks. The good news is that my mom said she would address the envelopes for me--it's good news because that means the post office will be able to read it! It wouldn't be pretty if I was the one doing it, that's for sure. But I read in an etiquette book that you should never use labels on the actual invitation, it should be personalized and hand written. Is this true? Do people care or even notice if its written or on a label? I thought about it, and I couldn't tell you what the address was like on any piece of mail I receive. Hmmm... still need to think this over.
Our registries are done and the cards are arriving, we received the map/directions card to enclose in the invitations so people won't have any problems finding this place. I've talked with another friend (also named Ashley) about table cards, I've figured out the name cards for the assigned seating. I love crossing things off of the "To Do" list.
I am also happy to report that our kitchen and family room are almost complete! We finished painting the 2nd coat last night and are going to work on base boards and finishing the grout in the tile tonight...then it's 1 more coat of paint on the cabinets to go! Woo-hoo!
We couldn't have made all of this progress without a lot of help from so many of our friends and family--we appreciate everything!
More to come soon...
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