New Plans, New Planner

7.10.11

Big changes since the last post. Aaron and I got tired of trying to get this shit together ourselves. We were both getting super-stressed and it was making me more than a little snippy. So we've done what we should have done in the first place and have decided to hire an official, professional planner. His name is Dave and he's pretty awesome. He planned Amber's wedding so we know he's up to handling unusual requests. We've had one meeting with him so far and are hoping to have another on the 21st at the Freebird. He's working on tables, chairs, and linens, videograpgy, food, and he's going to emcee. We're still providing the music because, as he pointed out, he probably doesn't have what we want. Because we're not normal! Hee hee! But that does solve the problem that we had with not having an emcee. He's totally chill and laid back.

We put the deposit on the Freebird yesterday. Tim was expecting us to have a contract for him to sign as they don't generally write contracts. With them the deposit esentially IS the contract. But, for our own sanity we're going to put together a contact that he's gonna sign when we meet him again on the 21st. We're also going to show my mom, Marcie, and Dave the space.

Speaking of Marcie, she's going to be in town the week after next and wants to "do wedding stuff." I'm not really sure what we're going to do as we're taking care of a lot of it through Dave or the internet. I'm thinking about going for a mani/pedi. Anyone interested? If not that then maybe dinner? If you want to meet Marcie before the wedding this is your chance. We're going to bring her to the venue but other than that... not real sure.

Now that we finally are officially (and I hope that's the last time I have to type that) in the save the dates are going to a printer and will be sent out when we get them back. Aaron and I are starting to purchase decorations too.

FYI we are now registered at Target, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Etsy. There are links to each of our registries on our wedding website. Supposedly I'm supposed to tell you guys where we're registered and then you tell other people. I'm not allowed to tell people myself. Anyway, we found some really, really awesome stuff on Etsy *winkwinknudgenudge* so if you guys happen to send people to that site... Also, registering for gifts at BBaB is somewhat stressful. They expect that if we send out 200 invites we need to have literally 400-600 things so people can choose. What?! The lady who helped us set up our accound was encouraging us to throw away all our old stuff and get new. Greed and avarice! She also wanted us to get things like pillow protectors. They go under your pillowcase. Again, what!?

I'm pretty much where I want to be weight wise so I'm going to get measured for my corset soon and order it and my skirt. I've been in contact with Starkers and Wai-ching already.

Please continue with the dress search if you're still looking. Cici, the rest of the girls are going with a more vintage look, highligting a nautral waist, full skirt, etc. Maybe you want to find something similar? Laura is wearing a black dress with a red sash, Amber's dress is red, and the dress that Ashleigh is considering is red. Have you decided which color you'd like? Perhaps teal? You look great in that color and no one else is wearing it.

As for accessories, I know what Ashleigh wants, and Amber has her accessories narrowed down to a couple. Laura, are you wearing the feather peice you already bought or did you like something else? Sorry if you told me and I don't rememeber... Cici, have you decided? Let me know so I can start purchasing things for you. You can't have them until the wedding! :)

Just a note about your shoes. The ramp to the stage is very, very steep! Please consider wearing flat shoes or at the very least heels you feel comfortable and stable in. Stilettos are not a good idea. Keep in mind we'll also be descending a staircase.

Sorry for the mega-post. Don't forget to send me your choice of accessory if you haven't already!

One more thing. For some reason the spell-checker is not functioning. So, forgive the spelling errors in the above post.

Quick Update

5.28.11

Just a quick update. Aaron and I have launched our wedding website, www.detrickwedding.com, which hosts all of the information for our guests. I've posted what I've received from Laura and Shwee and will post Cici and Amber's info when I get it. All of Aaron's groomsmen have blurbs posted. Some of them are more off color than others. Here's the wedding party page: http://detrickwedding.com/?page_id=20.

The hotel reservations have been made, which I think I emailed you all about. And we're meeting with the caterer tomorrow, which I may also have mentioned.

After talking with the folks at Starkers they've suggested I order my corset at the beginning of August in case I lose any weight between now and then. Bacon and corned beef hash dinners aside (*cough*Tween*cough*) I do want to try and get into a healthier mindset and back in to yoga. As soon as the semester ends that'll be a priority.

Amber and I had brunch the other morning and talked about decorations. Got a couple more ideas and can't wait to start putting stuff together later this summer.

I suppose that's all for now. Kind of a throw away post... But if you haven't sent me your website stuff yet please try and do so when your schedule permits.

Thanks ladies!

Random Update

4.8.11

Met with Laura the other night to discuss caterers. We narrowed it down to one and she is going to contact them to set up and appointment for Aaron and I to meet and/or taste some of their food. Sweet. I don't remember the name off the top of my head, but once I've asked Laura about it I'll post the website so you can see the sample menu. They have quite a variety of foods, even a couple Aaron likes. If they can do mini-corndogs (classy!) even better. We are going to do our own cakes and probably bring our own plates and cut it ourselves. Apparently you have to pay people to cut your cake and they won't provide plates if you don't accept the plating fee. WTF? Clear plastic plates will just have to do. I am NOT paying someone to cut a cake. Laura has also offered to make sure the coffee bar (aka, two Keurigs) is under control. Yay!

Laura has her dress! It's a black velvet dress from the 50s. It's faboo. Ashleigh also has her dress picked out. It's from Mod Cloth and as soon as it is in stock again she's going to order it. It's red and fits to the waist then flares out. Laura's does that too. Amber and Cici, if you want to get something similar, that's the shape to shoot for. If not, that's cool too. If you ladies do know what you're going to wear please let me know. No rush, I'm just curious. There's still plenty of time.

Laura also found what she's going to wear in her hair. It's a thin black headband with peacock and black feathers with little crystals on it. She got it at the Riverside Art Market. If you're interested I can post a pic here. I know what Ash wants to wear too.

We've set the guest list to between 160 and 180 so I'm going to start accumulating decorations soon. I'm sure I'll need a lot. I know I'm going to get small black metal lanterns with red glass and with teal glass. I'd also like to have a collection of miscellaneous tall vases in red and teal. I want to have one tall element (like a vase, or candle stand, something interesting), one short element (like the lanterns), and one small floral-ish element (carnations in a cool container, or peacock feathers in a cool container). I'm hoping we can get red and teal tablecloths with maybe some black runners or some other type of fabric to go in the middle. I think there's going to be some thrift store shopping in the near future. We can always dye and spray paint stuff.

That's all for now! Feel free to drop a question or a comment.

Tardis Card Box

3.18.11

I stole this from Offbeat Bride. It's a Tardis for collecting cards at the wedding and I know Aaron would loooooove it! Cuz he's a nerd. He's talked about getting a fridge for the eventual nerd-cave and turning it into a Tardis... Any of you ladies think you could make this as a surprise for Aaron? I think it's just blue felt covering a cleverly constructed box. This is far too crafty for me. I'd happily buy the felt if any of you think you could re-create it.

Lanterns

I've been toying with the idea of using paper lanterns for decorating the Freebird. We've been okayed to pretty much do what we want up to and including nailing things into the walls. I thought it would look very pretty to string lighted lanterns from the balcony suspended over the ceremony space. Perhaps something like the photos below?

Okay, so this is just a beautiful shot!

Square lanterns!