Updates

So things are coming along!

Venue
Our venue is booked and I have been assigned an event planner. She has already contacted me with a rough timeline of when we will meet to get details in order. We will begin meeting around May and all things squared away by mid-September.

Photographer
Our photographer is booked :) She has been such a pleasure to work with so far, very friendly and genuine. We will be having our engagement photo shoot in the next two weeks. I can't wait to see the outcome of the pictures. I hope our faces dont look too fat :-/ We need to shop this week for our outfits. I know I want my hair to be in curls and my face done the morning of, just trying to decide on who will do it! I was thinking of going to MAC but I keep hearing that they can sometimes make you look too dramatic. .. hmmm..
 
Florist & Decor
I have a florist in mind already! Deborah would like me to get pricing from another florist before making the final decision. So I am awaiting this meeting with him so that we can get this going!
 
DJ
We hve not found a DJ yet but this is something that we need to do. In addition to that we need to decide on the music for the evening. I dont know if we will pay for the added expense of a band. It sounds grand and all but there's so much great music out there that can simply be played by the DJ. I can just book the DJ for 5 hours... And maybe add a singer for a few songs
 
Stationary
I did meet with Deborah last night and we mainly covered the stationary. I am going with the wooden invitations. Pairing with a paper response card and envelope, wrapping it with cotton-line paper that they sell at the craft stores and tying with craft twine and maybe a skeleton leaf. Still getting wood samples in before we make the decision on which vendor to use.
 
The save the dates and thank you cards will be photos.
STDs a photo from our engagement shoot on a magnet
Thank yous a photo from our wedding on a thank you card (pearlized)
 
My Dress
My dress was ordered back in November 2010! So it should arrive around May and I expect my first fitting to be in June or so. I still need to decide on a veil, undergarments and accessories.
 
Bridesmaids' Dresses
I want the dresses to be full length now. Deborah and I discussed some styles. Still not sure about the style of their gowns though due to differences in body types.
 
Rolanda's Attire & The Other Suits
No decisions made yet but we should be going to try suits on in April
 
Menu
The venue has us down to come in July for a tasting. In the meantime I want to figure out which menu we prefer.
 
Cake
We have two cake bakeries as a choice if we go through our venue: Ann's Cake Pan and Bredenbeck's Bakery. Will re-visit this soon.
 
Wedding Bands
Rolanda has her band already, we just need to shop for mine. I believe we found one in Zales that matches perfectly. Will re-visit this soon!
 
 

We've Booked Our Venue :)

So we have booked our venue for Friday October 7th :)

I feel a sense of relief now that we have a wedding date. There are still some things left to do:

Before March 19th - decide on our locations on temple's campus for our engagement shoot and outfits
March 19th - We have our engagement shoot!
March - Book our florist, Search for a DJ, decide on colors, make wedding appointment
April - Send out save the dates, select an officiant and make sure they are registered, Cake tasting, Menu tasting
April - Book DJ, Photobooth, Decide on bridesmaids gowns and tuxes ; communicate to bridal party
May - My dress should be in! ; Decide on decor; decide on makeup artist for wedding day, assess bridal party's needs for hair
June - fitting #1, decide on an invitation final draft and order invitations, decide on reception timeline
July - decide on ceremony timeline, have another dress fitting, decide on hair style and acessories for wedding day