Update, update, update!
It feels like a ton has happened since I last blogged. Obviously we have been on the phone, email, updating our webpage and registries about this small thing called a wedding. I've even added a new link on the left side navigation bar (what yee little bar it is) -- so glance to the left of this page and see the new Wedding link.
Ceremony: Will be in Vegas; initially we were leaning towards Paris, but now we are probably going to go with The Venetian. The idea still is that we want to keep the chaos to a minimum and since we love our immediate family members and closest friends so much, we thought we would limit it to them. Even with a smaller party of less than 24 people it is a LOT of planning. We've only received some quotes to date, but it does look like August 15 will be it. Maybe have some fun together on the 14th, wedding stuff and a fun dinner on the 15th, see a show on the 16th, fly home on the 17th...what do you think?
Reception: More progress has been done on this than anything else so far. And before you all freak out about the September 6 date (yes yes it is a Husky or Cougar Football Saturday), it is one of very few dates we felt was appropriate to have the reception on. Plus we wanted to have the reception at a place where there is a lot of parking, air conditioning, a great view, and most important of all, a place where the food is good and we could spend time with our guests. We thought about it and it seemed that Salty's at Alki Beach would be great. They do everything - they have tables, linens, music, an on-site manager, great menus, a full bar with servers... and free cake cutting service. WOOT. We decided against having a traditional Chinese banquet/reception because it just didn't sound like as much fun or as semi-formal as we wanted the reception to be. We will probably go with Remo Borracchini's Bakery for the cake. Yum.
Dress: I've been looking at pictures on line and that's about it. Amy has been really helpful so I hope that she will come with me alongside some other people who want to go (Chris? my Mom? Heather? anyone?) with me when I finally make an appointment to go to a boutique or store. So far this is the one I like from a picture standpoint http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=2973&prodgroup=159 -- it is a whole new ballgame once you put the dress on...
Invitation: Chris went out and bought this fancy new color printer which is lightening fast. We are going to design and print our own invitations to hopefully save some money. Chris has been diligently working on the wording and making sure instructions are clear. Should be exciting once we finally gather all of the needed addresses and send all of the invitations out.
Flowers: I haven't even thought about it. Zip. Zilch. Any ideas are welcome, but I don't want to sit in a reception room full of pollen either. Salty's provides a lot of the usual decorations, but I am thinking it would be nice to have a couple pieces around the room...
Photographer: I haven't looked at this either. Tragedy I know. The thing is I want to hire someone who knows me, so that places severe limitations...more time to think about this thank goodness. The dilemma of course is do I want my friends to work during the reception? Or do I want them to enjoy the reception as a guest and as a guest only...
Registry: We have been updating our Macy's and Sur La Table registries all weekend; I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE online registries. I am probably more familiar with Macy's products than I SHOULD be which makes the online access super. I don't need to go the store to look, feel, or touch things. One thing to note we are not registering for Fine China, Dishes, or Flatware. Why? We like basic white for everyday and because of our preferences, I want to some day have a set of Chinese dishes and of course a set of Japanese dishes. Macy's doesn't offer those things that is for sure. We love our current flatware and we have a ton of it and our dishes are coolio for now (thanks Mom!).
Honeymoon: Perhaps we'll just trek on up to Canada. Originally Hawaii was the idea, but that can be another time.
Bridal Party: If you haven't figured out by now we aren't going to have a formal bridal party. Mainly because our ceremony will be so initimate we felt there wasn't a need to say we had to have these roles fulfilled. However this doesn't mean we have outruled having Bachelor parties or Bridal Showers. I am certain if someone wants to do these things for either of us that it would be one of our closer friends anyway (Metropolitan Steak Houes anyone? (haha)).
I'm sure I've forgotten something...like do we have programs, do we have favors for our guests, do we hire a photographer to travel to Vegas with us, blah!!! But seriously if I have forgotten something, you should email or call one of us. If you ever want the most immediate update we can provide -- always check our Wedding site (again look to the left...) as we are updating basically once we make a decision together.
Ceremony: Will be in Vegas; initially we were leaning towards Paris, but now we are probably going to go with The Venetian. The idea still is that we want to keep the chaos to a minimum and since we love our immediate family members and closest friends so much, we thought we would limit it to them. Even with a smaller party of less than 24 people it is a LOT of planning. We've only received some quotes to date, but it does look like August 15 will be it. Maybe have some fun together on the 14th, wedding stuff and a fun dinner on the 15th, see a show on the 16th, fly home on the 17th...what do you think?
Reception: More progress has been done on this than anything else so far. And before you all freak out about the September 6 date (yes yes it is a Husky or Cougar Football Saturday), it is one of very few dates we felt was appropriate to have the reception on. Plus we wanted to have the reception at a place where there is a lot of parking, air conditioning, a great view, and most important of all, a place where the food is good and we could spend time with our guests. We thought about it and it seemed that Salty's at Alki Beach would be great. They do everything - they have tables, linens, music, an on-site manager, great menus, a full bar with servers... and free cake cutting service. WOOT. We decided against having a traditional Chinese banquet/reception because it just didn't sound like as much fun or as semi-formal as we wanted the reception to be. We will probably go with Remo Borracchini's Bakery for the cake. Yum.
Dress: I've been looking at pictures on line and that's about it. Amy has been really helpful so I hope that she will come with me alongside some other people who want to go (Chris? my Mom? Heather? anyone?) with me when I finally make an appointment to go to a boutique or store. So far this is the one I like from a picture standpoint http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=2973&prodgroup=159 -- it is a whole new ballgame once you put the dress on...
Invitation: Chris went out and bought this fancy new color printer which is lightening fast. We are going to design and print our own invitations to hopefully save some money. Chris has been diligently working on the wording and making sure instructions are clear. Should be exciting once we finally gather all of the needed addresses and send all of the invitations out.
Flowers: I haven't even thought about it. Zip. Zilch. Any ideas are welcome, but I don't want to sit in a reception room full of pollen either. Salty's provides a lot of the usual decorations, but I am thinking it would be nice to have a couple pieces around the room...
Photographer: I haven't looked at this either. Tragedy I know. The thing is I want to hire someone who knows me, so that places severe limitations...more time to think about this thank goodness. The dilemma of course is do I want my friends to work during the reception? Or do I want them to enjoy the reception as a guest and as a guest only...
Registry: We have been updating our Macy's and Sur La Table registries all weekend; I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE online registries. I am probably more familiar with Macy's products than I SHOULD be which makes the online access super. I don't need to go the store to look, feel, or touch things. One thing to note we are not registering for Fine China, Dishes, or Flatware. Why? We like basic white for everyday and because of our preferences, I want to some day have a set of Chinese dishes and of course a set of Japanese dishes. Macy's doesn't offer those things that is for sure. We love our current flatware and we have a ton of it and our dishes are coolio for now (thanks Mom!).
Honeymoon: Perhaps we'll just trek on up to Canada. Originally Hawaii was the idea, but that can be another time.
Bridal Party: If you haven't figured out by now we aren't going to have a formal bridal party. Mainly because our ceremony will be so initimate we felt there wasn't a need to say we had to have these roles fulfilled. However this doesn't mean we have outruled having Bachelor parties or Bridal Showers. I am certain if someone wants to do these things for either of us that it would be one of our closer friends anyway (Metropolitan Steak Houes anyone? (haha)).
I'm sure I've forgotten something...like do we have programs, do we have favors for our guests, do we hire a photographer to travel to Vegas with us, blah!!! But seriously if I have forgotten something, you should email or call one of us. If you ever want the most immediate update we can provide -- always check our Wedding site (again look to the left...) as we are updating basically once we make a decision together.
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