4 months and counting!!

Today the wedding is officially four months away! I can’t believe how fast time has flown by! I got so much done the first two months of being engaged that I haven’t done that much recently, only little things here and there, but now I have to kick it into high gear!

Here is what is done:
Booked Venue for ceremony and reception
Booked Photographer
Bought dress
Picked out menu
Booked Florist
Booked DJ, Jazz band, and string trio
Bought undergarments
Bought and embellished cake topper
Picked out Bridesmaids’ dresses
Picked out flowers
Bought fancy address stamp
Made save the dates
Sent out save the dates
Bought groomsmen’s, Danny’s and dad’s ties
Bought toasting flutes
Bought cake server set
Bought bridesmaids shoes
Got fancy boxes for card box
Booked Videographer
Picked out invitations
Got candy buffet jars, scopes, tongs and bags
Designed/Bought Bridesmaids flip-flops
Had bridesmaids main gift made
Pick out table linens
Bought supplies for place cards
Bought parasols for all the ladies, green for guests, pink for bridesmaids and ivory for me
Book hair and makeup
Bought supplies for one of the favors
Bought chair sashes
Registered
Picked out and ordered wedding rings
Bought favor boxes
Designed wedding jewelry (earrings, necklace and pendant) with jeweler
Blocked hotel rooms for guests

This is what I have left to do:
Pick up jewelry
Order Invitations
Engagement photo session (January 12th)
Ask someone to be Officiant
Tasting of menu and signature drink
Book honeymoon
Buy labels for favors and candy buffet
Make candle favors
Put together favors with boxes
Make place cards and holders
Buy wine and labels for wine favors
Make song list
Get crinoline from friend as something borrowed
Dress fitting
Buy shoes
Order Bridesmaids dresses
Buy unity candle
Make bride and groom seat signs
Make programs
Make menus
Buy more bubbles if needed
Order cake and groom’s cake
Send out invitations
Make card box
Buy candy for candy buffet
Make program/bubble holder
Buy Groomsmen’s gift
Decide on hair
Buy Dan’s gift

Still a lot to do! And I am sure I am missing some things too!

Party Time!

The Henwoods threw us an amazing engagement party November 7th for the entire wedding party. It was so nice, they did such a great job and we had such a wonderful time...as did everyone! All the groomsmen and bridesmaids and their significant others made it and everyone got to meet each other. I thought that would be nice so the rehearsal wasn't the first time. Great food, great drinks and great friends! Cant beat that! Thank you so much for such a great party Amy! It was so sweet and the attention to detail was amazing, the mini chicken cordon bleus, petite quiches and the yummy Cabernet were just perfect, you guys know me so well! And thank you to Carrie for making the gorgeous wedding cookies! What a wonderful party that we will never forget!

Dan and I enjoying the party.

The hostesses my bridesmaids, Carrie and Amy

Everyone having a good time

All the bridesmaids

All the groomsmen with Danny and my brother-in-law

Registry: China, Flatware, and Stemware

So with only 4 months left Danny and I finally registried and decided on china patterns, flatware, and stemware. I was glad he actually had an opinion and joined me in selecting, helps me not second guess myself. There are so many nice choices out there it was hard to narrow it down, I found 4 I liked and Dan vetoed two of them, then we agreed on one. Since we already have everyday and fine china, both very light, we decided to register for some with a little more color.

Here is the stuff we have now.

Vintage in Ivory
Royal Doulton Naples Platinum

And for especially girly events, like tea parties and showers, and for Christmas I inherited these...
Johnson Brothers Old Britain Castles

Lenox Christmas

The New Ones

Pfaltzgraff Villa de Luna

Lenox Vintage Jewel

And as an engagement present we already got 3 sets of the Villa de Luna and all the cute matching stuff...a napkin holder, canister set, salt and pepper shakers, trivets, cookie jar, cream and sugar, butter dish, pasta jar and my favorite the parmesan cheese server, so cute, I love when china has a ton of matching stuff!

We also got our everyday flatware as an engagement gift(they discontinued the one I already had) so we are all set for Thanksgiving!

Lenox Esquire Everyday Flatware

Gorham Ribbon Edge Frost Fine Flatware

Lenox Firelight Platinum Crystal

What we already had
Wallace that was discontinued

Pier 1 clearance special, cheap but they worked for now

Cant wait to have a nice dinner party with all our new stuff!

Reception Linens

Having such bright colors for the wedding, I wanted the tablescapes to be very vibrant against the dark wood of the room, so I had been looking for some ideas, and its starting to come together I think...

Here is the dark wood room, but I am having them bring in round tables...

I liked some of these tablescapes...





Here is the table cloth we picked out from the hotels linen book...


and I loved this idea with the wood chairs...


so I bought these chair sashes on ebay, hope they tie nicely...

Place cards project

I came across these adorable place cards on one of the wedding blogs that I love and saved it in hopes that I would be able to create something like it for my reception. Last week I started on the project, purchasing this cardstock and these brads to go along with my green and pink paisley wedding theme. I hope it turns out!!

Engagement Party

One of my bridesmaids, Amy, is throwing us an engagement party and its going to be a Tiffany blue theme!

I love these invitations...

and I thought these cupcake toppers would be so cute to use with box shaped blue cupcakes...
and yesterday I got this dress at Nordstroms...

Victoria Secret's Sexy Little Bride Collection

Apparently Victoria Secret had an amazing bridal collection before I got engaged, but most of it is sold out. Thank goodness for Ebay! Ebay has all of it new with tags, at great prices! I am not a fan of the stuff that says "Sexy Little Bride", but there is a ton of cute stuff I did like... my something blue, tanks for before and after the wedding ("Kiss the Bride" and "Just Married"), tanks for my bridesmaids and a hoodie to wear while getting ready, that I got from Victoria Secret online, its says The Future Mrs. on the front and my sister's friend is going to add Dan's last name and Bride on the back, so cute! I just love that blueish teal color!

Candy Buffet

I just love all the pictures of Candy Buffets out here on the internet, I knew right when I saw one it was a great idea for our wedding. We found some great deals to help us make it happen...


Dan and I found these on sale at Ross for $9.99 to $12.99 depending on the size, there were 5 different styles all very nice and a good size, we got 6 total spending only around $70.


Then on Ebay I found this package for only $19.99 total with shipping, it comes with 5 scoops, 2 tongs and 100 bags, I think I will use green and pink take-out boxes but still a great deal and I have the bags just in case or to use for something else, I got them in the mail Monday and they turned out very nice, the perfect size (look a little big in the picture).

Music

I booked all the music for the wedding, a string quartet for the ceremony, a jazz ensemble and a DJ. I know a lot of people frown upon DJs but most of our must play list is dance music that a band couldn't play, so we compromised and did an ensemble and a DJ, I hope it works out. It took me a while to find a DJ I liked, so many think their "performance" is all about them and let their egos get the best of them. I know a few horror stories with DJs, one that was even my own, but since our music tastes are so eclectic I think a DJ can cover more, especially since a few of my girls say booty music is required, nothing bad that I cant play in front of my grandma though.

The Girls Attire

The guys ties came in this weekend and they match perfectly with the swatch for the bridesmaids dresses from Dessy group. I was a littler worried because I ordered them online without ever seeing them in person, but they couldn't have matched any better!

Here is the bridesmaids dresses, for some reason, bridesmaids dresses and favors have been very difficult for me, but I finally found a great dress in a great color green that all my girls liked by After Six from The Dessy Group and lucky me they also had the exact flower girl dresses I was looking for in the same color!

Save the Dates

How cute are these Save the dates by Pose Prints!?! I have seen a lot of stationary stores online that allow you to create a model in your likeness, but I have to say Pose Prints is my favorite!

The Boys Attire

Dan was in a wedding 2 years ago for one of his best-friends Kevin and lucky us Kevin's wife Tasha has great taste and 3 out of 4 of Dan's groomsmen were in the wedding, so to save the boys money and me time looking we decided to use the same suits again. My dad and Dan's brother have to buy the suit, but I am sure they can use them again. Originally I was going to go with tuxes, but since its a Spring wedding on the beach I thought a ligt suit would be better


To compliment the wedding colors I got the boys this tie from The Tie Bar to go with the suit.