Engagement pictures

I am getting SOOOO excited that I have envisioned the engagement pictures now...


Picture late October, leaves are turning, tall grass fields and the sun-kissed glow of the evening hours just before sunset.

My attire number 1: A sundress with cowboy boots.

Attire number 2: Jeans and a sweater, maybe barefoot.

Capturing a COMPLETELY different look than what our wedding will with the city skyline, and features a city mouse vs. country mouse relationship between the two photo sessions. It will also serve as a snap shot to our kids of today's fashion.

Ahh Bliss!

Under 400

I am getting more and more excited.

We have 397 days to go and yet so much to do.

Things completed last week were:

• We had a tasting where we narrowed down the food choices for our desired caterer.
• Mom in law narrowed her vision of the billowy curtains in the gazebo
• Greg and I saved $100 on the music budget, which he quickly reminded me that it isn't to be added to another line item.
• Mom and I envisioned flowers and put the flower budget on steroids.

Things to do this week are:

• Narrow down the "feel" for our engagement pictures. IE The place, time, month, what to wear, etc.
• Complete the ceremony music contract. If you haven't listened yet, do so. HERE
• Find the person who will marry us.

Ongoing things I could use help with are:

• Attending random wedding outings. Like Veils and Cocktails Aug 18... Anyone interested? I like finding inspiration there.
• Organization
• I need a person who is good in photoshop or creative to help me envision our Save The Dates and other paper products.

13 months to go?

Where did the time go?
Seriously, our engagement was over 600 days at one time. Now we're under 400?! Cannnn't wait!

So, to organize myself a bit better, I think that I'll mentally separate the functions of the wedding and work in a chronological timeline. Although the things which need attention now aren't necessarily the first things to happen on "the big day".

Ceremony:
My vision for this is peaceful. I want white flowers, white flowing fabric, white serenity. I want this to be a special moment for Greg and I. I want to stress the importance of that moment and how beautiful it is that Greg and I found each other to complete the other.

For this: I've hired a stringed trio. And envisioned two large flower arrangements heading the aisle. I don't want the decorations to be overkill, because the backdrop will be enough to already be distracting for our guests... But I want to create a private ceremony, where I feel like Greg and I are the only people there aside the support of our 300+/- friends and family members.

Reception:
For this I want retro elegance. I don't want it to be stuffy that people aren't certain which fork to use first, but I want it to be pretty. I want it to feel like a celebration. Most of all, I don't want to FEEL like I have flexed my and my parents checkbook to the max. I picture long and circular tables. I picture tall and low centerpieces. I picture tons of lighting. I picture a party esque scene where people aren't afraid of the other. Or to get a little goofy.

Honeymoon:
I want beach. I want to be able to get to a few fun things, and for those days where I don't want to leave bed, we wont. :-P

Bridesmaid's Dresses!

YAY! Looks like I have a FEW choices of dresses from the bridesmaids.

6504 in Ruby

2716 in African Violet

2500 in Ruby

6501 in African Violet (can be trimmed in a different color)


2780 in African Violet

2808 in Ruby


2807 in African Violet trimmed in Ruby

I really like all these choices!

Still looking to finalize that weekend in October where we can have our Maid's Party, but I am getting very excited! The more you're interested in, the more that will be available to try on!

Final Answer

Ok, here's my final answer. I think, maybe, as long as it still looks good and I don't change my mind after seeing it again... But it's getting about that time to really settle on a color...

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Let's do this!

I might be onto something...

Black and white interior, with greenery, and red (wine) dresses?

Compliments of David Turtera's website - who I desperately hope comes to Cincinnati for his "My Fair Wedding" series.

Honeymoon

I am also full swing into honeymoon shopping. Our destinations, though long, consists of:
Aruba
Curacao
Bermuda
Fiji
St. Lucia
Costa Rica
Tahiti
and *shudder* Hawaii. (I shudder because Hawaii seems so cookie cutter, so unoriginal, so.... not us. However, I'm guessing it's cheaper than the aforementioned destinations, it offers what we're looking for, and we have the ability to "island hop" like we're traveling to several destinations.)

The criteria we're looking for is as follows:
1) Beach-y
2) Warm weather, no hurricanes (despite hurricane season)
3) Something outside of the USA (not something we could drive to)
4) Not something over 15 hours travel time
5) Would like a lot of activities
6) Would like a rain forest
7) Would like romantic and secluded activities too
8) I think everyone doesn’t want to break the bank
9) Minimal children

You, know.... Something exotic that we won't be able to actually do again. Hawaii, England, Florida, NJ, NY we could do these all again....