Bridal today, rain or shine!

I've considered myself lucky to not have to worry about rain on my wedding day, since we are doing our ceremony and reception indoors.  Well now that my bridal is scheduled for 5:00 pm with a 40% chance of rain, I'm getting anxious about the weather.  My photographer and I are looking for back-up locations (can't do Prestonwood because of a wedding today). Time is set for 5:00 so we can't do earlier. Any ideas?  Here is an iPhone shot of my bridal bouquet, courtesy of Cydney and The English Garden.  I love it!

Wow

We are in the midst of finalizing the details for our wedding that is now only 39 days away.  Wow.  This time has flown by, and its speeding up it seems. I imagine these next weeks will be a whirlwind. It doesn't help that I have been working tons of overtime (thankfully at time and a half) and being blessed with lots of activities throughout the week to keep us busy. 

So far, we've heard back from about a third of our group, with 81 yeses and 11 nos. Jake and I have vowed to tell the other if we've already checked the mail. It's cute, he calls me and reads off each response card and tells me what people want, little notes written, etc.  I'll leave you with a fun picture from our April 11 engagement shoot, courtesy of April Sirit, Evoke Photography.

Engagement Pics, Blogged!

Wow so many updates to announce!  I don't have much time but I will share that we've been blogged! Please visit the website of the lovely April Sirit for our post here. I'll post as soon as we get the files.

Wow

In less than 9 weeks we will be husband and wife.  Although it doesn't feel like it, we've actually made a lot of progress in the wedding plans lately.  Here's an update at 62 days away.
- Jake got our wedding bands on Friday
- We finalized Groomsmen attire
- We had our engagement pictures taken last weekend
- Our invitation addressing is almost complete

I have my first shower next weekend - I'm very excited and looking forward to it!  I am working on some random wedding tasks while Jake is catching up on sleep on this beautiful Sunday.  He got up with Tucker and let me sleep in :)

This week I'm hoping to order candy, sparklers and matches, as well as finalize our linen rental with CE.

87 days

A long time ago, a guy named Jake proposed to me. We had probably 435 days in our engagement. Now we are down to 87.  Wow.  I am so happy it is almost here! We have a lot to do, but we are getting things checked off the list.  I am also happy to say that I have some updates :)
- We met with Cydney from The English Garden to get a better idea of our vision.  It was a productive meeting, Jake even came along.  He is a very good sport and actually shows a lot of interest in the planning.  Of course, it is his party too so its nice to share the load.
- We worked on our vows and readings for the ceremony this past weekend.  It is all becoming real!
- My friend and sorority sister Sara is addressing our invitations, she picked them up last weekend - these should go out mid-April. I loved her font options - I will definitely post some samples when I get the chance

Hope you guys are all enjoying this beautiful weather! I have lots of gardening to do

Florist, Honeymoon and Invitations!

I am so excited to finally annouce that we have decided to use The English Garden for our florals and wedding day decor.  Cydney was so amazing at the initial consultation and her proposals were very detailed that we couldn't have asked for more. We are thrilled to work with her for the big day as she has truly captured our vision and will work within our budget to make our day everything it can be :)

We have also booked our Honeymoon for the Riviera Maya, Mexico.  I love having a tropical vacation to look forward to and an excuse to shop for anything honeymoon-related.

Our invitation order is going in today and we expect a proof in the next couple of days.  Assuming everythings fits on our Response and Accommodations cards, we should be in business! 

Its crazy to think we have only 3 fulls months left before the big day. Its definitely crunch time now!

Happy Early Birthday to Jake, plus a flower update!

Jake's birthday is Tuesday. Have I gotten him anything for his birthday? No.  Do I have a lot of "ideas" well, yes.  Luckily I have Monday off so I should have plenty of time to play birthday fairy.  Happy early birthday Jake!!

Florist meetings are in full effect. At this point, the frontrunner is Cydney with The English Garden, but I have one last meeting and I haven't received any written propsals at this point.  During our meeting, Cydney got up a couple of times with creative ideas, grabbing flowers from her fridge to illustrate.  She also seems to be very flexible working within my budget, and will incorporate what glassware/containers/materials I have in order to help derease costs.  Speaking of this, I need to get her some photos and lists of what I have already!  She's even helped me come up with a more official color scheme based on the color of the bridesmaid dresses.  Jewel Tones!

Photo credits in order of appearance:

Photo from the My Bouquet Floral Design Blog's, Jewel tone Purple post

David's Bridal Style 83312 in Sangria

Time...

Why don't I ever believe someone who says that time will fly by? Or why don't I take them seriously? I'm amazed at how quickly life has been going lately, but luckily we have a lot to be thankful for so its times like these that I try to slow down.

January is an incredibly busy, yet PRODUCTIVE month for us. I've found that since I can't get away with as much wedding "research" at work anymore, that it has to be done at home. 

Here are my goals for the next few weeks (in no particular order in hindsight)
1. Book florist by second week of February
2. Order bridesmaids dresses by end of January (this means shop with Sarah/Jamie if necessary?)
3. Complete honeymoon research by end of February, booking if necessary
4. Finalize menu by second week of February, have invitation order placed in the next week
5. Begin super secret wedding gift project for Jake :)

I'll leave you with a picture from our mini-engagement shoot at the fair with Evoke in October