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