2007 Brides G&G [Archive] - Must Love Weddings

Aramelle

07-15-2006, 10:19 AM

Name ~ Aramelle
FH's Name ~ James
Started dating ~ January 2004
Engaged ~ May 6, 2005
Wedding date ~ May 27, 2006
Renewing Vows ~ June 23, 2007

Hey ladies! :jump4joy: I'm SO glad to have found you all again (thanks so much, Abi!!!).

Amanda ~ I'm glad to hear that the surgery went well. I hope that the recovery is quick, and you are back to yourself in no time.

Rebecca ~ I'm so sorry for what FH's grandma is going through...that sounds horribly painful. Am I correct in assuming that you'll still be doing the larger wedding in July if you do the JOP this year?

KathyandJer

07-15-2006, 11:04 AM

I'm glad people tracked us down too! There's still a few people I really miss and hope they make their way here at some point!

Name- Kathy (Kathryn)
FH's Name- Jer (Jeremy)
Started dating- 2001
Engaged- September 12, 2003
Wedding date- August 11, 2007

*Ashley*

07-15-2006, 11:14 AM

I don't think I was in the last thread at UW, but here I am now :)

Name: Ashley
FH's Name: Michael
Started dating: December 2,2000
Engaged: March 15, 2006
Wedding date: June 2, 2007

MrsAbi

07-15-2006, 11:46 AM

Name: Abi
FH's Name: Patrick
Started Dating: Summer 2001
Engaged: July 24, 2004
Wedding Date: January 6, 2007

carolinalady67

07-15-2006, 12:03 PM

Name: Lisa
FH's Name: Chris
Started Dating: Did we date? I think we just skipped to living together :lol2:
Met on Line: early 2000
Met in Person: June 2, 2000
I moved to North Carolina: September 2000
Engaged: December 24, 2005
Wedding Date: May 5, 2007

blondelildevil

07-15-2006, 12:54 PM

Abi is so good at tracking people down! :) I'm excited! I have 1 bridesmaid now! haha YAY! I wish I could be on here longer but the meds are makin me feel all icky :(

MrsAbi

07-15-2006, 01:53 PM

Abi is so good at tracking people down! :)

Yeah, so I suggest you all stay on my good side. J/K :) http://www.dgrin.com/images/smilies/2ar15smilie.gif

So what is everbody doing wedding-wise right now? I am currently working on our website. I'm taking breaks ever now and then to come on here. If I didn't , I'd probably throw this laptop out the window (STUPID FLASH!!!!). I'm also going to try to get Patrick to (finally) take the picture for our STDs. It has been like pulling teeth.

nikkiscott

07-15-2006, 01:55 PM

Hey ladies.
My name for those of you who don't know me is Nikki. My lucky groom is Scott. We are getting married March 30th 2007. We started dating August 3, 1993. Moved in together April 1, 2004. Got asked the big question December 24th, 2004.

I am so glad that Abi that able to track me down and lead me here. Thanks Abi. Its great to see old faces as well as I new ones. Can't wait to get to know you all. I was a main G& G in UW. Can't wait to get started.

Yesterday I got the call that the diagram for my custom made wedding band was in. So I rushed right in. Like a fool. I was smiling all the way. The diagram looks great. I think that it will look perfect with my e-ring. I am not sure how long this will take but I hope that I get the e-ring back sooooon. I miss it.

Amanda glad to here that your surgery went great. Hope you have a speedy recovery.

Rebecca, sorry to hear that your grandmother is going through this tough time. I hope that everything works out for the best.

I also wanted to add that wedding wise I am doing nothing at this moment. Scott and I just moved into our new house 2 weeks ago. I am still living out of boxes. Those are getting low. I was just happy that nothing wedding related got broken or ruined. Some of our stuff did. Long story. I cried, and thought I was going to have a heart attack.

KathyandJer

07-15-2006, 02:08 PM

Wedding-wise, with a week without wedding forums I was able to sit back and get a little more organized with all of my stuff. Jer and I coordinated our guest lists so they matched again and added addresses so that we have them in both locations (just never know when the first resource won't be available right!). And now my focus is on the Save The Date's and the STD CD Slideshow that we're making to send with the STD Cards :)

All of the STD Cards are printed out, and I started cutting them just yesterday. I finished a few of the knots for the cards as well, and now have about one-third of the STD Cards completely done (will scan and share the final version soon, but here's the prototype)

http://www.jerandkathy.com/kathy/UW_Photos/STD_UW_Smaller.jpg

I will have all of the cards ready to go to when I head to Jer's in a couple of weeks. Then we'll get some serious wedding stuff done - deposit paid on the reception hall, more pictures of the reception hall and church, shopping for veil and craft supplies needed for all the DIY projects...oh, and just spending time together :)

nikkiscott - glad to hear that the boxes are getting low and nothing happened to wedding stuff! Sorry to hear that some stuff did get broken or ruined - not cool at all! :grouphug:

carolinalady67

07-15-2006, 02:51 PM

Yeah, so I suggest you all stay on my good side. J/K :) http://www.dgrin.com/images/smilies/2ar15smilie.gif

:pointlaugh:

Nikki, so glad to see you again!

My wedding goals right now are to find a caterer and DJ. They are the last two venders I need to find, I think, unless I forgot someone. Oh, and cake, how could I forget about the cake :hehe: I am also working on our newspaper engagement announcements since we finally have a good picture of us to put with them.

I also need to work on cleaning my bedroom and closet so I can get all of this wedding stuff organized. I've ordered a lot of stuff already and it has taken over everthing. I think we need to add on a wedding room!

Poloke

07-15-2006, 03:44 PM

Hi everyone!!!

My name: Paula
FH's name: John
Started dating: Halloween, 2004
Engaged: April 30, 2005
Getting hitched: September 8, 2007

Christa

07-15-2006, 09:37 PM

Kathy- Your STD's are cute!

Right now I should be looking for a DJ and deciding on a dress but I'm honestly doing nothing :)

blondelildevil

07-15-2006, 10:23 PM

At the moment I'm not really doing anything. My mom called a good friend of hers who is a DJ and he is supposed to be getting back to her about prices for everything. I was working on my new invites and gettin them all put together. I decided to go ahead and make some "Will you be my bridesmaid" cards. Thats about it for me!

Aramelle

07-15-2006, 10:30 PM

We haven't really done anything wedding related lately. I keep saying that we need to get cracking on some of this stuff, but it hasn't yet to actually happen. First things first, I need to get my sister's invites done and in the mail so she can send them out. :o

carolinalady67

07-16-2006, 03:44 AM

I know there is a thread for missing members from UW, but can anyone think of other 2007 brides missing? I thought of girlybride, she was the one from New York, her and her fiance were in that bad car accident. And also Raychel. I didn't save any contact info on anyone though.

MrsAbi

07-16-2006, 04:34 AM

We haven't been able to track doen Lela yet either.

Sk8ermaiden

07-16-2006, 06:04 AM

Hi! I found you all! I kind of dropped out after the first G&G, but I'm back now!

My name: Kellie
FH: Chris
Started dating: Christmas 2003
Got engaged: July 2005
Wedding: September 22, 2007

And right now I am dreading booking the photographer, even though I think I know which one I want...and I need to book him this week.

Sk8ermaiden

07-16-2006, 07:48 AM

Oh, and I just now located Lela on Facebook (I think), and sent her a message. Let's hope that she still checks it or has it routed to a valid e-mail.

yogi_deuce

07-16-2006, 10:24 AM

My name: Colita
FH: Christopher
Started dating: Christmas vacation 1987
JOP wedding: July 4th, 1988
Vow renewal: July 4th, 2007

jillian

07-16-2006, 10:38 AM

Name- Jillian
FH's Name- Steve
Started dating- Summer 1999
Engaged- March 25, 2005 (good friday)
Wedding date - March 24, 2007

I booked my photographer!!!!

And I just wanted to use this :asshat:

If I remember correctly we were just about to start the 4th G&G. How many G&G will we do before 2007?

Christa

07-16-2006, 11:00 AM

Jillian- Yay for booking a photographer

:tumbleweed: This is the one I wanted to use

angie

07-16-2006, 12:08 PM

Hello everyone! I missed you guys so much. :grouphug: A week without UW was BAD. Special thank you to Aramelle for telling me about this new site. I can't wait to check out everybody's journals again and get back into the groove of things.

name: Angie
FH name: Bill
Started dating: Aug. 28, 2003
engaged: Feb. 12, 2006
wedding date: Mar. 25, 2007

QueenElizabeth22

07-16-2006, 12:11 PM

Name- Beth
FH's Name- Nate
Started dating- July 4, 2004
Engaged- April 13, 2006
Wedding date- July 21, 2007

Hi Everyone! I was not on the G&G 2007 thread at UW, but I decided to join up now! Nice to meet you all! :)

The one thing that I am not really looking forward to now is starting our "meetings" with the priest, simply because Nate and I's schedules are SO crazy that it will be hard to schedule time for it! But I think it will be worthwhile once we actually do get a few days nailed down!

:)

MsJessica07

07-16-2006, 04:25 PM

Name- Jessica
FH's Name- Raif
Started dating- March 6, 2005
Engaged- June 13, 2006
Wedding date- September 2, 2007

We're having a Jewish wedding, and it'll be on my parents 34th wedding anniversary! We though the Sunday of Labor Day would be good, and it just turned out to be the same, so we asked them, and they said that that was awesome.

I wasn't on the other G&G, but I'm happy to be here now.

I'm in the middle of all kinds of craziness. I need to email the venue, call one of the caterers we're talking to, I have a florist appointment on monday, and two photogs on Tuesday. Oh, and waiting for one of the videographers to email us, and one to send us a video of a wedding. Weeee! Oh, and waiting for a rabbi to email us back....But it'll be good to get a lot of that out of the way. We'll be moving soon (either beginning or end of August, depending) so it's better to do stuff now rather than later.

MrsAbi

07-16-2006, 04:27 PM

Oh I'm doing a little happy dance that we're all getting back together. Even though you ladies (and Jimbo) won't be at my wedding, you'll all have been a big part of it. I couldn't imagine going through the next six months without your support and I definately don't want to miss any of your wedding.

yogi_deuce

07-16-2006, 04:36 PM

I wasn't on this thread on UW because I was suppose to have the renewal 2006. but plans have changed and I look forward to catching up.

Aramelle

07-16-2006, 05:46 PM

Abi, I feel exactly the same way! We all share so much with each other that each of you is definitely an intregal part of my wedding.

I'm also really excited to have the new girls joining us. Trust me, ladies, this is an amazing group of women here!

I haven't started a journal yet. I am excited to be able to get my thoughts all into one place again, but I'm not really looking forward to doing the work of getting them there. :rolleyes: It'll probably be a few days before I get around to that because...

DH and I adopted a cat today! :jump4joy: We've been talking about getting one for a while now. Today, we went to PetCo with the idea that we were "just going to look." Well, they had the sweetest cat there, and we just couldn't resist. His name is Reggie, and he's a three year old Tabby. I'm going to give him some time to get adjusted before I start shoving the camera in his face, but I'll post pictures some time soon. :heee:

MrsAbi

07-16-2006, 05:57 PM

Yay for Reggie! We want pics!

nikkiscott

07-16-2006, 06:44 PM

Hey ladies great to see more of the old faces from UW dropping in. WOOHOO

So what did everyone do this weekend??
I had fun. Saturday fh and I helped his sister move out of our house and into hers, then today we went quading. It was nice. We got a lot dusty, but had fun. Which is the main thing.

I still have a lot of things to do around the house. As I am sure all you know. House work when you first move in is never ending. It keeps me busy thats forsure. Can't wait till its all done. Oh and yes we got our are laminite flooring done. And I even painted the living room. Which looks really nice. Now to hang all the curtains. LOL I need some help with that.

Talk to you all later.

carolinalady67

07-16-2006, 06:57 PM

Welcome back to the "old" GG girls and thanks for joining us to the "new" GG girls :) I hope we find Lela and the other girls.

Jillian, glad you found your photographer. I think we'll make it through a few GG threads before the end of next year and we are moved to the past years forum. But at least we all get to stay together now and see how each others weddings turn out :bananasrock: (okay I like a lot of the new changes but don't like the pick a category for the smilies I liked the whole page of them)

Abi, how do you know we will not be at your wedding? We might all crash it :giggle:

Aramella, you thought you could go look at those kitties and not go home with one? Good thing I have Chris now or I'd be the crazy cat lady :laugh3: Can't wait to see pictures of your new baby.

carolinalady67

07-16-2006, 06:59 PM

So what did everyone do this weekend??

forgot to answer this. I have been working on organizing all this wedding stuff I have that has gotten out of hand! I have room in the top of one of our closets for it I just need to get things moved around and up there. Still working on that project. I have more stuff on order that should be coming this week. I think we need to build a wedding room addition!

Sk8ermaiden

07-16-2006, 07:30 PM

You adopted a kitty!!! That's awesome. I've been wanting one sooooo bad. I think we'll wait until after the wedding though...our apartment complex has insane fees for pets.

This weekend FH and I sat around and watched baseball, and I found MLW, which has rendered me useless for anything else. Because of this, FH had been getting all excited about learning how to program macros in Excel (or something weird like that). I keep reminding him what a geek he is.

soulmates

07-16-2006, 09:50 PM

Wow! There are lot more 2007 girls in this thread since we moved sites.

Not much going on here. Hoping to book the honeymoon this week.

MrsAbi

07-16-2006, 10:15 PM

Abi, how do you know we will not be at your wedding? We might all crash it :giggle:

Does Chris still have a valid military ID? You probably could crash my wedding. Good luck to the rest of you :). The security at my wedding puts JLo to shame.

KathyandJer

07-16-2006, 10:27 PM

So what did everyone do this weekend??

This weekend was spent sick at home (instead of working!) with a sinus infection. In some ways, it's been nice to catch up on reading here (convenient that it happened at the same time as the doctor signing me off of work for a couple of days), but this sinus infections are killing me!

Congrats on the new addition Aramelle! :pinkelephant: (okay so it's not a cat, but at least it's a cute DANCING elephant :lol:)

:confetti:

carolinalady67

07-16-2006, 10:32 PM

Abi, yes Chris still has a military ID.

Kathy, hope you get to feeling better soon. I HATE sinus infections!

MsJessica07

07-17-2006, 01:33 AM

Yay Aramelle getting a cat, and everyone sounds like they're havinga relatively stress-lite weekend.

Ours was nice...we went to see Pirates of the Carribbean, and we enjoyed it. Can't wait for the next one to come out...!

~LeAna~

07-17-2006, 09:43 AM

Hi Rebecca! I thought of you on 7/7!!

I never really posted on this thread on UW so I really want to get into this one. I always felt like I was just jumping in and couldn't keep up! Now, I'm here from the beginning!

Name- LeAna
FH's Name- Tim
Started dating- November 20, 2004
Engaged- March 31, 2006
Wedding date- June 16, 2007

I am absolutely dreading picking flowers. I have no idea what I want or what will look good. Flowers are tough for me...

~LeAna~

07-17-2006, 09:54 AM

Oh man... I'm that person. I really need to start reading the entire thread before I post!

Rebecca- I'm sorry to hear about FH's grandmother! Are you still going to have the big wedding on 7/7?

FH and I went to the Jamboree in the Hills this past weekend. I'm not a huge fan of country music or camping, but it's always a great time! Everyone's really fun. We went Wednesday and got home yesterday. We were so tired getting up for work this morning was awful!

Congrats on the new kitty Aramelle!!

blondelildevil

07-17-2006, 12:46 PM

The security at my wedding puts JLo to shame.

:rofl:

carolinalady67

07-17-2006, 01:15 PM

Hi LeAna. We 2007 brides do get chatty. I'm glad so many others are joining us this time. That is the advantage to the new site I guess.

Okay, so I was totally up ALL night. Every time I laid down all I could think about was wedding stuff. How am I going to make it over nine months like this? It wasn't even stress stuff. Just thinking about what order I wanted the reception to go in. What songs we will use. I finally got a couple hours of sleep at 9 this morning! Thank goodness I don't work.

MrsAbi

07-17-2006, 02:14 PM

I was up all night too! I saw you on here Lisa. My ex bf, still a good friend of FH and I, was also up and online. He came over and we went to Meijer at 4am.

Fellnlove92203

07-17-2006, 02:43 PM

Hi ladies... I finally made it over (with a little help though). I am so glad that so many of us are on here! Can't wait to see what everyone has been up to!

Well, fh and I are busy packin! Fmil bought a house this past week that has a guest house (so fh and I are moving in to that). We move in the 2nd week of Aug. We are totally excited though!

yogi_deuce

07-17-2006, 03:33 PM

Does Chris still have a valid military ID? You probably could crash my wedding. Good luck to the rest of you :). The security at my wedding puts JLo to shame.

I have one also. Plus I have a DOD base sticker. Anyone want to hitch a ride? lol

*Sarah*

07-17-2006, 03:56 PM

Wow this thread moves fast! I don't think I did this part:

Me: Sarah, 26
Him: Keith, 25
Met: Summer 2002
Engaged: June 19, 2005
Wedding: June 30, 2007

What am I working on wedding-wise?
We found a DJ and I need to send them the contract and deposit. I need to send something to the photographer. I'm adding things to our BB&B registry little by little. I think that's it.

What did I do this weekend?
Keith and I went to Lake Charles, LA on Saturday night and went to a couple casinos. Had a great time!!:jump4joy:

carolinalady67

07-17-2006, 04:09 PM

a big box of tulle showed up at my house today! I found a great deal on some red and purple (I got some white too) so had to get it. Not sure where we'll put it yet. But what wedding is complete without tulle everywhere? :)

nikkiscott

07-17-2006, 05:35 PM

Hi ladies. Welcome to all the new gals that posted since the last time I posted.

Lisa congrats on the tulle. Always great when you get a good deal. Sounds like your wedding plans are coming along.

So yesterday I was in Walmart and I was looking the electronic department and came across these cds for weddings. They had a dvd for learning 6 different kinds of dances for the first dance. The cds were for father daughter dance, first dance, and bride walking down the isle. So I being the wedding person that I am I bought these. I thought that they would help me out. I should fh the dance dvd and he laughed. Said that he wouldn't watch or learn with me. I'll work on him. As for the cds haven't listened to them. But will keep you all posted on what they are like. They were only like $8 so I couldn't go wrong.

Have you ever had one of those days were anything people do it just rubs you the wrong way?? I am having one of those days. I was doing great this morning. But for some reason this afternoon it all changed. Yikes. Hopefully by the time fh gets home I will be feeling better. Or maybe if I vent to him it will get better.

Glad to see that everyone had great weekends.

carolinalady67

07-17-2006, 06:42 PM

I've seen a lot of wedding song CDs too Nikki. I've bought several of them. Music is one of the things I'm working on. So far I know the father/daughter dance. That will probably be our only special dance. We will not be doing a first dance. I also think I want to use At Last. But not sure if I want that to be the song I walk in to or the last one when we walk out.

Shall we have our first QOD? What music have you picked out if any?

KathyandJer

07-17-2006, 07:10 PM

Lisa...I have had a few of those nights myself! I hate it because I end up exhausted the next day...but it wasn't for any particular reason. Just wondering how those details will work, or when I should do this or that!

Congrats on the tulle - where did you get it??

QOD - What music have you picked out if any?

The only thing I know for sure is that Jer and I will be leaving the church with an Irish Wedding Song playing. I absolutely love the song, and there's a WEE bit of Irish in my background...and Jer has okay-ed the song. Other than that, and the friends/friendship songs that we've already picked to give to our BP (and friends) at the rehearsal dinner...that's a big one on the To-Do list :lol:

Sk8ermaiden

07-17-2006, 07:20 PM

What music have you picked out if any?

I read in a couple magazines that 80% of first dance songs are the same 20 songs. I knew I would probably pick out one in that 20, and I didn't want to pick out something cheesy that would cause our relentless group of mostly-male friends to mock him forever. So I let my classic rock-loving honey pick the first dance song.

We're doing "May This Be Love" (Waterfall) by Jimi Hendrix for the first dance. I picked "Come away with me" by Norah Jones for the last dance. We're not having father/daughter or mother/son or bridal party dances, so all I have left is the ceremony music.

I would love to walk down the aisle to "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve, but I think the Catholic Church would frown on that. :sigh:

carolinalady67

07-17-2006, 07:37 PM

Congrats on the tulle - where did you get it??

http://www.efavormart.com/index.asp?

KathyandJer

07-17-2006, 07:54 PM

Awesome - thanks Lisa! Lots of great stuff there :)

Aramelle

07-17-2006, 08:19 PM

Wow, you all have sure been chatty today. I sure missed coming home and having tons of posts to read to get caught up. :)

So, I'm really excited because I think that I may have figured out a way to get ahold of Morgan to let her know about this place. As many of you know, she and I have a couple of the same vendors. So, I just sent an e-mail to our photographer (who is an absolute doll) asking her if there was anyway she would please forward my email address to Morgan so that I can get in touch with her. With any luck, Sandy won't have a problem with doing that, and I get fill Morgan in on where to find us all. I'm really missing my vendor-twin.

Lisa ~ While I haven't really had trouble sleeping, I have started to have the crazy wedding dreams. I can only imagine the type of scenerios my brain will manage to cook up between now and next June! Also, thanks for posting that link. I'll have to look into their prices. We need almost 200yds of tulle, and I'd really like to not spend a fortune on it! I've been planning on buying a bolt at a time with my 50% off coupons from Joanns, but I'd sure like it if I could find it for less somewhere else.

QOD ~ Dh and I have slowly been working on figuring out our music selections. So far, we've chosen:
Prelude: Here and Now ~ Luther Vandross
Candle Lighting Ceremony: When God Made You ~ Newsong
Introduction: Happy To Be Stuck With You ~ Huey Lewis and the News

First Dance: Everyday I Love You ~ Boyzone
Dinner Music: Selection of jazz
Cake Cutting: How Sweet It Is ~ James Taylor

DH is in charge of picking the processional and recessional music, so that probably won't be done until the day before!

Well, I guess I've probably babbled on long enough for now. Before I go, though, I have to share a couple pictures of my new baby. I'm so very happy that we decided to get him yesterday. :floating: He's barely been home for 24 hours, and I'm already head-over-heels in love with him! He's adjusting very well, and is a really loveable cat. He's got us completely wrapped around his paw, and he absolutely knows it! :giggle:

Ladies, please say hello to the newest addition of our family...Reggie. :D

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a252/Aramelle/Reggie1.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a252/Aramelle/Reggie2.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a252/Aramelle/Reggie3.jpg

KathyandJer

07-17-2006, 08:21 PM

Awwwww, Reggie is so beautiful!!!! :) And yes, he's made himself at home - looks like he already owns the place ;)

MsJessica07

07-17-2006, 09:04 PM

Reggie looks like he's a happy cat and will be well-loved!

QOD: Music? I need music? :lol: We're still working on that one...there are too many vendors to think about still...but I'll keep you ladies updated!

nikkiscott

07-17-2006, 10:20 PM

Reggie looks cute. Looks like he will be a happy cat in a good home. Congrats on the new addition.

Great choices on the music front ladies. Keep them coming. I need alot of help with this one.

carolinalady67

07-17-2006, 10:50 PM

love Reggie!

jillian

07-17-2006, 10:51 PM

QOD: I haven't picked out any music yet.

yogi_deuce

07-18-2006, 06:45 AM

QOD: To walk in to I chose Colors of the Wind (Orchestra Instrumental) and our first dance will be Your Still the One (Shania Twain duet with Elton John)

That is it so far

~LeAna~

07-18-2006, 07:13 AM

QOD: We're still working on music. I think our first dance song is going to be the new Brad Paisley song on the Cars soundtrack, "When you find yourself". He's got his heart set on in but I haven't been completely sold yet. We went to his concert last week and he didn't play it. I think it's a sign...

*Sarah*

07-18-2006, 10:19 AM

QOD:Our first song will be "Love of a Lifetime" by Firehouse. This is a special song to us because Keith was the first to ever bring up us getting married and it was when he said this should be our first dance. That was the first wedding decision we ever made and it was WAY before we were ever engaged!

KathyandJer

07-18-2006, 11:01 AM

Can I ask the new QOD? Cuz I need help :lol:

QOD: How did everyone decide on their flowers? Just from inspirational pics, or do the flowers you have chosen have special meaning? Or was it just a good deal from the florist? :lol2:

My answer - the only flower I've decided on is to include a yellow rose in my bouquet to represent our friendship. This then blossomed into having a yellow rose in each bouquet/bout because we'll have alot of our friend's with us. Otherwise, I have no freaken' clue what flowers I want to go with :lol:

Sk8ermaiden

07-18-2006, 11:09 AM

I actually changed my color scheme for the flowers. I originally wanted red and orange, but my mom convinced me that i could not have orange as a wedding color (my mom HATES orange - I don't know what it ever did to her), so I decided on shades of blue. But the thing is that I wanted bright, bold flowers, and not much was available in blue. So I went back to my original plan (which makes me so much happier!).

I fell in love with orchids while searching for ideas, but they'll probably be too expensive. I just looked for blooms in my colors and picked my favorites from what I saw.

Fellnlove92203

07-18-2006, 12:31 PM

QOD #1: Our first dance song is going to be "Me and You" by Kenny Chesney. And I am leanin towards the love theme from "Romeo and Juliet" and "Braveheart" for the ceremony.

QOD #2: I have my heart set on having lavender roses. So I have just been searching for inspiration pics that have lavender roses in them. And I also love the pearl tipped stephanotis flowers. I think they look so gorgeous with the lavender roses.

MrsAbi

07-18-2006, 12:36 PM

QOD: We have some of our music picked out. Our first dance will be "Sleep, Baby Sleep" from the movie StageDoor Canteen.

QOD2: I've always loved calla lillies and that's what we ordered.

carolinalady67

07-18-2006, 12:53 PM

QOD2: My original plan was red and lavender roses. But has been changed to all red roses. Because the place I'm getting them from doesn't have lavender roses. Because of Chris's disability he can't just go to a flower shop in town (he doesn't drive) anytime he wants to get me flowers. So he discovered Proflowers on line. They grow all their own flowers and they are cut when you order them still in bud form. So when you get them they are still in the process of opening and they last a lot longer. That is where he always gets my flowers and they are always beautiful. When I learned that they did wedding flowers I just had to use them. So they have more meaning to me then the actual type of flower.

~LeAna~

07-18-2006, 01:56 PM

QOD2: I have no idea about flowers either Kathy!! I can't wait to read everyone's answers! I need help too!

yogi_deuce

07-18-2006, 02:10 PM

QOD: All I know is I will not have any roses. I personally do not like roses. I want tulips and lots of them, lol. I know I want white tulips. Since my dress is Navy Blue that is probably the only flowers I will have. Maybe some other white flowers thrown in and wrapped with red ribbon. My bouquet will be the only real flowers in the entire ceremony and reception. I am allergic to bees and such and too many flowers, outside, would not be a good idea

jillian

07-18-2006, 02:52 PM

QOD: Umm I don't know. I'm going to pick out the BMs dresses and let my florist do her magic. That's why I pay her.

MsJessica07

07-18-2006, 03:22 PM

QOD: I went to my first florist yesterday. I would suggest going in for a consultation if you're really lost. They helped me so much.

I told her what kinds of flowers I was thinking and the colors, and she came back with something I really liked.

White roses
Blue Hydrangea
Blue Delphinium
Lavendar Stock
White Gerberas
White Asiatic Lilies

I'm excited to see what the others I'm going to talk to come up with. :)

Christa

07-18-2006, 06:24 PM

QOD 1: We don't have any songs picked out yet

QOD 2: I want pink roses but I'm not positive

Aramelle: Your kitty is so cute!

Kellie: Bittersweet Symphony is so beautiful! It would be nice if you could use it

blondelildevil

07-18-2006, 06:26 PM

Wow I miss a day or two and already on 9 pages!

QOD1: I have some music picked out, but I keep changing it cause I hear something else I like better.

Prelude - So far I have "What a Wonderful World" by Rod Stewart and 2 more that I dont know the names of!

Bridal Processional - Storybook Love *It's the Princess Bride theme!!!*

Unity Candle - Even though FH is totally against this... right now its Time of My Life Instrumental

First Dance is gonna be "You and Me" by Lifehouse

QOD2: I kinda knew what kind of flowers I wanted to have. Were getting everything from Sams and doing them the night before.

lots and lots of white roses, blue hydrangeas, and possibly white callas or casablanca lillies

Aramelle

07-18-2006, 08:00 PM

Thanks for the comments on Reggie, ladies. I think he's pretty adorable myself. :D

QOD ~ Ugh...the flowers have been the absolute WORST part of planning for me! I've posted more than one long-winded vent about them in the past. I'm just not much of a flower person, but I do feel strongly enough about them to feel that I absolutely need to have bouquets/bouts/corsages. What I decided to do was to ask each of my BMs in the questionnaire I sent out what their favorite flower was, in hopes that I would get a combination that would actually work together. They all said roses...light pink for one, light yellow for another, and ivory for the third. I think those colors will go nicely with the peri we're using for our main color, so we are going to use that combination. I like the idea that part of my girls' tastes/personalities will be drawn into the wedding with this choice.

Wow...that was a bit of a long-winded answer, huh? Sorry! :o

carolinalady67

07-18-2006, 08:32 PM

blondelildevil

07-18-2006, 08:42 PM

That sounds like an awesome idea!

Aramelle

07-18-2006, 09:37 PM

Aramelle, was it you who posted a thread about the BMs having different single color bouquets and then the bride having one made up of all their colors? If not, I think that would be cute for you. Each of the girls could have their favorite color. Even if you use all the colors for everyone I do think it is a sweet idea to use their picks.

I did consider that, but have been told it would be quite "inappropriate" to have someone other than the bride carrying an ivory bouquet. Plus, the more that I thought about it, I'd really like them to be all the same. So, we're all going to have all of the colors. Mine will just be larger and will be tied with a different color ribbon than the girls'.

septbride

07-18-2006, 09:47 PM

Hey ladies!

Name ~ Beth
FH ~ Hank
Engaged ~ 12*24*04
Wedding Date ~ 9*8*07

carolinalady67

07-18-2006, 09:49 PM

Hi Beth

Aramelle

07-18-2006, 09:52 PM

Welcome, Beth. :)

blondelildevil

07-18-2006, 10:29 PM

Hey 07ers... Lela found us!!!

carolinalady67

07-18-2006, 10:42 PM

I saw Lela was back around! But she posted in her introduction that her wedding was in less then six months and that sent a major panic wave through me! Our wedding year is in less then six months! :faint:

Sk8ermaiden

07-18-2006, 10:46 PM

Hi Beth!

KathyandJer

07-19-2006, 10:55 AM

Hiya Beth! :welcome2:

And Aramelle - I LOVE that idea - especially since I know that at least one of the ladies loves purple too :lol2: That might work for us too :wow:

I really Really REALLY love that idea - certainly would take the pressure off of me in deciding flowers :lol:

*Sarah*

07-19-2006, 03:36 PM

QOD #2When I first started planning I wanted pale pink peonies. We always grew them at my parents house so they reminded me of home. When we started planning the wedding for late June, I was afraid that it would be too late in the season for them. I was flipping through magazine and saw some beautiful hydrangeas. I like the single flower arrangements and you don't need many to look really full so that is my choice...at least for now. My mom is supposed to be meeting with a florist sometime soon.

nikkiscott

07-19-2006, 03:51 PM

Hey ladies. I was going to dropin yesterday but this got crazy. The night before last fh and I decided that we were going to demo some things in the kitchen. So we did. Got everything out a little after midnight. So yesterday I was cleaning. Man oh man. We took out a oven and seperate range and put in our oven and fridge. It looks great. Then today I went to the eye doctor with my mom. I drove her there and we each picked out new glasses. Can't wait to get them. I think that they look cool.

Someone had asked a question about flowers. When I first started planning I didn't know what kind of flowers I wanted. So as we all know that you can look at everything on line and I came across some great looking calla lillie bouquets. Plus they were blue in the pictures. So that is when I decided that I wanted calla lillies. The only thing I found out later is that they don't grow blue. SO I think I am going to go for all white callas and then make some blue bouquet jewelry. It will look great.

Holy smokes less then a year away.:wow: Thats crazy. Before we all know it we will all be married. :bliss:

blondelildevil

07-19-2006, 05:12 PM

Nikki - I love doing demo stuff! haha Show some pics! Were planning on remodeling our kitchen. It screams Brady Bunch right now! Everything is original from 1976....old gold and green! bleh

destinationbride07

07-19-2006, 06:34 PM

ok help me out...what is g&g? lol

MsJessica07

07-19-2006, 06:38 PM

Gossip&Gab ;)

jillian

07-19-2006, 09:07 PM

2007 is less than 6 months away?!! Holy crap!!

MrsAbi

07-19-2006, 09:14 PM

2007 is less than 6 months away?!! Holy crap!!

Yeah and right now, I want to pause 2006. I just finished our website. I need to type up and print the STDs now. These things should've been out by now.

KathyandJer

07-19-2006, 10:02 PM

Yeah and right now, I want to pause 2006. I just finished our website. I need to type up and print the STDs now. These things should've been out by now.

Wouldn't it be great if we could pause time (for everyone else but ourselves) whenever we needed to? :lol2: I can think of numerous times when that would've come in very handy!

nikkiscott

07-19-2006, 10:02 PM

Nikki - I love doing demo stuff! haha Show some pics! Were planning on remodeling our kitchen. It screams Brady Bunch right now! Everything is original from 1976....old gold and green! bleh

1976 is a good year. Thats when I was born. lol I agree brady loooking stuff is not in. I will have to show you all some pics forsure. I just have to upload them onto the pc.

Lela

07-19-2006, 10:20 PM

Hi, ladies! I posted a question in the board suggestions thread asking if this thread asked, and then, before my response even showed up, I'd found the thread... whoops.

So guess what- less than 6 months for me now! How crazy is that??

My mom and sis and I worked on our BM dress last night. I think we came up with a finalized pattern! (We're using a real pattern but adding stuff on as well.) Watch for pics on my journal- they'll be up eventually. :)

ETA: I looked back at this page which lead me to the previous pageand discovered that others have already pointed out for me that my wedding is coming up so soon- mine and Abi's, too. So. Didn't need to say that. But oh well I'm still excited (and intimiedated when I think about how much planning I have left to do- oh, well, forget the planning, let's think wedding and honeymoon goodness!)!

Aramelle

07-19-2006, 10:35 PM

Lela, I'm so glad you found your way over to the thread! You've been missed around here! It's absolutely insane to think that you're getting married in less than 6 mos...where has the time gone???

So, ladies, please help me brainstorm. Aside from Morgan, who do we need to track down to get the whole UW 2007 gang back together?

carolinalady67

07-19-2006, 10:38 PM

Gossip&Gab ;)

I thought it was Gab&Gossip:giggle:

Glad I'm not the only one a little concerned at how fast time is going.

MrsAbi

07-19-2006, 10:56 PM

Sk8ermaiden

07-19-2006, 11:13 PM

Wouldn't it be great if we could pause time (for everyone else but ourselves) whenever we needed to? :lol2: I can think of numerous times when that would've come in very handy!

I just wish it would be next September already. Speed up time, speed up!!!:lolroll:

MrsAbi

07-20-2006, 09:25 AM

I just wish it would be next September already. Speed up time, speed up!!!:lolroll:

Shhhh! Don't say that!

We'll see if you're singing that same tune in a couple months.

destinationbride07

07-20-2006, 12:12 PM

Gossip&Gab ;)

Thanks!

MrsAbi

07-20-2006, 12:43 PM

It's finally done:
http://abi.schmidts.com/kiss.jpg

angie

07-20-2006, 01:03 PM

Abi...those are the coolest STDs ever.:thumbsup:

Fellnlove92203

07-20-2006, 01:06 PM

I just wish it would be next September already. Speed up time, speed up!!!:lolroll:
I totally agree with you! It is taking way to long for it to get here!

Abi... I love your std cards! It looks amazing! Great job! :thumbsup:

carolinalady67

07-20-2006, 01:14 PM

Abi you STDs turned out wonderful. I love them. :thumbsup:

yogi_deuce

07-20-2006, 01:17 PM

Abi those are too cute.

Sk8ermaiden

07-20-2006, 01:28 PM

Your STDs are definitely awesome!

soulmates

07-20-2006, 02:46 PM

I had a lot to catch up on.

Abi~love the STDs!!

I can't believe 2007 is less than 6 months away. I wish next summer would hurry up and get here.

For those of you that asked. Yes we would still do the whole thing next july. We just found out that his grandma does have cancer. Monday she'll find out about treatment.

Music~all we have picked is our firsst dance song, "when I look into your eyes" by firehouse.

Flowers~We're doing silk flowers and just went to the asile in the store and picked out what we liked.

*Sarah*

07-20-2006, 02:55 PM

Abi - Those STDs are awesome :yeehaw: I really like the font you chose. It really fits in with the theme!!

MrsAbi

07-20-2006, 03:42 PM

Thanks for all of the positive comments ladies! We'll be printing that pic up for the magnets.

For sticking the magnets to the from of the cards, what adhesive would you recommend so they can be removed? Rubber cement?

Rebecca ~ I'll be keeping Brian's grandma in my thoughts. Hopefully she can fight this.

nikkiscott

07-20-2006, 05:14 PM

Hi ladies.

Abi those std magnets look great. Glad to hear that they are finally done.

Rebecca sorry to heary about grandma. Cancer does suck. I hope that things work out. Can I ask what kind of cancer she has??

Hi Lela, glad you found us. Everyone has been asking where you are.

Man I cannot believe that weather here the past few days. Its been sunny half the day and then its been raining the other half. We have had nice days, but not hot hot. Which is nice. Also love the idea that my house is slowly coming together. woohoo.

septbride

07-20-2006, 06:23 PM

Not here! It has been nothing but hot, and very humid :tumbleweed:

Christa

07-20-2006, 06:23 PM

Abi- I love your STD's. They look so good!

Rebecca- I'm really sorry to hear about Brian's grandmother :(

carolinalady67

07-20-2006, 06:27 PM

For sticking the magnets to the from of the cards, what adhesive would you recommend so they can be removed? Rubber cement?

Abi, I need to find something for that too. I have some stuff that is kind of like what is on the back of the post it notes. But I also want them to beable to get all the sticky stuff off the back of the magnets. Maybe someone who scrapbooks will have a solution.

jillian

07-20-2006, 07:49 PM

Abi - Your STDs are amazing. They should go in the STD hall of fame.
Rebecca - Cancer sucks.
Lela - You finally made it over here.
Nikki - The weather here is the same as yours.

I remember some people: LEP and lark. They both had numbers following their names I just can't remember them.

Um no I do not want September to be hear because then I'll be at 6 months! Is it just me or does 6 months sound so much closer than 8 months. I know it IS closer but it's only 2 months different and feels like more.

At work I realized that I have 34 more weeks until my wedding. It just seems like that's nothing. I have so much to plan still.

We did decide that we are going to go to Aruba for the HM.

carolinalady67

07-20-2006, 08:11 PM

At work I realized that I have 34 more weeks until my wedding.

:wow: That sounds worse then six months! Aruba sounds wonderful.

MsJessica07

07-20-2006, 08:13 PM

Rubber cement is the stuff you're looking for, I believe. From what I'd read from the boards earlier. Worth is to get some and try it out, at least :)

carolinalady67

07-20-2006, 08:36 PM

Okay, so I'm looking around in myspace a little while ago and decide to look up Chris. He has himself listed as divorced. Which okay, so he is, but shouldn't the fact that he is in a serious relationship be more important at this point? That is another option they have. And even worse then that under why he is on myspace he as "Networking, Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends". Dating??? Serious Relationships???? Am I over reacting on being totally PO?

jillian

07-20-2006, 08:46 PM

Lisa - When was the last time he updated?

carolinalady67

07-20-2006, 08:53 PM

I don't know when he last updated, but he last logged on yesterday.

KathyandJer

07-20-2006, 09:14 PM

I would think it's just not something he's thought about lately - I would just casually mention it to him :)

Abi - STD's are great!

Wedding news here - my wedding ring has been purchased :D

angie

07-20-2006, 09:31 PM

Jillian...Aruba sounds awesome! Take me!:heee:

Lisa...It sounds like it's time for Chris to update the myspace page. I would probably make a light hearted joke out of it to him. Just enough to bring to his attention that "Hey, this isn't cool" but not too much where he's going to get defensive about it. It's probably just an oversight on his part.

soulmates

07-20-2006, 10:12 PM

Girls~thanks for keeping Brian's grandma in your thoughts.
Nikki~All I know is that she has a tumor on her hip.

Kathy~got a picture of the ring? its so exciting to have it.

Jillian~I'm with Angie, I wanna come too :)

Lisa~I wouldn't worry too much about it unless he recently updated it. I know I check mine often but never update it.

Sk8ermaiden

07-21-2006, 06:10 AM

Lisa, I agree wth everyone else. Most likely he put those details in when he started the account and hasn't thought twice about them since. I know my FH would never think to change the things like that. I generally do it for him.

*Sarah*

07-21-2006, 08:54 AM

Lisa, I'm going to agree as well. Unless you look at your own profile a lot, you probably wouldn't even realize that you had those answers up. I would maybe bring it up kinda casually.

Kathy-:jump4joy: for purchasing your wedding band!!

Jillian-:jump4joy: for deciding on a HM spot!

KathyandJer

07-21-2006, 08:59 AM

Thanks - and I didn't get a chance to post a pic of my ring - Jer already had :lol: It's in our journal here (http://www.mustloveweddings.com/forums/showthread.php?t=469&page=8)!

yogi_deuce

07-21-2006, 09:56 AM

About MySpace. I have never changed anything since the day I opened it. That was a long time ago. It still says I have 3 kids (I have 5, lol) and live in OK. Just mention it to him gently. I don't even look at my profile page. I log on once every month and respond to any comments, notes or invitations.

Sk8ermaiden

07-21-2006, 10:21 AM

I would just say, "Hey, I saw that you're still single." In a totally joking voice. Chances are he'll change it next time he's on the computer.

nikkiscott

07-21-2006, 12:51 PM

Hi ladies I thought that I would drop in and let in on a big thing that just happened. I got a call from the jewelry store saying that my ring was in. :wiggle: I thought she meant my e-ring. So I rushed down there. Because I missed it and I wanted it back on my finger. And my wedding band was there as well. :jump4joy: I almost lost it. It fits so perfect with the e-ring. I am so happy. I paid for it and left. I went and showed my mom because she was on her lunch at work. She liked it. I can't wait to show Scott. I can't stop smiling. :cabbagepatch: Its just like when I got the call saying my dress was in. Now it feels like I am getting married. For heavens sake I just picked up my wedding band. wow:whoop:

I am on my way to my journal to post pictures.

MrsAbi

07-21-2006, 12:56 PM

Nikki ~ I glad to hear the band came in and fits. I remember how happy I was when mine came in.

Lisa ~ I wouldn't worry about it too much. I like Sk8ermaiden's suggestion.

Sk8ermaiden

07-21-2006, 01:25 PM

Nikki, that's awesome!!! It'll be at least another 6 months 'till we get ours made. I'm so jealous!

carolinalady67

07-21-2006, 01:41 PM

Thanks everyone your comments made me feel a little better.

Nikki, your ring is amazing! And what a wonderful surprise to get both.

jillian

07-21-2006, 07:46 PM

Nikki - What a great surprise!! Your engagement ring was off your finger for a while huh? We still have to decide on our wedding rings. There's just not enough time in the day.

carolinalady67

07-21-2006, 08:12 PM

Hey, where are our wedding dates? I noticed Jillian's notes say Jul 2006 and I thought she changed her wedding date! But it is showing our join date???

Sk8ermaiden

07-21-2006, 08:22 PM

It was one of the features that had been implemented right before the site started crashing, so all of those features were pulled. Lacie said that it will be the first thing re-installed.

carolinalady67

07-21-2006, 08:27 PM

I just went to read what was going on with it. I figured it was that. Like I told Lacie, I'd rather have everyone together without all the fancy stuff then try to get to much stuff going on and lose everyone again.

KathyandJer

07-21-2006, 08:31 PM

:agreesign: I totally agree Lisa! Best thing is we're together and able to keep in touch :)

Although it's tough to find people's journals if you don't know their wedding date!

angie

07-21-2006, 09:02 PM

I like seeing the wedding date, but not if it means the site might crash!:wow:

Christa

07-21-2006, 09:31 PM

Jillian- Aruba sounds great!

Nikki- Your wedding ring looks great

I'm sorry, I think I missed a lot but I'm getting tired

Aramelle

07-21-2006, 09:52 PM

Jillian~ Aruba sounds amazing! I can't wait to be able to check out pictures when you return. :)

Kathy~ Yay for getting your wedding band. The ring is beautiful. :)

Nikki~ That's awesome that you also got your ring (and your e-ring back). They did a great job, and the rings look perfect together. Please don't take offense to this, but I feel the need to make sure that you realize you were wearing it upside down (the wedding band goes on first). I don't mean to come across as rude, that is just a major pet-peeve of mine. :o You likely know that and were just doing it quickly, but I couldn't resist pointing it out just incase.

Sk8ermaiden

07-21-2006, 09:56 PM

Looove the ring Nikki!

Aramelle

07-21-2006, 09:57 PM

Oops...I completely spaced out commenting on Abi's STDs! They look awesome, girlie! They turned out even better than I pictured them. I'm sure your guests will all love them as well.

soulmates

07-22-2006, 01:03 AM

Aramelle~I've actually seen a lot of people that wear their rings with the e-ring on first.

Sk8ermaiden

07-22-2006, 06:33 AM

Aramelle is right though...it's traditionally supposed to be band first. But of course, people have different preferences.

nikkiscott

07-22-2006, 11:04 AM

Aramella I did know that I was wearing it upside down. I was just feeling lazy and thought that no one would notice. lol Boy was I wrong. But yes I knew that the wedding band goes first then the e-ring.

I also like the wedding date showing but like Angie said not if it means the site willcrash. I don't want to loose you gals again. We need to keep in touch.

I have nothing new to report. Just relaxing today and doing stuff with fh after he gets done work. I have a list a mile long of things that I know need to be done, but I don't think that list will be touched today. lol

QOD: Whats everyones plans this weekend??

carolinalady67

07-22-2006, 12:25 PM

QOD: I don't know what I'll do this weekend. I've been lazy or just in a bad mood all week and have gotten nothing done! Oh, I do have to go find a few bags of the Pirates of the Caribbean M&Ms to make up a sample favor box to take pictures of. Those bag have the red and purple M&Ms in. Okay, getting dressed to go do that. :)

KathyandJer

07-22-2006, 01:15 PM

QOD: Whats everyones plans this weekend??

Ummm, unfortunately for me - I'm working this weekend (as I do almost every stinkin' weekend!). Fortunately for me - this site works for me at work, so I'm not completely clueless and shaking from withdrawls when I get home :lol:

In other plans for the weekend? Starting to pack, because at the end of this 7 days at work I'm leaving (with a short nap after my last shift) to go see Jer :happysigh: I can't wait!

MrsAbi

07-22-2006, 03:12 PM

QOD: Tracking down addresses. I'm aiming for Monday to have these STDs in the mail. I just spent 1/2 hour trying to find an address for a MacFarland and I was spelling it McFarland. Duh Abi!

Sk8ermaiden

07-22-2006, 04:57 PM

I went to the bridal extravaganza and it was fantastic!!! And tonight I'm going to a friend's birthday party. Tomorrow I'm just chillin.

Christa

07-22-2006, 05:36 PM

We went to the zoo today (we love the zoo) and now we're waiting for it to stop storming so we can go out to eat. We don't have any plans for tomorrow, which is great

Fellnlove92203

07-22-2006, 09:34 PM

I went to a bridal fair today! It was a blast.

The temp got to 117 degrees today and the power is out and the house is almost 100 degrees inside right now! I am melting as we speak! I am so glad that I have a laptop and have something to do while the power is out! Tomorrow fh and I are probably going to the local water park (along with everyone else in the area! Hope everyone has a great night!

carolinalady67

07-22-2006, 10:35 PM

I feel bad for anyone without power right now. It is just way to hot for that. What a crazy summer we are having.

MrsAbi

07-22-2006, 10:38 PM

Ugh Shanna, here's to hoping your power comes back soon. My mom's power went out on Monday and didn't come back til Wednesday. I had to babysit my ADHD brother, that was a trip.

jillian

07-22-2006, 10:39 PM

QOD: I'm going to do wedding related shopping.

carolinalady67

07-22-2006, 10:45 PM

What are you going to buy Jillian?

Fellnlove92203

07-23-2006, 12:25 AM

Ok, so the power is still out... they said it wont come back on till between 11 pm tonight and 1 am. It is still 95 degrees outside and its 95 degrees inside. And as it turns out, our unit of townhomes (theres a total of 6 in each unit) out of 25 units and 2 others are the only ones without power. We are just hoping that the power does come back on soon! On the radio it said that the area that we live in, about 50% of the homes have had no power since thursday night.

Ok thats enough ranting from me... it might be the heat though... Sorry!

angie

07-23-2006, 12:38 AM

QOD: Sat.- I basically went window shopping with FH in a town with a lot of ma and pa type of stores. Tomorrow, I'm seeing Lady in the Water with a friend- despite it getting bad reviews.

My surrounding towns didn't have power for a couple of days. I got lucky, the power didn't go out at my house but there were stores and restaurants closed here. Traffic lights were out. People kept coming into my workplace complaining of no air conditioning and worrying about their food going bad.

nikkiscott

07-24-2006, 01:17 PM

Hi ladies. what did everyone do when the site was not avaiable yesterday??

I was sad. Even though it was one day I missed chatting with everyone.

I actually did more work then I thought I was going to. I cleared off my porch so that I could fit my patio stuff up there. It was hot and there was alot of stuff to move. Looks great now. Then yesterday I did some yard work. Pulled weeds, sprayed to kill weeds. All that fun stuff.

Nothing new on the wedding front. Jillian what did you buy when you went shopping?? Come on and share.

carolinalady67

07-24-2006, 01:20 PM

I did some housework over the weekend. But didn't feel real great so didn't get much done.

I was planning on having catering and a DJ done by the end of this month so I better get going on that. Have not even gotten in touch with any DJ's. How did you all pick yours? Our photographer did recommend one. She goes to a lot of weddings, should I just take her word for him being good?

MsJessica07

07-24-2006, 01:37 PM

Hi girls,

I posted this last night late when the site came back up, but all those initial posts got eaten, so I wanted to post again.

I was working on the budget for the wedding yesterday (I wanted to do something wedding related even if I couldn't get on MLW :() and I looked at the post office website to try to figure out a budget for postage for invites, etc.

Looking around, I noticed that they're hoping to raise prices of stamps in Spring 2007, though not before May 2007, which is something to keep an eye on for those of us who will be mailing invitations next year. They're revamping the pricing system a little, so while a regular letter goes up to 42 cents, I don't know what the heavier weights would be. I budgeted up 3 cents (66 cents instead of 63 like now) since I figure invites will probably be bigger. :)

KathyandJer

07-24-2006, 01:52 PM

Hi ladies. what did everyone do when the site was not avaiable yesterday??

I worked...and had a very long day trying to keep busy searching for this or that, but it didn't work :( I also searched and ended up on another wedding site - looked at some of the posts (didn't have to register) and got some good information (:lol:) and ideas. But man, that other place is boring - hardly anyone there - there were posts on the first page of the forum from way back in November of 2005. I LIKES our nice little community here :jump4joy:

And I'm SUPER-glad we're back :happysigh:

blondelildevil

07-24-2006, 01:56 PM

Hey everyone! Sorry I've missed so much! I've been busy sleeping hehehe

I didn't do a dang thing this weekend. Decided (with a little help) that I should do STD's because 3/4 of the guests are from OOT.

carolinalady67

07-24-2006, 01:59 PM

And my reply to Jessica got lost somewhere too. I had also heard that postage was going up. Who knows when they'll actually get it in effect but would be good for those who are sending out their invitations right around that time to keep in mind. If you have a lot to send out it might be worth sending them out a week or two early to save the money before they postage goes up.

KathyandJer

07-24-2006, 02:17 PM

Great point Jessica (and Lisa!) We were planning to send our invites a little early anyways because of the distance etc..., but it would "pay-off" to mail them before the price of postage goes up!

MrsAbi

07-24-2006, 02:41 PM

During our down time I worked on STDs and decided to become a wedding vendor. But things are still in the works. I'll post details later.

JerAndKathy

07-24-2006, 02:43 PM

Well, forgive me for posting in the BRIDES thread...;) But I had to see it with my own eyes since postage did just increase in January. Sure 'nuff...What a crock (http://www.usps.com/ratecase/welcome.htm)...Anyway, there's the link to the USPS.com page about the increase. :(

Sk8ermaiden

07-24-2006, 03:46 PM

Boo price increase! I can't send mine out that early.

Yesterday I hung out with FH, and we watched the Astros beat the mets (only on tv) YAY! Then we talked a lot about the wedding, and he helped me pick a cake style and helped me decide how to change the invitations so they'll be how we want. I'll probably have the mockups of the new idea done sometime tomorrow. We also updated the budget, and realized that we've managed to bring costs DOWN almost $1,000 from what we estimated. How's that for awesome?

Today I met with a photographer and a day-of coordinator. The photographer was ok, but the coordinator may be my favorite person ever. She's mailing me a quote tonight, and I hope we can afford her. She also told me that my caterer is awesome and that the florist that I want to book is really good and very inexpensive. That was really nice to hear. I meet with two florists and a photographer tomorrow.

:bliss: I am on a wedding RAMPAGE. :bliss:

carolinalady67

07-24-2006, 03:52 PM

Jer, you can post here! Unless Kathy has told you that you can't ;) They started talking about another postage increase as soon as this one was done. I don't know why they didn't just ask for what they needed to begin with and get it over with.

Kellie, you are doing great getting things done. I'm beginning to think about a day of coordinator. I have no idea how things will get done that day. We don't have any family who lives here who will know enough about what is going on to help much. We'll see.

MsJessica07

07-24-2006, 04:04 PM

Actually, I was listening to some radio show right after the last increase and someone asked that question too.

Apparently, the USPS is forbidden from making any kind of profit, and so it can't raise rates until they need it. So, even though they know they'll need the money next year, they can't raise rates until the budget is at that point. Plus, apparently, the last raise was because of some thing congress had them do with putting money in escrow (WTF?) and this next one is about allowing them to cover costs, since contrary to popular belief the USPS has to cover its costs itself now...

KathyandJer

07-24-2006, 05:37 PM

I didn't tell him he couldn't post here - I'm not that mean :lol: Well, not most days anyways ;)

carolinalady67

07-24-2006, 06:06 PM

I did just notice that the thread is called 2007 brides ... but I still think Jer can post here :)

nikkiscott

07-24-2006, 06:27 PM

Nevermind it going up # cents when you are paying 40cents now. I am paying .54 cents right now to mail in Canada. So if it goes up I am going to be @ .57 cents. Now that is something to complain about.
But then again why complian because it happend every year that they raise the price on postage. Its a part of life.

Christa

07-24-2006, 06:59 PM

Grrrr. Stupid postage

Of course Jer can post here!

MrsAbi

07-24-2006, 07:49 PM

Jer's an honorary 2007 bride. :)

KathyandJer

07-24-2006, 08:06 PM

Jer's an honorary 2007 bride. :)

Only in this thread though, right? I don't want to fight with him about who's wearing the dress :laugh3:

jillian

07-24-2006, 08:28 PM

I bought a guest book at AC Moore. And I bought a cake knife on eBay. Just the cake knife. It wasn't until I won that I realized it was just the cake knife. Do you really need a server??

Sk8ermaiden

07-24-2006, 08:48 PM

I bought a guest book at AC Moore. And I bought a cake knife on eBay. Just the cake knife. It wasn't until I won that I realized it was just the cake knife. Do you really need a server??

To serve up the cake, yes, you do generally need a server, but you can easily use your caterer's or borrow one from a family member.

jillian

07-24-2006, 08:59 PM

To serve up the cake, yes, you do generally need a server, but you can easily use your caterer's or borrow one from a family member.I was hoping I could just cut it and reach right in. I'll just have to go on a search for a matching server or just get a set. Yes it will bother me not to have matching one.

carolinalady67

07-24-2006, 09:36 PM

I hate it when ebay auctions trick you like that. Why would they have just the server? I wasn't planning on getting a cake knife and server set. We never eat cake so it will not get used again. But I broke down. Of course after I ordered mine I found the same set for about $20 less on sale!

jillian

07-25-2006, 08:56 AM

nikkiscott

07-25-2006, 10:00 AM

Hi ladies.

I am not buying a cake cutting set. We are having a cup cake cake, so I think it will look weird cutting a cupcake. At least this way I can slam the hole cupcake in scotts face and vice versa. lol

I am thinking about phoning and making a appointment with a photographer in the next week or so. I would really like to get this done. It has been hovering over my head for months. Same with a ceterer.

Yesterday I made some phone calls to try and find a place that does engraving on glass beer mugs. My parents are going out of town middle of August. I found a place that only charges $10 a mug. Not per word or per letter, but per mug. Which is great cause I have 6 that I have to get done. Now I have to figure out what I want on the mugs. Font and size. I was thinking about getting for example:
Maid of Honor
Emily
March 30th, 2007
I'll have to go play with font and size. If you gals have any ideas please feel free to share. Thanks.

KathyandJer

07-25-2006, 12:09 PM

Nikki - that's a great price! I like that wording - maybe their name in a little bigger font, with MoH and the date below it? Or their names in more of a script font?

Lisa - where did you find them on sale?? :lol: I love that set too, but keep putting it off because of the price!

Re: ebay - I've been 'caught' that way too - bid on something because it was a great deal and the auction was ending soon...only to find out afterwards that there was fine print saying what I was ACTUALLY bidding on!

soulmates

07-25-2006, 01:26 PM

Just stopping in to say hi!

I've got a lot of family issues going on now so I won't be around much.

mswordwiz

07-25-2006, 02:12 PM

I have missed everyone on here! How is everyone?

carolinalady67

07-25-2006, 03:42 PM

Lisa - where did you find them on sale?? :lol: I love that set too, but keep putting it off because of the price!

I guess since MLW doesn't have a store I can post this here. I got them from the Knot store. I just looked and they are not on sale anymore but they are still only $16.95 which is much less then what I paid. If anyone is looking for just a basic serving set they have a set with pearly handles on sale now for $5.95!

http://http://weddingshop.theknot.com/weddingwarehouse/SubCategory.aspx?pVal=1&cTyp=Next&sVal=MostPopular&sTyp=Desc&scId=Cake%20Serving%20Sets&cId=Reception

KathyandJer

07-25-2006, 04:59 PM

Awesome Lisa - thank you! :)

Christa

07-25-2006, 07:25 PM

I was just debating over if I wanted to buy a server set or just borrow one.

Hi Mswordwiz!

Rebecca- I hope whatever is going in with your family ends up okay.

angie

07-25-2006, 08:00 PM

I probably won't buy a cake server set and toasting flutes. We were thinking of putting it on our registry and if we got it for the shower, we would use it. If we don't get it, we may just use what the reception place has to offer. It just seems depressing to have another expense and only use it once. That's my view on it anyway. It nice to have, but... do I need it?

jillian

07-25-2006, 08:18 PM

Wait a second! The reception place has some you can borrow?

angie

07-25-2006, 08:23 PM

Wait a second! The reception place has some you can borrow?

Mine does, yeah.

MrsAbi

07-25-2006, 10:44 PM

Any caterer should have that stuff Jillian.

*Sarah*

07-26-2006, 10:01 AM

I'm not planning to buy a cake server set or toasting flutes. I may borrow the server set from my grandparents 50th anniversary party or use both from the reception site. Or, I have regular champagne flutes already, I can dress them up somehow. Its just an unneccessary expense for me.

nikkiscott

07-26-2006, 03:40 PM

HI ladies how are things going?? Well today I got my new glasses. I love them. They look great on my face. I'll have to take a picture and show you all.

I was talking with my mom today and was asking her about some wedding things today. I am thinking that the father daughter dance will not be slow. It will be something fast. Something different. Why have something slow and weepy. Thats not us. We are there to have fun, not to cry. I also told fh last night that he can pick our first dance. He said I guess that means it has to be slow. I said no it doesn't, but keep in mind that we have to dance to it. Oh now I have to dance he said. Well yes. So he said that he has a song in mind but also thinks that the song will piss people mainly his family off. I said to him that it don't matter what other people think. Its a song that we like. Again there to have to fun. So it will be interesting to see what song he wants.

I also was busy doing yard work yesterday. I cleaned up dog doo, and then cut some branches off of a tree, painted the trim around the window in the living room, and just little things. I am liking this house/yard. Next summer it will look great.

Other then that nothing new.

carolinalady67

07-26-2006, 03:50 PM

Oh now I have to dance he said.

Well who did he think you were going to have the first dance with? :rofl:

nikkiscott

07-26-2006, 04:39 PM

:agreesign: I laughed when I saw your reply.

So I went and took a picture of myself in my new glasses. Here I am....

Link to picture (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y184/notoriousnikki69/IMG_0817.jpg)....picture to big

carolinalady67

07-26-2006, 04:43 PM

I get a page not found error for that link Nikki

nikkiscott

07-26-2006, 04:54 PM

Sorry about that, its working now.

blondelildevil

07-26-2006, 05:50 PM

Oh those glasses are super cute Nikki!!

I got my flutes from Garden Ridge. $.99 each! They're just plain champagne flutes and I'll dress em up somehow

KathyandJer

07-26-2006, 06:33 PM

Love the new glasses Nikki - very nice :)

Amanda - that's a great thing to do - you can decorate them however you like...and will be using them for years to come! :)

Christa

07-26-2006, 06:36 PM

Nikki- I really like your glasses! I always try on frames like that and the look like crap on my face but they look good on you

carolinalady67

07-26-2006, 08:55 PM

Nikki, the new glasses look great.

jillian

07-26-2006, 09:44 PM

Nikki - I think that dancing to a fast song is a great idea especially if it fits the two of you.

I think I'm going to borrow the knife and server from my site. I'll get the knife engraved and only use it on special occasions.

When we were engaged FH's cousin gave us a dozen champagne flutes. I plan on having them engrave for the wedding party.

MrsAbi

07-27-2006, 01:19 PM

Jillian, you're going to borrow the knife from your site and get it engraved? Won't they be mad?

We only need a server and we put it on our registry. If we don't get it at the shower, it's only $7 and we'll just buy it before the bog day. We're cutting the cake with his saber. Yes, Abi wielding a sword. My guests should be afraid, very afraid.

We're getting our flutes from Things Remembered. Just waiting for a sale.

MsWordWiz ~ Glad to see you again. GO BLUE!

carolinalady67

07-27-2006, 01:27 PM

A bride with a sword! That is one way to make sure you get your way :)

JerAndKathy

07-27-2006, 01:31 PM

We only need a server and we put it on our registry. If we don't get it at the shower, it's only $7 and we'll just buy it before the bog day. We're cutting the cake with his saber. Yes, Abi wielding a sword. My guests should be afraid, very afraid.

Wait a minute - Abi gets a sword and I can't have one? *kicks dirt and borders on a tantrum...LoL*

Sk8ermaiden

07-27-2006, 01:38 PM

Jillian, you're going to borrow the knife from your site and get it engraved? Won't they be mad?

No, remember, Jillian bought a knife from an ebay auction, only to find out it didn't come with a server. Since she wants a matching set for the reception, she's going to borrow those from her site. She's going to get the ebay knife engraved for special occasions...not the venue's knife. :p

*Ashley*

07-27-2006, 01:53 PM

That price increase is a tad bit frustrating. I guess though that it was going to cost me almost 100 to send all my invitations so now it really doesn't make much more difference. I figure 150 invitations (roughly, we're inviting almost 300 people) which will be $99.

UGH.

What's everyone up to this weekend? We have a wedding to go to on Saturday -- oo speaking of, I need to order the gift online -- but tomorrow night I'm not sure. I really want to go see a movie, but I think Michael is still in party mode from this past weekend -- something I DO NOT want to deal with. I wanna wear flip flops and jeans and a t-shirt -- not have to get all cute, oye.

KathyandJer

07-27-2006, 02:29 PM

Man, I knew this was gonna start an argument :lol: Abi is only borrowing a sword - yeah, that's it. You don't need one Jer!!!

Only about 10 hours till I leave to go visit Jer!!!!!!! :drive: down the highway, giving a full-blast concert in my car as I sing along to every crazy song there is! :lol:

Marion

07-27-2006, 02:31 PM

Hi everyone~:hiya: I decided to answer all the QOD that I was behind on:hehe:

Name- Marion
FH's Name- Thomas
Started dating- January 1997
Engaged- March 13 , 2004
Wedding date- July 21, 2007
__________________

QOD: What is ONE thing that needs to be done SOON before you get married but you are dreading doing it/making it/etc?

Deciding what kind of wedding we will have. Let me say I totally cant decide. I really have driven myself crazy and cant decide.

QOD - What music have you picked out if any?
Just our first dance song... Always and Forever by Heatwave.

QOD: How did everyone decide on their flowers? Just from inspirational pics, or do the flowers you have chosen have special meaning? Or was it just a good deal from the florist?
I havent decided. I will use inspirational pics though.

MrsAbi

07-27-2006, 02:36 PM

No, remember, Jillian bought a knife from an ebay auction, only to find out it didn't come with a server. Since she wants a matching set for the reception, she's going to borrow those from her site. She's going to get the ebay knife engraved for special occasions...not the venue's knife. :p

Ok, that makes more sense. I was so confused.

My plans for this weekend? I have no idea, but I wanna go see a movie too.

Yeah ... um borrowing a sword, that's it. (My FH's sword that I'm getting for him as a wedding gift.) *Runs from Kathy* :hide:

Welcome Marion!

KathyandJer

07-27-2006, 03:04 PM

Yeah ... um borrowing a sword, that's it. (My FH's sword that I'm getting for him as a wedding gift.) *Runs from Kathy* :hide:

Borrowing, yes! :lol: Borrowing is good...but not for Jer :laugh3:

JerAndKathy

07-27-2006, 03:14 PM

*bats eyelashes...really, really long eyelashes that look absolutely innocent...at Abi*

Since yer getting married in January of '07, and we're in August...I mean, you are just right up in that state up there...Could we borrow your sword? :rofl:

Lela

07-27-2006, 03:53 PM

Hey, girls, I'm back- again! I was so excited to get back to you ladies and then stupid computers and a surprisngly tiring week-long job and migraines interfered and all that is done and now I'm back. For those of you who remember my journal from UW, I added new stuff just now- BM dresses and I tried to add FG dresses but the pictures wouldn't show up for some reason.:dontknow: So soon. And also soon pics of my centerpiece.

So I have a question for y'all- perhaps a new QOD but I haven't read the pages I missed so maybe there's already a QOD. Are there any wedding day surprises for you? FH is keeping our wedding night accomodations a secret (you might remember, the whole HM was supposed to be a secret but I told him I wanted a cruise and he said okay and then we booked it together so so much for that surprise) and I keep bugging him because it's fun to bug him. And then he went out and picked out tuxes a couple of weeks ago and he won't tell me what he's wearing! Nothing about it! He said, well, he can't know what I'm wearing, and I said but he already has a secret from me- where we're staying on our wedding night! But now he has two secrets from me and it's killing me!

MrsAbi

07-27-2006, 04:15 PM

QOD: Our honeymoon is a secret. He's also going to get me a gift that'll be a secret. I guess if he has anything else planning, it's better that I not know. I knew he had my engagement ring for well over 6 months and bugged him about it every single day.

Jer ~ You're going to have to take that one up Patrick. He'll be receiving his comission from the Army in December and it'll be his Army Officer's saber.

Marion

07-27-2006, 04:24 PM

QOD~Are there any wedding day surprises for you?

I know he will have a gift that is a surprise for me the morning of our wedding but we haven't discussed the HM.

JerAndKathy

07-27-2006, 04:27 PM

Abi:
Sweet deal. :D Go Patrick! :D:D

Lela

07-27-2006, 05:13 PM

Oh speaking of cutting the cake- I don't have a picture of what we're using, but I'll tell you- it's really important to me that we include my dad's parents, since they won't be with us. Obviously, I'll have her rings, and then I'll have her garter, and we're going to put memorial roses in my bouquet (three white roses next to whatever I have as my bouquet as a memorial to Granny, Gramps, and FH's grandfather). But then my mom had the idea of using Granny's knife. She collected depression glass and left me her china cabinet and tons of one pattern of depression glass. She also had a couple of knives which aren't my pattern and we don't actually know what they are; one of them is engraved with "Worlds Fair." But they're pink glass knives and they're gorgoues and I'm going to use one of those to cut the cake!

carolinalady67

07-27-2006, 06:50 PM

Ashley, love your new signature, the colors match MLWs so well! :)

Marion, hello and welcome to GG. I think you are still doing fine with a year to go. I really didn't do much planning until the May and our wedding is May 2007.

Jer, I do believe that every groom is suppose to have a sword to protect his bride ;) Sorry Kathy :hide: (I can say that though because Chris hasn't found these boards yet:hehe: )

Lela, welcome back with us again! And I love the idea of using your granny's knife. It sounds beautiful.

QOD: I have a surprise gift for Chris. And he may have one for me I don't know and he knows better then to tell me if he does! I'll be spending the night before at our wedding night room so that will not be a surprise. And while I have told him he is in charge of the HM I don't think he will book anything without me saying it was okay. He has great taste and I wish he trusted his instincts more but he wants to make sure I'll be happy so I don't see him planning anything that big totally on his own. I guess I should be glad he cares so much about me being happy. :)

nikkiscott

07-27-2006, 06:57 PM

You have to surprise your fh with a gift?? Oh my lanta. Something else that I have to think about. Does everyone do this??

As for the honeymoon thing as far as I know we will not have one. Unless fh is planning something. Which I couldn't see, but you never know. I would love to get away but with running a family buisness I couldn't see it. Oh well we will get away sooner or later.

I'll be back on later. I'm running off to watch BB. Its eviction night tonight.

jillian

07-27-2006, 07:45 PM

No, remember, Jillian bought a knife from an ebay auction, only to find out it didn't come with a server. Since she wants a matching set for the reception, she's going to borrow those from her site. She's going to get the ebay knife engraved for special occasions...not the venue's knife. :pWhat she said!
Thanks Kellie!

Lela - Your post could have been written by my MOH, she's the same way with surprises. I think he's being really sweet having a surprise for you.

carolinalady67

07-27-2006, 08:34 PM

Nikki, I think normally the bride and groom exchange gifts. But not all do. With more and more bride and grooms paying for their own weddings I think it might be done less. I just got Chris the dogtags I have pictured in my journal. They were less then $10 so I didn't do anything fancy.

Lela

07-27-2006, 08:39 PM

Yeah, Nikki, don't worry about exchanging presents. From what I've heard, most of the girls I know aren't doing gifts with their FHs. FH and I haven't talked about it for us- I think I'll probably surprise him with a gift but not tell him I'm planning on it so he doesn't feel like he has to buy me something.

*Ashley*

07-27-2006, 08:58 PM

I never did this, so here it is:

Name: Ashley
FH's Name: Michael
Started dating: December 2,2000
Engaged: March 15, 2006
Wedding date: June 2, 2007

Okay, and the QOD!

Are there any wedding day surprises for you? Not that I know of! I'm sure Michael will surprise me with a gift and vice versa, but other than that I hope so but I hope they're GOOD surprises!

And thanks Lisa! They're also my wedding colors - the green here on MLW is probably closer to mine, but the other green is just as purdy :)

Lela

07-27-2006, 09:02 PM

Oh hey I didn't either.
Name: Lela
FH's Name: Kellen
Started dating: January 6, 2001
Engaged: July 9, 2005
Wedding date: January 6, 2007

Christa

07-27-2006, 09:11 PM

What's everyone up to this weekend?

I have to go to a Mammogram seminar ALL day on saturday :( Not how I want to spend my weekend

QOD: I hope there are no suprises, I don't like suprises

jillian

07-28-2006, 08:53 AM

Saturday I have a dentist appointment.
Sunday morning we'll go to some travel agents to find out how much our honeymoon is. Maybe Sunday later on I'll head to DB to look at BM dresses.
Other than that I'll be relaxing. It was suppose to rain today but it's looking good so far.

Sk8ermaiden

07-28-2006, 10:21 AM

As for surprises...I don't think there will be any.

This weekend...tonight we are going to a concert with my friend Michael (the one who is standing on my side at the wedding), and his new girlfriend. Saturday we're taking his parents by the reception venue, and later that day is our friend's bachelor party, which means I'll be left to my own devices.

Today I mail off deposits to the photogrpaher and florist! :bliss:

carolinalady67

07-28-2006, 10:35 AM

It is hard sending out the money but it does feel good to cross things off the list so congrats on the photographer and florist.

We met with a caterer yesterday. If we go with them our buffet will be: prime rib, chicken marsala, baked ziti, crab cakes, roasted red potatoes, and green beans with almond slivers. They also include ice tea, coffee, dinner rolls and they say a chef's dessert table (do you have additional desserts at weddings or just the cake?). We didn't pick our menu until after we met with her so didn't get an exact price but it will probably be about $25/person.

We have also decided on Sangrias as our "signature" drink. Since our wedding is on Cinco de Mayo. Other then that we are just going to offer beer and wine at the bar. I think that will keep everyone happy.

I still have a couple caterers I want to get a hold of. But we eat at this resturant all the time and it was the location of our first date so I'd really like to use them. I just worry that if they mess up our wedding we loss our favorite place to eat out cause I could never eat there again without being reminded what a terrible job they did for the wedding. Yes, I worry about those kind of things LOL

*Ashley*

07-28-2006, 11:17 AM

I'm not sure what we're up to tonight. I know we're going to either Pappadeaux's or Pappasito's to use a gift card that I have and then maybe over to our friend's apartment (married friends) to play poker. Or just getting a movie and relaxing. Then tomorrow of course we have the wedding to go to.

QOD: If you could start all over again, would you elope or have the big wedding?

Sk8ermaiden

07-28-2006, 11:34 AM

Lisa, our cateer offers the desserts too, but we got her to switch them to hours d'ouevres.

I love this wedding, and planning it is really fun, plus my FH has been so sweet about everything and so helpful. So I'd have to say the wedding!! I haven't seen hide nor hair of that engagement stress/fighting that people warn you about.

MrsAbi

07-28-2006, 11:46 AM

QOD: I would still do the big wedding. I am having soooo much fun with this. I also probably wouldn't have met you guys if I had've eloped.

So, I've been house sitting/pet sitting all week for my mom. Somehow, she forgot to tell me when she was coming home. I thought it would've been yesterday or today. Well, she called this morning and, no, she'll be home Sunday evening. I did all that cleaning yesterday for nothing!

PurpleFlower

07-28-2006, 12:01 PM

Name: Heather
FH's Name: Ken
Started dating: Dec 22, 2000
Engaged: Dec 20, 2004
Wedding date: June 22, 2007

MrsAbi

07-28-2006, 02:13 PM

So exciting news, I went to check the mail for my dad today and the STD for my sister and her boyfriend was in there. So I assume that some of the other local ones were delivered today.

It begins .....:bliss:

Lela

07-28-2006, 04:15 PM

QOD: I'd totally do the wedding again- although I still haven't been through the last days/wedding day crazy stress so maybe that choice will be different six months from now! :) But FH has been great helping me and coming up with his own ideas (wait till you see the invitations he's designing for us right now) and it's still all been wonderful.

My weekend plans are to clean my room (blegh) because if I don't clean it now when it comes time to move some of my stuff into Kellen's apartment (assuming he ever gets a full-time job to be able to afford an apartment) things will really stink. But tomorrow should be interesting- we got a call from Bridal Preview International and we're going to a 90 minute showcase where I'm sure they'll pressure us to buy a bunch of expensive china and crystal and stuff but for no obligation, absolutely no strings attached, we get a 3 day, 2 night stay at "an all-inclusive 4-star resort in the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, or Mexico." Plus a 35 mm camera with free film and discounted developing. I figure 90 minutes of saying "NO" is worth a free vacation, right? Have any of y'all heard of Viva Resorts? I checked out their website but personal experience is always preferable....

carolinalady67

07-28-2006, 04:57 PM

Lisa, our cateer offers the desserts too, but we got her to switch them to hours d'ouevres.

I like that idea, I may ask them about that. Trade something for our cocktail hour.

QOD: I'd do the wedding again. We talked about a small wedding out here and then a reception in my home town and Chris's but I think planning two receptions long distance would have been more stress. More of our families would have been able to join us which would have been nice. But at least now if nobody shows up I can tell myself it is the distance and not that they don't like me :giggle:

Abi, looking forward to hearing the comments your family and friends make on your STDs. They are great I know they'll love them.

Speaking of STDs. I've decided to have Lacie design mine for me. I've tried making the magnets and just can't get them the way I want them. So she will design them, send me the program and I'll print them out. So I can still say I made them :laugh3: