Dreaming of a White Wedding

Happy Monday! We got a lot accomplished this weekend so I'm feeling pretty good today. We made the bouquet charms, spray painted the frames that we're going to put the table names in gold, tied all of the flip flops in burgundy & teal ribbon & glued aqua swarovski crystals onto the burgundy escort cards. Not bad, not bad. And tonight is a big night because we have the flower sample and we'll finalize the linens. I've been waiting for this for months!

Unfortunately, we missed another gorgeous beach weekend because we were so busy with wedding tasks again. And I just keep findind myself wishing the summer away. It's got me thinking that maybe we should have planned a winter wedding so we could have enjoyed the summer. It's our favorite time of year after all. But what's done is done and it's almost here and it's gonna be amazing!

Check back tomorrow for more engagement pix!

Image: found here

I Need A Staycation!

Or at least a few days off from work/life to dedicate to wedding planning. Our apartment looks like a bomb went off right dead smack in the center of it. We have shower gifts, some attendant gifts and reception items scattered everywhere! We even have a stack of boxes that runs the entire height of the wall and up and over our dining room hutch. I can't think anymore. I always used to watch wedding shows and see how that happened to people but I never thought that we'd actually be those people...

It's an exciting time but there's just too much to do. We're getting married this Saturday in Connecticut and we still have to finalize our vows. Sprinkle in a few other tasks - makeup trial Thursday night, cake tasting Friday afternoon, finalizing the guest list and laundry, packing for CT and our nephews high school graduation tomorrow and there's just no time for anything else. We have to get our shower thank yous out. Where's the time for that?

It amazes me how every other girl manages to get it all done. It should be easier for us...we're two girls and we have awesome planners. I guess I just need to take a deep breath and run on adrenaline.

Image: found here

So far so good...

Since we've been planning the wedding since last August, we've been able to make a decent amount of progress. I'm actually at a little bit of a lull! Here's where we stand so far:

We have:

Selected venue and caterer



le Parker Meridien New York, NY
http://www.parkermeridien.com/index1.php

Selected DJ for reception

John at Aria Melody
http://www.ariamelody.com/

Selected florist
Studio Artiflora
http://studioartiflora.com/

Selected photographer
Daniel Krieger
http://www.danielkrieger.com/

Selected cake designer (with venue)

Food Attitde
http://www.weddingcakeonline.com/wedding-cake-gallery.php

Selected and mailed save the dates

Selected monogram



Lucky Designs
http://www.eluckydesigns.com/

Selected wedding planner
Lindsay Landman
http://www.lindsaylandmanevents.com/
I went to one of her events, The Wedding Workshop, in December and knew she'd be perfect!

Purchased wedding dresses!!

Selected wedding attendants

We still have to:

Select an officiant.
This is kinda urgent so we need to get on it!

Book hotel blocks

Engagement photos

Select attendant attire

Select ceremony and cocktail hour musicians.
We're torn between live music or DJ.

Hair & makeup trials

Invitations

Wedding rings

Rentals

Cake tasting & design

Menu tasting

Favors

Order attendant gifts

Secure transportation

Order menus, programs, etc

Marriage license
This will be done at an earlier date somewhere in CT.

Finalize after-party plans

And many other details I'm sure I'm forgetting. Thank goodness for Lindsay, our wedding planner!