Yesterday I managed to cross quite a few smaller items off my list. In order:
1. Bought ties for the guys (Men's Warehouse, $19.99 each).
2. Found a few more centerpiece items at Goodwill.
3. Called my aunt Rita and *officially* asked her to make our cake (she said yes, of course!)
4. Arranged to borrow my cousin's veil (which has also been worn by my sister) as well as her cake cutting set. (What can YOU borrow from a recently married friend/relative?)
5. Put out feelers for guest lodging through FindGroupDeals, a priceline.com service. This allows you to name your desired number of rooms and price, and negotiate directly with a hotel sales rep. We'll see if we get any good responses; otherwise, there is a hotel we have in mind that we will contact next week.
6. Sent pictures of my top 4 dress choices to my VIP ladies for final opinions and advice.
7. Just finished designing our Save the Date! It will be emailed out in the next few days (yay for saving postage/trees!) Looks like this:
And just today I discovered a really cool guestbook idea at The Guestbook Store. Each guest receives their own page to fill out, front and back - things like where they're from, a memory of the bride/groom and any advice for the marriage. Personal, detailed, and keeps guests occupied during the potentially boring and awkward ceremony-to-reception transition. This especially works for us because we're having everything at one location.
Naturally, Devin and I don't want a "traditional" guestbook format (truthfully, our entire wedding isn't all that traditional, because we ourselves are oddballs...), so now we get to decide if we want to order from this company or MAKE OUR OWN in a similar format. Chances are we'll DIY to make it as personal as possible.
That's all for now!
Total spent: $410
Total remaining: $4,590
1. Bought ties for the guys (Men's Warehouse, $19.99 each).
2. Found a few more centerpiece items at Goodwill.
3. Called my aunt Rita and *officially* asked her to make our cake (she said yes, of course!)
4. Arranged to borrow my cousin's veil (which has also been worn by my sister) as well as her cake cutting set. (What can YOU borrow from a recently married friend/relative?)
5. Put out feelers for guest lodging through FindGroupDeals, a priceline.com service. This allows you to name your desired number of rooms and price, and negotiate directly with a hotel sales rep. We'll see if we get any good responses; otherwise, there is a hotel we have in mind that we will contact next week.
6. Sent pictures of my top 4 dress choices to my VIP ladies for final opinions and advice.
7. Just finished designing our Save the Date! It will be emailed out in the next few days (yay for saving postage/trees!) Looks like this:
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| I will happily design your Save the Date, too ;-) |
And just today I discovered a really cool guestbook idea at The Guestbook Store. Each guest receives their own page to fill out, front and back - things like where they're from, a memory of the bride/groom and any advice for the marriage. Personal, detailed, and keeps guests occupied during the potentially boring and awkward ceremony-to-reception transition. This especially works for us because we're having everything at one location.
Naturally, Devin and I don't want a "traditional" guestbook format (truthfully, our entire wedding isn't all that traditional, because we ourselves are oddballs...), so now we get to decide if we want to order from this company or MAKE OUR OWN in a similar format. Chances are we'll DIY to make it as personal as possible.
That's all for now!
Total spent: $410
Total remaining: $4,590
Don't forget getting cousin's husband to tape footage of the wedding then put it all together in a fun video for you to watch and remember for years to come :-)
ReplyDeleteOf course! I just haven't touched on photo/video yet :-p
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