Thank you to everyone for all of the great vendor referrals.
Chrisy (Best Man's girl friend) for referrals to some great photographers
Anica for referring us to your Mom, Fanny the Florist
Christian for referring us to Bobby our photographer
Lori (from the bridal salon) for referring us to a Baker - we have yet to sample their cakes though
Randy (from our reception site) for referring us to the Marriott Hotel
Mom-Ross for referring us to Greg our Printer at Grecko Printing
Lindsay for referring me to David's Bridal for the sashes
Andy for referring us to some good bands
Keep the referrals coming!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Paper Appointment
We hope to get the Save The Date cards out soon. Devin has the design all ready to go, and Thom and I are collecting addresses.
Thom and I have an appointment with Greg at the printing shop on Friday during my lunch break. We plan on discussing envelopes, and timing, assembly, and costs. We hope to use a standard size envelope to save on cost, especially postage cost. Timing should not be a problem, we are targeting to get the cards out by the end of this month. Then we will print out the invitations later on.
Depending on their stock colors, we may need to purchase the colored paper elsewhere and have it cut to size. Assembly of the Save The Dates should be simple enough. I am just not looking forward to stuffing the invitation envelope… you know there is a certain way everything has to go, and I am sure my Mom will be more than happy to tell me exactly which way that is! Invitations are her thing!
Thom and I have an appointment with Greg at the printing shop on Friday during my lunch break. We plan on discussing envelopes, and timing, assembly, and costs. We hope to use a standard size envelope to save on cost, especially postage cost. Timing should not be a problem, we are targeting to get the cards out by the end of this month. Then we will print out the invitations later on.
Depending on their stock colors, we may need to purchase the colored paper elsewhere and have it cut to size. Assembly of the Save The Dates should be simple enough. I am just not looking forward to stuffing the invitation envelope… you know there is a certain way everything has to go, and I am sure my Mom will be more than happy to tell me exactly which way that is! Invitations are her thing!
Bridal Show
Jacquie and I went to a Bridal Expo on Sunday afternoon. At first I was a little leery of being surrounded by Bride-Zillas, but she talked me into it
It was a smaller show, not that we have been to other shows, but we were both surprised at how little time we spent there. There were tables for everything wedding, from Linens and Honeymoons to Cakes and Gowns. There was also a fashion show for bridal gowns, tuxedos, and bride’s maid dresses. By the end of it we had a bag full of hand outs. Since Thom and I are further along in the planning stages, most of the displays did not apply to us.
I did talk with a couple linen companies, including an "eco friendly" linen company. Not eco friendly in that they use organic locally grown cotton linens manufactured in the USA, just eco friendly detergent to wash their linens. Jax thought I was going to rip into the poor sales lady who was giving me their “eco” talk, but I was good and just surprised her by questioning their definition of "eco". But hey, even a small step in the right direction is a good thing!
There was only one transportation company at the expo, I was hoping there would be more. But, they had a discount for 2 free hours of service for the day of the ceremony. Thom and I are still not sure what we will do for Bridal Party transportation.
I was expecting to be sample a few cakes at the Expo too, but they only had one baker. Jax and I made quick work of those samples! I personally didn’t think their cake was anything too special. We have plenty of time before we need to find a baker so that means plenty time for more sampling.
It was a smaller show, not that we have been to other shows, but we were both surprised at how little time we spent there. There were tables for everything wedding, from Linens and Honeymoons to Cakes and Gowns. There was also a fashion show for bridal gowns, tuxedos, and bride’s maid dresses. By the end of it we had a bag full of hand outs. Since Thom and I are further along in the planning stages, most of the displays did not apply to us.
I did talk with a couple linen companies, including an "eco friendly" linen company. Not eco friendly in that they use organic locally grown cotton linens manufactured in the USA, just eco friendly detergent to wash their linens. Jax thought I was going to rip into the poor sales lady who was giving me their “eco” talk, but I was good and just surprised her by questioning their definition of "eco". But hey, even a small step in the right direction is a good thing!
There was only one transportation company at the expo, I was hoping there would be more. But, they had a discount for 2 free hours of service for the day of the ceremony. Thom and I are still not sure what we will do for Bridal Party transportation.
I was expecting to be sample a few cakes at the Expo too, but they only had one baker. Jax and I made quick work of those samples! I personally didn’t think their cake was anything too special. We have plenty of time before we need to find a baker so that means plenty time for more sampling.
Wedding Ring Event
The Jeweler Thom bought my beautiful engagement ring from, invited us to a wedding diamond and ring event. She left him a message while we were busy getting organized after our vacation, and we nearly forgot about it. It was like a cartoon with the light bulb turning on over our heads when we remembered to listen to her voicemail again. Luckily the light bulbs turned on on Friday night, just two days before the event.
We had visited the jeweler before Christmas, so I could meet her, and she could give us the ring cleaning kit gift set. They did not have the wedding band that matched my engagement ring in the store at that time. But she said they would have it for the bridal event they were hosting in the spring.
Thom and I didn’t hang around the bridal event too long, just long enough to order my wedding band and for him to sample some desserts. They had representatives in the store from each of the designers they carry, including the designer of my engagement ring, MaeVona. The MaeVona Reps were super nice and very knowledgeable.
The wedding band is beautiful and looks great with the engagement ring! It is a simple band, no stones, but is carved to match the style on the side of my engagement ring.
Originally, we were just going to look for my wedding band, but we ended up ordering it while we were at the show because the MaeVona Reps gave us a discount. Then as Thom’s Jeweler lady was ringing it up, she informed him of some bonus cash he had acquired from buying my engagement ring in their store.
Also, while we were at the jeweler they cleaned my engagement ring really good. She is shining pretty now.
We had visited the jeweler before Christmas, so I could meet her, and she could give us the ring cleaning kit gift set. They did not have the wedding band that matched my engagement ring in the store at that time. But she said they would have it for the bridal event they were hosting in the spring.
Thom and I didn’t hang around the bridal event too long, just long enough to order my wedding band and for him to sample some desserts. They had representatives in the store from each of the designers they carry, including the designer of my engagement ring, MaeVona. The MaeVona Reps were super nice and very knowledgeable.
The wedding band is beautiful and looks great with the engagement ring! It is a simple band, no stones, but is carved to match the style on the side of my engagement ring.
Originally, we were just going to look for my wedding band, but we ended up ordering it while we were at the show because the MaeVona Reps gave us a discount. Then as Thom’s Jeweler lady was ringing it up, she informed him of some bonus cash he had acquired from buying my engagement ring in their store.
Also, while we were at the jeweler they cleaned my engagement ring really good. She is shining pretty now.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Marriage Classes
To be married in the Catholic Church you are required to take Marriage Preparation Classes. Father Fred gave us the class listing, and we have signed up for the May class at a Church in Dearborn, MI.
The class is lead by a married couple from the church. I think it is meant to complement the meetings you have with the Pastor, and give you advise from a couple's perspective. I am glad we are taking the class, I always thought it was odd to be getting marriage advice from a man who was never married.
We have some homework to do before the class. I looked over the questions and they are mainly about family history. We have to make a full out family tree all the way back to our Great Grandparents.
The class is a two day event. Friday evening and all day Saturday... and no food is provided. I better bring us some lunch and some snacks.
The class is lead by a married couple from the church. I think it is meant to complement the meetings you have with the Pastor, and give you advise from a couple's perspective. I am glad we are taking the class, I always thought it was odd to be getting marriage advice from a man who was never married.
We have some homework to do before the class. I looked over the questions and they are mainly about family history. We have to make a full out family tree all the way back to our Great Grandparents.
The class is a two day event. Friday evening and all day Saturday... and no food is provided. I better bring us some lunch and some snacks.
Band Signed
Thom signed The G-Daddy's for our reception!
He talked with the drummer, and he told Thom that he thought he recognized us when we took Thom's parents to watch them play a few weeks back.
Thom mailed them our deposit, and signed the contact, so we are locked in. They will be emailing us a month or two before the wedding with their song list. We will get to choose all of the songs they play, or we can give them total freedom.
I have already been making a list of songs to have them play during cocktail hour, introductions, dinner, and while we dance.
Let us know if you have any songs you would like to request. But since my Grandma will be there, we get the ultimate power to veto any requests... just warning ya :)
He talked with the drummer, and he told Thom that he thought he recognized us when we took Thom's parents to watch them play a few weeks back.
Thom mailed them our deposit, and signed the contact, so we are locked in. They will be emailing us a month or two before the wedding with their song list. We will get to choose all of the songs they play, or we can give them total freedom.
I have already been making a list of songs to have them play during cocktail hour, introductions, dinner, and while we dance.
Let us know if you have any songs you would like to request. But since my Grandma will be there, we get the ultimate power to veto any requests... just warning ya :)
Vacation - Daytona Bike Week
Sorry to our loyal readers for not updating the blog in over a week, but we were on vacation. Vacation from work, and from wedding planning.
Thom and I took some time off, and went down to Daytona FL for Bike Week! It was AWESOME!
We saw tons of great racing! There was dirt track racing were a local MI guy made the main event. Those racers are crazy getting the bike sideways through the turns.
The American Superbike motorcycle that Thom built ran great in practice. The bike made the second fastest trap speed at 198mph, faster than all of the factory bikes expect the Ducati that got up to 199.95mph. Yeah motorcycles running nearly 200mph!!!!!
Then the famous Daytona 200 motorcycle race was run at night. It was sweet watching the bikes run up on the banking under the lights. There was some crazy pitting strategies that made things interesting.
They also had the Super Cross race in the grass of the tri-oval. They actually let the fans out on the NASCAR tri-oval to stand and watch the Super Cross race.
We walked on the banking and through the Super Cross course after the race to see the riders in victory circle. That banking is nuts!
We also got away from the track and made it to the beach. I felt kind of silly driving along with all of the bikers in our rental car. But it was cool being down in Daytona Beach on bike week!
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