So we've started to plan, plan and do some more planning. It's getting pretty crazy around our house. We spent the entire weekend (last weekend) searching out venues... and holy cow, weddings are expensive! After extensive research and talking to wedding planners from different venues, pricing everything out, and discovering different options, we finally have found our DREAM venue! Honsberger Estate is the perfect wedding spot if you want to have a rustic country wedding in a renovated barn. Oh we are ecstatic! It is absolutely gorgeous!
We've even decided to get married in my parents backyard garden. It's going to be gorgeous!
So we've accomplished the where. Now, we have to figure out who's going to do what, when, how and how much. EEKS!
I've started a bit of a checklist for things that can be helpful when planning a wedding.
Planning tips
Know your budget. There are no excuses. You must know how much you are willing to spend on each aspect of your wedding. Price everything out, get an idea of what things cost and how important those little extras are to you. Remember taxes and gratuities usually are not included in original prices quoted.
Know the picture. What do you want your wedding to look like? Do you want it formal, informal, fun, flirty, dramatic, or something out of the ordinary. Every aspect of your wedding should follow whatever format you're going for. My wedding is not formal, but we're still expecting everyone to dress up. There is no theme really. We're ensuring the bridesmaid dresses are pretty and flowing dresses, to go with the garden theme. The flowers are going to be bright and fun, nothing too formal either.
Know your backup plan. If you're having your wedding outside, ensure you have a backup plan incase the weather turns ugly.
Talk to everyone. Don't necessarily get everyone's opinions on what you should do for your wedding, that'll just get overwhelming. Get to know tips and tricks to help you save money, ideas for making your wedding unique, talk to people about details you may have forgotten. I actually forgot to budget in the wedding rings. Opps! It helps to talk to people who have gotten married before (and in the last 5 years.)
Happy Planning!
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Monday, 6 February 2012
My Dress!
I found my gown!
Oh, it is beautiful! I went to the bridal store with my mom a few days ago. We just wanted to have some fun and shop. I really wasn't looking for 'the dress', I just wanted to see what was out there and to try different styles. It was supposed to be a fun night out with my mom, that's all.
So, I tried on about 10 gowns. Each and every one of them was beautiful - Absolutely stunning. However, they all had their little quirks. One dress was too stiff, the other was too plain, but the last one was PERFECT! I tried it on in the fitting room and was immediately surprised at how it fit. It needs a bit of adjustment, but for the most part it fits perfectly! So, before I looked in the mirror I sauntered out of the change room and called out to my mom saying, 'look, it fits!'
As soon as I looked at my mom I knew something was different about this gown. My mom stood there and gasped as her face turned white. I hadn't even looked at myself yet and already knew something felt right about the gown. As I walked to the stage part of the store (the part with all of the mirrors) I caught a glimpse of my reflection. WITHIN A SECOND of seeing it on me I started to hyperventilate!
I've never done that before...
I started to cry, my legs started to shake, my face went all red, my make up became smeared... Then my mother started to cry. Oh, looked beautiful!
I never thought I'd be that emotional when I found my dress. I really didn't want to get my dress on the first shopping experience either... I mean, the dress is what every girl dreams about, isn't it? I wanted to try on more and more and more! So, as I was standing there, gazing at myself in this beautiful gown and I heard my mom say 'it's perfect!'
But I just couldn't buy it, not yet. I just got engaged. I wanted to try on more dresses and go shopping with my friends and buy all of those really expensive bridal magazines.
So after about an hour, I changed out of my gown and left the store without my gown.
The next day I went to St. Catharine's Bridal Show. I saw all of the gowns in the show, the gowns on display and the gowns in the magazines. I went shopping with one of my bridesmaids and tried on more gowns. NONE of them matched the elegance, the beauty, the perfection of my gown. I tried on more and more, each time thinking, 'this is nice, but it's not my dress.'
So the next thing I know, my father called and told me that the woman from the first store had phoned him and said my dress was going on sale. My dad asked if that was the store my mom came home from crying because we found a beautiful gown. I answered, 'yes, that's the store. The dress is perfect. I think I want to get it.'
My dad replies, 'Well good, I already gave them my credit card number!'
AHHHHH!! Isn't that exciting! My dad is pretty awesome like that.
So now I have my dream dress. It's Mon Cheri's 'Jolie' gown. It is absolutely stunning.
I love it, love it, love it!
Oh, it is beautiful! I went to the bridal store with my mom a few days ago. We just wanted to have some fun and shop. I really wasn't looking for 'the dress', I just wanted to see what was out there and to try different styles. It was supposed to be a fun night out with my mom, that's all.
So, I tried on about 10 gowns. Each and every one of them was beautiful - Absolutely stunning. However, they all had their little quirks. One dress was too stiff, the other was too plain, but the last one was PERFECT! I tried it on in the fitting room and was immediately surprised at how it fit. It needs a bit of adjustment, but for the most part it fits perfectly! So, before I looked in the mirror I sauntered out of the change room and called out to my mom saying, 'look, it fits!'
As soon as I looked at my mom I knew something was different about this gown. My mom stood there and gasped as her face turned white. I hadn't even looked at myself yet and already knew something felt right about the gown. As I walked to the stage part of the store (the part with all of the mirrors) I caught a glimpse of my reflection. WITHIN A SECOND of seeing it on me I started to hyperventilate!
I've never done that before...
I started to cry, my legs started to shake, my face went all red, my make up became smeared... Then my mother started to cry. Oh, looked beautiful!
I never thought I'd be that emotional when I found my dress. I really didn't want to get my dress on the first shopping experience either... I mean, the dress is what every girl dreams about, isn't it? I wanted to try on more and more and more! So, as I was standing there, gazing at myself in this beautiful gown and I heard my mom say 'it's perfect!'
But I just couldn't buy it, not yet. I just got engaged. I wanted to try on more dresses and go shopping with my friends and buy all of those really expensive bridal magazines.
So after about an hour, I changed out of my gown and left the store without my gown.
The next day I went to St. Catharine's Bridal Show. I saw all of the gowns in the show, the gowns on display and the gowns in the magazines. I went shopping with one of my bridesmaids and tried on more gowns. NONE of them matched the elegance, the beauty, the perfection of my gown. I tried on more and more, each time thinking, 'this is nice, but it's not my dress.'
So the next thing I know, my father called and told me that the woman from the first store had phoned him and said my dress was going on sale. My dad asked if that was the store my mom came home from crying because we found a beautiful gown. I answered, 'yes, that's the store. The dress is perfect. I think I want to get it.'
My dad replies, 'Well good, I already gave them my credit card number!'
AHHHHH!! Isn't that exciting! My dad is pretty awesome like that.
So now I have my dream dress. It's Mon Cheri's 'Jolie' gown. It is absolutely stunning.
I love it, love it, love it!
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| Me in my beautiful dress! |
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Who we are
Riley and I have been dating since we were 16 years old. We met in high school; actually, we met on the school bus in grade 9. We're high school sweet-hearts. We have been dating for over seven years and are best friends. We are planning our wedding with the main focus of fun, love and well, more fun... We love to have fun whether it is snowboarding, playing cards, going to comedy clubs or just watching a funny show on T.V. We’re fun-loving people.
We absolutely define the word love. We can argue until our faces are blue, we can laugh until tears are in our eyes, we can talk until the wee hours of the night and we can even just sit in silence, always knowing that there is no other person in the world we’d rather do these things with.
We are extremely excited to be planning our wedding day. I'm pretty creative and Riley is pretty handy, so throughout this blog I’ll be posting some fun ideas for wedding planning. I’ll be posting at least once a week, letting you know the in-depth details of wedding plans, the dress, the food, everything. It’s going to be fun!
We absolutely define the word love. We can argue until our faces are blue, we can laugh until tears are in our eyes, we can talk until the wee hours of the night and we can even just sit in silence, always knowing that there is no other person in the world we’d rather do these things with.
We are extremely excited to be planning our wedding day. I'm pretty creative and Riley is pretty handy, so throughout this blog I’ll be posting some fun ideas for wedding planning. I’ll be posting at least once a week, letting you know the in-depth details of wedding plans, the dress, the food, everything. It’s going to be fun!
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