And then they make you wait three days.
Showing posts with label ceremony. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ceremony. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Impending arrival
Now just exactly one month til Dan's arrival... I've settled in our apartment and am just waiting for him to get here and help me decorate and buy furniture.
So, countdowns:
Oh, and we have a church, reception site & caterer, florist, photographer, cake baker, and venue & caterer for the rehearsal dinner all booked. And I bought a dress!
So, countdowns:
- four weeks from Tuesday: Dan gets here late at night
- sixish weeks: Uncle Sam wedding
- fourteenish weeks: my General Exams
- roughly October: Dan receives Advance Parole and 12 month Employment Authorization
- 189 days from now: the Wedding
- 171 days from now: our fourth anniversary
Oh, and we have a church, reception site & caterer, florist, photographer, cake baker, and venue & caterer for the rehearsal dinner all booked. And I bought a dress!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Wedding Planning - Dispatch No. 1
Two things to report:
I visited two churches today - Trinity Methodist and Central Methodist (my home church). I think it'll be best (money-wise and comfort-wise) to stick with Central, as it's a known quantity. We know the people involved and Rev. Easley is totally scriptable. He said that we can incorporate whatever we want and change the wording of the traditional service if we want. I'll get you a copy of the service as quickly as I can. Anyway, here are pictures of the church:
There will be Christmas decorations up - garland around the altar rail and wreaths up on the balcony. There will also be candleabras on the pews and candles in the windows (lots of candles). Other decoration is negotiable.
The other thing we looked at this morning was The Old Courthouse Wedgwood Ballroom. It is GORGEOUS. Here are pictures.
This venue is probably the most complicated option - we would have to set up rentals for all the dishes and everything as well as contracting a caterer (which is easy... we have a good caterer in mind who is free that day and has worked in this space lots of times). BUT I LOVE it. It's got like... twenty foot ceilings and it's four rooms in total - there's a double foyer area (with a place to hang coats), and a little crescent shaped room in a bay window. there's gorgeous wood and marble work. BEAUTIFUL.
I'll keep you posted on further developments. We're going to have Chinese food and talk about the option of having a Chinese Rehearsal Dinner (Do you like that idea? It's Jimmy's - that good Chinese place - I think you liked it).
This afternoon we're going to meet with Vicker Photography, and to look at Haub's Steakhouse as another option for the rehearsal dinner.
I visited two churches today - Trinity Methodist and Central Methodist (my home church). I think it'll be best (money-wise and comfort-wise) to stick with Central, as it's a known quantity. We know the people involved and Rev. Easley is totally scriptable. He said that we can incorporate whatever we want and change the wording of the traditional service if we want. I'll get you a copy of the service as quickly as I can. Anyway, here are pictures of the church:
There will be Christmas decorations up - garland around the altar rail and wreaths up on the balcony. There will also be candleabras on the pews and candles in the windows (lots of candles). Other decoration is negotiable.
The other thing we looked at this morning was The Old Courthouse Wedgwood Ballroom. It is GORGEOUS. Here are pictures.
This venue is probably the most complicated option - we would have to set up rentals for all the dishes and everything as well as contracting a caterer (which is easy... we have a good caterer in mind who is free that day and has worked in this space lots of times). BUT I LOVE it. It's got like... twenty foot ceilings and it's four rooms in total - there's a double foyer area (with a place to hang coats), and a little crescent shaped room in a bay window. there's gorgeous wood and marble work. BEAUTIFUL.
I'll keep you posted on further developments. We're going to have Chinese food and talk about the option of having a Chinese Rehearsal Dinner (Do you like that idea? It's Jimmy's - that good Chinese place - I think you liked it).
This afternoon we're going to meet with Vicker Photography, and to look at Haub's Steakhouse as another option for the rehearsal dinner.
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