Category: Planning
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An Engaging Moment
Leo and I had just returned from Australia Wednesday night. Friday morning we were tired. We had bags under our eyes. And we had a photo shoot scheduled. When planning our engagement session with the photographer, fall sounded ideal. Sure, it’s a full year after we became engaged, but our wedding photos will be spring/summer.…
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Colors, Confirmed
Up until now, I had not finalized my wedding colors, although I’d been tossing around some ideas. I knew I wanted the bridesmaids to wear some shade of green, something nature-y. But this weekend, I figured out what they will wear and what the flowers will look like! Dresses, Again Somehow, looking for a wedding…
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One Dress to Rule Them All
Three days. Four stores. Thirty wedding dresses. But only one winner. I no vision of how I might look as I walked down the aisle toward Leo on our wedding day. But it’s the one day in life when we girls are given explicit permission to feel like a princess. So I knew one thing:…
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Let Them Eat Cake
The best part about planning this shindig is the free food. Especially cake. Today, Leo and I visited Cinda’s Creative Cakes. We’d already scoped out the downtown Cupcake Shoppe, spending $14 for a consultation that came with cupcakes to taste. While they are happy to create a full-sized cake for us, we weren’t blown away…
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A Room at the Inn
To book or not to book, that is the question! At first, I was going to book blocks of rooms for all you guests to make sure you had a downtown place to stay next year. But I have NO IDEA how many of you will actually show up. Instead, I’m providing info on where…
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Wedding Strings
I had never given too much thought to my wedding until I was engaged. But in my vision of the ceremony, I was certain of one thing: string music playing as I walked up the aisle. And if everything else goes wrong, at least that part will happen, for I have now booked a string…