We selected our six finalists for the monogram competition, vote for your favorite in the poll to the right.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
got the dress
Donna and I went dress shopping Saturday. Ended up with a dress from David's Bridal. If you just can't wait to see it, go to their website. In the search engine box for keyword/style # put in F11876. Click on the color white and Voila!-there you have it. I don't know that I want to go into all the decision making that went into finally picking out this dress, probably because I don't want to admit that there wasn't one dress that just screamed "THIS IS THE ONE!!!" But this one's cute, it was flattering, and it's appropriate for the style of wedding/reception we'll be having, so it will work. Donna's thinking a half up/half down hair do for the wedding, with a short veil. We played around with one style yesterday when I went for my monthly appointment, and we'll play around each time I'm in there til we choose the style for the day! Arthur should have some monograms up soon for everyone to vote on. So, stay tuned......
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
and the winner is......
Sharon of Monroeville, AL! It looks like she will be the one doing the cake for us. There are still a few wrinkles to iron out, so I can't give you all the details yet, but at least I feel better now knowing that we should have a wedding cake. Pray that her mixer doesn't blow up! I think I could get real paranoid if something crazy happens and she can't do the cake either!
Think about me Saturday while I am dress shopping. Hopefully I'll find the perfect one this weekend and can check that off the list of things to do!
I started working on the scrapbook Sunday. I'm hoping to have it "caught up" for the shower at TBC on March 9. Arthur designed guest registry pages to go in the scrapbook so that everything will be in one place. So, when you come to a shower or to the reception, take a few moments to look through the album if you would like.
Think about me Saturday while I am dress shopping. Hopefully I'll find the perfect one this weekend and can check that off the list of things to do!
I started working on the scrapbook Sunday. I'm hoping to have it "caught up" for the shower at TBC on March 9. Arthur designed guest registry pages to go in the scrapbook so that everything will be in one place. So, when you come to a shower or to the reception, take a few moments to look through the album if you would like.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
randomness
I have almost finished one of the wedding favors (not the one that I need the monogram for---BTW-I'm still waiting on some submissions of your ideas to post next week). I have to admit, even though they're not my usual style of perfection, they are personal and I think they turned out nice (and they are so fitting for us and the "theme" of the reception!). Arthur gave me a hard time because I was trying to write a different message on the back of each one the other night and was asking him for suggestions. My guidelines were that I wanted it to be general enough that it could apply to everyone but specific enough to feel personal. I also was trying to keep from using terms related to attending the actual reception, just in case someone received one that did not come on May 31. So, he claimed I was making the brainstorming process very difficult. He was giving these outlandish ideas, which are normally funny to me, but when I'm stressing over details, I don't find it amusing. So, I gave up depending on him for creativity and relied on my good friend, the thesaurus. LOL
I think Arthur finally made the decision that the food provided at the reception will be desserts only. We're still holding our breath on the cake situation being resolved, and my Aunt Sandra (or Sandy as the kids call her) is making her famous candy for us. Arthur says she should open a business in Clarke Co called Sandie's Candies. We will enlist mom and other aunts, family members and friends to help out with providing some other desserts for the reception as well. So, it's ultimately just going to be a cake and punch reception with some other sweets for those who have really sweet tooths. Most of the "professionals" we talked to mentioned that a 2 pm reception doesn't need much in the way of food anyway. So, for all of you who read this thing and plan on coming, eat lunch before you come! :) (FYI-We picked 2 pm as a good time for those traveling. That gives everyone enough time to get in and out of town at a reasonable hour, although we will be working with Pam at North Park Inn and Suites if you want to spend the night.) Now, the plan is to host an after-party at Arthur's house in Tville for the close friends who want to hang out for a little while after the formal reception is over. (I'm hoping I can have it clean enough by then that people will want to come over! haha) So, we'll hopefully at least have some food with a little more substance for those who plan to stay til around dinner time. (That will be your reward for helping us clean up the Champion House!) ;) It will be nice getting to spend some time socializing that evening instead of having to rush off. Of course, we'll probably still want some "honeymoon" time that night, but I'm hoping it will be a nice, relaxing, enjoyable day spent celebrating with family and friends!
I think we will need some help setting out the food (presentation is very important to me you know) and replenishing the food and drinks for a couple of hours. So, if you know of anyone who would be willing to take on this task, let us know so that we can work out the details.
And if you have a comment to make in regards to any of my posts, please feel free to do so. I told Arthur the other day that if I didn't have a stat counter on here to prove that people looked at this page, I would think that I simply was writing for myself. So, leave me a note if your heart desires! It does make me feel loved you know! :)
I think Arthur finally made the decision that the food provided at the reception will be desserts only. We're still holding our breath on the cake situation being resolved, and my Aunt Sandra (or Sandy as the kids call her) is making her famous candy for us. Arthur says she should open a business in Clarke Co called Sandie's Candies. We will enlist mom and other aunts, family members and friends to help out with providing some other desserts for the reception as well. So, it's ultimately just going to be a cake and punch reception with some other sweets for those who have really sweet tooths. Most of the "professionals" we talked to mentioned that a 2 pm reception doesn't need much in the way of food anyway. So, for all of you who read this thing and plan on coming, eat lunch before you come! :) (FYI-We picked 2 pm as a good time for those traveling. That gives everyone enough time to get in and out of town at a reasonable hour, although we will be working with Pam at North Park Inn and Suites if you want to spend the night.) Now, the plan is to host an after-party at Arthur's house in Tville for the close friends who want to hang out for a little while after the formal reception is over. (I'm hoping I can have it clean enough by then that people will want to come over! haha) So, we'll hopefully at least have some food with a little more substance for those who plan to stay til around dinner time. (That will be your reward for helping us clean up the Champion House!) ;) It will be nice getting to spend some time socializing that evening instead of having to rush off. Of course, we'll probably still want some "honeymoon" time that night, but I'm hoping it will be a nice, relaxing, enjoyable day spent celebrating with family and friends!
I think we will need some help setting out the food (presentation is very important to me you know) and replenishing the food and drinks for a couple of hours. So, if you know of anyone who would be willing to take on this task, let us know so that we can work out the details.
And if you have a comment to make in regards to any of my posts, please feel free to do so. I told Arthur the other day that if I didn't have a stat counter on here to prove that people looked at this page, I would think that I simply was writing for myself. So, leave me a note if your heart desires! It does make me feel loved you know! :)
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
cross your fingers
Arthur got up with a lady in Monroeville today that does cakes. She did a friend's back in December, which makes me feel a little better knowing that I've seen her work. But, she's never done edible photo images before. She's willing to try though. Arthur sent her a photo of the cake I like and a link to a company that does the edible pics, and she's going to give us a quote on how much it'll cost. I'm not nervous yet about sheets of icing being mailed in a timely fashion for a cake to be assembled, but that might change come May. If this idea fails, I guess we'll start contacting bakers in Mobile to help us with the cake. I'm tempted to post the sample for you to see what I'm envisioning, but I almost hate to give it away. Wouldn't you rather be surprised and be able to oooh and ahhhh over it on May 31?
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