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04/01/2009
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Wedding Gift Registry
Started to put stuff on our registry
So the other day we went to set up our registry at The Bay.. at first it seemed a little weird to be asking for all this stuff, but it makes it easier for guests, no duplicates etc.. anyway, we had fun! Lots of laughs as Dave tried to put funny stuff on our list. We took a long time though, and didn't get it finished. We have been living together for three years so we already have most of our household items, but there are some things we don't have e.g.: panini grill (so excited about this!), martini glasses, slow cooker (also very excited about this one!).
We also went to choose our wedding bands this week, and our invitations are looking good and are almost done (thanks to my sis and her boyfriend who owns a design/advertising company). We are very happy with the progress we're making.. could my procrastination days be over? Ha, not likely. |
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03/27/2009
  Wishing jar Love the origami paper... but wouldn't really go with our theme. Isn't this cute!?     |
Guest Book Alternative
Wishing Jar
I have seen this idea on a couple of different blogs and websites and I love it. I think this is what we are going to do instead of having a traditional guest book. It will be fun to see what our guests write to us, and I'll probably put some of them in my wedding scrapbook.
I am wondering whether to put some instructions next to the jar... something like: "please share your words of wisdom for a long and happy marriage", or will people just know what to do on their own? Also, I'd like to make sure people sign their wish. Hmm... maybe I'll create a template for the cards themselves, so people can just fill it in. |
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03/21/2009
  colours for my bouquet possible bouquet Love this one.. will probably go with flowers like this for the centerpieces    |
Wedding Flowers
New bouquet idea
Here are a couple of pictures of flowers that I think will be more complementary with my dress than my original bouquet of bright pinks and yellows.
I think they're pretty. I'd still like to have some yellow incorporated into the centerpieces though, and I am still hoping to go with the brighter pinks for my ladies. |
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03/20/2009
  dress front dress back   |
Wedding Dress
Picked up my dress yesterday!
So my mom and I went to pick up my dress yesterday... It's now hanging in the closet, and I am repeatedly being tempted to try it on! I think I will bring it to someone else's house for safe keeping until I have to go for alterations.
When I first saw it again I was kind of shocked. I still loved it, but when I put it on it looked a little different on me compared to what I remembered (has this happened to anyone else?). Anyway, one of the things that I was unsure about is the colour.. I got it in ivory, but because of the material it seems pretty dark. I kind of feel like it looks beige, eeeeek! It's since grown on me but I am still worried that it won't look as nice as a whiter version of the dress. Maybe it's because I am super pale right now? Also, I am unsure about the colour of my flowers; I was originally going to go with hot pinks and yellows and maybe oranges, but now I'm wondering if those colours will clash with the dress. Sigh. I wish this stuff didn't worry me but it does. I somehow think that softer pink would look nicer.. but then there goes my colour scheme. Does anyone have ideas of what colour flowers would look nice? I finally found a picture of my dress (I hope no one sees this that shouldn't!). The folds look a little weird in the picture.. they fall much nicer in person. To be fair the dress does look whiter in natural light (compared to the lighting at the dress shop last night), but I still don't know. I was a bit sad last night but I'm getting over it.. I'm just hoping that I will feel good in the dress on the day of. :( On a happier note my dad was so darn cute when I was talking to him today he was very excited that I had picked up my dress, he said that he can't wait to see me in my dress at the wedding, and that he knows he is going to cry!! It's definitely not like my dad to even give two seconds of thought to fashion or clothes, so I was very touched! He's a cutie. I just hope he likes my beige dress hahaha. Geez. |
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03/08/2009
  I could have written this book |
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Procrastination! What to do next?
Ahhh... the art of procrastination is one that I have truly mastered! Our wedding is less than 5 months away and there is still so much to be done. I am still excited about planning, and I'm not really feeling too much stress about it, but I am really not on the ball with all the small details that I should be working on. I mean, most of the big stuff is all figured out (except the florist, eeeek!) but I have all these ideas that are, well... so far just ideas. I need to get my butt in gear.
I guess I don't really know where to start, so instead I just continue to look for ideas without making any real progress. Anyone else have this problem? I guess I should pick one or two things a week and focus on getting those crossed of my list. Incidentally, does anyone have a good checklist that they use? I am using the one from The Knot, but I find I need one that is more detailed. I guess maybe my first step is to create my own list. Sigh... looking at blogs and pictures is so much more fun.. haha. |
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03/03/2009
  cottage     |
Honeymoon
Booked a cottage!
We are excited to finally have our honeymoon plans figured out. We were thinking of going down south, but the weather is so nice around here in August so we decided to rent a cottage for our honeymoon and then go somewhere hot next winter. Can't wait to relax there after the wedding!
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02/01/2009
  Romance by Ralph Lauren |
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What perfume are you going to wear on your wedding day?
I should really be finalizing our guest list, but it's stressing me out so instead I decided to procrastinate by going on WBC and posting something that is a little more trivial.
It's a small detail, but just for fun I was wondering what type of perfume people will be wearing on their wedding day. I was wondering whether to buy something new, or to use an old favourite. I think I will be going with Ralph Lauren Romance, which I used to wear, and still do sometimes. |
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01/22/2009
  cake |
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Is wedding cake overrated?
So we checked out a few cake places today. At one place we tried about six types... ug, felt kinda sick after. The cake was good, but not THAT good, and so expensive! We do want to have a cake because we like the cake-cutting tradition.. but honestly, does anyone really like eating it? I don't think I've had a piece at any of the wedding's I've been to. Why? Too full from the meal? Busy dancing? I don't really remember. What are everyone's thoughts on wedding cake? Is anyone not having one?
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01/21/2009
  WeddingPlanner wine tasting   |
Wedding Coordinator
We LOVE her!
My FH and I just came back from a meeting with our wedding coordinator. We decided against hiring a wedding planner, but our venue's event coordinator is simply amazing! When we first booked our venue the coordinator was someone who was quite young and inexperienced. We later found out that she took another job, so we we're a bit worried about who her replacement was going to be.
Well we are very happy! She is experienced, efficient, accommodating, and SO nice! Anyway, I have been feeling a bit stressed lately with planning and budgeting, but I feel so much better after meeting with her. Yay! So we've picked out our meal choices and our wine, one more thing we can cross off our list. We tasted a lot of wine... maybe that's why I'm in such a good mood, haha. |
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01/11/2009
  bride wars |
Bride Wars!
Went to see it this weekend
I must admit, I am a sucker for wedding movies. Even though most are pretty cheesy, I can't help but want to see them. It's kind of like wedding magazines.. even though I know that they are mostly advertisements and variations of articles I have read a bunch of times, I still have this strange pull to want to buy them (although I usually can resist).
Anyway, I saw 'Bride Wars' yesterday... it was pretty silly and sometimes unrealistic, but I still liked it. My friend (who is also getting married this year) and I laughed a lot, and thankfully did not related much to the on-screen bridal battle. My favourite wedding movie of all time is still 'My Best Friend's Wedding'. |
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