Wedding Blog

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Keeping up to date

We’re in really good shape right now. Beths new sized ring arrived today, and we have the orders and sizes ready for the tuxes.

Were going to sort out our marriage license today (will be three days till we can pick it up, you know, in case we change our minds!).

I’ve got to book some transport for the drive to the venue too.

Also, for anyone coming from the UK, or living locally, we are having a party at our place, the night before ... just an FYI

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Catchup

We’re getting closer to the date!

Wedding rings arrived and are gorgeous.
Dad has agreed to take some photographs, and plans made for that.
Tuxes going to be sorted this week, as is car.

It’s getting there

Wedding DJ

I just found this article online, which I thought was interesting:

It’s a nice day for an iPod wedding

professional DJs charge an average of $600 per wedding. A live band can run upwards of $1,000. If a couple has already plunked down $300 or so for an iPod or an iRiver, and spent hours refining their digital-music collection, it’s easy to see why a DJ might seem superfluous.

“What could be easier?” said Lori Leibovich, editor of IndieBride.com, a Web site for brides. “You bring it, you program it, it sounds great. It doesn’t surprise me at all that more people are doing it.”

We’re doing “an ipod wedding”, and forgoing a DJ of any kind. Our venue is small anyway, and a DJ with equipment would not only take up way too much space, but be way too loud. We have a powered speaker system on a computer that should kick out enough volume (or can buy one for a fraction of a DJ cost!), and that with an ipod will be very compact.

Also, between me, Beth and Lizzie, we should have more than enough music and taste to pick out a good long playlist.

And at the end of the day, this quote from a professional DJ seals the deal

“From a DJ’s perspective, the music is not for you,” she writes. “You are not playing your favorite songs. You are playing songs people want to hear and that people want to dance to.”

She recommends sticking to crowd pleasers like “YMCA” by the Village People and “Whip It” by Devo.

If a DJ playing at my wedding doesn’t think the music is for me, and isn’t playing my favourite songs, and even *owns* YMCA (or anything else by the Village People) then I don’t want to be paying them $600 to deafen my friends and family!

Nope, it’ll be an iPod and Digicam wedding for us

Sunday, September 18, 2005

More progress

Let’s see..  from the list below, the following things have been taken care of:

-rings ordered and on their way
-cupcake tree ordered and here
-shoes here, earrings haven’t been bought yet, but I do have a backup plan for that
-bought wrapping for the favours, and sat down and wrapped them all
-ideas for Friday’s party being kicked around
-bought thank you notes
-bought candles for the venue (that was supposed to be on the list, but was forgotten about until walking around Michael’s today)
-contacted the chef (and the wedding organizer) about the menu changes.  That’s all sorted now

So much headway has been made.

We still need to get Paul measured for his suit (this week sometime).  Andy can get measured when he gets here in a few weeks.  I have that hair appointment next Saturday as a dry run for the wedding,  We still need to book transport, but that’s coming together.

Now I just a few more things for my whole outfit and I should be all set.  It’s really coming together.

Saturday, September 10, 2005

T-Minus 35 Days and counting

So what have I done so far?  Here is the list of things that still need done.  Most are little things, but there’s still a bunch:

-order rings
-order cupcake tree
-order a few more accessories for my dress
-wrap/bag/something the favors
-do the bouquets
-plan the party for Friday before
-get license for us
-Finalize photography (you’d think someone could cope with taking a few hi-res pics)
-Get thank you notes
-Get Andy and (and maybe Chris) measured for suits
-book spa (if there’s time and money for it)
-Call chef to change menu yet again (make it s GF as possible).
-Book limo/people carrier or some mode of transport to the venue

I have my shoes ordered, rings ordered, waiting on a call from the chef and the cupcake stand ordered.  Dave has submitted his paperwork for the license.  Paul is working on the transport, Liz has offered to take over the party planning (Neil should get in on this. )  I still have a couple of things I need for me to wear, but we’ve planned on going out this weekend to do some shopping for the favour wrapping and thank you cards, so we should be able to pick up the last remaining accessories.  I also booked an appointment with a hair stylist (a different one) to see ho he does.  A couple of people at work swear by him, so we’ll see how that goes.

So that’s the latest.