Wedding Calm

When I first started writing this blog, I was very very nervous about our wedding. How would everything work out? Where would be fit everyone? Will people like the centerpieces? Little stupid questions like that kept me up late at night and had me obsessed in front of my computer. As of late, it has been the opposite. I am so calm and serene about the day, that something in the back of my mind is wondering if I've missed something. Maybe it has to do with the fact that we've booked most of our vendors and have a finalized guest list. But, even with that there are still many loose ends to tie, creative juices that have yet to flow, and a slew of DIY projects I still have to do. But at the end of the day, I know that the wedding will be wonderful because all of our friends and family will be there to join us. If the flowers aren't exactly right or if the music isn't perfect, it'll be okay because all of you will be there and we'll spend a great evening together.

Ok, enough with my wedding "yoga calm"

btw, I think we have a caterer!!!! Get ready for Tri-Tip kids, yes, you are coming to Oakdale ;-)

I did something!!!

So, our Save the Dates are done!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

My lovely Save the Date designer, Sara Luke of Less Ordinary Designs, completed these lovely things and are having them printed now :-) Next step, getting a bagillion addresses...oh yes...you know you're jealous! hahahaha

Not Related to Weddings At All

So lately I've allowed myself a little bit of break time from "creative" planning of my wedding and have actually gotten some non-wedding-ish things done. Like approving a final mock up of our save the date and making appointments with caterers. Colors, place settings, and general figuring out how to fit 150 people in my parents house has gone on the back burner....and what have I replaced it with??

Drum roll please...

The super addictive Twilight book series!

ta da!

Does anyone wanna go see the movie with me this Christmas? I'm sooooo excited!!!!!

Would You Like the Chicken or the Fish?

So, the latest thing in weddingville is my lack of a caterer. According to theknot.com I should've had a caterer in May....I still don't, I think it'll be okay, and generally the knot is waaay to OCD for my taste.

Initially, I reasoned that it would be easy to find someone that would be able to cater a wedding for about 150 people at my parents house. Apparently, that's not the case. The first catering company that we met with (which I'll leave unnamed) insisted that a party of that size couldn't happen at our venue and tried to get us to switch to the venue that she is contracted with. Also, she gave us a quote for about 70 dollars a head...in the valley...heck no...

Basically, we didn't hire her.

Then, last weekend we met with a catering company that was just too good to be true. They brought a testing of these lovely chip/mango/proscutto/ appetizer things that were to die for. Aaaaand, they quoted us for 26 dollars a head for appetizers, salmon, tri tip, and sides....yayayayay!!! We were ready to hire them on the spot. Plus, they were excited about doing the wedding at the house and were willing to work with us and not against us!!

But, they were too good to be true....

The day after we met with them they found out that they had a scheduling conflict.

:'-(

Sniff Sniff....

Does anyone know of a good and tasty caterer in the Modesto area that doesn't cost an arm and a leg????