Glammy Theme Board

So I was doing my daily snoop of some wedding blogs and found a really awesome inspiration board at Snippet and Ink

I love the white and lime green combination and I think it'll go wonderfully the outdoor space where the reception will be. Plus, the mojitos and cigars add a little Havana glam to the event...

Does anyone see a theme brewing?

Squeezing it all in

Lately, Anthony and I have been stressing a bit about the guest list. There's quite a lot of people on the list, and definitely not enough room for everyone at the house. I've mapped it out, and i know for a fact that we can fit 146 people outside at my parent's house...and that's a tight squeeze. Unfortunately, or fortunately since we have a lot of family and friends, there are 190 people on the list. And that's with our parents being incredibly gracious and not inviting everyone they would like to. It also leaves little room for Ant and I to add new friends to the list or include the complete families of guests on our list.

I know what you're thinking...our wedding reception depends on a LOT of people not coming.

So, we've bounced around ideas. Cutting more people, which I'd really rather not do because weddings are supposed to be big fun parties where all of your family and friends are in attendance. Cutting people would leave out some family and friends. The next idea was to "strategically" send out Save the Dates, only to people who were "must invites." This practice is now seeming a bit tacky to me...

So, now the new idea.

Hors d'oeuvres wedding reception!!!!!!

So, here's my little plan. Having the wedding at my parent's house is really important to me. It's the place I've called home since I was eleven and it's a beautiful home. Soooo, to fit everyone, we're just going to cut out a bit of seating. Instead of having tables seating everyone at all times, there will be like half the amount of tables, plenty of seating outside (there's bench seating everywhere on the porch), and a big area to dance. I was also tossing around having an outdoor furniture area on the lower patio by the pool where people could sit and "lounge" while everyone is dancing. So, yeah, that's the plan for now...

But you know me, I change my mind a million times.

The Big White Dress

Apparently my theknot.com time line suggests that I should be in the process of ordering my dress. However, like all things that theknot.com has suggested, I am behind. I've been dress shopping twice now and haven't found the dress that I must have. I'm starting to believe that finding the dress is somewhat of a farce created by the wedding industry to convince you that you must spend $3000 on a dress you only wear for one day. But, on the other hand, I have found a dress that I think is
1. Beautiful
2. Inexpensive (Thank you David's Bridal)

But it doesn't "feel" like the dress.

If you've known me for a while, you probably know that I picked out my dream dress a long time ago...the Melissa Sweet "Hallie"


Should I go to Needless Markup...ahem...Neiman Marcus...to try it on?

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????