Of course, that's pretty obvious, I'm getting married.
But planning and getting everything together can be stressful. Especially for someone like me who loves to plan things, and does so at times, for a living. I know it doesn't have to be, but I want everything to be as perfect as it can be. Let's face it... this is the biggest party I'm ever going to host. I want to have a good time and make sure my guests do too!
Speaking of guests... I LOVE to hear from everyone about getting the Save the Dates in the mail. VistaPrint definitely exceeded my expectations with the send-time. It was super fun to add our OWN Save the Date to our fridge, as we have with so many others. :)
Got the call (email) from Morningside yesterday to announce our wedding planner who got assigned. LAUREN!!! Not that we don't love everyone at Morningside, but I hit it off with Lauren from the second we started our tour. She's been my main contact thus far, and I'm over the moon that I'll get to continue to work with her. Our planning session is scheduled for July 7th, when we'll go over every little detail to make this day PERFECT. Crazy to think that after that, the next time we'll be there is for our rehearsal.
Time has certainly gone by fast since getting engaged. And now that there's so many details to wrap up... I'm certain these remaining 5 months will fly by even faster.
And hey, YOU... have you seen our AppyCouple website? ;)
You can find us here: http://www.appycouple.com/wedding/danaandmichael
Best part about AppyCouple is we also get our very own wedding app for your smartphone. Check out the website and your Save the Date for downloading instructions. :)
In other NON-wedding news, the next few months have some GREAT weekend plans. Can't wait to kick this summer off with my traditional trip to VA Beach for Memorial Day, followed by a Kings Dominion trip with my love. Come on Friday...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Wedding Party COMPLETE! :)
And now... everyone who is IN the wedding, knows they're in the wedding! We were waiting to ask the VA Beach kids in person, and our visit last weekend allowed us to do that! They are really excited and that in itself is exciting. We even took my Jr. Bridesmaid, Bailey, for her dress appointment and it's now ordered! And flower girl dresses are actually IN already!
This last week, we also reserved our spot for the Rehearsal Dinner. Hotel Blocks and Wedding Party Transportation is in process and we should be check that off the list soon! I like checking things off the "to do" list, can you tell? ;)
Other plans seem to be rolling along nicely. Looking forward to the first weekend in April when our parents will (finally) meet! We have a full Saturday planned for them to see the wedding and rehearsal dinner venues. Should be a great weekend.
This week: getting our engagement shoot scheduled for April! Can't wait!
This last week, we also reserved our spot for the Rehearsal Dinner. Hotel Blocks and Wedding Party Transportation is in process and we should be check that off the list soon! I like checking things off the "to do" list, can you tell? ;)
Other plans seem to be rolling along nicely. Looking forward to the first weekend in April when our parents will (finally) meet! We have a full Saturday planned for them to see the wedding and rehearsal dinner venues. Should be a great weekend.
This week: getting our engagement shoot scheduled for April! Can't wait!
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Moving right along...
Last night, we met with and hired our photographer! WooHoo!
We especially excited because she has done several weddings at Morningside already, so her team already knows the best places for the best shots. Such great piece of mind.
I have to admit, although I know I was overwhelmed in my "research" phase with all of the information I was gathering, it has really helped me when meeting with vendors. I don't feel like they're just telling me things I want to hear and I feel like I'm actually PART of the conversation, rather than just a lot of "uh-huhs" for what they'll do.
This weekend is my dress shopping weekend in PA with my mom... and I am SO very excited. Of course they're calling for snow. Come on Mother Nature, work with me here! :) I have a good amount of specific dresses that I want to try on, but I'm actually looking forward to letting them pick something for me to try on! Hoping traveling is a breeze and to come back home to MD having a dress ordered!
Mike's work schedule will get crazy in the matter of a few short months, so we are trying to get as many things checked off the list before April. After that, I'll be turning into a DIY Queen!
Until then, we have some pretty fabulous weekends ahead...
Tonight... honeymoon discussion!
We especially excited because she has done several weddings at Morningside already, so her team already knows the best places for the best shots. Such great piece of mind.
I have to admit, although I know I was overwhelmed in my "research" phase with all of the information I was gathering, it has really helped me when meeting with vendors. I don't feel like they're just telling me things I want to hear and I feel like I'm actually PART of the conversation, rather than just a lot of "uh-huhs" for what they'll do.
This weekend is my dress shopping weekend in PA with my mom... and I am SO very excited. Of course they're calling for snow. Come on Mother Nature, work with me here! :) I have a good amount of specific dresses that I want to try on, but I'm actually looking forward to letting them pick something for me to try on! Hoping traveling is a breeze and to come back home to MD having a dress ordered!
Mike's work schedule will get crazy in the matter of a few short months, so we are trying to get as many things checked off the list before April. After that, I'll be turning into a DIY Queen!
Until then, we have some pretty fabulous weekends ahead...
Tonight... honeymoon discussion!
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Ahead of the Game... I Think.
After the whirlwind of the proposal, Mike and I decided early on we'd only start the planning process "after the holidays". We had Thanksgiving, a trip to Punta Cana, Christmas and New Years to get through. We mostly stuck to that, although it's impossible to stop the wedding conversation from occurring at least a few (dozen) times.
I "researched" a little (a lot) before that - but as a planner at heart, it was hard not to dive right in. And let's face it, I've really been planning my wedding for quite some time (ahem, secret Pintrest board). Just now, we needed to start planning OUR wedding.
We started to look at places online the January 2nd, and in my head, I already feel like we're behind since we've come to the idea of October 4th. Over the next two weekends, we visited 4 locations, but when we walked into #3 - I just knew I was going to be getting a different wedding date.
Ya see, I had been talking to Lauren at Morningside Inn for a couple weeks and she had already told me that the 4th and 18th were only available if we could take the morning (11am-3:30pm) time slot. For a brief second, I thought about it, but as my mother said "It's WAY more fun to dancing into the wee hours of the night, than the wee hour of mid-afternoon". October 25th was the only October Saturday NIGHT left.
After touring the venue and talking to Lauren for the next hour, we got in the car and Mike asked "So, what do you think?" The only thing I could think was "I think we're getting married October 25th".
It's not fair really, but we saw one more location after that. A perfectly beautiful country club not too far away, that HAD October 4th available.
That night, we applied Mike's scientific elimination process. Seriously, there was graph paper, a category list (weighted by importance), average of our ratings... Let's just say, there was math. Lots of math, which I left to him. Despite the change of date it was more the obvious we had our place so I contacted Lauren that night. By the next morning, we were confirmed and able to check that (very important) item off our checklist. :)
Since then, we've met with the priest and a DJ, both of whom we've booked. The ladies' dress choice is all but final, Mike's pretty sure about the guys' attire, and MY dress shopping day is coming up soon. It's hard to believe that we've truly only started this process 20 days ago... I honestly feel like it's taken forever. All in all, I believe we're on our way!
Next up - meeting with a few photographers next week!
I "researched" a little (a lot) before that - but as a planner at heart, it was hard not to dive right in. And let's face it, I've really been planning my wedding for quite some time (ahem, secret Pintrest board). Just now, we needed to start planning OUR wedding.
We started to look at places online the January 2nd, and in my head, I already feel like we're behind since we've come to the idea of October 4th. Over the next two weekends, we visited 4 locations, but when we walked into #3 - I just knew I was going to be getting a different wedding date.
Ya see, I had been talking to Lauren at Morningside Inn for a couple weeks and she had already told me that the 4th and 18th were only available if we could take the morning (11am-3:30pm) time slot. For a brief second, I thought about it, but as my mother said "It's WAY more fun to dancing into the wee hours of the night, than the wee hour of mid-afternoon". October 25th was the only October Saturday NIGHT left.
After touring the venue and talking to Lauren for the next hour, we got in the car and Mike asked "So, what do you think?" The only thing I could think was "I think we're getting married October 25th".
It's not fair really, but we saw one more location after that. A perfectly beautiful country club not too far away, that HAD October 4th available.
That night, we applied Mike's scientific elimination process. Seriously, there was graph paper, a category list (weighted by importance), average of our ratings... Let's just say, there was math. Lots of math, which I left to him. Despite the change of date it was more the obvious we had our place so I contacted Lauren that night. By the next morning, we were confirmed and able to check that (very important) item off our checklist. :)
Since then, we've met with the priest and a DJ, both of whom we've booked. The ladies' dress choice is all but final, Mike's pretty sure about the guys' attire, and MY dress shopping day is coming up soon. It's hard to believe that we've truly only started this process 20 days ago... I honestly feel like it's taken forever. All in all, I believe we're on our way!
Next up - meeting with a few photographers next week!
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