#29 The weekend

The boy has been practicing his bike riding skills for our wedding ride-off. Pretty nice eh? I think he is excited. 

In an effort to clean out the garage before our wedding (I believe that was part of the deal? haha) the boy picked up this pretty sweet tool box half off from Sears. Check out this organization?! I didn't know it was in him! See more here.

The boy got called off work today so we did some yard sale shopping. We found 5 beautiful glass vases today! It's been great. I think we might almost have enough for all of our centerpieces. So cheap too. Love it. I also love this image. Such nice design for a welcome table. I think I may steal it. Sorry, I got it so long ago I can't remember where I found it. Beautiful though!

Also, I sent off for a quote from a new caterer today. I haven't been able to get in touch with the lady I was hoping to use, so I had to start looking for someone else. This looks yummy...

and...I also touched base with the lady who is probably going to do my hair and make up. We'll do a run through here pretty soon I think. :) Yay! Things are moving along...

#28 Engagement shoot scheduled

October 19, 2008 baby. Ooooh I can't wait.

#27 Dad

Today marks a year since my dad's passing. I know that if he were still around today, he would have so much advice and suggestion for my wedding. So today, in honor of my dad I'm going to start a tradition. 

Each year, on this day, I will do two things:

#1 I will give my car some good love.

He gave me the bug and he always loved cars. I have fond memories of washing cars with him and watching him enjoy those pieces of art.

#2 I will bake something new. 

During his years of treatment he developed a real love for cooking. I think he always enjoyed cooking, but there was something about that time that made him really want to give. He was never able to enjoy the food through taste (due to his feeding tube), but he enjoyed it through smell and giving. I wasn't sure how to think of this day, but now I'm excited to bake and cook things I've never made before, in honor of my best friend.

#26 Further info

Thank you for your input Jeff. Excellent questions. I forget readers haven't been in my brain regarding this wedding. :P

1. Our wedding will be at about 5ish p.m. Sometime in the later evening though, I doubt much earlier. The girl getting married before me is getting married at 7 p.m. (so the chance of setting up Sat is none).
2. As far as I know I don't think we will need access to the place prior to the day of. Of all our vendors I can think of...I don't see it being a problem. The only thing I would miss is I was planning on bringing all the dresses and other clothes during the rehearsal on Friday and leaving them there in the house until Sunday. But not that I think about it maybe I should keep all those in case of a disaster...(fire?)
3. I think the decorating will be minimal. We are having a buffet and that will be taken care of by the caterer. Flowers we are doing ourselves but nothing too fancy. I've got 2 fabulous ladies heading that up. Then other miscellaneous things like candles and maybe some lights/lanterns (haven't put anything in stone yet).
4. As far as coordinating, I haven't asked anyone yet, but I do have some in mind. This is DEFINITELY something that I am planning on having. From all the brides I've talked to all have said to make someone else in charge...that way you can enjoy the day and just trust that it will be beautiful.

Hope that helps...
I'm looking forward to your responses!

#25 Help!

My vendor called yesterday regarding out wedding site. We have the place reserved for our day, with an agreement that we can have the rehearsal Friday or Saturday. She called me yesterday and told me that there is another girl who wants to renew her vows on May 16, the day before our wedding. She said it's up to me, since I get first dibs. The lady who runs the lake house has done this before and she said it usually runs smoothly. There are a few pros and cons to this situation and I need help.

PRO: If I let her share the weekend, we can share the price of chair rentals, which would save about 100. It may even save us more money if she is using the paper lanterns in the barn (this would save $50 if we split).

CON: If we did this, we would ONLY be able set up on Sunday. No Friday or Sunday set up since she will be there before the boy and me.

Doesn't seem so bad...but is it nice to be able to set up the day before? I'm not sure how much set up there will and I'm not sure there will even be time to set up before. Has anyone been through this route and have advice? Please help!

#24 Shoes

Oh my goodness if only I could FIND these shoes...they would be the ones. I spotted these babies on the Bliss Event Group blog.

#23 I won!

I'm an avid reader of the blog Brooklyn Bride. I've mentioned it before, as that's where I found out about Blurb. (btw I ordered a book to try it out and I was really impressed. I still think we may use it for our albums).

Anyway I was pretty busy this weekend and didn't go online until tonight. Well guys, guess what?! I won! She was having a giveaway for this awesome "bridal emergency kit" from Hallak (they preserve gowns and such) for the 5 best cleaning tips. Here was mine:

Of the 74 other comments, I made the cut. Woo hoo! Haha, anyway I'm pretty stoaked (FYI - i just found out stoaked isn't even in the dictionary. I hate when I find out that I have been using a non-existent word. What gives?) This is what the kit includes:

I'm trying to remember if I've ever won anything before. I'm not sure but this is really exciting. I've officially entered myself into the blogging world, yes? Haha.

Better yet, I've saved money. I alloted a little bit for a bridal emergency kit because you never know. Plus Martha highly recommends one and she knows best. :P