So excited! Not only have I been meeting with photographers and florists the past week, but I also saw more pictures of my nephew! He is so adorable and the BP's have been so blessed to get a child of their own. They are adopting from Kyrgyzstan and I am so excited! They just bought their plane tickets so they can go over and meet him at the end of July! I can't wait until they actually get to bring him home. You can check out their adoption story at Our Journey!
2008-2009 has been/is an exciting time around here. With Craig and Michelle just getting married, Bry and Bets adopting, and myself anf Billy getting married-it definitely never gets boring! I will probably book my florist by the end of next week and hopefully the photographer will get booked soon after. I have been working a lot and I am heading to Dallas for the weekend to watch volleyball Nationals, so there will be a slight break in the wedding planning.
There is so much happening around here that I don't even know what to talk about so I am just going to stop. I need to start packing and such so I am not rushing around tomorrow! I get to see Marisa, who is one of my bridesmaids, tomorrow so I am super pumped about that. She is getting married in August so I can't wait to talk about all her planning and see what she has done already. I
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Florists, Photographers, Oh My!
Well now that everything is winding down around here, it is time for me to get in gear! I need to start booking some more vendors since my wedding is less than 9 months away!!!! I have gotten some recommendations about Florists, Photographers, Cakes, DJ's etc, and now it is time to start meeting with some of them.
I am starting with florists and photographers. I have emailed a number of them so far and have gotten some responses. I am going to meet with a florist and 2 photographers THIS Saturday and another photographer on Monday. I met with Sergio Santos last week and his work is awesome. I am looking for someone with great pictures as well as good prices. For florists I want someone great! I love flowers and want as many as can fit my budget at my wedding. Hopefully within the next couple of weeks we can nail down at least one of the two vendors.
Then we will have to move on to everything else!
I am working on getting everything set to send out some Save-the-Dates in the next month or so. I will probably only send them to some out of town relatives and some of my friends, so if you don't get one-please don't be offended.
We got the contract at the reception place all worked out so now it is time to plan a tasting. This will be hard since they only do them a few days a week and Billy is at school a lot. So we shall see about this.
I guess that is all for now. If you have any recommendations for vendors or anything, let me know! We are open to any suggestions!
I am starting with florists and photographers. I have emailed a number of them so far and have gotten some responses. I am going to meet with a florist and 2 photographers THIS Saturday and another photographer on Monday. I met with Sergio Santos last week and his work is awesome. I am looking for someone with great pictures as well as good prices. For florists I want someone great! I love flowers and want as many as can fit my budget at my wedding. Hopefully within the next couple of weeks we can nail down at least one of the two vendors.
Then we will have to move on to everything else!
I am working on getting everything set to send out some Save-the-Dates in the next month or so. I will probably only send them to some out of town relatives and some of my friends, so if you don't get one-please don't be offended.
We got the contract at the reception place all worked out so now it is time to plan a tasting. This will be hard since they only do them a few days a week and Billy is at school a lot. So we shall see about this.
I guess that is all for now. If you have any recommendations for vendors or anything, let me know! We are open to any suggestions!
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Here comes the bride!
Craig and Michelle got married yesterday and the whole experience was fun! Thursday we had the bachelorette party which was a lot of fun! We went down by the Galleria and ate at Carrabba's and then we went to the Hotel Derek for a lingerie shower. It was a great time.
Friday we woke up, and I went and got my nails done. At noon we headed over to the Bridal Luncheon which was at a beautiful house. We had a good time hanging out with all of the girls and just relaxing before even more festivities began. We then headed to the rehearsal dinner site to set up for the evening. We had bright colors everywhere, Gerber Daisies, and fun cups and plates.
At 5:00 we went to the Rehearsal at the church which took about an hour. We then went to the Rehearsal Dinner and had fajitas and margaritas. I had created a slideshow of pictures of Craig and Michelle through the ages. We played that and Michelle's dad cried. They then handed out gifts to the bridal party, parents, and all playing a part in the wedding. It was a very fun time in a casual environment.
The girls then headed to Michelle's house to spend the night. When we woke up we had Chick-fil-A and Starbucks before we went off to our hair and makeup appointments. Around 1:30 we headed back to Michelle's so she could get her makeup done and we all got dressed. Then we were off to the church.
Everything went beautifully at both the wedding ceremony and the reception. It was a lovely day and everyone had a blast. And now I have another amazing sister!
Here are a few pictures from the evening.
A few of the bridesmaids!
The guys!
The lovely bride and groom!
Me and the groom!
Friday we woke up, and I went and got my nails done. At noon we headed over to the Bridal Luncheon which was at a beautiful house. We had a good time hanging out with all of the girls and just relaxing before even more festivities began. We then headed to the rehearsal dinner site to set up for the evening. We had bright colors everywhere, Gerber Daisies, and fun cups and plates.
At 5:00 we went to the Rehearsal at the church which took about an hour. We then went to the Rehearsal Dinner and had fajitas and margaritas. I had created a slideshow of pictures of Craig and Michelle through the ages. We played that and Michelle's dad cried. They then handed out gifts to the bridal party, parents, and all playing a part in the wedding. It was a very fun time in a casual environment.
The girls then headed to Michelle's house to spend the night. When we woke up we had Chick-fil-A and Starbucks before we went off to our hair and makeup appointments. Around 1:30 we headed back to Michelle's so she could get her makeup done and we all got dressed. Then we were off to the church.
Everything went beautifully at both the wedding ceremony and the reception. It was a lovely day and everyone had a blast. And now I have another amazing sister!
Here are a few pictures from the evening.
A few of the bridesmaids!
The guys!
The lovely bride and groom!
Me and the groom!
Sunday, June 8, 2008
I'm so excited. . . and I just can't hide it!
Wow! I can't believe my brother is getting married in less than a week!!! I am so excited for Craig and Michelle and can't wait to be a part of their big day on Saturday.
Wish something else exciting was going on, but really I worked A LOT this past week. I feel like I might as well live at work. At least it is a pretty fun job, with some neat people, and I get to wear shorts and a T-shirt to work :) What could be better than that! This week should be a little shorter (hours wise) and I am sure it will fly. Before I know it, all the festivities around Craig'e wedding will arrive. People begin coming in town on Wednesday so I only have couple days to organize myself!!
Look for some pictures for sure coming up this weekend!
Wish something else exciting was going on, but really I worked A LOT this past week. I feel like I might as well live at work. At least it is a pretty fun job, with some neat people, and I get to wear shorts and a T-shirt to work :) What could be better than that! This week should be a little shorter (hours wise) and I am sure it will fly. Before I know it, all the festivities around Craig'e wedding will arrive. People begin coming in town on Wednesday so I only have couple days to organize myself!!
Look for some pictures for sure coming up this weekend!
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Where to go . . .
on our Honeymoon! We have been looking into different places for our honeymoon and we figure that we need to book somewhere pretty soon. Since our wedding is on Spring Break, places are booking fast! We want to go somewhere that will not be swarmed with Spring Breakers. We definitely want to go somewhere that is all-inclusive where we can go and sit on the beach all day.
We have looked into the Carribean and like a lot of places, but we are not exactly sure where to go. I don't know who reads this blog (if anybody), but if you have a suggestion of where we should go, we would love it! Just leave a comment on the post. The more ideas we get, the better choice we will make.
On another note, Craig and Michelle are getting married in less than 2 weeks! I can't believe how fast the time has gone, and I know it will go even faster for my wedding. I am so excited to be gaining a sister soon and I can't wait for their wedding!
We have looked into the Carribean and like a lot of places, but we are not exactly sure where to go. I don't know who reads this blog (if anybody), but if you have a suggestion of where we should go, we would love it! Just leave a comment on the post. The more ideas we get, the better choice we will make.
On another note, Craig and Michelle are getting married in less than 2 weeks! I can't believe how fast the time has gone, and I know it will go even faster for my wedding. I am so excited to be gaining a sister soon and I can't wait for their wedding!
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