One FAQ I forgot on the last post, and I am getting this a lot:
Will Figlet be in your wedding?
No. Matt and I both love him, and he is definitely a part of our family, and the pictures would be all kinds of adorable, but no. The absolute last thing I want to be doing on my wedding day is worrying about the dog. "Who has him? Where is he? Does he need to go out? Don't let him out of the room!!" etc etc, all damn day. No thanks. Plus, he does not like large groups of strangers, and the potential for something to go terribly wrong is much bigger. He is a homebody, and will be much happier staying at the house.
In other wedding news...
1 -- I finished the website! I have it password-protected, to keep out the creepers, so please just leave a comment with your email , and I will send the URL and password to you. I will also be including it with the save-the-dates. Putting together the website was a lot harder than I thought. The most difficult thing was writing "Our Story". But, it's done. Mostly. As we get closer, I will add things for the different events happening during the wedding weekend; more registries as we start doing brick-and-mortar store ones; maybe adding some pictures in, etc. It now has enough information and polish to make it presentable to the general public.
2 -- Finding a florist has become a PITA. I was referenced to a florist by my mom. I called and set an appt, and he was insistent that I have the bridesmaids dresses. I had a mini-panic about this, and then decided just to use a dress that is in the running for "the dress", and go for it. At least to have the initial consultation. The day of the appointment, the florist left me a message saying that he had to cancel, because he is shutting down his shop effective Labor Day, so he will not be able to do my wedding. Major bummer for him , and I feel bad. On the other hand, did he not know about this 3 weeks ago, when we booked? He could have told me then, and saved us all trouble.
Yesterday, I popped over to a florist that is very close to my house, and that seems to do more "unconventional" floral arrangements. But, they were already booked for my date. Boo!!! That is the first time this has happened, and its really disappointing! Oh well. I know of another florist, close to my work, that has good Yelp reviews, so I will try there. If they are booked, then... major web search time.
Flowers aren't even that important to me -- I don't need anything spectacular, just something that will look nice enough to be not offensive. So, I am resentful that I am running into the most roadblocks with this service. Oh well.
3 -- We met with a potential DJ 2 weeks ago. He was recommended to me by Steph, and after meeting with him, he seems like he will do a good job. The meeting was the most unusual of all of the wedding vendors we have had thus far.... it took place at his house, and it was very laid back and un-professional, but not in a bad way. For example, it seemed that contracts were not something he normally does, which is a little bizarre, seeing that they are for his protection as well as ours. His price was a little high, so Matt is in negotiations right now, and we will see what comes of that.
4 -- I bought loads of tissue paper, and the making of tissue paper flowers has started! These are going to take a mofo lot of time to do, so I am super-glad we started early. Right now, the strategy is to make a lot of 3 rough size groups (small, med, lg) of various colors. I don't have any firm plans of what to do with them, but once I do, I will at least only need to worry about assembly, and not production. I also bought the favor boxes, which will take about 3ish hours to fold together. I am planning on outsourcing that to somebody, since it's nothing that you can really do "wrong", and it is mindless work to be done while watching TV.
Other than that... the save-the-dates are getting close to being ready, and in 2 weeks, Lollapaloooooza, woo! Until then, this house will become a tissue-paper-flower factory.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
FAQ
Because I keep getting asked the same questions (most of the time by different people, sometimes the same people ask the same question over and over, but that's ok too), and just for fun, I thought I'd put together a little FAQ.
q -- Are you going to take his last name, or keep yours?
a -- I really dislike my last name. I can not wait to get rid of it. matt's is easier to pronounce, to spell, to write, everything. Plus, I like the cohesion that sharing a last name in order to create a family unit brings. We had joked about combining our last names into a new shared one of Kromvine, but that is hideous to say and to look at , so no. its a fun ongoing joke though.
q -- what are you going to do for rings?
a -- matt does not want a wedding ring. he made that very clear from before we were engaged. that is completely fine with me. i am undecided as to what i am going to do. right now, i am wearing my engagement ring on my right hand, because it fits better there. i may get a different band that properly fits on my left hand, get that incorporated into the ceremony, and also continue to wear my engagement ring. or, take that off, and put it in a 'memories' box somewhere. we were also talking about planting a tree as a symbol of our vows together, but that would have to be done a few months later, because i dont think it'd even be possible to do in January.
q -- January? Why January? Why the 14th?
a -- no special significance. winter is my favorite season, I was trying to avoid 'wedding season' , which now extends from April - October, in order to be able to book vendors easier and pay less money for them. Jan 14 is after the holidays are done, and not too close to valentines day. After planning this out a little more and seeing when i will have to really get things done by, i think that the end of Jan would have been better. It looks like 2 weeks out is really-important-decisions-are-made-on-everything time, and that falls exactly on NYE, so the end is going to get muddled by the holidays. Oh well -- just another incentive to have them taken care of early. As an aside, there are 5! guests who have birthdays either on or within 4 days of Jan 14. This is a really big percentage of total guests, so it'll be one big birthday party for everyone too. fun!
q -- Um, you know it snows in January, right? What are you going to do? How are we going to get there?
a -- the chance of a major snowstorm happening that day , the day before, or the day after , is very slim. Obviously, there's a bigger chance of snow than if we were to get married in june, but it's definitely not a given. we will watch the weather, and inform people if there has to be major changes. really, when it comes down to it, you need very little to get married, and i doubt the hotel would close for anything less than a complete disaster.
q -- honeymoon?
a -- yes, we are tentatively going to china for 10 days following the wedding. we want to give ourselves a few days of recovery time first, so super-tentatively we will be leaving on the wednesday following, and returning the next weekend. the itinerary, as far as where in china we are going, is being worked on.
q -- kids?
a -- no, not at this time. we are very happy with our family of 2 humans and 3 animals.
i think thats it, off the top of my head. On a side note -- we are 2 days away from being 6 months away. that is mofo HUGE. This engagement has been really long, so i feel like this is really the final stretch.... scary, and exciting!
q -- Are you going to take his last name, or keep yours?
a -- I really dislike my last name. I can not wait to get rid of it. matt's is easier to pronounce, to spell, to write, everything. Plus, I like the cohesion that sharing a last name in order to create a family unit brings. We had joked about combining our last names into a new shared one of Kromvine, but that is hideous to say and to look at , so no. its a fun ongoing joke though.
q -- what are you going to do for rings?
a -- matt does not want a wedding ring. he made that very clear from before we were engaged. that is completely fine with me. i am undecided as to what i am going to do. right now, i am wearing my engagement ring on my right hand, because it fits better there. i may get a different band that properly fits on my left hand, get that incorporated into the ceremony, and also continue to wear my engagement ring. or, take that off, and put it in a 'memories' box somewhere. we were also talking about planting a tree as a symbol of our vows together, but that would have to be done a few months later, because i dont think it'd even be possible to do in January.
q -- January? Why January? Why the 14th?
a -- no special significance. winter is my favorite season, I was trying to avoid 'wedding season' , which now extends from April - October, in order to be able to book vendors easier and pay less money for them. Jan 14 is after the holidays are done, and not too close to valentines day. After planning this out a little more and seeing when i will have to really get things done by, i think that the end of Jan would have been better. It looks like 2 weeks out is really-important-decisions-are-made-on-everything time, and that falls exactly on NYE, so the end is going to get muddled by the holidays. Oh well -- just another incentive to have them taken care of early. As an aside, there are 5! guests who have birthdays either on or within 4 days of Jan 14. This is a really big percentage of total guests, so it'll be one big birthday party for everyone too. fun!
q -- Um, you know it snows in January, right? What are you going to do? How are we going to get there?
a -- the chance of a major snowstorm happening that day , the day before, or the day after , is very slim. Obviously, there's a bigger chance of snow than if we were to get married in june, but it's definitely not a given. we will watch the weather, and inform people if there has to be major changes. really, when it comes down to it, you need very little to get married, and i doubt the hotel would close for anything less than a complete disaster.
q -- honeymoon?
a -- yes, we are tentatively going to china for 10 days following the wedding. we want to give ourselves a few days of recovery time first, so super-tentatively we will be leaving on the wednesday following, and returning the next weekend. the itinerary, as far as where in china we are going, is being worked on.
q -- kids?
a -- no, not at this time. we are very happy with our family of 2 humans and 3 animals.
i think thats it, off the top of my head. On a side note -- we are 2 days away from being 6 months away. that is mofo HUGE. This engagement has been really long, so i feel like this is really the final stretch.... scary, and exciting!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
As one of my good friends pointed out, its been over a month since I've updated. Yikes. I have been doing wedding-related things, just not blogging about them.
We are still working on cementing things with both a DJ and a florist... this has been going on for forever, but that is 100% my fault. I'm pretty sure, unless something goes horribly wrong, I will book the 2 people I've been in contact with. That will take care of all of our main vendors, so then I just need to stay on whatever payment schedules, and take care of picking out things in a few months. Yay!
We are also close to picking out bridesmaids dresses. I've sent some options to the girls, and I think we are going to book a trip to (gag) house of brides to try some on, by the end of July.
When I set up an appointment with the florist, after we picked the date and time, he threw out that I need to have the bridesmaids dresses picked out, so he can match flowers to it. i asked him if the general color/shape were ok, and he was extremely adamant that i need the actual dress, and that it will be a waste of time if I don't. Seems a little crazy to me. i understand his point, but geez... i would like to at least reserve the date, give him a list of what i want, and get a very rough price quote. i'll probably call and reschedule for early Aug, just so we don't have to have 2 meetings within a few weeks of each other.
I have also picked out ushers, asked them to help us out, and they agreed. so yay! Amber Wozniak and Ryan Blinstrup will be the perfect greeters and seaters, and I'm really happy that Matt and I get to have them be part of our ceremony.
I have also started a wedding website -- making a good one is a lot harder than it seems! that little project is also dragging on unnecessarily. As long as I get it pretty much done before the save-the-dates are ready, it's all good.
We are still working on cementing things with both a DJ and a florist... this has been going on for forever, but that is 100% my fault. I'm pretty sure, unless something goes horribly wrong, I will book the 2 people I've been in contact with. That will take care of all of our main vendors, so then I just need to stay on whatever payment schedules, and take care of picking out things in a few months. Yay!
We are also close to picking out bridesmaids dresses. I've sent some options to the girls, and I think we are going to book a trip to (gag) house of brides to try some on, by the end of July.
When I set up an appointment with the florist, after we picked the date and time, he threw out that I need to have the bridesmaids dresses picked out, so he can match flowers to it. i asked him if the general color/shape were ok, and he was extremely adamant that i need the actual dress, and that it will be a waste of time if I don't. Seems a little crazy to me. i understand his point, but geez... i would like to at least reserve the date, give him a list of what i want, and get a very rough price quote. i'll probably call and reschedule for early Aug, just so we don't have to have 2 meetings within a few weeks of each other.
I have also picked out ushers, asked them to help us out, and they agreed. so yay! Amber Wozniak and Ryan Blinstrup will be the perfect greeters and seaters, and I'm really happy that Matt and I get to have them be part of our ceremony.
I have also started a wedding website -- making a good one is a lot harder than it seems! that little project is also dragging on unnecessarily. As long as I get it pretty much done before the save-the-dates are ready, it's all good.
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