"Those who
can’t do, teach. Those who can’t wed, plan." - Mary (Jennifer Lopez),
The Wedding Planner
This weekend was a busy one for me! I have decided
to proceed with my plans sans wedding planner so besides my full time job (and
of course our blog!), I have been extremely consumed with wedding
details. It is very difficult to get meetings during the week so I
am left with jamming my weekends full with wedding planning. It seems I
had an ‘ah ha’ moment yesterday when I realized everything was slowly coming
together and I couldn’t be more ecstatic.
With our wedding day just over 3 months away, I decided
it was 'go' time as soon as we hit November. The weekend started with a
very successful floral/decor consultation with a company that was recommended
to me. From the beginning they seemed to understand my vision for a
Winter Wonderland wedding and the consultant and I (and Mr. X!) worked well
together to put my vision on to paper. We met in their warehouse which
was fabulous since every time I made a suggestion or showed a picture, they
would scurry into the back to show me their supply and make suggestions.
I realized that I need to be more up front with my expectations to avoid
disappointment so I made my goals and timeline clear and was extremely
impressed when I had a breakdown in cost and details from them within one
day. I am meeting with two more decor consultants this week and then a
decision will be made and I will share who I have decided to book.
Next up was the cake! I made a phone call last week to
the company I was hoping to hire to create our masterpiece and was a little
shocked when they told me they usually book weddings 6-8 months in advance!!
After they did some rescheduling they said they would fit me in and we booked
an appointment to discuss the design within the next two weeks. I then
found out that they will give me a box of samples to choose our cake flavour! I
think Mr. X’s ears perked up a little when he heard that part.
Throughout the rest of Saturday, I shopped around for
favour boxes, charger plates, hotel gift bags and of course, outfits for our
upcoming engagement shoot. I also confirmed our hair and make-up artists
and have booked them both for trials. It was an extremely busy day but
I’m happy to report it was very successful! I never thought I would enjoy
the plans as much as I do and I am also realizing it is an amazing bonding
experience with Mr. X and our families, which I love.
We met my parents on the side of the highway for lunch
yesterday (they live in Ottawa and we are in Toronto) to discuss certain plans
in person. We spent 3 hours in a restaurant finalizing our guest list,
addresses, timing and schedules. We also chose a liner for our invites
(which will be going to print this week!!!) and discussed the potential plans
for the night before and the morning after. We also made the very
important decision about my shoes (yes, I bought two pairs). We all left
with a list of things to get done and I was wowed when I got home to an email
of a floor plan from my ever amazing parents. It seems November hit us
all with wedding fever and now we can’t be stopped!
In the next few days, I plan to confirm our florist,
choose a wedding song, and start teaching Mr. X how to dance. Should be a fun
week!
Yours truly,
A
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