First and foremost, sorry for not writing as much. Tons to do with 2 weddings and 2 bachelorette parties to plan for, and they are not even my own! I love it though.
To help though I found a new favorite site.... www.pinterest.com
It is a web based inspiration board.
Here is how it usually works....
I find a pic or something on line that I love and I usually then have to save it to my hard drive on my computer in a file marked "wedding."
NO LONGER!
Now, you just download a button (works best on google chrome, safari or firefox) and when you see something on a web page that you love, you PIN IT. a page pops up with all the pics you can pin and you choose the one you want. It lets you use # and @ just like a twitter account, and even add the price. The best parts are that it lest you organize (bridal party, venue, the dress, invitations, photo ideas, etc) without cluttering your hard drive, you can share it with others, and it even remembers where you got it from so you can go back and purchase!
I have been using it and highly recommend it. I get to see what others are pinning for their weddings too.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Plan on Planning?
So, this weekend...a wash. I had all of these really great plans to do housework and yard (or what we have of one) work. Julie took her mother to the airport and I was going to do everything I had planned.
Yeah Right!
I got on a roll with wedding planning instead. "It is 16 months away," some, like Julie, might say, but I say that the more I do now the less I have to worry about later. Right?
Most who know me know that I am a details person. I like things just so. So the idea that I am making all these plans months (or a year+) in advance is nothing short of normal for me. So what if I should have gotten the house clean or did work for my actual paying job done. I enjoyed this. When Julie returned home from work on Saturday, she was less than impressed with my incessant planning.
I had lists. Lots of lists. Lists of people. Family, attendants, and officiants. Lists of arrangements. Who was even sitting at the ceremony or being driven to and from the ceremony in what car. I know, I know, a bit much 16 months away, but it all had a reason.
I am a seminary graduate, which doesn't explain too much except that God, and therefore, the ceremony is an important part for me. For Julie, not so much. She was anticipating a 15-20 minute service. Me, a life-long Presbyterian USA member, and elder, was looking at a bit longer service. Not horrible mind you, but at least 35-45 start to finish. Knowing this information also sets up the discussion/blog of who was going to marry us since about 75% of my friends are ordained ministers of word a sacrament. Julie, had no idea what I had in mind for our ceremony. I on the other hand, was explaining bits and pieces every know and then when I thought of things, and not every well mind you. So I thought that if I had a better idea of who was involved, what the timeline for the day was, and especially what the outline and general gist of the ceremony was, I could better inform Julie. Needless to say, she was overwhelmed and shut-down almost immediately.
I then asked her how best for her to talk and plan for our wedding. I talk to my other friends, who are getting married 3 and 4 months away, almost daily about all of our wedding plans. I love having conversations with them about what they are doing, or not doing at their wedding. They are constantly checking in with their fiance's. I have heard that other ladies have assigned one day a week to talk to their fiance's about plans.
The problem is that we are both girls. I know she has ideas or plans and I want to include her. We work opposite schedules right now (me mostly second shift and her overnights). I started a notebook that we keep on our coffee table so we can jot down things that come to our mind about the wedding. Are others doing things to keep their fiance in the loop without overwhelming them or having them shut-down?
How do you plan on planning?
Yeah Right!
I got on a roll with wedding planning instead. "It is 16 months away," some, like Julie, might say, but I say that the more I do now the less I have to worry about later. Right?
Most who know me know that I am a details person. I like things just so. So the idea that I am making all these plans months (or a year+) in advance is nothing short of normal for me. So what if I should have gotten the house clean or did work for my actual paying job done. I enjoyed this. When Julie returned home from work on Saturday, she was less than impressed with my incessant planning.
I had lists. Lots of lists. Lists of people. Family, attendants, and officiants. Lists of arrangements. Who was even sitting at the ceremony or being driven to and from the ceremony in what car. I know, I know, a bit much 16 months away, but it all had a reason.
I am a seminary graduate, which doesn't explain too much except that God, and therefore, the ceremony is an important part for me. For Julie, not so much. She was anticipating a 15-20 minute service. Me, a life-long Presbyterian USA member, and elder, was looking at a bit longer service. Not horrible mind you, but at least 35-45 start to finish. Knowing this information also sets up the discussion/blog of who was going to marry us since about 75% of my friends are ordained ministers of word a sacrament. Julie, had no idea what I had in mind for our ceremony. I on the other hand, was explaining bits and pieces every know and then when I thought of things, and not every well mind you. So I thought that if I had a better idea of who was involved, what the timeline for the day was, and especially what the outline and general gist of the ceremony was, I could better inform Julie. Needless to say, she was overwhelmed and shut-down almost immediately.
I then asked her how best for her to talk and plan for our wedding. I talk to my other friends, who are getting married 3 and 4 months away, almost daily about all of our wedding plans. I love having conversations with them about what they are doing, or not doing at their wedding. They are constantly checking in with their fiance's. I have heard that other ladies have assigned one day a week to talk to their fiance's about plans.
The problem is that we are both girls. I know she has ideas or plans and I want to include her. We work opposite schedules right now (me mostly second shift and her overnights). I started a notebook that we keep on our coffee table so we can jot down things that come to our mind about the wedding. Are others doing things to keep their fiance in the loop without overwhelming them or having them shut-down?
How do you plan on planning?
Saturday, May 14, 2011
So it is all official.
So sorry for the hiatus. A ton has happened since the last time I blogged. Yes, we did get engaged. On 11-11 actually. I knew it was going to happen because she was very concerned about how long I was going to be at the supermarket. When I drove up the apartment was dark and flickering with candles and music was playing. I thought I would torture her a bit and make her carry in groceries. She finally had to say "Stop!" and sit me down and she proposed. I turned right around and got her ring (that she had picked up that day) and proposed back. It was sweet and at home, just like I always wanted. No big production, just wonderful and between us.
So, after the engagement we had Thanksgiving, Christmas in Florida with her mother (remind me to tell you the stories about that one), and moving to worry about. On top of all of that I began a new job and so did she. So the past 6 months have been super-crazy. Also, in the past two months, two of my best friends from seminary (we'll get into that later and how that impacts the wedding) got engaged. One is getting married in August and the other September...both of this year. I am in both of the weddings so the phone calls of "I'm trying not to being a bridezilla, but....tell me if this person is right or not" or "So-and-So is being selfish right? This is my day! Right?" And of course, we are always in the midst of a shower or bachelorette party email or two. They are both straight, but not narrow, weddings that I am happy to be a part of. Unfortunately they are both 1000 miles away from me, so that is the downer. I can't just pop over and give them a needed hug or go with them to a fitting.
Since they were both engaged, and lest us just say that... it went viral on a social network, I was feeling a bit of pressure to do the same. So, we made it such yesterday. Posted pics of the rings and everything online. This is the moment you have waited for as well.
I am happy, even now 6 months later (which I, guess is a good thing cause they are gonna have to last forever) with our purchase. They go together, but aren't matchy-matchy. I'm proud to show folks our choice.
So now that we have decided on some of the bigger stuff, hopefully I can keep this updated with our thoughts and reactions to this planning process.
So, after the engagement we had Thanksgiving, Christmas in Florida with her mother (remind me to tell you the stories about that one), and moving to worry about. On top of all of that I began a new job and so did she. So the past 6 months have been super-crazy. Also, in the past two months, two of my best friends from seminary (we'll get into that later and how that impacts the wedding) got engaged. One is getting married in August and the other September...both of this year. I am in both of the weddings so the phone calls of "I'm trying not to being a bridezilla, but....tell me if this person is right or not" or "So-and-So is being selfish right? This is my day! Right?" And of course, we are always in the midst of a shower or bachelorette party email or two. They are both straight, but not narrow, weddings that I am happy to be a part of. Unfortunately they are both 1000 miles away from me, so that is the downer. I can't just pop over and give them a needed hug or go with them to a fitting.
Since they were both engaged, and lest us just say that... it went viral on a social network, I was feeling a bit of pressure to do the same. So, we made it such yesterday. Posted pics of the rings and everything online. This is the moment you have waited for as well.
So now that we have decided on some of the bigger stuff, hopefully I can keep this updated with our thoughts and reactions to this planning process.
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