Here they come...

We're getting our replies back in the mail! Its so exciting, when the mail arrives and we see a small white envelope in the mix. I haven't had time to think much about the wedding with the holidays now, but expect a flurry of activity in early January. Only 74 days to go!

Votive search---How to have a sparkly dinner

Looking for ways to save money, and to personalize the reception more, we decided to buy our own votive candle holders. I went to Michael's today to start making the purchases (I figured I'd buy them in batches)...and found that they stopped carrying square votive holders. Yikes! Then I headed over to AC Moore- whew! They have the exact glass votive I wanted, and it's on sale this week. But, being the web-addict that I am, I decided to look one more time online for a bigger bargain.

Success! It was much cheaper to buy than to rent, amazingly. I now have a case of 24 pretty little glass square votive holders, and we can have our guests take them with at the end of the night- since I am placing 4-5 on each table, I think I'll have them be for all of the ladies in attendance, as a little bonus gift.

Reception Music

Now that we've selected our ceremony music, it's time to think more about the reception. I would like to include a variety of music, songs my Mom (and Dad) would like, songs Ryan likes, songs our families will know, and a few that my nieces and nephew will be excited to hear. Plus, all of my favorites...that's a lot of music to pack into one night.

Here's my top ten picks, so far:

At Last, Etta James
Blue Eyed Girl, Van Morrison
Golden, My Morning Jacket
Age of Consent, New Order
Untitled, REM
In My Life, The Beatles
Never Give You Up, Raphael Saadiq
The Book of Love, The Magnetic Fields
Love Will Tear Us Apart, Joy Division
Let Forever Be or Asleep from Day, The Chemical Brothers


And, a few for Ryan:
Jetpack, Jill Sobule
Be My Yoko Ono, Barenaked Ladies

There are others that I want to surprise him with...and surprise my mom with a few that I know she loves.

Anyone have any suggestions/requests??! I have 5 hours of music to build!!

:D

oh my goodness its ho-ho-ho time!

So I've been distracted from the wedding plans and away from the blog now that its holiday time.
There is one thing I did manage to accomplish this week- and this is a big one-

I sent out the invitations! Wow!



The US Post Office has made it official- we're getting married on the 1st of March. (!)

Flower Girl gifts

One of the most fun parts of planning is finding cute little presents for the 3 little girls in the wedding. I have been picking up little things here and there, and I had to get them Disney tees!

(Zach will be much harder to shop for- 12 years old is a tough age to please)

I'd like to make them tees to wear in the park too. But I need to think of clever things to put on them...

Disney re-useable bags- Goin' Green!

The Disney Store has started selling re-usable Disney bags. (much like the heavy canvas and cotton bags we use for our groceries.)

I'm very excited to see this addition- hopefully it will reduce the amount of plastic bags they use. I hope to find them in use in Walt Disney World, too.

I immediately bought the Wall-E version, I LOVE him and had to have it. I'm thinking these will make a great way to package gifts this holiday season, too.

A special gift

My boss and his family took a long family vacation to Disney this summer. He brought me back the perfect gift- a Mickey and Minnie wedding pin! I am trying to find a way to incorporate it in the wedding somehow, maybe have it on the cake table?

So CUTE!