Wedding Details

annulaire @ 2006-10-03T05:08:00

2006-10-03T10:09:09Z

Wedding Draft

Location: Big Spring Park (Weather Permitting)
Time: 11:32am

Reception: Huntsville Museum of Art
Menu: Light Refreshments; Wine and Cheese, Chocolate Fondue and Fruit
http://www.igourmet.com/index.asp (Go over Cheese list with James)
Also, Soda, Juice and Champagne for toast
Napkins, Clear Plastic Cups, Desert Plates, Forks
Decorations: Lilies in plain tall vases, Pillar Candles, Runner, bowls with floating candles and Gardenias, mosquito netting if applicable
Flowers: Phalaenopsis Orchids, Calla Lilies, Gardenias (Floating)
Colors/Scheme: Winter, Clear/luminous, White, Light Blue

Bridal Party:

Confirmed:
Best Man: Jason
Maid of Honor: Jen
Flower Girl: Madison

Tentative:
Maids: Tina*, Miriah*
Groomsmen: James, Ed*
Ring bearer: Tyler

Corsage for Susan and Ana; mini Phalaenopsis orchid
Bouquets: Mine, Calla lilies tied with white ribbon
Jen, * Calla lilies tied with light blue ribbon
Madison; rose petals (in color lavender or ivory)

annulaire @ 2006-10-03T04:22:00

2006-10-03T09:27:07Z

James and I had a few arguments because apparently I am not very good at explaining myself. The fact that it took 1 of the 3 months I had to prepare to explain that I was not being wishy-washy but in fact being "accommodating" as he put it doesn't help much now. Oh well I really can't dwell on it. I am actually excited about having a small wedding. The more I thought about eloping the more I realized I would regret it. At least this way I can avoid the negatives of having a wedding as well as of eloping. It will just be a few friends and bare bones family, which is nice since I won't have to worry about the drama filled bitch cave that is my family during the holidays.

Still not sure what we are doing for a honeymoon but I will take this one step at a time. I really want James to plan that part since I honestly don't care where we are, it will just be nice to be alone with him again.

annulaire @ 2006-10-03T04:17:00

2006-10-03T09:17:40Z

To Do:

This Week:
Finish Gathering Addresses
Book Museum Room
Finish Invitations
Mail off Invitations
Get a final bridal party lineup
Ask Ed about Tyler

This Month:
Visit Mullins about rentals (Chocolate Fountain, Table Linens, and Runner)
Buy Vases and Candles
Plan damn honeymoon
Check about requirements for using BSP
Get Costco Card

Next Month:
Pay other half for hall rental
Take final count of guest
Prepare paperwork for name change
Apply for license

Week Of:
Make Arrangements for out of town guests if any
Find Lilies
Pack
Get Married
Mail off Xmas Cards

Afterward:
Send off Thank You Notes
Register for ACT

annulaire @ 2006-10-03T04:08:00

2006-10-03T09:11:29Z

Status:

RSVP Cards
Finished
Envelopes Labeled and Stamped

Invitations
Ready to print, waiting on confirmation from HSV Museum
Waiting on the rest of the addresses before printing off the labels
Return Address Stickers ready

Rentals
Nothing booked as of yet

Honeymoon

2006-09-12T16:53:27Z

Where we can go is kind of up in the air now depending on a few factors.

Granted:
We are going somewhere for a week.
We are going somewhere in December so it doesn't get put off.
We have to go during xmas holidays since James has a limited amount of leave.

Estimated Travel Days:
Leaving: 23Dec (Sat) 24 Dec (Sunday) 26 Dec (Tuesday)
Returning: 30Dec (Sat) 31 Dec (Sunday) 03 Jan (Tuesday)

The 26th-3rd would be ideal so we could be gone for New years and not have to worry about being stuck somewhere that celebrates boxing day.

Deciding Factors:
Flight or Cruise
Getting Passports in time
Budget
Room aval on NYE

annulaire @ 2006-09-12T11:35:00

2006-09-12T16:39:56Z

We haven't really talked about what kind of vows we are going to do but I was thinking about having a poem included...

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

-ee cummings

Level of formality

2006-09-12T16:34:06Z

At first I wanted to wear jeans... it's just the kind of mood I am in. The more I thought about it the more I want to wear some sort of dress. If for nothing more than having one to be removed afterword.

Type:
I am not sure what kind of dress to go for, I don't want a big ballgown type since I would be painfully overdressed since it's a casual if not nonexistant wedding. It's going to be cold, but I don't want to wear a heavy dress because I sort of have the idea in my head they should be whispy like.

Color:
I've been living with James a little over two years, I think that white is a little out of the question... but is there a standard for first weddings? I was thinking of an actual color... blue? or should I go for skanky ecru?

annulaire @ 2006-09-12T11:22:00

2006-09-12T16:29:24Z

I assumed it would be rude to register if we eloped. After talking to my grandparents I found out that is what they did, as they phrased it. I shouldn't let not wanting to make a big deal out of things stop my distant aunts from buying me a toaster.

I love their frankness... sometimes.

I want to try to settle on where/how many/what as soon as possible since it's so close. I am not sure how to go about it. Should I just send out announcements instead of invitations to my family... I have been reading different ways people have gone about it. I know that there are a few people who would be disappointed if I didn't send them some sort of notice out of respect, and others I doubt they even knew I wasn't already married.

I am also not sure how James parents are going to take us eloping since that's what his sister did and him mom really wanted one of her (two) kids to have a wedding.

Venue Canidates

2006-09-12T16:17:14Z

The whole point of us having it so soon is we planned to elope and have a nice honeymoon. However, the reality of how cold December is going to be has sort of killed my idea of anything outdoors. As it stands, we plan to get married before leaving, and at the courthouse is completely out. Even with only 10 or so people attending we need to be somewhere.

My first thought was the chapel on green mountain, it's tiny, but it's outdoors so it would be really cold and messy.

http://www.hsvmuseum.org/Pages/facility_rental.html

This is really the most tempting place at the moment, it's warm, it's near the park and it's cheap.

http://www.burrittmuseum.com/pages/nav_frames/nav_frame_02.htm

Second option bascially same reasons as above except view of the valley.

http://www.thelowryhouse.com/default.html

Not sure about this one, but it would be nice for a smaller place.

http://www.renaissancetheatre.net/
meh