Centerpiece saga: Simple Elegance finally called me back on Wednesday (after I posted last week's Wedding Wednesday). I emailed back and forth with a girl there about what I'm looking for, but haven't heard from her since last Thursday. I randomly got an email from I Do Events, so if they're more responsive, I'm going to go with them instead! My aunt and I took my dad to Men's Wearhouse on Saturday because he's in dire need of a new suit. My pops is a big guy, so I was concerned that we wouldn't find something to suit him (ha!), but we found two that will possibly work. They are ordering one into the store in his size so that we can compare the two different options and choose one. Finally heard back from the musician ( Heart Strings ) for the ceremony after giving her a call at home. We met on Monday and I have to say that I am unimpressed by this person's professionalism. I feel as though I am generally not too demanding of customer service, but
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Well, it is that time of year again. It is time to get a new planner. Was the importance of having a planner pounded into your head during junior high like it was for me? This was the first time that I remember being told about having an "assignment notebook" and how crucial it was to my success as a student. I didn't fully appreciate the planner until college and, especially, grad school. (I don't think I could've made it through grad school without one!) I am now a full-on planner fanatic. It's with me everywhere; it's out on my desk at work at all times. I consult it probably 8 times a day or more. Because of this, it's hugely important to have a super cute one... and the photo above is the one I've chosen and am now stuck with for the next 12 months. (Also, can I say how annoying it is to me that a 2013 planner goes from July 2012 through December 2013? When am I supposed to start using it? Is it supposed to run for the academic year or for
The ceremony service is nailed down. We met with Jim and Michele (co-officiants) on Monday and went over a lot of logistics. Michele and I also made a quick trip to Evelyn Chapel since she had never been there. I just love that place. I can really visualize now what everything's going to be like. It is both exciting and scary, because it's getting so close! With the service fully figured out, I can start making programs now. I feel as though this part might be a larger undertaking than the invitations, because there will be double the amount! The actual construction should be easier, though. Menu card printing/construction will also start soon. We met with the travel agent to go over our honeymoon itinerary. I'm so excited to be on vacay with my new husband in just 5 weeks. (Husband! So weird!) I am disappointed that I've been unable to reach our musicians for the ceremony. I've emailed twice in the past 3 weeks... still nothing. Maybe they're on vacation? I ne
I woke up this morning and on the handle of the front door I see a menu hanging. But not just a menu... a "Drunk Card" from D.P. Dough. Everyone knows that, even before I could drink, I wasn't a fan of alcohol. I've let up a bit in terms of my opinion of it and those who consume it often, but hearing about or being around college students who drink to excess still annoys me more than a lot of other things. I understand that it's the culture and that it's possible to be responsible. I put that responsibility into the hands of the students themselves that are making the decisions. However, it really grinds my gears that a local restaurant would put this out there the Sunday before classes start. It really shouldn't surprise me--it didn't surprise Philip at all--and what can I expect living close to campus? But what kind of message is D.P Dough sending to students? They have their business to make--sure, but if they're going to do this, why not als
Philip tried on his suit at Men's Wearhouse on Wednesday. The tailor wasn't in, so we need to go back for him to actually get fitted, but it was cute to see him in his full get-up! I took a picture of him, but I'm trying not to share too much so that some things are still a surprise at the wedding! The RSVPs are a-rollin' in! Coming home to see who has responded is kind of the highlight of my day! We had our food tasting at Eastland Suites on Friday. We got to try 2 salads, 4 dressings, 4 hor d'oeuvres, 4 entrees, 4 starches, and 4 vegetables. The food was delicious--even more so than we were expecting! It was fun to talk to the planner about all the logistics, too. It makes me so excited! On Monday we met with Jim, one of our officiants, to talk about the ceremony. Michele (the other officiant and my maid of honor) had sent me some ideas already and I had thrown it together before we met with Jim. He was open to what I had typed up; he even let me borrow his lit
The title of my blog has been "Old Soul, Young Heart" for as long as I've had it, which is now over 3.5 years. (Wow--I can't believe it's been that long! I'm pretty sure I'm calculating that right, anyhow!) I like the title, because I really do think it represents me. At the same time, though, I think it's pretty cheesy and I've always felt that way. I'm very uncreative at thinking of titles and catchphrases and so when that name came to me, I went with it. Lately I've been feeling like I want to change it, though. To what? I have no idea. I have a lot of friends that have "The Adventures of..." as their blog title and I think that's cute and pretty true, as well. I need to do some perusing of the internet to see if I can steal someone's title for myself. Maybe some changes will be coming soon!
Wedding Wednesday So now that everyone (for the most part) probably has their invitation, I thought I would post pics of them! I don't know if anyone cares, but I'm kinda proud of them since I designed and made them from scratch myself (well, everything but the envelopes and pocketfolds). The assembly line. Wrap-around labels. We liked the black envelopes the best, so I broke the etiquette rules and printed on labels. I'm sure black envelopes for a wedding is also against the rules... The return address is on the flap-side of the envelopes and on the flip-side of the wrap-around labels. Pocketfold invitations have been done, but I still like them. There's the logo! Envelope ready to be sealed! Let's take these babies to the post office! I checked with the post office again to make sure I had enough postage. I read a really bad story on Weddingbee about some girl's invitations getting returned to her due to insufficient posta
Wedding Wednesday Grandma Bean (Philip's grandma) hosted a bridal shower for me at her house on Sunday! I didn't take good pictures of us with who was there because my camera went dead at the end. :( It was a lot of fun, though! We played some games, we opened some gifts, we ate some food... good times all around! Here are a few pics. The direction sheet got done. It wasn't perfect, but it got done. I need to let go of perfect. Oh and I assembled the invitations on Saturday and will send them on Friday! I changed my mind a little about when to send them. Traditionally it's supposed to be 6-8 weeks when people receive the invitation, so if I send them on Friday, it'll be right at 8 weeks until the wedding. I don't want to be too jump-the-gun, even though I'm really excited (to both send them and have them out of my possession because I've been working on them for so long). Surprisingly, it only took me a couple of hours to put together 65 invitati