Old Soul, Young Heart

Missed last week's Marriage Monday... was partying it up in Vegas! Next week will sort of have two topics. Well, I'm annoyed because I can no longer figure out how to embed YouTube videos into my blog. So that's super frustrating. I wanted to have each video in this blog entry, but I guess that ain't happening. I pretty much knew what music I wanted for the ceremony for a long time. I am a lover of movie scores. I just generally love the music in films. It sets the tone, and so I knew that I wanted to include several songs from movies that I love. I didn't know it, but the musicians played one of my favorite songs from Legends of the Fall as part of the prelude, called "The Ludlows." I had also suggested "All You Need is Love" for the prelude because I love it in Love Actually . I didn't hear it get played, because I was downstairs hyperventilating. :) My brother lit the candles and the grandmas and Philip's parents walked into ...

This is the last Wedding Wednesday!!! Isn't that so sad?! Not really, because then we'll be married and honeymooning. Woot! We met with the dj on Thursday. I'm glad that he was so open to all the songs we want to play, because a lot of them are ones that people have never heard of. I was afraid he'd be annoyed by that, but he was cool with it! I made a cd of "cocktail hour songs," "dinner songs," and "dance songs." Hopefully they stick to those! We picked up Philip's wedding ring on Friday. We had to order a different size for him--glad they were able to get it in time and that it fits! Over the weekend I got a lot of stuff done. I was running all over the countryside picking things up. Saturday especially I felt like I got a lot more organized. All of the stuff for the chapel is now downstairs, as well as gifts for people. All of the stuff for the reception is still upstairs. Picked up my dad's suit on Monday! I took my dre...

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 ...

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...