Wedding survey

[Lilac]

When did you get engaged?
- We got engaged April 6, 2008

When did you start planning your wedding?
- Started planning about a month later.

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding?
- We were engaged 10 months and 2 days.

What day is your wedding?
- It was Sunday, February 8, 2009.

Is anyone assisting with the planning?
- My mom, DH, and stepmom helped plan the wedding. Bridesmaids helped with things like the shower and they took care of their own dresses which helped a lot. And moral support.

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site?
- It was at a place in NY - ceremony and reception were at the same place.

How many BM''s/GM''s are in the wedding?
- 4 bridesmaids, 4 groomsmen

What are your colors?
- Purple. Bridesmaids wore dark/royal purple and moms and sisters wore various shades of dark and light purple so everyone matched. It ended up looking great together!

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it?
- Nope, not really any theme.

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)?
- All of the above.

DJ or band? What kind of music?
- Band. Jewish music other than the song they played for DH and I to dance to together - "I Don''t Wanna Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith.

What kind of food will be served? (including cake ) How will it be served?
- Honestly, I can''t really remember!! I think there was salmon, chicken, meat... salad. Umm... I didn''t get to eat any of it, so I can''t remember! The cake was pretty but the caterer provided it so we didn''t really choose what went inside. I think that was good - still have the top layer in the freezer.

How many people are invited?
- 701 invited. I think 512 came.

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc)
- Veil, tiara, earrings (my parents bought me these beautiful diamond dangling earring jacket to wear with my diamond studs), necklace (I loved my necklace - it was very special because it was the diamond from my mom''s engagement ring that my dad gave her - they''re divorced, but she kept the diamond and made it into a necklace for me), and bracelet (which I''ll admit was the only thing I wore that was fake but looked gorgeous and people seemed to think it was real!)

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception?
- Dress can be seen here... Didn''t change dresses - http://www.pricescope.com/forum/op-requested/got-pictures-back-t120111.html

Any wedding ring ideas?
- I wear a plain wedding band that my husband gave to me during the ceremony, and he surprised me with a 7-stone diamond band right after the ceremony. Rings are here: http://www.pricescope.com/forum/op-requested/lilac-s-engagement-and-wedding-rings-t120210.html

Where to for the honeymoon?
- We''re leaving in 2 weeks to Hawaii for 10 days for our honeymoon!!! I''m so excited!!

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception?
- We had a traditional Jewish ceremony/reception with all the Jewish traditions, songs, and customs!

 

[trillionaire]

Date: 7/30/2009 1:09:31 PM
Author: Lilac

How many people are invited?
- 701 invited. I think 512 came.

Holy Cannoli!!!

 

[princessplease]

Wow, Lilac!!! FSIL''s wedding was 502 people, and I didn''t think weddings got bigger than that!

 

[Lilac]

Date: 7/30/2009 2:08:45 PM
Author: princessplease
Wow, Lilac!!! FSIL''s wedding was 502 people, and I didn''t think weddings got bigger than that!

Haha, trillionaire and princessplease - Just to clarify, there were 701 people invited, 512 people attended, and DH and I only knew about 200 of those people. My parents generously paid for the whole wedding, but as a result, invited ALL their friends and extended family also (and I have a stepmom and stepdad and they each have very big families and all them and their kids were invited too!)

DH and I only invited 80 friends total.

I would have loved to have a smaller wedding with just our friends and family, but my parents were being generous enough to pay for the wedding, so I couldn''t tell them who to invite or not to invite! I LOVED my wedding even though it was so big, and most of the people we didn''t know left relatively early from the reception so by the end it was our closest friends and family anyway.

But yes, it was a TON of people

 

[jstarfireb]

Do already married people count? Ignore me if we don''t.

When did you get engaged?
May 18, 2007. Wedding was May 10, 2009. Chinese wedding banquet will probably be May 31, 2010 (his mom is planning that, and we just have to give her a date).

When did you start planning your wedding?
About 10 months before the wedding.

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding?
Just under 2 years.

What day is your wedding?
Sunday.

Is anyone assisting with the planning?
FI, mom, and mom''s friends.

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site?
Central PA in my hometown, riverside outdoor ceremony, reception in a large barn, same site for ceremony and reception.

How many BM''s/GM''s are in the wedding?
4 on each side.

What are your colors?
Sage green and a little bit of white.

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it?
Calla lilies, simplicity, and informality.

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)?
See above...white callas. Centerpieces are not floral, but candles. I limited fresh flowers to the bouquets, corsages/bouts, archway for ceremony, and sweetheart table centerpiece. Flowers showed up in design elements (cake, favors, etc.), but that was all for fresh flowers. It may seem ironic based on my theme, but I''m really not a flower person.

DJ or band? What kind of music?
DJ for ceremony and reception. Hammered dulcimer music (an instrument that I play) for the ceremony, and various popular stuff for the reception (mostly 80s-90s).

What kind of food will be served? (including cake ) How will it be served?
Buffet meal with pasta and a carving station. Cake was yellow with raspberry filling and white buttercream icing, 3 round tiers, very small and simple (with extra sheet cakes in the back to save money).

How many people are invited?
About 180...far too many, but the parents were paying. Luckily only 125 came. I was hoping for 50-75.

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc)
Engagement ring, ACA bezel diamond necklace, fake cz bezel earrings, veil from David''s, mom''s garter, friend''s toss-away garter that the boy caught at another wedding

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception?
David''s Bridal T9315, altered into a halter neckline. Didn''t change for the reception, but I did change into a different dress to be "sent off" in.

Any wedding ring ideas?
For me, princess and round alternating bezel eternity band from Blue Nile. For him, a plain 5mm white gold band from a department store that was having a liquidation sale.

Where to for the honeymoon?
Key West, and it was fabulous.

Any favor ideas?
I didn''t want favors, but my mom insisted, so we had little jar candles from Wal-Mart alternating with calla lily wine corks.

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception?
For the ceremony, 2 readings, a sung solo, and a blessing, though they weren''t at all traditional or religious. For the reception, bouquet and garter toss, anniversary dance, father/daughter and mother/son dance (combined), a Mother''s Day tribute dance (wedding was on Mother''s Day), and father/MOH/BM toasts (which I asked them all to keep short and sweet, and they gladly complied).

...And princessplease, you forgot the most important question of all: SHOES! I wore my old prom shoes (Van Eli silver strappy sandals with chunky 2-inch heel), then changed into Crocs Sassari wedges for the reception, and finally Bakers Brianna in platinum when I put on the send-off dress.

 

[musey]

Date: 7/29/2009 11:36:07 PM
Author:princessplease
When did you get engaged?

2/5/07

When did you start planning your wedding?

About two weeks later

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding?

20 months - combination of ideal timing and venue availability.

What day is your wedding?

10/4/08

Is anyone assisting with the planning?

The hubs did

and our parents, a little bit from our bridal party but not very much at all.

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site?

At a ranch (it wasn't as rustic as that sounds) in Malibu Canyon, CA. Same site, it was essentially a backyard wedding in someone else's yard. Reception was on an indoor/outdoor patio, for lack of a better visualization term.

How many BM's/GM's are in the wedding?

2 Groomsmen, no official best man
1 Matron of honor (no other bridesmaids)

What are your colors?

Autumn... Burnt orange, gold, sage green.

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it?

Again, autumn, and a park-like theme (our centerpieces were lanterns on moss).

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)?

I basically showed up at the florist, pointed to some flowers/colors, and told her to "play." I have no idea the specifics of what we ended up with.

The only flowers were the bouquets (mine and MOH's) and boutonnieres (groom, groomsmen, fathers and grandfathers).

DJ or band? What kind of music?

DJ. He mainly played requests. It was a big mix.

What kind of food will be served? (including cake

) How will it be served?

Mediterranean/Californian fusion buffet.

Our cake was our pride and joy... alternating layers of White Velvet (cream cheese filling) and Banana cake (banana creme filling) with chocolate ganache frosting, and fresh voodoo (orange) roses.

How many people are invited?

About 100. A little over 60 attended (our guest list was over 90% OOT by plane flight, not by car). It was the perfect size for us, we were actually hoping for about the attendance rate we got.

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc)

Hair stick with 'porcelain' birds
my tiny diamond studs (birthday gift from my parents)
gold locket (something new, wedding gift from my husband)
an antique watch stacked with pearl bracelets
my great-grandmother's wedding ring (something old) stacked with my sapphire/diamond graduation band (something blue)

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception?

Lace + mesh pronovias, didn't change for the reception.

Any wedding ring ideas?

Oh geez, this one took me over a year! Good thing our engagement was on the long side.

Where to for the honeymoon?

Fiji and New Zealand.

Any favor ideas?

We gave Endangered Species chocolates.

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception?

We used:
an oathing stone (Scottish tradition)
Wine ceremony
First and parents' dances

We didn't use any of the bouquet/garter toss stuff.


Fun thread!

 

[princessplease]

Of course you count, jstar!

Duh to the shoes!!! What a cool thing to wear your old prom shoes!!!

 

[elrohwen]

Yay survey! Haha

When did you get engaged? June 6, 2008

When did you start planning your wedding? maybe a few weeks after June 6th

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding? let's see ... almost 16 months

What day is your wedding? September 25, 2009, a Friday

Is anyone assisting with the planning? nope

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site? we're having the ceremony on the lawn at the reception site (as long as it doesn't rain); the venue is in the Hudson Valley on the Hudson River

How many BM's/GM's are in the wedding? 2 BMs and 2GM, no flower girls or ring bearers

What are your colors? navy and orange

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it? nope, no theme; just stuff we like

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)? The venue includes centerpieces with a dozen roses (in your choice of colors) so that's what we're doing. They could do something different, but flowers are one of the things that's not a priority in our budget.

DJ or band? What kind of music? string quartet for the ceremony and cocktail hour (yay! so excited for this); dj for the reception

What kind of food will be served? (including cake ) How will it be served? way too many hors d' oeuvres to mention; potato and squash soup; salad (with goat cheese! mmmm); and three entree choices: lamb, duck, and sea bass (we decided we wanted to pick what we would most want to eat, not what would be most popular; I hope none of my friends have recently turned into picky eaters

); for cake, we'd like to have cheesecake: one NY style, one chocolate, one pumpkin swirl (or something similarly fall flavored; still need to see what the cake place can make well)

How many people are invited? I think we're at 97 right now; our minimum is 65, so I'm hoping to get around 75 (almost all are long distance and many in grad school, so I don't know if they'll be able to afford to come)

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc) I have a hair clip from etsy, no veil; drop earrings that I love; and possibly an antique bracelet

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception? my dress is tea length and pretty retro (think Doris Day) and I love it; it's pretty much a reception dress already

Any wedding ring ideas? I already have my ring; it's very similar to Coati's ring: a plain band, concave center with milgrain on the edges; I love it! FI got a tungsten band

Where to for the honeymoon? California: San Fransisco, Monterey, Sequoia, Yosemite, and Sonoma/Napa

Any favor ideas? we're getting pint glasses with a logo modeled off of the Guiness logo; I love it!; unfortunately they're more expensive than I hoped, but we can't turn back now because it's such a cool idea (I'll also end up with probably 50 extra glasses due to the order size that made it the cheapest ... oh well!)

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception? not really ... our ceremony is non-religious, but I guess will be fairly traditional otherwise; our reception will have dinner and dancing, but won't have most of the traditions (bouquet toss, cake cutting, etc) that many weddings have

 

[Keepingthefaith21]

 

[Bjedifish]

YAY!!! I love this!!

When did you get engaged?
- June 27th 2009!

When did you start planning your wedding?
-Probably before that, but we really got going when we got home from our vacation about 3 weeks ago

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding?
-14 months

What day is your wedding?
-Saturday, August 14th 2010!!!

Is anyone assisting with the planning?
-MY mom and my Fiance and my MOH, and of course our venue has a wedding coordinator too

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site?
-Our venue is Florentine Gardens click the Venue link below to see!! Our ceremony will be at church, but we aren''t sure where yet!

How many BM''s/GM''s are in the wedding?
- 3 BM''s 3 GM''s!

What are your colors?
-Black and Fuschia!!!! and we will also have some fresh green thrown in there too! look at my BM dresses, imagine Black with fushia sashes! http://www.corenmoore.com/collections/styles/cocktail/avery.html

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it?
-not really

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)?
-Orchids and Bamboo and on the bars we will have small planters of fresh green grass with pink orchid flowers thrown in!

DJ or band? What kind of music?
-BOTH!!! I love cheesy 80''s music! I wanna dance dance dance!

What kind of food will be served? (including cake ) How will it be served?
-OMG! we are having soooo much food! the cocktail hour itself its crazy! The food for dinner will be seated and we have 3 entree choices.

How many people are invited?
- we are still deciding, we think 250, but we shall see!

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc)
-Veil, earrings and necklece, and of course my ering and wedding band!!

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception?
-I think I found it http://www.pronovias.com/pdf/pronovias580775.pdf I will wear it all night!

Any wedding ring ideas?
- I want the matching wedding band to my ering. Its beautiful! Take a look! click link at bottom!

Where to for the honeymoon?
-Bora bora or Hawaii!

Any favor ideas?
-Candy!! We will have big jars of colorful candy and give people pretty bags and ribbon and have them fill em up and take em to go!

WHEW!!! That took a long time!!! But fun!

VENUE!!!Wedding band!!

 

[merrymunky]

When did you get engaged? - Easter 2004

When did you start planning your wedding? - March 2009

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding? - 5 years 4 months!!!!!!! Looks like I am holding the record currently for longest engagement!

It's not the length of time I imagined. We said 2 years tops. 5 years later we are finally almost there!

What day is your wedding? - Wednesday August 26th 2009 (4 weeks time OMG!)

Is anyone assisting with the planning? - My awesome mother!

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site? - The Guildhall, Poole. Beautiful and historic building! The reception is being held at The Blue Boar across the road from the ceremony.

How many BM's/GM's are in the wedding? - I have 4 bridesmaids. 3 of them are my nieces and the other is my close friend and Maid of Honour. FI has one groomsman, his best man.

What are your colors? - Ivory, red and black.

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it? - No not really. Just colours that suit us.

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)? - Bouquets for myself and my bridesmaids. My bouquet is a handtied posy of red roses, with diamate pins through each rose and black organza ribon binding the stem. Bridesmaids have ivory rose posies with black ribbon. I am making my own centrepieces which consist of bubble vases filled with mirror chips and red roses. We also have a car arrangemet and a table arrangement for the ceremony and top table made my my mother's friend.

DJ or band? What kind of music? - Neither. We are creating our own playlist. It will be a bit of everything. We are into alternative, rock, indie, metal etc but we will accommodate popular genres too for our guests with just a few songs we love.

What kind of food will be served? (including cake ) How will it be served? - Fairly low key meal of jacket potatoes with various fillings. Buffet for the evening celebration. Cake will be a mixture of fruit cake and sponge cake.

How many people are invited? - 45 to the ceremony and sit down meal, and about another 40 to the evening celebrations.

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc) - Pearl and rhodolite pendant, earring and bracelet set, Hip length 2 tiered veil scattered with AB crystals, diamante hair pins. Red satin shoes with black frilly trim detail.

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception? - Sincerity style 4473. I will be staying in the dress for the reception.

Any wedding ring ideas? - I have chosen a 5mm 18ct white gold band with 3 rows of tiny half eternity channel set diamonds. I also have a 4mm plain 18ct white gold band for mess days at work. (I work in a school for children with special educational needs. I spend a lot of time elbow deep in paint, play dough etc!)

Where to for the honeymoon? - Paris for 3 nights. We were going to go to Reading festival and planned the wedding date around it. Unfortunately we could not get tickets so we changed our plans and booked 3 nights in Paris. We will have a longer holiday next year.

Any favor ideas? - Mini rolls of love hearts sweets!

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception? - I was hoping to steer clear of them but it looks like the speeches, first dance, cake cutting etc will all be going ahead! Eeeek!

 

[DearBuddha]

I hope it''s ok if the married play!

When did you get engaged?
-May 19, 2007

When did you start planning your wedding?
-We booked our venue two months after we got engaged, but we slacked off for another two or three months after that. We picked the planning back up around Thankgsiving or so.

What day is your wedding?
-We got married on July 27th, 2008

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site?
-We had the ceremony in a garden in a state forest, and our reception was held at a country club.

What are your colors?
-Champagne and Lavender

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it?
-Subtle allusions to the French countryside (think Provence)

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)?
-BMs carried one fuchsia rose each, and I carried three lavender and fuchsia colored roses, all surrounded with palm leaf strands. Our centerpieces incorporated purple rose garlands, mirrors, tea lights, and bottles of champagne.

DJ or band? What kind of music?
-I went with a D.J., and I was not a fan; he disregarded my requests completely and played music I has specifically forbidden

What kind of food will be served? (including cake ) How will it be served?
-We started with a strawberry and goat cheese salad before moving on to Chicken Piccata with roasted russet potatoes and steamed veggies, and Filet Mignon with garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus. Our cake was made by a family friend; it was a lavender infused vanilla cake with raspberry compote between the layers, covered in a vanilla buttercream frosting.

It was a sit-down meal.

How many people are invited?
-We invited approx. 150 people, and we had about 110.

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc)
-My veil, an antique aquamarine cocktail ring (my something borrowed), a diamond tennis bracelet my grandfather bought me years ago, and a chunky pair of cubic zirconia chandelier earrings.

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception?
-I wore a Maggie Sottero gown, specifically the Amelia. I did not change my dress at the reception.

Any wedding ring ideas?
-My DH''s ring is a tungsten carbide 7mm ring, and my wedding ring is a 2mm pipe-cut platinum ring.

Where to for the honeymoon?
-We started in Dublin and London before we went to Paris. From Paris, we went to Brussels and Brugge.

Any favor ideas?
-Our favors were simple; pens and heart shaped pads of paper; I''m a teacher, so I tend to encourage handwriting/penmanship

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception?
-Our ceremony was incredibly short, due to inclement weather. It was all of four minutes! Our reception featured the requisite speeches, and that was about it.

 

[meresal]

When did you get engaged?
- August 4, 2008

When did you start planning your wedding?
- Started sending emails about mid August, so about 2 weeks later

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding?
- We were engaged 51 weeks

What day is your wedding?
- Last weekend!! Saturday July 25, 2009

Is anyone assisting with the planning?
- My mom was my INCREDIBLE wedding planner

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site?
- Ceremony @ church I grew up in , Reception was at a the city club down the street

How many BM's/GM's are in the wedding?
- 9 Bridesmaids, 9 Groomsmen, 3 Ushers, and 1 HP member

What are your colors?
- Black, Ivory, and Champagne

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it?
- Classic and Unforgettable

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)?
- We used ivory hydrangea, ivory and antique roses, white stock, and garnedias
(My bouquet had all of them, the mothers wore corsages w/ a gardenia & rose, GrooMmsmen and dad's bouts were a single ivory rose, the BM's were split up into 3's. 3 carried a bouquet of ivory hydrangea, 3 carried white stock, and 3 carried ivory roses.)

DJ or band? What kind of music?
- DJ... Party/Dancing music. Lots from the 80's and early 90's. The stuff that makes you scream when you realize what it is.

What kind of food will be served? (including cake ) How will it be served?
- I'll just do cake, I can't go thru all the food that was there:
My cake: Red velvet and Italian Creme with buttercream filling and buttercream frosting
Groom cake: German chocolate and Buttercream w/ buttercream filling and chocolate frosting

How many people are invited?
- LOL!! Probably upwards of 350. Right about 250 were there.

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc)
- Veil for ceremony, diamond studs and diamond drop on very thin chain, gardenia in my hair for the reception

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception?
- Mon Cheri dress that is discontinued. I wore the same dress for the reception but switched to a different dress for the bar afterwards.

Any wedding ring ideas?
- Mine was custom made to match the band of my E-ring. C's is platinum with a ridge along each edge.

Where to for the honeymoon?
- Southern Caribbean: San Juan for 2 days- then take cruise to Aruba, Curacao, Dominica, and St Thomas

Any favor ideas?
- We did a lottery ticket and a new and shiny "2009" penny to scratch with. We put them in a little bow with tissue paper, like a little gift to open.

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception?
- My sisters and I have all danced to "We are Family" at each of our weddings, and it will continue at EVERY family wedding.

 

[cocolaw]

Date: 7/29/2009 11:36:07 PM
Author:princessplease

When did you get engaged? December 2008...I don''t know the date, I''m bad.

When did you start planning your wedding? the next weekend I bought the dress!

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding? about 11 months

What day is your wedding? Nov 14, 2009

Is anyone assisting with the planning? not really.

Where are you having the wedding? at my uncle''s house on a cliff in big sur california!!!

Is the ceremony site different from the reception site? nope

How many BM''s/GM''s are in the wedding? 1

What are your colors? i think navy blue and light blue. this was unintentional!

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it? intimate

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)? we are doing all white and green. we are using white (a few green) hydrangeas and peonies. i don''t love roses, so we are keeping those to a minimum-weird, i know.

DJ or band? What kind of music? jazz trio! but i will be walking out to a bagpiper, assuming i book one.

What kind of food will be served? (including cake

) cocktail reception with appetizers and drinks passed around. then seated dinner with choice of halibut with mango salsa or peppercorn tritip with blue cheese butter! How will it be served? seated/served
the cake is going to have a chocolate layer and a lemon curd layer. the bakery does not do vanilla lol...weird huh!

How many people are invited? i don''t even know. we expect 40.

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc) i''m not a veil girl! i look really bad in one, and it made me feel ugly! i am going to have big earrings and a crystal hairpiece.

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception? wearing a strapless, sweetheart, silk/satin mermaid/modified a-line gown. it is "exclusive by allure" but i hate to tell people that because i normally do not like the designer

Any wedding ring ideas? oh yes!! im in love with a bezel eternity band. i''m going traditional for my fiance-gold 4mm band.

Where to for the honeymoon? BOOKED GRAND HYATT KAUAI YIPEEE!!!

Any favor ideas? first, tote bags with our special map on them. probably pottery local to california wrapped by everyone''s place, and of COURSE wine!

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception? eeeh. i don''t think so? not sure yet though!



Feel free to include any pics

 

[wannaBMrsH]

These have been so much fun to read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You guys are all so creative and fun!

 

[blueroses]

Yay, survey!! I love this stuff.

*When did you get engaged?
June 12, 2009

*When did you start planning your wedding?
Before we were engaged...I think we started putting together our wedding binder and reading budget-wedding books sometime in late April/early May?

*How long will you have been engaged before the wedding?
Ten months and 18 days

*What day is your wedding?
Saturday May 1, 2010

*Is anyone assisting with the planning?
Primarily FI and me (he is a way-involved groom!), plus help from my parents and future
MIL. (And PS!!)

*Where are you having the wedding? Different from the reception site?
We''ll be getting married at the church I grew up in, which is also where we met! Reception will be across the street at the church hall.

*How many BM''s/GM''s are in the wedding?
Oooh dear. An admittedly obscene number.
8 bridesmaids (including MOH)
4 groomsmen (including BM)
2 groomsgirls
2 page/ring-bearers (my nephews)
1 flower girl (my niece)
3 senior flower girls/junior bridesmaids/PLEASE help think of a better title (his nieces)

*What are your colors?
Silver/pewter for the girls'' and guys'' dresses and ties, and otherwise using a general "hydrangea" palette...the periwinkle and ice blues, vibrant greens, some pinks. All hydrangea, all the time.

*Do you have a theme? If so, what is it?
Us. We want it to feel like US.

(Oh, and HYDRANGEA.)

*What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)?
Ummm....hydrangea??
(And also roses, bells of ireland,and other seasonal/cheap/cost-effective stuff where needed. Anything big, bloomy, fresh, pretty, hydrangeay.)

*DJ or band? What kind of music?
Neither. We''re doing ye olde Ipod & speakers for the reception so we can control the play list and not have one of those wildcard DJ''s who loves his own voice and says cheesy stuff and asks you to raise your glasses to "the brrrrIIIIIIDDEEEE and GROOOOOM!" I hate that guy.)
The ceremony music will be gorgeous: FI is a professional singer/musician, so we''re calling in all our favors. We''ll have a stunning 4-piece a capella choral group, plus organ for other music and hymns.

*What kind of food will be served? (including cake) How will it be served?
Just in the planning stages, but our caterer''s watchwords are "fun, flavorful, healthy." He''s one of the best chefs in town: FI''s mom was a chef, so again: calling in our favors! There will be a carving station and FOR SURE a cheese station, but otherwise probably a lot of fresh seasonal salads, a fish, some kind of yummy pasta (like an Israeli couscous, lots of veggie options, etc. Some sort of combination of stations/buffet/family-style. Wine/champagne/beer only.
We''re doing a cupcake tower with a small cake on top for us to cut.

*How many people are invited?
We''re shooting for 175, and the current guest list spread sheet is only a tad above that now...What''s the normal spread between expected/invited?

*What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc)
OK. Wearing my sister''s antique Belgian Lace veil (somewhere between sweep and chapel length. It''s gorgeous.)
I''m going to make a cardigan/shrug/jacket thing for just the church from the lace on my mom''s dress (It had a Bertha collar, so there''s a lot of material to use.)
I have three ivory silk hydrangea (like mini blossoms) hairpins on Etsy that I''ll wear either under the veil, or put in my hair for the reception.
I don''t have pierced ears--no earrings.
I will probably wear my baby pearls that both my mom and I wore, and my niece wore them for her baptism. They are TEENY so they really won''t disrupt the dress''s neckline.
BLUE shoes! Probably the ones I already bought from David''s that look like blueroses. (I read, like, a bar code on them at first and thought they were like $399. They were $65. I bought them.)

*What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception?
I have yet to update my first dress shopping thread--I have a gazillion pics to upload. I have decided to sell the 2006 Demetrios (Illusions collection #3002 in sand) from my previous 5-minute engagement.
But I happily fell in LOVE with the CHEAPEST dress I tried on by pure chance...yay! It''s David''s Bridal Galina v8798. FI and I decided to break the rules and shop together and I''m SO glad we did. He won''t see it again until the wedding day, but it was really special to share the experience. Same dress at reception, but bustled, and without the lace shrug.

*Any wedding ring ideas?
We will have matching plain low-dome, comfort-fit white gold bands--4mm for him and less than 2mm for me....which will both be stacked with our more ornate e-rings! The family stone in my ring came from a gorgeous deco palladium setting with 4 baguettes. We had a 4mm band made for him, using the donor metal plus more, and the 4 bags are set in N/S/E/W. We finally got it today and it''s WONDERFUL. He''s wearing it on his right hand until we''re married, then stacking them so it''s 8mm of finger acreage. Plus, we love that we used all the pieces of the family ring for both of ours.)

*Where to for the honeymoon?
We''re thinking Hawaii, but we really don''t know. We''re both big travelers, but think this isn''t the time (for us, anyway) to do that: if we went to some big cultural destination we''d both feel compelled to get out and go to museums and stuff. Our overriding criterion for the honeymoon is: Umbrella Drinks. Seriously. We want to sit on a beach with umbrella drinks, books, and REALLY high SPF and just enjoy being married.

Any favor ideas?
Yes! Once again, friends and family are hooking us up. One of my main gays bakes and will make truffles. I found some of those cute little organza drawstring favor bags on ebay--they were $25 for 40 and I got them for $3.75 for 40. So the truffles will go on those. And then a student of my mom''s is from the Phillipines and will bring back a bunch of these carved sandalwood fans when she comes back to CA after the summer. Exactly what we did for my sister''s wedding, and they''re great. Cheap, useful, and we''ll DIY some cute quote or something to tie on each of them. Done!

*Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception?
Yes and no. The ceremony will be a very traditional Episcopal Eucharist: lots of music, readings, Communion, traditional vows, the whole thing. I''ll be walked down the aisle by both of my parents, and FI wants to do that too--with his parents, not mine, THAT''D be weird!)--which I love. It will be formal, but still us.
The reception: We''ll cut the cake, first dance, dance with Dads and Moms, and toasts...but that may be it. There will be no bouquet toss: my friends are a good decade too old to subject to that. No garter either. We may do something with presenting the bouquet to the longest-together couple at the reception.

This was fun, guys....great to see everyone''s progress/stories!

 

[Missy0483]

When did you get engaged? July 11, 2008

When did you start planning your wedding?
That''s a tough one...we bought a house in October 2008 so there was a a lot of house planning and no wedding planning for a while....I''d say January of this year when we decided on our colors and the wedding party

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding?
1 year and 3 months

What day is your wedding?
Saturday October 10, 2009

Is anyone assisting with the planning?
FI wants input with certain things...our venue, cake, guest list, and invitations. My mom has been the biggest help out of everyone! My MOH is also helping to keep me sane!

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site?
Bentley''s at the Barn in Pennsylvania, both the ceremony and reception will be there

How many BM''s/GM''s are in the wedding?
1 MOH, 3 BMs, 2 flower girls, 1 best man, 3 GM, and 1 ring bearer

What are your colors?
Navy blue and Silver

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it?
FUN! Well no, not really a theme

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)?
Mine: blue hydrangea, vendela roses, purple iris, yellow spray roses, edged with vari.
pitt and lily grass.
BMs: blue hydrangea, skyline roses, purple iris, yellow spray roses, edged with pitt
Bouts: FI yellow rose, GMs/Dads/Grandfather white rose, and ring bearer yellow spray roses I believe
Centerpieces: low bowls and margarita bowls with floating orchids and dark blue delphinium (sp?)

DJ or band? What kind of music?
DJ...just a mix will discuss with him in August.

What kind of food will be served? (including cake ) How will it be served?
HD: fruit, cheese and cracker table
Buffet style 2 diff entrees: beef, ham, and some kind of chicken
Cake: 3 tier, bottom layer yellow w/ bavarian cream, middle layer chocolate w/ chocolate mousse filling, and top will be red velvet with cream cheese filling. Fresh hydrangeas on top and going down the sides.

How many people are invited?
150ish

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc)
Veil, have the tiara/headband thing...haven''t decided on earrings or if I will have a necklace since my dress is a halter style.

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception?
Alfred Angelo 1678 with the sash in navy! I won''t be changing for the reception.

Any wedding ring ideas?
FI bought it together with my engagement ring. He hasn''t shown it to me yet. He said it''s a wrap style.

Where to for the honeymoon?
My mom just offered to pay for our honeymoon, but we haven''t decided where yet.

Any favor ideas?
I have white favor boxes already, since we both like chocolate covered pretzels, I think we might do homemade ones. I found vanilla flavored navy blue candy melts that I may use on half and the rest milk chocolate!

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception?
My dad will walk me down the aisle, father/daughter and mother/son dance, garter toss, boquet toss, money dance(I think it''s kind of nice, gives you a chance to talk one on one with some of the guests)

 

[DearBuddha]

What was in this reponse that warrented an eye-roll? Did I miss something?

Date: 7/30/2009 7:29:56 PM
Author: cocolaw

Date: 7/29/2009 11:36:07 PM

Author:princessplease


When did you get engaged? December 2008...I don''t know the date, I''m bad.


When did you start planning your wedding? the next weekend I bought the dress!


How long will you have been engaged before the wedding? about 11 months


What day is your wedding? Nov 14, 2009


Is anyone assisting with the planning? not really.


Where are you having the wedding? at my uncle''s house on a cliff in big sur california!!!


Is the ceremony site different from the reception site? nope


How many BM''s/GM''s are in the wedding? 1


What are your colors? i think navy blue and light blue. this was unintentional!


Do you have a theme? If so, what is it? intimate


What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)? we are doing all white and green. we are using white (a few green) hydrangeas and peonies. i don''t love roses, so we are keeping those to a minimum-weird, i know.


DJ or band? What kind of music? jazz trio! but i will be walking out to a bagpiper, assuming i book one.


What kind of food will be served? (including cake

) cocktail reception with appetizers and drinks passed around. then seated dinner with choice of halibut with mango salsa or peppercorn tritip with blue cheese butter! How will it be served? seated/served

the cake is going to have a chocolate layer and a lemon curd layer. the bakery does not do vanilla lol...weird huh!


How many people are invited? i don''t even know. we expect 40.


What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc) i''m not a veil girl! i look really bad in one, and it made me feel ugly! i am going to have big earrings and a crystal hairpiece.


What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception? wearing a strapless, sweetheart, silk/satin mermaid/modified a-line gown. it is ''exclusive by allure'' but i hate to tell people that because i normally do not like the designer


Any wedding ring ideas? oh yes!! im in love with a bezel eternity band. i''m going traditional for my fiance-gold 4mm band.


Where to for the honeymoon? BOOKED GRAND HYATT KAUAI YIPEEE!!!


Any favor ideas? first, tote bags with our special map on them. probably pottery local to california wrapped by everyone''s place, and of COURSE wine!


Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception? eeeh. i don''t think so? not sure yet though!




Feel free to include any pics

 

[cocolaw]

Date: 7/31/2009 2:07:23 PM
Author: DearBuddha
What was in this reponse that warrented an eye-roll? Did I miss something?

Date: 7/30/2009 7:29:56 PM

Author: cocolaw

Date: 7/29/2009 11:36:07 PM


Author:princessplease



When did you get engaged? December 2008...I don''t know the date, I''m bad.



When did you start planning your wedding? the next weekend I bought the dress!



How long will you have been engaged before the wedding? about 11 months



What day is your wedding? Nov 14, 2009



Is anyone assisting with the planning? not really.



Where are you having the wedding? at my uncle''s house on a cliff in big sur california!!!



Is the ceremony site different from the reception site? nope



How many BM''s/GM''s are in the wedding? 1



What are your colors? i think navy blue and light blue. this was unintentional!



Do you have a theme? If so, what is it? intimate



What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)? we are doing all white and green. we are using white (a few green) hydrangeas and peonies. i don''t love roses, so we are keeping those to a minimum-weird, i know.



DJ or band? What kind of music? jazz trio! but i will be walking out to a bagpiper, assuming i book one.



What kind of food will be served? (including cake

) cocktail reception with appetizers and drinks passed around. then seated dinner with choice of halibut with mango salsa or peppercorn tritip with blue cheese butter! How will it be served? seated/served


the cake is going to have a chocolate layer and a lemon curd layer. the bakery does not do vanilla lol...weird huh!



How many people are invited? i don''t even know. we expect 40.



What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc) i''m not a veil girl! i look really bad in one, and it made me feel ugly! i am going to have big earrings and a crystal hairpiece.



What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception? wearing a strapless, sweetheart, silk/satin mermaid/modified a-line gown. it is ''exclusive by allure'' but i hate to tell people that because i normally do not like the designer



Any wedding ring ideas? oh yes!! im in love with a bezel eternity band. i''m going traditional for my fiance-gold 4mm band.



Where to for the honeymoon? BOOKED GRAND HYATT KAUAI YIPEEE!!!



Any favor ideas? first, tote bags with our special map on them. probably pottery local to california wrapped by everyone''s place, and of COURSE wine!



Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception? eeeh. i don''t think so? not sure yet though!





Feel free to include any pics

haha YES that was a mistake! it was supposed to be about me not knowing the date that we got engaged, but it showed up at the end instead!

 

[rhbgirl24]

When did you get engaged?
May 6, 2008

When did you start planning your wedding?
Right after lol

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding?
almost 1.5 years

What day is your wedding?
October 24, 2009

Is anyone assisting with the planning?
Basically just my fiance and I

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site?
The Mansion on Main Street, Voorhees, NJ. Same site for both

How many BM's/GM's are in the wedding?
1 matron, 1 maid, 2 BM

What are your colors?
Black, garnet and silver

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it?
Just fall with some celtic thrown in

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)?
Dark red and orange roses, flame callas, celosia, these yellow pom pom thingies, and fall leaves and kiwi vine.

DJ or band? What kind of music?
DJ classic rock and metal

What kind of food will be served? (including cake

) How will it be served?
Cocktail hour is a mashed potato martini bar, martini ice luge, crepe station and 8 passed apps. Sit down dinner - salad and a parm peppercorn risotto then entree: a chicken, beef, and fish dish w/ blue potato pom fondant. then spiced chocolate wedding cake with pear and mousse filling and a dessert table that is TDF!

How many people are invited?
75

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc)
veil, custom wedding present necklace from fiance, not sure what else yet.

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception?
Alfred Angelo dress in white and claret

Any wedding ring ideas?
Already done. Custom made celtic bands.

Where to for the honeymoon?
7 days in Lake Tahoe, 4 in Vegas

Any favor ideas?
Half is getting a mini version of our cake topper (a wire and gemstone fall tree) the other half is getting caramel apples.

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception?
bouquet toss, maybe garter (fiance doesn't want to)

 

[Missy0483]

Date: 7/31/2009 2:28:35 PM
Author: rhbgirl24
When did you get engaged?
May 6, 2008

When did you start planning your wedding?
Right after lol

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding?
almost 1.5 years

What day is your wedding?
October 24, 2009

Is anyone assisting with the planning?
Basically just my fiance and I

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site?
The Mansion on Main Street, Voorhees, NJ. Same site for both

How many BM''s/GM''s are in the wedding?
1 matron, 1 maid, 2 BM

What are your colors?
Black, garnet and silver

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it?
Just fall with some celtic thrown in

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)?
Dark red and orange roses, flame callas, celosia, these yellow pom pom thingies, and fall leaves and kiwi vine.

DJ or band? What kind of music?
DJ classic rock and metal

What kind of food will be served? (including cake

) How will it be served?
Cocktail hour is a mashed potato martini bar, martini ice luge, crepe station and 8 passed apps. Sit down dinner - salad and a parm peppercorn risotto then entree: a chicken, beef, and fish dish w/ blue potato pom fondant. then spiced chocolate wedding cake with pear and mousse filling and a dessert table that is TDF!

How many people are invited?
75

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc)
veil, custom wedding present necklace from fiance, not sure what else yet.

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception?
Alfred Angelo dress in white and claret

Any wedding ring ideas?
Already done. Custom made celtic bands.

Where to for the honeymoon?
7 days in Lake Tahoe, 4 in Vegas

Any favor ideas?
Half is getting a mini version of our cake topper (a wire and gemstone fall tree) the other half is getting caramel apples.

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception?
bouquet toss, maybe garter (fiance doesn''t want to)

What is a mashed potato martini bar???

 

[papillon626]

When did you get engaged?
July 5, 2009

When did you start planning your wedding?
June 2009 because I new the ring was on it''s way

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding?
about 8 months

What day is your wedding?
on a Sunday, in March 2010

Is anyone assisting with the planning?
Nope, I''m a pro at it

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site?
Chapel Dulcinea
yes, at Fonda San Miguel

How many BM''s/GM''s are in the wedding?
1 MOH, 1 BM

What are your colors?
shades of pink with white and gray

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it?
No, just simple elegance

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)?
bouquets and etc., with Pink Peonies, Pink Mini Calla Lilies, Pink Ranunculus, Amnesia Roses, Cream Pink Garden Roses, Pink Tulips, Lavender Bronze Hydrangeas, Rosemary, Lavender, Eucalyptus w/gray ribbon wraps

DJ or band? What kind of music?
classical guitarist playing for the wedding ceremony

What kind of food will be served? (including cake ) How will it be served?
Gourmet Interior Mexican brunch buffet. The best sunday brunch in Austin

How many people are invited?
40

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc)
fushia Manolo Blahnik slingbacks, dangling pearl earrings, pink saphhire RHR

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception?
white custom made short wedding dress

Any wedding ring ideas?
custom made wg band wth diamonds and pink sapphires

Where to for the honeymoon?
Cabos San Lucas

Any favor ideas?
No

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception?
keeping it short and simple, then we will ring the chapel wedding bell together after we kiss

 

[panda08]

When did you get engaged?
In Aug. 08. Is it bad that I can''t remember the exact date?

When did you start planning your wedding?
Around Jan. 09

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding?
About one year.

What day is your wedding?
Tues., Aug. 18, 09

Is anyone assisting with the planning?
Nope, just me, myself and I.

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site?
At a private estate in Maui. Same ceremony and reception site.

How many BM''s/GM''s are in the wedding?
Zero.

What are your colors?
Ivory, green and chocolate

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it?
Nope. Just a casual gathering.

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)?
My bouquet will be green cymbidium orchids with white stephanotis. The centerpieces will have green cymbidium orchids. We will give leis to all of our guests made of white and green orchids.

DJ or band? What kind of music?
Neither. We''re not having any dancing but will have a guitar player and hula dancer entertain during the dinner hours.

What kind of food will be served? (including cake ) How will it be served?
Sit down dinner. Pacific rim cuisine. We have to decide on the cake flavor after we do a cake tasting on Aug. 15th but we''re planning on red velvet

How many people are invited?
18

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc)
Simple 22" veil with a 1/4 inch satin ribbon trim. Vintage style pear drop earrings from a vendor I found on Etsy.

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception?
Strapless ivory gown. Not changing... unless it''s too hot and I have to get out of my dress!

Any wedding ring ideas?
Him: 22K yellow gold hammered band; Me: it''s between an engraved platinum vintage band or a platinum vintage eternity band

Where to for the honeymoon?
Grand Cayman

Any favor ideas?
Not having any.

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception?
We''re doing a Chinese tea ceremony.

 

[blackpolkadot]

When did you get engaged?
September 08[/b]

When did you start planning your wedding?
September 08

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding?
~8 months

What day is your wedding?
May 16, 2009

Is anyone assisting with the planning?
My mom helped with the wedding, DH''s mom helped with the RD

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site?
North Mississippi - by a pond. The reception was held at the house on the same property

How many BM''s/GM''s are in the wedding?
4 on each side

What are your colors?
cream, apple-ish green, light blue, and polka dots

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it?
Not really.

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)?
Hydrangeas and some roses

DJ or band? What kind of music?
We didn''t have any dancing (10:30 am wedding), but we just used an ipod for the ceremony and reception music.

What kind of food will be served? (including cake ) How will it be served?
We had brunch food- mini muffins, mini quiches, etc. We had traditionally flavored cakes.

How many people are invited?
206

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc)
Scalloped veil with crystals and pearls, headband with crystals and pearls, and earrings with crystals and pearls... didn''t realize that until now! Guess I like crystals and pearls!

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception?
I wore a ivory strapless Casablanca gown. Did not change for reception.

Any wedding ring ideas?
Mine matches my E-ring. His is a 5 mm palladium from e-weddingbands.com

Where to for the honeymoon?
Orcas Island and Seattle, WA

Any favor ideas?
Not having any

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception?
We didn''t. Well- we did cut the cake

 

[kittybean]

When did you get engaged?
June 14, 2008

When did you start planning your wedding?
About two days later.

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding?
One year, six days.

What day is your wedding?
June 20, 2009

Is anyone assisting with the planning?
My wonderful, super-organized mom. She is a miracle-worker and a saint!

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site?
Our ceremony was at a Catholic church, and our reception was at a farm-turned-event-center with Victorian-style decor.

How many BM''s/GM''s are in the wedding?
Seven and seven, plus two ushers, and a traditional Ukrainian master and mistress of ceremonies.

What are your colors?
Dark purple and green

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it?
Hmm, no specific theme. Orchids, maybe? I just picked things I loved.

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)?
They were almost all orchids. I had white cymbidiums with pink throats for my bouquet, green cymbidiums with fuchsia throats for the girls'' bouquets and the cake, white and green dendrobiums for the boutonnieres and to scatter on tables, and potted white phalaenopsis for the centerpieces. We had pomanders made of green button mums, and our church flowers were a little bit of everything in purple and green.

DJ or band? What kind of music?
DJ. We had all kinds of music. The biggest hit? "I''m on a Boat" by the Lonely Island.

What kind of food will be served? (including cake ) How will it be served?
For our plated dinner, there was a mixed greens salad with balsamic vinaigrette, and a choice of ginger salmon, grilled sirloin, or ratatouille in puff pastry for the entree. The cake was chocolate fudge with raspberry filling, French vanilla with lemon curd filling, and tiramisu. Heaven!

How many people are invited?
Invited just under 300, had just under 200 attend.

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc)
I had a very long, single-layer veil with no embellishments and just had two little dendrobium orchids pinned in my hair. I wore my hair down. I had a necklace made by a seller on Etsy, and it was perfect! I was planning on wearing pearl earrings I had, but DH surprised me with beautiful diamond studs as my wedding gift, so I wore those.

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception?
My dress was the Watters 7094B--strapless, super-thin silk charmeuse, with just a simple wrap detail at the waist and a bias-cut skirt.

Any wedding ring ideas?
Mine = eternity band of bezeled, 3.5-point RBs in platinum made by Whiteflash
His = 7mm plain, comfort fit, slightly domed tungsten band

Where to for the honeymoon?
Rome, Venice, and Bellagio, Italy! Best trip of my life.

Any favor ideas?
We had a candy bar with little organza bags for the candy. I''m actually eating some leftover wedding candy right now .

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception?
Oh man, we had too many to list! Most of them were Ukrainian (my heritage).

(Link to my wedding thread if anyone''s interested in seeing photos.)

 

[princessplease]

Kittybean, I don''t know if you''re aware, but your avatar is not showing up on any of your posts. I just wanted to let you know.

 

[ilovesparkles]

When did you get engaged?
May 1st, 2009 - Our 6 month anniversary, yes we may be slightly eager to move things forward. But we just knew by our second month together!

When did you start planning your wedding?
He proposed on Friday, after he went back home on Tuesday, we were planning.

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding?
1 year, 1 month, and 13 days

What day is your wedding?
Sunday, June 13th, 2010

Is anyone assisting with the planning?
FI is very involved! No decisions are made without his input and usually a discussion. FMIL is attempting to be involved, but we won''t allow it!

My mother is quite involved as are all of my bridesmaids.

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site?
At my synagogue, reception is still TBD, it may be at the synagogue, it may be at a state park, it may be at my grandpa''s.

How many BM''s/GM''s are in the wedding?
5 BMs (including MOH)
1 jr. BM
5 GM (including BM)
2 Ring bearers
2 flower girls
4 Ketubah signers (Jewish wedding contract)
2 ushers
Phew!

What are your colors?
Bright royal blue with bright pink and orange accents.

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it?
Not really, I think our theme is FUN! If I could have a theme it would be flowers/garden

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)?
Me - Pink peonies, soft orange roses and freesia
BMs - Pink and orange gladiolus
Groom - Orange rose bout with hypericum berries
Everyone else - gladiolus bout/corsage, pink for the women and orange for the men.

DJ or band? What kind of music?
We are hoping and praying we can afford live musician for the ceremony only. Then ipod and speakers for the reception.

What kind of food will be served? (including cake

) How will it be served?
Not sure yet. We are still hashing out budget. We would love to have a brunch buffet with quiche, traditional Jewish dishes, bagels and lox, bla, bla, bla. We will be lucky tho if we can actually afford light appetizers. There is a chance it will be cake and lemonade

Cake is TBD, we only have 2 bakery choices if the reception is at the synagogue and the food has to be strictly kosher.

How many people are invited?
Well, we want to invite 150 and have a "B" list, but it''s looking like it will be 120 with no "B" list at all.

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc)
2 tier veil with some crystal/pearl embellishments on the comb. One of my friends is going to make me a traditional kippah (yarmulke) for me and the veil will be right below this. Necklace/earings/bracelet are not decided yet.

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception?
Not changing dresses. Haven''t found my dress yet, although there are 4 really fabulous options on the table. And I think I would be happy with any of them really. We have a few more shops to visit, and the final decision will completely depend on the $$$ situation.

Any wedding ring ideas?
Plain with the possibility of a design etching on the top. No stones are allowed by Jewish law, so I can''t get the matching bands to go with my ering

Where to for the honeymoon?
Probably a Caribbean cruise

Any favor ideas?
What I would love is to do mini terra cotta pots with flowers in pinks and oranges, set at different heights in the center. It would double as a center piece and favor. However, we will likely only afford to have tents with our pictures and fun facts about us, completely DIY. For favors we might be able to swing DIY magnets with a Jewish symbol and prayer. If not, we will make a donation to the Humane Society in honor of our little furry children! Yeah, we have a lot of options and no decisions at this point.

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception?
YES! The ones we are for sure doing: bride and groom separate with the female/male guests separate to do the traditional greeting and meeting. Ketubah signing and the groom veils the bride. Chuppah ceremony, circling, 7 blessings, breaking of the glass. We have not figured out yet if we will be doing the hora and shtick (where the guests and wedding party actually entertain the bride and groom, hoist them up on chairs, dance in concentric circles...) Then the meal, seven blessings again. I will be doing the traditional American first dance, father/daughter dance, H wants to do the mother/son dance. We can''t afford to do prayer books or mass kippot for the wedding guests but wish we could. Not sure if I will have enough single women to do the bouquet toss. And there will be no garter toss!


Wow, we are really undecided, but it all comes down to budget. We still don''t know how much my mom is able to give, and are going to discuss things with my grandparents. Because of my medical issues and only working part-time right now, we are on a minimalistic budget. But this was fun to get it all written out and think about it at one time, instead of separate pieces.

 

[PilsnPinkysMom]

When did you get engaged?
-October 2008

When did you start planning your wedding?
-The day I was engaged

How long will you have been engaged before the wedding?
-One year, two months, and one day!

What day is your wedding?
-December 19th, 2009

Is anyone assisting with the planning?
-Me. With the help of PS. Darling FI holds the purse strings, though... So he has some input

Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site?
-Cleveland, Ohio, on the Cuyahoga river. Ceremony & reception are at the same location.

How many BM''s/GM''s are in the wedding?
-5 +5 = 10

What are your colors?
-Ivory/champagne, crimson, gold, and espresso

Do you have a theme? If so, what is it?
-I want it to feel rich and warm and wintery. I love classic, antique, traditional winter themes... I don''t want the wedding to ooze "HOLIDAY!" but I do want to roll with the fun, winter, holiday, spirited feel.

What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)?
-Bouquets: all ivory... big garden roses, gardenia, hydrangea, full & fully. Bouts: Ivory roses. Possibly hydrangeas in the centerpieces, but maybe candles instead.

DJ or band? What kind of music?
-DJ! I want crowd-friendly music, though... 70''s 80''s and 90''s pop/dance, oldies, even some cheesy wedding music (YMCA)... I just want people on the floor without offending anyone with gangsta rap, you know?

What kind of food will be served? (including cake ) How will it be served?
-AHH! I get excited thinking about this!! Cocktails & Hors D'' Oeuvres (phyllo triangles w. spinach & feta cheese, waterchestnuts/bacon/sweet teriyaki, mini crab cakes w. caper mayonnaise); Champagne Toast; Dinner (market salad, herb cruted prime rib of beef with rosemary au jus, salmon with ginger mustard, eggplant parmigiana, smashed redskins with white cheddar; Kids meal of chicken fingers, fruit, tator tots (blech); coffee bar; dessert is molded chocolate cup with fresh berries; wedding cake is white cambord (vanilla w. raspberry liquor) and chocolate with layers of chocolate mousse, vanilla whipped frosting, and bavarian cream... I need to go eat...

How many people are invited?
-About 170

What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc)
-Plain veil, swarovski pearl beaded necklace, pearl drop earrings, cheesy Broncos garter!

What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception?
-TBD. I have two right now but will only wear one. An allure look-a-like that is a-line lace strapless and the other is Augusta Jones "Madagascar" in off-white

Any wedding ring ideas?
-Mine is alternating sized bezels, sapphire & diamond. His is a pretty run-of-the-mill comfort fit platinum band.

Where to for the honeymoon?
-Kauai!!! The Hyatt resort.

Any favor ideas?
-Red glittery ornaments!

Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception?
-Not sure of all of ''em... cake cutting, garter toss, bouquet toss

 

[blackbetty]

When did you get engaged? May 15, 2008, our 3 year anniversary.
When did you start planning your wedding? It was maybe a couple weeks later, June, that i started looking for reception sites.
How long will you have been engaged before the wedding? 1 year, 4 months, 26 days.
What day is your wedding? Saturday October 10th, 2009.
Is anyone assisting with the planning? My mom, thank heaven! FI is useless with this!
Where are you having the wedding? Is the ceremony site different from the reception site? Both the ceremony & reception are at a Hilton resort outside Chicago.
How many BM''s/GM''s are in the wedding? 3 of each, with 1 flower girl, & 1 ring bearer. People think it''s crazy because of the size of my wedding, but I say it''s my wedding!
What are your colors? Well, somehow I ended up with colors I don''t really like, but it is what it is: burgundy & gold.
Do you have a theme? If so, what is it? It was fall themed, but we lost that along the way, along with so many other things. Everything will be a little glam w/a slight comic book theme (comic book programs & He-Man groomscake).
What kind of flowers are you having (bouquets, centerpieces, bouts)? Orchids, callas, & roses in the bouquets, calla bouts, and some orchids on half of the ceterpieces (which are candles)
DJ or band? What kind of music? DJ! Everything awesome--no line dancing, chicken dance, excessively sappy songs, etc.
What kind of food will be served? (including cake ) Six passed apps, tomato basil soup, mixed greens w/cranberries & walnuts, chicken marsala & a vegetarian dish TBD, pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting & chocolate/banana cake w/custard filling, a vegan red velvet groomscake (FI is lactose intolerant), sweet table, and late night food (pizza & burgers).
How will it be served? Server passed apps durign cocktail hour, plated dinner service.
How many people are invited? Including plus 1''s, 330. We expect closer to 250-260.
What accessories are you using? (veil, headpiece, earrings, etc) Cathedral veil, earrings, grandmother''s engagement ring, bracelet, and flower fascinator with gold beaded lace in my hair.
What dress are you wearing? Are you changing dresses for the reception? The La Sposa Fanal, and no.
Any wedding ring ideas? I know what I want! Beautiful 3/4 eternity band, white gold. Looks scalloped from the side.
Where to for the honeymoon? Cabo San Lucas!
Any favor ideas? I consider the photobooth we''re doing a favor, but I''m doing kisses in a gold mesh bag on the tables to add a little something to the tables'' appearance.
Are you going to engage in any traditions during the ceremony/reception? Old/new/borrowed/blue, both parents walking me down (Jewish tradition), father/daughter & mother/son dance, bouquet toss.

 

[Rock_of_Love]