2009 February | 12k Wedding Blog

February 28, 2009 by Mrs. 12k | Filed in: Behind the Scenes

I thought I was done with progress reports in school, but I guess not.

Here’s where we stand after and including the last progress report:

We have

booked the location
booked the DJ
booked the photographer
sent most of the save the dates
got a friend to commit design the invitations (more on this later)
gotten 2 caterer quotes (more on this below)
stored my dress for the last 6 months
ordered the bridesmaid dresses

We’ll just go with this list for now. No need to bring attention to the mile-long list of un-done things.

The caterer situation is really in limbo right now. The tasting I thought we were going to have fell through because the event was cancelled. They have another big event coming in March. We can either wait to taste the food then (if the event is not cancelled again) or we can pay to have a private tasting before that. This happens to be the most expensive of the two quotes.

The other caterer sent us a very generic one meat-one starch-one vegetable-plasticware-coffee and lemonade quote. I really dont want run of the mill. Of everything at the wedding, I’m pretty dead set on this because I like food way too much to compromise. So I replied to them with this message and I’m still waiting for their answer. This, of course, is the less expensive of the two quotes.

I’m thinking all the other stuff not mentioned above in the back of my head. Right now though – it’s one thing at a time.

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Gold or Silver Bridesmaid Shoes

February 14, 2009 by Mrs. 12k | Filed in: Wedding Party

Remember my bridesmaids said they wanted gold or silver shoes? Of course you do. Well I went looking. Here’s what I came up with on the first pass, but I’m interested to know what you all think, especially my bridesmaids.

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Bridesmaid Dresses Have Been Chosen!

February 8, 2009 by Mrs. 12k | Filed in: Wedding Party

We have a dress!

My bridesmaids and I got together yesterday and pored over hundreds of dresses before finally deciding on one. They will be wearing a dress we found at Nordstrom by Suzi Chin. It’s affordable, has straps for support and can be worn again.

If this dress looks familiar, it’s because it was featured in one my original sets of dresses that I thought the girls might end up wearing. It got a lukewarm reception then, but as we were scrolling through Nordstrom’s site, everyone seemed to like it.

Next up are shoes. I first suggested black shoes, because everyone could wear a pair they already have. Apparently, my girls had other ideas. They don’t mind spending the extra money because it gives them an excuse to shop and they don’t want to wear all black. Which is fine with me. There were suggestions for gold or silver, either of which might be okay.

The shoes can wait for now, I’m just happy to have another thing off the list. Check.

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Side note: If you’re in the same boat we were in and need some dress resources, try these retailers:

jcrew, nordstrom, marciano, overstock, windsor store, ann taylor, white house black market, banana republic, edressme, shopstyle

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Our Reception Venue: 73 feet and Off-Limits Black Chairs

February 3, 2009 by Mrs. 12k | Filed in: Behind the Scenes

I spoke with my event coordinator at our venue and she gave me two bits of news.

1. Our reception area is, for all intents and purposes, a circle. She told me today that its diameter is 73 feet. That’s not a lot of space to fit 200 people, a dance floor and buffet tables.

2. Why yes, they do have all black nice looking chairs (in a cheery voice)! Of course, we’re not allowed to use them (in an even cheerier voice)! Basically the chairs are new and they don’t want to put the wear and tear on them of bringing them up and down the steps. They are to remain on the first floor only. Meanwhile, the ugly stepchildren burgundy chairs are banished to the second floor, where our reception will be held. So we have to get chaircovers anyway. I thought I might be able to get out of it.

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Wedding Caterer #1 – the Initial Meeting

February 2, 2009 by Mrs. 12k | Filed in: Reception

So, our venue has a list of approved wedding caterers for us to choose from. I met with one of said caterers and had a long discussion about logistics, menus and the inauguration.

Although I thought she shouldn’t be concerned with some of the logistics items, like the dance floor, especially since we’re having a buffet, I did appreciate all the insight she gave me since she works at our venue often.

By the time our meeting had ended I had managed to draw an entire layout of our space complete with tables, dance floor, dj area, and buffet tables. I was even able to decide traffic patterns for our guest before, during and after the reception.

As for the menu, given our budget, she told me that the two things I should stay away from are filet mignon and lamb chops. Pretty much anything else is fair game. We talked about orzo with lamb (chunks, not chops) and asparagus, boneless chicken with the skin on (to keep the moisture in), string beans with red pepper butter sauce, and romaine salad with strawberries and mandarin oranges. These are all just ideas thrown around at this point, but I like the direction she’s headed so far.

We actually lucked out because we’ll get to taste this particualar caterer’s food at an event we were already planning on attending on Valentine’s Day.

I wish I had some pictures of her food to share. Maybe I’ll try to be incognito and take some with my camera phone at the event.

So far, she’s at the top of the list, but I have a feeling she’s not going to be the least expensive, so for now the jury’s still out.

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