I ordered my wedding dress in October and they said it would be in at the end of February or beginning of March. I cannot believe it takes that long to ship from the designer. I did have one minor change to the dress, but I can't imagine it would take 4-5 months to complete.
I really have been wanting to call to see if the dress is in, even though I know they would call when it arrives. So the patient person I am (haha) decided to call yesterday. They said the dress has been shipped and it will arrive in the store tomorrow :) They have to inspect the dress and then, call me later this week to try it on. I can't wait for that phone call!!
It has been so long since I have tried on the dress that I hope I remember what it looks like and that I still like it. I have been watching Say Yes to the Dress and have seen horror stories where the girls claim that the dress that alterations shows them is not the dress they ordered or they have changed their mind since the last time they tried it on. I am pretty positive that I will still love the dress because I was undecided between 2 dresses and when I tried on "the dress" again, I got tears in my eyes :)
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Disappointment with Music Selection
So we picked a DJ within the first month of getting engaged and I am so mad that we rushed to do that! The other day I got this email from JD's dueling piano bar in Pontiac that they play at weddings. Piano bars are my favorite because I love the music that they play!
Just out of curiousity I called to get pricing (which was stupid because I know we couldn't get our deposit back from the DJ we already booked). They said they have an all-inclusive price of $1,900, which includes 2 baby grand pianos with 2 piano players and a DJ (they switch if the crowd doesn't like the current music). I was shocked at how reasonable it is for what you get! I thought it would have been at least $5,000 - $10,000 because I know how expensive bands are. We are paying $900 for just a DJ, but it would cost way too much to change it :(
Ryan said we should get a group together to go there and hang out...so let me know if anyone is interested in going :)
Just out of curiousity I called to get pricing (which was stupid because I know we couldn't get our deposit back from the DJ we already booked). They said they have an all-inclusive price of $1,900, which includes 2 baby grand pianos with 2 piano players and a DJ (they switch if the crowd doesn't like the current music). I was shocked at how reasonable it is for what you get! I thought it would have been at least $5,000 - $10,000 because I know how expensive bands are. We are paying $900 for just a DJ, but it would cost way too much to change it :(
Ryan said we should get a group together to go there and hang out...so let me know if anyone is interested in going :)
Honeymoon Shock
I am so surprised that we haven't booked our honeymoon yet. I always thought that when I got engaged that would be first on my list and it's right now in last place. I absolutely love to travel and if I could I spend all my time traveling :) There are so many places we both want to see and I think that's our problem. We first need to figure out where and then we can do research for best places to stay and prices. Our picks are all over the place...Europe or European cruise (there are too many places I want to see there), Hawaii, Belize, Tahiti, or any other place that's warm (I stopped there because I can't remember all the places we have thought of)! I want to go some place that's different that neither one of us have been, except Hawaii...I have been, but it's so beautiful there (well Oahu is), so we could go to another island(s).
Please let me know if anyone has any suggestions :)
Please let me know if anyone has any suggestions :)
Flowers, Invitations, and Desserts Oh My!
Over the last couple of months, we have ordered and received our invitations and put deposits down at a florist and cake shops :) I feel so much better that we have all the big stuff out of the way!! Now, it's just the little stuff left and I hope we don't forget anything...
We ordered our invitations and I didn't realize how much work went into that! I went with my mom and Ryan's mom and we were there for over 3 hours, even though Ryan and I had the actual invitation already picked out prior to this appointment. I just picked up the invitations the other day and they turned out great :) I am so happy with them. They require a little work, but not too much. We also ordered our Save the Dates from magnetstreet.com and they also turned out great :) I had a hard time deciding if I wanted a picture magnet or not, and decided to go with the picture and I am so happy I did.
We went to 3 different flower shops...Bea's Flowers, Breath of Spring, and Lasting Touch.
1. I really liked the Bea's Flowers, but their pricing was well over our budget and they said that the type of bouquet I wanted is too expensive. Also, they suggested doing white, dark purple (I don't want light purple because I don't want it to look like a spring wedding), and green flowers, which I will explain next why that is a problem.
2. So then we went to Breath of Spring and that guy was crazy. All he talked about was that wedding flowers are a waste of money and so is paying for a wedding, haha!! Not really what you should say when you are trying to convince people to use your services. Then, he told us that his record is 5 moms in one wedding (which I thought was a lot). He also said his record for breakups was 3 this year and 8 total. He told us his deposit structure and said that if we breakup, we get our deposit back. I have never heard of that one before! When I told him that I was looking at white, dark purple, and green flowers, he said that the purple will disappear with the purple dresses and after seeing pictures, I realized he was right! I have hear that even though you tell him the type of flowers you want, on the day of the wedding, he may come up with a new idea and then charge you for it!
3. The last place we went to was Lasting Touch in this woman's house. I was so happy with her because I am getting the bouquet I want and she suggested cheaper ways of doing things. She was real easy to work with and much cheaper than the others :)
We also went to 3 different cake shops...Sweet Dreams, Elite Sweets, and Lakes Cakes. I normally don't like the taste of wedding cake, but I was really impressed with Sweet Dreams cakes :)
1. We briefly went to Elite Sweets and tried 2 of the only samples they had for the day and they were ok. I didn't like the fact that if we ordered mini desserts from them, they won't set them up, we would have to ask the Beacon Hill to do it.
2. Lakes Cakes is in woman's house and she gave a ton of samples (6 pieces of cake), but I thought the taste was average, but she was a little bit cheaper.
3. Sweet Dreams was a little more expensive, but they had exactly what we were looking for....great tasting cake, mini desserts, and fruit baskets. They also have "sweet tables", which means the mini desserts and fruit, but they set it up with tiers and the starting cost is $900, which is outrageous! So we decided to go with the same type of food, but not the tiers and it costs much, much less :)
We ordered our invitations and I didn't realize how much work went into that! I went with my mom and Ryan's mom and we were there for over 3 hours, even though Ryan and I had the actual invitation already picked out prior to this appointment. I just picked up the invitations the other day and they turned out great :) I am so happy with them. They require a little work, but not too much. We also ordered our Save the Dates from magnetstreet.com and they also turned out great :) I had a hard time deciding if I wanted a picture magnet or not, and decided to go with the picture and I am so happy I did.
We went to 3 different flower shops...Bea's Flowers, Breath of Spring, and Lasting Touch.
1. I really liked the Bea's Flowers, but their pricing was well over our budget and they said that the type of bouquet I wanted is too expensive. Also, they suggested doing white, dark purple (I don't want light purple because I don't want it to look like a spring wedding), and green flowers, which I will explain next why that is a problem.
2. So then we went to Breath of Spring and that guy was crazy. All he talked about was that wedding flowers are a waste of money and so is paying for a wedding, haha!! Not really what you should say when you are trying to convince people to use your services. Then, he told us that his record is 5 moms in one wedding (which I thought was a lot). He also said his record for breakups was 3 this year and 8 total. He told us his deposit structure and said that if we breakup, we get our deposit back. I have never heard of that one before! When I told him that I was looking at white, dark purple, and green flowers, he said that the purple will disappear with the purple dresses and after seeing pictures, I realized he was right! I have hear that even though you tell him the type of flowers you want, on the day of the wedding, he may come up with a new idea and then charge you for it!
3. The last place we went to was Lasting Touch in this woman's house. I was so happy with her because I am getting the bouquet I want and she suggested cheaper ways of doing things. She was real easy to work with and much cheaper than the others :)
We also went to 3 different cake shops...Sweet Dreams, Elite Sweets, and Lakes Cakes. I normally don't like the taste of wedding cake, but I was really impressed with Sweet Dreams cakes :)
1. We briefly went to Elite Sweets and tried 2 of the only samples they had for the day and they were ok. I didn't like the fact that if we ordered mini desserts from them, they won't set them up, we would have to ask the Beacon Hill to do it.
2. Lakes Cakes is in woman's house and she gave a ton of samples (6 pieces of cake), but I thought the taste was average, but she was a little bit cheaper.
3. Sweet Dreams was a little more expensive, but they had exactly what we were looking for....great tasting cake, mini desserts, and fruit baskets. They also have "sweet tables", which means the mini desserts and fruit, but they set it up with tiers and the starting cost is $900, which is outrageous! So we decided to go with the same type of food, but not the tiers and it costs much, much less :)
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