Changing

I have pretty much decided to change my color scheme. There were too many colors going on with the old one and the venue I have chosen, so I think I am going to go with the palette to the left. Rich, chocolate brown, a light, dusty gold, and white. My bridesmaids will be in brown and carrying white hydrangeas with a gold ribbon I think. I will have white hydrangeas as well with an even cooler gold ribbon :)

I am undecided as far as
the flower girl goes. Should she be in chocolate? Should she be in gold? This dress is super cute, that is for sure.

Here is a cake I found as well. I think they could do this with buttercream by icing it very smoothly. I love how classic and clean it is. I think it might be a winner. I'll have to come up with some other kind of flower to place on it if I want to have that. Maybe something in brown?

I've also decided to do bookmarks for favors and found this DIY bookmark that has similar colors that I want to use. I am tempted to go to Hobby Lobby right now and make them all this weekend! Silly girl, I know. I might go look at stamps and paper. You never know, I might find the perfect tools to start creating these.

Caught

Do you think Chris would be up for a photo like this? We definitely won't have anywhere near this many people in the wedding party, but maybe we could get some of the guys to volunteer. By the way, this photo is by Nicole Marie http://www.nicolemariephoto.com/ and she is in contention as far as photographers go. She has some great shots on her site.

I am thinking we are going to get married in Estes Park, Colorado on August 3 or August 10 of 2009. Trying to plan from so far away is not going to be easy, especially for this control freak. I have decided to finally do something about my love of creating and planning. I am going to start a business where I offer to help brides (or any host for that matter) with all of the details for the theme of the wedding- whether that means I get to know her and the groom and come up with a theme or they already have one figured out. I'll help them create custom invites and such (thanks M) as well as favors and everything in between. I have to pay attention to the voice screaming inside wanting to be creative (as well as a few friends who keep pushing me in that direction- Thanks H and B). I'll post more about that venture on the other blog I think.

Cheers.

It's going to be so cool

• While eating lunch today I had an idea for a programs. I have been torn as to whether or not to have programs. I always feel like people know what happens in a wedding, why spend the money? But now. Now I have a reason to. What do you think of programs that look like library check out cards? Something similar to the picture on the left. On the back I thought it would be nice to include the readings that will be read so that people can either read along or if they like the reading, they can keep it.

I go to get measured for my dress on Thursday. When the wedding was going to be in October of 2009, I was going to order it in December and of course lose a little weight before then. I haven't lost a pound I think and I have to order the dress now so that it will arrive in time for August of 2009. Natalie at the dress shop said they could take it in up to 2 sizes once it comes in, but that wasn't the point. I was supposed to be skinnier to order it. And what did I eat at lunch today? A brownie. I think I need to decide if I really want to commit to losing a few pounds or not and then really do it. No more brownies, at least no more baking brownies at home where I am the only one that eats them :) More water, less carbs...blah, blah, blah. Is there ever a point in life where we are happy with our bodies? I admit I am the closest I have ever been and it isn't because I am the skinniest. It is a process I guess. Maybe it was buying those size 6 jeans two weeks ago. I am still convinced they had the wrong size on them...

Haunted?

For those of you who know me, once I tell you about this possible wedding venue you will know I have a new favorite. The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. Stephen King stayed there once and was inspired to write The Shining. And they have ghost tours. Could it get any better? Well, yes it could.

This lovely hotel has this wonderful music room that is absolutely gorgeous and would work perfectly for a reception. AND they have a library room where Chris and I could get married. We both love books and reading and have wanted to incorporate that somehow. Plus, they have a Stephen King suite and I would so have to reserve that for Chris and I to sleep in.

I am thinking this has to be the place. There are too many elements that would make it special and different for us. Let's hope it isn't a gazillion dollars.

Married in the mountains?

After a day of searching online for destinations, I think I have found the one I like best. Banff. I love mountains, really love them and Banff has great mountains. Here is a picture of one of the hotels I am looking at to have the event.

That is just so incredibly beautiful. If we do decide to get married in the mountains, that will change our month of choice. I am thinking July or August. It doesn't even have to be on a weekend since I figure everyone will have to travel they can make a little mini vacation out of it. Having a wedding on a Monday might save quite a bit and it would give people Saturday and Sunday to go out and explore a part of the world none of us live in. There is white water rafting, rock climbing, hiking, and shopping.

In case you are interested in seeing more, here are links to the two hotels I am considering for the event:

Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel http://www.fairmont.com/banffsprings

The Rimrock http://www.rimrockresort.com/concierge.html

Either place is heaven.

The long wait

After what seemed like forever, I was given this beautiful ring yesterday. Chris had wanted to do something elaborate (like propose again while in a hot air balloon), but I reminded him I was busy every weekend until December and so he was nice enough not to make me wait any longer. This ring was well worth the wait. Actually, this man was well worth the wait. I am just so lucky to have met a man who is my soul mate. That may sound cheesy and I suppose it is, but there is a definite connection between us. There are so many things that make each of us unique shall I say (ok, weird may be a better adjective) that we have in common and it is great to be able to share that. He loves my life sized Buffy and that should say it all.

We spent our time discussing the wedding over dinner at Chewy's last night. It is very important for him that this be different from his first. There goes the Parador ;) He is thinking a destination wedding might be more ideal and so it is back to the drawing board. My plans today are to research some different destinations (Ireland? Banff? Greece?), figure out if a destination wedding is in the budget and go from there. A trip to B&N is definitely in the plans. I am hoping they have some magazines that might be helpful.