The caterer is the last major hurdle we need to tackle. The proposal I received was great, except for the price tag. It was almost double what we can afford. I'm going to try to trim things down, but I'm now officially terrified that this isn't going to work. We have to have food at the reception, and with the downright damned attitude to have the location we wanted, we have to use this caterer. There is no other venue.
I think, though, if I work with Nate to pin down a firmer budget, I can make this work. I've already found a way to cut almost $1000 from the proposal, for the simple fact that I didn't like the food in that selection. Now, I need to trim at least $1000 more while still having enough food for everyone *and* keeping within our budget...AND convincing Nate that I can do it all.
I hope I can do it all. I need to be able to figure this out, and I need to make this work.
I've officially found the downside to doing this ourselves without any financial help.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
I'm Addicted to TackyWeddings.com!
This tacky little princess was found on TackyWeddings.com in an article I'm assuming was republished from the UK Daily Mail last October. Seriously...just...OH MY GOD. Between CakeWrecks and this website, I'm not getting anything accomplished. Honestly, though, if you want the whole scoop on the UK's very own Lil Miss Tacky, click her pic to go to the article at TW. Or, click here. Either way, go. Read about the...festivities. Just..wow. That's all I can come up with for this one. Wow.
Mini Update
So, I'm now expecting a proposal from Cameron Mitchell to work up a rough estimate of what they can do for us. We're still being a bit "meh" as far as specifics go when it comes to the catering. We know we want food and we want it buffet style. That's about the extent of it.
Nate has unofficially picked his other two groomsmen. He needs to ask these two guys if they'll do it, but he's being a major whiny jerk about it. I'm tempted to just call them and ask them myself...but he doesn't want me to do that for the simple fact that I would go bridezilla on him and override his best man choice.
Did I mention that his best friend and I don't get along?
Anyhow, that's where I'm sitting right now. Not much progress, really, but enough to make me feel like I've done *something*.
Once I go over the proposals and have a better budget plan, I'll be able to get one more thing checked off my list. Wish us luck!
Nate has unofficially picked his other two groomsmen. He needs to ask these two guys if they'll do it, but he's being a major whiny jerk about it. I'm tempted to just call them and ask them myself...but he doesn't want me to do that for the simple fact that I would go bridezilla on him and override his best man choice.
Did I mention that his best friend and I don't get along?
Anyhow, that's where I'm sitting right now. Not much progress, really, but enough to make me feel like I've done *something*.
Once I go over the proposals and have a better budget plan, I'll be able to get one more thing checked off my list. Wish us luck!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Wedding Chaos Updates
I've neglected my adventure journal recently. Two months! Goodness. Well, we're starting to get down to the wire on this one. We're just under four months away from our big day. Since my last update, we've secured our date and location. The benefit to getting married on a Tuesday :-)
So, it's official! Franklin Park Conservatory is ours! *gleeful happy dances all around*
I've gotten almost everything else taken care of...and I just want to say that between Flower Factory and Michael's...well, my DIY attitude has equaled in saving a boatload of money. We have a good 85% of the favors ready; I just have to build the boxes and buy the candy. I'm waiting to the last minute to get the candy since we're not personalizing it in any way and I want it to be as fresh as possible. Seriously, I'll probably go to the store and pick up the chocolates the day before the wedding.
The boxes we originally picked were discontinued, when I had only bought half of what we needed. Fortunately, we've improvised, and due to our love of mixmatching, we've ended up with a nice combination that flatters our style and still looks cool in the mix.
My girls are pretty awesome, I can say that, too.
Nate's still struggling with his guys, mainly because neither one of us trusts his best friend to give a good toast. Seriously, the guy greatly dislikes me and I tolerate him only for the sake of Nate. That's really our only little piece of drama as far as the wedding goes.
The caterer is the last thing I need to finalize, and Cameron Mitchell has so many choices that I'm just overwhelmed. At least I'm stressed for a good reason.
I think my last big stress is going to be my centerpieces. I know what I want, I have some of them, but the woman who shoved me out of the way to snatch up literally every single item on the shelf the other day really irked me. I wanted to say something, but I hate being a drama queen in public. I learned young that it's just embarassing.
So...that's really it. We're ordering the invitations next week, complete with reply cards, I have to convince myself to stick to a budget with the caterer, and Nate has to PICK SOME FREAKING GROOMSMEN! Yeah, obsessive, but it needs done.
That's all I have, really. I'm just putting things together a little at a time.
So, it's official! Franklin Park Conservatory is ours! *gleeful happy dances all around*
I've gotten almost everything else taken care of...and I just want to say that between Flower Factory and Michael's...well, my DIY attitude has equaled in saving a boatload of money. We have a good 85% of the favors ready; I just have to build the boxes and buy the candy. I'm waiting to the last minute to get the candy since we're not personalizing it in any way and I want it to be as fresh as possible. Seriously, I'll probably go to the store and pick up the chocolates the day before the wedding.
The boxes we originally picked were discontinued, when I had only bought half of what we needed. Fortunately, we've improvised, and due to our love of mixmatching, we've ended up with a nice combination that flatters our style and still looks cool in the mix.
My girls are pretty awesome, I can say that, too.
Nate's still struggling with his guys, mainly because neither one of us trusts his best friend to give a good toast. Seriously, the guy greatly dislikes me and I tolerate him only for the sake of Nate. That's really our only little piece of drama as far as the wedding goes.
The caterer is the last thing I need to finalize, and Cameron Mitchell has so many choices that I'm just overwhelmed. At least I'm stressed for a good reason.
I think my last big stress is going to be my centerpieces. I know what I want, I have some of them, but the woman who shoved me out of the way to snatch up literally every single item on the shelf the other day really irked me. I wanted to say something, but I hate being a drama queen in public. I learned young that it's just embarassing.
So...that's really it. We're ordering the invitations next week, complete with reply cards, I have to convince myself to stick to a budget with the caterer, and Nate has to PICK SOME FREAKING GROOMSMEN! Yeah, obsessive, but it needs done.
That's all I have, really. I'm just putting things together a little at a time.
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