These wedding flutes are gorgeous. I just love the elegance of them. I am one of those women who has a china cabinet full of china and crystal. The glass part of the cabinet has mostly crystal in it and only a couple of pieces of china. These wedding flutes will look really good in my cabinet. As I am in the bridal party, we ordered enough for all of the brides maids and maid of honor to take a pair home with them. I can’t wait to add them to my collection. I already have a spot all picked out to put them in.
His Jeep
My mans Jeep CJ7 is the bomb. Now that we both have Jeeps, we will have more room for camping equipment on our trips. Plus, we can now get another trailer for the four wheelers and take all of those with us as well. Most of the time we have had to have a friend carry two of them for us if they were going and had room. To be honest, we have only been able to take all of them one time. This will definitely be a bonus.
He said something about putting a rack on the top too. That way when we take our long trips to the mountains, we can take the kayaks as well. He wants to take everything with us. It makes me laugh and just shake my head. Oh well, we have the room now. I have a feeling our big trip next year will be a doozy and last much longer than usual.
There are still a few things he wants to do to his cj7 before spring hits, but I am confidant that it will all get done. Winter seems to be the season we up grade or buy our toys for summer fun. I have been thinking about getting him a snow mobile, but we don’t get enough snow here to actually use it very often. Last year we only got about two inches of snow. I know that he has always wanted one, perhaps we can get one and trailer it behind the cj7 up to a friends when they get snow. It is only about three hours away from us and they get a lot of snow. I know that it doesn’t make much sense for us to get so little snow and them a whole bunch. We aren’t that far away from each other after all.
Wedding centerpieces
Well the Wedding centerpieces have finally arrived. There is so much stuff that we decided to rent a small storage unit for all of it. The storage place is right around the corner from my house and I can take the stuff there whenever I have to run out. That is part of the reason we decided to do all of the planning from my house. That and my house is bigger than her apartment. The only concern she had was the kids getting into some of it, but I assured her that wouldn’t happen, plus we have to storage unit. That made her feel much better about it. I love her dearly, and I am so happy to be able to help her plan her wedding.
Wedding guest book
The wedding guest book has arrived. I have put aside certain containers for storage of all the wedding stuff as it comes in and is assembled. The containers all have lids to keep it safe from kids and pets as well. I always keep containers for camping or boating. They always come in handy for other things as well. This time for a wedding.
I have a few things to go over tonight on my lists. I have a ton of lists for so many different things, that I had to start a binder for it all. It has helped immensely to organize it in this manner. Each section is dedicated to what is needed, how many has been ordered and how many come in, etc… Planning is what I do best!
Dog sitting
I absolutely hate it and will never do it again. This dog is not remotely house trained and I have spent half the day cleaning up it’s messes. There are spots all over my carpets too. I have half a mind to charge them for the cleaning service I have to get now. I will NOT allow this to stay in my carpets. My kids play all over my floors and just the thought of it is driving me crazy already. NEVER AGAIN!
This always happens to me when I try to help people. Tomorrow morning I have to call the carpet cleaners and make the appointment for the day after this dog is leaving. Stupid, stupid, stupid is what I am.
*done with rant*
Unity ceremony
This Unity ceremony is going to be so beautiful. I really cannot wait to see the wedding. Helping plan this wedding is so much fun. We will go look for the brides maids dresses and the wedding gown this week. If she gets off of work early today, we might even go today. I think that is one of the most fun parts of a wedding.
All women love to shop and trying on dresses is one of our favorite past times. Window shopping is another of our favorites as well. I hope she picks out dresses that can be worn again. I really don’t want to have a dress hanging in my closet that I can never use again. That is absolutely now fun at all.
Wedding invitations
So themed Wedding invitations or generic is the question. If it is a normal wedding with no apparent theme, then generic wedding invitations will do, although you can choose the invitations in the wedding colors if you like. If there is a theme to the wedding then you have to decide if you want the guests to know ahead of time what that theme is, or if you want it to be a surprise.
No matter what you choose, RSVP cards are definitely necessary. This helps to know how much food and drink will be needed for the reception. After all, you don’t want to spend unnecessary money on too much food that will only go to waste. Careful planning can save money to be used on other stuff for the wedding, or for the honeymoon afterwards.
Wedding favors
Hmmm, the Wedding favors are a thank you gift to the guests, but should not be too expensive. They are a token of appreciation, that also serve as a memory of the joining of two lives. Some people settle for something simple, like a match book with the bride and grooms names and the wedding date on them. Others, have gone more exotic and put little glass containers with Beta fish in them. The guests end up with a pet to take home with them. That is actually a pretty neat idea. Finding something unique is usually a brides first intent, and affordable is the second.
Unity candle ceremony
So I think she has decided on a Unity candle ceremony. It is a very beautiful ceremony that makes a lasting memory. Plus, when the ceremony is over, you have the candles to use as decorations for your house. It is a win/win situation. Plus the candles are amazingly beautiful. I hope she doesn’t change her mind about this part, because I really like the idea. I have seen one of these ceremonies before and it was great. I have thought that if I were to ever get married again, I might have to do this particular ceremony, or something like it. I will keep you updated on what we are doing and maybe it can help some of you as well.
Wedding decorations
I am helping a friend plan her wedding and the wedding decorations are what I am working on right now. We are still unsure exactly what colors she wants and may end up with a tye dyed rainbow if we can’t pick one soon. It is really too funny, because just when we think we have it, something better looking pops up and we have to start from scratch again. This isn’t easy to do when you aren’t really sure what you want. I am sure that a lot of brides are like that though. I am beginning to understand the thought process behind Bridezillas.