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so ive been pretty good about not posting about our wedding. i know that i could if i wanted to, however, i guess even i get a bit annoyed when its all people post/talk about. so, ive joined a lj community, and its a riot. not because i get good ideas, but because nearly 98% of who is on there is a total spaz. these girls eat, sleep, drink, breathe, and live their weddings. some people on there seem to post 10 times a day. what the hell do you continuously type about? is there really that much to discuss and that many stupid questions to ask? maybe its rude of me to be entertained by these ladies, but really, its so hilarious. a perfect example? there was a post about a specific lady's dress and if others liked it or not. she posted some pictures and everyone was making comments. one girl titled hers, "no love for sleeved dresses." ok, that alone is an awesome title. scroll down the page and this pretty little dove replied with her post titled, "sleeved dress love." :
haha. fucking AWESOME. how can you NOT be entertained?! of course, i had to send this to haven. she was convinced that she would only wear a bridesmaids dress that would have sleeves. and a wedding dress? i think this would be just the right one for when her time comes.
anyway. our plans are coming along nicely. we have decided that its going to be in september next year at the wisconsin club. both of us feel so lucky to have found such a beautiful and magnificent place to be married. when we were origianlly checking out sites, nothing caught our eye quite like this one. if you have ever been to this place, you would know. its your typical old, historical, gorgeous mansion. (er, gentlemen's club.) our ceremony will be held in the "milwaukee room", which is right off of the ballroom upstairs. i could never get married and celebrate in a stuffy, tacky, reception hall in a hotel or bowling alley. this is more like it:
the glass doors to the right lead off to the milwaukee room, where we will do the deed. the doors to the left open up to a balcony outside. beautiful, isnt it?
my mother, sister, and grandmother and i went dress shopping a couple months ago in cedarburg to a place called "stone manor bridal." it was a cute little place with a huge selection. its hard to look at dresses after awhile, they all look the same. white, ugly, beaded, ugly, tacky, and ugly. every once in awhile you will come upon a nice one, and throw it on your pile. well, this was the third place we had gone to and i about had it. i tried on about 8 dresses and narrowed it down to 2. one was very plain, the other was a bit more detailed with a beautiful long, taupe sasch. thats the one i chose. :
we did find the bridesmaid's dresses. i had haven try on a red one, like i origianlly wanted. however, when placed next to my dress, it looked trashy. she tried on a black one and she looked marvelous, stunning, elegant, and perfect. she too, loved it. and guess what? it doesnt have sleeves. :
http://www.billlevkoff.com/collections/index.asp?dress=872
(a link cause the site wont let me copy and paste.)
chris has yet to decide what the men will wear. no matter what, they will look stunning. isnt he fuckin' hot? :
we have decided to go with haven's friend jen as our flower lady. she is about to finish up on floral arrangement schooling and is an amazing artist. i know i can trust her cause she is all about being unique, beautiful, original, and building her portfolio. since chris and i decided to go simple with the flowers, we wanted to use calla lillies. they are so beautiful in the most simple arrangement.
table top idea:
my bouquet:
the ladies:
nice, eh?
this past saturday we finally bought our wedding rings. i know its a little early, but we wanted to get them bought and out of the way to start making payments towards them. all in all, we got a good deal. i can tell you this, i cant stand going into those kinds of places. jewelers are like car dealers are like vultures. they pick your brain, i mean, pocketbook. i hate them. i know they are all about you leaving with this:
or this:
UGH. or even THIS:
*shudder* alas, we didnt fall into their trap. we left with a receipt for these purchases:
and his:
yes, i already have a ring on my finger. yes, im getting another one. yes, i love them all. spoiled by this man? probably.
music. its so important. luckily, having friends who also are aware of this, is great. the music during the ceremony will be provided by one miss. angela morgan's friends at the conservatory that play strings and owe her favors. because of this? a really great deal. we have sat down and brushed up on our classical composers to pick out each song personally. NO CANON IN D. every last stump out there picks this for them to walk down the aisle to. i couldnt bear the thought of having that a part of our day.
the reception dj? a wonderful friend named mr. erik nash.
i have a lot of respect for a man who has good musical taste. only a few people could be given this duty. trust- is a word we have for him. i think he has the easiest job of us all. once again, all the songs have been, or will be, personally picked to be played. i guess when you get a bunch of people that are highly concerned about music together, how could you possibly play "butterfly kisses", "achey breaky heart", and "dream weaver"? all he has to do is make sure things are going smoothly, press a few buttons, and have a good time. another glass of wine, my friend?
lastly, is our photographer. a wonderful lady with impeccable taste. shes young, hip, and named jessica, too. shes just great. :
a lot of things still need to be decided. we have lots of work to do. as for now, and with it still into 2006, i think we are going at a splendid rate.
time to get off the computer and get my ass going.