Wedding Plans

Rehearsal Dinner

2006-10-24T08:12:00.000-07:00

3 months to go!

2006-06-23T17:53:00.000-07:00

I haven't been posting anything lately because I'd like to keep details
a surprise for the guests. I promise to update the site when it's all said and done!

Trish McEvoy Makeup

2006-05-22T07:57:00.000-07:00

Pros:
Looks natural for every day type of look
I like the eye shadow. My eyes are more inset so she put the shadow on the bone just below the eyebrow.

Cons:
Might be too light for wedding pictures
Way too much gloss on the lips. When it comes time to kiss... Todd will have a smeary mess on his face. Can't have that!

BEST WEDDING SITES

2006-05-16T13:56:00.000-07:00

weddingbee.com

Bobbi Brown Makeup Trial

2006-05-16T12:47:00.000-07:00

5-16-06
Today was the Bobbi Brown Makeup Trial

Pros:
A.I love the colors she picked for me
B.I like the whole look, nothing looks clownish
C.Little to no shine!
D. Affordable

Cons:
A.The eye make-up looks nice, but I'm not used to wearing it. Is it too dark?
B.Eyebrows need styling (my fault for not plucking)

After:

HOW TODD PROPOSED

2006-05-15T16:25:00.000-07:00

How Todd Proposed

It was on the coast at Wrightsville Beach NC, where Todd proposed to Casey.

The couple walked along the shore watching the waves. Todd strolled ahead and crouched down by the water. Casey figured that he was inspecting some rocks.

To surprise him she picked up a sprint to knock him into the ocean. Todd looked behind him panicked. Todd quickly tried to place the ring into a shell. Seeing the look of concern on Todd’s face, Casey decided against the surprise attack seconds before she reached him. Todd immediately asked smiling, “Do you want to see how pretty it is inside this shell? “

Casey looked into his hand. There sat the chipped, dark, gray, shell. With her nod of the head, he turned it over and revealed the beautiful, sparkling ring. He then asked Casey if she would marry him. Ecstatically replying with a yes, she hugged and kissed him. Todd was not only relieved to accomplish his mission, get a yes but succeeded in avoiding the push into the ocean.

Bare Essentials Makeup Trial

2006-05-15T15:51:00.000-07:00

5-15-06

Went to the Bare Essentials counter and had a trial run for
wedding day makeup.

Cons:
1.They put lots of sparkly powder on me and it creates lots of shine! Yikes! My face almost looks wet!
2.I don't like all the orange tones, I wanted more of a berry color for lips and cheeks with neutral eyes.
3.She put the lip color on sloppy.
4.eyes looked smudged unevenly.
5.$85 for this look on my wedding day.

Pros:
1.I like how their make-up stays on through the day
2.My lashes look thicker than normal

Before:

After:

WEDDING DETAILS CHECKED OFF

2006-04-24T08:54:00.000-07:00

5-15-06
-Todd and I were accepted into the church and we're now official members! Yea!
-Now our wedding ceremony date is confirmed in ink at the church
-Found the bridesmaid dresses last weekend
-Confirmed date with photographer and sent deposit
-Invitations arrived and look great
-Todd was fitted for his tux, deposit sent
-Requested dress swatch for my dress to match shoes
-Swatches of veil arrived that I sent out for
-More make-up trials scheduled

4-24-06
-Booked the wedding reception venue
-Becomming members at a church
-Date Penciled in for our ceremony location, contingent upon becomming church memebers.
-Found the dress, paid in full
-Picked invitations out
-Narrowed photographers down to 2
-Decided on a menu for hors d'oeuvres, dinner, alcohol
-Selected wedding party and guest list

COLORS IDEAS FOR OUR SEPT WEDDING

2006-03-10T12:48:00.000-08:00

5-16-06

Now that I've decided on the bridesmaid dress and color I can start thinking more about flowers. Less orange and more pink.

3-10-06

Getting married in the fall is a great month for me because its full of color! I am so pale and look washed out next to all the light pinks and baby blues. Last night I started looking around on the web (addicted to flower galleries for 3hrs) and found beautiful bold pinks and oranges.

I first started this section, just to show different colors and ideas for the event... but now I'm considering these bouquets as concrete possibilities. I hope I'll be able to find peonies in the local florist shops. I'm thinking they don't grow in the fall months (even if it is NC, they still might be out of season).

WEDDING INVITATION DESIGNS

2006-03-09T13:59:00.000-08:00

5-16-06
Todd and I picked, ordered and received the invitations. They look very nice!
Now to collect addresses... oh boy.

3-09-06
Any one of these designs below could work. I feel like I'm turning into such a girly girl. I'm falling inlove with decorative borders, foil accents, hearts, linen texured stock, and cute, little bow accents.

BRIDESMAID DRESSES

2006-03-02T18:25:00.000-08:00

5-15-06
Here it is the update! I chose to have 2 bridesmaids and 1 maid of honor (my sister)
I picked my 2 friends that I've known the longest as my bridesmaids. They both are as close as sisters to me and I trust that we'll continue to stay in touch for years and years to come.

This weekend Kiersten and I found the perfect dress for her and the bridesmaids! We know it will look great on the girls and luckily the dress color isn't too orange.

I wanted each person to be able to pick their own style of dress so that it flatters them the most. I don't have much of a choice with this dress and color so I decided that I'd pick 1 style that could work with everyone.

I hope they like it!

3-02-06

Picking a Maid of Honor is a no brainer for me. That will be Kiersten. Bridesmaids, that's difficult. Now do I pick the friends that I've known since I was a little girl / spent so much time growing up with /having fun with or friends that I've known for only a few yrs but value and appreciate them as much as I would a sister or do I pick favorite Aunts and Cousins?

I want everyone to feel special and important even if they aren't picked as bridesmaids.

I want a couple of bridesmaids that won't mind helping out and taking care of snags through-out the day...like maybe the florist needs directions to set up at the ceremony, or someone needs to tell me that I have lipstick on my teeth, or to help me bustle my dress for the reception.

Anyway, what was this blog about? That's right Bridesmaid Dresses!

An idea I have is that each bridesmaid pick a different style and all will be the same color. That way they can pick a style that works for them.

Look at these dresses below.

They're great because people can wear them after the wedding!
I like dresses with an interesting neckline or little straps, however that two-tone dress design with no straps works for me. My sister Kiersten is great. She found the site for these cute gowns. :o)

Maybe I should go with something dressier... Hmmm a longer skirt for the bridesmaids?

GUEST ACCOMODATIONS

2006-03-01T21:35:00.000-08:00

Travel Hero
Hotel Rates

The Duke Mansion

The Park Hotel

The Ballantyne Resort

WEDDING MUSIC

2006-02-26T20:20:00.000-08:00

Wow there are a lot of songs to pick!

processional
bride’s entrance
recessional
grand entrance
first dance
parent dance songs
bouquet toss song
garter toss song
cake cutting song
last song

Check out the most picked wedding Music in the past 3 yrs:

Unique and Popular Wedding Songs

Song ideas for the C N T wedding!

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*BRIDE'S PROCESSIONAL*

Recessional- Trumpets Tune
The Prince of Denmark's March
String Quartet in F, H III No.17 - Wedding Music From theKnot
On My Own - Les Miserables
Hyme - O'Neal Brothers
Canon in D - Pachelbel (Love this one! My sister used it for her wedding so I can't copy. She picked a good one.)
Wachet Auf -14 Perfect love songs
Air (From Water Music)

*ROMANTIC SONGS*

At Last - Etta James
All You Need is Love - horns
Alison Krauss
Fly Me to The Moon -Sinatra
Can't Help Falling inlove with you - Elvis

*GRAND ENTRANCE*

Can't Help falling inlove With You - UB40
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) by James Taylor
All You Need is Love by the Beatles

*LAST DANCE*

Hey Ya - Usher

I'll keep adding to the list as I find more. If you have suggestions, post replies. Thanks!

WEDDING FAVORS and CENTERPIECES

2006-02-26T10:11:00.000-08:00

Check out these apple candles

They're so unique.

When I visulize what the tables for our reception will look like, I see lots of uplifting color.
There is so much white involved in the weddings-dress already.
So I was thinking pinks, reds, yellows and orange.

DIY wedding favors and centerpiece projects look fun and I know Todd would be up for the challenge.

I found these pictures this afternoon.

I love the cookie favor idea. It's cute and not horribly pricey.

These cookies above I can buy on eBay:

Or maybe get chocolate squares initialed... yum.

Chocolate Squares

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY!

2006-02-25T12:21:00.000-08:00

Wow wedding photographers are pricey. Going rates are $2000 to $8000 here in NC. Can't imagine how much they charge in NY. I read that wedding prices are a 100% more expensive than they were 10 yrs ago. My question is are more people getting married now or 20 yrs ago?

Links to my favorite photographers / videographers are listed below. I was hooked the other night and spent over 3 hrs looking through all their galleries!

Four Seasons Films

Jims Wedding

Serendipity Studio

SFS Productions

WPJA

Sean Bush

KMillard

Corey Mcnabb

DVA Photo

WEDDING VENUES

2006-02-25T11:17:00.000-08:00

The Peninsula Club Details
If my estimates are correct... we're up a lot.
This doens't include service charge and tax.

- Capacity: More than enough space for 50 to 75 guests
- Mecklenburg Ballroom, Lakeside Room and The Open Air Patio
- Dance Floor
- Specialty Linen Rental
- Hot, Cold, and Attended Hors D Oeuvres
- Duet Dinners with Salads
- Tuxedo Strawberries
- Beverage Inclusive Package

The Ballantyne Details to Come

Todd and I've seen about 1 or 2 places... just kidding, more like 10 or 20 venues to have the wedding and the first top two links above are our favorites.

We really want to have the wedding on a Saturday in Sept, Oct or Nov. After that the grass and trees start looking brown and bare. I like the idea of winter weddings, in NY and NJ because it could snow and looks really pretty. NC just looks very dry and dull in the cold months. Another idea is maybe speed everything up and have the date in June before the really hot weather hits us.

The following links are places we've seen, liked or haven't seen yet:

The Duke Mansion

Childress Vineyards

The Park Hotel

Grandover Resort

Charlotte City Club

Morehead Inn

Grove Park Inn

Peninsula Yacht Club

Vanlandingham Estate

Princess Anne Hotel

Birkdale Club

The Biltmore Estate

WEDDING CAKES

2006-02-25T09:47:00.000-08:00

Cake shopping online is fun fun fun.
There are so many designs and styles.
I had no idea how fancy these cakes could get.
Below are some favorites I found on this great wedding site called

The Wedding Bee

The site is so helpful even if it is for brides in NYC.
Anyway back to cakes, I love how sweet the two figures on the top of the cakes look.
If I decide to have some figures on-top, I want them to look as cute as these.
The others are favorites because they're so pretty and look elegant.
I'm not a big fan of the cakes on stilts.. Tiers are not my thing.
I also like the picture with the dressed up cupcakes that look like individual mini wedding cakes.
I'm surprised how excited I am to plan all this out. Looking at cakes and dresses, venues its so much fun!

This is a really cool idea, you can make your own wedding cake! Check out this site:

Cake Kits

Wedding Plans

Rehearsal Dinner

3 months to go!

Trish McEvoy Makeup

BEST WEDDING SITES

Bobbi Brown Makeup Trial

*HOW TODD PROPOSED*

Bare Essentials Makeup Trial

WEDDING DETAILS CHECKED OFF

*COLORS IDEAS FOR OUR SEPT WEDDING*

*WEDDING INVITATION DESIGNS*

*BRIDESMAID DRESSES*

*GUEST ACCOMODATIONS*

*WEDDING MUSIC*

*WEDDING FAVORS and CENTERPIECES*

*WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY!*

*WEDDING VENUES*

*WEDDING CAKES *