At least we're good at other things, right?

Clearly, we're no good at this regular blogging thing.  At least we seem to be better at actually planning a wedding than blogging about it, right?  Hopefully? 

Even though it's been quiet on the blog, it's been super busy around here.  Some of what's happened (in no particular order):

• Both of our outfits chosen.  Mine ordered and M's to be ordered shortly.
• Officiants asked and accepted.
• Coordinators asked and accepted.
• Wedding party asked and accepted and semi-organized.
• Florist hired and designs chosen.
• Menu chosen.
• Save the Dates chosen, assembled, addressed, and sent.
• Honeymoon planning commenced.
• Venue floorplan created. 
• Some readings finalized.
• Cakes chosen.
• Wedding website built.

Things left to be sorted:

• Hire DJ.
• Finalize ceremony music.
• Finalize ceremony wording.
• Invitations.
• Rehearsal dinner planning.
• Food tasting.
• Wedding rings.
• A family name.
• Get showered by our lovely friends on July 10 and August 21.
• Collect old and pretty books and cakestands. 

And the big day is four months from tomorrow!  We're likely to abandon this blog even further (if that's possible!), so you're welcome to visit our wedding website to learn more about our plans: http://www.jamieandmax.com/.

Cheers!

Full of Awesome

Custom designed wedding stationary just isn't in our budget.  This probably doesn't seem like a big deal to some people, but I'm a little bit of a stationary snob.  Sad but true.

However, we just WON custom designed invitations, courtesy of A Practical Wedding and Printable Press. Meg and Kimi are amazing and sweet and kind and generous people, and I am just floored. Floored and grateful.



More details to come, but I just had to share this now.

Signed, dealed, delivered - I'm yours!

The venue contract is totally done.  The check's in their hands, and I've never been so happy to sign such a big check!  We booked the Piedmont Room at Park Tavern.  It overlooks the meadow in Piedmont Park (which is a pretty special place for us) and is in a fabulous location.  Assuming good weather, we'll have a gorgeous view of the sunset, and then we'll see this all night:

YAY!

Also, I got dress sketches in the mail and have a consult with the designer in the morning.  And we're having a photo shoot next week.  And we're working on a super fun Save the Date project.  And we're doing some big projects around the house.  Oh, and work and school and "parenting" five wiley beasts.  And MJ's working on a big grant proposal that might get him a job after his fellowship is over in June.  There's never a dull moment, but it's a happy life, indeed. 

Oh, wow. Has it really been that long?!

I realized that I hadn't been around these parts in a while, but I didn't realize that it had been three months.  Oops!  I guess we can chalk that up to school and work and holidays and all the other things that have kept us busy in the interim.

Even though there's been no blogging, you'll be happy to know that there has been wedding planning taking place.  Here's the redux:

1)  We found and lost a second venue.  We decided on the venue I was talking about in the last post and went through all the preliminary contract negotiations.  However, they couldn't send out the contract until the end of January because they don't book small events until eight or nine months out.  We didn't think it would be a problem.  So, we waited.  And then a big event came in and booked the whole place, including where we were going to have our reception.  We knew it was a possibility, but it felt like a punch in the gut for a minute.

2)  Then, with the help of our awesome friends, we may have found a new venue.  MJ can't get out of work this week, so I'm going to visit on Wednesday, and hopefully it will all work out.  If it doesn't, we are just going to have this shindig in somebody's backyard.  Seriously. 

3)  We figured out that our wedding date is the same day as the Atlanta AIDS Walk.  This means we probably won't be able to participate, so we'll need to think of another way to honor it.  (Suggestions appreciated.)  It also means that we'll probably move the start time from about 4PM to about 6 PM so that our friends who are participating can do both (maybe even with a shower in between :)

4)  We found photographers.  They are awesome.  And a bargain.  And we're having a photo shoot March 6.  I'm not particularly keen on having my picture taken, but I'm excited to see how they turn out.  I'm also freaking out about what to wear.

5)  I think I found someone to design my wedding outfit.  There may even be sketches in the mailbox this afternoon!  More on that to come. 

6)  MJ is officially in charge of the centerpieces.  He says he'll do a blog on of his ideas for them.  So far, the rules we've established are: no smelly flowers (I'm allergic), no live animals, and no cat litter.  Should be interesting, right?

7)  Save the Dates are in the works.

8)  We haven't touched our official wedding website.  (You know, the one with wedding details and not just my ramblings.)  Oops!  With only eight months and one day left, we should probably get to working on that.