71 days to go!
Background since it's been ages: Caryn & Dave, Warwick, NY wedding on Sept 4, 2011. Purple & Red are the colors and the wedding will have a baseball theme.
Here is a little update of where we stand with 71 days to go. He proposed May 6th and I think I've done a pretty good job getting everything together!
We were originally going for a winery wedding but we decided on getting married at the Inn at Stony Creek instead. Smaller, a lot more private and cheaper. Plus the guys that own the B&B are amazing and have made us feel like one of the family since we first met them. And we stumbled upon it by accident! We stayed there the weekend we went to look at the winery that we wanted and fell in love and it was an easy choice.
These are the invitations. Dave is a Mets fan and I'm a Yankee fan so we are using Ebbets field for the tickets. We are carrying the whole theme of baseball through the whole wedding which we weren't totally planning. The cake is going to be baseball related as well the cocktail hour, we are calling it a concession hour instead and serving 4 different kinds of slider burgers, slider dogs, mini tacos, fries and peanuts.
We are having Edward Fava do our catering. I know he has a website but I can't find it anywhere. His food is amazing and he works with the guys at the B&B all the time, one of the guys that owns the B&B actually works as one of the head chefs in his kitchen. He will most likely be doing our cake as well.
We are only serving wine, beer and hard cider. The wine and hard cider will come from 3 different wineries up there that we like to give it a bit of local flavor.
Autumn is our photographer and I love talking with her! Due to some scheduling issues and the weather we haven't had our engagement photo shoot yet but right now we are going to have it next week.
Our flowers and the chupah are being handled by two different vendors which makes me a little nervous but both came highly recommended. The florist for everything but the chupah was amazing and pulled together a whole bunch of things based off what I told her I liked in her pics. I won't be able to see it beforehand and I'm a bit nervous but I'm sure they will turn out great. She also does a separate throw away bouquet for only $25 so I'm not throwing mine which I like.
I plan on ordering these cufflinks for him to keep with the baseball theme.
My dress:
All I am doing is adding cap sleeves and a bustle. It didn't even need to be hemmed! I didn't think I'd wind up with something like this at all but the second I put it on we knew it was the dress for me.
My shoes:
I will be changing into white fancy flip flops after the ceremony I'm sure.
Our tables will be named after old baseball stadiums. We still have to figure out exactly how many tables we are going to have (max amount of people we can have is 60 not including the 7 kids that are invited) and then we will work on the names but we know we are going to have Shea Stadium, Yankee Stadium, Polo Grounds, Tiger Stadium, Candlestick Park, Wrigley Field & Fenway Park for sure. (Yes the last 2 are still active but still you can't talk about old stadiums and not have them!)
So far I have to get a Rabbi still and that's starting to make me nervous. The one that came recommended can't do it but he recommended someone else.
The DJ is a friend from college who I've heard DJ plenty of times and am really excited having him DJ our wedding.
There has been a lot of drama with the wedding party and I lost my best friend because of it. I honestly wish that things were different but I believe if she was engaged right now it would have been. There is things she has said and done that has made it clear that she is jealous that she has been with her guy longer and doesn't have a ring yet. I'm trying to not let it get me down and ruin all the planning but it's been a rough week because of it. There is also a lot of drama with my family but that's not unusual in my family. They want to be involved in everything and have everything the way they want....we want no help at all planning the wedding. And we are doing it the way we want it.
Right now my bridal party is another close friend and my sister and I'm going to ask another friend. I'm very seriously considering one of my best guy friends but I'm not sure how I feel about that. Dave is totally cool with it if I want to which is nice. He has 3 of his good college buddies as his groomsmen. His 2 brothers (assuming the 2nd one comes [another whole mess]), his brother in law and my brother in law will hold the chuppah. If his brother doesn't come we are planning on asking one of my good friends husband to do us that honor.
Our favors are going to be soap from a local soap shop we like up there wrapped in purple paper with red ribbon.
I need to order it but I really like this as our card box.
My engagement band came with a matching wedding band but because under the chuppah it has to be one solid piece without any diamonds, we brought a solid white gold band for me and he chose a titanium piece that he liked. I'll wear that when I don't want to wear my engagement ring and fancy band. It's simple and perfect.
For the gifts for the bridal party we have no idea what we are getting yet. So far I've gotten 3 clear makeup bags and I plan on stuffing them full of goodies.
The night before the wedding we are doing a campfire at the B&B catered by the same guy. The bridal party, immediate families and one or two other really close friends will be invited. Everyone else will get a "what to do in Warwick" as part of the goodie bags in their room when they check in. We are serving ribs & chicken for that, along with s'mores and some other goodies. One of Dave's friends is going to play his guitar and we are all just going to relax.
We aren't sure what we are going to do for a guestbook yet. I know that I need to order my garter, I was going to do a Yankee one but instead I think I'll surprise him and do a NY Giants one.
Any suggestions where I can find Ebbets Field or Brooklyn Dodgers ties? That's one of the gifts for the groomsmen we would like to give them (and have wear that day).
What am I forgetting?