Chic for Cheap??

There is no technical "theme" to our wedding. Our colors are purple and silver, but I'm basically just going off of purple. I like the very rich deep purple I think it will be awesome for fall. Of course money is always an issue. So we will be doing a lot of DIY stuff. Wedding stuff is out of control expensive. Flowers if one of the big things right now that i've been trying to get ideas and figure out what I'm going to do. Our reception venue is very simple and I think we're going to need a lot of flowers and candles (etc...) to dress it up. Just looking at some florists online we realized that there was no way we were going to get the look we wanted for the price we wanted. So we've decided to do the flowers ourselves. Which is going to be quite a task. But I know with all of the help from the wedding party and family it will be great. I have 3 different ideas for centerpieces and I think we will be doing about 4 of each. The first is a Topiary. I know these pictures aren't all in purple, but the centerpieces will all be in a purple scheme. These are just some ideas for basic shapes that I like. I think with the topiary I will probably will just use silk flowers that way I can get them done a few months before the wedding, and save some money rather than using real. Another Idea is A tall cylinder vase filled with water with flowers submerged. I've been thinking purple tulips. I may be able to use silk flowers for this one also again to save money. The last one which I like the most is just low round centerpieces with lots of flowers. I've done my research on the flowers I like and the flowers that come in purple. I don't know if anyone knows this but purple is not the easiest color to find for weddings it seems. I really like hydrangea that is one of my favorites so that will be in coporated. Also carnations are very cheap and come in a range of purples and are good for the "roundness" that I like.

The girls will be carrying mini calla lillies in a deep purple. Ihave not decided what I want for my bouquet. I want a big round bouquet, I'm just not sure if that is something that I will be able to do myself. We will have to figure it out though because I will not pay $200 for ONE bouquet! So those are my ideas for flowers. I also want lots of candles, that is a cheap way to add "warmth" to the room and kind of set the romantic mood. I also like the paper lanterns for lighting, even though we will be inside. I think they would be cute over the dance floor

to highlight it. So those are my ideas for decorations. Hopefully it will turn out how we invision it. We are ordering flowers through a wholesaler online. It is much cheaper that way, and has good reviews. The flowers will arrive the thursday before the wedding and will soak all day, and then friday we will have to bust it to get everything together. I know we will have a lot of help, we have a great bridal party and family that have all offered to assist. I know we couldn't do it by ourselves. So it is deeply appreciated. Once it gets closer I'm sure more will come together. It still seems unreal and so far away right now. But the months go faster and faster. The wedding is 9 months from today! Here are a few more pictures of stuff that I like...To be Continued....

The Gist of it all..

Starting off, I googled gist and I am still not sure if it's 'gist' or 'jist'. Or exactly what it means. But anyways! The point of this is just some minor details of the wedding that maybe some people aren't up on. We're getting married October 24th, 2009. The wedding is at Gahanna Community Congregational Church (it's a mouthful). Finding a church was difficult, just because we don't belong anywhere our selves. But we found this and it met the criteria (center aisle for me to prance down to my future husband). It's pretty laid back. They don't require premarital counseling. Which for some might be a good thing. But I was kind of looking forward to it. To see how realistic my view on marriage actually is. We do meet with the pastor and a coordinator before hand to discuss all of the details of the actual ceremony though.

Reception::: The reception will follow afterwards and that party is going down at Tall Timbers. Which is a banquet center in Reynoldsburg. It's a pretty simple room with not a lot going on. It has a nice size dance floor which is a requirement. But we will definantely have to do a lot with decorations. That is a whole other day and a whole other post. The ceremony will begin around approx. 3:00pm or 3:30pm. And then the reception will follow directly after at

5:00pm-10:00pm. I hope its a night full of dancing, friends, family and more fun then anyone can handle. So that are the basics, and basically all we have nailed down. I have a dress, we have somewhere to get married, and somewhere to after, there is so much more to do! 9 1/2 months to go!

The Proposal.

As many people know, I have wanted to marry Tony probably since the day I met him. But he had other plans. I feel like I waited and waited forever, every special occasion or birthday I would cross my fingers. But obviously it is suppose to be a surprise. So In september Tony and I took some vacation from work, and on Monday we went down to the Newport Aquarium. While we were walking around I brushed up against his leg and felt a box in his pocket. I momentarily freaked out. I didn't want to expect the proposal or see it coming, so I kept hoping it was not what I was thinking ( a ring box). The day went on and nothing happened we saw a movie (where I bumped the box shaped Item again) went to dinner. Later I saw him take his keys out of his pocket, so I finally just figured the I had felt his keys. We drove home that night and I was pouty because I had kind of gotten my hopes us. We pull up to the house and Tony jumps out of the car and mumbles something about having to pee. So I'm like ok? and just grab all of our stuff. I walk through the door candles are lit, there are flowers and (PINK) champagne. Oh yeah and Tony was down on his knee with the ring. He asked me to marry him and I said yes.

In the Beginning

Most people would say say that a bar is not an ideal place to meet your "soul mate" and generally I would agree. What with all the Tool bags and douchebags and jerk faces out there. But that is where I met mine. The most random meeting, Tony walked by gawking at My friends and one of the girls went up to him and started talking to him. After that we would see each other out at the same bars over the weekend. I always thought he was attractive, but never got the vibe he was interested in me. A couple months after we met it was my 20th birthday. The weekend before all of my girls took me out and Tony came along. The next morning I woke up and he was all I could think about. On my actual birthday Tony was brave enough to ask me out over Text message (wonderful technology lets them off the hook). We went on our first date on March 31st, and have been together ever since. Tony is an awesome guy, he cooks he cleans he fixes broken stuff. I would be completely and untterly lost with out him. So the point of all of this is we are now engaged and getting married 10.24.09. So I just thought I would do this to keep people posted on how all the wedding stuff is going. Hopefully this is of some interest to people, and if not just humor me!