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Wedding stuff.
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August 7, 2008
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Met with our Maitre'D last night. It went well.
Hopefully he stays our Maitre'D, b/c so far we've had 3 coordinators since we booked the Olde Mill Inn. The most recent I have never spoken to, and never returned any of my calls, which leads me to worry.
I have confidence in our Maitre'D -- he seems to know what he is doing, and is good with taking control of situations, which is definitely something I need. I don't want to have to worry about things the 'day of'.
The only negative thing about our meeting is that our choice of food options was explained to us completely differently than our 'sales' lady explained it to us. But of course, right?! Anyway, we will make due, and I'm sure everyone who goes to the wedding is going to have plenty of food. It's amazing -- all the choices they give you.
It was a little funny last night -- b/c all the vendors we mentioned we were using to the Maitre'D left him a little flabbergasted b/c he hadn't heard of any of them. In a way, I see that as a good thing. I don't want to use the generic, wedding in a bag type of vendors that most people use. Understandably, it's the more affordable option, but some things you just shouldn't skimp out on.
Our ceremony will start a little before 6. Our invite time notes 5:30pm. The ceremony should only last a max of 20 minutes. No readings, no unity candles. Short and sweet. Cocktail hour is immediately following and ends at 7:30. 7:30-11:30 is our reception.
I reviewed the layout of the ballroom, and I'm wondering how our 11 piece band is going to fit. I hope they don't blast everyone out either. My sister had a HUGE ballroom and used the same band and it was awesome... I hope it works here too, b/c our room isn't huge, it's normal. LOL
We are inviting close to 200 people. YIKES!! When we started out, I wanted to elope and then starting thinking a small wedding would be nice... so we went into this thinking like a max of 80 people. Yeah, well... that didn't work out. We know too many people.
Since Mike and I are paying for it ourselves, we invited as many immediate family members that we were close to as we could, and our friends/coworkers etc. We then gave each set of parents 12 couples they could invite. And left it at that. I think it worked out well :-)
The other plus-side to our site is that the ceremony & reception site are the same place, not to mention that it's at an Inn so the hotel rooms are on location as well. It's perfect for us. NO DRIVING!
Our rehearsal dinner will be at the Grain House which is part of the Olde Mill Inn (Historic, has something to do with George Washington) -- anyway, it shares a parking lot with the Inn...so it's perfect! Plus, the food rocks, and the atmosphere is quaint and rustic.
I keep fluctuating between super stress and excited. But right now, I'm getting REALLY excited about all of this.
I am taking a PTO day today to work on my invites, since I am not hiring someone to do them for me. It should be interesting. LOL.
My family and I are also going to be folding 1001 origami cranes as a gift to me :-). And they will be put together in the shape of my family crest. I'm so excited to start working on it. I think it will be a good bonding time and it will also be a wonderful very meaningful item that I can cherish... It gets me a little teary just thinking about it.
Okay -- that's all for now, back to the invites! |
| posted by Typette @ 8:40 AM |
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4 Comments:
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Wow, that is great! the 1,001 cranes...that is a gift. I still have mine. they are hanging on this "fake tree" that was spray painted silver like the cranes. Sounds so exciting!
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Sounds like everything is coming together. A short and sweet ceremony - my favorite. LOL Actually we had a couple of readings, and my Sister sang. But it was nice. Not traveling in between is nice.
Are you designing the invites yourself or putting them together and addressing them yourself? I printed labels - Emily Post would have cringed. :) I agree - some things should not be sacrificed. We didn't get a limo, b/c well, I didn't care about transportation. I'd rather spend the money on photos and video.
Can't wait for the wedding. I know it will be so much fun! But thanks for the tip on the band and room size. I think I'll pack some ear plugs. :)
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I know the old mill inn. I keep getting invites there for bridal shows :P
I wanna have my ceremony and reception at the same place too. I think it makes it easier for everyone and I don't have to worry about rain, lol
I want the same kind of ceremony too. Short and sweet. Half of my family's catholic and the other half is jewish and all I have are memories of crazy long wedding ceremonies X( not mine!
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Who is your maitre 'd that you're working with at the Olde Mill Inn?
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Wow, that is great! the 1,001 cranes...that is a gift. I still have mine. they are hanging on this "fake tree" that was spray painted silver like the cranes. Sounds so exciting!