I found a tasty cake baker on the cheap and she does some amazing work. Going to visit her in a couple of weeks for a tasting. YUMSTER!
Only dagger is she's in Charles Town, West Virginia, but it's actually not that far from where we live, so it'll be a nice scenic drive! And maybe we'll go to Charles Town Races and Slots!
Kera, will Big Sam be there on Sunday, September 16th? :-)
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Monday, August 20, 2007
Check, Check and Check!
I've been noticeably MIA the last two weeks because I have been doing nothing but meeting with people after work, before work and during work (shhh, don't tell my boss)!
I've gotten lots done! From my last post I told you I really liked the hair and makeup people I met with, so I booked them. I've also found a DJ I like, so I booked her!
And thanks to our friends Jacqueline and Todd, we now have an officiant to marry us! Ken Knapp married Jacqueline's sister a couple of years ago and will be marrying them as well, about 8 weeks after our wedding. They graciously told us about Ken so we decided to meet with him as well. We really liked him, he's a cute older guy who is an ex-Catholic priest. He left the priesthood to get married and have kids and is now divorced and dating an ex-nun. We thought he had a very interesting background! He was just the right amount of spiritual without focusing on one specific religion, but definitely incorporates the spiritual/religious aspects we wanted in our ceremony. We are looking forward to him marrying us and also in sharing him with Jacqueline and Todd! How cool--we can say forever now that the same guy married the four of us!
Now Todd and Belinga can bond over this and their love of Michigan football. Go Blue!
I've gotten lots done! From my last post I told you I really liked the hair and makeup people I met with, so I booked them. I've also found a DJ I like, so I booked her!
And thanks to our friends Jacqueline and Todd, we now have an officiant to marry us! Ken Knapp married Jacqueline's sister a couple of years ago and will be marrying them as well, about 8 weeks after our wedding. They graciously told us about Ken so we decided to meet with him as well. We really liked him, he's a cute older guy who is an ex-Catholic priest. He left the priesthood to get married and have kids and is now divorced and dating an ex-nun. We thought he had a very interesting background! He was just the right amount of spiritual without focusing on one specific religion, but definitely incorporates the spiritual/religious aspects we wanted in our ceremony. We are looking forward to him marrying us and also in sharing him with Jacqueline and Todd! How cool--we can say forever now that the same guy married the four of us!
Now Todd and Belinga can bond over this and their love of Michigan football. Go Blue!
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Hair and Makeup Trial
I had a great hair and makeup trial with Up Do's For I Do's last night! Ashley did my hair and Molly did my makeup. They were both super nice, with Ashley being the more talkative one of the group (she's pretty much like all of my friends--talks pretty fast, pretty loudly and is usually super excited about whatever she's saying. I basically hearted her.)
Here are some pictures! Obviously the hair is very rough and she didn't go through with a flat iron or use any product, but it was a basic "This is what you're going to look like" do. And I liked my makeup a lot. Not too subtle and not too much either.
Oh, I totally thought I wanted a tiara until I put one on and pretty much didn't like it. Inspired by my friend Beth who did this with her hair, I thought of putting jeweled pins in my hair and Ashley happened to have some on hand to play with. There would be probably about 6 in my hair and placed a lot better than how it is below, but it gives you an idea.
I liked them a lot!!
Here are some pictures! Obviously the hair is very rough and she didn't go through with a flat iron or use any product, but it was a basic "This is what you're going to look like" do. And I liked my makeup a lot. Not too subtle and not too much either.
Oh, I totally thought I wanted a tiara until I put one on and pretty much didn't like it. Inspired by my friend Beth who did this with her hair, I thought of putting jeweled pins in my hair and Ashley happened to have some on hand to play with. There would be probably about 6 in my hair and placed a lot better than how it is below, but it gives you an idea.
I liked them a lot!!
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Flowers!
I met with a really nice flower guy today (Sharone at Davinci Florist) who was recommended by several Knotties (members of the DC Area Knot Board for those of you not in the know...)
It's located in hur-tang Silver Spring and the shop looks majorly ghetto and run down from the outside. But once inside there's a room off to the right that is decorated with some sample tables, there was a tall centerpiece I think he had mocked up for another bride and it wasn't so bad! On the left there was a cooler full of all the centerpieces they were making for this weekends weddings and some were so pretty!
Sharone had the daunting task of paring down the plethora of purple flowers I had printed out (he said he never had a bride bring in so many pictures!) and trying to create a vision of what I had in my head. And let me tell you, he's really good at it. He was able to suggest some stuff while at the same time allowing me to make decisions. I started off with every flower under the sun and he helped me figure out that I needed some texture to the flowers but not too much, some contrasting colors, etc.
In the end, he gave me a really good estimate and we had included all the flowers I wanted (though I still wanted to throw some more--such as peonies, ranunculus--in for good measure but he said it was too much).
I'm going to check out a few more vendors, some which are more local and familiar with River Creek and then make a decision. But I have a feeling many of them are going to have a hard time beating my man Sharone!
Basically we talked about lavender roses, orchids, purple hydrangeas, purple calla lillies, tulips, lisianthus, blue delphinium, with some green berries mixed in for good measure. Clearly I have an obsession with purple at the moment!!
It's located in hur-tang Silver Spring and the shop looks majorly ghetto and run down from the outside. But once inside there's a room off to the right that is decorated with some sample tables, there was a tall centerpiece I think he had mocked up for another bride and it wasn't so bad! On the left there was a cooler full of all the centerpieces they were making for this weekends weddings and some were so pretty!
Sharone had the daunting task of paring down the plethora of purple flowers I had printed out (he said he never had a bride bring in so many pictures!) and trying to create a vision of what I had in my head. And let me tell you, he's really good at it. He was able to suggest some stuff while at the same time allowing me to make decisions. I started off with every flower under the sun and he helped me figure out that I needed some texture to the flowers but not too much, some contrasting colors, etc.
In the end, he gave me a really good estimate and we had included all the flowers I wanted (though I still wanted to throw some more--such as peonies, ranunculus--in for good measure but he said it was too much).
I'm going to check out a few more vendors, some which are more local and familiar with River Creek and then make a decision. But I have a feeling many of them are going to have a hard time beating my man Sharone!
Basically we talked about lavender roses, orchids, purple hydrangeas, purple calla lillies, tulips, lisianthus, blue delphinium, with some green berries mixed in for good measure. Clearly I have an obsession with purple at the moment!!
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Alert! You Have Been Attacked by the Fro Virus!
For those of you who knew me way back when, you will recall I had slight hair issues, such as frizzy hair I didn't know how to tame. Hence the unfortunate 8th grade picture where my hair actually expanded outside the frame of the photo (I will spare you all the actual picture!)
I have come a long way since then, learning to blow dry my hair straight...and also how to master putting it back in a clip 99% of the time so I don't have to deal with it. (I'm trying to be better about that, I swear!)
Anyway, I have a hair and makeup trial next week with the person I'm hoping will do my hair and makeup for my wedding! They come highly recommended by The Knot (which I stalk every day for great local vendor advice) and many girls who have used them. And surprisingly, unlike everything else in this area, they're not a fortune! In fact, their hair trial is FREE (GASP!) and makeup trial is only $25.
Only downfall is they're located in Columbia which is where the trials take place and only Monday-Friday. But they do have late appointments until 8 pm, so that's helpful. They will also travel to us in Leesburg and do the hair and makeup of the BMs and potentially female family members, which is invaluable!
Some have said "Isn't it a bit early that you're doing hair and makeup trials?" but my logic is twofold: A) Honestly, it's so much nicer to get this stuff out of the way and handled so I have nothing to deal with close to the wedding day. And B) A lot of the good people get booked up very quickly. They won't hold your date without a contract and a deposit and I'm certainly not giving anyone my signature or money without seeing with their services actually are. So therefore, I am taking care of this sooner rather than later.
Enough babbling! Here are some hair ideas I've been thinking about!
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