Hi all,
It's come to my attention that the Lansdowne resort is full on Friday night (April 18) and almost full on Saturday night (April 19--night of the wedding).
If you are coming in from out of town, or even thinking of staying at Lansdowne for Saturday night so you don't have to worry about driving home after a few cocktails, I would highly recommend you call Lansdowne STAT to book your room.
Make sure you call 703-729-8400 and ask for In House Reservations. If you don't ask for In House, they will transfer you to the main number and won't see the wedding block. Then make sure you mention the Javad/Essama wedding to get the negotiated rate of $135 a night plus taxes and fees.
If you are having any problems making a reservation, please let me know and I will talk to Lansdowne personally.
Right now, there are only 6 rooms available in the block on Friday, April 18. There is more leeway with Saturday night, but please don't wait to book in case they sell out, there are not many left. You can always cancel later if you are not sure of your plans right now. Better to be safe than sorry.
Thanks!
Monday, December 3, 2007
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Honeymoon Booked!!
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!
Woohoo! We booked our plane tickets to Asia tonight! We are so excited for 12 days not worrying about wedding details and just enjoying married life!
Here's the itinerary:
Tuesday, April 22: Leave for Hong Kong
Wednesday, April 23: Arrive in Hong Kong in the early evening and spend 3 nights here
Saturday, April 26: Depart Hong Kong for Bali, Indonesia
Saturday, April 26-Saturday May 3: Stay in paradise
Saturday, May 3: Depart Bali for return home
Sunday, May 4: Arrive back home
Now on to the millions of details I haven't tackled yet! Planning travel is way more fun though!
Woohoo! We booked our plane tickets to Asia tonight! We are so excited for 12 days not worrying about wedding details and just enjoying married life!
Here's the itinerary:
Tuesday, April 22: Leave for Hong Kong
Wednesday, April 23: Arrive in Hong Kong in the early evening and spend 3 nights here
Saturday, April 26: Depart Hong Kong for Bali, Indonesia
Saturday, April 26-Saturday May 3: Stay in paradise
Saturday, May 3: Depart Bali for return home
Sunday, May 4: Arrive back home
Now on to the millions of details I haven't tackled yet! Planning travel is way more fun though!
Monday, November 19, 2007
5 Months and Counting!
Well everyone, today is the 5 month mark to the wedding!! I can hardly believe it's gone by so quickly!
I'm also starting week #4 of boot camp and just completed a 5k over the weekend! I'm a running machine people!
Let's see, still little things left to do:
I'm also starting week #4 of boot camp and just completed a 5k over the weekend! I'm a running machine people!
Let's see, still little things left to do:
- I'm sending in the ceremony and cocktail hour music contract which I have been majorly snoozing on
- Trying to decide on a videographer and if we'll even have one
- Order the bridesmaids dresses!
- Pick out the invites (which is currently stressing me out)
- Get on Belinga to pick out a tux for him and groomsmen
- Finalize Rehearsal Dinner location
- Probably 5781239509235678234067 things I can't think of right now
Monday, October 29, 2007
Day One--Check!
Many of you probably don't know, but I started a Boot Camp today! It's a Monday-Friday program from 6 am - 7 am where we are put through the ringer by a "Drill Instructor". This morning was my intro workout with the 5 other newbies and I'm already sore--I was sore right after I got out of the shower...this doesn't bode well! :-) But I'm committed and hoping this will kick me into shape.
I will say that it did feel really good to be up and active that early, despite the 35 degree weather, my lack of a hat and gloves and a mat. I didn't think the lack of a mat or gloves would really matter--until I was forced to do push-ups, mountain climbers and burpees on the freezing cold cement in bare hands. :-(
I will keep you posted on my progress. I hope I can get up tomorrow!
I will say that it did feel really good to be up and active that early, despite the 35 degree weather, my lack of a hat and gloves and a mat. I didn't think the lack of a mat or gloves would really matter--until I was forced to do push-ups, mountain climbers and burpees on the freezing cold cement in bare hands. :-(
I will keep you posted on my progress. I hope I can get up tomorrow!
Friday, October 19, 2007
Can anyone guess what is 6 months from today?!
That's right folks--OUR WEDDING!!!! I just realized today is October 19, which means that in exactly 6 months at this very moment, I will be getting hair and makeup done! Wow, time flies!
(Last post for today, I promise--I thought I'd give you a good dose since I haven't written in 2 months!)
Check back Monday--we're doing a rehearsal dinner tasting this weekend--yummy!
(Last post for today, I promise--I thought I'd give you a good dose since I haven't written in 2 months!)
Check back Monday--we're doing a rehearsal dinner tasting this weekend--yummy!
HONEYMOON!!!!
Did you know that the word "Honeymoon" in Farsi is mah e asal? Translated it can mean both honey moon or honey month/month of honey. And in French it's lune de miel.
Speaking of honeymoons--we know where we're going now! Belinga's mom has so generously given us her St. Maarten timeshare for a week, which we traded in for a week in a far away land (I know many of your are thinking what's wrong with St. Maarten?!). We figure there won't be much opportunity ever to take so much time off of work, so we're taking advantage of it and taking off about two weeks and going to BALI, INDONESIA!!!!!
Click here to see where we're staying in Bali.
We will probably also do a 2-3 night stopover in Hong Kong on our way over! Can't wait!!
Speaking of honeymoons--we know where we're going now! Belinga's mom has so generously given us her St. Maarten timeshare for a week, which we traded in for a week in a far away land (I know many of your are thinking what's wrong with St. Maarten?!). We figure there won't be much opportunity ever to take so much time off of work, so we're taking advantage of it and taking off about two weeks and going to BALI, INDONESIA!!!!!
Click here to see where we're staying in Bali.
We will probably also do a 2-3 night stopover in Hong Kong on our way over! Can't wait!!
Worst.Blogger.Ever
Sorry everyone I've been a major slacker at the blogging. I've been grappling with how much detail I'm giving away regarding the wedding because I want some things to be a surprise! :-)
But I can tell you that I did book the baker in West Virginia. Her name is Margie with Artistic Cake Creations (she is in the middle of creating a new and separate website for her wedding cake business). She's super nice, a "retired" art teacher (she stays at home with her kids now) and does tasty cakes for a good price. She allows you have a different cake and filling flavor for every layer, which is OBVIOUSLY what we're going to do! Now comes the hard part of figuring out what to pick!
I've ordered my wedding dress and the bridesmaids dresses will be ordered in the next month. We all have our shoes (or should have them--ahem--whoever hasn't ordered yet better get on it!)
We have booked a florist--Holly Heider Chapple in Leesburg. She basically matched Sharone's price at Davinci Flowers and is local to the area and has worked at River Creek numerous times. I'm very excited to work with her!
We also booked a day of coordinator! My constant need for control and tendencies for paranoid freak outs necessitate this. :-) I keep thinking something is going to go wrong (which I'm sure it will, but at least she can alleviate some of those concerns). Lynn at The Finer Points will be our coordinator ensuring everything goes smoothely not only the day of the wedding, but in the several months leading up to it.
Though it's not official yet, we will be signing a contract shortly for our ceremony and cocktail hour music as well! I'm a major dork--I cry every time I hear wedding-related music on their sample CDs.
I think that's it for vendors for now! I promise I'll post more!
But I can tell you that I did book the baker in West Virginia. Her name is Margie with Artistic Cake Creations (she is in the middle of creating a new and separate website for her wedding cake business). She's super nice, a "retired" art teacher (she stays at home with her kids now) and does tasty cakes for a good price. She allows you have a different cake and filling flavor for every layer, which is OBVIOUSLY what we're going to do! Now comes the hard part of figuring out what to pick!
I've ordered my wedding dress and the bridesmaids dresses will be ordered in the next month. We all have our shoes (or should have them--ahem--whoever hasn't ordered yet better get on it!)
We have booked a florist--Holly Heider Chapple in Leesburg. She basically matched Sharone's price at Davinci Flowers and is local to the area and has worked at River Creek numerous times. I'm very excited to work with her!
We also booked a day of coordinator! My constant need for control and tendencies for paranoid freak outs necessitate this. :-) I keep thinking something is going to go wrong (which I'm sure it will, but at least she can alleviate some of those concerns). Lynn at The Finer Points will be our coordinator ensuring everything goes smoothely not only the day of the wedding, but in the several months leading up to it.
Though it's not official yet, we will be signing a contract shortly for our ceremony and cocktail hour music as well! I'm a major dork--I cry every time I hear wedding-related music on their sample CDs.
I think that's it for vendors for now! I promise I'll post more!
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