Friday, July 2, 2010

Crisis Averted!

Well, our original venue canceled on us. But the good news is, we found another just a few blocks away, AND it's an even better fit for us! We are very excited to announce that our wedding will be held at the Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall, starting at 4pm!

Jason finished the online RSVP section for the website, so we will be updating the site soon! Crystal is still dress hunting and the rest of the to-do list remains, but we'll keep you updated as our plans progress. For now, we are off to a family reunion!

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Let the planning begin

Almost a year ago, we decided on a date for our wedding, chose our attendants, started this website, and purchased materials to make our own invitations. For the next 11 months, we pondered how to pull this all off. We had a specific budget to work within (our corgis are footing the bill--and neither one of them as a job! ;) ), and wanted to keep things relaxed and fun. Then yesterday, we finally got a lot done towards planning our wedding! I am pretty excited to announce:

  1. We settled on a venue (an awesome historic building in downtown Richmond that was once a warehouse, remodeled into a 3 story restaurant with tons of character). The first floor has a stage that should work for the ceremony, and the 3rd floor is set up for seated dining. Because they are opening the restaurant early for us on Saturday, we will have the whole building to ourselves for a private party. They even have a club in the basement with a dance floor, bar, and DJ area. Everything you need for a party under one roof!
  2. We began the process of reserving a block of rooms at the classy Omni hotel just across the street from our venue, for our out-of-town guests' convenience.
  3. We hammered out a rough draft of a program of events to cover the exchange of vows and the celebration that will follow.
  4. We are updating the website and working on adding an option to RSVP to our wedding through this website.
  5. Crystal ordered a dress (we'll see if it's the one once it arrives!) and got some starter materials for my bouquet.
  6. Started making invitations. We never thought stamps were that expensive until we had to order 200 of them :o

What is still left to do:
  1. Mail invitations
  2. Create music play lists
  3. Find an officiant & obtain a marriage license
  4. Purchase our wedding bands
  5. Write our vows :-)
  6. Make a few purchases for the activities we have planned during lunch
  7. Order our 'cake'
  8. ...there are probably a few other things, so we'll amend this list as we go!
Who says it takes 9 months to plan a wedding? ;)

Saturday, July 18, 2009

welcome to our blog

He proposed. I said yes. We started on our guest list... and then thought: most of these people haven't gotten to know us as a couple! Some of them we haven't even seen in years! How can we help our guests get to know us and keep them up-to-date on our wedding as our plans unfold? I suppose we could make a blog... So here we are!

Stay tuned for wedding-related news as well as updates from our lives; we hope this blog helps us to "catch up" and keep in touch!