As time has rolled on, one by one wedding to-dos are getting checked off my list. It’s kind of a relief to be able to say that… for a while at the beginning, it felt like there was just so much to do that I’d never be able to make it. How could I possibly book and arrange and order and plan so much? How could I make it all come together in some kind of coherent scheme and not seem like a messy, colorful disaster?
And yet… it’s starting to look okay. We have reserved a venue and chosen an AWESOME caterer, found a great photographer, picked out colors and a general theme, started picking up decor, a few weeks ago I ordered my dress, and we had our engagement photos taken so that we could make and order save-the-date cards. The cards should be here in a week or so… woo!
I must admit that I’m pleased with the engagement photos. The image at the top is one of them… gorgeous, no? Our photographer really has a great eye and he’s very good at working with existing light. He’s also got a sort of philosophy of hanging back and letting his subjects do their own thing so that he captures really natural expressions and interactions. In our case, they turned out to look really fun, casual, sweet, and they showed our personality well. I like them all so I don’t really have favorites, but here is another example:
The one we wound up choosing for the save-the-date is also so much fun:
Anyway, if you’re interested you can see the others here:
I can hardly wait to see the printed version of the save-the-date… once I do, I will feel a lot more secure about creating and ordering the actual invitations myself too (assuming that the STDs come out well, of course!). That’s coming up next on my project list… right along with helping my bridesmaids choose their dresses. As ridiculous as it seems to me to have to get clothing so far in advance, I’ve heard that they can take several months to arrive, depending on where you order them. So we’re starting to look. Crazy!
According to TheKnot, we’re down to 222 days!
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