Progress

I must say that I have made a fair amount of progress on actually acquiring items for the wedding in July. Its amazing what a little bit of actual money will help you acomplish - thank you tax refund.


$200 - vintage tablecloths - primarily off of e-bay with a couple from etsy. I have 16 - 10 for guest tables and 6 for cake/gift/drink/game tables. I think I might get 1-2 more because a couple I got I'm not loving so much. As we can all tell I went way off the deep end with the tablecloths, but I really like them.




$100 - cake stands. I was going to go vintage but I don't go to garage sales very often (M won't go at all) and the ones I was finding online were terribly expensive for the ones I liked. So, I got 5 Martha Stewart cake stands, 2 in red, 2 in aqua and one in white. I really like them although I don't know what I'll do with them after the wedding.






$100 - plates, cups, utensils - this seems expensive but they are all compostable and eco-friendly - from Branch Living.


$32 - napkins - this seems ridiculous but I wanted a specific version from Plum Party Supply -

$200 - M's ring, sized and everything.

$200 - Legal details (M and I got officially married on Feb. 13 for various practical reasons. The $200 represents the cost of the marriage license, my dress for that day along with lunch and cake for us and our friends/witnesses.) No one knows about the official marriage except for us/our witnesses and my office mates. We don't want to ruin the fun of the actual wedding for everyone in case the fact that the legal details have already been settled would effect their experience. This also solves the problem of the officiant who was going to charge $175 when the wedding was in its original location. We'll never know how much it would have been once we moved the location an hour away.

Anyhow, now we are focusing on a more quaker-style ceremony - similar to the one used by the bride in A Backyard Wedding. We just need to choose who will "officiate" the ceremony since clearly that person will need to know we are already married.

I have also gone on a polaroid spree. I now own three cameras in addition to the one I had already borrowed and I'm stocking up on the ridiculously expensive film (along with EVERYONE ELSE). I have some e-bay frustration.

Progress is being made on my dress. The primary fitting will take place over memorial day weekend - when everyone can get together.

I think my next post will be an updated to do list. This event is now less than four months away. eeek.