First, let me dedicate this post to one of my friends, Katherine, who LOVES wedding planning and wanted me to write more about my wedding plans ... I think this post will accomplish just that :)
Yesterday I accomplished two daunting tasks on the never-ending wedding "to-do" list. First, I finally ordered my wedding invitations from a stationer in Memphis.
I decided to go with very simple and traditional wedding invitations. It's funny how when you first start planning your wedding you have all of these grand and elaborate ideas, but your ideas soon change with time. I'm glad I didn't rush to get my invitations a month ago because I would have ended up not liking the ones I had originally planned. I started out wanting the colored, flowery letter-pressed invitations. The more I thought about it I decided that going with a simple traditional design would be timeless and classy, unlike some of the more trendy invitations that are popular today. My invitations are very simple, yet very elegant. They are from the Crane & Co. Embassy collection and I couldn't be more excited about them.
Secondly, I finally booked our rehearsal dinner restaurant. Again, we decided to forgo the more trendy modern popular restaurants here in Memphis (a la Interim, Spindini, etc.) for the more traditional "Grove Grill" which is very nice and has been around for years (this is where R's sister had her rehearsal dinner as well).
I am thinking of booking a nice "tea room" for my bridal luncheon. I have ALWAYS wanted to have a bridal tea and I think the bridal luncheon will be the perfect occasion for the very prim and proper "tea room". Perhaps we can wear hats since my wedding WILL be on Derby Day.
Also, my bridesmaid's dresses were ordered a couple of weeks ago and should be coming in the next few weeks. I went with the Vera Wang cocktail length halter dress in WINTER MELON which is a very pale pink:
My dress is a Monique Lhuillier with an all Chantilly lace bodice and full tulle tiered skirt ... that's all I'm saying about that :) It came with a dusty rose sash, but I think I will either choose to not wear it or order a pale pink sash to better match my bridesmaid's dresses.
I feel like a wedding etiquette expert now that I have completed Emily Post's, "Guide to Wedding Etiquette". So many of my questions were answered with this book and I would highly recommend it to any bride-to-be. I simply could not put this book down yesterday. It covers anything and everything you would ever want to know about proper etiquette for engagements, wedding planning, who pays for what, proper ways to write thank-you-notes, groom's duties, and many many more topics.
14 comments:
I started reading your blog awhile ago but finally updated my blog and decided to comment. I love your wedding ideas! One of my sorority sisters used those dresses and they looked awesome on her BM's. Best wishes :)
katherine is my roomate!! :) We love your blog! Cute ideas...
i cant wait to see pics!
Love the flowers and bm dress. And your dress sounds amazing!! I think you can never go wrong with clean lines and classic elegance!!
I wish I could've read the Emily Post book! That's great! And beautiful flowers and BM Dress. And I know how you feel, ideas change quickly!
I love hearing about other people's wedding plans! ML is one of my favorite wedding dress designers. They are all gorgeous. AND I love your bridesmaids dresses. Very pretty!
I have tried on that bridesmaid dress before it is beautiful and fits great! All of the girls will love to wear that again and again. It sounds alot like you-- it will be a beautiful day :)
Your wedding is going to be so beautiful! I'm already so excited to see pictures of everything!
I've been reading your blog for a while... I'm recently engaged in Memphis! I love all of your choices and ideas! Good luck with the rest of the planning!
hahaha! I always have anxiety attacks in the grocery! Better put up wedding photos as soon as the weddings over!!!
I have sadly read Crane's Blue Book of Stationary's secton on wedding etiquette and I am not even engaged. But invitations are such fun. I know I will go with the traditional invite, but my mom will make me fold it over (in half from to bottom,)which is annoying when one needs to put it on the fridge or bulletin board and it sorta looks weird, but it is the most traditional and old fashioned. in crane's book it says people uses to do it because mailboxes were smaller. and whatever mom had, hence I will have. or so she says.
can't wait to see more about the wedding! oh and you have some lucky bridesmaids! I would really wear that again, and not in a "sure, I will wear this again...." tone you give to brides knowing you won't! they look great!
Your wedding is going to be absolutely stunning! I can't wait to see it all because what I have in my head is exactly everything you just described. (I'm not getting married any time soon, I don't even have a boyfriend, but what girl hasn't had her wedding planned since she was 5? Ha!) Monique Lhuillier is my absolute favorite wedding dress designer. Her dresses are fabulous! I would like a lace dress too! And your bouquet is beautiful! Oh, I just LOVE weddings! Thanks for sharing with us!
I like to hear about other people's wedding plans!! Excited to see the photos. I really love your bridesmaid dress.
my wedding dress was monique lhuillier and my bridesmaid dresses were vera wang as well! how funny.
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