Wedding Wednesday

I borrowed/stole the idea to do 'wedding wednesday' from a fellow blogger and pole dancer who's getting married this june.

Wow, looking at the time left (168 days), there is way too much still to do. I have a list that I've compiled from several wedding websites, and it's helped quite a bit to put it all into perspective. Let's just say it's a long list.

So here's what's been accomplished so far:

- we've tentatively decided a date - Sept. 14th, 2011.
- we've made a basic guest list
- our colour/theme is navy and white, with ivy greens as an accent. Kind of an outdoors-y theme, with a casual reception in some kind of community hall
- we've decided to hold an outdoor ceremony in fish creek park nearby (with the reception hall being used as an emergency backup if it ends up pouring rain)
- we've decided to let the bridesmaids/groomsmen pick their own clothes, as long as they're within our colours (shades of medium to dark blue. white, and black is ok for pants or skirts) and semi-formal
- instead of having a DJ or a band, we're going to use iPod playlists hooked up to some kind of stereo equipment
- I've tentatively gotten a photographer - one of my pole instructors does photography part time. I like what I've seen of her stuff so far, so I haven't officially booked her, but I've asked her if she's available and if she'd be willing (she is)
- my mom's offered to make the wedding cake (she's made the cake for the last few family weddings)
- I have a friend who scrapbooks who offered to help me make the invitations. We got together over the weekend and pretty much hashed out what the invitations will look like. Now we just have to figure out how many to make (probly approx. 30 or 40) and finalize the details that will be on the back. I was going to post a picture, but I think I want them to be a surprise.


Things to do this week:
- call the friend I have in mind to be our officiant (we were talking about it a while ago, and she said she could probably do it)
- call my other friend who offered to help me make a wedding dress. See if she'd be willing to come with me to try things on and figure out exactly what style I'd like
- decide whether we're officially going to announce our engagement or not and how we'll do it if we are
- look into reception sites, and decide where we want to have it
- figure out # invitations needed and order the supplies needed to make
- start looking into catering stuff and prices