Centerpieces

I was discussing with chi Loan what my centerpieces should be but it's not going to work out.

We were thinking that we should have bowls with two fishes in them but it's not allowed.

Now back to the thinking table.

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Here's an animated picture of the bridal party...

The women look funny right? There wasn't a lot of choices for the face and hair.

Save-the-Date...

Please...

I decided to make our own save the dates. 

Shoes.

I am looking for some shoes for the dress. This is the one I have found that i like: What do you think? 

My sister's dress came in so no more dealing with David's Bridal. HURRAY!!

Bridesmaid Dresses

We recently ordered the bridesmaid dresses and all but one has come in. 

Again, never shop at David's Bridal. NEVER.

Never buy a dress at David's Bridal

So Diana went to get her bridesmaid dress today because it is the last day for our coupon. She actually looked really nice in one of the three original dresses I picked out. I was happy about that. Then it turns out to be the cheapest of the three. Even more thrilled.

I talked to her about Gig's plans for the wedding. I still feel bummed out. I kind of feel like I don't even want to plan anymore. Does that make me selfish? I feel like I've put so much effort and time into this whole thing and finding out someone is doing theirs right before ours kind of sucks. I know I should still be thrilled about getting married but I don't know.

All I know is that our reception is definitely taking place at the aquarium. Definitely. We should be the first and only couple in our families/immediate group of friends to do it there. If anything else upsets me in the near future, I think I would want to just call it off.

This is our list of accomplishments so far:
- Booking the venue (Aqaurium)
- Booking the DJ.
- Booking the Photographer
- Getting my dress
- Getting the Bridesmaid dresses

Bridesmaid Dresses

So we had to go to David's Bridal to get our dresses. I had to go get one for Loan's wedding. I do not recommend going to David's Bridal for anything. The service is horrible. I called a couple of days ahead to make an appointment with a specific person and as early as possible. We get there and there's only one person working. My lady wasn't even working that day. It pissed me off. Then I had to get the dresses for my sisters to try on, on my own. I was not a happy camper.

I had three dresses picked out and they tried it on. None of them worked out and I picked out some other dresses. We didn't get any of the ones I originally picked out.

I know it's early...

Venues

It's still up in the air about where we're going to have our reception. It's most likely going to be at the aquarium but it's been kind of hard to get in contact with the caterer.

I've met with two photographers...but it's on hold for a minute while we straighten out the venue and hours.

Picking a Maid of Honor.

Picking a Maid of Honor is not as easy as it should be. A maid of honor is picked because you know that there are things you need help with. That's where she comes in.

I previously had one all picked out but as I started plannng and this person was MIA for just about everything so far, I don't think it will work out. I'm not asking for the person to step in and do all the planning. I can't have that because I need to do things my way. I am just asking if I could get a little help.

Starting out.

We have hired a wedding consultant. Randi has been pretty good so far. It's too early to see if there are any flaws with her.

Randi set up a breakdown of our budget. I definitely want us to stay as close to our budget as possible. Try not to go over.

We have met at the aquarium. That is our second reception site we've looked at. Penn was the first, in the Perelman Quad. The Quad is nice because of the feel of the room. Very charming. The aquarium has a great ambience when it is set up for a party such as a wedding reception. Out of the two, our favorite is the aquarium even if it may be a little too expensive right now.