Wedding plans

Subject: Re: Wedding plans Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:48 am

I liked all vintage pictures in that video, Carol! And yes, pretty song. Wink

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

~Mother Teresa

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Congratulations! Good luck with everything.

Little House Lady Number of posts : 2761

Thanks :)

Carol, I love that Kenny Roger's song! I have that and a million songs I'd like played at my wedding! LOL, we're going to have to narrow them down quite a bit. We were actually thinking of making a compilation CD for favors.

We are hoping to get in contact with the priest we want to marry us before Thanksgiving, then I suppose we will have to talk to the church and get special permission for him to come there. I'm a little nervous about that, I hope they will allow it. But more on that hopefully soon :)

"It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures and to be cheerful and have courage when things go wrong."

Subject: Re: Wedding plans Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:13 pm

Sounds exciting! :sillySmiley:

Subject: Re: Wedding plans Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:38 pm

I wish the church will allow your priest to wed you guys there. Best wishes!! Thumbsup

"Within the heart of every stray, lies the singular desire to be loved."

Subject: Re: Wedding plans Sat Oct 13, 2007 4:07 pm

I hope all works out with that Priest!

Beckie

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Just an update: I went to a bridal fashion show and expo today with my best friend! It was a lot of fun, but wow, it made the reality hit home of how much all of this is going to cost! I have to be honest though, despite that I'm excited to plan more. We're going to try to get a walk-through the hall we want as well as reserve the church this week. (I know, I know, I wanted to do this by Thanksgiving...at least the date we want is still a year and a half away! LOL)

"It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures and to be cheerful and have courage when things go wrong."

Subject: Re: Wedding plans Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:55 pm

That sounded like fun! Enjoy the rest of the planning.

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Subject: Re: Wedding plans Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:36 am

I've been to one of those bridal expo's before...as the 'matron of honor'...but I'll tell you, there is SO much that you really do NOT need to do. There is a lot that 'they' tell you that you HAVE to have, when really, you can get by with so much less, and still have a beautiful and tasteful wedding. I know it seems overwhelming right now, but try to stay focused on just the absolute 'necessities' for right now, and then add in the 'extras' that you'd really like to have, as you can. Wink

Just as a little sidenote, one of our best friends got married this past year, and went WAY non-traditional. He and his wife were married in a castle in Scotland! We thought it must have been SO much money, but come to find out, it cost NO more and was actually LESS than what it would have cost to have the big fancy wedding here in the states. It was just immediate family, and it was a 'combined' honeymoon too. I would love it if my sons chose to do this someday! I think it would be really cool! Thumbsup

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

~Mother Teresa

Subject: Re: Wedding plans Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:16 am

That sounds like a lot of fun, Christina. I've never been to anything like that.

I bet that year and a half will go fast! But it is plenty of time! Tim and I planned ours in 6 months and it all worked out just fine.

Subject: Re: Wedding plans Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:24 am

Christina,
I know that this is REALLY late, but congratulations on your engagement!! I am so happy for you and wish you the very best! Good luck with all of your wedding planning. At least you can take your time and not feel so stressed out.

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Christina, I'm so glad that you had such a nice time. I hope that you'll be able to thoroughly enjoy both the planning and the wedding. And, like Amy said, don't let people try to tell you, or convince you what you "have to" have in your wedding. Huge and expensive usually just translates into one completely stressed out bride, who's just glad to get the wedding over with. {{{Christina}}} I hope we get to see LOTS of pictures!

Subject: Re: Wedding plans Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:08 pm

I'm very happy of hearing your news, Christina. I wish you the best of the lucks of this world. Marriage is wonderful! Thumbsup

Vanesa.

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Christina's getting hitched? Cool.

Little House Lady Number of posts : 2761

LOL...thanks Larry (I think? )

Thanks for your advice too, everyone - I am definitely *trying* to stay in a bit of control, LOL. I got an idea from a website, though, to make a list of three things that are most important to us in a wedding and three that are least important - for instance, flowers aren't nearly as important to me as photos. Don't worry Savannah, I'll share a ton of pictures :) You'll probably all be sick of them and me talking about this by then though

"It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures and to be cheerful and have courage when things go wrong."

Subject: Re: Wedding plans Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:44 pm

How exciting and nerve wrecking at the same time, Christina. Enjoy planning and don't get too stressed. lol All the best to you!! Thumbsup

"Within the heart of every stray, lies the singular desire to be loved."

Subject: Re: Wedding plans Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:13 pm

Christina, click on the dress below....it is a bridal shop in Arkansas that is having a $99 sale on gowns. They have one every year and this one ends January 14. You might find one you like and can have it adjusted when you receive it.......

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Subject: Re: Wedding plans Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:00 pm

Congrants. I got married in MAy almost 7 years ago anf my bridesmaid dresses were blue too. I guess great minds think alike

Subject: Re: Wedding plans Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:48 am

Oooh, I like this one:

http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=3179&prodgroup=210

And out of the $99 ones, I like this one! Thumbsup

http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=3201&prodgroup=210

I've seen this becoming popular recently, and I really don't like it...I'm an 'all white' kind of girl:
http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=3202&prodgroup=210

This is so pretty too---makes me think of a Disney Princess, like Belle! Applause

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http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=3193&prodgroup=210

Oh, I want to get married again!!! Wedding plans - Page 2 Mariage

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

~Mother Teresa

Little House Lady Number of posts : 2761

Thank you for the link, Rhonda!

Amy, that last dress is gorgeous! And even though it's not a $99 one, it's only $199 - that's still a really good price too! I'm excited :) LOL I said to Mike the other night I almost don't want the day to come too fast b/c the planning is, though a little overwhelming at times, fun and exciting. He doesn't especially see it that way, ah men LOL.

These are some of the ones I like, even though some of them are really expensive, maybe I can get an idea from one of them to look for something similiar in a lower price:

http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=3353&prodgroup=10

http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=3333&prodgroup=10

http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=2977&prodgroup=10

http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=2677&prodgroup=10

I think the last one is my favorite so far

"It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures and to be cheerful and have courage when things go wrong."

Subject: Re: Wedding plans Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:56 pm

I love every single one of those...I didn't even see that you wrote that the last one is your favorite---I decided the same thing immediately! I love the sleeves on that one and the bodice. The split down the middle is very typical of the Edwardian era, which I love. It has that 'Somewhere in Time' feel. Definitely my fave of all the dresses I've seen so far! Thumbsup

We have good taste, Christina...notice the price! Whistle

I got my dress (ahem, this was back in 1990) for $80 on a bargain rack in a bridal shop. My veil ended up costing much more than the gown! LOL! But it had tons of detail and no one would have guessed I'd paid so little for it, and I got tons of compliments! Also, I know it's nice to have new, but you can save so much money buying something second-hand. Wink

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Oh, one more thing to keep in mind: A lot of times the cheaper dresses will have a very basic 'bottom', and the bodice will be more detailed. The problem is that you can see every wrinkle in the 'basic bottomed' dresses (especially if they're form fitting...my sister's dress was like this), and it will be wrinkled before you even arrive to the church! OhMy

I notice all the ones you linked to David's had more detail on the bottoms, or sheering or whatever, so that's good. Even the 'princess' dress that I linked would hide a lot of wrinkles. Just something to think about that many brides I don't think consider. Wink

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

~Mother Teresa

Subject: Re: Wedding plans Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:23 pm

OOO, I really like the first and the last ones to Christina!! I love wedding dresses with designs and stuff on them. If I decide I want to get married I want my dress to be a very light pink, lol. This singer Kelis got married in a really ugly green one, lol.

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Subject: Re: Wedding plans Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:33 pm

Wow, Beckie...it is really wild to see that new very 'adult' pic of Matt in your avatar under my 'little boy' Matt avy! WOW!! Makes me feel old, considering I'm just a teensy bit younger than him! grinsmiley

Nice avy pic! Thumbsup

Sorry for being O.T.! Back to wedding dresses!!...that's sth I could talk about and never get bored! LOL...guess you could say I'm a typical female! Wedding plans - Page 2 Amour53

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

~Mother Teresa

Subject: Re: Wedding plans Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:07 pm

Oh I definitely love this one. I love the strapless with side drape.....very flattering!!

http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=3353&prodgroup=10

"Within the heart of every stray, lies the singular desire to be loved."

Subject: Re: Wedding plans Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:39 am

That really is gorgeous, Lily! I bet that side 'rouching' (sp?) would be very figure-flattering too. Wedding plans - Page 2 Accord12

Gotta love figure flattering! Wink

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

~Mother Teresa

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