Today we went to a Bridal show, the biggest in San Diego according to the radio advertisements. We don't really need that much for the wedding so we went thinking that we were going to find a bakery to do our cake. The great thing is that at the bridal show you get to taste samples of the cake... mmm. We also got some ideas for flowers and favors.
We really enjoyed turning down all kids of vendors for things that we don't even need: DJ, caterer, wedding planner, limo service all the silly frilly wedding things we’re not using. I especially loved that all of the photographers “show specials” were more than were planning on spending on the entire ceremony. As Robert and I say yesterday we are bringing down the $25,000 average WAY down with our wedding.
Of course after all the cake tasting and talking to bakers at the show we decided on the way home that I’m just going to make cupcakes for our 30 guests with yummy frosting a put a flower on the top to dress them up. At least that way I’ll have an activity to keep myself busy.
After going to the bridal show we finished our afternoon with one of my favorite things, we went to our favorite farmers market to get some produce and hummus. We had great lunch and got to eat it on the grass listening to live music.
At least I got lots of picutes, magazines and ideas out of the whole deal. Things are flying by; we have most everything figured out. Now we just need to wait a while to get things ordered and figure out the last few details and we’ll be good to go. Can’t wait to see you all in Washington!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Animal Slobber
Last Sunday Robert and I finally gave each other our Christmas presents. A little late I know but it was well worth the wait. We went on the Photo Safari at the Wild animal park. For those of you who don’t know the Wild Animal Park is a 1,800 acre “zoo” in San Diego. It started out as a breeding facility for the zoo and now is another park open to the public.
Since it’s only 12 miles from our house we tend to find ourselves there frequently on the weekends when we don’t have anything else to do. A walk is so much more interested when you get to see elephants, gorillas and giraffes. Anyways in the Photo Safari you get in the back of a flat bed truck with panel sides with like 10 other people, a tour guide and driver. You then get to drive into 3 of their massive enclosures, my favorite of course being the African enclosure with about 20 giraffes right now.
Once we were in the enclosure they stopped the truck by the giraffe heard so they can come up to the truck and we can feed them. You stand at the back of the truck with leaves behind your back, you have to hide them from the giraffes or they will eat them all at once, and hold them up to feed the giraffes. It was AWSOME!!! I love giraffes and it is amazing to be in a truck with 3 with in reach of you and another 15 with in a few feet. Inside the enclosure we also saw Rhinos, birds and other animals.
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But wait there’s more we not only got to feed giraffes we also go to feed a momma Rhino and her 10 month old baby. It was amazing to have my hand inside the mouth of such a massive creature. Merry Christmas! Best Sunday EVER!!
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Since it’s only 12 miles from our house we tend to find ourselves there frequently on the weekends when we don’t have anything else to do. A walk is so much more interested when you get to see elephants, gorillas and giraffes. Anyways in the Photo Safari you get in the back of a flat bed truck with panel sides with like 10 other people, a tour guide and driver. You then get to drive into 3 of their massive enclosures, my favorite of course being the African enclosure with about 20 giraffes right now.
Once we were in the enclosure they stopped the truck by the giraffe heard so they can come up to the truck and we can feed them. You stand at the back of the truck with leaves behind your back, you have to hide them from the giraffes or they will eat them all at once, and hold them up to feed the giraffes. It was AWSOME!!! I love giraffes and it is amazing to be in a truck with 3 with in reach of you and another 15 with in a few feet. Inside the enclosure we also saw Rhinos, birds and other animals.
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But wait there’s more we not only got to feed giraffes we also go to feed a momma Rhino and her 10 month old baby. It was amazing to have my hand inside the mouth of such a massive creature. Merry Christmas! Best Sunday EVER!!
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
Our florist search today was successful! We found one in Carlsbad, for 15 minutes west of where we live and about 15 minutes north of where we will be getting married. The shop is called “Ohana Creations” so yes they do specialized in tropical and Hawaiian flowers.
I was trilled to hear the florist say that there was no problem doing what we wanted and that she could do it for all under $200. My goal of staying under $2,000 is going quite well. She was really nice and informative about different ideas for flowers and when we would need to come in and get the order started.
Here’s a picture of an example of the lei Robert wants, he wants it with plumeria and not orchids like in the picture. It’s called a Ti Leaf Lei, the leaves are twisted together with the flowers.
I’m looking for a bouquet with plumerias, orchids and bougainvillea. It should be really pretty! Kind of like this one but with the classic white and yello plumerias and white orcids. I really like the shape it gets with the different flowers and of course it will smell amazing with the plumeria.
Next on the list is cake. Of course Robert is excited about the tasting! Have a great weekend!
I was trilled to hear the florist say that there was no problem doing what we wanted and that she could do it for all under $200. My goal of staying under $2,000 is going quite well. She was really nice and informative about different ideas for flowers and when we would need to come in and get the order started.
Here’s a picture of an example of the lei Robert wants, he wants it with plumeria and not orchids like in the picture. It’s called a Ti Leaf Lei, the leaves are twisted together with the flowers.
I’m looking for a bouquet with plumerias, orchids and bougainvillea. It should be really pretty! Kind of like this one but with the classic white and yello plumerias and white orcids. I really like the shape it gets with the different flowers and of course it will smell amazing with the plumeria.
Next on the list is cake. Of course Robert is excited about the tasting! Have a great weekend!
Friday, January 15, 2010
Wedding Planning
I’m feeling really good about how all our wedding planning is going. So far this is what we have done:
• Got the dress, one of the most important parts
• Found our officiant, still need to get him ordained though
• Robert has his outfit for the wedding
• Location
• Colors
• Makeup and hair dresser
Thanks to my mom's generous contribution my dress will be all paid off as of this weekend. So all I have left to get for my dress is a "cornflower" blue sash and my shoes. Yes by shoes I mean flip flops, what else would I wear at my wedding. I'm actually really thrilled at the idea of saying my wedding vows barefoot on the beach, it can't get much better than that.
We're trying to get a little bit done every week, so far its working. Even though we have less than 6 months to go we're doing ok, getting things planned and staying calm.
On our agenda for this weekend is looking at florists in the area. We really want to keep with our simple islander/beach theme. Robert will be wearing a tea leaf lei and I want a plumeria bouquet and flowers in my hair. We’re not set on how to do the boutonnieres yet but we have a pretty good idea. I’m stuck on what to do for the moms to, I’m bouncing between a few ideas but nothing is set in stone yet. I'm hoping to get some great inspiration from the experts.
Wish us luck tomorrow with the florists! I hope we find one we love
• Got the dress, one of the most important parts
• Found our officiant, still need to get him ordained though
• Robert has his outfit for the wedding
• Location
• Colors
• Makeup and hair dresser
Thanks to my mom's generous contribution my dress will be all paid off as of this weekend. So all I have left to get for my dress is a "cornflower" blue sash and my shoes. Yes by shoes I mean flip flops, what else would I wear at my wedding. I'm actually really thrilled at the idea of saying my wedding vows barefoot on the beach, it can't get much better than that.
We're trying to get a little bit done every week, so far its working. Even though we have less than 6 months to go we're doing ok, getting things planned and staying calm.
On our agenda for this weekend is looking at florists in the area. We really want to keep with our simple islander/beach theme. Robert will be wearing a tea leaf lei and I want a plumeria bouquet and flowers in my hair. We’re not set on how to do the boutonnieres yet but we have a pretty good idea. I’m stuck on what to do for the moms to, I’m bouncing between a few ideas but nothing is set in stone yet. I'm hoping to get some great inspiration from the experts.
Wish us luck tomorrow with the florists! I hope we find one we love
Monday, January 11, 2010
Our Crazy Life
I cannot believe we have already been in San Diego for 6 months, time has really flown by. The last 3 months especially with all the family visiting down here and the holidays I can't believe it's already a week into January.
We are getting married in less than 6 months, and there is still a lot to do. We have a location figured out, at least the general location. We're going to get married on the beach in Del Mar. You have to get a permit to have a group of over 25 people in a San Diego park so we're planning on slipping in just below with 22-23 guests. Robert's older brother Joe is going to marry us, we are getting him ordained via the Internet for $16 classy I know.
What I'm really excited for is finally getting back to Washington. We're planning a party at my parents house the month after we get married. As of right now the guest list is 140 I have a feeling it will grow a bit more before we get invitations out. It should be a great party with lots of family and friends from Sequim and all over. That's all for now, I'll update more later.
We are getting married in less than 6 months, and there is still a lot to do. We have a location figured out, at least the general location. We're going to get married on the beach in Del Mar. You have to get a permit to have a group of over 25 people in a San Diego park so we're planning on slipping in just below with 22-23 guests. Robert's older brother Joe is going to marry us, we are getting him ordained via the Internet for $16 classy I know.
What I'm really excited for is finally getting back to Washington. We're planning a party at my parents house the month after we get married. As of right now the guest list is 140 I have a feeling it will grow a bit more before we get invitations out. It should be a great party with lots of family and friends from Sequim and all over. That's all for now, I'll update more later.
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