August 4, 2010
Caterer Booked!
Yesterday we had our initial appointment with the caterer we chose for our legal ceremony. Since we’re 13 months (officially!) away from the big day, there wasn’t much we could do except get our names on the calendar.
Our caterer also wanted to meet us at the venue to go over where they would be setting up and general logistics. That will be next month – and then in October… the one thing I’ve been looking forward to more than anything…
The TASTING!
I love food. I mean LOVE it. So doing the tasting is something Garry and I are both really looking forward to.
We were given a list of things to think about between now and our next meeting. Approximate guest count, table linen colors (seriously?!), narrowed down food choices (so we can put together a tasting), time of the reception and ceremony… etc. I didn’t realize that it would go much beyond “Okay, I need you to bring food at this time”, but we’re lucky that the restaurant that’s doing it is super detail-oriented and will take good care of us.
They’re also taking care of all the rentals (place settings and linens) for us so that will be extremely helpful.
We got lucky that they were willing to go the extra mile for us.
July 21, 2010
Choosing a caterer
Now that our venue is booked for the legal ceremony I feel a little more relaxed and can focus (sort of) on the handfasting.
What I’m noticing is that it’s incredibly difficult to focus on planning two ceremonies at once.
For the handfasting we still need to get the port-o-potties figured out. Apparently there was something mentioned on our community list-serv about switching companies regarding that. I just wish he’d remember to do that instead of playing video games when he gets out of class.
Until we get that part of it all figured out (and find out if we can even camp – I don’t know if it was even brought up when Garry cleared it with the land owner) all I can do now is work on everything else.
My mom wants to book the caterer for the legal ceremony like yesterday.
I spent some time a while back going over the different catering companies, what they offer and their price. For us, we want a company that has unique food (ie, not just steak, baked chicken and ziti) and a lot of the catering companies around here, unfortunately, fall under that category – or they fall under the “Italian food” category. I’ll be honest. I love Italian food. However, we live in a fairly Italian area and there are TONS of good Italian restaurants and as a result everyone has Italian food for any and every special event.
So we decided to look elsewhere and luckily there is a local cafe that has amazingly inspired food. One look at their menu and I was hooked!
There is an option for a sit down meal, or you can have food stations varying in cuisine from Indian, to Tex-Mex, to Mediterranean, to Latin (get my point!) They even have a fancy-shmancy picnic option where you can get a variety of picnic salads (think potato salad, but much fancier) and grilled stuff too. We scheduled an initial appointment with them for August 3rd and from there maybe schedule a tasting. I’m hoping so. The cost is also pretty reasonable in comparison with all the other companies out there.
The lesson here is if the food is a big deal for you (and it is for us because Garry and I LOVE to cook) then to really look into some of the smaller companies out there. Ask your favorite restaurant if they do catering (This restaurant is one of my favorites in town!) and you might end up pleasantly surprised.
July 12, 2010
Venue Booked!
Garry and I went to check out a local venue and it was everything we had hoped for! Even better – the parking is right next to the ceremony site so our elderly grandparents won’t have to walk very far.
It’s absolutely gorgeous!
My mom called just a while ago and booked the venue for Sept. 3, 2011. Holy cow! We’re actually getting married!
We’re going to hire a decorating company to come in and do some draping on the ceiling and around the posts. It will look gorgeous without being *too* frou-frou. YAY!
Garry and I also went to one of my favorite local restaurants and had dinner for our “date night.” The food (as always) was excellent! We’ve decided that they’ll do our catering for us too! Now just to book them, schedule a tasting appointment and schedule our consultation with the people from the decorating company! It’s awesome being productive!
July 6, 2010
The ring
It’s been a while since I’ve updated, mostly because now that Garry and I are “officially” engaged, it’s been a little crazy.
I don’t have a photo of the ring yet (still working on that), but I have something just as good!
I still think it was a moot point, but it did make him feel all special - and that’s what’s important. However, he posted the video on Facebook that morning and it was apparently viral through our circle of friends before I got home last Tuesday.
This week we were planning on getting a lot done. Then the weather decided it was going to be ungodly warm. Grr.
We live on the second floor of old house (like 1890′s old) that was converted into a triplex. It gets WARM in there. Yesterday we had a bunch of people over (which was a BAD idea) and we don’t own a proper air conditioning unit to cool our living room (our living room doesn’t have windows that can open – so it has to be one powerful enough to cool two rooms) and it was pretty miserable. I’m still recovering.
Fortunately the AC we do have is capable of cooling our bedroom so at least we were able to get some sleep last night. However this means that the only room that will be anywhere close to tolerable is our bedroom, making any sort of work we want to do on our wedding this week next to impossible. (Really, I just wanted to print my handfasting invitations)
On Friday I have two appointments – one with a florist and another with a venue and we’re going to dinner at a potential restaurant that may do catering. Of course, it’s supposed to RAIN all day on Friday. Awesome. Although I’m sure by that point I’ll be fine with waltzing about in the rain.
