Showing posts with label Wedding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wedding. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

(313) No Rest for the Weary!

Hello blog!

*insert awkward pause here*

Yes, I know it has been a while and you feel neglected. I swear I will make it up to you (famous last words)! Oh the stories I have to tell, but I am lacking the time to share them. I have been quiet the busy bee!

One month ago I got engaged. After some adventures is vendor selection we found the right fit and have managed to set a date!

October 2nd, 2010

And where might you ask? Parkdale, OR at the Mt Hood Bed and Breakfast.

Now that we have the venue and date, I am switching to photographers. We are reviewing a ton of portfolios and narrowed the search to a couple of our favorites for selection:
During my search I fell across this photographer who's work I fell in love with. Check out David Stubbs site. I didn't try to contact him as he is located in Wyoming, but I think I will see if I can get in touch if we go to Jackson Hole for our Honeymoon. I also have to give a shout out to my work buddy (though he does not do as much wedding photography these days) Adrien Klein. I was planning on doing one of his photo retreats, but time is scarce so I don't know when I will get to follow through and go on the adventure with his crew.

Tonight I am glass studio bound, so hopefully we will create some new neat obj’d’art to brighten the bare space below.





Ugh. The wedding in infiltrating my mind! In addition to a photographer I am desperately seeking a save the date (though I sent a cheesy one on Facebook to reserve flight for my out-o-towners).

Perhaps my most dreaded search is for a dress. I actualized part of this experience last weekend, but I will spare the details here as I write a full entry on the mortifying experience. On the up side I do have an appointment Thursday that holds much better promise. I will feel relieved if I can find at least one item that looks decent on me!

In other worldly new I applied for a new job (IT Portfolio Governance) that I think I would really enjoy! It would be an excellent fit. Last Friday I also spoke a Director in the business about an opportunity that is customer facing that would be a great fit for my experience and would not be within IT. I really wanted to give it a shot, but being that my contract runs out in July (7-22 to be precise), I don’t know if it is a viable option. We will see where the ebb and tide flow leads. So yes I realize this is not all that creative, but I wanted to start with the exciting news.

Now back to the wedding. I am in search of a caterer too. Any recommendations are appreciated! Sheesh even I can tell I am a little scattered by the entry. HA!

Sunday, April 11, 2010

(314) Wedding Crazed and Creativity Fades

This weekend brought a visit from some of my favorite people!

Friday we grabbed dinner @ Buffalo Wild Wings and then hung out at Mike and Karly's and checked out the Blazer game. Sierra, Karly, and I flipped through the magazines looking at wedding ideas.

Saturday the girls made a food run and got the fixins to make delicious meat on a stick to celebrate Greg's 31st:


The evening was filled with BBQ and beverage galore.

Sunday we had brunch with Tiffany and AJ at Sanborn's. She and I shared a sweet and savory morning breakfast spread that was perfect. The savory dish was a stuffed chili oozing with cheese and pine nuts with tart cherries on top and blue corn pancakes on the side. The sweet dish was a German pancake with baked cinnamon pears, crunchy walnuts, and mouth watering blue cheese. It was a wonderful start to the day!

After some down time we met up with Sierra and Karly to start a search for my wedding dress. The experince left much to be desired and to avoid the details I will now jump to a random subject to distract you.

Check out this neat site - http://www.hallofritz.com/

Friday, February 5, 2010

Unique Jewlery

Today we were in Seattle and decided to venture out to do some more ring shopping.

The whole process of ring design seems very interesting and I am entirely frustrated with the majority of new design rings.

Do people just buy rings without looking at designs or do those who care just design their own?

I am fascinated and would love to design my own ring someday. But what I did find is I appreciate they design of older rings much more than what I was seeing with the newer designs. And so I think I will likely find my ring at a vintage jewelry shop or have to design one from scratch.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

(337) Website Site Design

Tonight I researched templates and sites for creating a wedding website.

I checked several sites and could not find a template that, free or otherwise, that had the look and feel I was looking for.

Ideally I wanted something that had an elegant layout, a little flash, and the tools setup for what one would need in tracking a wedding (i.e. RSVP).

Considering the time constraints, that I will have little to no time maintain an independent site, and I don't have the time to integrate tools easily.... I am leaning towards a generic site that I can link to my own URL and add more content.

Thus far I have come across quiet a few sites that I am still trying to slim down:
www.theknot.com
www.eweddings.com
www.weddingtracker.com
www.theweddingchannel.com

I am still working my way through each of the sites, but will provide a review once I finish my research and make a final decision!