Just Kidding!

Okay, in case you didn't notice the date, the previous post was my little April Fools joke. I have no plans of doing a keg stand, our reception definitely isn't at Hooters and I'm not going to dress my bridal party in shiny gold.

Meanwhile, Evan and I ARE between two places to have the reception, Springvale Ballroom and Clifton Club.

Springvale is an Ohio landmark with beautiful wood flooring, a band stand, a gorgous, huge bar and a towering ceiling.

The Clifton Club is a beautiful facility with a baby grand where the reception would be and is also an old building with wonderful decor. Plus, they decorate for Christmas, meaning very little would have to be done by us.

The trick is that Clifton Club hasn't gotten back to us with a package that would be specific for us, so we don't know exact prices. Both places are great, but they are also very different. Oh, the choices!

We DID find out that we are having one of the best bands ever to do our wedding. While we haven't officially signed them, Scott told Evan it was a go when he had a boys day out at the Indians home opener last Monday.

What band is it? Why Sharp Circle of course!

We made some decisions!

Yes, we have made some choices about everything. Well, I am still debating on some things, but here are some pics to show you what we are thinking.


I hope Evan doesn't see this because it is MY DRESS! Yes, I love it. The bow on the bodice accentuates my smaller chest and the whole thing just looks great on me. I am hoping to add some puffy sleeves to it as well with more bows to match. It will be winter and I want to stay warm.


Since Dumb and Dumber is one of our favorite movies, we decided that we should have the tuxes in our wedding. The blue will look great with Evan's eyes.


I have shorter hair, I am hoping to cut it a little more and do something like this for the wedding day.


My ring! I love hearts and this is just perfect for me.


Something I am thinking of for my bridesmaids, matching my gold ring. The color will look GREAT on Adriane too.


But since Evan and I are also so old school, I thought these might be charming as well. Then Larry could be in a purple crushed velvet tux.


I love how he did in the Wedding Singer, I am hoping to find a band/singer like him.


This cake reminds me of Mardi Gras. I love all the feathers, it adds a classy touch to the cake.


There is a Hooters near the church and lots of hotels and the price is just right! We are hoping to have our reception there and we are trying to convince the priest to have the ceremony there as well, it will save us money!!!


I am hoping to do this at the reception since I never have! The ladies at Hooters said I could. They are super nice. I will have to make sure the photographer get a shot otherwise I may have to do it a few times. This is priceless and needs to be in our wedding album.

Let us know what you think! Oh, I'm so excited!!!!!

Yup, it is kinda like this...

Though I certainly won't start to cry, but would agree if Evan did this.

In other news we visited four different sites for possible reception places & one photographer. It seems that when the word "wedding" is attached to certain things it gives a wonderful reason to make things more expensive.

Hopefully this won't be me at the end of this...

I can totally see why this happens.

We are visiting a few places this week to see if we like them for the reception. And punching in the numbers...I have no idea how we are going to stay in budget. Sigh. Wish us luck & I will share all the juicy details after.

And this is for Team Bride, be warned I cannot guarantee this isn't in your future...just kidding!

Brides Against Breast Cancer

I have THE DRESS. Yes darlings, THE dress that I shall be wearing when I glide down to the altar to meet a ravishing Evan that will be more head-over-heels in love with me because I shall look so fine.

So where did I get this fabulous dress? Well, let me tell (and show) you.

There was an event called Brides Against Breast Cancer that came to Cleveland this past weekend and when I found out about it, I knew that if I could, I would get my dress there. All the proceeds go toward granting wishes of terminally ill breast cancer patients. It is an wonderful cause, PLUS all the dresses were marked way way way down since they were all donated.

My dress (which shall not be show) was about 35% off the original price and is GORGEOUS!

Of course, I want you to see some of the runners up and get an idea of what my day was like. My MOH(maid of honor) Adriane drove up early Friday morning to help me out. She was incredibly awesome zipping, buttoning, poofing, bustling and generally being a great friend. She even brought a little snack, which was very needed since we spent about 3 hours trying on around 20 different dresses.

But enough babbling, here are some pics:


Don't I look so pious?


Ta da!


Hmm...


Where am I?!


Karen?


Oh, there you are Adriane!


Yes darling, here I am.


We have good taste,


some how we found the most expensive dress in the place!


I loved it...


...but it wasn't meant to be!


The six layered train.


I don't know, what do you think?


I got one! I got one!


And I LOVE it!

Blizzard Weddings

I know of two weddings that are this weekend, one in Cleveland and one in Columbus. I found out the Cleveland one had to be moved to tomorrow. The bride had to call all the vendors and move the whole thing. Luckily for her, they were are very helpful and hopefully tomorrow the roads will be clear.

That is the danger of a winter wedding. I am hoping that Evan and I won't have this severe of weather for our wedding. A little snow is okay, but really, this is ridiculous!

Here are some pictures from earlier today:


Yup, the snow is much higher than the edge of my little clog.


I think my car is under there...


The snow is lovely dark and DEEP!

Possibilities

Evan & I are going to contact a few places that are possible reception venues. The struggle now comes with staying in a budget while having the guest list that we want. In order to have a clearer idea, we have drawn up a list of all the people that we would like to be there and it is quite extensive. This list doesn't even include our parents' friends.

So, now it comes to finding a place that is 1.Big enough to hold all the people we want 2.At a price we can afford. It also raises the question of having either a smaller guest list with a full meal and open bar OR having a larger guest list with hor'dourves, sandwiches and/or soup and dessert (still with open bar of course!). Would this seem cheap of us or would people just have a jolly time drinking and eating smaller fare while dancing the night away? Since the wedding is earlier in the day and the reception would be mid-afternoon I think this wouldn't be an ludicrous notion.

Your opinion is welcomed! Go vote on the side bar.

In other news, I have been looking through all the wedding books, magazines and websites getting a clearer idea of what I would like as far as decor. Since it is a winter wedding, I would like to get all the winter stuff that goes on sale this spring, so decisions should be made soon. Here is a possible centerpiece:


Imagine white roses or carnations in the vase surrounded by rose petals or kisses!