Bridesmaids

Dress shopping is getting closer to being done. Ann, Jamie and I adventured out to try on dresses this morning. It didn't start out too well when the place we showed up to was closed, and all the others on our list weren't open or available.

So we headed back to the original place in Stratford where Jamie tried on some dresses, then we went back to the place in Fairfield were she tried on some more. We narrowed it down to 2 dresses. Ann also decided to just order a dress without trying on, since her size is nowhere near what it will be in August.

I also took them to the Waterview to look around since we were in the area. They both really liked the place.

Also, Aron and I called some more videographers. We are meeting one tomorrow and one next week.

Videographer

So we met with the videographer today. I would say he was good, not great. We both left with the same impression, which was that he did a good job, but some of the shots were from weird angles, and some of it was a little dark. He actually showed us a wedding he did recently in our area at the Waterview. Ironically, I went to school with the couple, so I knew everyone in the video. So this was not one of his normal show pieces. He also made a good point to us that the video is only as good at the people in the wedding, and this wedding didn't have a bridal party. Just a best man and a maid of honor. And frankly, all of these people seemed a bit strange. I have no doubt that our wedding party will make this event a memorable one (I am looking at you, Josh and Tom), so needless to say, no matter who we hire, our video will kick ass.

But I feel that with a videographer, you really get what you pay for. It seems that if you want an amazing video, you have to be willing to spend over $4000. And that is a bit out of our price range right now, considering how much was spent on the other vendors. So for half of that cost, you can get a decent video, but not the best.

I would hire this guy. He seems nice, professional, and really willing to get the entire day to tell a story. But we are going to look and see if we are more impressed by anyone.

Anyone have a videographer to recommend?

Lots of phone calls.

Today has been the morning of the phone calls.

I called www.flowersbydanielle.com on Ann's recommendation and made an appointment to meet with her in January. She sounded really nice on the phone, and I liked the flowers that Ann had, so if all goes well, we have a florist.

I also called a few places about bridesmaid dresses, which is turning out to be a huge pain. Every place has a few dresses in the material I want by the designer I want. I really like the idea of all of the girls choosing their own dress, but this would have been so much easier if I just picked the dress and made them all like it.

Aron called the Rabbi and left a message to find a time to meet with him.

And Aron is making calls about the rehearsal dinner. We are still trying for the beach BBQ idea. I know Aron really wants that to work out.

Later today we meet with the videographer. I feel like I am catching up a little bit on things to do for the wedding. Being off this week definitely helps.

Christmas Morning

Christmas time is largely uneventful in the land of Aron and Julie. Christmas morning is actually a great excuse for us to sleep late and hang around in our jammies and not feel bad about it, even though we were both awake before 9am. A true sign you are growing up.

Last night we headed up to almost Massachusetts for Hibachi and Sushi with some of our Jewish friends. Of course Julie enjoyed both the sushi and hibachi, while Aron just got hibachi.

Today we go to Heather and Tom's house for Christmakah. There is always a different excitement when you get to see little kids enjoy Christmas. And of course Aunt Julie and Uncle Aron have a bunch of presents for Lauren and Tommy.

In the wedding planning news, Ann gave me the number to the florist that she used, so I am going to call them after the holidays. The bouquets from Ann and Tom's wedding were beautiful, so I would definitely use their florist! I feel like once the videographer and florist are taken care of, we are all set for the big things. But every time I start to feel like we have things under control, something else comes up!

The Basics

With less than 8 months until the wedding, here are the plans so far:

The date- August 8, 2009

Location- The Waterview in Monroe, CT

Colors- Based around Raspberry

Photographer- Meg of Creative Image Collections

Wedding Dress- A Jasmine dress

Bridesmaids- Bari Jay

Honeymoon- A week in San Clemente, CA and a week on the big island of Hawaii!

Band- Third Shift (www.rockawayentertainment.com)


Details currently in the works:

We are meeting with a videographer next week, and hopefully we will be booking him. Also, Aron spoke to the rabbi we want to use, we just have to get a meeting with him set up. We are going to the Waterview soon to set the menu, place settings and center pieces. We also have scheduled our engagement photo session for January!


Time goes so fast! It seems like just yesterday we got engaged, and already we have so much planned, but there is still so much to go! And of course, and help is appreciated. If you have a favorite florist, let us know!!!

-Julie