February=5 months out…eek!
February 11, 2010
Wow, I really havn’t blogged in quite some time. It was pretty busy through January, I am a teacher so final projects and exams have came and gone, as have many January birthdays…..Mr.D and myself have January birthdays as does our best man and one of our groomsmen! After a whirlwind January it is finally February….and what I believe is time to get cracking on this wedding business (it is only FIVE months away, yikes).
Things I have accomplished…..flowers, antique shopping, invitation woes SOLVED! (yay), my veil is in and needs to be picked up, the boys have purchased their suits, and I have made appointments to meet with people (caterer etc.)
Our stag & doe is coming up next month, for those blog readers who might not be familiar with this term it is essentially a dance thrown in honour of the bride & groom. People purchase tickets to come to the dance, buy their alchohol, play games, win prizes…..all in attempts to raise some funds for the future Mr. & Mrs. I know it is not so common in large cities, alot of my Torontonian friends had never heard of them, however we live ina very small town and here, it is the thing to do! They are quite fun to attend so here is hoping they are just as fun when it is your own! There is quite a bit of planning to do for it, all easy stuff though since it is a pretty laid back event.
As far as flowers go, we are going to be displaying our reception flowers in antique silverplate creamers, sugar bowls, teapots etc…..to accomplish this look it meant that Mama J (MOB) and I had to start antiquing!! We have only been to one antique market so far but we need to get out there looking some more in the near future! We were able to find ALL these items and purchased them all for around $130.00. I was thrilled!
OK so clearly they need to be cleaned up and polished up a bit….they are a work in progress. Hey maybe my wedding party will join me for a day of polishing….hint hint.
On our antique adventure I also found these (below) and fell in love. I have plans of hanging them from the trees at our outdoor ceremony site ( Elsie Perrin Williams Estate). Some think it is bizarre, Mr.D and I think it is super cool! I just need to clean them up a bit, which wil be difficult because I don’t want to chip off the paint that still remains.
As far as the flowers to go in the silverplate beauties, I love the flowers in these pictures and am going for the same look. I am in love with peonies, which for my July 17th wedding may not be possible, however I would be just as happy with very full garden roses (Juliet Garden rose….aka the peony rose). Anyway, feast your eyes on these pretties:
