So we were really excited about getting our engagement pictures back from our photographers. We'd been waiting for four weeks, and they finally e-mailed to say they were done. They said that day that they would mail our CD with our high-res files on it. Well, it's been almost two weeks since then and we still don't have the CD. So now we're looking at six weeks total to get our pictures back!! I love them, I know they're busy (it's wedding season), but it's still REALLY frustrating.
Michael is trying to get our wedding website up, but the header of the site is designed to use three or four of our engagement photos, and we need the files to do that. I'm making save-the-date magnets, and I also need one of the engagement photo files to do that. UGH! Not having them is holding up everything.
On a happier note (or scary, depending on how I look at it), we are now under 9 months until the wedding! EEEEEK! I have a lot done already, and I'm good at managing it all, so I'm not worried... but still... EEEK!!
I need to confirm a florist, and we need to start looking at limos and cakes. And I want to make an appointment to go to Blue Heron Hills for a tasting so we can decide on the menu.
Showing posts with label engagement photos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label engagement photos. Show all posts
Monday, September 24, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Engagement photos are in!
We got our engagement photos back yesterday. Well, the proofs went up online. We were so excited to get them! We went out with our photographers (Kracke Photography) on August 14 to have our pictures taken. We started off at an "urban location" on University Ave. downtown, then moved to Ellison Park. Michael and I are really happy with how they turned out. I've included some of our favorites below. They are kind of blurry because of how I had to copy the online proofs, but I will update them with higher-quality pics when we receive the disk in the mail (probably next week). The Krackes have been great to work with so far... they are highly recommended by us!
Monday, July 30, 2007
Dresses and paper samples
At the moment, wedding planning stuff is kind of slow. Last week, I researched prices on my dress, and also ordered some paper samples so I can decide what I want to use for our invitations (which I'm also doing myself!).
I'm about 98% sure I'm going to end up ordering my dress online. I can save more than $200 off of what I would pay for the dress at a local shop. And hopefully I'll be able to save on alterations by going through someone other than the bridal shop. The online vendor is actually a bricks-and-mortar bridal shop in NJ that has started taking online/phone orders and shipping the dresses out of state. They are listed as an authorized retailer on the designer website, so I feel pretty confident. Plus, numerous people on The Knot have had good experiences with them. So right now, I'm researching seamstresses. I want to find someone I like and can trust to measure me before I place the order for the dress. Plus I'd like them to give me some idea of what they think they'll charge for the hem and bustle. We'll see. Oh, and by ordering online, I can also save each of my bridesmaids about $55. Amazing!
On Wednesday, I ordered 10 different paper samples. I need cover weight cardstock to make my pocketfolds, and I'm looking for an aqua color, which can be difficult to match with online swatches. So we'll see what happens. I also need white/ivory colored text weight cardstock for the pocketfold inserts. I won't need invitations for quite some time, but I'd like to get a jumpstart on them so I can work on them a little bit at a time. Making 125 invitations and copies of all of the inserts will certainly get old after a while. So if I can work on them until I get sick of it, take a break, then work on them again... that will be helpful.
We are getting our engagement photos taken on August 13. I'm excited about them, but also a little nervous, too. It's kind of weird to think about prancing around in front of a camera with your fiance. But I suppose we'll manage. Then, once we have the files back for those, I'll get to work on designing our save-the-dates.
I'm about 98% sure I'm going to end up ordering my dress online. I can save more than $200 off of what I would pay for the dress at a local shop. And hopefully I'll be able to save on alterations by going through someone other than the bridal shop. The online vendor is actually a bricks-and-mortar bridal shop in NJ that has started taking online/phone orders and shipping the dresses out of state. They are listed as an authorized retailer on the designer website, so I feel pretty confident. Plus, numerous people on The Knot have had good experiences with them. So right now, I'm researching seamstresses. I want to find someone I like and can trust to measure me before I place the order for the dress. Plus I'd like them to give me some idea of what they think they'll charge for the hem and bustle. We'll see. Oh, and by ordering online, I can also save each of my bridesmaids about $55. Amazing!
On Wednesday, I ordered 10 different paper samples. I need cover weight cardstock to make my pocketfolds, and I'm looking for an aqua color, which can be difficult to match with online swatches. So we'll see what happens. I also need white/ivory colored text weight cardstock for the pocketfold inserts. I won't need invitations for quite some time, but I'd like to get a jumpstart on them so I can work on them a little bit at a time. Making 125 invitations and copies of all of the inserts will certainly get old after a while. So if I can work on them until I get sick of it, take a break, then work on them again... that will be helpful.
We are getting our engagement photos taken on August 13. I'm excited about them, but also a little nervous, too. It's kind of weird to think about prancing around in front of a camera with your fiance. But I suppose we'll manage. Then, once we have the files back for those, I'll get to work on designing our save-the-dates.
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