These:
NOT These:
To Do List:
-Buy Stamps for our Announcements (NOT MR. CLEAN Stamps)
-Get our photos printed for our Announcement
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
The Dreams Continue!
Last night I was dreaming about buying stamps. I couldn't get the lady to print the correct stamps for me...I really wanted the Cream and Brown Liberty Bell stamps and she kept printing the Mr. Clean stamps. (And YES, she was printing them on a really old printer, and on sticky labels that were all haphazard and odd shaped...) Sigh.
These:
NOT These:
To Do List:
-Buy Stamps for our Announcements (NOT MR. CLEAN Stamps)
-Get our photos printed for our Announcement
These:
NOT These:
To Do List:
-Buy Stamps for our Announcements (NOT MR. CLEAN Stamps)
-Get our photos printed for our Announcement
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Temple Dress!
I'm SOOOO excited to share this with everyone because I think it's a hidden Gem of Utah!
So my mom found this little place called "Heavenly Delights, LDS Apparel" that sells temple dresses. We'd been to the other temple dress store, and thought that we could just grab a quick bite to eat and then make a quick run to this new temple dress store. It was a bit difficult to find...and it looked a little shabby from the outside, and I think we questioned going a few times. But the SECOND we walked in we were ooo-ing and ahhh-ing and DELIGHTED (haha, get it?) with our "Diamond in the rough" find.
So this lovely lady who runs the store is great. She has stay-at-home moms sew her dresses, and she has fantastic material. Everything is soft and shiny and nice looking! (I was going to say hip, but I don't think we want our temple dresses to be hip...) I seriously couldn't decide among 3 dresses. I tried them on over and over. And all of them would have been great! It was so fun to try them on over and over and Mom and Dad patiently watched and weighed the pros and cons with me. Thanks mom and dad!
The dress that I chose didn't have any embroidery or stitching or patterns on it. It's so simple. It's a shiny silky satinish dress with a medium-high waistband that ties in the back. It's just straight down and perfect.
So...the website and the pictures on the website are um. not representative of what the dresses actually look like and are. So don't google it...but if you're ever in UTAH and need a temple dress, let me know and I'll send you over!
So my mom found this little place called "Heavenly Delights, LDS Apparel" that sells temple dresses. We'd been to the other temple dress store, and thought that we could just grab a quick bite to eat and then make a quick run to this new temple dress store. It was a bit difficult to find...and it looked a little shabby from the outside, and I think we questioned going a few times. But the SECOND we walked in we were ooo-ing and ahhh-ing and DELIGHTED (haha, get it?) with our "Diamond in the rough" find.
So this lovely lady who runs the store is great. She has stay-at-home moms sew her dresses, and she has fantastic material. Everything is soft and shiny and nice looking! (I was going to say hip, but I don't think we want our temple dresses to be hip...) I seriously couldn't decide among 3 dresses. I tried them on over and over. And all of them would have been great! It was so fun to try them on over and over and Mom and Dad patiently watched and weighed the pros and cons with me. Thanks mom and dad!
The dress that I chose didn't have any embroidery or stitching or patterns on it. It's so simple. It's a shiny silky satinish dress with a medium-high waistband that ties in the back. It's just straight down and perfect.
So...the website and the pictures on the website are um. not representative of what the dresses actually look like and are. So don't google it...but if you're ever in UTAH and need a temple dress, let me know and I'll send you over!
Wedding Dreams!
So I've been sick for the past week or so, and it's been so funny/frustrating because I can't sleep--not because I'm sick, but because I keep having dreams about my to-do list for the wedding.
Example #1: I ordered the cake on Monday. On Monday night I kept having dreams about the Cake order. I had originally ordered Almond Poppy for the bottom Layer, and Key Lime for the top. But then I remembered that I have Key Lime Pie as one of the dessert options at the reception. So in my dream everyone was mad at me for having two key limes and for not having the banana nut for the cake. The servers were mad at all the guests for bringing it up, and they were being rude. Here I am in my dream, standing at the buffet line in my dress, asking the servers to just call the cake "Citrus Cake" instead of "Key Lime" so the guests will think it's different and won't be upset.
Haha. I woke up on Tuesday morning determined to call the cake lady and change my order. I have been sick though...so I haven't yet, and every night and every morning it's the first thing on my mind!
Example #2: We ordered our flowers from David's Floral in Bountiful. They told me I could call in and pay for the flowers later, but I haven't yet. Last night I had DREAM AFTER DREAM AFTER DREAM about how I called them today and they told me I was too late and I wouldn't be able to get the perfect flowers from them anymore because I had waited too long to pay for them. I kept telling them that I have been sick and traveling and so busy, and they just said that was too bad, that I'd just have to do without flowers on my wedding.
Haha again! I woke up this morning at 5:45 AM to a massive sinus headache and PANIC that they wouldn't let me buy my flowers.
The best part about these dreams are that I KNOW this would NEVER happen, and I know it's not a big deal. It's mostly just funny to laugh at my own mind and the way it works... Seth asked me one day "Janey, if you had Four Days worth of work and One Month's time to do it in, when would you do it?" and I immediately said "The first four days! Then I don't have to worry about it for the rest of the month!" I think the principle holds true, however, in practice I haven't done that as well for the wedding. Sigh. I'll get it taken care of today though!
On my To-Do List today:
--Call the Cake Lady and change my top layer to Banana Nut.
--Call the Flower Lady and Pay for my Flowers (and add in two extra corsages and boutinieres).
To-Do List this weekend:
--Organize my addresses and make sure I have everyone I need.
--Figure out which Picture "wash" we're going to use for our announcement picture.
*UPDATE: Called the Cake Lady. Changed the Layers. Called the Flower Lady. Paid for Flowers. Yahoo!
Example #1: I ordered the cake on Monday. On Monday night I kept having dreams about the Cake order. I had originally ordered Almond Poppy for the bottom Layer, and Key Lime for the top. But then I remembered that I have Key Lime Pie as one of the dessert options at the reception. So in my dream everyone was mad at me for having two key limes and for not having the banana nut for the cake. The servers were mad at all the guests for bringing it up, and they were being rude. Here I am in my dream, standing at the buffet line in my dress, asking the servers to just call the cake "Citrus Cake" instead of "Key Lime" so the guests will think it's different and won't be upset.
Haha. I woke up on Tuesday morning determined to call the cake lady and change my order. I have been sick though...so I haven't yet, and every night and every morning it's the first thing on my mind!
Example #2: We ordered our flowers from David's Floral in Bountiful. They told me I could call in and pay for the flowers later, but I haven't yet. Last night I had DREAM AFTER DREAM AFTER DREAM about how I called them today and they told me I was too late and I wouldn't be able to get the perfect flowers from them anymore because I had waited too long to pay for them. I kept telling them that I have been sick and traveling and so busy, and they just said that was too bad, that I'd just have to do without flowers on my wedding.
Haha again! I woke up this morning at 5:45 AM to a massive sinus headache and PANIC that they wouldn't let me buy my flowers.
The best part about these dreams are that I KNOW this would NEVER happen, and I know it's not a big deal. It's mostly just funny to laugh at my own mind and the way it works... Seth asked me one day "Janey, if you had Four Days worth of work and One Month's time to do it in, when would you do it?" and I immediately said "The first four days! Then I don't have to worry about it for the rest of the month!" I think the principle holds true, however, in practice I haven't done that as well for the wedding. Sigh. I'll get it taken care of today though!
On my To-Do List today:
--Call the Cake Lady and change my top layer to Banana Nut.
--Call the Flower Lady and Pay for my Flowers (and add in two extra corsages and boutinieres).
To-Do List this weekend:
--Organize my addresses and make sure I have everyone I need.
--Figure out which Picture "wash" we're going to use for our announcement picture.
*UPDATE: Called the Cake Lady. Changed the Layers. Called the Flower Lady. Paid for Flowers. Yahoo!
The Announcements!
So I kind of wanted to keep this a surprise so when you got your announcement in the mail you'd be shocked and awed and so excited to see something for the FIRST TIME EVER....but I just couldn't wait!!!! Trust me, when you see them in person, you'll still be excited and think they're fantastic. :)
So the thing on the top right is a wrap that will go around the announcement and our picture and the sealing card. It's semi-transparent and we love it!!! Also, I'm in love with the sketch of the bountiful temple. Isn't it so pretty??
So the thing on the top right is a wrap that will go around the announcement and our picture and the sealing card. It's semi-transparent and we love it!!! Also, I'm in love with the sketch of the bountiful temple. Isn't it so pretty??
Thursday, May 15, 2008
I got it I got it!
Monday was our Dress Shopping day! Mom, Mary and her kids were sports to come along (at my request!) to watch me try on pretty wedding dresses at Margene's. I can't tell you how fun it was to have little kiddos ooooooh and ahhhhh every time I came out of the dressing room. Kim, our helper, was the nicest ever and was so great at helping us find exactly what we wanted. The girls also had me try on a tiara with every dress--and they almost sold me on a tiara!!!
The first dress I tried on was the dress of my dreams....and it was just that--DREAMY! I love love love love love love love it.
I tried on some other ones just for fun, including my second choice dress, a mermaid dress, and a way too tight satin gown. In the end...nothing compared to the dress of my dreams, so we went with it! It was so fun to get such a pretty lacey ivory fun pretty amazing great dress. We have this great friend that always says "It was totally worth it to me" and I have to echo that statement. It IS totally worth it to me!
The first dress I tried on was the dress of my dreams....and it was just that--DREAMY! I love love love love love love love it.
I tried on some other ones just for fun, including my second choice dress, a mermaid dress, and a way too tight satin gown. In the end...nothing compared to the dress of my dreams, so we went with it! It was so fun to get such a pretty lacey ivory fun pretty amazing great dress. We have this great friend that always says "It was totally worth it to me" and I have to echo that statement. It IS totally worth it to me!
Wedding Cake!
From May 2 to May 8 I got to go home and plan the wedding with Mom and Dad! It was so fun--everything went really smoothly and we found so many great things! I don't know how I'd do all this wedding stuff without family! It was so fun to see everyone, and to have neices and nephews help out with everything and sisters drive us around and share thoughts and opinions on all the fun details, and I loved being able to run here and there with mom and dad--it was just fun!
I don't have much time to post everything at once, so I'll just post when I have a chance. Today on my lunch break time i was doodling and drew my wedding cake. (Note: I am not an artist...haha) When we went to the JSMB to settle all our reception details, our event planner thought I was ridiculous for only wanting a 6'' cake. I was just sure that's what I wanted, and then we went to Barbara "The Cake Lady"....
Barbara brought out samples of her cake...and I was nervous to try until i took the first bite! I'm just gunna say that you ALL are going to want to come to the reception just for the wedding cake! It's moist, it's fresh, and it tastes GREAT! She has really unique flavors, too. I was dying over the Banana Nut and the Almond Poppyseed, but to add variety we decided to do the Almond Poppyseed on the bottom layer and the Key Lime on the top layer.
Bonus: she has edible pearls, so i get to have pearls all over my cake! All the little designs are pearls and frosting, won't that be pretty??
Drawing:
Another Bonus--no Fondant! Barbara can also do a really thin Marzipan layer (kind of an almondy frosting) that looks great and tastes great too! It's kind of a cream color (another bonus) so it's perfect with our colors!
To top it all off--the cake feeds so many people! We're having a cake bar for our refreshments, so we'll just add the wedding cake to it and everyone can have a piece! Yay!!!
I don't have much time to post everything at once, so I'll just post when I have a chance. Today on my lunch break time i was doodling and drew my wedding cake. (Note: I am not an artist...haha) When we went to the JSMB to settle all our reception details, our event planner thought I was ridiculous for only wanting a 6'' cake. I was just sure that's what I wanted, and then we went to Barbara "The Cake Lady"....
Barbara brought out samples of her cake...and I was nervous to try until i took the first bite! I'm just gunna say that you ALL are going to want to come to the reception just for the wedding cake! It's moist, it's fresh, and it tastes GREAT! She has really unique flavors, too. I was dying over the Banana Nut and the Almond Poppyseed, but to add variety we decided to do the Almond Poppyseed on the bottom layer and the Key Lime on the top layer.
Bonus: she has edible pearls, so i get to have pearls all over my cake! All the little designs are pearls and frosting, won't that be pretty??
Drawing:
Another Bonus--no Fondant! Barbara can also do a really thin Marzipan layer (kind of an almondy frosting) that looks great and tastes great too! It's kind of a cream color (another bonus) so it's perfect with our colors!
To top it all off--the cake feeds so many people! We're having a cake bar for our refreshments, so we'll just add the wedding cake to it and everyone can have a piece! Yay!!!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Address Collection!
Seth the tech-savvy expert set up a blog-site for people to submit their addresses to us for the announcements! I think he's so brilliant! He keeps claiming that after the wedding he's going to start a business to take care of all this stuff for people for cheap. I think he's on to something!!!
If you haven't submitted your address yet, or if you're immediate family and Mom or Gina have already sent us your addresses, please fill out THIS FORM and we'll send you an announcement!
Thanks!
If you haven't submitted your address yet, or if you're immediate family and Mom or Gina have already sent us your addresses, please fill out THIS FORM and we'll send you an announcement!
Thanks!
Thursday, April 24, 2008
The comb is done!
Thanks to Ann Westby, I have the perfect hairpiece :) She did it just like I told her, and I love it!!! Yay for wedding haircombs!
I'm purchasing today and it should be here next week!
I'm purchasing today and it should be here next week!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Our Engagement Pictures!
Below is a link to some of our favorite engagement pictures. We need to fix the lighting in a lot of them bc my face looks a little orange (oops) but we'll work it out! I like our outfits, I think they're cute and I think seth is adorable in argyle. I'm just more and more in love with him every day, I know I shouldn't go on about this, but it is my private wedding blog so I guess i can gush just a little bit, right?? Oh i just really think Seth is amazing, he's so patient and kind and loving, and he's so funny. I was a little grouchy the past several days bc I wasn't feeling well, and seth just took everything in stride and took care of me and loved me anyway. I just feel lucky and so blessed in my life right now--I think that God has been watching out for us and has given us the chance to be together forever.
Anyway, Here's the link:
And here's our lovely photographer, thanks Annie!!!
Anyway, Here's the link:
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And here's our lovely photographer, thanks Annie!!!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Engagement Pictures, coming right up!
Seth and I got our engagement shots this morning!!! We'll probably get them back in the next day or two, so look out bloggosphere!!! :)
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Wedding Shoe
It was love at first sight. I was going down the Nordstrom escalator, and I saw them. Our eyes met, and we were drawn to one another. Surely this is what was meant to be. It's Cinderella and her missing slipper, reunited at last.
Okay, maybe not quite. But I figured I could indulge at least the 5 year old nieces in the dream for a minute.
I have received no advice about wedding shoes this year, but in years past i remember EVERYONE telling me to wear comfy shoes, don't bother with the heels, just wear what you love and don't worry. We all remember Father of the Bride and her awesome wedding sneakers, and I've seen many a flip-flop dressed to the nines for wedding wear. So then my moment of inspiration came--through the bff. After going to Cara's wedding and seeing her awesomest shoes ever, I realized I had to find something that would just be mine to love and wear forever and ever and that of course went with the wedding theme, or that i could at least wear until i had bunions (is that what grandma ruth had?) I mean, it is an eternal wedding, right? And you better believe I'm going to turn around and sell my dress to the first buyer, so i've gotta keep the shoes!
Well, on with it. Let's start with the part that will likely cause me the most pain.
AND now the view that I will likely have most often:
And what my awesome photographer will probably catch:
And for all of your viewing pleasure.
*It should be noted that I have not purchased above shoes yet. I have to get the dress first. And I'm praying that somehow the Nordstrom Half Yearly Sale will come just in time for me to purchase. And if I find something that is more like a "Once upon a dream" fairy tale (I do prefer Sleeping Beauty) then I'll happily move to greener pastures. But for tonight, this is what I'll dream about :)
**Update: I purchased above shoe. And I'm so happy. And they were totally comfortable for the 7 minutes i wore them in nordstrom shoe, so they'll be great all day long at the wedding and all night standing at the reception, right?? Riiiiiiiight. :)
Okay, maybe not quite. But I figured I could indulge at least the 5 year old nieces in the dream for a minute.
I have received no advice about wedding shoes this year, but in years past i remember EVERYONE telling me to wear comfy shoes, don't bother with the heels, just wear what you love and don't worry. We all remember Father of the Bride and her awesome wedding sneakers, and I've seen many a flip-flop dressed to the nines for wedding wear. So then my moment of inspiration came--through the bff. After going to Cara's wedding and seeing her awesomest shoes ever, I realized I had to find something that would just be mine to love and wear forever and ever and that of course went with the wedding theme, or that i could at least wear until i had bunions (is that what grandma ruth had?) I mean, it is an eternal wedding, right? And you better believe I'm going to turn around and sell my dress to the first buyer, so i've gotta keep the shoes!
Well, on with it. Let's start with the part that will likely cause me the most pain.
AND now the view that I will likely have most often:
And what my awesome photographer will probably catch:
And for all of your viewing pleasure.
*It should be noted that I have not purchased above shoes yet. I have to get the dress first. And I'm praying that somehow the Nordstrom Half Yearly Sale will come just in time for me to purchase. And if I find something that is more like a "Once upon a dream" fairy tale (I do prefer Sleeping Beauty) then I'll happily move to greener pastures. But for tonight, this is what I'll dream about :)
**Update: I purchased above shoe. And I'm so happy. And they were totally comfortable for the 7 minutes i wore them in nordstrom shoe, so they'll be great all day long at the wedding and all night standing at the reception, right?? Riiiiiiiight. :)
Another YAY--We got our Photographer!
I'm so excited! We got Elisha Snow to do our photography for our wedding. Her work is amazing, I was looking at it all morning just hoping that we could work something out, and turns out we can!!!!! Yipee!!!
Her website is http://elishasnow.typepad.com/photography if you want to check her out!
Thanks for the referral Heathy!
Her website is http://elishasnow.typepad.com/photography if you want to check her out!
Thanks for the referral Heathy!
Yaaaayyyy!
I just have to post my gladness for Margene's Bridal and their fantastic customer Service! I called three bridal stores today, and all of them were a little less than helpful, and then the last bridal store mentioned that a lot of the "Modestia couture" dresses (the initial one that i love) are carried by Margene's bridal in Idaho Falls. I called on a whim, hoping that they might have something, and they were MORE than helpful. Kim looked up the dress, and then mentioned that they also have the Maggie Sorrentino (my second choice) dress in both their boise and their idaho falls stores, and that she would call and hunt down my sizes and try to have them ALL in the store whenever i chose to come--and that they would help me get everything together and try everything they could to help me. What a relief!!! I told Kim that I liked her the most out of all the bridal places i'd talked to and that her picture of the maggie sorrentino dress was better than the other websites :) (Here it is, it really is a little awkward, like what is that girl's face doing?? but I still think the actual dress looks good.) Go Idaho!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Update: Dress
I called the dress store yesterday to verify that they had my dress in the right size in, and was quite disappointed in them! They said that they have one size 2 in cream and one size 4 in white, and that they only make one order a year so if it's not available when I come in May then I could pay extra to have them rush ship it, but it would still take 10 weeks (so it might come in the weekend AFTER my wedding). I was thinking "And this is a Mormon UTAH store? Did they miss the Mormons-are-only-ever-engaged-for-three-months memo?" Sigh. :(
So I'm calling the Manager today, but I have to start looking for alternatives. Here is one that my coworker found--
It's here in Virginia, so I've set up a few appointments to try it on and see what I think. It's cheaper, so that's nice!!!
So I'm calling the Manager today, but I have to start looking for alternatives. Here is one that my coworker found--
It's here in Virginia, so I've set up a few appointments to try it on and see what I think. It's cheaper, so that's nice!!!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008
More on the Combs
Wow I'm the luckiest girl ever! I'm so glad to be able to hear a lot of opinions and thoughts on my hairpiece--it seems a silly thing, but I REALLY think it will make or break the entire wedding (just kidding...)
So to answer a few questions, I'm not going to have a veil, I'm just going to do my hair in those lose curls tied back snugly with the comb. I think the dress is amazing enough on it's own that i don't want to be too much or anything with all the veil and accessories. And yes, I'm going to get that dress. It's just my favorite thing ever in the world and I can't imagine life without it (again, kidding...not about getting the dress, just about it being the most important thing ever, haha)
SOOOOO, I've taken everyone's thoughts into consideration and I've contacted the Hair Comb Maker and she has agreed to make a custom hairpiece for me that combines all of the elements of the combs into what i REALLY want.
Here are some of the things I'm going to combine:
--Light cream pearls (not too cream and not stark white, just in between)
--A variety of sizes of pearls, like #3 (but not necessarily in that arrangement...
--A 1.75" Comb--not too big, not to small, just the right size.
--All pearls (this was a tough one, i like the crystals in the #4 because it adds variety, but i'm afraid they'll look tacky in person, and i just love the vintage look of all pearl...
--And...possibly a few clusters like this (but in the comb, not on the long sticks!)
I'll post a picture when I get it!
Ohhh if you want to see my Comb Maker's Etsy Site, go to www.beadifulthings.com
So to answer a few questions, I'm not going to have a veil, I'm just going to do my hair in those lose curls tied back snugly with the comb. I think the dress is amazing enough on it's own that i don't want to be too much or anything with all the veil and accessories. And yes, I'm going to get that dress. It's just my favorite thing ever in the world and I can't imagine life without it (again, kidding...not about getting the dress, just about it being the most important thing ever, haha)
SOOOOO, I've taken everyone's thoughts into consideration and I've contacted the Hair Comb Maker and she has agreed to make a custom hairpiece for me that combines all of the elements of the combs into what i REALLY want.
Here are some of the things I'm going to combine:
--Light cream pearls (not too cream and not stark white, just in between)
--A variety of sizes of pearls, like #3 (but not necessarily in that arrangement...
--A 1.75" Comb--not too big, not to small, just the right size.
--All pearls (this was a tough one, i like the crystals in the #4 because it adds variety, but i'm afraid they'll look tacky in person, and i just love the vintage look of all pearl...
--And...possibly a few clusters like this (but in the comb, not on the long sticks!)
I'll post a picture when I get it!
Ohhh if you want to see my Comb Maker's Etsy Site, go to www.beadifulthings.com
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Pearl Comb
THANK YOU for your words of advice and comments! This is so fun to be able to involve all my dear friends and get great inspiration and wisdom from everyone! I just love it and I love all of you!
So I started doing some searching for a pearl comb and found a lot of great options...so I figured I would leave it up to you! (It is so much easier to not have to make my own decisions on inconsequential things....) :)
So this is a picture of what the clip directly below looks like. It's option #1
(still option #1)
Option #2:
Option #3:
Option #4:
So I started doing some searching for a pearl comb and found a lot of great options...so I figured I would leave it up to you! (It is so much easier to not have to make my own decisions on inconsequential things....) :)
So this is a picture of what the clip directly below looks like. It's option #1
(still option #1)
Option #2:
Option #3:
Option #4:
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Wedding Advice
You know you all have it, and I want to hear it! What are you glad you spent money on? what do you wish you wouldn't have spent so much money on? what were your favorite memories? least favorite memories? what food did you have at the reception--were you happy about it? what pictures did you take versus buy? did you have a professional photograper or a family member--did it work out the way you wanted it to? what do you wish you would have done? I want to hear it all friends!!!! You can email me at jane.elizabeth.price@gmail.com or you can just comment in the section below--here's your chance!!!
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