It is an extremely cold day here today in Calgary...-40 to be exact (with wind chill). We just wanted to let everyone know we have found someone to marry us...a big relief on both our parts as we hadn't been able to find anyone and the wedding is getting closer by the minute. We have found a woman by the name of Soleiha Mahrcell to officiate our ceremony. It is a bit of a long story in the way we found her, but we believe she will be able to provide the ceremony Dave and I hope for. She works closely with Nomi Whalen (Ed Whalen's widow) and as Nomi was unavailable to perform our marriage ceremony, Soleiha will. She has sent us a ton of information and a questionnaire to better know Dave and I which I think is really cool. She has asked questions about how we first met, how Dave proposed and what we most love about each other. I personally am really excited about it!
Dave and I picked up our center piece vases yesterday from IKEA, 44 of them to be exact so that is a big check mark off our list of things to do. We met with our florist last Tuesday to come up with an idea using the vase. Jillian (florist) is amazing and has come up with some really ingenious ideas for the flowers in our wedding.
Our invitations have arrived and so now, as Kate and Candice are saying, they get to sit in our closet in their boxes and collect dust until we send them out next summer. We are really excited about them, they look 100 times better than I could have ever imagined and fit so well with everything we have been doing so far.
Other than that, everything is moving along as planned. Dave and I are going to register on Saturday at the Bay...who would have thought you have to book a week in advance to go and register for gifts?
Monday, November 27, 2006
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Invitations
283 days to go and our invitations have arrived. I am so incredibly happy with the company we ordered from. From the day we gave them the go ahead to order to the day they arrived was only a week and a half! So impressed.
I love our invitations even more now that I have seen them with our names and our designs! They are a really great size, being a little bit bigger than normal and they are nice and heavy (that is going to kill us when it comes to postage, but completely worth it).
Other plans are coming along nicely. We have finalized flowers and centerpieces so I am really excited about that. I can't wait now until we see the final arrangements.
Ciao for now.
I love our invitations even more now that I have seen them with our names and our designs! They are a really great size, being a little bit bigger than normal and they are nice and heavy (that is going to kill us when it comes to postage, but completely worth it).
Other plans are coming along nicely. We have finalized flowers and centerpieces so I am really excited about that. I can't wait now until we see the final arrangements.
Ciao for now.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
The List
291 days to go! Time seems to by flying by. It feels like it was only yesterday that we got engaged. Now we have our venue, invitations, our florist is booked, photographer and of course...my dress! As many items as I have crossed off the list, there are a million others that are added.
We are getting married at the most spectacular location ever! The Ranche Restaurant in Fish Creek Provincial Park feels like you are at some family mansion complete with white picket fence and fields as far as the eye can see. This place is a little piece of paradise tucked away in the park out of the hustle and bustle of the city. A truly romantic setting.
The invitations...they will be here in a week! I know a lot of people will think that with more than nine months to go before the wedding, I am insane to already have the invitations, but I couldn't risk them no longer being in print because they are perfect!
My fiance and I finally settled on a florist after visiting three different places. This was the one thing that took us a lot more time that we had originally anticipated. We are thrilled with Anne Paterson's designs and creativity. Our designer has come up with some truly original ideas, that I never would have thought of.
Our photographer is awesome. His personality and demeanor fit perfectly with everything we wanted in the person who would be given an inside look into our wedding day. His way of capturing the feelings and emotions of the day is unparallel.
My dress!! Well, I can't say a lot about it just in case my fiance checks out the blog. All I can say is it is everything that I hoped for and more!
We are getting married at the most spectacular location ever! The Ranche Restaurant in Fish Creek Provincial Park feels like you are at some family mansion complete with white picket fence and fields as far as the eye can see. This place is a little piece of paradise tucked away in the park out of the hustle and bustle of the city. A truly romantic setting.
The invitations...they will be here in a week! I know a lot of people will think that with more than nine months to go before the wedding, I am insane to already have the invitations, but I couldn't risk them no longer being in print because they are perfect!
My fiance and I finally settled on a florist after visiting three different places. This was the one thing that took us a lot more time that we had originally anticipated. We are thrilled with Anne Paterson's designs and creativity. Our designer has come up with some truly original ideas, that I never would have thought of.
Our photographer is awesome. His personality and demeanor fit perfectly with everything we wanted in the person who would be given an inside look into our wedding day. His way of capturing the feelings and emotions of the day is unparallel.
My dress!! Well, I can't say a lot about it just in case my fiance checks out the blog. All I can say is it is everything that I hoped for and more!
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