nickandlarisa
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- May 7, 2007
So today I tried to think of all the things we have done so far for the wedding and what there is left to do. I wanted to share and this helps me keep track, too! I will post pics soon of some of the things we have purchased or I have made that I havent shared yet. Please, let me know if there is anything that I am totally forgetting about?!?! Just over 9 months to go, I cant believe how fast time is starting to fly!!!
DONE
Theme: Old World Fairytale
Colors: Aquamarine, Gold, Plum, Cherry Blossom Pink
Booked Church (officiant, cantor, organist included)
Booked Reception Site for the second time, sticking with this one!
My dress ordered and paid, fits like a glove, hopefully no/minimal alterations
Booked horse and carriage from the church to the reception is about a 20 min drive, so the horse and carriage will meet us at the reception, at the start of the lane and take us up to the main building and we can pose for photos. The horses are Clydesdales!!
First Dance At Last by Etta James (we will have known each other for 10 years , dated for 9 years, engaged for 2 years, come our wedding day, so it seemed appropriate! Nick really wanted a country song at first but then we agreed on something timeless and classic instead of something current so this was a perfect fit for us.)
Father/Daughter dance Laras Theme from Dr. Zhivago, (I was named after the character Lara in this movie. Lara is the shortened name of Larisa. On a side note, Larisa is actually a common Eastern European name, my dad was born in Ukraine and immigrated as a child, so my Ukrainian heritage is very important to me.)
Toasting glasses Waterford crystal, we received as an engagement gift from Nicks dad
Cake knife - coordinates with glasses, I bought from Waterford outlet, I like nice things at a bargain!
Engagement Photos by Skip Faulkner, he is doing our wedding, too. Posted previously.
Engagement Announcements by me! Posted previously.
Wedding website www.nickandlarisa.com, we have this password protected because I was getting spam on the guest book, but just PM me and I will give you the password if you want to take a look.
Grooms wedding band again we got a deal, my mom and I had each entered a love letter contest at a local jewelry store, we didnt win, but each participant got a $100 gift certificate. We were able to use both gift certificates towards Nicks ring, which is a pretty basic white gold band, so he only had to pay a small difference!
Reserved hotel blocks for guests
Registered for gifts - Macys, Pottery Barn, and my favorite, Williams-Sonoma
Formally asked bridal party Nick called his guys, and I being the crafty one, made a little photo book with memories from over the years for each of my eight bridesmaids. I have 3 high school friends, 3 college friends, my cousin and Nicks sister. Two of my high school girls are my maid and matron of honor which works out with Nicks two brothers who will both be best men.
Bridesmaid Welcome & Measurement Packet made these too.
IN PROGRESS
Contacted DJ - meeting with him next week
Contacted Bakery for cake and possible dessert/pastry tray - they will be in touch after this wedding season officially ends, need to think of ideas!
Contacted Pianist for Cocktail Hour reception location has a baby grand
Booked Photographer - need final contract and to pay deposit
Candy Buffet I have all of the glass jars, bought at various discount stores like Marshalls, Homegoods.
Looking at menu & bar options for reception
Bridesmaid dresses my mom is making these, weve purchased the fabric, taken measurements, and the dresses are underway
Cardholder for gift table found a cute whimsical looking birdcage we are painting gold, I will add some flowers/ribbon.
Save the Dates Im working on these now, coming soon
Brides wedding band I am meeting with the designer in November to work on a custom piece that will fit my engagement ring
Booked part of honeymoon - (4-night DCL, need to book before and after land stays at WDW)
Guestbook - 99% sure we are going to order something from the Guestbook Store, love their design and its one less thing I will have to make!
Rehearsal Dinner Dress I put this under in progress because I already have a dress but not 100% sure I want to wear it for the rehearsal. Its a black and white polka-dot old fashion looking frock that I call my Minnie mouse dress because I have red paten leather shoes and headband to go with it. If we do a Mickey/Minnie theme rehearsal it will work, but if not I might look for something more elegant, less fun, well see.
Next Day Farewell really super low key coffee and donuts/muffins at my parents house, out of town guests can stop by on their way home and we will be there to say farewell before we head to the airport for our Honeymoon
NEED TO DO
Flowers - find a florist, think about centerpieces
Pre-Cana (for Catholic ceremony)
Limo
Choose a Mother/Son dance song
Ukrainian Folk Dancers this is a big MAYBE, but if we can find a troupe and they are reasonably priced, this will be a brief bit of entertainment during dinner that I think would be really fun and unique
Rehearsal Dinner location (first we need to figure out who is paying for this, but thats a different story!)
Place Cards I will make
Crystal Tree Ill explain this more later, originally was going to make one per table as centerpieces, but now am going to make just one and have it on the table where we display place cards
Invitations I will make
Programs I will make
Menu Cards I will make
Table Numbers/Names I will make
Bags/Boxes for candy buffet
Thank you cards I will make
Hair and makeup ideas and where to go
Veil
Headpiece thinking I dont want a tiara but maybe a headband or other crystal accents, want to do fresh flowers in my hair, too.
Shoes - on the hunt for fancy ballet flats, Nick is only about 2 inches taller than me so I want to be as short as possible and the dress length is good with flats or very slight heel.
Wedding Day Jewelry
Ceremony Readings/Music we have a workbook from our church to help us decide
Welcome bags for guests at hotel
Bridal Party gifts
Parents gifts
A gift for Nick (he already said he wants the latest Play Station system, what a guy! I tried to explain a wedding gift to each other should probably be something sentimental, and he said Play Station is sentimental, haha. We may not even do gifts too each other cause we will be broke, so well see.)
Am I forgetting anything???
WOW, I have a lot of things to design and make!! Thats okay, I get more excited over the little details than the big stuff, Ill post pics soon and suggestions are always welcome!!
DONE
Theme: Old World Fairytale
Colors: Aquamarine, Gold, Plum, Cherry Blossom Pink
Booked Church (officiant, cantor, organist included)
Booked Reception Site for the second time, sticking with this one!
My dress ordered and paid, fits like a glove, hopefully no/minimal alterations
Booked horse and carriage from the church to the reception is about a 20 min drive, so the horse and carriage will meet us at the reception, at the start of the lane and take us up to the main building and we can pose for photos. The horses are Clydesdales!!
First Dance At Last by Etta James (we will have known each other for 10 years , dated for 9 years, engaged for 2 years, come our wedding day, so it seemed appropriate! Nick really wanted a country song at first but then we agreed on something timeless and classic instead of something current so this was a perfect fit for us.)
Father/Daughter dance Laras Theme from Dr. Zhivago, (I was named after the character Lara in this movie. Lara is the shortened name of Larisa. On a side note, Larisa is actually a common Eastern European name, my dad was born in Ukraine and immigrated as a child, so my Ukrainian heritage is very important to me.)
Toasting glasses Waterford crystal, we received as an engagement gift from Nicks dad
Cake knife - coordinates with glasses, I bought from Waterford outlet, I like nice things at a bargain!
Engagement Photos by Skip Faulkner, he is doing our wedding, too. Posted previously.
Engagement Announcements by me! Posted previously.
Wedding website www.nickandlarisa.com, we have this password protected because I was getting spam on the guest book, but just PM me and I will give you the password if you want to take a look.
Grooms wedding band again we got a deal, my mom and I had each entered a love letter contest at a local jewelry store, we didnt win, but each participant got a $100 gift certificate. We were able to use both gift certificates towards Nicks ring, which is a pretty basic white gold band, so he only had to pay a small difference!
Reserved hotel blocks for guests
Registered for gifts - Macys, Pottery Barn, and my favorite, Williams-Sonoma
Formally asked bridal party Nick called his guys, and I being the crafty one, made a little photo book with memories from over the years for each of my eight bridesmaids. I have 3 high school friends, 3 college friends, my cousin and Nicks sister. Two of my high school girls are my maid and matron of honor which works out with Nicks two brothers who will both be best men.
Bridesmaid Welcome & Measurement Packet made these too.
IN PROGRESS
Contacted DJ - meeting with him next week
Contacted Bakery for cake and possible dessert/pastry tray - they will be in touch after this wedding season officially ends, need to think of ideas!
Contacted Pianist for Cocktail Hour reception location has a baby grand
Booked Photographer - need final contract and to pay deposit
Candy Buffet I have all of the glass jars, bought at various discount stores like Marshalls, Homegoods.
Looking at menu & bar options for reception
Bridesmaid dresses my mom is making these, weve purchased the fabric, taken measurements, and the dresses are underway
Cardholder for gift table found a cute whimsical looking birdcage we are painting gold, I will add some flowers/ribbon.
Save the Dates Im working on these now, coming soon
Brides wedding band I am meeting with the designer in November to work on a custom piece that will fit my engagement ring
Booked part of honeymoon - (4-night DCL, need to book before and after land stays at WDW)
Guestbook - 99% sure we are going to order something from the Guestbook Store, love their design and its one less thing I will have to make!
Rehearsal Dinner Dress I put this under in progress because I already have a dress but not 100% sure I want to wear it for the rehearsal. Its a black and white polka-dot old fashion looking frock that I call my Minnie mouse dress because I have red paten leather shoes and headband to go with it. If we do a Mickey/Minnie theme rehearsal it will work, but if not I might look for something more elegant, less fun, well see.
Next Day Farewell really super low key coffee and donuts/muffins at my parents house, out of town guests can stop by on their way home and we will be there to say farewell before we head to the airport for our Honeymoon
NEED TO DO
Flowers - find a florist, think about centerpieces
Pre-Cana (for Catholic ceremony)
Limo
Choose a Mother/Son dance song
Ukrainian Folk Dancers this is a big MAYBE, but if we can find a troupe and they are reasonably priced, this will be a brief bit of entertainment during dinner that I think would be really fun and unique
Rehearsal Dinner location (first we need to figure out who is paying for this, but thats a different story!)
Place Cards I will make
Crystal Tree Ill explain this more later, originally was going to make one per table as centerpieces, but now am going to make just one and have it on the table where we display place cards
Invitations I will make
Programs I will make
Menu Cards I will make
Table Numbers/Names I will make
Bags/Boxes for candy buffet
Thank you cards I will make
Hair and makeup ideas and where to go
Veil
Headpiece thinking I dont want a tiara but maybe a headband or other crystal accents, want to do fresh flowers in my hair, too.
Shoes - on the hunt for fancy ballet flats, Nick is only about 2 inches taller than me so I want to be as short as possible and the dress length is good with flats or very slight heel.
Wedding Day Jewelry
Ceremony Readings/Music we have a workbook from our church to help us decide
Welcome bags for guests at hotel
Bridal Party gifts
Parents gifts
A gift for Nick (he already said he wants the latest Play Station system, what a guy! I tried to explain a wedding gift to each other should probably be something sentimental, and he said Play Station is sentimental, haha. We may not even do gifts too each other cause we will be broke, so well see.)
Am I forgetting anything???
WOW, I have a lot of things to design and make!! Thats okay, I get more excited over the little details than the big stuff, Ill post pics soon and suggestions are always welcome!!
You and your fiance are goregous, and your dress looks beautiful on you! Oh, and your wedding announcements are fabulous!!!
I can't wait to read (and see) more!
Second, Nick did great on the ring and the proposal. What a sweet romantic he is (well, all except for the desire for a video game for his wedding gift! 
). Your Christmas card/ announcement and your stationery choices are just gorgeous and I love your engagement pics. I was especially excited to hear that you two met at UD. My DD20 goes there! 
