Weddingbee Blog

No matter how much advanced planning you do, there are things that you can’t plan for. While I was trying to nail down some of my last minute details things changed.

1) Ceremony Readings:

We asked my mother to read “My True Love” by Sir Phillip Sydney during the ceremony (see my post Wedding Planning Part II to read it). It’s a lovely poem and very “us” but she wasn’t comfortable with it. She decided she wanted to read “Tin Wedding Whistle“ by Ogden Nash. This is a charming poem, and as it turns out, couplets from it were included on my parents wedding invitation. Nice connection.

2) GM attire:

When I first started planning, I intended for the groomsmen to wear brown suits to match my bridesmaids’ Ann Taylor Brown Dresses. There was much searching for a brown rental suit — high and lo in New York City, and nothing, so I decided to compromise and they rented black suits. But I had to do something about the ties so it felt more festive and complemented the bridesmaids dresses. So Mr. Onion and I went to Saks Fifth Avenue and found these lovely ties that were a Saks brand. These will act as our groomsmen gifts as they were not inexpensive.

3. Picking a recessional song:

We have been working with a very talented guitarist, and I also have to mention he’s just the nicest guy. When you pick your vendors don’t just think about the quality of their work, think “Is this someone who I’m going to want around on my wedding day?!” Brendan Burns is one of those people for sure! He is based in Boston, but travels, so take a listen for yourself on his website.

Anyway, he called us last night and we had a “phone concert.” We were deciding between two songs for our recessional (both of which he learned for us) — “The Lucky One” by Allison Krauss and “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” by the Beach Boys. He played both arrangements over the phone and it was a difficult choice. We finally decided to go with the Beach Boys because it’s so happy, upbeat and people will recognize it and smile! Thanks Brendan!

The list goes on, but those are the things I’ve been working on lately. More to come as the countdown continues!