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The custom design process has been super fast and super slow all at once.
I blame this on Steve. Steve (whose name really isn’t Steve) is the owner of the jewelry store and does most of the sales for the store. He’s really an awesome guy. He also told us it would take two days at the most to make the mold—it took over a week. So, while we were initially expecting this process to take months, Steve got our hopes up a bit with the two days. By the end of it all, it’ll be about a month from beginning to finished ring.
When we began this process, I warned him that I might be hard to work with. I’m actually a very picky girl, and I can be quite stubborn.
In addition to being picky and stubborn, I wasn’t sure what exactly I wanted—a frustrating combination. The only things I was 100% sure about was the mercury mist topaz it had to be built around and that I wanted it to be comfortable.
So, Steve had his work cut out for him.
Wedding planning, while it might be a beautiful and exciting thing, isn’t always so bright and sunny. As my wedding date continues to draw near (we’re talking mere weeks, y’all!), I continue to see my stress level rise, and I’m having trouble shaking it off.
Missing RSVPs? Oh yeah, we have about half of ours still yet to be received. Our guests still have a couple days until our deadline, so I’m trying to stay optimistic. Final payments? I don’t even want to talk about that. We have so much money flying out of our bank accounts these days, it feels like I might have to revert back to a college diet of ramen every night. Details to be tied up? Oh, only about a thousand. Dress fittings, final meetings, schedules, not to mention everyday life…
I’ve really tried to find ways to stave off stress. Mr. H and I recently trained for and completed the Monument 10K. I’ve found running is a great release for me. I also joined the gym at my work. Group exercise classes are a great way to get my mind off things, and making new friends is always a positive thing. I’ve also had “girl time” and drunk my fair share of wine as a distraction. I’ve gone to church, and I’ve made sure I’m getting a solid eight hours sleep. These tactics have been fairly helpful, but sometimes I still find myself overwhelmed. Last night was one of those times.
As soon as anyone heard that we were engaged the questions started to flow rapidly—”Where’s it going to be? What time of year? What are your colors?”—answers to which I had no idea! Mr. Beanstalk and I had talked metaphorically about marriage in the past, and we both knew we would one day wed. Our conversations about marriage always involved a beach and a small, intimate family celebration. Once we were engaged our wedding idea stayed the same: we wanted a beach wedding somewhere in the Caribbean.
Image via Caribseek
We really enjoyed the first month of our new relationship status. We didn’t go crazy with planning. We enjoyed being engaged and savored every minute of it together. It was during this time of utter bliss that I started to casually look at venues and see what our options were.
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Marriage is a lot of things. It’s a loving, committed relationship between two people. It’s the creation of a new family. And it’s a legal contract.
Jewish couples sign a ketubah, a special type of Jewish prenuptial agreement, before their ceremony. Historically, the ketubah protected the wife in the even that her husband died or divorced her. Today, the ketubah is more of a marriage certificate than a legal contract. More importantly to this non-Jew, they’re gorgeous pieces of art that commemorate your wedding day and the promises you made to one another.
Image via Ketubah.com
Quakers are able to get married without an officiant. A Quaker marriage is validated by marriage certificates signed by the couple and all the guests present. In other words, it is the guests who declare the couple married instead of a single officiant.
Besides “How did he do it?” I think the title reflects the question brides hear the second most during their engagement.
Every couple has their own timeline…or goes off online planning resources (from theknot.com or brides.com, for example). However, I always like to hear from real brides when they booked/scheduled everything, so I thought I’d share my timeline with you all!
Before I jump into it, want to mention that all these comments/thoughts are my own and based on my experiences as well as those of friends who were/are to be married in the Philadelphia area. It’s also worth noting that things may be different for those not booking in a major city or during a peak month.
WARNING: this post is heavy on info…if you just want a quick look at timelines, skip to the bottom!
Engagement: February 18, 2011
Venue: Kimmel Center Rittenhouse Hotel
Booked: 14 months before the wedding (original); booked under seven months before the wedding (current)
Tasting: Under one month from the wedding
This timeline is a little tricky since our first-choice venue cancelled on us. We were VERY lucky to get our current venue seven months ahead of time, as they are normally booked over a year in advance (thank you to the person/people who canceled the original hold). This may not be common in other places, but in Philadelphia, many venues are unavailable at peak times of year unless you book 12–14 months in advance (based on our experience and that of other couples we know).
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I hate to jump on the bandwagon, but I’m a little displeased with USPS.
Since our save the dates went out, I’ve been a little surprised at the lack of action on our wedding website. I chalked it up to the fact that maybe our guests had thought the Moo card was just a picture and missed the website info on the back. While that may be true, it has recently come to my attention that the postal service might have been the real problem.
At my bridal shower in New Orleans (post coming SO soon—promise!), a few guests were discussing our save the dates, when one of them offered that they had not received one. Since I had, in fact, sent one to her and her husband, I was confused! I apologized and promised to send her another, but was unsettled. A few days later, Bridesmaid L mentioned that her sister had never received hers either! I touched base with a bunch of our guests, and discovered that more than a handful of them had not gotten their save the dates. I didn’t talk to every single guest, only about half, so we don’t know for sure how many got lost, but it was at least eight. UGGGGHHH.
I sent out some replacements, but feel terrible—these originally went out like four months ago, so this is a major lag. And the round two versions were a bit weak-sauce, since we had used all the pretty labels, but I was SO relieved to have those extra pencils!
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The last stop on our elementary school photo tour was the grass field. And we brought giant balloons.
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