Alright, I really need to keep up with this. I've been meaning to, but time just flies away without me even realizing it's gone!
A couple of weeks ago we made our way North for Spring Break. While there, Mom and I went to visit a girl about a cake... and we found the perfect person who could make the perfect cake! A few people know what kind of cake, but the rest of you will have to wait and see. I will say this, it is delicious!
We have also been working on flowers. Mom has found a local florist who so far is coming in quite under budget! The flowers are going to be beautiful. They will include pretty cream roses and we're splurging on several orchids! I never thought I'd be able to afford orchids, but we're using just enough to not blow our budget. Very exciting!
The most recent news is that we have dropped off our invitations for printing!! We are hoping to have them back by the end of the week. We also ordered the envelopes today, which I'm really excited about. Now, I'm not a recycled-fiber-everything kind of Green girl... but I am happy with these envelopes. They are 100% recycled paper, 70# paper bag material. They look great! And will go with our colors and theme wonderfully.
We are planning to get the invitations out within the next 2 weeks. That means once the envelopes arrive, I will be busting my... hand, writing all the names and addresses. But it's worth it, I'm really looking forward to it.
We will be ordering our rings soon, so that we can check that off the list of things to do.
Mom is looking for reception decoration and food serving stuff. We're putting together a reception team of some amazing ladies from my life (If you're reading this, and you know who you are, THANK YOU SO MUCH!) who will take a huge load off our minds and make the day just go so much smoother.
The flower girls have their dresses, the bridesmaids have theirs, the groomsman should all have their tuxes ordered.
We're finalizing honeymoon plans and "first night" plans.
We will begin rearranging and moving Jordan's things in soon. Not quite sure how we will fit everything into my little apartment, but it will happen!
That's the biggest news right now. I'll try to do better about updating. (I think I say that every time...) but I really will try!
We love you all, and can't wait to see you in June!
Tuesday, March 24
Saturday, January 17
Date change!
Hello friends and family!
I am so sorry we haven't updated this in a LONG time... School crept up on us and spare time was virtually non-existent! But we will try to do better this semester.
The big news is, we have changed the date for our wedding. Instead of May 17, we are now planning for June 12. So mark your calendars! June 12!
Yes, it is a Friday, so we hope that won't hinder travel plans at all.
There were some unforeseen complications for the May date, so when we started looking for a new date, I asked for a Friday.
In other news, the wedding dress is bought and paid for and hanging in my closet!! Yay! Also, all the bridesmaids have their dresses. Tuxes have been reserved, location is set, flowers are getting figured out (had a consultation with my Aunt, a florist), and things are moving forward!
We will try to get this updated more often with what's happening.
Love you all,
Ashley (and Jordan)
I am so sorry we haven't updated this in a LONG time... School crept up on us and spare time was virtually non-existent! But we will try to do better this semester.
The big news is, we have changed the date for our wedding. Instead of May 17, we are now planning for June 12. So mark your calendars! June 12!
Yes, it is a Friday, so we hope that won't hinder travel plans at all.
There were some unforeseen complications for the May date, so when we started looking for a new date, I asked for a Friday.
In other news, the wedding dress is bought and paid for and hanging in my closet!! Yay! Also, all the bridesmaids have their dresses. Tuxes have been reserved, location is set, flowers are getting figured out (had a consultation with my Aunt, a florist), and things are moving forward!
We will try to get this updated more often with what's happening.
Love you all,
Ashley (and Jordan)
Thursday, October 2
Wedding writery
Howdy folks
Jordan and I have been brainstorming on paperish stuff, with help from Courtney. I believe we've settled on a Save-The-Date design, and we're getting close to settling on invites. We hope to be getting started on those soon. Jordan and I went to Hobby Lobby the other day to look at paper, and picked up some samples to fiddle with and figure out how we can make this stuff ourselves. I think it will work.
It's hard to believe we're almost to mid-term break! Jordan and I will be going to North and South Carolina with our friends Keith and Nancy for their wedding shower and other wedding preparations. They are getting married on December 21. (yay!) So we are looking forward to that.
We are fast approaching the 7-months-to-go mark... We're getting really excited! Jordan looked at suits the other day and S&K. He hasn't settled on anything yet, but I found a suit that I liked. A brown suit with a very light stripe to it... it looked really good when he tried it on. But suits are up to him...mostly... ;-)
Well, homework is still around, so I'd better get to it.
hugs to all!
Ashley
Jordan and I have been brainstorming on paperish stuff, with help from Courtney. I believe we've settled on a Save-The-Date design, and we're getting close to settling on invites. We hope to be getting started on those soon. Jordan and I went to Hobby Lobby the other day to look at paper, and picked up some samples to fiddle with and figure out how we can make this stuff ourselves. I think it will work.
It's hard to believe we're almost to mid-term break! Jordan and I will be going to North and South Carolina with our friends Keith and Nancy for their wedding shower and other wedding preparations. They are getting married on December 21. (yay!) So we are looking forward to that.
We are fast approaching the 7-months-to-go mark... We're getting really excited! Jordan looked at suits the other day and S&K. He hasn't settled on anything yet, but I found a suit that I liked. A brown suit with a very light stripe to it... it looked really good when he tried it on. But suits are up to him...mostly... ;-)
Well, homework is still around, so I'd better get to it.
hugs to all!
Ashley
Thursday, September 25
Wednesday, September 24
A brief update
Howdy folks!
Well, I have found my dress.... not quite sure how it's going to work out though, its a bit over budget. But Jordan and I have talked about it, and we're discussing how to work it out.
We have also settled on a logo! Our wonderful friend Courtney Herod has been working hard on putting something together for us. I'll post it here soon so you all can see it. He's been great, considering I didn't really give him much to work with. But now we have it, and it will really help to tie everything together, save-the-dates, invites, programs, thank yous.....
THANK YOU COURTNEY!
I think that's all for now. Classes have overwhelmed us, and we don't have much free time this semester. I will update this as often as we can. Next semester will be easier. Jordan will be breezing through his last semester, and I will be cutting back my credit hours to focus more on planning.
If y'all want to know anything about our wedding plans or us, let us know!
Well, I have found my dress.... not quite sure how it's going to work out though, its a bit over budget. But Jordan and I have talked about it, and we're discussing how to work it out.
We have also settled on a logo! Our wonderful friend Courtney Herod has been working hard on putting something together for us. I'll post it here soon so you all can see it. He's been great, considering I didn't really give him much to work with. But now we have it, and it will really help to tie everything together, save-the-dates, invites, programs, thank yous.....
THANK YOU COURTNEY!
I think that's all for now. Classes have overwhelmed us, and we don't have much free time this semester. I will update this as often as we can. Next semester will be easier. Jordan will be breezing through his last semester, and I will be cutting back my credit hours to focus more on planning.
If y'all want to know anything about our wedding plans or us, let us know!
Sunday, September 7
From the bride-to-be
Hello friends!
As Jordan said, wedding planning has been forced to a crawl. I don't like it, but I can't do much about it right now. I am trying to find time to go look at some dresses, but unless I want to go alone (boo) it might be a while. Everyone has such crazy schedules! Maybe next week...
We have updated our theme a little bit, but I don't want to give too much away too early, so Jordan and I will be keeping that to ourselves.
Must run for now. Homework is beckoning!
love to all,
Ashley
As Jordan said, wedding planning has been forced to a crawl. I don't like it, but I can't do much about it right now. I am trying to find time to go look at some dresses, but unless I want to go alone (boo) it might be a while. Everyone has such crazy schedules! Maybe next week...
We have updated our theme a little bit, but I don't want to give too much away too early, so Jordan and I will be keeping that to ourselves.
Must run for now. Homework is beckoning!
love to all,
Ashley
Tuesday, September 2
An update from Jordan
Things have slowed down a little for our planning for now. I have started my busiest semester to-date and Ashley is working on getting into the flow of the semester.
Ashley is hoping to go down town with some friends and look at dresses and other things soon and I'm sure she will post after she does that.
As for a update on what has been decided: we have picked a location, the wedding will be at Ashley's Home church in Concord NH. we looked at a couple options and that seems to be the best. I think we have picked a theme, however I will let her tell you about that so I don't give anything away I'm not supposed to. and our date is still May 17 2009.
I hope we can put more updates up soon.
I need to get back to the papers and project that keep coming in.
bye