The wedding is six months away…

I cannot believe that my wedding is six months away! Time is flying by and I am starting to feel a little more stress. I feel like I have been to all the bridal show’s possible and I have fully educated myself on the many options available as a bride. I am scheduled to have a meeting with the lady doing my flowers at the end of this month and I could not be more excited. I registered at the knot and I love all the options I have as a bride on the knot. I can browse through thousands of wedding specific pictures, perfect for a planning bride. Have you ever tried to look on the Internet for wedding pictures? It can be pretty frustrating.  On the knot I have looked at pictures from wedding centerpiece ideas to the perfect ceremony pictures. I love to look at pictures because they help give me ideas and inspirations for my special day. The things left on my do list include flowers, cakes, and wedding decorations. You may think that does not sound like a lot, but trust me it is! I will keep you posted on how the planning goes as the day gets closer and closer…

The Perfect Groomsmen Gifts

The wedding is six months away and my fiancé is starting to think about groomsmen gift ideas. He has six groomsmen ranging from his older brother as his best man to many of his best friends he has known his whole life. My fiancé wanted to make sure that all of his groomsmen gifts were personalized and unique to fit each individual.  He was having a hard time finding just the right gift because each groomsman likes different things. That is why he knew he had found the perfect gift when he came across personalized pub signs. One thing all of his groomsmen have in common is they all enjoy good spirits while they watch their favorite sports on their big screens. Each groomsman has his own unique hobby from motorcycles to baseball and each pub sign can be designed with each groomsman’s favorite hobby or drink in mind.

My fiancé is so pleased with his choice that he is going to create his own pub sign as well so that he has one for himself as a keepsake. He loves to play pool so he chose a pub sign with a pool table on it featuring his name as the owner of the billiards room.  He plans on putting it up on the wall next to our pool table so everyone will know he is THE BOSS when it comes to pool!

The Perfect Wedding Videographer

My fiancé and I are about 6 months to the big date. We have all of our major vendors picked out and we are ready to rock. The latest thing that we made a choice on was our wedding videographer. We were looking for the perfect studio to capture our Portland Wedding Video. Since we are getting married in Portland we wanted to find a videographer that was close and also offered the best videos. We came across Ambient Sky and both my fiancé and I instantly fell in love with their work! Their wedding videos offer the creative edge my fiancé and I were looking for. We both decided right away that they would be our first choice.

The next step was getting in contact with them and making an appointment to see more of their work. My fiancé and I were blown away by their quality of work at our appointment. We checked everywhere and could not find any other videographers that even came close to their unique creativity, quality and style. My fiancé and I could not be more excited about our wedding video and cannot wait to see the final product. I will be sure to share it with all of you once we get it!

The Honeymoon

OK, so I know that the wedding is still seven months away but it is never too early to start planning the honeymoon. My fiancé and I decided the perfect place for us to go is Maui. There were many reasons we came to this conclusion. For starters our wedding is in August and we want to take our honeymoon right after the wedding. You have to be careful where you go in August because that is prime time hurricane season in some areas. For example we were looking into Jamaica and we had to toss that out because we did not want to risk hurricane season. We looked into cruises and again the summer time is not the best time of the year to go on a cruise. Especially to the Caribbean, the only cruises we could find were to Alaska and we wanted somewhere warm and tropical for our honeymoon, not cold!

Your honeymoon is up to you but be sure to research all your options before deciding on the perfect place. If you are overwhelmed and clueless on where to start, go slow by first deciding the climate you are looking for. Once you know what climate you are after you can start making a list of all the places that match that criteria. After that go through the list one by one and look at location, cost, weather, availability etc.

I hope this list will get you off on the right foot of your honeymoon planning!