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http://www.arianastudios.com/
limos, dresses, photographers, videographers....highly recommended for photo and video...ask for Jeff Artura and tell him Danielle who got married Oct 3, 2008 sent you :-)
http://www.designsbyroseinc.com/Welcome.html
Flowersssss......Rose will work on any budget and her arrangements always look amazing. She works from her studio at her house with her mother and father. She is a good friend of mine and would make your day glorious!
http://www.camelotlimo.com/
great service, we got our limos and party bus from here it was awesomeeeeee
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Time flies!!!
wow, so lets see, I have not posted in about a year.....what a hectic year it has been. I actually just went to submit the photos for my wedding album, its only been a year and a half since I was married! I was finally in my first wedding, as a bridesmaid, and I think it was more nerve racking then my actual wedding. The wedding was on one of the coldest days this February, two days after a snowstorm that closed the schools. Our dresses were a nice shade of purple with a platinum sash around the waste. The flowers were a lilac purple with sparkles on it, very pretty. We had to take photos on the beach, besides the fact that our heels were sinking into the sand, we were stepping into mounds of snow. Nothing a little cafe patron cant handle :-) One glass is all you need to warm you up. One of the guys even stripped down and jumped into the water....craziness! The wedding was at a nice catering hall on Long Island, and the service there was wonderful. The bridal suite got locked every time we left and unlocked when one of us needed to get up there. I'll be posting some links to vendors I have used as well as friends of mine. Maybe even some photos. See you soon.....
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Checklist
In No particular order
1. Announce your engagement
2. Get ring appraised
3. Set a date- send save the dates if you would like, many sites like vistaprint have free magnets that you can make and use as your save the dates
4. Get an idea of how many guests you want to invite
5. Begin to write your invite list....as well as any invitees your parents or whomever are telling you to invite
6. Go look at halls
7. Book the date for your religious ceremony
8. Decide and book your hall
9. Go dress shopping, try on every dress trust me
10. Budget budget budget
11. Photographer....do you want one for your house and one for the guys house? I think 2 are better than one because you can get two different views walking down the aisle
12. Videographer....same thing do u want 1 or 2, I had 2 of both
13. Decide on your color scheme
14. Flowers- centerpieces...high or low, bo-k's and corsages
15. Decide on your bridal party
16. Look at gowns for bridal party
17. Decide on gowns and have girls order them ( I did this a year in advance because they might come in the wrong size and need to be re-ordered)
18. Decide and purchase your gown
19. Decide on a DJ or Band and go look at some and book them.
20. If your hall does not include a cake, go look at different bakeries to speak about the cake you would like
21. Limos(going and coming home, remember your bridal party will not have their car at the hall)
22. Makeup and hair trial
23. Don't forget your shoes!!!!!
24. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue!---and a sixpence in your shoe!
25. Invites- many websites have some amazing deals on gorgeous invitations
26. Favors
27. Pre cana
28. Book your hair and makeup for the day of the wedding-will your bridal party be using this person as well?
29. Tuxes
30. If you are using a catering hall decide on your menu, as well as with your hall
31. Meet with your organist for a church ceremony and decide on your music
32. Meet with dj/band and give a list of music you want played
33. Have your gown altered
34. DOJ- day of jewelry
35. Meet with photographer w a list of photos you would like to be taken
36. Make sure all paperwork is handed into whomever is in charge of your ceremony
37. Marriage license-only valid I believe 30 days
38. Book your honeymoon
39. Wedding bands about 6 months before
40. Ok my brain is not functioning I can't think of anything else, and I know I am missing a ton. This list Is not in order I will post a timeline later on
1. Announce your engagement
2. Get ring appraised
3. Set a date- send save the dates if you would like, many sites like vistaprint have free magnets that you can make and use as your save the dates
4. Get an idea of how many guests you want to invite
5. Begin to write your invite list....as well as any invitees your parents or whomever are telling you to invite
6. Go look at halls
7. Book the date for your religious ceremony
8. Decide and book your hall
9. Go dress shopping, try on every dress trust me
10. Budget budget budget
11. Photographer....do you want one for your house and one for the guys house? I think 2 are better than one because you can get two different views walking down the aisle
12. Videographer....same thing do u want 1 or 2, I had 2 of both
13. Decide on your color scheme
14. Flowers- centerpieces...high or low, bo-k's and corsages
15. Decide on your bridal party
16. Look at gowns for bridal party
17. Decide on gowns and have girls order them ( I did this a year in advance because they might come in the wrong size and need to be re-ordered)
18. Decide and purchase your gown
19. Decide on a DJ or Band and go look at some and book them.
20. If your hall does not include a cake, go look at different bakeries to speak about the cake you would like
21. Limos(going and coming home, remember your bridal party will not have their car at the hall)
22. Makeup and hair trial
23. Don't forget your shoes!!!!!
24. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue!---and a sixpence in your shoe!
25. Invites- many websites have some amazing deals on gorgeous invitations
26. Favors
27. Pre cana
28. Book your hair and makeup for the day of the wedding-will your bridal party be using this person as well?
29. Tuxes
30. If you are using a catering hall decide on your menu, as well as with your hall
31. Meet with your organist for a church ceremony and decide on your music
32. Meet with dj/band and give a list of music you want played
33. Have your gown altered
34. DOJ- day of jewelry
35. Meet with photographer w a list of photos you would like to be taken
36. Make sure all paperwork is handed into whomever is in charge of your ceremony
37. Marriage license-only valid I believe 30 days
38. Book your honeymoon
39. Wedding bands about 6 months before
40. Ok my brain is not functioning I can't think of anything else, and I know I am missing a ton. This list Is not in order I will post a timeline later on
Thursday, March 5, 2009
First things first!
You're engaged!!!!! Congrats!!! Now step back and block out whatever anyone in your family or your friends are telling you that you should do. Whew! Remember, this is your wedding. When push comes to shove, you want to be happy with your choices and your day, you cannot worry about making everyone else happy. You are going to come across the invite list problem. What do you mean your not inviting so and so?!?!?! How could you not invite Aunt Tassie that you haven't seen in EVER?!?!? Set the rules from the start. If you are having help from others to pay for your wedding, set a number to the amount of people they are allowed to invite. THEY WILL GIVE YOU MORE THAN THEY ARE ALLOWED! A list and a B list time. Trust me, you will be angry more than you will be happy, and guaranteed by 4 months to the wedding, you will be at odds with your soon to be husband or wife!
The hardest part of being married is getting to the wedding!
So after you have decided who you are going to allow and not allow to run your wedding, you can move on to the two of you. Sit down and pick a date. November to about March are more budget friendly months to get married. Halls are about half the price as they are from April to October. It is sad, but true.....winter weddings are nice too. There are pros and cons to both sides of the spectrum. Think about the type of weather you would like to get married in, you don't want to be uncomfortable and sweating! Next, lets talk color scheme. Depending on the month you are getting married, there are many colors that would look great on your bridal party as well as your flowers, tableware and other decorative touches you might want to add.
Go ahead, go look at some halls or catering places that you think you might like. Just remember if you are having a religious ceremony, you are to book your date with them first. If you are Catholic, you also will be needing to set aside time to attend pre-cana. You are able to attend and complete pre-cana up until 3 months before the wedding. There are different times you can go, weekends, one night during the week, they also have an overnight one as well. When you meet with your Priest or Deacon, he will advise you on what is available.
I will be ending this blog with one thing to do ASAP:
GET YOUR RING APPRAISED!
The hardest part of being married is getting to the wedding!
So after you have decided who you are going to allow and not allow to run your wedding, you can move on to the two of you. Sit down and pick a date. November to about March are more budget friendly months to get married. Halls are about half the price as they are from April to October. It is sad, but true.....winter weddings are nice too. There are pros and cons to both sides of the spectrum. Think about the type of weather you would like to get married in, you don't want to be uncomfortable and sweating! Next, lets talk color scheme. Depending on the month you are getting married, there are many colors that would look great on your bridal party as well as your flowers, tableware and other decorative touches you might want to add.
Go ahead, go look at some halls or catering places that you think you might like. Just remember if you are having a religious ceremony, you are to book your date with them first. If you are Catholic, you also will be needing to set aside time to attend pre-cana. You are able to attend and complete pre-cana up until 3 months before the wedding. There are different times you can go, weekends, one night during the week, they also have an overnight one as well. When you meet with your Priest or Deacon, he will advise you on what is available.
I will be ending this blog with one thing to do ASAP:
GET YOUR RING APPRAISED!
A Love For Wedding Planning!
Hello All! My name is Danielle and I am a 24 year old teacher in NYC. I just recently got married to the man of my dreams in October. I was engaged for two years and did all the planning myself. I am a very anal person, as well as a perfectionist. Everything for my wedding had to be done a certain way, from the color pattern, to the placement of certain items. I absolutely loveeeeddd doing all this stuff for my wedding. Although it was very time consuming, it all paid off in the end. Now that my wedding is over, I have realized my love for putting everything together for weddings. I have two weddings coming up soon, and I have been helping plan their weddings, from flower arrangements, to color design, to little odds and ends that really make a difference. So, with all my love for planning, I know that it is a very annoying thing to worry about for very busy brides. People work, you have to these days to make it to the next day, so I would love to take on the job for you. I will be posting as much information as I can about my planning and my wedding, and if any of you need any help with anything please let me know and I will see what I can do.
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