Monday, September 16, 2013

Wedding: Invitations

We designed our Save the Date over the past week, and finally sent it off yesterday to be printed! Can't wait to get them and to share them with everyone!!

Now, it's time to think of how we want the invitations suite to look. Originally, I had wanted the Save the Date to match everything. But, now I'm more thinking that it'll be nice to have those "stand-alone" and not match. But, I do want rest of the suite to match (ie. Invitations, RSVPs, direction cards, etc).

I think we're going to go with DYI with these as well, but not too sure. I guess it depends on the extent of the design and how much work will be involved!

Here are some ideas I've come up with so far!

Source {I saved this picture awhile ago, I don't remember}



This is the back to the one above by Wedding Paper Divas - think this is such a cute idea!

As you can probably tell, my vision is something vintage chic. I love the looks of the "viney" flowers and oranges and greens!

Don't want to rush the process, but can't wait until we can design and order these lovelies!!! 

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Wedding: Inspiration Board

Thinking about all the little things we have for the wedding so far, I'm concerned that things won't look right together. I guess it's a common fear for brides to feel this way, since everything you are planning is in separate places (ie: venue, flowers, BM dresses, etc) so it's not like you fully see them together. But, it got me thinking, and therefore I put together an inspiration board with all the little things I've found a long the way...just to see how it all came together.


Seeing everything all together on here, it's looking like things will come together very nicely! We never really had a "theme" for the wedding. But, when asked, I usually say something like "Rustic, vintage, romantic".

Any thoughts? Did you do an inspiration board to gather all your thoughts and ideas?

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Wedding: Ceremony Site

Originally, when we picked out our wedding venue site, we were set on having the ceremony there as well. It was perfect for me. I wanted something that was easy access for all guests, especially those who were coming from out of state and could use the easy commute.

The venue has our reception room upstairs. Downstairs from that is a hallway filled with conference rooms. It was in one of those rooms where we would be having our ceremony.


We added it to the contract and paid the deposit for this room and our reception room! The only difference with the room compared to that in the picture, is when the room is set up for a ceremony, it's in theater style. 

So, a few weeks went by and I started thinking about decorating the ceremony room. I thought of so much: the lighting and how to make it look romantic. The aisle that I would be walking down to greet my husband, the archway we would stand under to say our vows, and of course the walls and all the ambiance around us.

Of course, we were limited with the space, but our coordinator was awesome and said we could hang anything from the walls as long as it didn't ruin the paint. Bonus! I loved so many things I found online as options for this room: 



There was even an arch that Waypoint provided that we could use at the "altar" 


Even though all this is so beautiful, and the room is right on site; we were hestitant. I couldn't get out of my head that this was a conference room. I shouldn't really care, since it's only a half hour ceremony and that after all is said and done, we will be married regardless. BUT, it was still stuck in my head. And, little did I know, Shane and other people felt the same way. It just wasn't for us.

After much discussion and back and forth with Waypoint (we had considered having the ceremony in the reception room, but they would only be able to seat 20 people in the "theater" fashion and everyone else would have to sit at their table) we made our decision to not have the ceremony there.

We switched gears and contacted a church just a mile down the street from Waypoint. It's the Pilgrim Church of Christ, a Methodist church. Shane and I are both Protestant (Methodist) so we are pretty lucky to not have to convert for the ceremony.

I called and spoke with the Reverend at the church, who happily handed me over to their officiant for weddings, Reverend Russ. I spoke with Rev. Russ on the phone and he graciously accepted our request to have him marry us. Quickly we made arrangements to meet him during our recent trip to MA. And there, we bonded and took him our "wedding words" book to choose all the words of our ceremony.

Here are some pictures of the church and sanctuary. So excited for this beautiful day!!!


Source - Search Reel

Pilgrim Church was established in 1964 through a merger of the North Congregational, Pilgrim (non-denominational) and United Christain-Congregation Churches. Its roots are in the First Congregational Society, which was established at the Head of the River in 1708. The present building was erected as the Triniatrian Congregational Church in 1890 and remained its home when it merged to be become the United Church.
Among the special features is a large Tiffany mosaic of the Sower, memorial windows including one by Tiffany, and carvings made with wood from the Holy Land. The congregation belongs to the United Church of Christ.
What drew us in originally to this beautiful church, is the stone on the exterior of the building. Just awesome, and exactly what we were looking for. Then, we stepped inside, and that itself is even more breath-taking! We didn't realize how much it meant to us to get married in a church until we were standing at the altar!

Did you change your mind about your initial decision on your ceremony? Are you getting married in a church or at the venue?