Okay, I've been quite bad about updating this, but we've been so busy. We're just five days out to the wedding (yikes!) and things are just a bit crazy right now. This is sort of a stream-of-consciousness update.
First of all, I did in fact book the caterer- Chuck's Southern Comfort Cafe. It's going to cost us about $600 for food for 60 people, which is pretty damn fantastic. We're having pulled pork, pasta, and smoked chicken, plus veggies and salad as sides. They are even including the plates/forks/knives, AND delivery is only $20. Their food is fantastic (and cheap)!
We had also had a photography crisis- the student we had booked to do the photography cancelled on us last week. Thankfully, one Facebook post later, I was inundated with photographer contact information. (My friends are awesome!) We ended up booking a friend of one of my bridesmaid's, who does absolutely beautiful photos (see some of her photos as http://lkcaptures.com). We are really grateful to her for doing this last minute! (We also have the same name, which is cool. I haven't known another person with my name since elementary school.)
I did my hair trial as well- I timed it for the same day as a friend's wedding. We're all getting our hair done at the Aveda Institute Chicago- it's a school, so it takes a little longer, but it's way cheaper- $34 for hair, $29 for makeup. The salons we were looking at closer to the wedding site were approximately $120- and that was just for me! I like the girl who will be my stylist, she did a wonderful job on Saturday.
There are ten million things to do this week, but most of it small- like buying bug spray and toilet paper, organizing the purchasing of alcohol, buying the other drinks and bottled water, etc. Thursday is our "rehearsal"- by rehearsal I mean where we spend 5 minutes going over timing and then the rest trying to kill all the spiders and wasps in the grove. Friday is when my mom comes in, and we're going out to meet her at the hotel. She has generously agreed to store the bridesmaid's dresses, my wedding dress, and the bouquets the night before so that we don't have to fit 4 girls and 4 dresses in a VW Bug on the morning of the wedding.
I've also been obsessively checking the weather report for the past few days for Saturday. According to weather.com, it will be a high of 71 (I think I might need a jacket!), mostly sunny, with a 10% chance of rain. Things are looking good! I'm so excited!!!
First of all, I did in fact book the caterer- Chuck's Southern Comfort Cafe. It's going to cost us about $600 for food for 60 people, which is pretty damn fantastic. We're having pulled pork, pasta, and smoked chicken, plus veggies and salad as sides. They are even including the plates/forks/knives, AND delivery is only $20. Their food is fantastic (and cheap)!
We had also had a photography crisis- the student we had booked to do the photography cancelled on us last week. Thankfully, one Facebook post later, I was inundated with photographer contact information. (My friends are awesome!) We ended up booking a friend of one of my bridesmaid's, who does absolutely beautiful photos (see some of her photos as http://lkcaptures.com). We are really grateful to her for doing this last minute! (We also have the same name, which is cool. I haven't known another person with my name since elementary school.)
I did my hair trial as well- I timed it for the same day as a friend's wedding. We're all getting our hair done at the Aveda Institute Chicago- it's a school, so it takes a little longer, but it's way cheaper- $34 for hair, $29 for makeup. The salons we were looking at closer to the wedding site were approximately $120- and that was just for me! I like the girl who will be my stylist, she did a wonderful job on Saturday.
There are ten million things to do this week, but most of it small- like buying bug spray and toilet paper, organizing the purchasing of alcohol, buying the other drinks and bottled water, etc. Thursday is our "rehearsal"- by rehearsal I mean where we spend 5 minutes going over timing and then the rest trying to kill all the spiders and wasps in the grove. Friday is when my mom comes in, and we're going out to meet her at the hotel. She has generously agreed to store the bridesmaid's dresses, my wedding dress, and the bouquets the night before so that we don't have to fit 4 girls and 4 dresses in a VW Bug on the morning of the wedding.
I've also been obsessively checking the weather report for the past few days for Saturday. According to weather.com, it will be a high of 71 (I think I might need a jacket!), mostly sunny, with a 10% chance of rain. Things are looking good! I'm so excited!!!
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