Next Meeting and Other Stuff

• I am rescheduling our next meeting to order dresses to Saturday March third. This will give us enough time to finalize our research and settle on the options
• Kristen, I am going to stop by your job on Friday the 2nd of February to drop off the color swatches that Tyana and I will hopefully find tomorrow.
• This is the website for the photographer that I really liked: http://www.figtreeproductions.com/index.html their packages start at $4,000 so there is not a chance that I would get them....who would have thought that wedding pictures could be so expensive?

So this is a preview of what your save the date magnets would look like... ( I know we need to figure out of date so i can take pics of you and Todd)... this is from vista print 100 for $50 ...not bad

Current To Do List

I am feeling cautiously optimistic about my prospects of getting the following things wrapped up by the end of March:

1. Get fabric swatches to serve as color guides


2. Save the date cards


3. Officiant-I started this process in October, but I just found out that our pastor is not available...after I booked the hall!


4. Book DJ


5. Book Photographer


6. Buy Dress and Shoes (tres important)


7. Order Invitations (Hmm..I wonder if I can get them done at Kinko's...)

Bridesmaids Dresses

Here are the dresses that I have found thus far plus the stores.
Styles by B2






















Dresses by Jim Hjelm






Dresses by Bill Levkoff



















So Team Brooklyn (Ebony and Kristen) will be scouting out Brooklyn, and Team New York (Tyana, Adaobi and me) will be scouting out New York. Happy Hunting girls!

Boutique Info:

Lestan Fashion Headquarters
1902 Ralph Ave
Brooklyn, NY
Designers: Jim HJelm, Bill Levkoff , Saison Blanche(Ebony)

Macy’s Bridal Salon in Herald Square
Designers: B2, Bill Levkoff

My Wedding Vision

I stopped procrastinating and I have forced myself (the same person who swore never to run around with wedding magazines) to come up with a vision of some sorts for the wedding. once and for all, those trying to help me can cease to be fustrated by the blank expression that I produce when asked about the wedding. I wrote it down, talked it over with future DH and I am cooking with gas!

My wedding summed up in three words: Elegant, soulful and fun


Decor
-My goal is to have the reception hall look intimate, elegant and festive.
-The current thoughts that I have are:
-A short vase with short-cut roses in gold or ivory. With lavender votives, eggplant napkin and an eggplant ribbon tied around the back of each chair. Branches throughout the hall with hanging tea-lights.

-After carefully reviewing my budget...a florist is out of the question. Wholesale market here I come!

Music

-First set needs to be dance music that everyone can relate to and that will get everyone on the dance-floor like Steve Wonder, classic Michael Jackson, etc.
-2 sets of Combination Salsa and Merengue
-1 set of NJ club music
-1 set of 80’s Dance Music
-1 set of carnival music
-1 set of dancehall from 90’s and 2000’s
-2 sets of hip hop
-1 set of classic soul slow dance music

-First Dance: Unforgettable?
-Last Dance: Cruising by D’Angelo?

Transportation

-Limo for the wedding party. First trip for groomsmen and second trip for bride and bridesmaids.
-Limo for parents
-Luxury car rental for the groom

Photography

-Mostly candid shot
-Predetermined list of portraits
-Fast turnaround on photos-Albums for bride and parents and CD of all my pictures.

Favors

I want something useful or a charitable donation
-Assortment of tea’s
-Cookies
-Music CD
-Lavender room spray

Invitations
-Ivory cardstock
-2 color digital printing with black cursive lettering and eggplant accents.
-Laser printed clear labels for envelopes

Video

-Not in the budget!
-I will have a camera to be passed around for footage and commentary.

Seating Arrangements

-When guests arrive to reception hall, seating arrangements will be on display for them to find their name.
-Once they collect their cards, they will be escorted to their table by a host.
-Each table will be named for something that Todd and I like.


Fun things

-Slide show of our pictures before cake cutting.
????I need more ideas!