wrapping & more wrapping...

now that the giveaways are stuffed...we have to wrap. it's my attention to detail that does me in, but i know they'll be worth it in the end. first, we had to cut wrapping paper....we have our two colors, silver & aqua blue, then cutting. we're still in the process, but currently taking a break from wrapping. it definitely gets tedious after a while. i think we have about 100 left to go..."just keep swimming, just keep swimming.."

giveaways...

time for giveaways now...my whole family including my dad and my sister's boyfriend, ryan, all worked together to stuff the giveaway into the boxes. with all the teamwork, it didn't take us too long to do it. maybe about 2 hours all together. a lot of components into making it, just like with the invitations. thanks to my mom and sister to putting the boxes together though. they've been working the whole week assembling 300 boxes for giveaways. what are the giveaways..i guess you'll just have to wait until the wedding to see. hehe.

flowers...

so it seems eli & i have most of our vendors picked and made deposits...the only thing left to confirm is flowers and the wedding cake. today i met with jocelyn, a friend of the family, to discuss flowers. it was so awesome getting to hear her opinion and also get to see the kids again...noah, hannah, micah, and eli (elijah). so hopefully it will all come together and that will be booked soon. it's coming together......

videographer - booked!

tonight we signed our contract with our videographer. we kinda knew from our first meeting with him that he would be the one that would do our wedding, but wanted to keep our options open due to pricing...but in the end, we went with kristian roque cinematography. he is awesome and is the recommendation for weddings at grand tradition estate. we are looking forward to working with him, and even more excited on what he has in store for the wedding day. woohoo!!!

guest list - updated

on the way to disneyland, eli & i talked about our guest list. we haven't really discussed it in a while, and knew we had to get going on who we wanted to be at our wedding or not. it's still not 100% completed, but we're working on it. trying to get save the dates out soon, and currently working on invitation invites.

fabrics & such

both eli & i had the day off so we went with my mom to the l.a. fashion district to get some fabric for our linens & drapery. we browsed for a little bit, then got a steal deal at ben textile. so, i can't wait to see how they all turn out. it'll totally save us plenty of money....!!!! afterwards, i took my mom & eli to eat at roscoe's for the first time. i think i hyped it up for eli too much, he only thought it was ok.

visit to california center for the arts

eli & i went to see california center for the arts - escondido (ccfa) today to take more pictures of what the layout would look like and what we would want our ceremony & reception to look like. december 10, 2011 (12.10.11). the date is set, the venue is set....a wedding is under way......

ceremony & reception - booked!

so out of all the places we've seen, eli & i chose the california center for the arts - escondido for our wedding. we put down our deposit today. yay! it will be the location for the ceremony & reception...only a hop, skip, and a jump away from each other. haha. we loved it because of how much we could personalize it. it could hold up to 600 (if we wanted), so it would fit all our guests spaciously (but not too much). and we don't have to worry about the transportation from ceremony to reception..it's all covered. also, lots and lots of photo opportunities at this place. i can't wait!!! also, i am looking forward to working with terri as our wedding coordinator. she will help us out to make sure that everything will go smoothly on the day of the wedding.

california center for the arts - escondido

so we are still in the process of looking for a venue for our wedding, one that's affordable, that can fit 300 guests comfortably...that's big enough that it's not too crowded, but not too big that it's not intimate. (i know...it's a lot, but both eli & i are the first ones in our family that's having the big wedding thing..and since i'm the oldest, it's kinda a big deal...). this is the location i had our csu san marcos nursing honor society induction ceremony at, and it's pretty nice and huge too...it also has a place to have a ceremony as well.