Weddingbee boards

i just happened to stumble upon this happy little board right now - i had no idea december 2010 had a board - how exciting!!

soo, ladies, how many of you are 12-2010 brides?

how much planning have you done?

do you have a date?

c'mon, spill the details!!

ahhh!! how exciting! i've been searching like crazy for nye wedding inspiration pics - some of them are sooo amazing!

we too have the reception venue already. we gave the deposit back in august, i think. it's an oh-so-gorgeous ballroom (with an adjacent lounge) that sits on the 17th floor of a newly renovated (and amazingly beautiful) hotel right in the middle of downtown. oh yeah, and all four walls are floor-to-ceiling glass windows. it looks absolutely amazing at sunset!! and at night too, with all the city lights. :)

we also have the church set and we're in the middle of our marriage preparation courses/sessions with our priest. we've also picked out a photographer, but haven't given the deposit nor signed the contract just yet - that'll all happen around thanksgiving, when we're back in town.

that's about all we have done though - which is pretty good (i think). we have all the major stressors taken care of (with the exception of my dress, lol).

umm, yeah - we're having to tread carefully when it comes to the guest list because the ballroom isn't as large as others. it's still a pretty decent size though. but that's what we wanted. we knew if we found a place that could hold 600 people, then we'd have 600 people at our wedding, which really isn't what we want.

our ceremony is going to be in the church that i grew up in, which is maybe like a ten minute drive (fifteen tops) to the hotel where the reception will be at. we'll have a few hours between the ceremony and the reception, and the hotel is downtown right in between different museums and city landmarks (we were both born and raised in that same city), so i'm hoping we'll be able to get some really good pictures.

ya know, i thought that vendors were going to charge more for it being a holiday, but that hasn't been the case at all. the ballroom is the same price it would be for any other wedding/event at the hotel. in fact, it's slightly cheaper because we're using it on a friday instead of a saturday. same goes with the photographer - she is knocking $600 off of the total price: $500 off for it being the winter time (i suppose because it's not a popular wedding season) and $100 off for it being on a friday. that brings our photography total to under $2k, which is really awesome because most photographers were quoting me between $3-5k!

what about your vendors? are they charging you extra holiday prices or cutting you really good deals?

oh, and by the way, i am loving that you're having brunch so late at night. i absolutely love breakfast food and would have a field day at your wedding, haha! and yes, i'll post some inspiration pics i've found. promise. ;)

haha, yup - it's kinda nice talking with somebody who's getting married on the same day i am! and by kinda nice, i mean super exciting, lol.

our reception will end at 1:00am. which kinda sucks, because it's new years! but because it's on the 17th floor of a hotel, that's the time any/all events have to end so as not to disturb other guests. it's kind of a blessing too though, because my MOH wants to have a nice brunch the next morning to chit chat and recap all the vents of the day before; and i'm sure if we stayed up super late partying, nobody would attend said brunch, lol. so yeah, i'm sure it'll all work itself out.

it's so great that your venue is soo accommodating. some places can be just down right ridiculous, so i love when i hear about places that are a dream to work with.

so what colors have y'all chosen?

welcome MzThrowBac2B! we have the same colors - our wedding is going to be black and white as well! with hints/accents of deep/dark red. although, i have been toying with the idea of black & white with accents of soft pinks/blush - but the fiance is already sold on red (and the decor of reception venue is black, white, and red) so i'm thinking the soft pinks/blush are gonna be tossed out the window, lol. oh well, a girl can dream. ;P

farfromordinarybride - wow! so many colors - it all sounds sooo gorgeous, lol!

and yes, i'm curious, how big (or small) are y'alls weddings going to be? we're looking at between 275 and 325, but hoping for no more than 250ish, lol.

YAY!! For Decemeber 2010 board.  

We are having our wedding in PA.  We have the venue picked, got my dress, DJ deposit paid, Photographer deposit paid, centerpieces were just paid for, invitation deposit in, and the save the dates will be going out with XMAS cards.  I have been engaged since August 08 so, I have already had plenty of time to get ideas and deposits down.  

wow! there's quite a few of us december 2010 brides!! :D

sooo, we're meeting with our photographer this weekend to look at some of her work in person (we've only seen her blog)... oh yeah, and to finally meet her in person too!  all of our correspondence thus far has been over emails - oh how i have found a special love for the internet in this time of long distance planning, ha!  i'm super excited though, b/c that will be another big thing done and taken care of; and we get to set our e-pics date!!! :D

have any of y'all taken epics already?  if so, please, do share! :)