Opice34's Planning Thread!

Haha I think Elizabeth Medina has beaten you to it...looks like she blogged your wedding on her website. It is truly beautiful and you looked amazing! Congrats!

Thanks for sharing, great stuff.

Your dress is gorgeous!! I have been drooling over those J Crew Carmen shoes for some time now. They are amazing and def compliment your dress.

I am in love with your dress !! The name the fabric the train the two layers everything !

And I don't say that because I want to ask you a favor - can I steal some of your ceremony readings

I love your readings during the ceremony. beautiful job!

Everything looks really good! I LOVE Love your dress!

Thanks for sharing, your thread is great, and I love your dress!!!

Thanks all!!

Here's our professional slideshow. ELIZABETH MEDINA DID A FANTASTIC JOB!!!!!! We have received so many compliments and I really feel like she captured the energy of the evening!

Shannon and Jeff

Also, two things I wanted to post pics of, but I don't have them. On the guest book table before you entered the reception, we had a large frame sitting on a pedestal (you can kind of see it in one of the pics - I'm sorry I don't have a better one!) - it says:

Thank you for being part of our wedding.

In lieu of favors we have made a donation in your name to three charities that are very close to our hearts.

American Alzheimer's Association

American Cancer Society

World Wildlife Fund

Both of our parents have also been married for over 40 years, so we acknowledged them in a toast at our rehearsal dinner and placed their wedding pictures along with the guest book. I had two pics of each couple and a small placecard size frame with their names, wedding date and wedding location in each frame. You can see that in the guestbook pic also.

And we named the tables after places we wish to travel to in the future. There is also a sign (5x7 - you can see it in one pic) that says:

To keep the adventurous spirit alive, tables have been named after locations that Shannon & Jeff have not yet explored and hope to travel to in the future.

Let the journey continue!

--Sorry I don't have better pics!! You can see some of these things in Elizabeth Medina's slideshow!! Sorry!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the dress!