November 2011 Brides (or Grooms)

[angi111111]

85 DAYS !!  and counting.....

[JoanneIreland]

Oh Courtney I love your dress, it's so beautiful! Lucky you getting to try on your dress so often. I think I'll have to pick mine up the day before we leave because if I had it in the house I'd probably wear it all day, LOL!
I do have a picture of me in the dress but I can't post it, couple of my friends going to the wedding are on this forum too!

 

We are all in the double digits now with regards how many days left. I can't believe how quick it's going. I started working on a planning thread a while back and add to it as I go. Watching that grow really hits home about how much has been done so far!

Had an email from my w/c last night, she is amazing and on top of everything, I think we have all the details (well as much as we can in advance) squared away with her now.

 

Has anyone but together a full music list yet? Anyone got good suggestions for songs during dinner, and songs for dancing?

[clgriffi7]

Thanks Joanne -   I often wonder if I would have picked the same dress if I went shopping later on, but I never went back to look again because I was afraid I might find something else.

 

I have been doing the same thing with a planning thread!!  Ever since I joined the forum I have loved looking at planning threads, but they seem like they would be so much effort if you waited until the end to put one together.

 

I have my ceremony music decided on and confirmed with my fiance.  I have chosen the dinner music but have not tried to force my fiance to sit down long enough to go through the list with me.  I have a list of potential dancing songs, but I haven't started to finalize that one yet.

 

Here are our ceremony songs:

 

Artist	Song Title	When to Play
Bruno Mars	Marry You	Guest Seating
Ingrid Michaelson	The Way I am	Guest Seating
Micheal Buble	Best Is Yet To Come	Guest Seating
John Legend	Stay With You	Guest Seating
Keith Urban	Memories of Us	Guest Seating
Michael Buble	Everything	Mothers' entrance
		Flower Girls' & MOH entrance
Train	Marry Me	Bride's Entrance
Everlasting Love	Natalie Cole	Recessional

And here are the special Reception songs:

 

song	artist	Comments
Celebration	Kool & the gang	Introduction Song
When You Say Nothing at All	Allison Krauss	first dance
I Loved Her First	Heartland	father/daughter dance
What a Wonderful World	Louis Armstrong	mother/son dance
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)	The Four Tops	cake cutting song

 

And finally, here are the dinner songs (selecting 12-14 was recommended by the DJ):

 

song	artist
I've Got the World on a String	Michael Buble
All I Do is Dream of You	Michael Buble
Lovesong	Adele
Sea Breeze	Tyrone Wells
Come On Get Higher	Matt Nathanson
I Do	Colbie Caillat
I'm Yours	Jason Mraz
You Are The Best Thing	Ray LaMontagne
Just The Way You Are	Bruno Mars
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic	The Police
Bless the Broken Road	Rascal Flatts
I Could Not Ask For More	Edwin McCain
Honey Bee	Blake Shelton

 

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoanneIreland 

Oh Courtney I love your dress, it's so beautiful! Lucky you getting to try on your dress so often. I think I'll have to pick mine up the day before we leave because if I had it in the house I'd probably wear it all day, LOL!
I do have a picture of me in the dress but I can't post it, couple of my friends going to the wedding are on this forum too!

 

We are all in the double digits now with regards how many days left. I can't believe how quick it's going. I started working on a planning thread a while back and add to it as I go. Watching that grow really hits home about how much has been done so far!

Had an email from my w/c last night, she is amazing and on top of everything, I think we have all the details (well as much as we can in advance) squared away with her now.

 

Has anyone but together a full music list yet? Anyone got good suggestions for songs during dinner, and songs for dancing?

 

[Pucca]

Same here!! 84 now! 
 

Originally Posted by angi111111 

85 DAYS !!  and counting.....

Originally Posted by JoanneIreland 

We are all in the double digits now with regards how many days left. I can't believe how quick it's going. I started working on a planning thread a while back and add to it as I go. Watching that grow really hits home about how much has been done so far!

Had an email from my w/c last night, she is amazing and on top of everything, I think we have all the details (well as much as we can in advance) squared away with her now.

 

Has anyone but together a full music list yet? Anyone got good suggestions for songs during dinner, and songs for dancing?

Time sure is flying indeed!! My dress has been in for a while now -- since May 1st --  but it's been at the bridal salon (good thing since I won't be tempted to take it out often and try it on). But I'll be going to pick it up next week to take it to my mom for alterations. Not looking forward to flying back and forth with the dress before the trip to the wedding, but oh well. 

 

Don't have all the music squared away except for ceremony music. As for dancing, we're planning to collect songs from our guests next month or so because I figured if they had some input they'd enjoy dancing to at least some of the songs! I'll probably add some extra so that we have more than enough fun songs to dance to.  

 

Now I'm just waiting to finish place cards, which won't be done until I have all the RSVPs. That and the guest book as well as figuring out hair accessories. I guess that's all that's left I can think of prior to actually being in Mexico.

 

 

[carrieb258]

Its getting really exciting now  we are getting so close - my dress arrives in next week, can't wait to try it on again!!! I think we have all the big things done except for the rings which we are doing this weekend. It is now just the little things, which i am terrified of forgetting something.... 

[JoanneIreland]

Oh my God Courtney, we have the same first dance!!!! Only difference is we are going with Ronan Keatings version.

 

Pucca I love the idea of asking guests for song suggestions!!

 

Carrie I am the same as you, am pretty sure that I'll forget a lot of small things!

What I like about the destination wedding is this ..... if wedding was at home I know I would be doing stuff right up until the minute of the wedding, however once I board that flight for Mexico there is no more I can do regarding the wedding, too late at that point, so all I can do is sit back, sun, relax and drink cocktails!!

[sxcT]

AMEN!!  Totally agree and I can't wait to be at that point!!
 

Originally Posted by JoanneIreland 

Oh my God Courtney, we have the same first dance!!!! Only difference is we are going with Ronan Keatings version.

 

Pucca I love the idea of asking guests for song suggestions!!

 

Carrie I am the same as you, am pretty sure that I'll forget a lot of small things!

What I like about the destination wedding is this ..... if wedding was at home I know I would be doing stuff right up until the minute of the wedding, however once I board that flight for Mexico there is no more I can do regarding the wedding, too late at that point, so all I can do is sit back, sun, relax and drink cocktails!!

 

[jlarruda]

So we went back home for our wedding shower (24 hr drive there/back) and I have been in a funk now.. I need to write atleast 50+ thank you cards & put together our luggage tags to send out with the brochure and I'm not in the mood! I go through stages of wedding planning and right now I'm stuck lol.

[sxcT]

Well maybe you can look at it as one less thing to have to think about and its one step closer to your wedding!! 
 

Originally Posted by jlarruda 

So we went back home for our wedding shower (24 hr drive there/back) and I have been in a funk now.. I need to write atleast 50+ thank you cards & put together our luggage tags to send out with the brochure and I'm not in the mood! I go through stages of wedding planning and right now I'm stuck lol.

 

[angi111111]

so, I just heard back from US airways... I emailed to ask what the policy was on carrying on a wedding dress...I got a very nice reply saying that there is no room to lay a dress in the overhead and they do not have closet space anymore on planes. They suggested a standard 45" garment bag folded in half is the best option. 

Ugh! something new to stress about!!