Snswedding2016 Planning Thread - Jan 9 2016 (Azul Fives)

[Wafflesmom]

Oh wow, two weeks away? You must be so excited!

 

I love everything you've done, your guests will love their welcome bags. And your printables are so detailed, how did you find the time to design all of those? Maybe I should make itineraries for my bridal party too. So far, all I've done was text them details. And your chalkboards and menu go perfectly with your love story theme. Great job @, when did you find the time to help and plan your wedding at the same time?!?!? Maybe my time management skills suck, you guys are all getting so much done!

 

You've crossed off so much on your list, congrats. Can't wait to see it all come together

[snswedding2016]

@@deecol @@calgarybride2015 @@yycbride2016 @@Wafflesmom Thanks ladies! The time has really flown by especially this last month but I'm feeling pretty good about where we're at. Still lots to tackle but I think it's manageable. I'm getting really excited but I don't think it will really hit me until New Years Eve! 

 

@@yycbride2016 I know what you mean about all the stuff. This is why I started packing already. I needed to see if it would all fit and also to start getting rid of all the clutter. haha yes, I'm definitely a bride with a plan but whether or not anyone follows the plan is another story. lol! I'm excited for Jan because at that point it will be whatever it is going to be and I will let go of all the little things I don't get around to finishing and just enjoy it....hopefully! 

 

@@Wafflesmom It didn't take as long as you think for the itineraries. The hardest part was deciding on the format for the first one and then from there I just added in extra info for the bridal party. A lot of our bridal party specifically the groomsmen are notorious for not reading emails or remembering what I've told them but will inevitably be the one to ask the question I've already answered before, so at least this way they will have it with them in Mexico and not bug me on the actual wedding day. That's the goal anyway! I honestly have no idea how @ did it! She was amazing and was able to get these to me so quickly!! Your day is almost here too - 1 month!!!! woohoo!! It will seriously fly by...I know everyone says it but I really feel like that was just me a minute ago and now we're leaving in 2 weeks!!

[Wafflesmom]

I think it would take me twice as long to do those designs but I don't have a creative bone in my body lol

 

And I know, I can't believe I'm exactly a month away! Woohoo. I know it will go by quickly, especially with the holidays in between it all.

 

Like you, I'm gonna take advantage of the time off and try to knock a few things off my list. Hey have you found a videographer? I'm still so torn, I want one but it's just not in our budget

[snswedding2016]

@@Wafflesmom Yes, we did find a videographer! I'm really excited now that we've decided to take the plunge and just do it. We were hoping to use the video team with our photographers Photos in Cancun but they were booked for our date so they suggested a couple of others including Mike Cantarell Films. We like his style and our photographers said they love working with him (that was a huge plus rushing into booking someone last minute). I also found his prices to be very reasonable which is good with the exchange rate being just awful right now. He has several packages to choose from to suit your needs. They are also working with our photographers as one vendor so that was a big factor in our decision to go ahead and book them. 

[acw271011]

OMG is it really only 2 weeks already??? It's going to fly by!! You've got it all together so it's going to be perfect!! Love all the stuff you've done. The guests will love it all! The bags are great, your itinerary cards are cute. The packing will come together too, not to worry. Time is winding down...... !!

OMG is it really only 2 weeks already??? It's going to fly by!! You've got it all together so it's going to be perfect!! Love all the stuff you've done. The guests will love it all! The bags are great, your itinerary cards are cute. The packing will come together too, not to worry. Time is winding down...... !!

Oh yeah Mike Cantarell is great!! We used him and I love his style. Hoping our video will be ready very soon!!

[snswedding2016]

@@acw271011 Thanks Ann! I'm so glad you liked working with Mike! It's nice to have another personal recommendation!  Can't wait to see your video!

[Smellsey]

Omg Steph your book and program looks AMAZING!! Wow. What a great job you did! I emailed a package sort of like that - not near as good as yours!! - out to the guests.

[krystalball]

Wow, everything looks amazing! Your guests are going to be blown away with their welcome bags. Can't believe you only have two weeks left, but you've clearly planned everything so well that your to do list looks super manageable

 

 

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[acw271011]

@@acw271011 Thanks Ann! I'm so glad you liked working with Mike! It's nice to have another personal recommendation! Can't wait to see your video!

That makes two of us! I emailed him today asking when!!

 

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[snswedding2016]

So ladies I'm down to 11 sleeps...I should be well into my 11th sleep right now but as most past brides will tell you, this close to the wedding you really don't sleep that much. I did have a couple of days for Christmas where I didn't really do too much for the wedding and that was kind of a nice break but now that we're so close and Christmas is done...we're back at it!!

 

To do list...

-Finish set up document for Azul Fives (Still need to add a couple more things and it will be ready to go!)

 

-Exchange US money!!

 

-Send out my gift for my TA (It's all packaged and ready to go!)

 

-Buy Sean's shoes and white dress shirt (Done and done! We found some great boxing day discounts. The stores were crazy but it was worth it. We also went with one groomsman and he found his shoes and shirt as well!)

 

-Finish groomsmen gifts (We still need to pull the trigger on this one. We're finding it so tough as all the guys are different and have different tastes. We might end up doing a couple different ideas and getting the guys a range of things but all costing the same amount. We're toying with a portable speaker, fitbit, and a leatherman)

 

-Print photos for display (Do NOT do this one Christmas Eve. I wasn't planning on going that day but we had to go to get other things done but I ended up waiting in line to print these pics for over an hour!! At least it's done!)

 

-Finish escort cards (made separate Kid's menus but now I just need to print and cut them as well as add the names to the seating chart)

 

-Get playlist back from our friend who is putting it all together for us (meeting with our friend on Wed to go through how to use the music app.)

 

-Started packing our clothing suitcase with most of our summer clothes we're not using at the moment. 

 

-Finish vows - we started brainstorming tonight

 

-Continue to hand out welcome bags to Toronto guests (I can get rid of two more tomorrow!! woohoo!)

 

 

NEW

- Finish kids menus

- Buy more lace for candles

- Buy extra batteries for candles

- Buy a couple more small frames

- Write thank you cards for bridal party and thank you speech for reception

- Confirm hair and make up appointments for bridesmaids with AF (they have been pending for a while now)

 

 

 

Dec 23 - Waxing appointment and going to see Kinky Boots  

Dec 25 - Christmas

Dec 26 - Boxing day shopping - last minute deals for last minute items we need  

Dec 27 - Extended Family Christmas Dinner

Dec 28 - sit down to write thank you cards and speech (evening)

Dec 29 - Renew our license plates! Take our niece to the museum. Dinner plans. 

Dec 30 - Meet with our friend about wedding music & pick up dress!

Dec 31 - New Years Eve

 

Jan 3 - Mani/Pedi with Maids of Honour

 

Jan 6 - we leave for Mexico!!!

 

**Waxing Review- So I've always been a bit too scared to try waxing but thought if there was ever a time to do it, my wedding would be it! So I ended up trying Sugarmoon in Toronto that does sugar waxing as it is supposed to be less painful and better for you with the natural ingredients in the sugar. I have to say it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. My esthetician was really nice and informative (apparently I have a high pain threshold - she was surprised at my first time reaction). I would definitely go back there again and would recommend this place to anyone nervous about trying waxing for the first time. 

 

Processional song update

You may remember that Sean's family was going to record my processional song. Well with everything going on and some recent injuries this didn't end up happening. At first I was quite disappointed because I did give them a lot of notice but at the end of the day I'll still have the song I want. The irony is that now that I have come to terms with that, Sean's family is saying they want to try and get it done now. We got the call like 2 days ago about this. We keep telling them not to stress themselves out because it's the holidays and I feel like it will just drive them crazy trying to rush to get it done. It is a lot of coordinating as it would be his mom, sister, two nieces and a close friend. We're kind of hoping to talk them out of it now because we don't want it to cause tension between anyone.

 

Guest update

We found out this morning that one guest had to back out. He's a lawyer and his case just got pushed and the judge wouldn't let him reschedule beyond our wedding week. He is really disappointed. His wife, baby and mother in law are still going though as they can't get the money back so they might as well come since it's paid for. 

 

Ok that's it for now. I will try my best to do another update before we leave! can't believe it's so soon!