I AM IN LOVE!!!

NOT with Tyrone!!!

At least that is not who or what I am referring to in this post.

I have been to many venues and I keep going back to this one particular venue which I cannot get my mind off of.

It is an outside venue in Pasadena...with an option to have something go on inside. I must say that I am IN LOVE!

They allow outside catering for a $200 fee (which is VERY minimal), however, I need to figure this whole catering thing out.

My great uncle is licensed and insured in Alabama and the location does not have a kitchen on site which is what he needs.

I can visualize EVERYTHING about my wedding here...EVERYTHING!

Is it worth it to have my great uncle cater if we do decide to go with this place?

DECISIONS DECISIONS DECISIONS

I will do my research and see what the best option is.

In the meantime, I will keep looking.

Asking My Great Uncle to Cater

So for a long time, I didnt even know that my great uncle was into the culinary business. I found this out during my brothers graduation time.

All of a sudden I had this brilliant idea of him catering the wedding. I was a little nervous to ask him but my mom but a bug in his ear and he was all for it.

A few days later, I made the phone call to him and he said that he would do the wedding and I just needed to provide him with the food and some help and get him a round trip plane ticket.

DEAL!!!

Now, here we are looking for venues. There are some GORGEOUS venues out there BUT we have to see if they allow outside catering and if they do, what fees are associated with it, what are the requirements, etc.

Needless to say, I AM ON IT!

LETS GET IT!!!

More Engagement Pics???

So we took our engagement pics back in January...now that our wedding has been pushed back, does it make sense to take more engagement pics?

I would LOVE to do night time pics...

Yes the money could be spent somewhere else but I feel like the pictures will be outdated by our wedding next year.

DECISIONS...DECISIONS...DECISIONS...

Michaels Trip

So I went to Michales yesterday on a whim to check out some cardstock and scrapbhook papers that I could possibly use to create my Will You Be My Bridesmaid cards...

First of all, that was 30% off

THEN I went to look at the paper cutters since I know I will be needing one and it was 40% off...I LOVE IT!

But it gets better, they had a circle paper cutter for $8 which is normally $20...I HAD to get it.

I showed Tyrone and he was like what the hell is that for?

I told him, its for the stuff that will go on the chargers...

A wedding that I went to last October they had the menu with an engagement pic on top of the charger...I MUST use that idea...

I am so excited!!!

I only spent about $25...WOO HOO!!!

SOOOOOOOO excited!!!

Just had to share my excitement...I am sooooooooooooooooooo ready for all of the designing elements of my wedding...time to start playing around with different ideas...WOOT WOOT!!!

Everything Happens for A Reason

So I made a post on Facebook the other night and it said...

Gathering information on potential wedding venues...
Next Step: Make Appointments to go check these places out...
And the wedding planning is officially back into gear...

A few people responded BUT there was one girl that I hadn't talked to in years...I had JUST run into her at Claim Jumper on Fathers Day and we said hi and asked how everything was and that was about it (Tyrone and I were eating)...

The next day or so, we became friends on FB and are now "reunited" I guess you can say. She sent me a message in response to my post and it turns out she is a part time wedding coordinator!

She asked if I needed any help...my response was YES I DO YES I DO!

Then I asked what her rates are, etc...

She said she wasn't talking about having me as a client. I joked with her asking, why doesn't she want me as a client???

Her response was...

What's the point in having friends who can help if they need to get something out of it. I don't mind helping at all.

This made my day! I was JUST telling Tyrone that I would much rather work with someone that I already know...

I have known her for about 10 years now so she has seen us since the beginning stages of our relationship.

This is AMAZING!!!

EVERYTHING happens for a reason! There was a reason Tyrone suggested Claim Jumper for dinner...

There was a reason we ran into her...

Oh and I must say she is on top of it! She has ALREADY emailed me requesting information from me...she is NOT playing!

I am excited to be working with her...that's for sure!