So I'll make this one mega-huge post and update about all the things we've done for the wedding recently and things I still have to do.
Jack and I asked Jack's aunt (hi Theresa! I know you read this. =_o) to play the piano at the wedding ceremony. She has her Masters in music from UofT so we're pretty lucky to have her play for us. We're still selecting which songs we want played during the ceremony - wedding party walking down the isle, us walking down the aisle, during the signing of the registry, and leaving the chapel. My mom really wants a hymn sung at some point during the ceremony, so we have to pick one for that too. Any suggestions for any part?
We also bought our wedding rings a while back. I got mine the week after we ordered them and Jack's only came in this week. We have to go pick his up but I'm going to take mine back and ask if I can downgrade it. after trying it out when i got home I felt that hte band was too wide. It looks stupid on my short fingers. I didn't really notice that my engagement ring narrows in at the top, making it look smaller. So the wedding ring looks too big and very mismatched next to it. I really hope they won't give me a hard time for wanting to ge the next size down. I'm assuming they won't though. Who would deny a downgrade? But we shall see...
The weather has been pretty nice the past week. On Thursday Jack and I took advantage of the nice weather and decided to walk around Toronto looking for locations for our engagement shoot. We really want to do something in Toronto since we love living in the city so much. I especially like how there are both old and new elements all over the city. We saw some random locations where you walk by brick walls and iron gates with a tall glass and metal building down the street. I love it. We're going to check out the distillery district this weekend to see how we like it. I'm hoping to decide on a location soon so that we won't have to keep looking.
I have to start making a list of photographs that we have to take after the ceremony. I've been told by a few people that the family & friends official picture taking is one of the most stressful/ chaotic parts of the day. A lot of times guests don't know what's going on or who is supposed to be in which picture. So I'm going to try to reduce this stress by making a list of the order of pictures as well as who should be in what picture. I'm hoping this will give greater order and organization as well as minimize the bickering from guests who want to give in their two cents about what pictures should be taken. I'm contemplating sending out the final list to our guests too so that they know what to expect, but I'm not sure if everyone will appreciate it. I know some people get pissy when you tell them what to do, even if it is for your wedding.
We're going to pack away all our wedding stuff soon and then continue with our DIY projects after we settle into the condo. We were going to make our own wedding programs but we've decided we don't have time and would rather just order them. I've been scouting out businesses with fair prices and quality products, and I've narrowed it down to two vendors. They are online though so I'm hoping that when we get the programs they will be as good as they look in the pictures. If not, oh well. We saved time by not making them. =P
I still have to order the centerpieces and hair accessories for myself and the BMs. I guess I don't have to wait until after the move to do this. We've booked our food taste testing and my hair and makeup trial for next month. We're hoping to also book in our engagement shoot and cake taste testing. I have to call the florist and place our order...apparently e-mail isn't good enough. Eesh! I'm such an online person. I can't wait until more people become this way too.
I still have to figure out what I'm going to wear for jewelry for the ceremony. My mom is insisting on me wearing a necklace even though Jack will be putting the mangalasutra on me during the ceremony. I think it's stupid, especially since you won't be able to see the necklace on me when i wear the sari. Speaking of saris, my mom tried teaching me how to wear one last weekend. She let me borrow a sari so that I could practice here. I need to get on that.
Still waiting on 23 people to RSVP. *sigh*
Okay, that's enough for one post. I need to get a few more things done before Jack wakes up. He got mad at me this morning because I woke him up before 7. I hope he doesn't stay grumpy today. [edit 9am] Just asked Jack when he wants to get up and he said noon. Yesterday he told me he wanted to leave the house by 10am...looks like another day where we don't get much done. *sigh* [/edit]
Oh fuck. I just got a Rogers message that we've used 75% of our monthly usage already. Screw you Rogers! Stop invading my browser! We live right next to their evil empire, btw.
