Normandy Pics

Normandy at NightSilos Ballroom

Silos Garden (for outdoor ceremony)

On top of the Silos

Wedding Invitations - Take 2

After thinking it over, I realized the original invitations that I quickly designed just weren't going to cut it. I kept hearing "the invitations are the first glimpse of what your wedding will be like" and as much as I would love to ignore that stupid rule, I just couldn't. I really love most of the things I've put together for the wedding (out of town booklets, what I've started of the programs, the save the dates) so I just couldn't convince myself to settle thinking that the invites were just "okay". Needless to say, I've started a new idea and I really like it! It's an invitation that sits in the middle of it's own self-enclosed envelope, and has a little pocket on the left side to hold other information (RSVP info, etc.). So, here they are- what do you think??



I'm still trying to decide on the sticker I want to use to seal the invitation, but I'm using a silver heart sticker for now. I'm also considering using the bride/groom stamp I used from the save the dates. I was thinking I might stamp that on the back of the envelope in silver- not sure, but thought it might tie them together.

Vendor Update

We finally have just about all of our vendors. We only have one more that we need to find--- a florist. Anyway, here is the almost-final list of those we've chosen to help make our wedding day amazing :)

• Venue: Normandy Farm
  
• Photographer: Lorraine Daley
  
• DJ/Ceremony Music/Lighting: Magical Sight & Sound Productions
  
• Hair: Dar Clinton
  
• Make-up: Cheekadee
• Florist: ???
  

Lots of wedding crafts are on the agenda for this weekend- and tomorrow we have an appointment to look at wedding rings at Nelson Coleman Jeweler!

DIY Wedding Stuff - Part II

I saw personalized water bottles a while back and thought they were such a cute idea to include in the welcome bags. It would be ridiculously expensive to buy these and pretty annoying to have them sitting around the house for months, so I decided to do the labels myself and put them on plain water bottles. I was so excited when I saw that another bride made a template, which I found on a blog called "Ruffled". The template saved me soooo much time, and I was able to modify it to make it look the way I wanted. I printed the images on sticker paper so I could just stick them directly on the bottles. Here are the pictures of the finished product. Pay attention to the nutrition information section- how cute is that? (You can click on the images to see a larger view)

DIY Wedding Stuff - Part I

All of this snow has given me a chance to catch up on some of my wedding projects, so I have lots to post today. I'm breaking this up into 2 posts so it's not so mashed together. Anyway, I completed the out of town booklet and here is a picture of the final product. I used the ribbon with our names/wedding date to tie them together.


I also worked on the cover for the program. I made some stickers with our name and wedding date and plan to put them on the front. It is pretty basic, but I wanted to keep it simple since the stamped designs on the corners take some time. Here's what they will look like:

Decisions Decisions

I think that we have finally decided on a DJ (Magical Sight & Sound). The bonus is that this company also does lighting and offers ceremony music. I think we've decided on a trio for our ceremony music. If you are wondering what that sounds like, click here and listen. At first we weren't sure if we wanted a solo, duo, or trio- but we decided that if we used a DJ during cocktail hour (instead of live music), then we could afford to go with the trio for the ceremony.

We are also planning to have pink uplighting to add some personalization/elegance and deduct from the neutral paint that is kind of boring. In case you're not familiar with uplighting (I wasn't until a few months ago), here are some pictures:

Wedding at Normandy

I found a video of a couple who got married at Normandy Farm in the Silos Ballroom (where we're getting married). You can't see all that much, but I thought I'd mention it in case anyone was interested. This link takes you to a page of a bunch of videos, just scroll down until you find the one that says the reception was at Normandy. You might want to fast forward through the first half because the ceremony was not at Normandy.