Tim & I picked a hotel block. It was pretty simple as we were looking for the best rate more than anything else. The main downside is that is not near the airport and has no airport shuttle either.
The plus side: It is getting renovated over the next 6 months, has an indoor pool & hot tub. There is a small restaurant on site. They also have an over-sized van that will take people to the party and back. It's only $89/night for either a King or 2 queens. Click here to book it.
It is about 7.5 miles to the Church -- Our Lady of Sorrows. It takes about 35 minutes and is 26 miles from the airport. I am hopeful that it will work out for all of you friends.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Rock The Registry
As part of all the wedding fun, we get to register for all sorts of cool stuff. We were invited to a special event at Bed Bath & Beyond called "Rock Your Registry." We went to the closest BBB store in Brentwood last Thursday night. They evening started with folks greeting us as we walked in and handing us a sheet with our registry number on it. I had initially signed up at a bridal show but they had misinterpreted my handwriting. My email address was listed wrong & Tim's last name was listed at Cinch. Oops! We asked them to correct the information, but right now I haven't figured out how to get our registry accessed.
After checking in, we all headed to the back of the store for a welcoming program. They had a sales lady that seemed to be straight from Home Shopping Network to talk about Calphalon products. They were giving away the grand prize of over $500 worth of Calphalon pots, pans, utensils, etc. She was talking about cooking for a crowd and was paired with a sales rep from Miksa. As the first gal talked through a few recipes, the lady from Miksa talked about entertaining and the latest and greatest from Miksa dinnerware. I found it interesting that she was encouraging folks to mix and match patterns for a more contemporary look. She had paired a three different patterns together for the dinner, salad, and bread plates. She used the martini glasses to showcase how you can use them to serve dip individually by filling them with hummus and having some pita toasties sticking out. Looked super cute. During the presentation, they gave away a few door prizes.
After the presentation, they served up cake to congratulate all of the couples. Then we headed off to get our scanners and start adding items. We had to pick up our scanner near the towels section so we started to look around. They had a zillion staff people around to help and answer questions which was great. There were at least 60 couples there so it was not like a private party and yet we still had lots of folks that would help us out. We worked our way through all the bath towels & accessories. We moved on to bedding but didn't make up our minds about anything but getting a hypoallergenic imitation down comforter. We ended with picking out flatware, some nice crystal glass ware, and some utensils for the 'hostess set.' As we turned to leave, we got waylaid by the Kitchen Aid guy. He was a riot and was able to chat about all the fancy attachments since we admitted that we own not one but two mixers already. (Mine is a 6 qt industrial style that has been around for quite some time and Tim has a much newer and sleek black 5 quart mixer.)
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As we returned our scanners, we were given a gift bag. It wasn't just junk either! A sweet treat to end the evening and take home goodies for all of our hard work. We got a mat for drying dishes, a calphlon spatchula, a kitchenaid bottle opener, a bud vase from Miksa, a slotted serving spoon, a eco friendly reuseable cup, plus a Martha Stewart Wedding mag. All in all, it was worthwhile evening.
After checking in, we all headed to the back of the store for a welcoming program. They had a sales lady that seemed to be straight from Home Shopping Network to talk about Calphalon products. They were giving away the grand prize of over $500 worth of Calphalon pots, pans, utensils, etc. She was talking about cooking for a crowd and was paired with a sales rep from Miksa. As the first gal talked through a few recipes, the lady from Miksa talked about entertaining and the latest and greatest from Miksa dinnerware. I found it interesting that she was encouraging folks to mix and match patterns for a more contemporary look. She had paired a three different patterns together for the dinner, salad, and bread plates. She used the martini glasses to showcase how you can use them to serve dip individually by filling them with hummus and having some pita toasties sticking out. Looked super cute. During the presentation, they gave away a few door prizes.
After the presentation, they served up cake to congratulate all of the couples. Then we headed off to get our scanners and start adding items. We had to pick up our scanner near the towels section so we started to look around. They had a zillion staff people around to help and answer questions which was great. There were at least 60 couples there so it was not like a private party and yet we still had lots of folks that would help us out. We worked our way through all the bath towels & accessories. We moved on to bedding but didn't make up our minds about anything but getting a hypoallergenic imitation down comforter. We ended with picking out flatware, some nice crystal glass ware, and some utensils for the 'hostess set.' As we turned to leave, we got waylaid by the Kitchen Aid guy. He was a riot and was able to chat about all the fancy attachments since we admitted that we own not one but two mixers already. (Mine is a 6 qt industrial style that has been around for quite some time and Tim has a much newer and sleek black 5 quart mixer.)
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As we returned our scanners, we were given a gift bag. It wasn't just junk either! A sweet treat to end the evening and take home goodies for all of our hard work. We got a mat for drying dishes, a calphlon spatchula, a kitchenaid bottle opener, a bud vase from Miksa, a slotted serving spoon, a eco friendly reuseable cup, plus a Martha Stewart Wedding mag. All in all, it was worthwhile evening.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Wedding Updates
I've been neglecting the blog... But now it's time to get back after
it. We had a blast with Katie, our photographer, shooting our
engagement photos in the end of October. We did them in and around the
house, since we are getting married near the house and attempting to
coordinate it all around South City. The photos came out great. We
were quickly able to turn them into our save-the-date & holiday cards.
We dropped them in the mail the day after Thanksgiving. I, being the
thrifty gal that I am, snagged a deal from Groupon. I've never used
the website, but they came out wonderfully. Perhaps I'll use picaboo
again.
I can't remember if I've talked about confirming our big day details.
Our Ceremony will be held at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The
service will be at 10:30 in the morning.
Immediately following, will be a small family only brunch. We have
confirmed brunch to Hendri's Banquet hall. It is less than a mile from
the church ceremony, so it will be easy for the crowd to move over and
get the party started. The brunch will be from 12-4.
As brunch wraps up, the bridal party will take off in a limo/party bus
type dealy. We plan to do pictures after the reception so we will
have more time. I'm still planing out all the "must have" shots.
Suggestions for a good pose or idea are always welcome.
After pictures, we have more planned. We are going to host a
celebration. The celebration is slowly coming together. We are able
to rent what used to be a school. It has a large gym area with a
stage, a cafeteria style area with a kitchen, and plenty of parking.
We can have the entire facility with lots of parking. We can use the
stage if we get a band. We can bring in any food or beverage options
that we want. It's the perfect fit for us. Now we get to start
investigating if we can in fact afford a band! Yippie!!
it. We had a blast with Katie, our photographer, shooting our
engagement photos in the end of October. We did them in and around the
house, since we are getting married near the house and attempting to
coordinate it all around South City. The photos came out great. We
were quickly able to turn them into our save-the-date & holiday cards.
We dropped them in the mail the day after Thanksgiving. I, being the
thrifty gal that I am, snagged a deal from Groupon. I've never used
the website, but they came out wonderfully. Perhaps I'll use picaboo
again.
I can't remember if I've talked about confirming our big day details.
Our Ceremony will be held at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The
service will be at 10:30 in the morning.
Immediately following, will be a small family only brunch. We have
confirmed brunch to Hendri's Banquet hall. It is less than a mile from
the church ceremony, so it will be easy for the crowd to move over and
get the party started. The brunch will be from 12-4.
As brunch wraps up, the bridal party will take off in a limo/party bus
type dealy. We plan to do pictures after the reception so we will
have more time. I'm still planing out all the "must have" shots.
Suggestions for a good pose or idea are always welcome.
After pictures, we have more planned. We are going to host a
celebration. The celebration is slowly coming together. We are able
to rent what used to be a school. It has a large gym area with a
stage, a cafeteria style area with a kitchen, and plenty of parking.
We can have the entire facility with lots of parking. We can use the
stage if we get a band. We can bring in any food or beverage options
that we want. It's the perfect fit for us. Now we get to start
investigating if we can in fact afford a band! Yippie!!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Winner!! Winner!!
Until recently, I've not put too much effort into entering contests
and competitions. But I've had the chance and gotten lucky. A few
months ago, I won dinner for two by an underground restaurant called
Demitasse. Tim & I enjoyed a fabulous dinner "on the house" and got
to meet some new folks.
With all the fun of the wedding hoopla, I figured I could use some
info about our wedding as the subject. I submitted our "proposal
story" to the Recently Ringed column that runs in Alive Magazine.
After putting the pieces together and adhering to their specific
guidelines, I sent the e-mail off with the specified 5-6 photos. I
got an e-mail back the next day letting me know that our story would
run in the March edition of Alive. I'm very excited!!
Next, as I was browsing the web in search of bridal shows to attend, I
stumbled upon a contest about writing a blogpost about your proposal.
I entered a contest on the Off White Wedding Show website that was for
a small gift pack from Sublime Stitching. I won the wedding wishes
pattern & got to pick a textile to put it on. I chose a cute 1/2
apron. I asked Tim to pick out something for me to embroider too. The
pattern comes with a bride, groom, cake, toasting set, flowers, and
some wedding bands to put onto whatever surface I want. I was thinking
about maybe doing dish towels or something for the kitchen -- one of
our favorite places - as well. I'll keep you posted on my progress.
To see my winning blog post, click here. There is also 2 cute pics of
Tim and I with the post.
and competitions. But I've had the chance and gotten lucky. A few
months ago, I won dinner for two by an underground restaurant called
Demitasse. Tim & I enjoyed a fabulous dinner "on the house" and got
to meet some new folks.
With all the fun of the wedding hoopla, I figured I could use some
info about our wedding as the subject. I submitted our "proposal
story" to the Recently Ringed column that runs in Alive Magazine.
After putting the pieces together and adhering to their specific
guidelines, I sent the e-mail off with the specified 5-6 photos. I
got an e-mail back the next day letting me know that our story would
run in the March edition of Alive. I'm very excited!!
Next, as I was browsing the web in search of bridal shows to attend, I
stumbled upon a contest about writing a blogpost about your proposal.
I entered a contest on the Off White Wedding Show website that was for
a small gift pack from Sublime Stitching. I won the wedding wishes
pattern & got to pick a textile to put it on. I chose a cute 1/2
apron. I asked Tim to pick out something for me to embroider too. The
pattern comes with a bride, groom, cake, toasting set, flowers, and
some wedding bands to put onto whatever surface I want. I was thinking
about maybe doing dish towels or something for the kitchen -- one of
our favorite places - as well. I'll keep you posted on my progress.
To see my winning blog post, click here. There is also 2 cute pics of
Tim and I with the post.
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