Yesterday we went to our venue and met with our day of coordinator Tara and our friend Wendy who will be doing our flowers. It was so exciting to actually plan out where everything is going to be and discuss all of the logistics of everything.
There have been some changes to the venue which include a new dance floor. A curfew on music of 10:00pm and the possibility of a new barn being built.
Despite these changes I think everything is going to turn out beautifully. At least that's what I'm going to keep telling myself. At the end of the day my guests are not going to know if "the lemons" made it out on the tables. It's a running joke between our planning friends.
Until next time.
Genie Kimchee
Monday, January 30, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Target Deal!
On New Years Eve Larry and I did what we normally do and perused Target. We were among the hustle and bustle of people getting last minute items for their night if debauchery. One girl had her hair in curlers!
On our way out we came across some of the holiday clearance items. A whole shelf of the clear plastics champagne flutes were on sale for $2.09 for an 8 pack. Larry quickly checked the price on his iPhone and found out that it would be cheaper to just buy 23 packs for the wedding than ordering them in bulk.
So we loaded up our cart! We will have real wine glasses and water glasses for the reception but I think it's safe to assume that for the champagne toast we can just have the plastic disposable flutes.
On our way out we came across some of the holiday clearance items. A whole shelf of the clear plastics champagne flutes were on sale for $2.09 for an 8 pack. Larry quickly checked the price on his iPhone and found out that it would be cheaper to just buy 23 packs for the wedding than ordering them in bulk.
So we loaded up our cart! We will have real wine glasses and water glasses for the reception but I think it's safe to assume that for the champagne toast we can just have the plastic disposable flutes.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
DIY Decorations
Time to get a lot of my DIY decorations done now since I have a nice break from work!
I did some after holiday shopping with my mom and sister at Michael's and purchased these baskets for 1.00 each! Decided to re-purpose them and make them look shabby chic for the wedding. The crackle effect is super easy to do! See the steps and final product below!
Step 2. Cover them in a thin layer of glue.
3. Final coat with white acrylic paint.
When it dries the final product creates the vintage crackle effect.
I did some after holiday shopping with my mom and sister at Michael's and purchased these baskets for 1.00 each! Decided to re-purpose them and make them look shabby chic for the wedding. The crackle effect is super easy to do! See the steps and final product below!
Step 1. Spray paint the baskets black.
Step 2. Cover them in a thin layer of glue.
3. Final coat with white acrylic paint.
When it dries the final product creates the vintage crackle effect.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Save the Date Holiday Card
So we shared some of our engagement photos with you and now it is time to share with you what we did for our Save the Date Holiday Card.
We were so pleased with our engagement photos from Ken Kienow Photography that naturally we wanted to share the photos with our friends and families. The holidays are just around the corner and our timeline says that we are supposed to send our save the dates this month! So naturally we thought, maybe we should share our Holiday Cheer and our happy news for next year.
We ordered our Save the Date Holiday Cards from Tiny Prints. After perusing the pre set cards we found a format that we loved and they turned out so amazing! I added a couple of DIY touches such as our personalized return address labels and the "special delivery" stamp for the front.
Until our next wedding planning adventure!
Genie Kimchee
We were so pleased with our engagement photos from Ken Kienow Photography that naturally we wanted to share the photos with our friends and families. The holidays are just around the corner and our timeline says that we are supposed to send our save the dates this month! So naturally we thought, maybe we should share our Holiday Cheer and our happy news for next year.
We ordered our Save the Date Holiday Cards from Tiny Prints. After perusing the pre set cards we found a format that we loved and they turned out so amazing! I added a couple of DIY touches such as our personalized return address labels and the "special delivery" stamp for the front.
Until our next wedding planning adventure!
Genie Kimchee
Back of the Card
Detail of our Save the Date & Holiday Message
Close up of the back of the card
Close up of the front of the card
Monday, December 12, 2011
Save the Dates
Since our wedding is in June we decided to do a save the date and holiday combo card. We used the beautiful photos from our engagement session and ordered holiday cards from www.tinyprints.com.
Inside deal of the day was a 20% discount for Costco Members and a discount on 4 Day shipping costs.
I think Larry and I are going to frame our save the date as a keep sake. To save time and money we decided to print our own labels. I also did a personal touch by using a cute "special delivery" stamp to make it more handmade.
Next is figuring out what to do about our invitations. I think we both decided to make them a little more formal then our original idea. More to come!
Love,
Genie Kimchee
Inside deal of the day was a 20% discount for Costco Members and a discount on 4 Day shipping costs.
I think Larry and I are going to frame our save the date as a keep sake. To save time and money we decided to print our own labels. I also did a personal touch by using a cute "special delivery" stamp to make it more handmade.
Next is figuring out what to do about our invitations. I think we both decided to make them a little more formal then our original idea. More to come!
Love,
Genie Kimchee
Sunday, December 4, 2011
WE FOUND AN EWOK!
Can you spot something odd in this picture?
During our engagement session, Ken told us a story about this dad who photoshopped an ewok into his son's photo, to convince him they were real! So naturally we asked him to do the same!
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Engagement Photos!
We are so excited to share our engagement photos with you! First I would like to tell a story about how we know our photographer Ken Kienow.
When Larry and I first moved in together in San Luis Obispo, I was at Cal Poly starting my Masters, and Larry was touring with the band and completing his online program at UMass. Ken, Courtney and Cameron lived in the same 6 unit complex we did.
Our complex was pretty awesome, aside from landlord issues....there was a driveway that separated the complex with three units on one side and three units on the other side. The driveway led to a parking lot where Patches, Cameron, and Ken spent a lot of time playing. It was more like a fortress then a parking lot...a place where you could sit and read outside, run around and just relax. Did I mention it was walking distance to downtown SLO and a quick ride on my bike to Cal Poly.
We got to know the Kienow's and found out that Ken was a photographer, naturally when we first got engaged we started thinking of all the people in our lives that we love and could help us with this daunting task of planning a wedding!
So we contacted Ken and are so happy to share his beautiful photos with you!
Thank you to Ken Kienow for all of your beautiful work. Larry and I could not be happier! Wish I could post all of your breath taking photos!
When Larry and I first moved in together in San Luis Obispo, I was at Cal Poly starting my Masters, and Larry was touring with the band and completing his online program at UMass. Ken, Courtney and Cameron lived in the same 6 unit complex we did.
Our complex was pretty awesome, aside from landlord issues....there was a driveway that separated the complex with three units on one side and three units on the other side. The driveway led to a parking lot where Patches, Cameron, and Ken spent a lot of time playing. It was more like a fortress then a parking lot...a place where you could sit and read outside, run around and just relax. Did I mention it was walking distance to downtown SLO and a quick ride on my bike to Cal Poly.
We got to know the Kienow's and found out that Ken was a photographer, naturally when we first got engaged we started thinking of all the people in our lives that we love and could help us with this daunting task of planning a wedding!
So we contacted Ken and are so happy to share his beautiful photos with you!
Thank you to Ken Kienow for all of your beautiful work. Larry and I could not be happier! Wish I could post all of your breath taking photos!
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