Gwen’s Journey: What We’ve Done So Far
Things are moving so fast and I realize I need to get you up to speed on what we’ve done so we can talk about where we’re at!
Here’s the deal – the wedding will go down on Sept 5, 2010. That’s Labor Day weekend. We now live in Michigan, but because we’re from Cleveland, and all our family/friends are there, that’s where we are having our wedding – which can make wedding planning a little tricky, as you might imagine. So, whenever we go to Cleveland, we are certain to make the most of our time. We do have the help of a wedding planner, who lives in DC, but is also a Cleveland native. She’s came highly recommended and thus far, has been pretty awesome. Check her out: http://www.thesavvysoiree.com.
We knew long ago where we’d get married: an outdoor ceremony at the beautiful Italian Cultural Garden on the east side of the city (http://bit.ly/7sIgU1). I guess you can call me a budget bride – I don’t believe in going into debt for a wedding and I refuse to pay top dollar just because the word “wedding” is attached to this event. We booked the Italian Cultural Garden for a very low $150. Too sweet!
Since we’ve been engaged, we’ve only been back to Cleveland twice. But so much was accomplished in those two trips! During our first trip back (for Thanksgiving), we found our reception location (where we got an awesome deal due to our Sunday wedding date), our engagement party location, selected our colors (jewel tones – deep purple, aqua and fuschia with hints of gold for accent and damask for character – I realize it sounds crazy, but it’s gorgeous when you view it on a palette!) and even found my wedding gown. The icing on the cake was that I fit the floor model of the gown – which translated into a full 50% off the retail price! (Oh yea! Praise God!) And get this: the dress (a gorgeous Sophia Tolli with a sweetheart neckline) had only been for sale for two days before I scooped it up. It doesn’t get any better than that!
I am exceptionally blessed to have a fiancé who wants to be involved with the wedding planning. More than a few of my married friends recount the days when all the responsibility and work fell on them, and their men only wanted to know when and what time to show up. I can’t imagine it. It’s just too much to take on once you consider work, quality time, social life, eating…
Anyway, once we arrived back home in Michigan, we spent a great deal of time researching deejays and selected our photographer (who just so happens to be our planner’s husband – peep our engagement pics he shot: http://www.mywedding.com/gwendion/galleries.html). Per my fiancé’s request, I assigned the deejay search to him. Our wedding planner suggested DJ Majette, who she hired for her own wedding. He’s is a club deejay in Cleveland and is famous for spinning at most of LeBron’s events in and outside of the city. He created a mix of music just for us to review, and we instantly knew we had our guy. We’re going with a 90s hip hop/r&b music theme for the wedding, which I am sooooo stoked about! By the way, we are seeking playlist requests, so if you wanna add your two cents, please, please, please add your suggestions to our list here: http://www.mywedding.com/gwendion/music.html.
Videography? Check! Lamar and Ronnie were nice enough to agree to videotape our wedding! YAY!
Our latest trek to Brownstown was for the Christmas holiday. Since we only had two days (excluding Christmas) to work on wedding stuff, I had my playbook in hand, meetings scheduled and had rounded up my troops (aka bridesmaids) for a full day of bridesmaid gown shopping. Oh, and don’t let me call my Maid of Honor a bridesmaid…she is quick to check anyone who refers to her as such. I can tell she’s gonna end up being Maid of Honor-zilla. Will def keep you posted on that fiasco waiting to happen.
Now back in Michigan with bridesmaids dresses selected (this is the dress http://www.bestbridalprices.com/barijay/641/641bg.jpg, but it’s in this color http://www.barijay.com/dress/popuppics/380bg.jpg), only vendors we need now are an officiant and a florist. The pastor I always wanted to marry me passed away last year, and I don’t think our pastor in Michigan is going to be available to marry us on a Sunday in Ohio. Tara, Jonesi and other Clevelanders, got any suggestions?
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