Counting Down to Our Fairy tale coming true - UPDATED 10/18 About This Page:

[pamcarey]

Sounds like you're making good progress!

[oldmom]

isn't it great to see that list getting smaller, even if it is only one or two things off the list.

i really love the color choices.

[Grammy Grumpy]

Sounds like you are making progress taking things off that very long list! Hope you find the most special place for the wedding and reception very soon.

[goofysdtr]

Just found this thread Terri. So glad you're letting all of us "in" on the planning! Sounds like you already have some wonderful plans! I really love the peacock feathers/color idea. Sounds gorgeous! Good luck in your continued search for venues.

[Luvsun]

I just found this thread and I am so excited for you!
All of your plans so far sound wonderful!
I love the colors of the wedding - they sound so rich!
Thanks for sharing everything with us!
I look forward to more!

[DrDolphin]

Now we have a problem. We have selected Walker’s Landing at Amelia Island Plantation north of Jacksonville. The view of the marsh from the deck outside of the reception location is just beautiful!!!

Now for the problem - we now have to find a place to have the ceremony!! We need a place for folks to sit - and with a possible 160 guests - we can’t do it at Walker’s... so we start looking. We looked up the road at an Episcopalian Church - a “settlement church” built in the mid 1800’s. While it is lovely, and they allow guest clergy to marry people - it is too small. It can only seat 80ish. We decided to then look to the north in Fernandina - we looked at a Lutheran church and they don’t let “strangers” use the church since they “have been burned before” and an other Episocopalian church (a BEAUTIFUL church) and they REQUIRE that their priest marry you, charge $2,100 to use the church and require you to use their wedding planner for the ceremony (all of this meaning that we can’t have Dr. Haven’s marry us, and can’t have Monica involved in coordinating ANY of the ceremony) - so that is a no go. We have the option of marrying in Dr. Haven’s church (where we go to services) or finding an alternative location in JAX and asking guests to drive to the reception location (so be it). Monica is helping us identify ceremony locations.

We also bought postage for 2/3 of our postage needs, bought some stuff for the July cruise, picked up another color swatch at David’s Bridal (the one color I did not get in Portland) and bought a new pair of slacks and a skirt on sale at JCPenney.

Overall a very productive day. Tomorrow both of us are back to work - Chris has to work nights - and I will work out with Candy, pick up clear address labels for the save the dates and invites, and come home and pack for the next three weeks of travel. I also made 8 dozen cookies and will be taking 2/3 of them to work with me for my Home Office Back Brief presentation tomorrow afternoon.

We are planning on a 3-4 hour kayak trip on Saturday on Amelia Island - which I am looking forward to.

[Minnie Lor]

that' a big day! You sure got alot done. The reception location sounds really pretty. I'm sure that you'll find the perfect location for the wedding.

[chezp]

What great progress you've made - your reception location sounds wonderful.

with the wedding location.

[Wendyismyname]

Wow. To be honest, I never knew planning a wedding could be such fun/involved/a headache, etc.!!
We got married in our apartment, with our minister with just my mom(my dad was mad at me so didn't show up)and his folks. Total cost with the license was $80. Been married 14 years! I hope yours is as happy as ours is! Ben and I are just made for each other.

[lauren-roxy]

You really got a lot done Terri!!! The reception site sounds beautiful!!!

[lauriep]

Boy, can you get a lot accomplished in a day!! The reception site sounds beautiful. How long a drive would it be if you have the ceremony at your home church?

[amandal]

Congrats on finding your site, Terri! That is the biggest load, IMO. I hope you and Chris (and Monica ) are able to find a ceremony site to get another load off for a while.
Just a little FYI, you had mentioned buying postage for your stuff . . . . . Effective May 11th, stamps for a regular letter increase from .42 to .44, so I'd make sure you get your stuff out before then. Otherwise you'll have to put that annoying .02 stamp on everything. LOL

[OhToodles!]

Wow! You've been busy and will continue to be busy. Glad you got one thing crossed off your list. Good Luck finding a ceremony location.

[skateycat]

the reception site sounds so lovely....maybe they can work something out with you for the ceremony...i know you will find something soon! oh, and can't wait to see you in two weeks and one day, girl!

[DrDolphin]

Originally Posted by amandal

Just a little FYI, you had mentioned buying postage for your stuff . . . . . Effective May 11th, stamps for a regular letter increase from .42 to .44, so I'd make sure you get your stuff out before then. Otherwise you'll have to put that annoying .02 stamp on everything. LOL

Right - we bough "forever stamps" so that we don't have to do that - and have postage for everything BUT the invites - which will probably require extra postage anyway - and those won't be done till January next year... so - I have to hang loose on those. But the postage for the "save the dates" and the reply cards is all taken care of!!