Pre-Cana counseling

I know John and I have been wavering about having the ceremony in a Catholic church. For a number of reasons, we have decided to keep the ceremony at Our Lady of Visitation, as originally planned. We are also pursuing online pre-cana classes to fulfill our requirement of marriage counseling with the church before getting married.

Transportation

The transportation between the ceremony and the reception will be provided through "A Savannah Nite" limo company. We reserved a white SUV limo that seats 22 people. Click for more information about the limo. We will have the limo after the ceremony until we arrive at the reception hall. Other transportation details will be worked out closer to the date.

Videographer

On Monday, I booked a videographer for the wedding. His name is Jeff Hill, and he and a female will be recording the wedding.

My mom and I got to see some sample weddings he has shot, which were really nice. He even found a wedding from the summer from Visi (one of the Sullivan triplets) to show us to give us an idea of what it would look like at the church. Plus, he has a quick turnaround time for returning videos - about two weeks.

For more information about him and the company, visit www.jeffhillvideo.com

Florist: Petals 'n Glass

We have a florist booked for the wedding. On Monday, November 7, I had a second meeting with Julie from Petals 'n Glass, a floral shop in Price Hill. From this meeting, I have five silk sample bouquets to decide which style and type of flowers to use in them. She also showed me samples of what the centerpieces could look like. I can post pictures of the bouquets at a later date, though they probably won't photograph well or true to color. Once we have the bridal and bridesmaids dresses in, it will be easier to choose the bouquets.

Engagement photos

John and I had engagement photos taken by Kate's mom, Patty, at Devou Park in northern Kentucky on September 18. It was a bit rainy that day, but we lucked out with a bit of sunshine at the end of the evening. To view the photos, go to: http://pcook.photobiz.com/viewing/?slideshowID=230531

The password to view the slideshow is love. Enjoy!

John and I will be taking some indoor pictures this weekend as well, so more pictures to come!

How to order your bridesmaid dress

It sounds like it will be best to order the dresses from the website at the end of September. I will send everyone that is ordering a reminder on Thursday, September 29 to order their dresses. Once the first dress is ordered, I will receive a call from the store to get the names of each bridesmaid so they will know how many to wait for before placing the order.

The information you will need to know to place an order:
- color: eggplant (both dress color and trim)
- no extra length or rush delivery needed
- size: if you don't remember, just follow the guidelines to measure yourself
- wedding party name: Alexx McCoy
- bride's phone number...hope you all know this! 502 4632 with a cinci area code
- wedding date: 6/23/2012
- choose the option to wait for others

THE Bridesmaid Dress

After picking through a number of bridesmaids dresses at Wendy's Bridal, we found a very cute dress!  I think the dress is adorable, and I really like the style. After we left the store, Jessica was able to find the style dress on the designer's website, and we can find it cheaper online than in the store, even with the discount.  The dress is style #60012 from DaVinci bridesmaid dresses. I found the dress for a good price at the Wedding Accessory Superstore Online.  The dress will be in the color eggplant.  The shipping will be $10.50 per dress, making it $155.04 for the dress. 

I would like to order these dresses within a few months, but I understand that is still months before the wedding.  Before we order any dresses, I need to figure out who would be able to pay for their dress now (i.e., order it directly from the website) and who would need more time before paying for the dress.  For those, I can place the order for the dresses, and then when it is possible, you can pay me back.  Think about if you would be able to spend that money soon.  I will talk to everyone individually and figure it out before we place any orders.

Also, with ordering online, you need to make sure you remember your size, or remeasure yourself to find the correct size.  The website has some good tips on doing measurements, if you need to do them or redo them. I would read over them.