Photographer Booked!!

Ok, it’s been a while since we’ve worked on anything for the wedding. I guess it’s because we’ve been more focussed on the condo!

Today Sunny and I finally paid our deposit for the photographer to secure our date! That’s really exciting! The rates have actually gone up a little bit since the last time we were there! We’re lucky she gave us the old price! =D We’re probably gonna take our engagement photos in April. Sunny, that means we have 6 months to get fit again! Sorry Greg. No more all-you-can-eat fish and chips. You’re just gonna have to get cancer without us! =P

Not much more’s gonna be going on in the next while. I won’t be dress shopping again until January. Sunny and I are going to be working on the artwork for our save-the-dates soon, so we should have those done in the next few weeks!

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Thanks Everybody!

Thanks for coming out for dim sum everybody! I guess the first wedding party meeting was a success!! THANKS!!

Now for the REALLY fun part…HONEYMOOOON!!!!

So we’re thinking of going on a Mediterranean cruise! We both want to see Europe, but being the lazy people we are, we don’t want to have to deal with moving from one hotel to the next and we DEFINITELY don’t want to be staying at hostels for our honeymoon, for many MANY reasons. Soo, cruising Europe seems to be the best solution! We basically travel at night on the ship and get off at a different port each day!

Sounds great so far, but the bad part about it is that we only get ONE day in each city, which might not be enough for some places. So I think we might add on a few more days in Europe either before or after the cruise so that we get the most out of this trip. To all the Europe-experts out there: where do you guys think we’d want to stay for more than one day?

Also, the cruise that we find most appealing so far is with Royal Caribbean. I know Mike and Tracy had a great time on their cruise with them so I’m not too worried, but I do want to get more opinions on them! Has anybody else travelled with them before or know people who have? Are there any issues that I should watch out for? Thanks guys!

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Bouquet Madness

So for those who don't already know, I've kinda picked out a flower for my bouquet! It's a natural blue flower called the aquilegia vulgaris or the common columbine.

I picked it because of its colour and because it's the flower of Venus! Pretty cute eh!

I found the flower yesterday at a few small flower shops downtown so I bought a small bundle. The bad thing about them is that I'll have to have a bouquet holder for sure, because they don't last long without water. :( But otherwise, I like it! It's really different! AND, it has a story! You KNOW how I love it when things have a story! ^_^d

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Final Call for Photography Referrals!!

Sunny and I finally went back to Whiteday Weddings (the last place I was talking about for photography) and he really liked it! BUT, we still want to compare it to other places that have similar services. We have yet to find a place that offers the range of services this place does. Whiteday offers:

- 2 Gown and 2 tux rentals (one for engagement photos and one for the wedding day), including accessories from head to toe (e.g. shoes, veil, jewellery)

- 1 dress for the reception and 3 other outfits for the engagement photos

- AWESOME photography! They cover us from the tea ceremony in the morning to the end of the night (i.e. no time limit). The wedding package we want, also includes engagement pictures with outdoor and studio pictures.

- Hair and makeup for both days for the bride AND GROOM! …Oh yes. I’ll get an all-day assistant to help me do makeup touch-ups and change my hairstyle throughout the day!

- They also have other random wedding accessories that they provide without any extra costs. E.g. ring bearer pillow, flower girl’s flower basket, cake knife, etc.

- 4 Photo albums

- 2 Framed enlargements

- They could also do wedding coordinating/planning for me for free, depending on whether or not I want her services. So for example, they can take care of chair rentals and flower arrangements if we wanted. We’ll probably ask them for estimates for everything and then decide.

So that’s it! What do you guys think? Do you know of any other places that are able to do journalistic styled photos and are experienced with Chinese weddings? We have looked at a few places, but they just seem to be lacking in one area or another. This place seems to have it all. But please do give us suggestions! Thanks!

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The Wedding Gown Virgin is DE-Virginized!

WOW! Dress shopping was sooo much fun today!! Today we explored the bridal strip in New West and did WONDERS in 4 hours! There are two dresses that I am absolutely in love with. There is one that I’m thinking about buying and the other, I’m thinking about renting just for our engagement photos. That way Sunny doesn’t see me in my wedding dress before THE day!

The unplanned bonus of the day was that I found an awesome place for photography! We wandered into Whiteday Wedding (see: http://whiteday.ca/) looking for gowns and realized their photography was even more impressive! It’s funny how you find things when you least expect it! Anyway, all of us (especially my sister) really fell in love with the photography there. And you all know how important photography is to me! So Sunny and I are going back on Monday to take a more detailed look at their services. I’m so excited!!!

**A special thanks to my girls: the cosplay-bride-to-be, the girl-who’s-moving-back-to-Van-next-Summer and of course the cripple, for being so supportive and patient! I had such a fantastic time today! I’m so glad you all were there! MUAH!

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Cocktail Reception Activities?

Can anybody tell me what goes on at the cocktail reception after the wedding ceremony? Are we supposed to have things planned (e.g. speeches, games) or are we just supposed to let people mingle? I'm thinking the bulk of the games will be done at the dinner reception, same with the speeches. So what do we do then?