Change of Date!

Well, it turns out our venue of choice is booked on our date of choice. So, our wedding date has been changed to December 5th, 2009! The good news, is that is 7 whole days sooner! The bad news, is that is 7 whole days sooner!

There is so much do in the coming months, it can be a bit overwhelming when you look at everything ahead. We are in the process of getting a contract made up with Rock Eagle, and our date is reserved. Ive spoken with a photographer as well as a florist. We will then be scheduling a meeting with the caterer to discuss food. This is one thing Chris is excited about and wants to be a part of! So, Im excited that he cares!!

Once we nail down all the "big picture" things we can start worrying about the fun stuff. Seven months will fly by before we know it,

We are excited!!! You should be too!

Thanks for reading!

Love,

Leigh and Chris

Bridesmaid Dresses

I have spent a lot of time worrying about bridesmaid dresses! A few weeks ago, I decided I was fed up with looking online, and Anna and I hit the road to actually try on some dresses. We chose a Saturday with terential rains and slick wet roads! But nothing could stop us on our trip.

We went to two places in Augusta. The first shall remain nameless. All I will say is we had a less that stellar experience there, and walked away with no good leads. The next place we went was a winner!

We saw the dress that we had picked out online as "the dress" Cail had maintained this dress wouldn't look as good in person as it did online, but I would not hear it. Until Anna tried it on.....

Here is the dress on the model online

Here it is on Anna. See the difference ? (No offense Anna...)

It just was not the dress in person that I wanted it to be. So, we picked out a few more dresses and looked for "the dress"

I am very much a "I will know it when I see it" type of girl. This has been my shopping method as long as I have been a shopper! Anna tried on several more dresses as my personal model. Nothing really "wowed" me. Then she tried on this black dress that I had grabbed off the rack because I liked the top. When she put it on, I knew this was it. Now, before this moment having the bridesmaids wear black had not crossed my mind....but when I saw her in this dress, I just knew I had it.

And if you cant tell much about it, look at it here.

Anna tested is "dance-ability" and says it is very comfortable. The dress has a train on it, but it can be ordered with the train sewn up, which is likely what we will do. I am still not sure exactly where we will order them from. They all have to be ordered from the same place to get the same dye lot. So, I am researching all that and will let you know as we progress.

I am reserving the right to say this may or may not be my final decision on bridesmaid dresses. After I select my dress I will either confirm or deny this selection. (but I reallllly like this! and hope this is it!!)

That is all for now. Next time I will tell you about my visit with the wedding planner.

Thanks for reading!

Leigh

Intro

Hey Everyone! Chris and I (mainly me!) decided to start a page so that anyone who cares about our wedding planning can know what is going on. We forget who we have told what and who cares to know what, so everyone will have access to anything they care to know about! If you don't care about it, then don't read!


We got engaged on March 17th 2009 in Pigeon Forge TN on our vacation. Chris gave me a beautiful ring that I instantly recognized as my Granny's. He got the ring from my sister Cail and had some work done on it to make it new again. He succeeded! I was thrilled and am In love with my ring!

First things first, we agreed on a date - December 12, 2009. I wanted the fall. Chris wanted January. We compromised and that date was decided!


As we began to think about planning I asked Chris how involved he wanted to be. He told me to to tell him when and where...and he would be there. While I do tell him everything that happens during the process, if doesn't care about things such as center pieces and colors, I'm not going to be offended.


I have selected my bridesmaids...and asked them to be in the wedding. While, I believe Chris has made his selections, I don't think he has asked anyone as of yet. He feels he has "plenty of time" My bridesmaids will be:

Maid of Honor: Anna Newsome / Younger Sister
Matron of Honor: Cail Newsome Hammons / Older Sister
Bridesmaid: Jenny Bellamy Mooney / Childhood friend
Bridesmaid: Rebecca Johnson Lee / Childhood friend
Bridesmaid: Courtney Henowitz / College friend


My sisters, brother- in- law and I visited a potential wedding location a few weeks ago. We toured Rock Eagle in Eatonton, GA. Chris and I like the Rock Eagle location for many reasons. First of all, it is centrally located between our two families. Second, initially, it appears to be within our budgets.

Possible reception location - Pavalion at Rock Eagle














Possible ceremony location. Chapel at Rock Eagle

(walking distance to pavalion)















Inside Chapel

Thats all for now. I will update soon with pictures from mine and Anna's bridesmaid dress shopping trip as well as details from my meeting with a wedding planner.

Until next time!

Leigh