2006 Update

Well, I can't believe how fast the time flies! Can you believe that it's already 2007?! Wow!

I'm now realising that this whole wedding planning thing is kinda interesting in the sense of variance. Like I could spend 3 hours/day from now on planning the wedding, or one third of the time, and POSSIBLY even end up with a similar result. How?

Well, let's take looking at photographers for example. So you need a photographer; you can go through lists online (or at a bridal show), pick out five of them, look at their portfolio's, price lists, availability, etc... interview them; then choose a photographer. Or, you can simply just go with one that a friend used, meet with them once, and then go for it. I'm sure Jeff and I will probably find a balance in between the two, but we'll see what happens.

Okay, so back to the updating portion of the entry, it's titled "2006 update" afterall. We've managed to announce our engagement to just about everyone now - even my cousins in Egypt and Kuwait know about Jeff & I getting married in June. My mom has also told the whole Egyptian community, and the last of the congratulatory emails trickled in today (well I might still possibly recieve some tomorrow, but hey, I think this is it). Our families have met (well most of them), it's hard with some of his living in another province. We've picked our wedding date (166 days to go - but who's counting?), and venue - so that's awesome! =) We've even figured out a florist (http://www.anikaartsandflowers.com/)!

It seems like Lavender ( a light bluish-purple for our male reader), will be the color, this is subject to the availability of the wedding dress though - my Mom wants me to wear a style that I absolutely don't like. So anyway, the plan is to order the dress soon.

Jeff and I have been thinking about a registry. And well there are pro's and con's to having one. The thing is, it's a good idea because then you don't end up with like 10 gnome lawn ornaments or something crazy like that. But the reality is... Jeff lives in a townhouse, and I also lived on my own in a 2 bedroom apartment. I also worked at Eatons - where I managed to get a bunch of stuff for a fraction of the cost! So together we have 3 microwaves, 4 sheet sets, 8+ towels, a slow cooker, 2 fondue sets, a fire extinguisher, placemats, blender, ... and you get the idea. The funny thing is that all my stuff is new - since I only lived in Chesterville for 8 months. So like the slow cooker was only used once, the blender 5 times, and well you get the idea. I guess the thing is, that we can use a nice set of dishes, nice glasses, and probably a few other minor things, but there's no way we can come up with enough stuff (that we need) for 150 guests. So should we really make a registry? (Will people get pissed off that there's nothing left to buy?)The things that we do need are a washer, dryer, couch, television, bed suite (apparently I need to leave my childhood bed, might table, and dresser behind), curtains, lawn equipment (not that we'll have much lawn), and a honeymoon. One good thing about the registries though, is that apparently most stores have a buy out plan. So if there's something on your registry that you didn't get, you can buy it for yourself and they'll cut you an extra 10-15% or something so you can finish off the plate sets and stuff. Hmm - I wonder if they'd give an extra discount for the washing machine too. Hmm - so it might be worth getting a registry after all. The whole concept of a wedding registry is kinda weird though too - I guess that everyone does it, and that people like buying wedding gifts - so why not get something the couple picked out? =S If you have any cool home decor mags lying around - pass them along my way. ;)

I guess there isn't really that much more to update. And looking for favors is a lot of fun, so I probably will never update that - since I like to keep checking them out. =)

Well I hope that 2007 is the best year ever!

Cheers,
Nora