Our Wedding: Planning Updates

We're halfway through the week- woohoo! Today we are chatting about wedding planning! Tim and I have gotten a fair amount done with such a short time frame. I'm proud of what we've accomplished so far! The last thing I shared was our venue search where we decided on the Newport Rotunda at Eastons Beach.

Let's pick up where we left off shall we?

We attended a Bridal Expo at Mohegan Sun on Sunday February 25th which was a great way to see what wanted and didn't want for our wedding. Since we already picked our venue we didn't visit any of those booths but were able to check out DJs, photo booths, caterers, etc.

I love the color of these napkins! We collected tons of brochures and free items and then grabbed lunch at Bobbys Burger Bar before heading home.

Cheese fries are always delicious!

We collected quite a bit of stuff to go through...

We took a ton of information on honeymoons as well which we don't yet have planned. Although the event was rather overwhelming we had a great time checking everything out!

I purchased a wedding planning binder! So far it seems super helpful and I'm glad I bought it- you can buy one too right on Amazon. I've come across another bride who had the same binder and she couldn't stop raving about it either!

My Papa and his girlfriend Vivian sent us these beautiful flowers for our engagement! It was such a sweet surprise!

On Saturday March 3rd we had a meeting with a potential photographer in Newport and also planned on meeting with Peggy at the Rotunda to officially view the inside of our venue. We had already put down a deposit because we loved it but walking around the inside just made even more excited about our day!

In case the inflatables are confusing you- in the winter they have something called "Beach Bounce" here. They will be finishing up and redoing the floors and painting the walls before wedding season begins!

I love that there are windows around the entire room and that the view is gorgeous! I love how light the room is and how we can bring in any decor because it's so plain. I hate dark spaces and knew that I wanted a room with white (or light walls) so this is absolutely perfect.

And the starfish accents? Perfect!

Our potential photographer gave us this magazine to look through with some of her pictures inside during our meeting. Thoughout the course of our meeting I became completely sold on having her. I was 99% sure going in that we were going to pick her but when we heard that she got married at our venue and has done a ton of weddings there I was sold! Plus her personality is just the best- she seems like just the right amount of laid back. So we will be using Ella Grace Photography for our wedding- contract is signed! (And our engagement session is scheduled for this weekend!)

On Sunday March 4th we headed to Crate and Barrel to start our registry. This was mostly due to the fact that they give you a free gift when you register. You guys know I'm all about the freebies!

We picked out a ton of nice things and then stopped at Avvio for lunch.

It was pretty good!

All about that ring life!

The free gift Crate and Barrel gives you when you register is a pair of their stemless wine glasses. We didn't have any wine glasses so we will certainly use them for our non-wine drinks!

Last Saturday March 10th we headed off to turn in our caterer contract! I had put Tim in charge of choosing a caterer and he did an amazing job! We decided to go with Blackstone Catering who has done a ton of events at our venue. The woman we are working with, Shannon has been nothing short of amazing and we are sure we made the right choice!

Plus they have a huge fork outside their office. While we were there we scheduled our tasting for the end of April!

I will keep the updates coming as we do more wedding things! I have a feeling that with only 223 days to go we will being doing wedding stuff pretty much every weekend for awhile :)

Brittni and Stephen's Fall Wedding

One of my best friends, someone who I've been friends with since first grade, got married on Saturday!

Brittni and Stephen's wedding was located in Richmond, Rhode Island on Brit's family property. It was a beautiful ceremony a full of homemade, creative details that truly made the ceremony their own.

The morning of the wedding it was pouring rain and we thought for sure it would rain through the entire day. We were prepared with rainboots, umbrellas and tents set up around the property. Right before we walked down the aisle the rain stopped. Then right after the ceremony the sun started to peak through the clouds!

On Friday night during the rehearsal I snapped a few pictures of the decorations...

Brittni and Stephen gave every guest a mason jar to use as their cup for the night which also served as their favor.

This is where the ceremony took place, with a beautiful view of Moonshine Swamp, known throughout my childhood as "The Pond".

After rehearsal we headed to Wood River Inn where we had a rehearsal dinner. Brittni and Stephen had one of the rooms put aside for our group which was a ton of fun!

After a little more crafting we left the tent to head home and get a good nights sleep!

On Saturday morning all the bridesmaids met at Brittni's moms house to get our hair done.

I love getting my hair done, especially since my regular hairdresser Kayla was the one to do my hair for the wedding! She does amazing updos!

The beautiful bride!

After taking professional pictures at Brittni's aunts house (who has a gorgeous covered bridge on her property) we headed to Brittni and Stephen's apartment to get ready to walk down the aisle. We were amused by Aubrey the flower girl who was seriously excited about her job!

Brittni and Stephen's first dance after the ceremony (they danced to A Thousand Years by Christina Perri- one of my favorite songs!)

Here are some more pictures from the day:

It was a beautiful wedding and I am so happy that I was able to be a part of their special day! Being a bridesmaid for my oldest friend was amazing and I'm so happy for them! =)

Brit's Bachelorette Party!

Hello and Happy Tuesday to you!

I didn't get anything posted up here yesterday because I was completely exhausted after a busy weekend. I'm also getting used to my new schedule which is difficult as I'm sure you know!

This weekend was Brittni's Bachelorette Party! If you don't know, Brit has been one of my best friends since first grade. I feel like a part of her family whenever I am around them and always have a great time being part of anything that involves Brit and her family.

On Saturday night we celebrated with a party at Brittni's apartment. We played Cards Against Humanity which was a blast. We had a pretty low key night and went to bed fairly early since we needed to be up early the next day.... 

On Sunday morning Brittni, her sister Katie, Julia, Rachel and I hopped in the car and drove to Boston! Katie got us all Team Bride t-shirts since we were headed to a Red Sox game. Unfortunately our t-shirts were almost the same color as the Toronto Blue Jay's jerseys but that didn't spoil our fun!

We spent the morning wandering around Faneuil Hall...

And taking some photo booth pictures...

...and showing off our wicked awesome t-shirts.

Then it was time for lunch!

We had lunch at Dick's Last Resort which was a blast. In case you've never been to Dick's the idea behind the restaurant is that your waiter is a total jerk to you. He made us all hats that said funny things on them. Mine said "Will twerk for loose change", which was hilarious because I regularly pick change off the ground =)

Our waiter threw our silverware and menus on the table, kept pushing my hat down over my face, and brought Rachel water in a cup that had holes in it. He was absolutely hilarious and we all left saying what a great time we had.

Then we headed to Fenway! It was reallllllly hot at Fenway- not a cloud in the sky. We had a great time watching the game even though the Red Sox lost. It was the perfect way to end the weekend!

Happy Bachelorette Brit!