Matthew and Amber's Wedding

RSPV

amberpeace — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:18:42 +0000

RSVP: means “reply please”, written on an invitation to request that the invited person reply to confirm whether or not they will be attending.

Dear everyone in the whole wide world,

If you receive an invitation, whether it be wedding or birthday, respond. Even if it’s on facebook, hit the RSVP button in the affirmative or negative (and be honest!) Brides don’t shell out money for postage because it looks pretty. Have you seen the price of postage? We spend the money on the invites, the response cards, and the postage because we need numbers. We need to know if you’re going to eat. We need to know how many chairs and how many favors to request. Not responding promptly, especially by the requested day, is just plain rude and inconsiderate. There are 10 days until my wedding, and many people have not responded.

So if you you fall into this catagory – get on it!

A few pictures from Lexington

amberpeace — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:00:10 +0000

Thank you Lynne Humkey for a lovely wedding shower!

Congrats to the Gilleys

amberpeace — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 09:38:38 +0000

I’m not the only one getting married this year in my circle of friends!

(The pictures are off of facebook…I forgot who took them)

19 Days

amberpeace — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 09:28:23 +0000

Contrary to how my blog looks, there has been wedding planning going on. Since the first wedding shower, I had another one in Lexington and I’ve received a few surpises in the mail.

The cake has been settled on. Three tiers of chocolate cake covered in dark pink icing and green dots. I’ve created the box for the cards, the topper has been made, and all the bridesmaid accessories and gifts have been purchased.

Matthew and I have had our sessions of counseling, I’ve sent the wedding program to our minister to make sure the order of worship is okay, and I think we have a plan for decorating the room we’re using for the reception.

Now I feel like it’s a waiting game. I’m waiting to hear by from my stylist about when we can do a trial run. I’m waiting to find out who is coming. I’m waiting on cakes to be baked, makeup to be put on, and photos to be taken.

I don’t do well at waiting!

The First Bridal Shower

amberpeace — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:02:56 +0000

I wasn’t the one planning the Bridal Shower, but even then, I sure was nervous. I am so Type A!

But the shower was lovely. I truely enjoyed getting to spend time with the ladies that came, and I appreciate each and every gift.

If you would like to look at photos, they are Right Here.

Engagement Traditions #1

amberpeace — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:35:35 +0000

Attending a small, Christian college, I was a spectator of Ring By Spring and MRS degrees. In celebration of my own engagement, I am going to write on the different traditions my friends and I bring to the altar from our various colleges.

Milligan College – Creeking

Creeking is not particular to Milligan. Many schools do something similar and I believe Monogram Momma once told me that something similar happened to the frat boys at Auburn when. What does make creeking special, then, is the details and location to each particular establishment. To be creeked at Milligan, one must do the following

Become engaged
Forget to lock your bedroom door one night, or in some other way become vulnurable
Be dragged from your room by friends of the SAME gender (no mixing here!)
Allow yourself to be tied up and thrown into the back of a truck to be shamefully paraded around campus with loud honking and yelling.
Arrive at the bottom of campus
Be dragged FROM the truck
Be tossed in the freezing water (choose friend who do not try to creek you in February)
Walk out of freezing cold water to a towel being held by your beloved who has been informed of creeking.

Non Registered Wishes #1

amberpeace — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:09:14 +0000

There are stores everyone registers at. Belks, Macy’s, Nordsrom, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Target if you are wanting gift cards. I’m registered at Belks and BB&B. But there are plenty of things I want for a home that I can’t register for.

Many of those things come from Lehman’s. No, not the sorry banking boys, but Lehman’s the Old Order store. They cater to non-electric living and that’s something I really dig. I don’t hate electricity (hello KitchenAid!), but it can be used much less than it is, and I love housework. It is very theraputic and housework is somewhat a holy thing to me. I can get kitchen appliances, mechanical doorbells, clotheslines (I love hanging my clothing), and LAMPS. I cannot tell you my love of gas and oil lamps.

Sadly, Lehman’s does not have a registery and I think most people I know would consider my crazy for liking this lifestyle.

But I’m a high strung person, and the best thing for me is a slow lifestyle. Requiring a whole day to do laundry is in my best intrest. And really, doing things by hand is the best way.

Invitations

amberpeace — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:39:45 +0000

Unlike 99% of brides, I will not be sending out save-the-date cards. We’re cost-cutting here. So instead I will be sending out my invitations earlier than standard invitations are sent, but later than save the dates. It took me a bit of time to find an invitation I liked AND fit budget. Thankfully, Whitney English had a sale through Paper Concierge and I found what I was looking for. They are called Ribbon Lattice Pink and I think quite cute. Tomorrow, I’ll take the time to order some address stickers, but I haven’t decided on which of those to get.

I think this will be my hairstyle

amberpeace — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:34:08 +0000

Bridal Meltdown #1

amberpeace — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:19:42 +0000

I suppose it had to happen. The bigger question is how many more times will it happen?

My semester is INSANE. I’ll be done in the middle of May, but until then I have no time to breath, sleep, or socialize, must less time to plan my wedding. I can only do very basic things. Like my guest list and buy invitations and get a photographer. Those things I can do. I’ve pushed off the flowers to my sister, Katie, and my Aunt Dom. Food will be taken care of my my ridiculously talented family. About a week ago I was spazzing about getting everything done in time and mother informed me of two things.

#1 Most of her planning was done during the last month

#2 It’s my wedding. I can have the traditions I want. I can throw out what I don’t want. I can invite who I want and cut who I want. In the end, I get that final call on all aspects. The only person higher than me is the minister.

Of course, I don’t want to throw out the canary with the cage (did you like that new cliche there?) on that second point. I don’t want to be a bridezilla or forget that the service is first and foremost a worship experience. It does mean that I don’t have to make choices that make me straight upset. I do not have to have a cake. I can have cupcakes. I do not have to have a traditional Anglican wedding. It can be blended. I can top my guest list at 200 and I can say these are the hymns that I want.

I already bent on something I was dead set on, and it’s made a ripple of changes through the wedding. It’s made me incredibly unhappy, but I can’t change it now.

I should state this is not my dream wedding. This is not even my daydream wedding from doodling in class as a 16 year old dreaming of Adam King. No, this is my I-don’t-even-have-the-money-for-a-photographer-or-invitations wedding. The only thing that is even somewhat satisfactory is the color. That I got. So, excuse me if I want to have a few things my way.