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[ Monday, August 23, 2004 ]
383 Days until the wedding...
Hello all!!
So this weekend was so very productive! On Friday, Chris and I visited Bird Design, the agency he worked for before Sony, to talk about concepts for our invitations. We brought in a whole mess of magazine clippings and we think we might end up with something really cool. More on that later.
Then on Saturday, Deborah, who flew down from SF for the weekend, Mandy, Chris, Mom, Dad and I drove over to Cerritos to check out Lehngas at Sona Chaandi dress shop. Amazingly, the first dress that Deborah tried on ended up being Mandy and Deb's favorite! All we did was change the color. So the dresses are ordered and it will take 6-10 weeks for the fabric to be dyed and the embroidery to start.
A little history on the lehnga
http://www.indiaprofile.com/fashion/lehngas.htm
And in case anyone wanted to read about it...A little history about the Sari as well
http://www.nikhaarcreations.com/legend.htm
Finally on Sunday, Chris and I took our engagement photos. We started at the Disney Concert Hall in downtown LA. One of the guards actually stopped our photographer because they thought we were taking commercial shots :). Then we headed over to Leo Carrillo beach, just north of Malibu and hopefully captured the most AMAZING sunset. We should get those back in a week or two. Hopefully some of them come out ok. Chris spent most of the shoot readjusting my hair because of the wind :)
That's all for now. Next steps are my dress, floral ideas and getting the save the dates together and shipped out!
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[ Friday, August 06, 2004 ]
404 Days until we are married....
So 404 days out...here's a little update...
I was out in Boston for a cable conference a few weeks back and took a little detour down to Rhode Island to check out a few locations for the wedding. Chris and I were getting a little worried because one of the places that we had thought would be really fun to have the wedding had been booked last JANUARY!! YIKES! Chris' mom was nice enough to set up a whole day of location hopping, so with question list in hand, his mom and I headed out to Newport in the thick thick morning fog...8 meetings later I was torn. The Astors Beechwood Mansion, clearly my favorite, was booked for the only weekend that made sense for us between available church dates, school breaks, and Newport boat shows.
Chris called to see how the day had gone and I could barely speak I was so upset. I didn't know what to do! Chris arrived the next day to check out the places. Did we opt for the Hyatt which was ok but not intimate at all and sort of just another hotel. Or did we go for OceanCliff, an inn with a really pretty waterside view that fit a few less people. By the end of the day, I could tell Chris was having just as tough a time deciding. So we drove back over the bridge to have dinner with his family and mull things over. Then we got the brilliant idea that we would go back and check the place out at night during another wedding that the event staff had told us was happening that night. Sneaky sneaky. Chris' brother-in-law suggested that we get dressed up and walk right in. You know taste the food, dance a little to the band... ;) Not a bad idea...but we didn't do it!
So we went over there and it seemed to be a swinging party! So we booked it! AND we booked the band! YAY!
September 10, 2005 - American Wedding
OceanCliff - Newport's Premiere Mansion Hotel
http://www.newportexperience.com/oceancliff.htm
Unfortunately they do 5 weddings a weekend there and the Sunday Bride booked all the rooms except two. We booked one for us just in case. Phew. But that leaves a little research to be done on room blocks at other hotels. The nice part is that this place caters and does the cake and linens/tables/chairs so those are a few things we won't have to search for vendors for.
Next steps:
Out of Towner Save the Dates
Guest List
Photographer research
Flower research
Trip to little India to look at fabrics and stuff
Figure out this little Indian Wedding thing :)
I attached photos so you know who everyone in the party is :)
Bridesmaids - American Wedding
Ms. Deborah McCrimmon - Bestest Friend
Mrs. Marissa Alwag - Sorority Sister
Mrs. Jennifer Lynne Cowart - Sister of the Groom
Mrs. Mandy Van Sluis - College Friend
Ms. Dana Washington - Friend from year abroad
Ms. Jessica Wise - Sorority Sister
Flower Girls - American Wedding
Ms. Caroline Rose Cowart
Ms. Elizabeth Anne Cowart
Bridesmaids - Indian Wedding
Mrs. Kavita Sahai
Ms. Kristina McDonald
Mrs. Avanti Frick
Groomsmen -
That'll be part of the next update ;) Gotta keep you wanting more!
I love you all!! Can't wait for the fun!
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