RANDOM PHOTO IDEAS

(source: mjdecorations.com)
I love lights!


(source: plansandpresents.blogspot.com)
I love the blue with the white on top. I wonder if we could find a nice navy for this idea? Also, I like the size of the tables. Big tables would be really nice! Um, is that a cake in the middle of the table?


(source: shoponline2011.com)
I love the look of the dark blue glasses on the white table. I think that's lovely! And silver plates even, gee - those are our wedding colors! Haha although, those plates don't look budget ... and actually neither does that centrepiece....haha


(source: caesarsweddingfavors.co.uk)
Who doesn't love balloons?!!


(source: ecrater.com)
Who doesn't love bows? I love bows! I think this is a great use of colors.....


ok gotta go walk Remy and get ready for work.....

Xoxo.
Leslie

ALTEENS - BAD EXPERIENCE

I'm finally ready to blog about it.

Now, I know that I can be a bit sensitive... however.... this happened on tuesday and I was still upset about it yesterday.

I had a bad experience.

On my day off, cutie roomie and I decided we would go and have a look at some wedding bands.
Where my hunny and I researched them online, I felt inclined to go have a looksee for myself.
Plus, if we could get them locally instead of ordering them online that would make me happy.
(Provided they aren't 4x the price).
Plus the internet doesn't offer layaway - and I'd rather be concerned about spending the next 20 months making sure I get the ring I want to wear for the rest of my life, not just the one I can afford at buying time.

Seeing as how it was my day off, I wasn't kean on going to the mall. The only other jewellry store in town is Alteens.

(source: http://www.alteensjewellery.com/)

Now, up until tuesday if you had asked I probably would've told you it was my favorite jewellery store in Corner Brook.

It's spacious and well lit. For some reason, it reminds me of my grandfather, and I've been there with my dad for reasons too.

So I wasn't prepared for what happened. I was happy to be there.

(source: http://www.alteensjewellery.com/)

Cutie roomie and I went in, and located the wedding bands.

Under glass of course.

We were asked if we needed help by one of the three ladies not serving any customers.

I just automatically said no just looking. We wandered the store.

But of course we went back to the wedding bands.

After getting someone's attention for some assistance, a lady came over.

She never took one ring out of the case for us to see, at any point.

I was asking questions, trying to get the information out of her. After my second inquiry, I realized that I actually knew more about the materials than she did with only one night of googling. I didn't let that on though. Just let her talk.

She finally looked at me and decided to ask ME something...

"Do you even HAVE an engagement ring?"

Honestly.

I'm 28 years old, looking at wedding bands. I'm not here to waste your time.

Who wastes time looking at wedding bands anyway? They aren't exactly glamorous.

Plus I had my hand on the counter, without gloves.

So I know she saw it, or could easily have if she cared enough to look.

A good salesperson probably would've looked at my finger first.

Unless she was just trying to make a point.

Yes it's a blue sapphire. Not some big diamond bought at your store.

That doesn't mean I'm not worth your time.

Either way, she then proceeded to inform me what I could not purchase if THAT was my ring.

She never asked if I planned on wearing my engagement ring next to my wedding band.

Just that I could not buy the metal I inquired about.

She never even pointed them out in the showcase for me.

Either way. I'll end my story here but I left upset.

All I could hear in my head after I left was her voice

"Do you even have an engagement ring?!"

and the feeling of being chastised like I was a child.

Needless to say, last night at work I made a couple inquisitive calls around the mall.

I spoke to a nice gentleman at Charm over the phone, who was more than willing to relay all sorts of information over the phone to me.

And he was genuinely really nice.

I didn't reach Robertsons, I believe they were closed.

Will keep you all posted.

On a positve note, cutie roomie and I did go and scope out a few decoration ideas!

I love that we can all take our time with this, and don't have to feel rushed.

Xoxo.

Leslie

BANDED!

So, last night we were doing some research on wedding bands.

These days, there are so many materials being used that we needed more information.

Various Gold, Silver, Stainless Steel, Tungsten, Platinum, Titanium, Ceramic.....

So, my hunny and I began googling the pros and cons of each one.

What do you wear?

We have to take into consideration our lifestyles, particular requirements and likes.
What will last forever - like our marriage!
(Actually, I got that cheesy line off a website we came across... hehe)

I believe we have our options narrowed down to: Titanium, Tungsten or Stainless Steel.
All of these are within our price range (at least online), are a look we would like and have properties that interest us.

Have a look at : http://www.myjewelrybox.com/ - that's the site I was perusing for images and ideas.

Will keep you posted! I gotta run to work....

Xoxo.
Leslie

IDEAS IDEAS

So, last night while we watched Hawaii 5-0 (my lover's favorite show), and he doodled ideas for a woods camp him and his father daydreamed up, I flicked through photos.

On theknot.com (the site cutie roomie Jess signed me up for), they have an endless supply of information, including a section called DIY Ideas.

I just clicked on the full sized photos, each with a description of what was done, and began clicking next....next....next.... through all the ideas.

Some of them were RIDICULOUS. Alot of them involved aspects of wedding and reception I hadn't intended on using, such as 'escort cards', ' place cards' and 'table naming'.

<a href="http://weddings.theknot.com/Real-Weddings/74972/detailview.aspx?STOPREDIRECTING=TRUE&type=3&id=74972&STOPREDIRECTING=TRUE&specific%20detail=DIY&pageIndex=1">Real Weddings - A Laid-Back Mountain Wedding - Button Bridesmaid Bouquet</a>

<a href="http://weddings.theknot.com/Real-Weddings/47351/detailview.aspx?STOPREDIRECTING=TRUE&type=3&id=47351&STOPREDIRECTING=TRUE&specific%20detail=DIY&pageIndex=7"> Real Weddings - Ann & Peter: An Outdoor Wedding in Lincoln, NH - The Ring Bearer</a>

<a href="http://weddings.theknot.com/Real-Weddings/71732/detailview.aspx?STOPREDIRECTING=TRUE&type=3&id=71732&STOPREDIRECTING=TRUE&specific%20detail=DIY&pageIndex=1"> Real Weddings - A Vintage Wedding in Morris, IL - DIY Ribbon Boutonniere</a>

Luckily for you guys, I'm not going with any of these ideas. Perhaps lucky for Miss Peggy too, because she won't have to sit and help me make them!

But of the thousands of ideas I went through, I got a couple potential good ones out of it.
All it takes is one sort of neat idea, to create a better, more you idea in your head.

Xoxo
Leslie

THE KNOT DOT COM

So, cutie roomie has signed me up. Well, us up but pretending to be me.

One of the features of this website is you put in your budget and a few basic pieces of information about the wedding-to-be, and it spits out at you an approximate budget. How much you should spend on each feature, so that you stay within your budget.

Now, given that we are going to move these numbers around based on our own personal priorities... some of them were a bit silly.
I know, it's just putting them through an equation but here are some to make you chuckle:

BRIDE'S ACCESSORIES: Shoes, necklace, purse, earrings etc: $16.00
GROOM'S TUX: $9.60
TOTAL CEREMONY COST: $41.60 (Isn't this the most important part?!!)
WEDDING DRESS: $96.00 (I'm pretty sure I won't be paying alot more than this actually)
BOTH WEDDING RINGS: $32.00
ALL ATTENDANT GIFTS: $16.00 total

Either way, I don't think that this will be how we lay things out. I'm confident that we can stay within our budget, but perhaps this website won't be helping us. Made for larger dollar figures I think. Hahaha.

Xoxo.
Leslie

INVITATIONS

Got em!

Now, I hadn't really put alot of thought into these yet. With so much time ahead of us, what's the rush? Plus, as an attempt to save on the budget, I had sorta imagined that we would be having nice, cute, homemade invitations.

Some sort of combination of card stock, heart stamp, insert of information, pretty envelopes. Done deal.

Well, did I come across something this week!

Carleton Cards - leftover boxing week sale.

Wedding invitations, originally $12/pack now $1.19/pack of 10. At that price, I figured even if my hunny didn't like them - well - we could at least use the silver envelopes.

and they are cute!

I bought the whole works of what they had - 6 packs.

We don't know yet how many people we are inviting, other than it will be small.

I know, a relative term.

In fact, hunny's mom mentioned to me today that soon her and I should sit and start trying to jot down a list of names.

I already know my list is tiny, but their family is HUGE.

I mean. m a s s i v e .

We will just have to wait and see.

Will keep you posted.

What do you think of the invitations? I'm pretty excited!

xoxo.

Leslie

LOCATION SCOUTING

So cutie roomie and I had a mission this morning, doing a little location scouting.

My hunny has said that he doesn't really mind where the "I Do's" happen, so that means we can do it at the Salvation Army! He's Catholic, but I was always raised Sally Ann. If the wedding were going to happen in Halifax, I would do it at the Fairview Citadel, without a doubt. That's where my brother got married:

However, we live in Corner Brook, Newfoundland - so we are getting married here.... at home.

The Salvation Army Temple was always our traditional family church here. However, it's quite large and our wedding will not be. Food for thought.

(This is a borrowed photo, hence the no snow)

This church is located on the other side of town from our house. Which, really, is only about 5km away but still to be taken into consideration.

There is, however, another Salvation Army in Corner Brook. The Salvation Army Citadel.

 

In fact, that is the back of my head - as cutie roomie and I just walked down the street and snapped these photos ourselves.

Yes, we live that close. In fact...

If you look at this photo, taken from the church parking lot, you can see our little red race car parked in front of our house just down the road.

Seriously. The church is THAT close.

So this morning, cutie roomie and I decided to go to church.

I will admit that perhaps I haven't gone as often as I should.

We walked down the street, in through the door and were made to feel more than welcome.

There are no photos of the inside, how rude would that be?!

So here's the low down:

Temple:

Located across town

Holds hundreds of people and with a small wedding I envision myself walking down a long empty aisle

BUT is traditionally our family's church, going back generations.

It's where I went as a kid, and on visits here after we moved to NS.

Citadel:

Located about 2 houses away

Cutie roomie and I estimate the main area holds 120 people comfortably, and thus is a cozier atmosphere

My first time there was this morning, but they made us feel loved and welcome

Do you have any thoughts to add?

On a side note, I would like to say that I was happy to be there this morning and am actually planning on walking my butt over there for service more often.

Perhaps not every sunday, as I work some and sometimes life gets in the way.

But fairly often, so that I become more of a familiar face, instead of a new visitor.

I'm leaning towards Citadel. Big time.

and getting excited!

Xoxo.

Leslie

THE NEW BLOG BEGINS!

This is it. This is the first post.
I always wondered why someone would want multiple blogs. I mean, I saw that I could have more than one, but really couldn't figure out why someone would bother. Now I know! I would like to keep my regular blog little-leslie.blogspot.com about our family life, our adventures and our fun times.

However,

I really want somewhere I can chat about the wedding plans.

A few times now I have read that a girl should keep a journal while planning, because this only happens once in your life and it's such a special time. The way I see it, I type faster than I write, and journals cost money to buy but blogs are free.

So here we are!

I'm not planning on putting links to this blog on facebook. Really, it's more for me than for advertising. You are more than welcome to follow along though, simply use this address:


littlelesliegettingmarried.blogspot.com


I'm sure that the blog will evolve as we go along, but I hope you enjoy what you see and read.

Xoxo.
Leslie