Since it has been quite some time since I have been able to sit down and update the world on the Mendez-Merk world.... I guess I failed to mention our engagement, and the fact that we are getting married on August 30th of 2014 - not only is this Labor Day weekend, but it is also Bryan's 28th birthday... he not only gets the best birthday present ever (ME - lol!!) but he SHOULDN'T ever forget our wedding anniversary. Big bonus for him... haha! BIG NEWS! <3 That being said... we are trying to get a huge majority of our planning done before sweet little Charley blesses us with her presence....
Being that this is the first (and only) wedding I have had to plan... I really had no idea how much was actually involved and what went into creating a wedding. It's a LOT of work with TONS of details. As soon as I started looking through some of the materials and got a better idea of all the work that this would entail, I started to panic a little.... and was not quite sure how all of this would be possible for me with two babies to take care of.
SO.....
I decided that planning a wedding with two babies under two would be easiest with a little help, so I found superstar Lauren Geissler from Downey Street Events to help me get the job done. Best decision EVER. Lauren is probably one of the most organized people I have ever met. She has all sorts of cool spreadsheets and lists made for us already... did I mention I LOVE lists? Obsessed! Organization is one of my favorite hobbies. So much fun. When I saw the Work Flow spreadsheet for our wedding I just about died and went to heaven!
Lauren came out and did a site visit at our barn last week, and got to see how beautiful it is in person! It was unreal watching her and the team measure out our aisle in front of the barn up the main walkway.... it really started to set in for me that we are actually getting married at our beautiful barn.... in a little over a year!!!!! So crazy, and so exciting. There are still TONS of details to be worked out, but we have nailed down the photographer we are going to be using: Encarnacion Photography - we are super excited about husband and wife team Joanne and Jonathan! We had one cake tasting with Studio Cake and one catering tasting, but have not settled on either of those yet. We have a big catering tasting coming up at the end of April, in which we are able to bring 8 of our friends and make it into a fun night out for everyone... which we are also really excited about! The other big vendor - which is for setting up a tent out at the barn - is also something we are working on, but are not decided on yet. There are of course many other details and decisions to be made... what with me being a BIG planner and all... and baby Charley coming in June... I was hoping to have most of the big decisions and vendors nailed down before her arrival. I will of course have lots to do after, but a head start never hurt anyone!
I have been having lots of fun collecting things for the wedding that I see along the way in my everyday path - random antique shops in Los Gatos, bakeries in Los Altos, florist shops in Burlingame, etc. The wedding will definitely be unique and have lots of fun, personal touches to it... I can't wait to see it all come together on the big day.
I have also been working on our wedding website, which has been something fun to chip away at when I'm relaxing in bed in the evenings.
Anyways... there are tons of details to report on, and I am sure I will have much more to share once we get closer and start really getting into the planning. But so far, it has been a lot of stress-free fun for me and Bryan and my family, and we just can't wait for our wedding day to hurry up and get here!
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