Some Progress...

So, we officially have a date, a place and a DJ!! Yay! Signed contracts and deposited money (ugh, and a lot of it...)
Date: August 13, 2011
Place: Seaport Hotel Boston, MA
DJ: Peter Accolla NuImage Entertainment and probably the most expensive thing at my wedding but worth every penney! (he did Jessie and Ellen's weddings) He's AMAZING!!!

So we are trying to think buget and figure out if we can have our wedding videographed by this company that works hand-in-hand with NuImage but its pricey - we'll see, I can't have everything but i seem to be justifying spending more on that because I have a friend from high school being my photographer (cheap and amazing!) http://www.mariahgale.com/ check it out shes great! She just started doing weddings and she doing our engagement phots on May 16th :) Ill be sure to post some!

The Ring and Shananagans...

Derek and I were out today and on our way back we took World Trade Center Ave to check out the reception venue again for fun. We didn't realize the security guard when we blew past him and he actually caught up to us. He looked like he was 12 years old and then made us U-turn it and leave, but not before checking out the amazing gardens and view from the place! Can't wait!

We blocked out 15 rooms at the hotel for Friday and Sat night the weekend of the wedding at an AMAZING rate so we can keep the party going!

Help we need a ceremony site! We keep flip-flopping between getting married in a church or not...there are some gorgeous churches in Southie but we originally wanted to get married outdoors...we'll see...been researching Boston and they max out renting any park/beach or recreation area in the city and surrounding areas to 50 people and no rentals (chairs, etc.) making this harder than I thought...

PS - Got my contract signed :)

Summer in the City Wedding

So we have a date! Just confirmed today and we still need to finalize by actually signing the contract, but 8-13-11 is it!
Why did we pick this date? Nothing special or meaningful...just knew we wanted summer/fall 2011 and just picked 8-13 because according to the calendar its a full moon that night. So, sorry, no crazy meaningful date picked out - but from now on it will be :)

Derek and I want to have a big summer in the city wedding. We live in South Boston and our families are from RI and north shore Mass, so its a good in-between. We love Boston! We want the reception in a fun, unique place that will be completely unforgettable.
So here it is - the Seaport Hotel Boston, MA - right on Boston Harbor in the city. Beautiful views and incredible spaces, we fell in love with it! Check it out -http://www.seaportboston.com/

There's A First For Everything...

I decided to start this blog so that friends and family could see updates, thoughts, and sometimes just pure randomness that is going on and associated with our wedding in August of 2011! I also need help and ideas because I'm a busy person and like other points of view (especially creative ones since i tend to lack in that area of expertise!)
I've never "blogged", never had a blog, never read blogs, dont understand where they got the term "blog" from but am starting to like the idea...i think... Although I'm not great at it and not too disiplined, ill try to keep up to date with some fun stuff going on throughout the next 16 months in terms of planning and organizing an amazing and unforgettable wedding!
Derek and I, and those who know us well, understand how important it is for us to have one huge celebration - a massive party celebrating two incredible families coming together.We also need a huge pick-me-up after some of the rough times we've had over the past year.
So, come visit often and ill try my best to keep up with it and keep you all updated on our plans, ideas, pictures and randomness that occurs throughout the months leading up to that amazing day!
:)