The Game Plan (or the measly beginnings of one)
Saturday January 14, 2006
Topher and I are finally ready to take the next step toward holy matrimony ... hiring a wedding planner. Getting married in a foreign land sounds wonderfully romantic, but only if there is a guiding hand behind the scenes to make sure everything unfolds as planned.
The most promising company provides a planner in California and one in Scotland. They offer custom plans within our budget so I'm anxious to talk details with them. What are the details of my fantasy wedding you might ask.
Here's what I've come up with so far:
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Location: Indoors. As a Seattle native I refuse to wed outdoors. A church or castle is preferable.
- Attire: Forcing Topher to wear a kilt might be worth it, just for the hours of enjoyment we would get out of laughing at the photos. Unfortunately, I believe he's planning to wear a tux or suit.
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Officiant: Topher and I don't care who marries us (although that guy from the Princess Bride would be cool), and have even discussed having a ceremony in Scotland and coming back and making it official in the states afterward.
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Wedding Party: My sister Esther will be the maid of honor and Topher's sister Lesley will be my brides maid. I originally wanted them to wear black dresses of their choosing, but I think the photos would look better if they wore the same dress. Topher will have two groomsmen (not sure who yet).
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Music: Pipers!
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Decorations/Flowers: I know nothing about flowers or frilly things in general. I'm hoping to keep decorations to a minimum, although candles would be nice.
Comments
I don’t imagine they have a branch in Scotland, but if you want to see some ideas for amazing flower arrangements check out Winston Flowers. I have never seen them do anything that didn’t come out looking amazing. And I say make the man wear a kilt! Unless he has funny little chicken legs.
Same dress for the maid of honor and the bride’s maid? It does give unity and consistency to the pictures and to the ceremony as a whole, unless Esther and Lesley don’t have the same figure… One of my friends who married two years ago decided to have all the maids wearing the same dress, one of them was thin and tall, the other one was… less thin and less tall. On the picture, it looked like it was some “before/after” gallery from a makeover TV show, which hurt the “before” girl who wanted a dress which would fit better with her vurves but said nothing not to hurt the bride’s feelings. Now, nobody’s looking at these pictures anymore (at least not when the curvier maid is around).
Just give it a thought.
Hope your wedding is gonna be even more wonderful than what you expect.
I love the idea of the bridemaids dress being from the same color theme. That way you can still have dresses for each body style but still maintain the unity that you’re looking for.
I think the gals in your bridal party would be happier if you let them select the dress they each want – and you select the color and length of the dress.
By the way – have you chosen a wedding dress yet? Do you have a wedding date?
Curious people want to know…
hey lady, i’ll wear whatever you want me to wear just remember, you better make me look good because paybacks are a bitch! heehee, love ya and i love the blog!
one more thing, topher in a kilt with his chicken legs? i think you might be better off with a suit. unless you had him where the kilt just for the ceremony then a suit for after. NO TUX! (CTC)
For my Bride entrance down the aisle, we ditched that aweful “Here comes the Bride” song, and instead we chose bagpipe music with acoustic guitar mix called “A Man’s a Man for That”. We timed our version at 3min40sec, which was plenty of time to walk. Dont know what the song means, and didnt care, as it was so soft & pretty; all our guests liked it too! We also played “Highland Cathedral” on our exit out, with the guests following.
These song selections worked well for us and wanted to pass the idea onto you, for your Scottish wedding. Also, tell hubby if he wears the kilt, we CANT wear ANYTHING underneath it, it’s Scottish tradition you know!
Good stuff. You might like this article http://livingwithballs.com/moving-in-with-your-girl-what-to-expect/