Wedding Songs

Will and I have been discussing what song we want for our "dances." Our first dance, father-daughter dance, and mother(grandmother)-dance. He knows he wants "forever young" by Rod Stewart to be the song he dances with his grandmother to since his mom used to sing it to him when he was younger.

I am still unsure of the song I want for my father and me. It is hard to find a song that really describes our relationship. I am truly a daddy's girl in every sense of the phrase! He is definitely one of my best friends. I love the song "I loved her first" by Heartland. It is absolutely tear jerking. I bawl every time I hear it. I think it would be the perfect song for my daddy and I. Always can county on my country music to pull a few tears!

Will and I have a special song, but it isn't really a song that we can dance to. It is Brad Paisley's "Then." It was playing when Will told me he loves me for the first time and has been a special song for us ever since. Then we heard Matthew West's "When I say I do." That song was perfect. It has the most beautiful lyrics and is a Christian song which makes it even more appropriate for the day that God unites us. 

 

For our fun songs like the cake cutting song we are doing "How sweet it is" by James Taylor. And for the bouquet toss we are playing "All the single ladies" by Beyonce! Not sure what we are doing for the garter removal yet. Maybe  "It's raining men" by the Weather Girls? Will can do a pretty funny dance to it! Either that or "Let's get it on" by Marvin Gaye! Oh wait, best yet...Mission Impossible Theme! Will and I are a VERY conservative couple, so I think this would be a funny change for us IF I can convince him to take the garter off of me in front of everyone. He is so shy; poor guy probably will want me to take it off for him and hand it to him haha! That is just how conservative a couple we are!

So much to do before the move

With less than a month before I move to Louisiana I am becoming increasingly stressed with wedding planning. I am determined this weekend to book as much as possible. I have found the perfect band for the wedding and I am so happy to book them. They are called Deja Vu and have played in numerous events like the President Clinton Inaugural Ball, Good Morning America, Regis and Kathy Lee, TV shows such as Greys Anatomy, Criminal Minds, and the movie "Kicking and Screaming" with Will Ferrel. Nice huh? I wanted to make sure that the band that I pick for the wedding will be sure to entertain my guest and have them dancing all night long. They play everything from oldies, beach music, 70s, 80s, modern rock, top 40s. Everything that we love.

Finally!

After long deliberation with my ladies we have chosen the bridesmaid dresses yay! I decided that even though I prefer the long dresses, it is more practical for them to buy short ones that are cute enough to wear again. And are they ever! Jcrew makes great bridesmaid/party dresses. Matched with some pearls and heels they are going to look beautiful, not that they don't all the time.

My Cake

I have decided on my baker for the wedding cake! She owns Sugarplumb Fairy Cakes in Statesville and does ah-maze-ing work! Here is an example of a cake she did for another bride at the country club and I am totally using the idea for mine. Just changing the monogram of course!

The Gentlemen

Although I love to focus on the fashion for my girls and I cannot forget the groom and his men! I was hoping Will would wear his seersucker suit for the wedding, but he insists on wearing his tux. I can't complain though because he looks so handsome in it. He and his men are going to keep it southern with printed bow ties and cotton boutonnieres. Presh! Maybe I'll get our little ring bearer to wear some seersucker.

Bridesmaids dresses

As many of my friends and family members know I am obsessed with Lilly Pulitzer. I own Lilly clothes, luggage, pencils, agendas, koozies, coolers, wallet, key chains, shoes, photo frames...well you get the picture! Why not incorporate my love of lilly into my wedding? I do not want it to be obnoxiously pink and green but I am using pale hues of both along with ever classic white. So I figured I can use my bridesmaid's dresses to bring in some fun lilly! Here are some of the lilly dresses that I love for my girls to wear. The middle one is Jcrew and I love it too!

Flower Power

After working with my wedding planner we have picked out the perfect flowers for my May wedding. We are going to have magnolias, hydrangeas, tulips, peonies, and garden roses in light pink, white, and light green. The men will wear cotton boll boutonnieres and southern proper bow ties to match!
The tables with our "short" arrangements will have multiple silver mint julep cups filled with flowers, while our tall arrangements will be in really tall silver vases.

Save the Date!

My mother and I visited the stationary store to pick out my save the dates. After looking through books and books of samples I ended up going with a very basic white card stock with calligraphy. The writing will be in navy blue with a light pink envelope to use my wedding colors. I wanted to keep it completely classic and timeless.
These are very similar to the save the dates I ordered. Beautiful right?

Our Date

The date has finally been set! After moving it from December 2012 in New Orleans, we have decided on May 5th (or cinco de mayo/ or Kentucky Derby Day) for our Carolina wedding! We are so excited to finally have the date set and can now begin our real planning!

Also on another happy note, Monique Lhuillier has just finished making my dress and it should be in Nitsa's Apparel by the end of the month! I hope I haven't gained any weight and can still fit into it! Check out this barbie. She is wearing a Monique gown as well; too cute!