Completed!<\/h2>\n\n- RSVPs & Guest List<\/strong>: They are in! I have 80 people attending. (Of course, I\u2019m expecting this number to change slightly, but I am pretty confident on this number for the rest of my vendor bookings.) Our venue maximum is 80, so this number is\u00a0perfect (and what we had hoped for)!<\/li>\n
- Flowers<\/strong>: Booked! I\u2019m going with Delma\u2019s, The Flower Booth, in St. Petersburg<\/a>. They worked with my budget and they were recommended by multiple people, including my venue and a friend of a friend<\/li>\n
- Decor:<\/strong>\u00a0The flowers will be provided by my florist, and my sister already has mason jars. My dad found some battery operated lights to wrap around the outside of the jar. I think that I\u2019m going to skip table numbers since there isn\u2019t assigned seating. I may get some runners or linens for the middle of the tables, but I haven’t decided on this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"IMG_7641\"](\"http:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7641-768x1024.jpg\")
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\n- Linens<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Ordered! I may need to adjust the order, but the majority of them are ordered.<\/li>\n
- Plane Tickets:<\/strong>\u00a0Bought! I had budgeted $1000, but spent less than half since we avoided flying out of Florida twice… AND I used almost all of my Delta Skymiles<\/a>. Worth it though! (Since the less we pay right now, the better).<\/li>\n
- Guest Book<\/strong>: Ordered from Shutterfly<\/a> this week. It\u2019s being shipped to my parents\u2019 house. This is what the cover looks like:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Screen](\"http:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-28-at-11.37.16-AM-1024x518.png\")
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\n- Groomsmen:<\/b> All are fitted and deposit put down on their outfits. Yay, no more harassing them\u2026 for now. Two of them still need to buy plane tickets to my knowledge.<\/li>\n
- Brighton\u2019s Ring:<\/b> Picked it up yesterday! This is Brighton awkwardly modeling it for me… \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"IMG_7628\"](\"http:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_7628-768x1024.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
\n- Hotel Room Block:<\/b> Cut off date is soon. I haven\u2019t checked if anyone actually booked, but it\u2019s there if they want it until Tuesday.<\/li>\n
- Thank you Notes:<\/b> I need to get some of these, since we\u2019ve received a couple early\u00a0presents now. I started a spreadsheet to keep track of them.<\/li>\n
- Officiant & Pre-Marital Counseling:<\/b> We are meeting for our second time on FaceTime this Wednesday. We are working on our ceremony details, vows, and traditions. We are considering doing the Blending of the Sands Tradition. We are still researching options.<\/li>\n
- Bridesmaids<\/b><\/a><\/span>:\u00a0<\/b>Bridesmaids have ordered and received their dresses off Weddington Way<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in Cobalt Blue. They are working on their shoes now. We are thinking about this one<\/a>, suggested by Courtney. They actually look really comfortable! I\u2019m leaving accessories up to them since their dress necklines are all different, and not all of them have a location to put earrings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Bridesmaid](\"http:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Bridesmaid-Shoe-1024x694.png\")
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\n- Caterer:<\/b> Carrabbas\u2019 on 4th Street<\/span><\/a>. I sent them my food counts and working on finalizing that order this week. I need to know their arrival time for Sunken Gardens.<\/li>\n
- Cake<\/a>:<\/b>\u00a0It will be a cupcake cake by Publix. (MY FAVORITE!) I am doing 1\/2 chocolate, 1\/2 vanilla cupcakes, with a 6\u201d\u00a0 marble cake on the top to put my topper in, and for cutting during the reception. My cake topper<\/span><\/a> is here, and the cake stand<\/span><\/a> is ordered. It should arrive the week before the event, and we will assemble it in Florida. We are having them put these wrappers <\/a>around the outside to dress up the cupcakes. I decided to go with white frosting for all the cupcakes and the cake, since colors get all over everyone\u2019s face. The topper and the wrappers are gold. The only color will be the roses lining the bottom of our cake at the top.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
These are our cupcake wrappers:<\/p>\n
![\"71rPD49diBL._SL1200_\"](\"http:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/71rPD49diBL._SL1200_-1024x1024.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
See the example of the frosting roses I sent the bakery:<\/p>\n
![\"cce2cf63a0dcba24499b521eb94752be\"](\"http:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/cce2cf63a0dcba24499b521eb94752be.jpg\")
Working On It<\/h2>\n\n- Songs for Ceremony:<\/strong>\n
\n- Mother\/Son Dance:<\/em>\u00a0Brighton’s mom wants to do the Electric Slide.<\/li>\n
- Father\/Daughter:<\/em> I Can\u2019t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) by Four Tops (This song reminds me of my childhood when I would play music on my dad’s jukebox, play pinball, and dance!)<\/li>\n
- First Dance as Newlyweds:<\/em> Bright by Echosmith, Homegrown by Zac Brown Band, I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Ceremony Plan:<\/strong> We are thinking about what readings and elements of the ceremony we’d like. This is something I need to plan out hopefully by Wednesday…<\/li>\n
- Rehearsal Dinner Plans:<\/strong> We are getting closer to a plan here. We\u2019ve looked into a few places, but we\u2019re still\u00a0deciding what will work best given the location, environment, and our budget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Casita Taqueria<\/a>: Cute taco place, with an lit outdoor patio. Fun and casual environment, about 5-10 minutes from our venue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"11210404_803451516407577_6189789361990772926_n\"](\"http:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/11210404_803451516407577_6189789361990772926_n.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
- \n
- Linens<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Ordered! I may need to adjust the order, but the majority of them are ordered.<\/li>\n
- Plane Tickets:<\/strong>\u00a0Bought! I had budgeted $1000, but spent less than half since we avoided flying out of Florida twice… AND I used almost all of my Delta Skymiles<\/a>. Worth it though! (Since the less we pay right now, the better).<\/li>\n
- Guest Book<\/strong>: Ordered from Shutterfly<\/a> this week. It\u2019s being shipped to my parents\u2019 house. This is what the cover looks like:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n- \n
- Groomsmen:<\/b> All are fitted and deposit put down on their outfits. Yay, no more harassing them\u2026 for now. Two of them still need to buy plane tickets to my knowledge.<\/li>\n
- Brighton\u2019s Ring:<\/b> Picked it up yesterday! This is Brighton awkwardly modeling it for me… \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n- \n
- Hotel Room Block:<\/b> Cut off date is soon. I haven\u2019t checked if anyone actually booked, but it\u2019s there if they want it until Tuesday.<\/li>\n
- Thank you Notes:<\/b> I need to get some of these, since we\u2019ve received a couple early\u00a0presents now. I started a spreadsheet to keep track of them.<\/li>\n
- Officiant & Pre-Marital Counseling:<\/b> We are meeting for our second time on FaceTime this Wednesday. We are working on our ceremony details, vows, and traditions. We are considering doing the Blending of the Sands Tradition. We are still researching options.<\/li>\n
- Bridesmaids<\/b><\/a><\/span>:\u00a0<\/b>Bridesmaids have ordered and received their dresses off Weddington Way<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in Cobalt Blue. They are working on their shoes now. We are thinking about this one<\/a>, suggested by Courtney. They actually look really comfortable! I\u2019m leaving accessories up to them since their dress necklines are all different, and not all of them have a location to put earrings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n- \n
- Caterer:<\/b> Carrabbas\u2019 on 4th Street<\/span><\/a>. I sent them my food counts and working on finalizing that order this week. I need to know their arrival time for Sunken Gardens.<\/li>\n
- Cake<\/a>:<\/b>\u00a0It will be a cupcake cake by Publix. (MY FAVORITE!) I am doing 1\/2 chocolate, 1\/2 vanilla cupcakes, with a 6\u201d\u00a0 marble cake on the top to put my topper in, and for cutting during the reception. My cake topper<\/span><\/a> is here, and the cake stand<\/span><\/a> is ordered. It should arrive the week before the event, and we will assemble it in Florida. We are having them put these wrappers <\/a>around the outside to dress up the cupcakes. I decided to go with white frosting for all the cupcakes and the cake, since colors get all over everyone\u2019s face. The topper and the wrappers are gold. The only color will be the roses lining the bottom of our cake at the top.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
These are our cupcake wrappers:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nSee the example of the frosting roses I sent the bakery:<\/p>\n
Working On It<\/h2>\n- \n
- Songs for Ceremony:<\/strong>\n
- \n
- Mother\/Son Dance:<\/em>\u00a0Brighton’s mom wants to do the Electric Slide.<\/li>\n
- Father\/Daughter:<\/em> I Can\u2019t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) by Four Tops (This song reminds me of my childhood when I would play music on my dad’s jukebox, play pinball, and dance!)<\/li>\n
- First Dance as Newlyweds:<\/em> Bright by Echosmith, Homegrown by Zac Brown Band, I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Ceremony Plan:<\/strong> We are thinking about what readings and elements of the ceremony we’d like. This is something I need to plan out hopefully by Wednesday…<\/li>\n
- Rehearsal Dinner Plans:<\/strong> We are getting closer to a plan here. We\u2019ve looked into a few places, but we\u2019re still\u00a0deciding what will work best given the location, environment, and our budget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n
- Casita Taqueria<\/a>: Cute taco place, with an lit outdoor patio. Fun and casual environment, about 5-10 minutes from our venue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n
- Father\/Daughter:<\/em> I Can\u2019t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) by Four Tops (This song reminds me of my childhood when I would play music on my dad’s jukebox, play pinball, and dance!)<\/li>\n
- Mother\/Son Dance:<\/em>\u00a0Brighton’s mom wants to do the Electric Slide.<\/li>\n
- Cake<\/a>:<\/b>\u00a0It will be a cupcake cake by Publix. (MY FAVORITE!) I am doing 1\/2 chocolate, 1\/2 vanilla cupcakes, with a 6\u201d\u00a0 marble cake on the top to put my topper in, and for cutting during the reception. My cake topper<\/span><\/a> is here, and the cake stand<\/span><\/a> is ordered. It should arrive the week before the event, and we will assemble it in Florida. We are having them put these wrappers <\/a>around the outside to dress up the cupcakes. I decided to go with white frosting for all the cupcakes and the cake, since colors get all over everyone\u2019s face. The topper and the wrappers are gold. The only color will be the roses lining the bottom of our cake at the top.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Thank you Notes:<\/b> I need to get some of these, since we\u2019ve received a couple early\u00a0presents now. I started a spreadsheet to keep track of them.<\/li>\n
- Brighton\u2019s Ring:<\/b> Picked it up yesterday! This is Brighton awkwardly modeling it for me… \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Plane Tickets:<\/strong>\u00a0Bought! I had budgeted $1000, but spent less than half since we avoided flying out of Florida twice… AND I used almost all of my Delta Skymiles<\/a>. Worth it though! (Since the less we pay right now, the better).<\/li>\n
![\"0\"](\"http:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/0.jpg\")
<\/p>\n![\"EP-301179988\"](\"http:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/EP-301179988-1024x668.jpg\")
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