Blame the Cat » ceremony http://ymmat.com The grand adventures of everyday life Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:20:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Wedding thoughts http://ymmat.com/2010/07/22/wedding-thoughts/ http://ymmat.com/2010/07/22/wedding-thoughts/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:56:03 +0000 Tammy http://ymmat.com/?p=308 Our wedding went by in a flash. I remember talking to my brother and sister-in-law before hand and they kept telling us that we wouldn’t remember most of theHis face when I walked down the aisle little things that were worrying me. I felt confident that if I had everything covered and in the hands of our wedding coordinator, we’d be able to happily enjoy the day.

We did enjoy the wedding, very much, but they were right, the whole thing was a blur. When Ashley, our photographer, sent me the link to our slide show and pictures online, it felt like I was really getting to see the day – all the little things and people that I’d missed. So much happens, Putting on my Mother's necklaceit’s just not possible to take it all in regardless of how much planning and delegation you do. I didn’t his face as I was walking down the aisle (because I was trying not to be eaten by the lawn). I didn’t see the guys getting ready or the guests arriving, but the camera (and Ashley) did. She did an amazing job capturing beautiful images that convey the feel of the day itself and the people with whom we shared it. It’s exactly what we wanted.

]]> http://ymmat.com/2010/07/22/wedding-thoughts/feed/ 0 Oy, the din http://ymmat.com/2009/11/03/oy-the-din/ http://ymmat.com/2009/11/03/oy-the-din/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:40:24 +0000 Tammy http://ymmat.com/?p=121 The choice of wedding venue for us was something of an odd journey (as I mentioned in an earlier post). The restaurant we ended up choosing has a lot of sentimental value in my family and I’m very excited about having the wedding there. One of the advantages is having a choice of ceremony sites. We can have the ceremony on the lawn or beside the creek. Sometimes, the spring run-off chooses for you and the creekside is flooded but we’re hoping it won’t be. The trick to having the ceremony creekside is blocking out the noise. See, the creek (and the highway which is just across and up the hill make a sound system a necessity.

According to the wedding planner at the restaurant, there’s only one company/person she’s found that can successfully cancel out the noise and do sound for the ceremony. In the midst of all the life stuff, I hadn’t had a chance to call so I turfed the responsibility to my Dad. He called and found out the cost for handling the sound for just the ceremony. It was higher than I expected, I suppose, especially since I’m planning on keeping the ceremony very short and sweet, but it just isn’t something where we can’t skimp.

I’m not sure why the price of this one thing is catching me. It isn’t more expensive the anything else. Perhaps it’s because it’s the one place where I don’t have a choice. It doesn’t mean we’ll have to skimp somewhere else; it just bugs me a little. I suppose I could have the ceremony up on the lawn, but there’s just something extra special about having it next to a creek in the Colorado mountains. I think the extra bit of cost is worth it.

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