I will soon have more details!

I narrowed down my bridesmaids dress list and they will be picking soon if they haven't already. :)

I have given my mom until 10/15/11 to figure out if she can get a deal for the reception site. If not then we will be going with the bandshell for sure.

I have a few people working on quotes for catering. We want to have an Italian style buffet. With salad, dinner rolls or garlic bread, chicken parmesan, pasta and sauce, meatballs, stuffed shells, and lasagna. We love Italian food, and think it is a pretty universal food for everybody.

We will doing our 3rd set of photos in the next month right when the leaves start falling. We are exicted it's going to be super cute. I am still working on the first 2 batches of photos, but will post them up soon. They are looking really good.

Shortly after we do our next set of pics we will start to send out our save the dates. They will be magnets. We are also going to see if Jason can get them done at work for cheaper.

We have for sure:

DJ

Photographers/Videographer

Florist

Officient

We are also still working on our music list.

We have change the centerpiece idea to a something I found on piterest. I will be very busy making paper flowers for them. The best thing is they will only cost $4 per table :):):):):)

Any suggestions or ideas you have let us know.

P.S. this site still isn't working like it use to on my computer so I am sorry I can't copy and paste any of my list on here.

One of the hardest things

As most of you know my grandfather died last month. It has been really hard on me. He was one of my most favorite people ever. He was suppose to be giving me away, and we were both looking forward to it.


The past few months have been really busy for me, and I haven't had a chance to update this site. I kinda hit an emotional roadblock, and I hope that this post will help get past that.

While nobody could ever replace my grandfather, I did have to figure out something for the wedding. I have considered many options.


I have three amazing uncles who have all been there for me as much as my grandpa. They are all going to be apart of my wedding.


My oldest Uncle Dwayne is going to be walking me down the aisle. (I will be the only girl he will give away)

My middle Uncle David is going to be doing the father daughter dance with me. (We have always been able to bond over music, and he is a big part of why I love music so much. I think My Girl is going to be our song.)

My youngest Uncle Doug is going to be a groomsmen. (He is only 7 yrs older than me is has always been more like a big brother to me)


I practically grew up with my uncles. They are all very special to me, and have always been there no matter what I need.

Favors

We are going to be doing Hersey Hug's and Kisses. Like the picture were going to use tulle, but it will be black with silver ribbon. No spoon this is just the only picture I could find with kisses and tulle. The tag will say something like Hugs and Kisses from Jason and Felicia May 25, 2012.

Songs

Our song is "Then" by Brad Paisley. I am making up a song list. I also have a list of songs NOT to play. Let me know if you have any suggestions, to play or NOT to play. I have a pretty diverse music selection, and want to play a wide range at the wedding. You can leave as many as you think of.

On the NOT list (They either get on my nerves, or not good for a wedding):

Chicken Dance
YMCA
Cotton Eye Joe
Rap
Macarena
Conga
I Will Survive
Celebration
My Humps
Love Stinks

Flowers

I am not such a big flower fan, but I love lilies. So lilies are our flowers. :) I like calla lilies for the bouquets. I think 3 white calla lilies with silver or black ribbon, and for Morgan the opposite. And for my bouquet a bunch of calla lilies with black and silver ribbon. The third flowers are the MOH and the fourth is a BM. These are pretty much set. The pictures aren't exact, but just to give an idea. I think the boutonnieres are gonna be the same as above, but black and silver ribbon like the BM's.

Cake

We want a boston cream pie cake 3 tiers. I want simple no fake or molded flowers, possibly fresh flowers well see.

I want to have a dessert table with a few of our favorite desserts in the shape of wedding cakes. Cupcakes (maybe assorted flavors), cheesecake cupcakes, cream puff tower, heart cookies with an F&J on it, heart brownies with a G on it, strawberry shortcake.

Guest Book

I don't want a traditional guest book. They never get filled up and and you never really look at them. So I have come up with a few different ideas. Jason and I have decided to let the guest decide! So take the poll and let us know what you think.

Idea one: Quilt

Idea Two: Signed Framed Picture

Idea Three: Signed & Framed Records

Bridal Party

Bride- Felicia
Groom- Jason

Maid of Honor- Morgan
Bridesmaids- Rachel, Amanda, Jennifer, & Penny

I have known my bridesmaid since MS and HS, from 8-10 years. They are my besties (they don't really qualify as friends, they are sisters!)


Bestman- Ryan (Jason's brother)
Groomsmen- Jason has a few in mind, but hasn't asked yet.

Flower Girl- Leah (Jason's niece)

My grandpa is giving me away!

Something's (New, Old, Barrowed, Blue, and a Sixpence in the Shoe)

Something new is... hopefully a genuine pearl necklace & earring set as our 4 yr anniversary gift from Jason. If not then probably the backup jewelry.


Something old is... I gotta work on this more maybe something from my grandma or something that was my great grandmas.


Something barrowed is... gonna be up to a bridesmaid I think, so if you are reading this then start thinking of ideas. Preferably something small that won't be a burden to be carried around all day. Maybe something to attached to my bouquet. Like a charm or something cute.

Something blue is... I am going to stamp I DO on the bottom of my shoes. I love this idea!



Sixpence in the shoe... I have it! A genuine sixpence, my grandpa is holding onto it for me. :)

Centerpieces

I am going to try it out before I commit to it. I am thinking a circular mirror and on top probably three wine glasses, possibly all different and sizes and shapes. In the wine glasses a tealight with a ribbon around it. Possibly a pillar candle too. On the mirror some sand and shells to give it a beachy look. I like the bottom two the best. Jason also like the fish bowl. Some people will also be able to take them home after the reception. :)

Venue

We are thinking of the band shell on Daytona Beach. It is literally right on the beach. It has lots of space for everything. It is very reasonable on prices. We are going to rent tents. I have been tossing around the idea of a clear tent so the sky can be seen, and right off the beach :). But I was thinking it might be too hot before hand. If not clear then black to keep within our colors (black and silver). The venue hosts concerts and a bunch of events every year, and I think it holds about 4,000 sitting and a record crowd of 25,000.

Invitations

We haven't completely decided on the invitations yet. I will upload real pictures once we have it completely figure it out. We know for sure that we will be using vellum and printing with black ink. I think it will probably be white cardstock, silver/shimmery vellum, and silver and black ribbon to tie it together. A mixture of the first three. The forth one is another one we like and are coinsidering.

Save the dates are going to be a business card size magnets. They will have an engagment photo of us, and a date on it. :)

About Us!

I will try and update as frequently as I can. We are having a beach wedding on 5-25-12! I will include pictures that I like to give you ideas as to what everything will hopefully be like or similar to. :) I hope to have this in order so you can see from start to finish bottom to top (the newest stuff will be on the top). I am gonna go through and give a little info about each of us. As some people viewing this may be people I or Jason don't know that well, and this will give you a better idea who we are.

Felicia

I am currently taking addresses to get ahead of the game since there will probably be about 200 guests. I know a LOT! I have a huge family, there is 89 people minimum and I probably missed counted just in my family. My great grandmother had 10 kids, each one of those kids had 4-5 of their own, and almost each of their kids (my moms generation) have 2-4. That is just immediate family, this doesn't count adopted family or close family friends.

I am originally born and raised in FL. I obviously come from a big family, completely crazy and chaotic sometimes, I absolutely love it! I am a music education major, I have been playing saxophone for about 12 years now. I am hoping to start school back this August. I absolutely love school and teaching. I also give private lessons on the side (the best job EVER!) I love the color pink, silly patterns, sewing, scrapbooking. I over analyze like crazy, I love sleep, and the beach is my favorite place. It makes it the perfect place to get married!

Jason

He was born and raised in VT. He graduated from Full Sail University from recording arts. He officially has his own room for his studio in our newest apartment. Jason plays guitar, bass, electric, records, played trumpet in High School, violin, mandolin, piano. He also enjoys outdoors, fishing, hunting, and target practice. A complete cookie monster:), favorite color is red, and loves the season change.

Us

We met while Jason was in school in Orlando. He moved up to TN, to do an internship at Blackbird Studio. I finish a semester of school and moved up to TN after him. We have been together for 3 years this May, and engaged 2 years this June. We are very excited, if you want to know anything please don't hesitate to message me. Our wedding colors are black and silver. We are doing engagement photos over a year, and having each season in our photos. It will also have the places that we a from FL, VT, & TN. We will start this May in TN for Spring, August in FL for Summer, October in TN for Fall, December in VT for Winter. I am so excited to do this I think it is unique and fun!