Response Cards

There are 60 days until the wedding and the response cards are coming in! The first two in are from the Margolis', my boss and his wife and Jessica and Patrick, Tim's step sister and her fiance. I am gearing up for my shower this weekend by fixing up the yard, getting the food ready and making sure the dogs are clean! We are having a tea party Saturday, May 7.

The Invitaions are Shipped

Tim and I assembled the invitations without a hitch! It was a long process with addressing the inner envelopes and attaching postage, addressing the outer envelopes, attaching the belly bands and sealing them all with a red seal engraved with an "S." Then we had to weigh them and get proper postage for the outer envelopes.

The came out beautifully and I just love them! I hope you love them too!

We received our first gift!

After I was able to get Famous under control from wanting to eat the UPS driver, I realized it was a our first registry gift from Bed, Bath and Beyond! I was super stoked but I managed to contain myself and wait for Tim to get home from the shop so we could open the first one together.

Invitations are In!

We got all the inviations in the mail this week!! But what an order it was getting them. First the post office lost the package and it was sent with signature delivery so it wouldn't get lost. Except our stupid mail man (who hates us anyway cuz Famous wants to eat him) didn't leave a note saying go to the post office to pick them up. Then when he got back to the post office with the box he just set it aside instead of scanning in. So I took the inicitive and called the post office to find them and after a bit of searching, a gal at the post office found the box and was very apologetic.

So I drive over to get the box, picked it up and the whole bottom side was ripped open. I haven't counted to see if all the invites are there yet, but it looks like they are. Good thing the girl who made them packaged them nicely inside with lots of bubble wrap. But man, I tell ya! What an ordeal!

I will be addressing them and getting them out within a week. Look for them in the mail! They are gorgeous and I love them!

Tuxedos

Gentlemen, We have taken care of you! We went to Clint's Tux Shoppe and ordered all the tux's for the groomsmen, the bridesman, the fathers and of course the ring bearer and his assistant.

We ask that you go in and order your tux by May 31. If you live too far to drive there, then head over to any tux shop in your area and get measured (for free) and simply call in your measurements.

Clint's Tux Shoppe
8405 La Palma Ave.
Buena Park, CA
(714) 523-8472

Please order by May 31.

On Saturday, July 2, when everyone is in town for the rehearsal, all the men will drive over to the tux shoppe around 10am to pick up the tux's and make sure they fit.

Thanks guys!
Your going to look simply dapper!

Rehearsal Dinner

Today we went to George's Greek restaurant where we plan to have the rehearsal dinner and had a tasting.....sooo yummy!

Georges is a nice family owned restaurant that has a great staff and wonderful food.

Father and son team, George and Demitri Loizides proprietors, wish to welcome you to “A little piece of Greece in Southern California.” George’s experience encompasses 48 years in the deli and market area and son Demitri has spent over 28 years in the restaurant business – A winning combination.

Demitri cooks exactly like his mom, Rodou. He uses no shortcuts, exhibiting the greatest care and experience in preparing fresh, delicious, tender and healthy food for your enjoyment. Only the highest quality products are employed to produce these healthy, traditional, fresh, homemade Greek dishes, which are prepared daily from scratch. Demitri uses top quality Greek products, such as Extra-Virgin Olive Oil, in preparing these traditional Greek Salads, Sandwiches, Specialty Plates, and exquisite Greek Desserts.

Anyone is welcome to taste any of the wines before ordering, and is encouraged to use your fingers whenever possible while dining here.

Finalized the Wedding Site details

Today Tim and I went to the museum to finalize all the details of the wedding, like the linens, chairs, lighting, etc. We got there and the gal was held up with another client and they offered to buy us lunch. We said sure why not! We had wonderful lunch on the patio over looking the ocean, it was a gorgeous day to do so. I had a blackened salmon salad with pears, strawberries and mangos and Tim had a very large Kobe burger!

Sweet Traders

We went cake tasting once more at a small business in Huntington Beach called Sweet Traders. A lady owns it and she is the chef as well as the business woman. She is married with two boys but her husband works with computers and helps out when needed.

Turns out she has great prices and were able to try different fillings with different cakes and mix and match. So we tried the following:

Cakes:
White Chocolate Cake
Devils Food
Lemon Cake
Red Velvet Cake

Fillings:
Choc Ganache
Raspberry Chocolate Ganache
Vanilla Bavarian Cream
Raspberry Cream
Cream Cheese Buttercream

Can you take a guess at what we decided on??

If you like our cake at the wedding, here's the info
Rachael Louw
Tel 714 903 6800
www.sweettraders.com

Hotel Done!..Invites in the works

Its nice to finally have decided on which hotel to choose for the wedding block. The Westin has been more than accommodating! Rooms start at $139, so that's great! To book a room go to our Guest Information Page

I have also put the deposit down on the invitations, which are so cool! I love them, wait until you see them. Once they are mailed, I will post a picture. I found them on Etsy.com, the most creative site ever! I freakin love it!

Dress Fitting

I had my first dress fitting on Saturday which was very fun! It was just my mom and I and she may have even found her MOB (mother of the bride) dress!

The dress fit perfectly in the bodice and we are just taking up the bottom a bit. I tried to find tall heels, guess 4 1/2 inch still isn't tall enough!

I love it, it's so pretty!

Wedding Bands

Today Tim and I went to Oceanside for the day to pick out our wedding bands. It was a belated Valentines Day gift to each other. It was an awesome day with family and friends!

First, we went into Diamonds where Tim bought my engagement ring and picked out his band and ordered my band to match my engagement ring. He is super stoked on his! I wont get to see mine for a few weeks until its done.

Next we had lunch with Tim's mom in Encinitas at a great mexican restaurant called Banditas I believe. It was great!

Then we went to check out a place that makes skateboards that we are planning on ordering our shop decks from. So that was exciting too. Our very own Long Beach Skate shop decks for the year anniversary on May 1.

Tim and I then went to Oceanside to walk on the pier and get in a little walking on what was a gorgeous sunset!

Finally we went to Chris' sushi restaurant where he now works as a sushi chef and let me tell you, Tim and I ate like Kings! Chris hooked it up! Thank you! Thank you! It was amazing!

Catching Up

So for the past few months I have been working The SAG Awards and have not written much, so let me catch you up a bit!

November:
I took the girls to look a bridesmaid dresses a couple times and man there is just crap out there! It's so hard to find something cute and unique that looks good on everyone.

December:
Had the food tasting at The LB Museum of Art and picked out the menu with Tim, mom and Ray. That was so delicious! We had a full on wine tasting which was fun and we got to try about 1/2 their menu! You are all in for a treat on July 3! The food is outstanding. Oh and Ray sprung for an open bar! Yeah daddy Ray!
Tim and I went to a bakery to try cakes but weren't satisfied and will keep looking
Kathy and I looked one more time at bridesmaid dresses and found a couple that just might work!
Spoke with our travel agent about honeymoon places and prices

January:
Took the month off - way too busy!

February:
Booked the honeymoon and put down the deposit! Whoo-hoo
Have been looking into hotels for our guests, we want to find the best place for your money!
Looking at invitations and found one that we liked and ordered a sample
Building our Honeyfund Registry
Also starting to build our Bed, Bath and Beyond Registry too
Scoping out rehearsal dinner spots in downtown LB

Tomorrow - Feb 24:
Tim and I are going to SD to pick out our wedding bands! Super exciting!