Lindsey's Wedding Journal #2

November 24, 2010 ~ Lindsey’s Journal

Well I logged into my email this morning to find that I now have 289 days until the Big Day! This is just torture I think I will have to add these emails to my junk. I think they are informative emails however every time I see that number I start to have a little panic attack. Anyone else feel that way? I have found my new best friends ~ Sorry Krissy! It is my wedding planner! I love this binder it has everything you could ever imagine, I have pictures I have printed off, planner, receipts.. everything!
Just a side note, you do not have to go spend $30-$50 on a wedding planner; if you go to Google and look up “free wedding planner download” a ton of website will pull up; download and print it off. Head over to Walmart and buy a 3 ring binder and a package or two of dividers and you my friend have a wedding planner! Here is a great link , that has a wedding month by month count down. Having a checklist is the best way to not get overwhelmed! Take it month by month.
We have all heard about personal wedding websites, they are great and I would suggest that everyone makes one! You can find them for free; momentville.com is a great site and it’s free. Another amazing idea that was passed down to me was to create an email account just for your wedding. I had never thought of this but I can tell you I love it! I have my business email accounts and then my personal and now I have one for our wedding. It is such a great idea, I give out that one to all the vendors and all of my wedding emails are now in one place!
My agenda for the next 30 days: dress shopping, dj, save the dates, photographer. I am having troubles finding wedding invitations. If you know of any place where I can get pocket (quality) invitations for a decent price please let me know!
Until next time,

Lindsey

Sawtooth Winery Thanksgiving Event

Sawtooth Winery is hosting their annual Thanksgiving Event on November 26th & 27th! If you have thought about having your wedding at Sawtooth or if you are still looking for a venue come out and enjoy the live music, food, and wine! What better way to relax on Black Friday after the crazy shopping!
Tickets are $10.00 a piece and you will receive a free wine glass. Sawtooth Brides & Grooms for 2011 are Free! If you have any more questions or would like more information; you can go to SawtoothWinery.com or call 467-1200!

Honeymoon!

November 20, 2010 ~ Honeymoon!

Don’t forget your Honeymoon! For a lot of couples the honeymoon is put on the “If we can afford it list” Our advice, do everything you can to take a Honeymoon! Even if it is going to McCall for a few days or go to the coast for 4 days, do something.. you have earned it! Some of us brides have planned for a year; every spare second we are planning and making decisions we have earned a few days of vacation.

Here are a few tips for your Honeymoon:

1.) If you are going somewhere out of the country be sure to apply for your passport early on (if you don’t have one yet) make sure to keep everything in your maiden name!
2.) If you are flying – when packing put half of your clothes in your husband’s suit case and have him put half of his clothes in yours. That way if one of your bags get lost; you will still both have clothes.
3.) Before you leave do some research on where you are going and find attractions you really want to see, don’t wait until you get there you will miss out on some amazing attractions!
4.) While you are there talk to your waiters, bar tenders, and hotel staff to find out where the locals go, it is always a great time to go to a local pub.
5.) Make sure your driver’s license does not expire while you are gone! If it does you could potentially have problems getting home (which may not be a bad thing!)
6.) Try and go for the all-inclusive whenever possible. Make sure you read what their “all-inclusive” includes. Some don’t include excursions or alcoholic beverages. All-inclusive resorts are a great way to go; you don’t have to pay for food, drinks, tips. As long as you are on the resort it’s free!! The Sandal’s Resorts are amazing, go to www.sandals.com; they are always running specials and you can usually put a deposit down of around $300-$500 dollars and then make payments, great way to go!
7.) Make sure to enjoy yourself and each other!

Winter Wedding Wonderland

This is simply breathtaking! It would be very cost effective also. All you need to make this dramatic ceremony scene would be gather branches, white spray pain, maybe some glitter and Christmas lights.







Beautiful cake, this would be a terrific cake if you want to do a snow flake theme or a winter wonderland theme.









This would make such a dramatic entrance and exit for you and your groom!












These are all very beautiful! If you are thinking that you want a Winter Wonderland wedding, consider going shopping the day after Christmas when most retailers will put all their Christmas decorations on clearance!













We love both of these favor ideas. Most everyone loves the cinnamon pine cones for their homes during the winter. You can purchase a bag of 12 for relatively inexpensive. Then pick out some ribbon that matches your wedding colors and maybe some card stock that you print "Thank You" on and you have yourself wedding favors!

If you are considering a Winter Wonderland Wedding, start by going to Google images, there are endless possibilities!

If you have any pictures of your Winter Wonderland Wedding or a wedding you've attended send us pictures; we'd love to share them! TreasureValleyBrides@hotmail.com

Lindsey's Wedding Journal

November 11, 2010
As some of your many know I am also planning my wedding. My fiancé and I have been together for five years. I thought it would be a fun idea to blog about my wedding planning to see if it would help upcoming brides and if you have any advice for me please don’t hesitate to comment! I too get very overwhelmed at times. Like this morning when I logged into my email and the first email says 302 days left until the big day.. panic set in. Oh my word I have so much to do, how will I ever get it all done! Then I remember I just have to take a deep breath and realize it has to get done and I can only take it one day at a time!
So far we have selected a date, September 10, 2011 (9-10-11; thought it was a cute date!) We have selected a venue which is Sawtooth Winery. I never imaged that the venue would be the hardest choice. There are so many beautiful locations in the Treasure Valley; however most of them did not fit my needs. Sawtooth Winery was the only place that was going to work, it is absolutely beautiful, if you are looking for an outdoor venue do yourself a favor and check out Sawtooth Winery. My favorite things about Sawtooth Winery besides it’s beauty is that it has indoor bathrooms; I never imaged that having bathrooms was going to be such an ordeal! It is large enough to accommodate a large guest list, however it is still intimate so if you only want a few to share in your big day it will work perfect. I also love that there are multiple different ceremony sites you can pick from, which is tricky for me because I love them all! And the wedding/events coordinator out there Andrea is so sweet, we have really enjoyed working with her!
For us being at 302 days until the big day we still have a lot of things to get done and decisions to make! If you have found any great favor, invitation, wedding websites please let me know!

Until next time,

Lindsey