More than ready!
I’m not sure where the time has gone, but seven months have passed since our engagement. At the time, my mom was concerned that we may want a longer engagement. With a month until I Do’s, I can say with full confidence, we are ready!
Yes, there are still the details of the welcome bags, take home gifts, endless timelines, tastings and other things to complete, but for the most part, I would say I’m ready to be married! The day after the wedding is looking pretty enticing right now.
The invitations and ketubah were the most exciting part of the process (other than the dress!) I found an artist that I absolute love, Rachel Deitsch, who kindly helped my dreams become a reality. She worked with me and my groom to ensure that the invite (which was the first that she had designed) was absolutely perfect. It combines vibrant colors, Jewish texts, and an overall sense of who we are. The inside also has the pomegranate theme, which is absolutely stunning. Rachel also converted one of her prints into a ketubah, which it has a similar feel. Her work is incredible!
So with the invitations out, I’d say there’s no turning back! The wedding tasting happened a few weeks ago when we went out to Boca. We decided to forgo the traditional wedding menu for something that is more of a representation of who we are and how we feel in love. We’re doing stations during the reception with sliders, brisket sandwiches, multiple varieties of french fries, tacos, dim sum, etc, etc etc. It will be quite a kosher feast! We wanted the focus to be on fun foods that will energize people to dance!
The dessert options are very similar. There will be a small cake for cutting, but the main desserts include donuts, little ice cream cones, popcorn, cookie sandwiches, etc etc etc! I think we put more thought into the menu than anything else!
We’ll be back in Florida in a few weeks for the rehearsal dinner tasting, which I’m so excited for! I just ordered personalized chocolate for the welcome bags, which I think are a cute touch (although probably one of my most unnecessary purchases.) The Wedding Channel Store is having a huge sale right now, so I recommend picking these chocolates up soon if you like them. They were on $50, now down to $20, with an extra discount on top of that!
Next up: How sample sales saved my wedding budget!
3 comments
Hi, was wondering where you got married in Boca. I am getting married soon…and well venue shopping, and interested what you found! thanks
Hey – I’m getting married in two weeks (ahh!!) at Broken Sound Country Club. I also checked out Temple Beth El and B’nai Torah (where I’m a member – great venue!) but didn’t do much searching beyond that. Hope this helps!
Thats great! we just picked out our venue last week!! woohoo for bnai torah! Can i have your outside email? Id love to discuss vendors with you ;). Could you email me at ellie[dot]zusstone[at]gmail.com? I dont check this very often…and would love to contact you!
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