Ben and Rachel’s Wedding Blog

I found these Gucci dresses online… if only we could afford them – they would match everything so perfectly!

I WANT THEM ALL.

http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/S2008RTW-GUCCI

Ben and I are starting our registry soon and would love some advice on where and what to register for!

We already have most appliances, cookware, etc since we’ve both been living on our own for the past 5 years.  We don’t have a ton of space either so china (which we’ll never use) and other things like cake plates and punch bowls are kind of out.

What we really need is some new furniture but I really doubt anyone will buy us a couch!

Feel free to comment – we need ideas!

Things I found today that I love.

I really like the idea of having print bridesmaid dresses instead of solid colors.  Also, that all yellow bouqet is so pretty!  I’m not a big fan of roses and other traditional flowers and thats really cool.

We ordered our Save the Dates online (vistaprint.com) and got 100 postcards for $14.   Talk about cheap invites!  If you ever use their website, pick the cheapest shipping option.  It was supposed to take 3 weeks but only took 1 week.  Also, look around  online for the best deal – some websites get you free stuff, some a % off, etc.

Here they are – look for one in the mail in the next couple weeks… we have a LOT of addressing to do!

I ordered my dress today and it will get here in 2-3 months. I’m so excited, I want it NOW!! I want to wear it every day around the apartment to get my money’s worth. I’m totally going to bust it out once a year after the wedding and wear it around put it to good use. Or go jump in a lake or roll in the mud in it – because I can.

We also ordered the Save the Date postcards and they’ll be here in a couple weeks. Our guest list has been edited and we have 90% off the addresses we need so they’ll be going out soon after we get them. They are super cute – I designed them myself!

I also found a cute centerpiece I am thinking about making. Since I’m not a big fan of flowers, I think it would be a really nice (and cheap) alternative. Since getting fresh flowers in bloom in January may be a problem on our budget, I really like this idea.  And I’ve been saving pickle jars for a year thinking I’d use them somehow at the wedding!  I may try it soon – or have Ben do it since he has so much more free time now that his schedule changed. He needs a hobby!

We’re less than 200 days away so its getting to crunch time.

The local newspaper (The Courier-Journal) had a cool article about Rabbi Rooks, who will be marrying us.  Read it here http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090618/FEATURES10/906180370/

• Send engagement announcement to local papers
• Sign and put down deposit on catering contract
• Finalize Rehearsal dinner plans
• Book DJ
• Start Registry
• Order Dress
• Book Photographer/Make arrangements
• Start thinking about Florists
• Finish Guest list, collect addresses, send out Save the Dates
• Decide on Cake or No Cake
• Look at Bridesmaid Dresses
• Look more into Honeymoon ideas

All to be done by end of July.

Good news though, Save the Dates have been designed and will be ordered soon!  Its pretty exciting to sending them out and I’m sure the next couple months will fly by.

Here are some wedding cake pictures I’ve found I really like!  Tell me what you think!

Fish Tank + Cake = GREAT IDEA!

Yes, those are peeps.  Yes, the heads of the bride and groom on top are also peeps.  Grandpa Jim would love this cake!

Rainbows… beenie babies… what more could you want?

But seriously, how cool is this cake?!  We still have time to have an all Dr. Seuss wedding.

AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE CAKE EVER… naked mohawk baby carrot jockeys

For more hilarious cakes… visit one of my favorite blogs http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/

Less than 7 months from right now I will be Mrs. Ben Goldenberg!

Ben and I had a fantastic few days away from Louisville last weekend when we headed north for my cousin Stevie’s wedding.   I have to say, its gonna be a tough one to beat.  The DJ was great, the top shelf bar had everyone dancing, and we stayed til the last song!  We got some good ideas and hopefully we’ll be able to use them at our own wedding.

On our way home, we stopped in Muncie and saw some friends from college and then ventured to Indy and had dinner with Ben’s cousin Jason.   We got to see his knew house and find out all about baby James who is coming in August — he’ll be at the wedding too!

Now that Ben and I are both working regularly, have fully moved into the new place, and are starting to settle into everything, its time to get back into wedding planning.   I contacted the DJ today and we should be checking them out in action this weekend.  I’ve started designing Save the Date cards and we plan to get those out in the next couple weeks.  We may be contacting you soon to find out addresses we don’t know!

A couple weeks ago the Goldenbergs stopped by and we tried out a few rehearsal dinner locations.  We’ve picked one and are working on picking our menu – so many tasty options!   Also coming up is ordering my dress, shopping for bridesmaid dresses, figuring out invitations, decorations, and CAKE or NO CAKE dillemna.

Sorry for so long between updates! We’ll try to do more soon.

Ben and I decided that it was really important to us to learn about gardening this summer and plant some of our own herbs and vegetables.  We started some seeds a couple weeks ago and finally yesterday they were ready to be planted.   We built a flower box out of scrap wood we bought from Home Depot for $2 total and spray painted it yellow (because it looks so much cuter that way).  Look at our babies!

We have oregano, green onions, and parsley in the yellow box.  The 3 smaller pots are oregano in the square one, shasta daisies in the bigger round one, and basil in the smaller one.  The basil looks good enough to eat right now! I can’t wait to cook with it.

In addition to building our flower box, I’ve been working on an idea I had for wedding favors.  In tune with our green/eco-friendly wedding, we decided we would like to urge our guests to plant some green themselves.  I bought a few 3” flower pots from JoAnn Fabrics for about 70 cents each and painted them with some 50 cent acrylic paint.  Pretty cheap favor, eh?  Then I’ll add a cute little ribbon and a packet of seeds and our guests can take them home and grow something and think of us each year when it comes up.  Here’s the start of them, I’m still trying out paint colors and which type of paint works best on the terra cotta which sucks up the paint and needs lots of coats.

I also found a surefire way to lose weight today!  I cut off all my hair.  I hadn’t gotten a haircut since October and after 6 months I was ready for it to be gone.  I cut off a good 4-5 inches and its pretty short!  See for yourself…

I had a chance to measure our new place and take some pictures today.  Hopefully we’ll be moving in early May once they finish up a few things, maybe sooner.