I Carry Your Heart

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Hooray For Choices!

Today is an exciting day! After a morning discussion we chose our planner and photographer. By the end of the day we'll have chosen a venue and we can finally send out the save-the-dates!!

Our Planner Choice:

Tameka Smallwood of Blush

Tameka was wonderful to meet with and it was clear that she really loves weddings. She was very organized and had some wonderful ideas for our wedding. When we met over tea at Starbucks she was understanding and it was very clear the amount of experience she has. She also let me know about her 2 hats, one to be wonderful as she was at the meeting, and one to take care of business. She really stood out to me as the right woman for the job.

Check out the Blush blog

Our photographer choice:

Andrea Jacobson of The Observatory.

Andrea's work really represented to me the kind of documentary art photography I would take if I were shooting a wedding. Nothing looked too posed or stereotypical. Also I didn't see a lot of repetitive shots for each wedding she did. Nothing seemed like "a normal picture" from her portfolio. They all looked very personal to that couple on their day. Her work also seemed to represent successful images of different skin tones, something that not all photographers can master.

Check out The Observatory Blog

Some of my favorites from Andrea's images:

I can't wait to stop and smell the florals

I can't wait for spring! It's been so cold here in Maryland this week and it's making me miss the grass between my toes. I've been scoping out wedding florals to add to the Orchids, since Orchids can be a bank breaker and otherwise I only knew I wanted Calla Lilies.

Here are some of the other lovely flowers I've come up with.

Viburnum Opulus

Syringa Vulgaris

Stephanotis

Peony

Sweet Peas

Hydrangeas

Hyacinths

Grape Hyacinths

Gentiana Vernana

Gardenias

Dahlia Karma

Monday, January 12, 2009

In The Works

Planning really doesn't leave much time for blogging, much to my dismay.

We've been viewing and discussing all the venues, including 2 I haven't posted on Elkridge Furnace Inn and Mountain Branch.

So we're still trying to narrow that down.

Also I've met with one planner from Blush , and am meeting with a 2nd today from Blissful Affairs. Yesterday's meeting was wonderful and I'm hoping for either the same or a clear choice.

I've been spending some time with family and haven't been on my past weeks 24-7 wedding planning which was nice for a day. Still, I'm not ready to start school and feel as though this is slipping away from me. And of course missing Mike as always. Planning is much more difficult without him. <3