Save the Date

We're planning on sending the Save the Dates by the end of the year...with the engagement pics.

Here's the card that we're going to send.

They're $119 for 75 or $128 for 100

Photography Information

So, Eddie's mom works with this photographer's wife, and she offered to pay for the photographer and videographer as well.

After talking with the photographer (after a 1.5 hour conversation!), here are the details that I got:

$2000 which includes the engagement session and wedding day.  There are private passworded galleries with all the pictures, a public gallery for the guests, and discs of pictures (probably 3-4K) with a folder of 100-150 touched up pix.  There is no album for the cost, but that can be talked about after the wedding.  Apparently the albums start at $1000, and so most brides save up to get that done afterwards?...

One week before the wedding, they will go to check out the church and reception venue.
The day of the wedding, their official start time is 11, but they will probably be out and about a little earlier.
They'll stay through the end of the reception, there is no set time frame they'll be shooting.

And pictures will be done within 3-4 weeks. 

Redlands Tennessee Florist

After putting the deposit on Tennessee Gardens, Eddie's mom, dad, and I went to the on-site florist Sandie White of Redlands Tennessee Florist.  She actually was closing up shop early because it was her 11th wedding anniversary, but she was around long enough to sit with Eddie's mom and I to talk flowers (Eddie's dad took off after being given the go ahead from Eddie's mom as he lumbered bored in the store :) ).

For 12 centerpieces, 2 alter arrangements, 10 pew bouquets, 8 corsages, 10 boutonnieres, a bridal bouquet, three bridesmaids bouquets, one jr bridesmaid bouquet the grand total was $1257.15.

The flowers to be used include: hydrangeas (purple for me, white for the girls), lisianthus (bluish-purple), orchids (dendrobiums and the pink/purple ones, but I want to ask about vandas and phalaenopsis - she didn't seem to know what I was talking about when I asked about them), and freesia.

This vanda orchid looks really cool, but apparently is endangered.

Lisianthus

Freesia

I also want to ask her about this blue/purple orchid:

Not sure if this is natural or painted...but will find out...

The booking of a venue

So Eddie's parents and I are headed to Tennessee Gardens to book the venue, well I'll be booking while they're looking :) Once we get this done, I'll get on booking the photographer. Eddie's mom would like us to take engagement photos to include in the save the dates to send out.
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