For all the folks that are engaged, how are the plans coming along?

I think you can tux it, but what does he want to wear?
Congrats on getting the bridesmaids to agree, how many do you have, and what color(s) are you using?
Have you thought about a friend and iPods, or getting a local college radio announcer to be the DJ? Maybe a college photograpy student?

ceremony and reception place, check...
wedding dress and shoes, check...
photographer, check...

need to order my invitations by end of week, we found what we like, just need to order them...
need to find brides maid dresses...
need to meet with videographer next week...
need to meet with florist next week...

still need cake, DJ, violinists, and small details...

DJ!

the wedding is june 15, 2008...

he is a super casual guy, he is not one for fancy wear so if its a tux it will be a very basic one.  we probably will go this route to make his mom happy.  she wants to see her little man all dressed up.

i have six bridesmaids including the maid of honor, my dress is ivory and theirs are lilac. 

as far as trying to get college students to do it, i understand that i could save some money but i also want to make sure that the person who will be an important part of my wedding is experienced and reliable.  i just have to start researching.  my budget isnt super tiny for dj & photographer but it isnt unlimited either. 

we did cut out quite a bit to save money so we have some extra to spend on other things.  we are having the ceremony and the reception at the same place so we're not renting limos, the catering hall provides all flowers, china, linens, and the cake, i am not having a professional videographer (theres a story behind that), we are having a limited bar (sorry to all the lushes), and we went for the less expensive sunday morning over a saturday night. 

i have pics of the rooms for the cocktail hour and reception....

the ceremony take place outside at a lake, i have seen so many weddings there and i lawyas knew thats where i would get married...

 

thanks ace!  its so much prettier once your in there with all of the skylights...i love how much it feels like the outside is inside...

OH, trust me I've got plenty of plans.... but no ring yet! ACK! I hope we get engaged sometime around our 3 year anniversary on February 11th.... I need to get savin'!

The location looks beautiful

Techically, for a morning wedding, a morning jacket would be correct.  Dinner jackets (tuxedos) are to be worn after 5.

A description, from Wikipedia:

A morning coat is a single-breasted coat, the front parts usually meeting at one button in the middle, and curving away into a pair of tails behind. The reason for the cutaway front of the skirt is to allow the wearer to ride a horse more readily. The cutaway front is curved for a morning coat and horizontal for the tail coat. The lapels are usually peaked, not notched, and there are two buttons in the back of the waist. The coat can be grey or black as part of morning dress, and is usually worn with striped trousers. For weddings only the groom and bride's father are traditionally allowed to wear a grey morning coat, though this rule is less strictly enforced today.

I quite like them, as they look beautifully formal.

--Robin (just call me "Dr. Manners" <LOL>)

yea, we arent exactly worried about etiquette, i think if we were our families would actually feel uncomfortable being there.   they are very laid back people. 

since it is during the day it will be semi formal, which will be noted on the invites.  my dress is an a line gown in satin with a swiss dot lace overlay embellished with some beaded appliqués.  im going for all ivory and it has a chapel train.  the back laces up and it has a bit of an older time period feel to it.   

This will be lovely!

What do the sides of the dress look like?  Is that a cutaway area, or is that where the appliques are?

And Jen... one can pick and choose which rules one likes, can't one?  <G>  Just check out the morning coats to humor me, Sanchica.  They're delightful, I assure you :-).  I really wanted them for our own wedding, but it ended up being at 5 p.m., which is, it turns out, a tricky time for men, sartorially speaking.  Is it that dinner jackets are suitable after 6? Or is it 5?  Or is it...  Well, anyway, we ended up going with dinner jackets.

--Dr. Manners (And remember, folks-- only two more white-shoe-wearing days until next May!  So go wild!)

Oh, I love that gown, could we get a pic of the pearls too? I love older pearls, they have such a sweet light that eminates from them...