I definitely thought we'd have a caterer nailed down by now, boy was that an unrealistic estimate!
We started reaching out in July, cast a wider net in August, and are just now getting back all the proposals from various vendors. It was incredibly helpful to have a list of caterers to choose from-I can't even imagine what it would have been like had we just had to do some googling to find caterers in the area. Having a vetted list is key. It's also great that they all know our venue and have worked with Brooke before, such a nice vote of confidence. It's pretty cool how you tell them what you like and what you don't like, and some of the companies can just make these menus that seem like they just read your mind! Pretty excited for tastings....
As for photographers, I honestly thought I would be super good at knowing exactly what I wanted and who I wanted, given my history and lineage ;)...It turns out there are a lot of really talented photographers out there! We've narrowed it down to a few, prices are just crazy, and while you don't want them to be the determining factor, it does make a big difference in terms of working to stay in the budget. We found one photographer whose stuff we really like, and whose prices are great. She is actually shooting a coworker's wedding this weekend so I've told him I want the full report!
Lastly, my style. I'm worried that Pinterest is a double edged sword. It's been so great to look at pictures and get ideas, but I'm scared my wedding is going to end up looking like everyone else's...who wants that? I want my wedding to be as unique as Zack and I are...We'll see, hopefully with the right mix of inspiration and our own innovation, we can come up with some pretty cool stuff. Our friends seem stoked ;)
We started reaching out in July, cast a wider net in August, and are just now getting back all the proposals from various vendors. It was incredibly helpful to have a list of caterers to choose from-I can't even imagine what it would have been like had we just had to do some googling to find caterers in the area. Having a vetted list is key. It's also great that they all know our venue and have worked with Brooke before, such a nice vote of confidence. It's pretty cool how you tell them what you like and what you don't like, and some of the companies can just make these menus that seem like they just read your mind! Pretty excited for tastings....
As for photographers, I honestly thought I would be super good at knowing exactly what I wanted and who I wanted, given my history and lineage ;)...It turns out there are a lot of really talented photographers out there! We've narrowed it down to a few, prices are just crazy, and while you don't want them to be the determining factor, it does make a big difference in terms of working to stay in the budget. We found one photographer whose stuff we really like, and whose prices are great. She is actually shooting a coworker's wedding this weekend so I've told him I want the full report!
Lastly, my style. I'm worried that Pinterest is a double edged sword. It's been so great to look at pictures and get ideas, but I'm scared my wedding is going to end up looking like everyone else's...who wants that? I want my wedding to be as unique as Zack and I are...We'll see, hopefully with the right mix of inspiration and our own innovation, we can come up with some pretty cool stuff. Our friends seem stoked ;)
