Wedding plans!

I started this thread to keep you updated on my daughter's spring wedding plans so as to take from my friend Jo's prayer thread.
Wish us luck as we plan my first of 5 weddings! This is last of my 5 that I thought would be getting married first!

The wedding dress shopping was fruitless yesterday. She tried on a couple of nice ones, wow, they're expensive! We will go next week and try to find the perfect one for her.

I appreciate the prayers and thoughts for Elizabeth and Joe as they begin on this most important journey of their lives.
We're meeting the new in laws tomorrow...Elizabeth says we'll love them!
Thanks so much guys.
Oh, and continue your prayers that Elizabeth continues to do well, please.


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I'll keep praying the Elizabeth has the strength to put her problems behind her and embrace her promising new life! Enjoy this time but watch the stresses that wedding planning can cause -- keep it light and fun -- and don't sweat the small stuff!!!
Love,
Lynne

You have a promise, Lynne!
Looks like Liz is on the right track and the hard times are hopefully behind us. Thank you so much.

Prayers for your Daughter she will make it now.. prayers for their marriage.. to find the perfect dress to... blessings..

Bless Elizabeth and Joe as you guys plan this most exciting time.

Hugs,
Cindy

a special toast to elizabeth and joe -- may their joys be as deep as the ocean, and their troubles as lights as its foam.

i used that one when my brother got married over 40 years ago.

That's a beautiful one Herbie, I might use that at their reception! Thanks for the well wishes.
We met Joe's parents for the first time yesterday and I think we're going to have a very nice relationship for years to come. Thanks all!

Prayers for Elizabeth and Joe, and a wonderful wedding and marriage!

Thank you Cheryl, I really appreciate that!
Thanks to everyone who got Elizabeth through a hard time, I know you all had something to do with that...we will concentrate now only on making her special day, very special...why do wedding gowns cost so darned much?!?!?!?!?

good question, considering they only get worn once!

That's right!

Well, here's what I did today!! Bought Elizabeth's wedding gown!!
I wanted to share it with you............

That's not a very good picture of her, she's much cuter than that!

Beautiful !

Thank you, I think so, but I'm the mom!

Shes very very lovely and the gown is beautiful to.. blessings for their wedding and future..

Twyla

:-)

Well what can I say. She is just beautiful. Brings happy thoughts to my mind. She looks like you Louise. This has got to be so exciting for you and Elizabeth. I love that gown.

Hugs and smiles to you my good friend,
Cindy

Weezy,
She is a very lovely young lady....I loved the toast, also. You're in my prayers for fun and laughter as you plan this wonderful day :))
Margo

She almost made me cry seeing her in it. Thanks Cindy, your words mean so much to me.
Thanks Margo, iris bud, I plan on having a great time planning this wedding, it's the first of 5 kids, this is the last one that I thought would get married first. Life is funny!

GOD's blessings on all of you. May HE be the center of their new lives together. The gown is so lovely as is the young woman wearing it.

Thank you very much, keep us in your thoughts as we begin our journey to a land we've never been to before! May is creeping up on us!

Louise,

Your daughter is beautiful and the gown looks wonderful on her.

Judy

Thank you Judy, I'm very proud of her, she's been through tough times earlier this year, let's hope it's all behind us. Bless Joe for getting her through it.

Did I understand correctly that you have 5 daughters? If you do I'm going to say prayers for you nightly!!! lol lol

No Judy, I have 4 daughter's and 1 son, but please do say prayers for me nightly anyway!
LOL!

I have one daughter and no sons. My daughter is getting married in June 2006, so I will watch your thread for ideas. I can't imagine preparing four more weddings. You'll be qualified to become a wedding planner by the time they are all married. The gown is elegant and your daughter beautiful.

Well thank you fireant, I don't charge much to be a wedding planner! If you need help, I'm here, there is so much to be done, we're looking at reception sites on Wednesday, I can't beleive the price they're asking for receptions...we got one today for 11,000. Yikes... That's only 180 guests! Hopefully the four other daughters won't be planning weddings for a few years! My son will probably take care of his own, that's how he is.

$11,000! Yikes! Times Four! It sounds as if it will be a spectacular wedding. Ours will be simple.

No, no, no! We're not paying 11,000, that was a quote and I said "I don't think so!" Thankfully our daughter and his fiance will help and hopefully his family.

I read the subject as 'weeding'!! LOL. The gardening mind, you see! On second look, it was not so, it was something more important. It made me grin anyway.

I wish the couple the very best of everything.

Dinu

LOL, dinu! Weeding, wedding, that's where I'm at!
That is too funny!

Hi Louise,

Just saw this thread and wanted to congratulate you and your DD on the upcoming marriage.

After meeting you at the round up in San Diego, I was surprised to hear that you have that many children and that they are old enough to be married. lol

Yesterday was my only DD's 8th wedding anniversary, so you can see that I went through that whole wedding planing myself. It is amazing at how much they charge for weddings now a days!!!

We only had one big scare with the whole planning part, and that was with her dress. We ordered her dress 6 months ahead of time and when it came in, it was too long. It had to be remade, as the hem was a scalloped edging and couldn't just be taken up. We only got it a week or two before the wedding.!!!!! Yikes

Good luck to you my friend,
Donna

Hey, thanks Donna, so if I need help, I can call you??!?!?!?! I cannot beleive how much there is to do. We're looking for a reception hall, do you know of any places down around the beach that aren't too spensive? She wants to get married overlooking the ocean, was gonna be a Catholic wedding, but too much to do for that, so now we're looking for a site overlooking the ocean and a reception hall there too. Let me know.
Louise

Louise,

My DD also wanted a wedding near the ocean and we did find something suitable on the bay. The place is now closed unfortunately, but it was nice then.

I used to work for a catering company, during the wedding time, and he did the catering for me. I just sent an email to him and asked him for some information on sites for you. If anyone knows, he will. I will let you know when he contacts me back, ok?

I'm out the door for the day....

Hugs,
Donna

Oh, thanks Donna, that was so nice of you. Yeah, I can't see spending 11.000 on a reception, that's highway robbery. My DH owns a restaurant but if he caters, how can he enjoy his daughter's wedding day? We might have to figure something out with him, I hope not, it's his day too.
Thanks again,
Louise

Louise,

I finally got a response from my old boss, and all it asked was "strictly Orange County?" So, is there a special area your looking into or anywhere along the coast?

Donna

Hi Donna,
Looks like the reception will be in Lake Forest, which is definitely OC..let me know what she says and I sure appreciate you're doing this for me.
Love,Louise

Louise, you've got D mail.

Donna