7.11.2009
What inspires you?
Yesterday, Ms. GZ and I went to a local italian restaurant and, during our dinner conversation, I brought up the subject of our wedding. At one point, I looked at her and popped the important question, "What inspires you for our wedding?". Her eyes lit up like a squirrel finding a nut. She then blurted, "Magical Secret Garden!" I then instantly gave her the stink eye as the image of an indoor botanical garden plagued with fairies swept my mind.
Magical Garden? The ill-natured groomzilla side of me almost wigged out for a second until I took a second to concentrate on those lit up eyes and decided for her to elaborate more about the source of her inspiration. Luckily, the next 60 minutes cleared up a lot of my initial misconceptions surrounding this novel idea.
We came home and instantly began looking for pictures which materialized Ms. GZ's fantasy wedding.
Ambiance:
High Ceilings and warm uplighting:
A seemingly simple idea might be to rent tree props and decorate them or possibly bring in smaller natural trees. One could envision having a lush decorated tree at the center of a circular table, which can possibly be used a tea station (sketches to come!)
We wish to implement some form of lighting at each table to allow for the prescence of a warm glow, not only as a wash for the venue, but also at the level of each table. Hence, we are looking towards placing small candles at every table and using hanging votives on our centerpieces.
Next up: Linens, food, entertainment...
This is a base for the creation of our Magical Garden Wedding, or possibly what's shaping up to be more of a magical forest wedding :) What do you guys think?
7.10.2009
Where? Oh, where is my precious Groomzilla?
For some, a quick refresher:
I feel like there is so much to catch up on. Needless to say, our date has moved. We plan to have our Walima (wedding reception) in Spring 2010. Currently, we are having to search for a new venue, as our previous choice is no longer available and the same goes for the deposit that we put down on it.
The wedding homework for the week was to list about 5 possibilites for a site that would accommodate our estimated 400+ guests. So, naturally, I completely disregarded my assignment and went straight to what I like: uniqueness and FOOD!
During the planning process, I’ve come across a number of very neat, fun, chic, and unique ideas, one of which is serving a small fun snack at the wedding. For example, a fondue fountains, milk and cookies, and coolest of all Mrs. Daisy’s choice to serve
If I had my way, which I will fight for, my guests would see one of the following:
1. Fried oreos with a hydroxycut chaser.
Fried Oreos! Who can resist the carnival and fair favorite ? The sweet decadent flavor of a chocolate oreo outer cookie, coupled with the magical, lush flavor of the sweet cream filling, battered and deep fried in a vat of hot oil can only result in heavenly bliss, and possibly coronary heart disease. But, I am a thoughtful groom so I would serve them with a hydroxycut pill chaser. Imagine the energy burst people would feel as they danced and shaked their rumps through the night with an extra rush circulating through their systems. Health concerns averted (Disclaimer: Please do not take any of this as sound medical advice, it is about the farthest from it)
2. Martini glasses filled with Crystal Pepsi with a toast from MC Hammer.
The dissolution of the Crystal Pepsi product is like one of those things that simply doesn’t make sense. It’s like when Seinfeld decided to film its last season, when it could have obviously went on for at least 5 more years. That’s how I think about Crystal Pepsi. It seemed to taste better, look better, and feel better that normal Pepsi. If I could and had the resources, I would go as far as having food scientists recreate the thirst quenching love elixir and have it served in martini glasses to my guests for a post-toast toast from MC Hammer. After all, the first toast will be reserved for family (see, I have a heart). Why MC Hammer? This is why:
He’s just too legit to quit.
3. Lunchables - Deluxe
Lunchables are a survivor man’s plastic-wrapped pack of heartiness. Who wants to fumble around with exotic meats on skewers, or having to figure out how to juggle a stack of poppy seed crackers, slices of brie, prosciutto, napkins, and eating utencils? Lunchables to the rescue! I would love having these at my wedding and watching my guests revel at the versatility and comfort of handling these delectable processed meats and cheeses all in your own personal plastic tray. And since it’s a wedding, I would splurge and go for the “deluxe” version, containing double the meat and crackers as it’s regular counterpart.
I don’t know about you, but I’m already salivating at the thought of any of these fun, and adventurous little snacks at my wedding. Have any of you decided to include such fun snacks on your special day?
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