Once you have decided on a venue, the next thing is to hire your vendors. The decoration will set the tone for the type of wedding you have. The food is important. I have been to many weddings and I have to say that most of the time the food is average. I have yet to walk away from a wedding thinking, the food was delicious. Oh and let's not forget the Music. The DJ is very important. They will be a huge factor in whether or not you have a fun and entertaining wedding reception. The photographer, by far, is the most important. These are memories that will be carried with you for the rest of your life.
Being able to bring in our own catering and alcohol was a HUGE plus for us. We have the flexibility of creating our food and drink menu from scratch. Bring as much alcohol and non-alcoholic beverages for our guest to enjoy without having them have to pay for it themselves.
Deciding on a caterer was easy. Honey's family owns a restaurant and agreed to cater the wedding for us. All we have to do is come up with a nice and delicious menu. The good thing is that my future SIL (sister-in-law) is very good at coming up with creative and delicious ideas. I am not worried about the food one bit. I have a lot of faith on the restaurant and I am sure the people will love the menu selection.
The music is important. I consider myself a fun and out-going person. I love to dance and have a good time. Having good music at my wedding is important. We decided we were not going to have a band so finding a great DJ was important. Honey knew a person who played for his parents restaurant. He had sort of retired for the DJ business but was still playing for family and close friends. Good thing he considered my fiance a good friend because he gladly accpeted to play for us. I have never heard him play but from my understanding he is great. He is very diverse with his music which is very important for us since our guestlist is very diverse too. We also hired a Trio for the cocktail hour and dinner. The music is soft, romantic, and classic Mexican. I am excited about them as well.
Decoration- I have an idea of what I want. I want something simple but beautiful. Because our venue is not fancy, I didn't want to go with fancy table decorations. I wanted them to be nice and colorful. There isn't a real theme to our wedding, I think we are going with bright summer colors and add a little rustic Mexican look. I haven't really thought about how I am going to pull this off but I am going to try by best. I am confident that my decorator will be able to translate my vision and come up with something beautiful. This is the area where I go back and forth but I know it will all be so beautiful.
We found the photographer through a friend of ours who got married in 2010. Her pictures were just gorgeous. She sent us the name and number and when I called, he was completely professional. He responded right away and was very helpful in creating the perfect package for us. We met with him a week after I contacted him and signed the contract. We have set an engagement shoot for later in May and I am excited to see what the pictures will look like.
It's all beginning to come together. All the major things have been taking care of. It's the details that I am worried about. I think I am creative but my creativity has been on snooze. I have to get on it and make the details of the wedding fit the overall look of it. :)
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