Rachel Facts

--I'm a Christian and I believe Christ died on the cross for everyone--
--I have a cross tattoo on my back that I LOVE because it represents love, faith, hope, courage, mercy, grace, forgiveness, peace, beauty and everything else my Savior means to me--
--I laugh in my sleep--
--I love ice cream on cold days--
--I use three towels when I shower, one for my hair, one for my body, and one to put on the ground because I hate touching the dirty ground with my clean, wet feet--
--When I get nervous my face gets hot and my hands get cold so I put my hands on my face--
--One of my biggest pet peeves is when people don't wash all the soap off their hands--
--I play with my split ends constantly if my hair is down--
--I HATE flying, not because the plane could crash but because I'm so claustrophobic and planes are too small--
--I CANNOT take food into the bathroom--
--When I smell something gross I would rather shut my mouth and keep my nose open because I have it in my head that the smell will get in my mouth and make my breath smell like it--
--I have to read aloud or atleast move my lips when I read--
--If I could be anything in the world I would want to be a movie star--
--I love to dance and sing and think I'm okay at both but don't really do either--
--I finger spell words randomly and usually don't even remember doing it--
--My right calf is bigger than my left--
--I actually kinda like doing those dumb myspace surveys--
--I love getting foot rubs but hate giving them--
--It really bothers me when people don't wipe their tears off their face--
--When something scares me I'll cover my ears before I close my eyes--
--I like to make lists and love to cross things off--
--It really bothers me when people I don't know call me "hon" or sweetie"...my name is Rachel--

Wedding Log stardate 08.18.2008 AKA: the plans

So.......WE RESERVED OUR CEREMONY AND RECEPTION SITE.

So. We have the ceremony site out of the way and the reception site and I have the dress (pretty much).

Wow. I'm getting married. I think it just hit me...well, it hit me when we reserved the ceremony site...($500 NON-refundable deposit)

Wedding plans so far: (I don't mind putting these up because the only peopl who will read this will be invited!)

Ceremony site: Silver Fork Lodge

Reception site: Spruces campground - log cabin/pavilion thingy

Dress: Alberta with brown raw silk sash and aqua embroidery detailing

Centerpieces: moms beachy, summery, vases with flowers and branches (they look SOOOOOO GOOD!) + Chases linea ivory material flowers with copper wire stems (also GOREGEOUS!)

Decorations: white table clothes, centerpieces, possibly sting lights (even though it will be in the afternoon...I still dig the idea), An arch for the ceremony, some sort of fabric or ribbon to wrap around the chairs

Time: 10:30 - 6:00ish (this is all very approx.)

Party Favors: white buckets with my wedding colored jelly bellies

Pary Attire:

---Girls: aqua & brown cotton sundresses

---Boys: khaki pants + brown shirts OR chocolate brown suits w/aqua ties

Chase Attire: whatever he wants

Pastor to Marry us: Gregg Higgins

Cake: Cheesecake + candy

Flowers: unsure... Lillies and/or orchids

Food: lunch. Grilled chicken + salads (green, potatoe, pasta, macaroni etc.) + fruits + veggies

OR

Dutch oven (meat, potatoes, veggies) + D.O. peach cobbler + D.O. brownies

&

Cheese cake and candy (a lot of sweet stuff!)

Lines:

---Rachel's: Laurie Barton (MOH), Chau Trinh, Breana Ashby Norton, Trysten Johanssen (possibly)

---Chase's: Nathan Norton(best man/older brother), Josh Noys, Dan Gibson, Brandon Faucett (possibly) Keith Gunnerson (possibly), Jacob Mantz (possibly)...Chase has more friends than me...

What else...

Music: Working on a list as we speak...up to 35 songs (if anyone has any suggestions...)

Photographer: Meggo Kunz :) + MILLIONS of disposable cameras for the guests

Videographer: *AHHHHHH moment of wedding planning* I have friends who do very goood, very reasonably priced wedding videography. They did my best friends wedding and I just assumed they could do mine...unfortunately they may have another wedding that day. MAY. We will see. It was the one thing I thought I wouldn't have to decide... *sigh*

Honeymoon: Mexico most likely. No definite plans though. We want a beach honeymoon where we can do an assortment of water activites and hike and bike and shop and swim etc. :)

I think that is everything that has been decided! And I think we are ahead of the curve...

Wedding Log stardate 08.11.2008 AKA: THE dress

So...I HAVE MY DRESS!!! I have it. hanging up. In my closet at home. I quite literally HAVE my dress! I can look at it any time I want...except right now...because I'm at work...but any time I'm at home I can just go downstairs and look at it and try it on (although we've discussed the fact that I have to limit the trying on of the dress so as not to wear it out before the big day...). Here's the scoop!


I went with my mom, one bridesmaid, and soon to be mom-in-law to meet with a seamstress, just for a consultation to discuss what could be done instead of the diamond detailing, if anything could be done, the cost of what could be done...etc. I couldn't remember the name of the seamstress I was meeting THAT day though so I walked in and said "Hi, I'm here to have a consultation with a seamstress..." And the nice girl said "Oh, Sharon?" And Sharon sounded familiar so I said "Yep." And Sharon was meaner than I remebered her being on the phone. But I got my dress on and told her what I was thinking and BASICALLY, in a nutshell, she said that what I was thinking probably wouldn't work and told me to keep it more simple and that she could not help. So, I accepted it and thanked her, I had a second consultation anyway.

Then, this other lady comes up to me and my posse and says "Hi, I'm mary. I think I'm who you were supposed to meet with today." And I felt SOOOO stupid! She sounded nice like the lady on the phone! I apologized and told her kind of what I was thinking and she had ALL these ideas and cool samples to show me and she was super excited (and less expensive than Sharon...).

So, she showed us this really awesome embroidered, raw silk, ribbon. And is going to put together a brown raw silk ribbon with some turquoise/ivory-type embroided designs on it and show it to me and then we'll decide if it's what I like or don't or what we can change etc. I think it's JUST what I was looking for! Something to add a little interest and make it a little more casual and kinda funky! It's kinda a hippie look but it's still beautiful and girly and bridey! :)


BUT WAIT- There's more!

So, I go to ask one of the store clerks if the company that makes my dress can make it without the detailing and/or ribbon and if it's more or less expensive. Well, I go to show them which dress it is on the rack and when I do one of them says "It may be more expensive to get it without just because it's a change from the standard. Is this one yoru size?" And I say "No, it's an 8 and I would need a 6." And then she suggests me buying that very dress because
1) the diamond detailing was coming off but I was getting it without anyway
2) I was already having alterations done to it and Mary said taking it in a 1/2" on either side would only cost maybe $10.00
3) They would give me a 15% discount!!!
4) Since I was getting rid of the ribbon it would be easier to cut it off and hide where it would show in the seam with the dress taken in on both sides.

Plus, the dress is in really good condition. And I got a coupon for 10% off a steam cleaning if I buy a petticoat or other "accessory" which works out GREAT because I totally NEED a petticoat thingy! :)

I am very very happy! It was so fun to have Chase's mom come too! She lives in Price and never gets to be involved really. So, she got to see it and approves. (she was baffled as to how the bust was staying up since it was too big hahaha)

*Sigh* it was good day...wedding-dresswise...yeah. :)

God is good...and he wanted me to have that dress.

Wedding Log stardate 08.04.2008 AKA: what plans?

So, I started typing up a blog detailing all of the wedding plans so far but, alas, they have changed again since Friday. Not really changed. Just become less solid. *sigh* Here is what we have:

When: morning or evening

Where: Salt Lake or Price

Colors: Aqua + brown + cream/some other off-white neutral color

Apparel: Rachel: jasmine alberta dress...unless I can't get the alterations I want...even then...
Chase: clothes
Bridesmaids: aqua sun dresses they choose out
Groomsmen: clothes

Flowers: Orchids or Lilies

Food: dutch oven/grilling

Party Favors: little buckets w/stuff

Decorations: Chase's custom center pieces and mom's custom centerpieces, white table clothes

Videography: MegNKev productions

Photographer: Blair Hill + second photog

That's about it folks. That's the stuff we know. We thought we were pretty set on where to have the ceremony and reception but they are different venues and the more I think about it the more I love love love the idea of having them in the same place. That's the big decision right now. So if anyone knows of any places that fit this criteria:

Outside, shady, away from the general public, grassy, and big. Let me know! :)

Thanks for enjoying the blog!