More Wedding Progress

We've checked some more things off the list.... Woo-hoo. The DJ is booked - we're going with Music Masters. Given the way that the Harbor Club room is set up with the DJ booth above the dance floor, these guys were pretty much our only option for music, so we thought we'd go ahead and book them. Please send any special requests for music to me - Ryan loves country music and line dances, so the more we play of that, the happier he'll be (haha!).

We have met with 2 photographers, Klose Photography and Perskie Photography. We have decided to go with Perskie for the wedding. We met with them yesterday and gave them our deposit. We all know how much Ryan hates having his picture taken (we've already warned the photographers that Ryan is like Chandler on "Friends" when it comes to pictures) and also looking at wedding pictures, so I think this is one aspect of the planning that he is grateful to be done with. He has been a really good sport about everything so far though... as much as he hates to admit it, I think he has finally come to terms with the whole marriage thing and might be starting to get excited about it. Of course, all the excitement is on the inside, so the only way I know he's ok with the wedding stuff is because he isn't too grumpy when we are talking about all the details. I'll take that though - no complaints here. I have included a link to Perskie's website below and also a direct link to an album for one of the weddings that they shot at Pier 5.
Perskie's Website http://www.perskie.com/
Pier 5 Sample: http://www.perskie.com/samplealbum/pier5/start.html

We have also started asking our family and friends to be in the wedding party and hope to have this completed within the next few weeks. Stay tuned for a blog post about that. We have narrowed the church list down to 2, and are just waiting until our #1 choice will let us actually book the date and make it official. August 20th is the big day for that since they won't let us book more than 13 months in advance! More details to follow shortly...

Updated Hotel Information

We wanted to let everyone know that we've added an additional hotel to the list for the wedding. We have blocked off rooms at the Courtyard Baltimore Downtown/Inner Harbor for Saturday night (9/20/08). We were able to get a rate of $199/night, and there is no minimum stay required. The hotel is within walking distance of Pier 5 - It's less than .5 miles away and probably a 5 minute walk. We realize that the 2-night minimum and rate at Pier 5 isn't ideal, so hopefully, this will make things a bit easier for our guests. Ryan and I will be staying at Pier 5 for the wedding, and of course, we'd love for all of our out-of-town guests to stay there (it's a beautiful hotel), but we understand that the Courtyard might be a better option. I have included the link to the Courtyard's website below:
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bwidt-courtyard-baltimore-downtown-inner-harbor/

Information for reserving a room is as follows:
Individual guests will make sleeping room reservations directly with Marriott reservations at 1- (800) 228-9290 on or before Wednesday, August 20, 2008. When making your reservation, please identify yourself as part of the Chick-LeNoir Wedding rooms group staying at the Baltimore Downtown Courtyard.

Some Other Wedding News - Congratulations, Dad and Linda!

I thought I'd change gears a bit and instead of talking about our wedding plans, I thought I'd say Congratulations to my Dad, who got married himself! He and Linda tied the knot on July 3, 2007 while we were in Nags Head, and it was absolutely beautiful. My sister, Crystal and "aunt" Tracy took care of the planning, and I don't think anyone was disappointed with the way it all turned out! Good job, girls!! I also wanted to say thanks to Becky for bringing the fancy camera and playing "wedding photographer" for the day and taking a grand total of 639 pictures of the wedding. What fun it was to go back the next day and re-live the wedding by looking at all the pictures. We spent hours doing that, and it was so great to go back and see how beautiful the decorations were, how beautiful everyone looked, and how much fun everyone had! I have posted just a few pictures below so you can see some of the highlights. Crystal and Tracy did such a good job, I'm beginning to wonder if they missed their callings. Either way, I will be signing them up for my wedding!

Tracy and Crystal - The Wedding Planners

Dad, Crystal and Me - This is one of my favorite pictures from the day!!

Our Family