Save the date: 9/10/11

"It doesn't matter where you go in life... what you do or or how much you have... it's who you have beside you that matters."

The Fisher wedding save the dates have been ordered and we expect them to be delivered in a couple of weeks. We're hoping to get them out in the mail to family members and close friends by the end of February. We selected our save the dates from magnet street. They have a great selection to choose from and were reasonably priced. I think the hardest part was selecting which photos to use. My original idea was to do a photo booth style magnet with words below each picture that said: We're getting married, save the date, 9/10/11, be there. But, we opted for the magnet shown above to use some of our favorite engagement photos. We also explored a couple other ideas before deciding to get magnets. Adam really liked calendar stickers with our names and date on it. I found a great company that did these and they were really adorable, but I'm not sure how many people use daily planners. But, everyone has a fridge (this is where I put all of our invitations anyway... so it just made sense to get a magnet) We also thought about making a postcard with our picture on it or a small card with the information on it. I really like the postcard idea and I think I might used it for our RSVP's.

-Penny

We got our engagement photos

"How beautiful life can be when touched by love."

I had the opportunity to meet up with Meghan Easterly this week and pick up our engagement pictures. I know that I've mentioned this in previous blog posts before but we had such a great time at our engagement photo shoot with Jason and Meghan Easterly of Narrative Image. They spent the entire day with us capturing the moments of the day. We loved the photos and can't wait to see the photos from the wedding. If you don't have a photographer you should definitely book them. They are based in Florida, but are willing to travel. Here is a photo slide show of a few of our favorites.

-Penny

A piece of cake

"How beautiful life can be when touched by love."

What is the one thing you can't do without at the reception? My dad would say cake. He'll be very pleased because Adam and I will be having a delicious cake prepared by Rachel Weller of Whimsical Cake Designs. Rachel and I have been sharing e-mail correspondence for the past couple of weeks... sharing pictures and ideas and I think we have a game plan for the Fisher wedding. I can't wait to see what Rachel creates for our wedding. We still have several other details to discuss during the next few months leading up to the wedding, but I think we're going to end up with a delicious, beautifully decorated cake. I'm planning to order our cake topper this week. We're getting a diamond-encrusted "F" in our wedding colors. I posted a photo of a letter that looks similar to the one we'll be purchasing.

-Penny

Eat, drink and be merry

"Love begins in a moment, grows over time, and lasts for eternity."

We were able to check another item off our long to do list this week thanks to Adam's amazing parents (Amy & David Fisher) Amy was so thoughtful and helpful with planning our rehearsal dinner for the night before the wedding. It's been a little challenging for the four of us to plan the event since we all live in Florida. We thought we found the perfect place about a month ago... until we found out this week that the restaurant is closing. So we were forced to search for another location. I think Amy spent all of her free time this week trying to secure another spot and she did it. I think our evening at The Ram is going to be fabulous. We're really looking forward to spending some time with our really close friends and family members the night before we say our I do's. Adam and I are so thankful and blessed that Amy wanted to take care of this for us. She's awesome!

-Penny