8 days and counting..
Apologies that I've been almost incognito all week for regular (?) readers. I've been working my tail off trying to get everything finished or handed off at work which will allow me a blissful two weeks of wedding / vacation without interruption. Finally on my penultimate day of work I've broken the back of it and we have a solid plan moving forwards, so I'm free! Wahey!
So what's been going on this week? Well more than a few things, been so busy I haven't signed on to Xbox live in over two weeks now. I'm either so tired from working out, playing raquetball or trying to finish up some wedding related matters sometimes bed with a good book is the only thing that appeals! Good news on the Wedding front is that I finally finished the CD's for the reception music. Really very happy with them indeed - took Kim and I about a week of choosing tunes which should go down well, then whittling them down over several bottles of champagne to a select few.
It's difficult when you realise that there's going to be so much cultural diversity and age difference at the wedding. We have my parents who love the booze, and Kim's parents who are straight-edge. We have my friends from England, and our friends from all over the world (people are arriving from America, Brazil, even Tokyo (Ravi is a nutter)). What you end up with then is an eclectic mix of 60's rock, loungecore, hip hop, pop, electronica and other genres you ain't never heard of, kid!
Hopefully it will go well and people will get their groove on. I know I'm going to. The speech has taken shape over the last couple of weeks and I'm down to 5 minutes which is a good amount of time. Hopefully I'll get the delivery right and get a few laughs - I might be banking on the fact that people will have had 2 hours worth of free drinks by then which should lubricate matters somewhat. I think Dallas is still working on his, probably right through the ceremony too!
I've had a lot of questions from people asking what the venues are like so I thought I'd put up a few pictures of the Church in St Thomas where we're going to get married, and also of the Ritz where we'll be hosting the cocktail hour, dinner and reception. You can click on the strips to see the full image of course.
The Ritz Carlton, St Thomas. Site for Wedding Reception.
Honeymoon: Peter Island Beach
Honeymoon: Peter Island Beach View
Honeymoon: Peter Island Dining Outdoors
Honeymoon: Peter Island Pool
Honeymoon: Peter Island Shore Overview
Honeymoon: Peter Island Spa
Just looking at these photos makes me want to high-tail it out of work and fly there already! Unfortunately, that will have to wait until Tuesday. I have to say, I'm just phenomenally excited by all the people that managed to make it to our special day. When we began planning we figured it was going to be tiny, but to have all our friends, family and loved ones in the same place at the same time (probably for the last time ever!) is just crazy. I'm also looking forward to the inevitable crazy parties at La Maison d'Amor. This place is phat as hell, and to have 15 friends staying there, whoo-eee!
After the wedding we'll be kicking around in St Thomas for a week while everyone else is there, and then taking the ferry across to our second week of honeymoon on Peter Island, which is quite a bit more secluded and romantic. We're talking oversized hammock on the beach, we're talking 'honeymoon beach' where they only let one couple at a time on for an evening, and you have to 'pay tribute to the beach', we're talking all inclusive baby.
Bring.
It.
On.
So what's been going on this week? Well more than a few things, been so busy I haven't signed on to Xbox live in over two weeks now. I'm either so tired from working out, playing raquetball or trying to finish up some wedding related matters sometimes bed with a good book is the only thing that appeals! Good news on the Wedding front is that I finally finished the CD's for the reception music. Really very happy with them indeed - took Kim and I about a week of choosing tunes which should go down well, then whittling them down over several bottles of champagne to a select few.
It's difficult when you realise that there's going to be so much cultural diversity and age difference at the wedding. We have my parents who love the booze, and Kim's parents who are straight-edge. We have my friends from England, and our friends from all over the world (people are arriving from America, Brazil, even Tokyo (Ravi is a nutter)). What you end up with then is an eclectic mix of 60's rock, loungecore, hip hop, pop, electronica and other genres you ain't never heard of, kid!
Hopefully it will go well and people will get their groove on. I know I'm going to. The speech has taken shape over the last couple of weeks and I'm down to 5 minutes which is a good amount of time. Hopefully I'll get the delivery right and get a few laughs - I might be banking on the fact that people will have had 2 hours worth of free drinks by then which should lubricate matters somewhat. I think Dallas is still working on his, probably right through the ceremony too!
I've had a lot of questions from people asking what the venues are like so I thought I'd put up a few pictures of the Church in St Thomas where we're going to get married, and also of the Ritz where we'll be hosting the cocktail hour, dinner and reception. You can click on the strips to see the full image of course.
The Ritz Carlton, St Thomas. Site for Wedding Reception.
Honeymoon: Peter Island Beach
Honeymoon: Peter Island Beach View
Honeymoon: Peter Island Dining Outdoors
Honeymoon: Peter Island Pool
Honeymoon: Peter Island Shore Overview
Honeymoon: Peter Island Spa
Just looking at these photos makes me want to high-tail it out of work and fly there already! Unfortunately, that will have to wait until Tuesday. I have to say, I'm just phenomenally excited by all the people that managed to make it to our special day. When we began planning we figured it was going to be tiny, but to have all our friends, family and loved ones in the same place at the same time (probably for the last time ever!) is just crazy. I'm also looking forward to the inevitable crazy parties at La Maison d'Amor. This place is phat as hell, and to have 15 friends staying there, whoo-eee!
After the wedding we'll be kicking around in St Thomas for a week while everyone else is there, and then taking the ferry across to our second week of honeymoon on Peter Island, which is quite a bit more secluded and romantic. We're talking oversized hammock on the beach, we're talking 'honeymoon beach' where they only let one couple at a time on for an evening, and you have to 'pay tribute to the beach', we're talking all inclusive baby.
Bring.
It.
On.
posted by CatSpit at
1:14 PM
