I had a very relaxing weekend. Saturday was my “day of nothingness”. I just relaxed all day. It was great. The only downside was that CT wasn’t feeling well, so I was worried about him. He’s feeling better now, so I think it was just some strange 24-hour type of thing.
Yesterday, I went to my home church with CT, my mom, my brother Alex, and Alex’s girlfriend. I was quite sad through the entire service. This is my home church, so I have a lot of history there, but it is just not at all what I like in a church. In the last few years, my church has taken a turn and become much more traditional. In comparison, I went to a new-to-me church the week before, where it was lively and wonderful, and the pastor kept my attention the whole time. When that service as over, I was so disappointed. I could have easily stayed for another hour or two. I actually wished the service was longer. Yesterday, at my church, I as constantly looking at my watch hoping it would be over. Very boring. I was really sad because I love my church, it is just not somewhere I enjoy going anymore.
I am still glad I’ve decided to get married in my home church though, because of the history there and because both my mother and grandmother were married there. But, after the wedding, I think CT and I will go to the other church regularly. He has not been a regular church-goer at all in his life, so I really think it’s important that we choose a church where we both enjoy it and actually look forward to going. And he and I both agree that this other church is just that. We both really enjoyed it there. But, from now until the wedding, I think it’s important that we make an effort to go to my church since that’s where we will be getting married and I think it’s important to show the pastor that we are committed to attending (for now). So, maybe for the next 6 months, we’ll alternate weeks back and forth between the 2 churches or something.
Also yesterday, mom and I went to our favorite place, Michael’s craft store, and got some more stuff for the centerpieces. We’re so funny. We go in every week with the 40% off coupon they have in the weekly flyer, and get one item each. We have collected all the vases for the centerpieces, so now we are working on the mirrors.
I’m still not sure what to do for favors. There is still plenty of time, but I would like to start gathering ideas so I can start pricing things out. If possible, I would like to keep the favors to approximately $1 to $1.50 each. I was thinking of doing something similar to what Mrs. JB had at her reception, so Mrs. JB, where did you get those clear plastic boxes to put the candies in???? I have looked around, but have been unsuccessful so far. I was thinking of doing a box with candies and then a bookmark attached with ribbon. Anybody else have some ideas???
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I think that's reasonable. If you don't enjoy the service at the church, you're less likely to pay attention to the sermon and you're not going to look forward to it. I used to go to church with my grandparents and never minded it. The minister was always interesting to listen to, as he had a humourous story to share every week. I felt awkward being there, since I knew nothing about what I was supposed to do with the Eucharist and such, but everyone there was really nice to me. I'd consider going here, but I know for a fact that I'd be going alone. I'm not sure I want to do that just yet.
I got them at your favorite place... Michaels! They should be in the "wedding" section - in Red Deer, they are at the end of the isle. There were four types to choose from - clear boxes, paper "bags" with handles, and I can't remember the other two. If you can't find them, ask the people working there if they will be getting any premade favor kits in stock.
Here is a general search for "wedding favor" at Michaels.com: http://www.michaels.com/art/online/search?pageNumber=1&channel=0&search=yes&keywords=wedding+favor&type=0
Here is the favor kit I bought: http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayProductPage?productNum=wd0141
Thanks for the info! I haven't noticed those at the Michael's in town, I will have another look. Otherwise, I'm sure the manager could order some for me (my mom knows the manager).
Also, there is a favor-making workshop on April 1st at Michael's that I'm going to check out to get some more ideas.
Favours are fun! There are endless possibilites. We gave out milkweed seeds (for ppl to plant) because a lot of monarch caterpillars are starving due to lack of food (this all tied in with the butterfly theme). And we also gave out cd's with our fav songs - because we didn't want ppl to think we were too crazy. The song collection was pretty fun (& stessful!) but designing the cd cover was even better. The whole thing was pretty inexpensive. Maybe $1.50 for everything.
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