Wedding Blog: BD**2 - 163
Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:21 am
Happy Leap Day! For all those who give a hop, here's today's entry.
I'm not sure how much detail I've gone into on some subjects. I try to keep track, but sometimes forget to check off some stuff I have on a list of potentials. So I apologize in advance for any repetition here or in later entries. Bear with me. The mind isn't what it used to be.
I know I've mentioned that the major vendors have been selected. Overall, not that many of each type were visited or interviewed before the decisions were made. Some of that was the relatively short time until the wedding. We had been expecting a more leisurely time of it. With only eight months to plan, we wanted to get everything chosen quickly before everyone good was booked.
I'll use the photographer as an example. BD was the one contacting photographers, looking for availability and prices, in that order. There were online searches and requests, as well as calls to the venue's "preferred" vendors (I suspect they get a kickback or some sort of advertising fee from those vendors. Sort of like being "The Official Furniture Store of the Boston Red Sox", as if you weren't just the highest bidder for that title.). Some were already booked for the date. Others sent their information, which we examined and filed. AFAIK, though, GW and BD only visited two, both preferred vendors close to the venue. I mentioned the "dead fish" handshake of one, with a personality to match. The other was preferred for other reasons as well. When GW initially tried to set up the appointment with them, they said they would be at a vendor show at that time, and they usually book everything for the year at that show. However, he would hold The Day open for her. This, without any commitment on our part, or even visiting the studio.
All of this took place in barely six weeks, as did our other decisions. Toward the end, BD and GW just wanted to get it over with. It's over an hour driving each way to the venue area, and they were tired of making the trek. The speed has turned out to be a good thing, considering our recent health issues. If selections weren't already made, the added stress of having to make them would not help with the healing process, either physical or mental.
I'm not sure how much detail I've gone into on some subjects. I try to keep track, but sometimes forget to check off some stuff I have on a list of potentials. So I apologize in advance for any repetition here or in later entries. Bear with me. The mind isn't what it used to be.
I know I've mentioned that the major vendors have been selected. Overall, not that many of each type were visited or interviewed before the decisions were made. Some of that was the relatively short time until the wedding. We had been expecting a more leisurely time of it. With only eight months to plan, we wanted to get everything chosen quickly before everyone good was booked.
I'll use the photographer as an example. BD was the one contacting photographers, looking for availability and prices, in that order. There were online searches and requests, as well as calls to the venue's "preferred" vendors (I suspect they get a kickback or some sort of advertising fee from those vendors. Sort of like being "The Official Furniture Store of the Boston Red Sox", as if you weren't just the highest bidder for that title.). Some were already booked for the date. Others sent their information, which we examined and filed. AFAIK, though, GW and BD only visited two, both preferred vendors close to the venue. I mentioned the "dead fish" handshake of one, with a personality to match. The other was preferred for other reasons as well. When GW initially tried to set up the appointment with them, they said they would be at a vendor show at that time, and they usually book everything for the year at that show. However, he would hold The Day open for her. This, without any commitment on our part, or even visiting the studio.
All of this took place in barely six weeks, as did our other decisions. Toward the end, BD and GW just wanted to get it over with. It's over an hour driving each way to the venue area, and they were tired of making the trek. The speed has turned out to be a good thing, considering our recent health issues. If selections weren't already made, the added stress of having to make them would not help with the healing process, either physical or mental.