As far away as my wedding is, I’m quite proud of the things we’ve been able to accomplish thus far. I take great pride in marking the little tasks on TheKnot.com as DONE. But, for as much as we’ve been able to accomplish, there’s obviously still so much to be done. So, I thought I’d periodically provide a little update as to what’s going on in the world of Rhiannon’s Noveau Riche Wedding.

*Title courtesy of the lovely Pippi who came over here to rain on my parade a few days ago. I can only assume that someone peed in Pippi’s Cheerios, as the comment she left was very rude and actually hurt my feelings. Thank you, Pippi!

Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Venue: The Gerding Theatre at the Armory

Colors: Pink and Grass Green

Theme: Oregon Bounty. (kidding, sort of). It’s really important to both the boy and I to have local, sustainable products at our wedding. So, all the food will be local and all the beer, wine and spirits will be local.

Attendants: 4 (going with the traditional 1 attendant for every 50 guests). I’ve not yet asked all my attendants to be in the wedding yet, so I’ll not say who they are just yet.

Guests: If you do the math, that makes 200 guests.

Flower Girls: My young nieces Angelina (6) and Riley (2)

Ring Bearer: My step-nephew Christian (6)

Photographer: I’m excited, excited, excited to have the wonderful Ashley Forrette on board to do our engagement photos and the wedding. YAY!

Catering: Waiting on some more proposals. I will say I love what I saw in the first proposal. Oil poached tuna on endive? YES, PLEASE.

Dress: Picked out. I’ve shown a few people the dress but I’m not sure that I want to show anyone else. I’d really like it to be a big surprise. It’s J.Crew, so if you feel like it you can go over there and guess.

Attendants’ Dresses: I’ll be allowing my girls to pick their own dresses. I’d like them to be black matte, tea-length and sleeveless or strapless. I really would like them to have something they’ll wear again, and if they pick it out, then there’s a much higher chance of that.  I’ll pick out shoes to match my wedding colors for each of them.

What we’ll not be doing: I’ve known for quite some time that I didn’t want to do the garter toss. I (a) find it to be kind of a crass tradition (throwing something that was on my thigh? No thank you) and (b) I really don’t feel like a garter will go well underneath my dress. BUT, after attending a wedding last night and experiencing a huge wave of relief when I realized that I was no longer required to try and catch the bouquet, I decided that we’ll not be doing this either.

We’ll also not be giving a wedding favor (though I do have the best wedding favor idea ever and I reserve the right to change my mind on this). But, I’ve heard from several people that these often get left behind and I know that when I get home from a wedding with a favor I never know what to do with it. And, then I feel like I can’t put it into the Goodwill pile because it came from someone’s wedding. So, no favor.

One thing that I do love is the idea that in lieu of a favor we give a donation of whatever we would have spent on said favors to a local charity. This is probably what I’ll do. So, instead of your shot glass or jordan almonds, you can leave with a happy heart.

What we are doing: I spent a good part of my flight to Chicago last week hand selecting songs to be played during the ceremony/reception. I also spent a good part of my flight selecting songs that WILL NOT be played at my reception. I love the idea of a Do Not Play List. I’m looking at you, Kool and the Gang. Music is something that is important to me and I’d really like to have control over what is played. Also, I have a severe allergy to most music played on Top 40 radio, and I’d like to ensure that it’s not played at my wedding. (Bridezilla-ish? PERHAPS, but I do not care).

We’re also planning on having the very shortest ceremony ever. We’re having two short readings, perhaps a prayer, and of course the vows. We’d just really like to get to the part where all of our guests have a great time.

So…that’s it for now. We’re going to an Eco-Friendly wedding show on Saturday and we’ll hopefully start hearing back from some more caterers!