Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Reusable Cutlery



It's been a bit since I posted anything, and well, that's because we've been busy with Reuse First and general life things. We took a trip to the thrift store today and are going to contemplate finding cutlery for the wedding from the thrift store. We figure instead of spending money on disposable stuff, it might make sense to spend a little more and get actual cutlery that could be packed up after the wedding, washed and donated back. Of course, we have to weigh the pricing differences and the difficulty of providing for up to 300 people. Our goal is to be as kind to the environment as possible!

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Location, Location...Location??

Things have finally settled down after the holiday madness of having 6 families between the two of us. We've cleared our heads for the new year and suddenly, we came to an idea for the location of our wedding. We've started talking with our good friends Bill and Eileen, Eileen's family has a large farm about 4 hours north in Wisconsin. We'll be talking with them again soon and figuring out if the whole family would approve.

That being said, we are praying that it comes through because as of yet, this is the only affordable option we have come across that would allow us to have as many people as we want without paying 3 grand just for a space. This would also give us the freedom to do the food however we want... NO expensive caterers! If this works out, we would be doing some sort of DIY potluck type thing. I know i know, everyone we say that to raises an eyebrow and laughs a little. We think it's possible! Not easy, no one said we were going for easy (remember, we're broke! easy is in no way synonymous with broke). We have a lot of friends and family who would most likely be willing to help out with the mass chopping of veggies etc. We're vegan/vegetarian so the lack of meat will make things A)waaaay cheaper and B)waaaay easier.

Once we get the go ahead from Eileen and her family, we would visit the farm, take pictures and start making our grand plans... EXCITING!

That's all for now,
cheerio!