Oh hey there! Remember me?
To say that I’ve been MIA would be an understatement. I have not been doing so much cooking lately. Instead, I’ve been doing a lot of traveling, hanging out with family, and wedding planning. Emphasis on the wedding planning. Oh, and also emphasis on the blabbing about my wedding planning. Sorry, family and friends – it happens.
The wedding stuff has been… interesting, and maybe not as easy-breezy as I originally thought, especially remotely. It is a ton of fun, though, and I am loving (almost) every second! Can I give you a few updates? Oh good.
The venue. Oh, the venue. We booked it in December, and scheduled our food tasting for when I’d be home over Christmas. And when we did the tasting… the food was awful. So bad. Can you imagine the panic building in my chest as we tasted multiple courses of terrible food? It probably goes without saying that the food at my wedding is pretty important to me. So after the tasting, we actually canceled our venue. Luckily, they were extremely embarrassed and let us out of the contract without a problem. Crisis averted!
The new venue! The next day, my mom and I did a whirlwind tour of venues all over Massachusetts. And we found a perfect one with dates that had just become available in September! My parents and sister were even able to taste the food first before we booked it – lesson learned. So now, instead of at a mansion in October, Nate and I are tying the knot on a farm in September. Woo hoo! It feels real now, and I could not be more excited.
The flowers. We found a wonderful florist with an awesome Boston accent who makes me feel right at home. Check that one off the list!
The dress. I’ve found a few that I like, but I don’t think I’ve found The One yet. I’m planning to buy it here in Salt Lake so that I can do the fittings easily, then carry it on the plane when we go back to get married. This is obviously the part of the planning I’m most excited about, so I can’t wait to try on more dresses over the next few weeks!
The shoes. I briefly considered these rose gold shoes :) But I think I should probably pick the dress first.
Next on the checklist: finding someone to marry us, choosing a photographer, and getting engagement photos taken here in Salt Lake next weekend. So much fun stuff that I’ve been spending all my time thinking about! :)
Now that we have a few big things taken care of, I would like to spend some more time and energy dreaming up food to cook for you! I hope that the coming year will be full of delicious recipes here on Coffee & Quinoa.
So, happy 2014, friends! Whether you just found this blog or have been following all year, I loved sharing 2013 with you. I am so thankful for each and every one of you reading, and I can’t wait for all the good food we’ll eat this year! I wish you a happy and healthy 2014, spent doing what you love with the people you care about.
And I’ll leave you with a very artistic Snapchat drawn by my sister Alban this week:
I spend way more time sending and receiving Snapchats than I care to admit. That is all!
Is the blue dress you’re trying on above your bridemaids’ dresses? I love it! And such a bummer on your venue – at least you were able to remedy the situation without too many issues! Wedding planning can be so stressful – try to enjoy it, even the unpleasant parts :) Happy 2014!
It’s one of the possibilities! Not in blue, though :) The whole venue thing is pretty funny in retrospect… thank goodness!
I love hearing about your wedding planning!! Enjoy every second!! September is a beautiful month to tie the knot!
Thanks Brooke! :)
Now you’ve got me worried. I won’t be able to taste the food beforehand for mine- ahhh! But my uncle has attended events catered by the same company and they’re supposed to be awesome so here’s to hoping!
I’m glad you were able to find another venue so quickly. A fall farm wedding sounds beautiful! As far as the dress, you have plenty of time so it’s nice that you wait to find the one you really want. You will know when you put it on. You’ll start to get teary eyed and all that jazz.
Those shoes are also gorgeous but I agree that you should wait to find the dress.
I loved reading your wedding updates! Feel free to pop in and chat some more when life gets too busy for cooking. :)
Not to worry about the food, my dear! Good recommendations count for a lot :) Love hearing about your wedding planning, too! And yours is coming up SO soon! :) :)
I JUST learned about snapchat a couple of days ago (so behind…so behind…) and love the idea of it. Thanks for the wedding planning update! Sounds like you’re having a ball putting everything together! Looking forward to seeing which THE ONE you pick out! Happy NY!
Glad to hear you got the food sorted out- definitely an important one for someone who loves food and wants to impress their guests! I am sure the farm wedding will be even more beautiful and September is the perfect time. Congrats again- and the dress will be easy to find I am sure! No stress :)
Thanks Marisa! Yes, I think there will be no more stress :)
Oh those shoes, love them!
It’s going to be a great year for you Erica! Glad you got things sorted out back home. The food situation sounded like a headache. Glad things are back on track. Can’t wait to see your what you end up finding for your wedding dress! Happy New Year!
A wedding at a farm in the fall…that will be so beautiful!! Glad everything worked out so well! Enjoy every second of the planning, your big day will be here before you know it! Just remember to make decisions based on what YOU want and not what you think others will expect or want :-)
Hey, just wondering what brand of shoes those are?? They’re gorgeous!
Hey Jenn, they are BC Footwear. I actually bought some but ended up returning them because they didn’t fit very well. I agree though, super cute!