Jamie and Mengmeng

We have a flickr stream for our wedding pics. There you can see our engagement pictures, our wedding pictures and our super fun Bride+Groom session. Check it out!

Jameng: The Flickr Stream!

Mengmeng and I received several hundred dollars at our wedding that was placed into the card box without any names or cards or any way of identifying who gave it to us. These anonymous donations were very much appreciated, even though we can’t send a thank you card to the people who gave them. So we thought we’d put a little note here letting everyone know how appreciative we are. We’re saving up for some major home improvement projects, most notably repairing our garage, and every bit helps! So thank you very much!!

Check out a sampling of some of the professional wedding photos by going to these links!

http://www.bellapop.com/jamie-and-mengmeng-historic-ywca-fort-worth-wedding/

http://www.bellapop.com/might-as-well-jump/

http://www.bellapop.com/jamie-and-mengmeng-fort-worth-bride-groom/

Enjoy!

We were asked by several people at the wedding to post transcripts of our vows and the readings. Enjoy! And thanks to everyone for making our special day so wonderful!!

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The deadline for reserving rooms under our group rate at the downtown Hilton has passed. However, if there’s anybody who missed the window, apparently they are doing a January sale price right now that’s almost as good as the group rate was. So if you still need a hotel, you might look into that.

Alternatively, some people are getting hotel rooms elsewhere. You don’t have to be downtown if you don’t want to be. (Outside of downtown will probably be cheaper, in fact.) However, downtown will be within walking distance of the wedding itself, which was why we picked a hotel there.

Hey everybody! I know it’s a bit late but I’ve finally got a hotel block for everybody. It’s the downtown Fort Worth Hilton. It seemed pretty nice when we took the tour, and it’s less than half a mile from the YWCA.

Right now I have a smallish block for Friday and Saturday night. If people need longer blocks, please let me know and I’ll tell the hotel. The rate is $90/night for up to 2 people. It’s $10 extra per night for each additional person up to 4.

Group Reservation Page

A few things to note: the hotel charges $18 for parking. There is street parking nearby, but there’s also a cheerleading competition nearby that weekend, so that might be limited. But it might still be ok. There’s also a $10 charge for Internet in the guest rooms, but the hotel’s guide recommended using the free Internet in the hotel lobby and bar areas.

Any other questions, please let me know!

We don’t expect crazy big gifts or anything. Honestly, just having you all there for our special day is gift enough! However, if you feel moved to get us something, and a monetary gift just isn’t your style, we decided to join the tradition of soon-to-be-married couples everywhere and get a wedding registry. Two, in fact! Amazon.com because it’s awesome, and Target just in case somebody wanted to go to an actual “real life” store to do their shopping.

Now, while I know all you savy people could probably look up our wedding registries yourselves, I decided to make it easier on you. Because I am helpful that way.

First, the Amazon.com registry: http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wedding/1IJH7XHJPQJMI

And then, the Target registry, which is a tad more complex. Go to target.com, find their wedding registry section (”Club Wedd”), and look us up via our unique registry ID: 013399700205698. Alternatively, you should be able to search by our names and/or our location (Fort Worth), if you’d rather go that route. You should also be able to look us up in-store using the same information.

That’s right, folks. The invitations are in the mail! There were a few we held back because we needed to double check something (an address, the spelling of a name, etc.), but I’d say at least 80-85% of the invitations are on their way to their recipients now! Yay!

There are RSVP cards as a part of the invitations which are postcards that can be sent back to us. We have already stamped these, so all you should have to do is check off either yes or no and write down your name and number of guests in the appropriate slots, and then just drop it in the mail. No muss, no fuss!

However, for people who aren’t in the U.S., we obviously couldn’t stamp the postcards. So if those people would like to call/email either of us and RSVP, either verbally or electronically as the case may be, feel free.

This is a map of parking in downtown Fort Worth, which I have marked to show where the wedding venue is AND where the closest free parking garage is.

For more info on downtown parking, check out this pdf (which is the org. map, complete with a key to all those other numbers). http://www.astc.org/conference/pdf/2009_Fort_Worth_Parking.pdf

http://www.alfredangelo.com/Collections/ProductDisplay.aspx?productID=08c98e2a-4340-45ad-a9f9-72589d86968e&categoryID=bfff30be-a493-4315-880c-45a86ae342b8&pg=1

The girls on the bride’s side (Erin/Sandra/Angela/Cammy) will be wearing it in cherry, while the girls on the groom’s side (Denise/Laura/Amy) will be wearing it in black.

A note to those living here in DFW: Dresses need to be ordered at least 3 months prior to the date they are needed by. In this case, they are needed by January 16, 2010, so they will need to be ordered AT THE LATEST by October 16, 2009, though I would advise going to the AA store sooner than that to be safe. (I’d say your best bet is to try and go by the end of Sept. at the latest.)

Meanwhile, to those living out of state, remember that different stores could have different ordering times. Just because the one here in FW says 3 months, it might be more or less if you order somewhere else (i.e. Chicago, San Francisco, etc.), so I would call them fairly soon and find out the specific time frame your local AA retailer works under.

As far as shoes go, you can wear anything you want as long as it matches the dress and looks nice. It can be high heels or flats, whichever suits you. Just keep in mind that there are stairs at the venue. This is especially important to the bridesmaids and matron of honor, as they will have to walk down them in the processional, though everyone will have to go up and down them a few times throughout the night, I’d imagine.

And as for makeup, manicures, pedicures… you can do it yourself or pay for it or whatever. I know at least some of us will be DIYing those things, while others might not, so it’s totally up to you.

Mengmeng and I will be buying everyone matching wraps and jewelry and paying for hairstyles.

In other news, we have an officiant, centerpieces, wedding favors, and last, but certainly not least, I have MY dress! Yay! \o/