FAQ

This is a FAQ for our upcoming wedding. Any new posts will appear BELOW this entry, so scroll down for new updates. Thanks!

Q. When and Where is the Wedding?
A. October 31st, 2009 at Fernbank Lodge in Cincinnati, OH

Q. Can I bring a date?
A. This is a REALLY small wedding with a cap on how many people can fit/eat/sit. If your date is accounted for, it will say so in your invitation. If your invitation doesn’t say anything, feel free to contact us a week before the wedding to see if we have any space left. EDIT: It looks like we are going to have a full house, so I doubt any additional people will be able to be included. We are very sorry!

Q. It’s Halloween! Can I dress up?
A. Costumes are welcome after the ceremony. You can change there OR we will have easy costumes available for everyone’s use (aka masks, props, ears, etc)

Q. Where are you registered?
A. We are currently registered at Target.com, Amazon.com and Jonathanadler.com. We are also house hunting, so money donations are much appreciated.

Q. I’m looking for your registry…you guys have funny last names! How do I spell them?
A. Tracy Joecken and Joe Broxterman


Q. Your Registry says to ship to CA. What if we want to bring a gift to the wedding?
A. We ask that you do not bring any gifts larger than an envelope to the wedding. We will already have stuffed baggage with all of our wedding garb and will NOT be able to add any additional items to our luggage. We also will not have time to ship anything to ourselves, so we please ask that any items are shipped directly to our CA address.

Q. I live in CA…are you guys having anything for the West Coast?
A. Yes…we will have a party of some sort, but the actual ceremony will be in Cincinnati. Date TBD for the CA event.

Q. I'm not in the wedding party and I don't want to dress up for Halloween! What's the general attire?
A. Dressy Casual. We want everyone to be comfortable, but look their best! This is a fancy shin-dig, folks!

Q. What the food going to be like?
A. A variety of pastas and appetizers from Maggiano's. There will be vegetarian options.

Q. What is the visiting schedule for Tracy and Joe?
A. We will arrive Tuesday October 27th and depart a week later on Tuesday November 3rd. Thursday night is reserved for a bachelor/bachelorette party and Friday night is reserved for the rehearsal dinner (wedding party and immediate family only).

Q. What Hotel are you staying at?
A. We are staying at the Extended Stay in Springdale. It's details can be seen here. It is not very close to the event, but closer to our families.

Q. What hotels are close to the event?
A. Here is a site that lists the hotels by their closeness to the park: CLICK HERE

Q. Do you have group rates set up at any of the hotels?
A. No, we do not, but if that changes, we will let you know.

Q. Are you going to have a list of "call" times for the wedding party?
A. Not yet, but I'm working on a time line sheet for all of you, so you have an idea of when you need to be where.

Q. Will you have a cash or open bar?
A. Since this is literally just a big space for us to be in, we are simply having a buffet of beverages, provided by us. We will be having water, soda, wine, beer, and some sort of alcoholic punch.

That's what I've got so far, if anybody has a question that you think should be included in the FAQ, leave it in the comments OR email me at deceptacon24 AT hotmail dot com (no spaces, symbols where appropriate).

Invitations!

Earlier this week, our wedding invites went out! I'm getting reports that most of them were delivered today, except a few that went out late. Anyways, I used many Tokidoki graphics to create these, along with my minimal photoshop skills. I got the envelopes from Paper Presentation and the cost was pretty low for how much I <3 them!!

Less than 2 months away...*eek*!! Still so much to do, but overall I think we are doing pretty well.

Bridal Shower Pictures

Here is a selection of pictures from the Bridal Shower in Ohio. Thanks for the pictures Mama B!

Male Wedding Party Members

I've done the examples for the girls, now the guys! We're trying to make it as SIMPLE as possible. A black suit (plain, pinstripe, whatever...just as long as it's BLACK) with either a white, pink, or black dress shirt is the look! Ties will be provided by us from Cyberoptix and will be custom printed with one of their fabulous designs! The guys ties will be either the "hot pink" or "silver" as seen here (yes, I see that the hot pink isn't there anymore...grrrr! but it's still available).

We just haven't decided on a design. I would love to get each guy their own design to complement them, but I'm not sure if that's what we are going to do. Most likely we will pick one of these:


Joe's Pick for the guys:


My Pick for the guys:


We both like each others, but we just can't decide...thoughts?

Cute Animation

Click here to watch a cute animation of our wedding mascots, Adios and Ciao Ciao!

I'm super busy with my store, but I wanted to share with you guys. If anyone has any pictures from the bridal shower, I'd love to share them on here, so please email them my way!

Ohio Schedule

I'm returning home on June 11th, which is QUICKLY approaching. Here's what we got goin' on as far as wedding appointments!

FRIDAY
8:30 FERNBANK (might be able to get in...if we're lucky)
10:30 BONBONERIE (oh yes, I was the only one that thought cake at 10:30 was ridiculous...)
2:00 ROBBEN FLORIST

SATURDAY
MORNING SCHWARTZ JEWELERS (going to get my wedding band picked out/made up)

SUNDAY
1:30 SHOWER

MONDAY
11:00--MASLOV PHOTOGRAPHY
2:00--MAGGIANO'S

*WHOOSH* add in taking my sister to concerts and seeing friends...um...when do I sleep?

Joebot's Garb

So, the most difficult thing about planning the wedding thus far is actually Joe's ensemble. Men's fashion is such a sad state, particularly if you want to show any kind of stylish flair. Alternative mens fashion is littered with puffy blouses, pirate gear, vampire coats and other VERY goofy costume garb. The other end, the typical menswear, is boring pronounced with an oring. Joe is not interested in a plain suit, nor does he have oodles of time to dig through websites or stores.

Flash forward to yesterday. I was watching the new Bravo show "The Fashion Show". Inspiration struck in the worst sounding place: the first eliminated designer. His line is called Elmer Ave. He is actually and amazing menswear designer who unfortunately did not do so well at the first challenge. He has a store in downtown LA and a website full of great blazers! Joe seemed to like them better than anything else we've found so far, so a trip to the shop is in our future! Paired with a cyberoptix tie and some lip-service pants and we might finally have a winner!