Well we know a few of you were disappointed when you found out we were having such a small non-traditional ceremony in Vegas.
BUT we want all of you to still feel included in our special day.
So we will be having a get together tentatively Sept 21, 2013 at an undecided location and time at this point so you can see the newly wed couple and share in our bliss!
We will keep you updated when where and if the date changes once it gets closer but on our to do list of things it's closer to the end. So bear with us on the details but know that we appreciate your friendships and would still love to get together with you to celebrate!
Saturday, May 25, 2013
The decision to give in and do a wedding registry
Well I know I previously said we weren't going to do a wedding registry and asked if you wanted to give us anything to give cash. But we know this is a crazy dishonest world we live in and why should I give you my cash when I can keep it for myself? It's weird sometimes we get it. So here's our alternative registry. It's not just a bunch of stuff we don't need but helps fund things like our honeymoon, a new refrigerator and a nice date night. Don't feel obligated to give us anything but many have asked and I suppose this is easiest.
If you still have something specific in mind that you are dying to give us we will not turn it down!
https://weddingrepublic.com/rachelandtravis
If you still have something specific in mind that you are dying to give us we will not turn it down!
https://weddingrepublic.com/rachelandtravis
Friday, March 15, 2013
Registry!
Wedding Registry-
First of all we are so gracious that you even want to show your love for us with a gift. THANK YOU!
As for a registry we are not doing one....
If you have a special gift in mind that you want to give us by all means feel free! We would love anything that are dying to gift!
Otherwise you have 2 options.
1. You can donate towards cancer research. As many of you know my mom lost the battle to cancer. The more we can fund research the better chance we have for our generation and children's futures. Here is a link to the donation page.
If you would like to donate in Karen Lehnen's name you are welcome. (I'm not sure how the card situation works)
https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/donateonlinenow/index
2. You can send a monetary donation to the lovely wedded couple. We would use this towards our honeymoon and (hopefully) a downpayment on a house in the next few years. So you'd be donating towards our future.
You can contact us directly via facebook or email to get our address if need be
TravisDixon13@gmail.com or RachelLehnen@gmail.com
Thank you friends and loved ones!
Monday, February 11, 2013
Decision making-wedding party
The decision to not have a wedding party.
This was a decision that is not always taken kindly to. People can be very offended by not being asked to be in your wedding party-even if there is no wedding party to be in.We decided since we were having such a small amount of guests (and frankly a small venue) it seemed silly to have a handful of guests standing with us and a handful sitting and watching.
There was also the struggle of there are so many people we feel are so special to us that we couldn't say you get to be "more special" then this person, and you are the "most special" of all!!
We also figured people would be thrilled to not have to buy a dress/rent a tux, have to throw the appropriate parties associated, the extra presents, etc. We're on a budget and figured most of our guests would be as well.
Though some people feel completely okay with spending the money and appreciate the honor of being in a wedding party and have the honor of saying I stood by their side, it just wasn't the right decision for us.
I will not be walked down the isle, we will likely meet half way (a symbolism of our life) and the only other person present in the ceremony (besides the officiant) isn't a person at all... it's our lovable furry child Penny Lane.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Well some of you know EXACTLY what Pinterest.com is but I had no idea until my sister started using it for her wedding. The concept is pretty genius. You find things you like online-pictures, products you can buy-tutorials for DIY...WHATEVER and if you want to remember where to find it or see what your friends think you "pin it" to your board. It's almost like bookmarks but much easier to go back and see what's there and your friends can give input.
When I decided I wasn't having a traditional (or even semi traditional) wedding it became clear "pinning" wedding decor and the usual wedding board stuff was un-necessary so I use my main board just for cute "his and hers" things, pictures inspiration and outfit ideas for the rest of our Vegas weekend but here is my pinterest board for the wedding if anyone cares to see it
http://pinterest.com/rachellehnen/silly-wedding-stuff
Also with having everything pretty package deal for the ceremony I thought it would be fun to have our guests dress retro (1920's-1950's)
Obviously anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE to dress era. So clearly my wedding outfit will be as well as Travis'.
I know theme's can be a pain in the butt so I've tried to make it as easy (and fun!) as possible.
So to help my guests have some easy options (I know it's not always easy to find vintage style clothing if you don't know where to look) I made a 2nd pinterest board to give some inspiration, tips on styling and available items. I've tried to pin as many things as possible that you can actually buy to take the leg work out of shopping.
Even if you just want to buy some clothes you can check out that board ;-)
http://pinterest.com/rachellehnen/retro-wedding-outfit-inspiration
When I decided I wasn't having a traditional (or even semi traditional) wedding it became clear "pinning" wedding decor and the usual wedding board stuff was un-necessary so I use my main board just for cute "his and hers" things, pictures inspiration and outfit ideas for the rest of our Vegas weekend but here is my pinterest board for the wedding if anyone cares to see it
http://pinterest.com/rachellehnen/silly-wedding-stuff
Also with having everything pretty package deal for the ceremony I thought it would be fun to have our guests dress retro (1920's-1950's)
Obviously anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE to dress era. So clearly my wedding outfit will be as well as Travis'.
I know theme's can be a pain in the butt so I've tried to make it as easy (and fun!) as possible.
So to help my guests have some easy options (I know it's not always easy to find vintage style clothing if you don't know where to look) I made a 2nd pinterest board to give some inspiration, tips on styling and available items. I've tried to pin as many things as possible that you can actually buy to take the leg work out of shopping.
Even if you just want to buy some clothes you can check out that board ;-)
http://pinterest.com/rachellehnen/retro-wedding-outfit-inspiration
Decision making-venue
We've gone through several different wedding scenarios until we came to our final decision. We were initially looking to do a small ceremony in the LA area. After looking at venues we quickly realized most the places we wanted were far more expensive than we felt comfortable spending.
I wanted an outdoor venue as neither of us are religious so doing it in a church or chapel seemed un-necessary, out of place, and frankly uncomfortable for me. Also outdoor shots always look so beautiful.
We wanted a venue that would allow our dog at our ceremony. She is a huge part of our life and wanted to include her in the official joining of lives.
We also wanted a venue that we could have our ceremony and reception at. Also that didn't require us to use a list of their specific (and generally expensive) vendors for catering/liquore/rentals etc I had planned on cooking the meal for the reception buffet style to save money and I love to cook.
We quickly realized this didn't really exist in the price range we wanted. We started looking into parks which was our most affordable option but we're still pretty pricy for what it was. We looked into "alternative" places and then someone had suggested enquiring about our friends-parents home. It's has beautiful outdoor areas and required no vendors! After we spoke to our friend and Travis and I started getting into details such as center pieces, food, decorations, music, etc I went to Travis for about the 20th time and said lets just elope.... We should just go to Vegas and not bother with any of this. Frankly I don't care about any of the extra "fluff."
One of those defining moments when you know you made the right decision to get married was when he replied "That's fine with me. We can go as soon as you want. You want to go next week? I just want you to be happy."
This was when we decided scrapping everything we'd previously planned and go to Vegas. As easy as it would be to elope we wanted some of our close friends that we consider family and Travis' parents present. It felt a bit selfish to do it just us. So thus the decision was made to find an outdoor venue in Vegas (that was GREATLY more affordable!) and go to a buffet for dinner (everyone is happy when they can eat whatever they please) My planning list shrank significantly as well as my stress.
That is what our venue looks like. We have the space booked around sunset.
I wanted an outdoor venue as neither of us are religious so doing it in a church or chapel seemed un-necessary, out of place, and frankly uncomfortable for me. Also outdoor shots always look so beautiful.
We wanted a venue that would allow our dog at our ceremony. She is a huge part of our life and wanted to include her in the official joining of lives.
We also wanted a venue that we could have our ceremony and reception at. Also that didn't require us to use a list of their specific (and generally expensive) vendors for catering/liquore/rentals etc I had planned on cooking the meal for the reception buffet style to save money and I love to cook.
We quickly realized this didn't really exist in the price range we wanted. We started looking into parks which was our most affordable option but we're still pretty pricy for what it was. We looked into "alternative" places and then someone had suggested enquiring about our friends-parents home. It's has beautiful outdoor areas and required no vendors! After we spoke to our friend and Travis and I started getting into details such as center pieces, food, decorations, music, etc I went to Travis for about the 20th time and said lets just elope.... We should just go to Vegas and not bother with any of this. Frankly I don't care about any of the extra "fluff."
One of those defining moments when you know you made the right decision to get married was when he replied "That's fine with me. We can go as soon as you want. You want to go next week? I just want you to be happy."
This was when we decided scrapping everything we'd previously planned and go to Vegas. As easy as it would be to elope we wanted some of our close friends that we consider family and Travis' parents present. It felt a bit selfish to do it just us. So thus the decision was made to find an outdoor venue in Vegas (that was GREATLY more affordable!) and go to a buffet for dinner (everyone is happy when they can eat whatever they please) My planning list shrank significantly as well as my stress.
That is what our venue looks like. We have the space booked around sunset.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
The Proposal
The Proposal!
I've been asked "how did he do it?!" countless times. The pics were released and people assumed what may have happened.
Well...HERE IT IS
It was Travis' Birthday (Oct 13, 2012) I cooked him a special dinner of lasagna (his favorite) and a lemon meringue pie. I was cutting up the pie in the kitchen to be eaten and he said he was going to go upstairs and grab his camera to take a pic of the lasagna. As I'm taking a picture of the pie (I was very proud-it was my first meringue!) he set down a taco bell sauce packet next to the pie. My back was turned to him. The packet said "Why say no when you can say yes?" With it being his birthday I thought he was referring to something else. I turned around and he was on one knee with the ring in his hand and another sauce packet. I didn't even read it or answer I just hugged and kissed him. I later said "You already know the answer." We'd commented on the odd-ness that taco bell would print a hot sauce packet saying "Will you marry me?" a few weeks prior and I guess he kept one just in case. After we had our moment he handed me one more that said "You have chosen wisely"
He later confessed it was a spur of the moment decision to propose. He'd had a plan in place to ask the next week while his parents would be in town. But said "I was sitting there, looking at the painting you made me and the dinner you'd cooked and I was just so happy I didn't want to wait."
Now here's the pics from our night!
I've been asked "how did he do it?!" countless times. The pics were released and people assumed what may have happened.
Well...HERE IT IS
It was Travis' Birthday (Oct 13, 2012) I cooked him a special dinner of lasagna (his favorite) and a lemon meringue pie. I was cutting up the pie in the kitchen to be eaten and he said he was going to go upstairs and grab his camera to take a pic of the lasagna. As I'm taking a picture of the pie (I was very proud-it was my first meringue!) he set down a taco bell sauce packet next to the pie. My back was turned to him. The packet said "Why say no when you can say yes?" With it being his birthday I thought he was referring to something else. I turned around and he was on one knee with the ring in his hand and another sauce packet. I didn't even read it or answer I just hugged and kissed him. I later said "You already know the answer." We'd commented on the odd-ness that taco bell would print a hot sauce packet saying "Will you marry me?" a few weeks prior and I guess he kept one just in case. After we had our moment he handed me one more that said "You have chosen wisely"
He later confessed it was a spur of the moment decision to propose. He'd had a plan in place to ask the next week while his parents would be in town. But said "I was sitting there, looking at the painting you made me and the dinner you'd cooked and I was just so happy I didn't want to wait."
Now here's the pics from our night!
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