RSVP!!!!!

ok, we're sorry we didn't post this sooner, but you can also RSVP here on our blog!!!

all you have to do is leave a comment saying if you're attending, not attending, and how many will be attending!

thanks!!!

amanda and neill

IMPORTANT INFO FOR THE WEDDING CEREMONY!!!!!!

HEY EVERYONE THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!

WE WOULD LOVE IT IF EVERYONE ATTENDING THE WEDDING COULD BRING A CANDLE OR TWO (ANY TYPE OF CANDLES ARE FINE) TO THE WEDDING.

once you arrive at the wedding, there will be specific places for you to place the candle and have a chance to light it.

we want this to be a symbol of our friendship with all of you; kinda like a bunch of unity candles, or something like that!

love you all!

amanda and neill

Registry Information

We are registered at Target; Bed, Bath, & Beyond; and JC Penney's:
(for some reason the bedding we registered for at Penney's is not showing up online in the right color, but you can find the color once you click on the link for it. the color/design is 'Camellia' and it's a blue and dark brown victorian print of sorts. everything else on the Penney's registry is correct.)

For all of the registries you can go online and search 'Amanda Rye', 'Neill Swift', or 'Carl Swift', and it will pull up our registries. The websites are fairly easy to navigate through, as well.

amanda and neill

Wedding Attire Revision

ok, since SO many people voiced their opinions on our attire post, we've decided that a revision must be made...

for girls:
you don't HAVE to wear heels, and you don't HAVE to wear a dress, or go out and buy a new outfit if you don't have one...:)
i know everyone knows how to dress for a wedding, and i don't want anyone to think that you are being given a mandatory dress code! :)


for guys:
jeans are ok...as in NICE jeans...again, i know everyone knows how to look nice, and i know not everyone has a pair of dress slacks or something of the sort, or dress shoes; so you can wear jeans if you want...

so whatever your definition of semi-formal is, you can dress to that...i hope that eases things up a bit...i would hate for one of our friends to not come to the wedding because they didn't have anything to wear, and i'm sorry if anyone thought we were trying to get them to dress how we want them to dress...

the only thing we ask (and i honestly don't think there is ANYTHING wrong with asking this) is that no one wears flip-flops. there really isn't anything dressy about flip-flops.

that's it!

i hope that really helps ease everyone's minds!!!

amanda and neill

In Regards to the Last Post...

for those of you who had more questions due to the last post, what was written were GUIDELINES for how to dress, not a MANDATORY dress code...:)

we just wanted to make sure all of you knew that.

thanks,

neill and amanda

Acceptable/Unacceptable Semi-Formal Attire

ok, so our wedding is going to be a Semi-Formal Masquerade...well, the masquerade part is more for the reception, but yeah...and when we were telling our friends about the semi-formal part, we got alot of different responses:

"Can i wear a tux?"

"Do jeans count for the 'semi' part?"

"I was planning to wear a white dress. Is that ok?"

and my personal favorite:

"Are there such things as formal flip-flops?"
(NO THERE ARE NOT)

so yeah, we thought with all the questions we'd clarify things a bit for you all!!!

hope this all helps!!!

FOR WOMEN~

Acceptable Dress:
since the word "formal" is in the invitation, this means a dress or a skirt. if you simply WILL NOT wear a dress/skirt, then a sort of pant-suit is ok, i guess...(pant-suits always make me think of an office setting, or a model from a sears catalog from the 90's...ew. also, wearing white or any variation on white is considered very tacky, since the bride is the only one who will be wearing that colour.)

here are some pictures to help:
the first picture shows different types of semi-formal dresses. usually the term semi-formal connotes a short dress, but if you feel uncomfortable with something above the knee, or even just below the knee you can wear something longer.

the second gives you an entire ensemble!
so if you are really searching for how to put an outfit together, i hope this can help. some really great places to get semi-formal dresses (if you don't have one and want an excuse to go shopping :) is Forever 21, Target, or even JC Penney's. they're all relatively inexpensive and have a variety of styles and sizes.

one of the other main things about semi-formal events is that in keeping with the "formal" part of the dress, proper shoes will follow.

proper shoes are normally some sort of high heel. this could range from 2"-5"; whatever you like. (i personally am going to wear 5" stilettoes, and i cannot wait to wear them!!!)

here are some examples:

you don't have to go this high, and you don't have to wear stilettoes if you don't want to (for those of you who love heels as much as i do, PLEASE wear them!!!) :)

you can also wear wedges, which give height but have more stability. and they're not just for casual events, either! nice flats are acceptable if you simply CANNOT wear heels.

the only other thing i have to say on shoes is this:
















FOR MEN~

Acceptable Attire:

for guys a suit is alway nice. if you don't have a suit, then nice slacks, a button-up shirt, and a tie is good. NO JEANS. NOT EVEN BLACK JEANS. :)

here's a good example of what i'm talking about:


menswear is not as complicated as women's, so it should be pretty easy to get together an outfit.

for guys's shoes, you can wear whatever dress shoe you like. also acceptable are Van's Classics shoes, but CLEAN!!! :) like this:












so we really hope this all helps some for you! if you have questions post them here...

again, we are so excited that you have decided to come celebrate with us, and we can't wait to see you there!

p.s.


:)

first post!!!!!

welcome to our blog!!!

this is the place where you can get all the information you need to prepare for celebrating with us and attending our wedding on October 31st, 2009

we are so glad that you will be able to share the joy and celebration of our joining together as one under God, and we hope that everything posted in this blog is easy to understand; if not, PLEASE send us a comment here, email us (weplayforkeeps@gmail.com), or call us 559-212-8755

God Bless,

Neill and Amanda (soon to be) Swift