Monthly Archives: May 2009

Wedding Tech: Managing Email

If there is one thing that happens when you first get engaged and start spreading your information around, it’s this:  Wedding Spam.  Sign up at any major wedding website: get spammed; Register for wedding gifts: get spammed; Try on a wedding dress: … Continue reading »

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Bust a move!

So I’m sitting in front of my computer, listening to my Air Supply station on Pandora and I find myself imagining my first dance when I get married.  Anybody who’s seen me dance (and I’ve tried to limit the damage) knows that … Continue reading »

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Venue Search, Part 2

Last time, we covered some loft spaces that were considered, but ultimately not booked. Today, we’ll look at a couple of places that weren’t as nice (maybe) as the others we saw, but they were actually the very first two venues we … Continue reading »

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Invitations: to DIY or not to DIY, and how do I budget?

Over the last two weeks, I’ve shared with you how I made the invitations for our wedding.  Now, I have to confess – it took me about 2 months to come up with the design (I had way too many ideas!), but … Continue reading »

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Local Historic Destination Wedding

Our closest friends know that Scott and I love to take vacations. On a whim, we took two days off of work to go to Virginia Beach because we were sick of the rain in the DC area. On the way back, … Continue reading »

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Friday Wedding Wisdom

Wedding planning can be overwhelming, and some of us brides (ok, and grooms!) want *everything*.  A wise friend once told me this: “When you think about your wedding day, what is the *one* thing you’ve always wanted? Make sure you budget for … Continue reading »

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Bouquets In Bloom – Variations on a Theme

With Spring well upon us, I can’t help but notice the sudden burst of color with flowers blooming everywhere.  I love love LOVE flowers and experimenting with arrangements – I like to try pairing unexpected varieties and colors to make a statement.  … Continue reading »

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Venue Search, Part 1

Today, we begin our short series of venues considered, but ultimately not chosen. We’ll start with one of my favorite settings – lofts. We looked at several loft spaces in Manhattan. Nearly all of them made my fiance and I drool, with … Continue reading »

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Platinum Weddings… really?

I’ll admit that I’ve seen more episodes of “Platinum Wedding,” “Rich Bride, Poor Bride,” and “Bridezilla” on WeTV lately. It’s fun in a vicarious way, though honestly, there’s no way my fiance and I would even come close to having a fraction … Continue reading »

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Invitation Design – Part 2

Last week I shared our invitation prototypes with you. Thanks to the wonderful assistance of some great girls, we got our invitations done really quickly (I love production lines!). Here’s how we did them: Buy pre-folded cards from Paper Source Tear up … Continue reading »

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He asked, you said “Yes!” Now what?

He got down on one knee, looked deep into your eyes, and asked you to spend the rest of your life with him.  You didn’t hear the rest because you were blinded by the dazzling brilliance of the bling he put on … Continue reading »

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