After my first dress shopping experience, I got serious with weight loss. At my second dress shopping experience in November, I was about 25 pounds lighter. I scheduled two appointments for Black Friday while I was visiting my parents in PA for Thanksgiving. Up first: David’s Bridal in Monroeville, PA I came in with a…
Personally, I think that too much pressure is put on brides to have the “perfect” dress. You have to be model thin, toned, tan, and look like a million dollars. While I wanted a nice dress, I wan’t overly concerned with it. The first time I went shopping was with my mom last June. The parents…
Today, I realized that we will be leaving Fayetteville within 18 months. I have a lengthy list of things to do and places to see while we still live in the Old North State. Since we live in NC, our Living Social and Groupon deals feature inns, lodges, and adventures that are on my list….
We happened across Sweet Boutique Bakery at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden’s wedding expo. They mentioned they were hosting a free wedding cake tasting event, so I signed up for an invite. We went to the shop the next weekend. The ladies had a larger than expected turnout, so we had to wait a bit….
Or, what went wrong. Clearly, every bride and groom fear those inevitable wedding day disasters. Not that Mac and I are pessimists, we’re not, we just wanted to prepared for the worst (crumbling cupcakes, undercooked food, late photographers, etc). Here’s what we encountered: 1. Guest arrival: we rented a party bus to transport guests from…
This craft involved me locating an extra wedding program, my paper cutter, the bouquet, and the garter. I also had to do some floral modifications. Hence the twenty minute part. Today, I’m forever enshrining some wedding momentos in a shadowbox. I snagged this particular box from AC Moore with a 40% off item coupon. I…