Considering I lived in Pennsylvania for five years, I’ve only visited Philadelphia once. And I didn’t even try an authentic Philly sandwich while I was there. While I haven’t had the original version, I love a good chicken Philly sandwich. Philly sandwiches find their way onto our weekly meal plan quite a lot. You can…
A most unoriginal title for a most unoriginal wedding topic. I obsessively read Weddingbee during our engagement. The vast majority of the brides either lost weight or toned their slimmer physiques to look their very best on a very important day. I was no different. I’ve never been skinny. As a kid, I was rather…
Every bride eventually crosses off dream designs or expensive vendors whilst wedding planning. I was no different. So what didn’t make the final cut for our wedding? 1. Videography: I’ve read about brides truly regretting not hiring a videographer or even renting video cameras and having guests shoot the important stuff. I have no regrets….
Ahh, the poor reputation of wedding food. Bland, boring, long food waits, and constantly the same menu options. Makes you wonder why venues haven’t tried to improve their food offerings? Or maybe figure out how to serve dinner without creating long lines? Picking our venue narrowed our catering options to two: The Invisible Chef and Aberdeen…
After I solidified my wedding vision, I began searching for the decor I needed. Shepherd’s hooks were first up. These bad boys are not cheap. 36″ hooks would be the best bet for us, and the cheapest I found them was around $7-8 plus shipping. We needed twenty; our decor budget skyrocketed without buying any real…
Early on in my wedding magazine reading, I noticed that weddings these days need to have a theme or unifying vision. Personally, I think that marriage is a good wedding theme. Working off of my desire to have a Hokie-colored wedding and a June wedding date, I headed over to every bride’s (or wannabe bride’s)…