Lisa

  • 20 minute wedding craft

    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…

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  • How to make wedding program fans

    I first designed our wedding programs months ago while playing around in Microsoft Publisher (and later bought it for my personal computer). Wedding program fans seemed kind of necessary because of the heat, but I wanted a certain degree of continuity with the invites. My original designs included the damask pattern from the invitations. The…

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  • Building our ceremony

    The arrangement and content of our wedding ceremony was completely up to me. Why? Mac isn’t overly religious, and this was for our religious ceremony. What did we want? My cousin Kristin’s pastor opened with this gem. Seriously. It was hilarious and yet heartwarming. We left our invocation and homily up to our pastor. Readings…

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  • Ciabatta Chicken Philly Sandwiches

    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…

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  • Shedding for the wedding

    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…

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  • What we didn’t do

    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….

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