Back in March, the Cape Fear Botanical Garden hosted a bridal show. Seeing as how Mac and I already booked the Botanical Garden, you might wonder why we chose to attend. Especially considering how badly they misspelled both of our names on the postcard invite. Really, y’all? Neither of our names are that hard to…
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A non-budget budget
When Mac and I started seriously talking about wedding planning, a main concern was cost. Weddings cost money, and they don’t come cheap these days. In Fayetteville, a wedding will set you back around upwards of $27,000 (I picked the typical cost option for 100-149 guests). Thanks to Mac’s deployment, the United States Army picked…
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Our Outer Banks honeymoon
Now that we’ve decided on an Outer Banks honeymoon, we’re looking at what to do while we are there. The Outer Banks have a lot of interesting things to explore besides the beach, and we want to make the most of our time there. Here’s what we considered when planning our Outer Banks honeymoon. Where…
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Honeymoon planning
Mac and I threw several ideas around during our honeymoon planning stage while he was still deployed. I voted for an all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean. He suggested a cruise. I began pricing out the different options and looking at dates. We also talked about going on vacation when he got home from Afghanistan. We…
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Would not a rose by any other name still smell as sweet?
Or, why we decided to do our own flowers. Once upon a time, I realized just how much I utterly adore roses. Red, yellow, pink, orange. Bring them to me! I must have roses at my wedding (this may have influenced our June wedding date). But roses are expensive. Given the cost, I decided that, at…
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Party like it’s 1999
Obviously, a large number of our guests would be traveling to our wedding. I really wanted to do something else for everybody. It doesn’t seem fair to me that they should come so far and only have the wedding to attend. I realize that most folks invite extended family and more friends to the rehearsal,…