And we’re going to get married. Yes, you read that correctly. Mac and I are not having a church wedding ceremony. Why? It’s a bit of a religious firecracker. Mac was raised rather without an organized faith. His father is Jewish, his mother is Catholic, and neither is particularly observant. Mac describes himself as a…
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Turkey club sliders
I have a bit of a confession: I kind of love King’s Hawaiian rolls. A lot. Lately, I’ve been on a kick of sorts to make more recipes with King’s Hawaiian rolls. I came up with these turkey club sliders with ingredients I had on hand in the fridge. My turkey club sliders are an…
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Hammering away
As I mentioned, I did a lot of vendor research before Mac came home on leave. Basically, I wanted him to have to make a few choices as possible, so he wouldn’t spend his entire leave discussing shades of tulip and the finer points of letterpress invitations. And in the grand scheme of wedding planning…
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Hitting the ground running
After a bit more research, I narrowed the venue field to two choices: the Cape Fear Botanical Garden and the Fort Bragg Club. While I love Fox Hollow, we would have to bring everything in (tents, tables, chairs, catering, the whole nine yards). This was an enormous cost in addition to the reasonable rate for the…
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Wedding venues in Fayetteville
After we decided to have a local-to-us wedding, I started researching wedding venues in Fayetteville. Luckily for us, Fayetteville has a wide assortment of potential wedding venues. I knew that I didn’t want a copy-and-paste country club or hotel ballroom wedding. While researching venues, I did include some of the local country clubs and hotels…
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How to plan a wedding during a deployment
As I mentioned, Mac deployed the day after he proposed. We had to figure out how to plan a wedding during a deployment. Ergo, all of our wedding planning was done long distance. I did lots of research for venues, catering, photographers, and all that jazz. When Mac was able to call me (sometimes we…