wedding

  • How to get married in Fayetteville, North Carolina

    Well, at least Cumberland County. Getting married in Fayetteville is shamefully easy. My guess is the large number of Army weddings encouraged a more efficient system. Given the success of Army marriages, this might not be a good idea, but I digress. The marriage license Cumberland County has a nifty link where you can apply for…

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  • A confession

    Eight months ago, Mac and I picked up our marriage license at the Cumberland County courthouse, went across the street to the Magistrate’s Office, and were married. I texted my friend, Megan, who works downtown to come be our second witness, and we celebrated our union at Chili’s (because we had gift cards, classy). This might…

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  • Our wedding open house

    As I mentioned, we wanted to spend more time with our guests and decided to host parties on Friday and Sunday. We settled on a cocktail and dessert theme for our wedding open house. We included an information card about the parties (and hotels) with our invites. Sadly, I don’t have any photos. 🙁 Bulk…

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  • Our rehearsal dinner in Fayetteville, NC

    We stopped by Sam’s Club on Thursday and bought all the food we needed. Friday began with us cleaning up and getting all the last-minute things done around the house. Our crack team of wedding helpers started working on our flowers (which arrived Wednesday and had been rehydrating in our guest bath). Around this time, I…

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  • Said Yes to the Dress, Kept Shopping

    After I purchased a dress I loved, we headed down the road to Alfred Angelo in Monroeville, PA. The only reason I visited Alfred Angelo was to try on Belle. Hello, beautiful. I checked in at my appointment time and was paired with a sweet, helpful consultant (who’s name escapes me). I told her that…

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  • Say Yes to the Dress, Part II

    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…

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