Mac and I discussed the need* for a wedding coordinator after we booked the Botanical Garden. We were mainly looking for a non-family member or guest to work with our vendors to set up and oversee the set-up, reception, and clean-up. Sharon, the CFBG event coordinator, gave us a stack of vendor information after our initial appointment. I sorted through it to figure out what was going on. *Need is… View Post »
RIng ching ching
Ahh, sorority songs. Maybe I should’ve picked a better title for Mac’s wedding ring search. Being the delightfully ambiguous and indecisive man I love, Mac had no real requirements of his wedding ring. He preferred something on the less expensive side and a material that could endure his days of field training. I had done some research (aka reading Weddingbee) and mentioned to him that gold might not be the… View Post »
The house that built me
So this week I’m blogging while watching Sister Wives. I really have an obsession for TLC’s reality programming. On the teaser preview for next week, the teenage Brown kids road trip back to Utah and visit the large home in which they were raised. They wander through the house, and the clips show some of the kids getting emotional. Being a military brat, I don’t have an attachment to a… View Post »
Wedding vendor creeping
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 spell. I basically told Mac he had to go with me, so we could check… View Post »
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 up our wedding tab. Tradition dictates that the bride’s parents pay for the wedding (or… View Post »
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 to stay The Outer Banks are grouped into regions: the Northern Beaches, Roanoke Island, the… View Post »