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 then shifted our travel plans to a nice trip around the holidays. Given our passion… View Post »
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 a minimum, we would use dark red roses. I know that aren’t a total match… View Post »
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, but I wasn’t too keen on turning our rehearsal into a pre-wedding wedding reception (or… View Post »
If you wannabe my lover, gotta get with my friends
Or, how I picked my maids. While I love the Spice Girls, I’ve always wondered about these lyrics. Yes, I would like my man to be friends with my friends. But I don’t want him to get with them. Once upon a time, my older sister and I (and our parents) attended two family weddings. My padre is the youngest of four boys. His oldest brother has two daughters (my… View Post »
3 weeks and counting!
Last night, I had the honor of attending my sorority Little’s wedding. A great time was had by all, and I was beyond touched to watch her marry her best friend and true love. It made me all mushy gushy inside. I was able to set aside the constant swirl of wedding to-dos in my mind and concentrate on what this wedding was all about: Jeymie and Mike’s love for… View Post »
A top night
I’ve also enjoyed the bachelorette party scene in “The Wedding Date.” While we weren’t quite as crazy (and nobody paid a male hooker), we still had a great time. My camera was dead at this point, and I haven’t seen any photographic evidence of our shenanigans. We all met for dinner at the American Tap Room in Clarendon. While the food and drinks were delish, the service was terrible. It… View Post »