Early on in my newly-engaged haze, I realized that I would need a dress. Duh. But what did I want? I quickly made of short list of likes and dislikes while perusing my assorted stash of wedding mags. Likes:A-line skirtNot stark whitePearlsLaceSleevesChiffon or lightweight material Dislikes:PoufyPrincessBallgownsExcessive skin or cleavage (sorry, Pnina)The ultra unattractive chicken cutlet caused by an ill-fitting strapless gown I really didn’t look very seriously at dresses for… View Post »
Showered with love. And presents. And food.
If April showers bring May flowers and Mayflowers bring Pilgrims, what do May showers bring? I’m voting for June weddings! And hopefully, a successful crop of tomatoes and peppers. This weekend, I had the pleasure of attending my bridal shower and bachelorette party. My lovely bridesmaids put on the whole weekend and were quite successful. Tragically, my camera died, so many events were not captured. My parents’ Interwebs aren’t very… View Post »
Music, lighting, and all that jazz
Once upon a time, a young bride decided she would only walk down the aisle to Pachebel’s Canon in D played by a string quartet. Twas I, in my youth and naivete. Once we had our venue and caterer nailed down, I started to look at knocking out some other big vendors. I realized that our wedding “budget” was increasing substanially (probs because budgeting to spend as little as possible leaves lots… View Post »
How to plan a wedding in two weeks
Since Mac was deployed while I planned back here, we decided to make our major decisions the two weeks he had for leave. This time frame waffled and changed, but he finally came home at the end of July. Yes, he left the first week of December and came back the last week of July. We scheduled a meeting with the Cape Fear Botanical Garden for Mac’s second week of… View Post »
Crock Pot Stove Top chicken
I’m always on the hunt for a good Crock Pot dinner recipe. I spied this recipe for Crock Pot Stove Top chicken on Pinterest (but didn’t save the pin) and took a stab at it. Chicken, stuffing, and mushroom soup? Yum. Sign me up. This Stove Top chicken also reminds me a lot of my family’s Crock Pot chicken recipe. The recipe is pretty easy and requires very little effort…. View Post »
Putting the cart before the horse
Or, how we booked our wedding photographer before meeting them. The majority of my sources for wedding planning came by searching [vendor] in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Websites like The Knot and Weddingbee helped me by giving me an idea of what was available in our area and an assortment of reviews. One day, I decided to check out photographers. I soon stumbled across Carolina MediaStar. It’s a family operation (father, two… View Post »