Author: Jennifer Suarez
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Mission: Completed
My last night at the bar was the same as the first night. I wandered the space, bored. I smiled, served drinks. I inhaled smoke and cringed at the music. I counted down the minutes. Last night I completed eight months of working at a cigar bar. I’ve worked various service jobs during the years,…
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One Dress to Rule Them All
Three days. Four stores. Thirty wedding dresses. But only one winner. I no vision of how I might look as I walked down the aisle toward Leo on our wedding day. But it’s the one day in life when we girls are given explicit permission to feel like a princess. So I knew one thing:…
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Let Them Eat Cake
The best part about planning this shindig is the free food. Especially cake. Today, Leo and I visited Cinda’s Creative Cakes. We’d already scoped out the downtown Cupcake Shoppe, spending $14 for a consultation that came with cupcakes to taste. While they are happy to create a full-sized cake for us, we weren’t blown away…
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A Room at the Inn
To book or not to book, that is the question! At first, I was going to book blocks of rooms for all you guests to make sure you had a downtown place to stay next year. But I have NO IDEA how many of you will actually show up. Instead, I’m providing info on where…
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Wedding Strings
I had never given too much thought to my wedding until I was engaged. But in my vision of the ceremony, I was certain of one thing: string music playing as I walked up the aisle. And if everything else goes wrong, at least that part will happen, for I have now booked a string…
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The View from the Other Side
I keep hearing people say they barely remember their wedding. How sad. They’re probably right of course. Still, it never hurts to have a backup. Leo and I weren’t originally planning to hire a videographer. Frankly, it’s one more cost. You’ve already got a gazillion photos. And sometimes those people are really annoying. Two photographers…