Category: Ceremony
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Nuptial Nuances
Dum dum da dum … dum da dum dum. (That’s “Here Comes the Bride,” in case you can’t translate.) With all this party, er, wedding planning, the part that’s gets lost is the part where we actually say, “I do.” So I sat down recently with our officiant, the Rev. Jennifer Holder, to get the…
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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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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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By the Way …
I recently received a call from the Downtown Raleigh Advocates, who, among other things, manage events downtown. Good news! We have booked Nash Square for our wedding ceremony. Nash Square one of five original squares built Raleigh, a planned capital. Now, only two remain. The four-acre park-like setting is about four acres between Hargett and…
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♫ You Can Do the Job When You’re in Town
We have a minister! Rev. Jennifer Holder is from the Unity Church of the Triangle, a mere six blocks from our house and across the square from our reception venue. Since Leo and I are not members of a church, it seemed easiest to choose one nearby. I called them up months ago to see…