Category: Wedding
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Easy as Tuxedo Shopping
Cummerbund or vest? Wingtip collar or lay down? Flat-front pants or pleated? I have never given ANY thought whatsoever to tuxedos. Leo’s one tuxedo rental was for prom, when he asked for “whatever is cheap.” So when we walked into VIP Formal Wear Saturday, we really had no idea what we were doing. Laid-back guy that…
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A Home for Our Stuff
Leo and I must be the worst wedding couple ever. At least when it comes to registering for gifts. It sounds like so much fun — a chance to get a bunch of new stuff. We can upgrade what we have or get new of what we don’t. Although we have a lot of awesome…
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Wedding Food Tasting
A wedding is a big party and like any party, ours will have food. But what to eat? The pressure is scary. Picky eaters, bad buffets … eek! You don’t want the one thing people remember about your wedding to be the dry chicken. Tonight Leo and I tried some of the food on the…
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An Engaging Moment
Leo and I had just returned from Australia Wednesday night. Friday morning we were tired. We had bags under our eyes. And we had a photo shoot scheduled. When planning our engagement session with the photographer, fall sounded ideal. Sure, it’s a full year after we became engaged, but our wedding photos will be spring/summer.…
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Colors, Confirmed
Up until now, I had not finalized my wedding colors, although I’d been tossing around some ideas. I knew I wanted the bridesmaids to wear some shade of green, something nature-y. But this weekend, I figured out what they will wear and what the flowers will look like! Dresses, Again Somehow, looking for a wedding…
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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:…