Category: Wedding
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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…
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One Year to Go!
One year from today, I will be getting married. It’s hard to believe. Realizing that I “only have a year left” to plan this shindig has given me a jolt, so I spent a lot of time of yesterday making calls and figuring out wedding stuff. I realized I actually have a lot done: Ceremony…
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The Nuptial Nosh
When you get right down to it, a wedding is a party. Throughout this process, Leo and I have focused on having a fabulous party. For us, this means an open bar and some great food. But the whole time we’ve been saying this, we really haven’t thought about what KIND of food. So here…