Category: Wedding
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Save the Date … for Australia
Our “Save the Date” cards have arrived! Technologically and green-minded that we are, Leo and I considered only sending emails for the initial nuptial announcement. Alas, some of the older family members will prefer the traditional format, and in truth, probably don’t have an email address. (What? No Facebook account, Grandma?) So we searched online…
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The Wedding Show
Picture a bevy of brides-to-be with their moms, sisters and friends, strolling up and down aisles packed full of vulture-like vendors. Welcome to the Wedding Show. Stationers, photographers, DJs, venues, caterers, all crammed into one space and vying for your attention. My sister, Laura, and I visited this two-day extravaganza on Saturday, New Year’s Day.…
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We Have a Venue!
Ta-da! As of today, we have chosen a reception venue. Leo, my parents and I viewed the last two finalists and the winner is …. (insert ubiquitous drumroll) … Cobblestone Hall! This historic building is located in downtown Raleigh by Moore Square. It’s only blocks from our house and is nearby our top choice for…
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A Courthouse Wedding
Some friends of Leo’s just announced that they are married. They went down to the courthouse and made it official this week. Leo and I are thinking of following suit. Just kidding. We’ve talked about it and joked about it. But I’m pretty sure my friends and family (and our moms) would be royally teed…
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The Engagement Party
Cubans, Leo tells me, are prone to exaggeration. So when Leo’s parents, Lucy and Leo, started planning our engagement party, I knew they weren’t going to toss together a few hors d’oeuvres and call it a party. This was going to be big. They spent a week preparing food for an army. Leo and I…
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A Dark Horse
The day before Election Day, a write-in candidate was added to the list — the list of possible venues, that is. Someone mentioned Raleigh’s Fred Fletcher Park to me and spoke highly of it. So on Election Day Tuesday, I drove over to check it out. The grounds were lovely, and there were two houses…