Category: Planning
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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…
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Question Mark Color
I love green. Mostly forest green, but grass green, sea foam green and hunter green are right up there. So of course, green will be part of my wedding. The bridesmaids will likely be wearing some shade of it. But … what other color? I’m getting married in early summer outside, so it would be…
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Catching a Shutterbug
Leo and I are casting our nets for a wedding photographer. Since he’s into photography, he’s in charge of finding some good ones. He researched many and selected four, based on their work, to interview. It’s been a busy two weeks! Shutterbug No. 1. We liked him. He won me over by offering us beer…
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Wedding Fever
It starts. First, we were all single. Then, we were all in couples. Then I got engaged. And BOOM! Suddenly there is a flurry of weddings. Some of my friends have had this problem for years, attending at least three or four weddings in 2009 and 2010. I never had that problem. Until now. Two…