01/25/08

27 Dresses

Oh, the bridesmaid dress. When people ask about the wedding, the first questions that always seem to come up are what who my bridesmaids will be and what kind of dresses I’m going to put them in.

I have to admit that I’ve always kind of wondered who I’d have as my bridesmaids for my wedding day. My sisters were a given – I have two younger sisters, Kristen, 19 and Jessica, 14, who I knew would love to be a part of my wedding party and who I’d love to share the experience with. The other choices were tougher. I only wanted four bridesmaids in all, and I have some really great friends who I would love to put in.

Your bridesmaid’s function is to help you, so in choosing, pick reliable women who...

01/18/08

Reception Site Success!

So, we’ve decided to partner up with HudsonValleyWeddings.com to bring our faithful readers a little more information along with my planning woes and successes (as much as I’d like to pretend that I’m a wedding expert, I’m actually far from it!) The Web site’s bridal guru Judy Lewis will be adding little tidbits of useful (and professional) information to my blogs each week. (And let me just tell you – it’s definitely going to be helpful! I’ve visited the site literally hundreds of times since I’ve been engaged, and it’s been extraordinarily helpful in me finding the things I need for the wedding.

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01/11/08

Dress to the Nines

I've been looking through a number of big wedding magazines, and I’ve got to tell you – it’s a nightmare! Every other page is a five-page advertisement, and most of them are for wedding gowns that threaten to latch on to my wallet with their sequined jaws and suck my finances dry.

I somehow never pictured myself getting married in a big, sparkling ball gown. I’m a very simple kind of gal, requiring little embellishment or trendy details. I guess I’ve just always let my, ahem, natural beauty speak for itself . . . or maybe I’m just too lazy to try to put together beautiful ensembles to wear on a daily basis. In any case, the Cinderella dress was never my speed. I also didn’t really feel like...

01/04/08

Pre Cana

Happy New Year, everyone! The holidays were crazy for Tim and I – we tried to split holidays with the parents and it was pretty complicated and confusing. Everything worked out well though – we spent equal time with both the families, and no one felt hurt or left out. Now, let’s make THAT a holiday tradition! =)

Since we had a lot of time with family over the past two weeks, one of the things that kept on coming up was what kind of ceremony we’re having. Both Tim and I are from Roman Catholic but we weren’t sure if we wanted a traditional Catholic wedding. The idea of being outdoors for the ceremony was pretty appealing and Catholic ceremonies don’t allow for anything outside of the church, so it was a difficult...