Sunday, March 30, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
contest
I just submitted this to the "I Do with Mirassou" Contest where i wound up recieving
Mirassou invites you to save on the purchase of your wedding wine through our partner TheBarrelRoom.com. Simply enter code Ido2008 and receive 20% off your purchase of 2 or more cases plus free shipping!
for applying to the contest.
But that's not why i solely write. In the event that we do NOT get chosen i wanted to share with you my vision for the wedding.....
"We do not want a 'destination' wedding but rather a slightly-just-up-the-road-away-from-home 'wedding'. We want this enchanting weekend to be full of fun, laughter and good times had by all. We intend on having our closest of family and friends attend this weekend. A chance to rekindle relationship, retell old stories and make new ones. We envision the daytime filled with activities, possibly tubing down a river, a stress-free enjoyable afternoon. A low-key, classy, free-wheeling outdoorsy woman, I envision our setting to take place alongside a body of water (ironically as we’re from the Jersey Shore we are not thinking ocean as to avoid sand blown in crevices to be found days later). We would love the foreground to include trees adorned with ribbons and hanging jars with candles and if the setting calls for, off in the background the mist of mountains hidden behind the far shoreline tree canopy. We want a magical outdoors reception that will allow us to dance through the night with the stars as our guiding lights. As we are whole-heartedly not champagne drinkers we already are dead-set on a wine toast – possibly our favorite Pinot Noir. An idea we dreamt up at one of our main celebrations/milestones attending wine festivals and tastings. Summing it all up, we hope to enjoy lots of sun and laughter in the daytime filled with smiles and stars in the evening."
OH and I absolutely LOVE this new blog The Grooms Truth: They're All Crazy
Mirassou invites you to save on the purchase of your wedding wine through our partner TheBarrelRoom.com. Simply enter code Ido2008 and receive 20% off your purchase of 2 or more cases plus free shipping!
for applying to the contest.
But that's not why i solely write. In the event that we do NOT get chosen i wanted to share with you my vision for the wedding.....
"We do not want a 'destination' wedding but rather a slightly-just-up-the-road-away-from-home 'wedding'. We want this enchanting weekend to be full of fun, laughter and good times had by all. We intend on having our closest of family and friends attend this weekend. A chance to rekindle relationship, retell old stories and make new ones. We envision the daytime filled with activities, possibly tubing down a river, a stress-free enjoyable afternoon. A low-key, classy, free-wheeling outdoorsy woman, I envision our setting to take place alongside a body of water (ironically as we’re from the Jersey Shore we are not thinking ocean as to avoid sand blown in crevices to be found days later). We would love the foreground to include trees adorned with ribbons and hanging jars with candles and if the setting calls for, off in the background the mist of mountains hidden behind the far shoreline tree canopy. We want a magical outdoors reception that will allow us to dance through the night with the stars as our guiding lights. As we are whole-heartedly not champagne drinkers we already are dead-set on a wine toast – possibly our favorite Pinot Noir. An idea we dreamt up at one of our main celebrations/milestones attending wine festivals and tastings. Summing it all up, we hope to enjoy lots of sun and laughter in the daytime filled with smiles and stars in the evening."
OH and I absolutely LOVE this new blog The Grooms Truth: They're All Crazy
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Mason Jars
Engagement Party
Well after MANY MANY hours of discussion we've finally come to the conclusion that as two-thirds of the engagement party attendees are aged 45+ that having a park/club themed party is out of the question. We are both adament about having an interactive party, as really if we just want people to eat then we'd rather not have a party. Final conclusion - we're going to have the engagement party at Grape Beginnings. We're still working out the monetary details and the type, etc. But what this allows is a small party for the family & wedding party to meet, an activity for everyone to partake in, and the parting gift, wine for the wedding itself! We're both very happy and very excited. We do however have to complete this activity ASAP in order to obtain this wine by September of 2009. Since my entire party (john, laura & danny) are all out-of-towners and of course people are busy busy busy in May (when the grapes come in) we're actually going to have the party January 24th. And this will be the final stage (prior to actually drinking the wine) - the bottling. It's the activity that requires the most amount of help and it should be a lot of fun. I hope that the weather will be decent that weekend, but its the only weekend that my godparents are in town and right before my parents embark on another one of there trips
Monday, March 3, 2008
bride dresses
Rehearsal Dinner Dress - Nicole Miller Strapless Print Silk Sheath-$410
Silk taffeta Sabine gown - $695 From J. Crew
New From J. Crew
The wedding party - shannon has a bestfriend that's a girl?!?!
Like most of the female population, when you're a child you envision your wedding being this one type of event. And, I've noticed watching these bride tv shows most women like to transform their idea of a wedding first manufactured at 5 years old into an eleborate, EXPENSIVE, wedding of their dreams. I on the other hand grew up, I'm not 5 years old and frankly don't have the kind of bank to throw off a $500,000 wedding - if i did then i'd have bought a house with it rather than a one day affair. My idea of a wedding went from a true cinderella - with about 15 women flanking my right side - to the practical - who do i really want to stand next to me? I considered my two closest buds, John & Danny as my dudes of honor - but then realized that that is completely a freakshow and would look more like Marilyn Monroe's Diamonds are a girls best friend! So I thought long and hard and put myself in the shoes of all my girlfriends. Which ones i've known the longest, which ones would even want to be up there, which ones are single (matron of honor - i'm more partial to maid) and frankly which ones will allow me to be COOL and do my thing! Low and behold my mind pops to a friend, a friend like no other. Most other friends are first introduced to her by an adjective - one she too uses to refer to me - C-R-A-Z-Y. Yup that's right crazy. Crazy because her ability to look into any situation and have a riot of a time. When we met, it was like two magnets being pulled together. Our friend-life is like a revolving door. We met when I arrived in Frederick & she was leaving. We kept in contact due to our love of adventure and travel. When we finally were able to be in the same location - Washington, DC - it was as if a bulb went bright! I love her like a sister, and couldn't imagine not having this crazy girl in my life. So when it came time to really chose a person to present/represent me in my wedding I couldn't think of a more marvelous and perfect choice than my best girlfriend Laura Emerick. And to this post I dedicate to her - my Maid of Honor.
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