I don’t think I’ve ever put it into words before, but I think one of my philosophies in life is, “if you can’t afford to buy it, then make it yourself.” Two things lead to my decision to make my own wedding dress. 1. our low low wedding budget, and 2. my extreme pickiness due [...]
This past Saturday my mom and my sister drove up to New York to join us for our cake tasting at Nine Cakes Bakery. I have to say, this has been one of the most enjoyable aspects of wedding planning so far, and Betsy Thorleifson (the baker and owner) far surpassed my expectations.
When we arrived, [...]
Last night Joe and I attended our first premarital counseling session with Pastor Ro. We loved it. It was just the beginning so it hasn’t gone too deep yet; we were mostly talking about how we met, our strengths and weaknesses, etc; but it was very thought provoking and I feel like we are going [...]
Now that my wedding dress is almost done – oh yeah, if you don’t already know, my wedding dress is almost done…more on that later. Anyway, now that the dress is almost done, I’m starting to more seriously look into finding the right shoes. I’m VERY picky, so luckily I still have several months to [...]