SO!  Lauren and I have decided to go a more non-traditional route with our wedding cake.  Not only does it save some $$, (which he had to point out to me several times before I would listen, lol) but it's rather unusual, I think.  :)  We decided to go with cupcakes on a tiered stand, and a small groom's cake on the top.  (Has to be SOMETHING for us ( Read more... )

We got married on August 1st 2012 in North Wales, our ceremony was in a local Town Hall, I walked down the aisle to a recording of my husband playing John Fahey's "sea of love" on guitar. the party was in our garden.
We did everything ourselves, the flowers were all home grown, my bouquet full of wild fever-few and honeysuckle which grows in the ( Read more... )

my wedding is a month away basically (july 7) and it's kinda overwhelming to think that, since next weekend is my bridal party/bachelorette and the last weekend of the month we're going on an early honeymoon. Time is going to fly ( Read more... )

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Quick recap of who we are! I'm Lauren, 22 (23 when I get married), from Michigan. My fiance's name is Corey. We've been dating for 5 years and are planning a vintage travel themed wedding for June 2012. I'm so excited to be giving a huge update, because everything is finally coming together.


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We are in invite and cake mode and I need ideas for local bakeries.  To recap, our reception is in Milton, MA, so we'd like something near there.  We've always loved Konditormeister cakes, and apparently they do beautiful wedding cakes, so we have a tasting there on Fri.  But I'm worried they'll be very expensive, so we're looking for other options ( Read more... )

I know I just posted but I wanted that question to get answered and not get lost in the update of plans I've been doing.

All this is actually quite conflicting.  Many people tell me that a DIY wedding is just too much stress before the wedding and shouldn't be attempted.  However, I've seen some people successfully pull off a DIY wedding.  Our ( Read more... )

I'M A MARRIED LADY!

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I know I've been around a lot, bugging members with annoying questions, and when I hit the 80 day mark I really started to panic!

So, here is a progress post to show you guys how much calmer I am!

( Invites and cakes and dresses, oh my! )

( For my super-low-budget backyard DIY Vow Renewal )