Category: Wedding
1 Year Since Our Proposal
March 17, 2014
In honor of our one year anniversary of being engaged, I wanted to re-post our proposal story. 🙂 I am really glad we chose to have a long engagement because it is a lot less stressful planning a wedding with a lot of time. Plus, I just love the planning, crafting, and blogging process. This […]
Honeymoon is Booked and We’re Going To…
March 16, 2014
We talked to two travel agents before finally meeting one that was actually helpful. The first never called or emailed us back after promising to show us options the following week. The second travel agent wouldn’t meet with us in person. Initially she wanted to talk over the phone and I told her we wanted […]
Mr. & Mrs. Letters for Wedding – DIY
March 15, 2014
While shopping for nautical centerpiece supplies and ideas (see this post), we spotted a section of already-created wedding crafts. Gold, sparkly MR & MRS letters were propped against a backdrop of lace and other wedding ideas. I thought about getting an “F” for my new last name or “Fairchild” for the whole last name, but […]
Wedding Glassware Ideas & 20% Off
March 13, 2014
Personalized, fun glasses are a great addition to your reception in two ways: 1) Functional, as people will most likely drink a lot 2) Decorative, to dress up the table or even as a wedding favor to all of your guests Here’s an idea using glasses for every guest that my friend shared with me […]
Nautical Ring Bearer Outfits
March 12, 2014
There are so many cute outfits for ring bearers in a nautical themed wedding. Now is the perfect time to start looking for clothes because the spring and summer lines have a lot of anchor and marine styles. Here are some of my favorite pieces: Bow ties with anchors = so adorable. Love that his […]
Questions to Ask the DJ Before Booking
March 10, 2014
This weekend we met with a DJ. The week leading up to this meeting we kept hearing horror stories of DJs that didn’t show up on time, dressed like Tenacious D, or failed to play songs while looking like Jack Black from the 70s. The DJ we met with was really nice, organized, and has […]
6 Month Wedding Planning Checklist
March 8, 2014
Five months to go and my checklist on the Knot (which I HIGHLY recommend you signing up for – it’s free) says I have 52 items on my To Do list and 6 items are overdue.  I feel pretty good about the progress we’ve made so far, but I also feel like I have a lot […]
Engagement Photos by the Water
February 26, 2014
For these engagement photos, we went to Lake Sylvia by our hometown. Lake Sylvia was my favorite place as a child and where I spent many of my birthdays in the summer. It’s fun having photos here as an adult too. He certainly makes me laugh! I was terrified to do the picture below and […]
Our Cake Tasting & Questions to Ask the Cake Baker
February 23, 2014
We went cake tasting yesterday! I was really excited to eat 9 different cakes and see the beautiful creations. When we arrived at Celebrity Cake Studio, we were taken to a private room with nine slices of cake placed on individual cupcake papers. We were offered coffee and water. For about 10 minutes we tasted […]
