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Happy Anniversary!

It's here! Happy anniversary to my wonderful husband! For the final celebration I'm sharing our beautiful wedding video, created by Cotton Love studios. Thank you to all my blog followers you have indulged me in sharing my wedding details for the past week and a half, is it crazy to tell you I didn't even get to all of them?! There was still a program that rhymed, a Pulp Fiction father daughter ... Read the Post

Wedding Photography – Countdown Day 1

Okay, so I missed a day in there somewhere, but by now you are likely getting sick of the wedding details anyhow. I could not end this countdown without talking about our amazing photographer, Michael, of Michael Jonathan Studios. I have been showing you glimpses of his pictures and while all beautiful shots, my favorites are the ones he took of us, our family and friends. Michael is one of ... Read the Post

Why Everyone Needs a Wedding Planner – Countdown Day 4

Wedding planners are like angels, well good ones are. I can't speak for what can happen if you don't get a good one, but I imagine you could find yourself  one of those worst wedding fails lists. Our wedding planner Beth, of Beth Slavin Productions, was one of those angel planners I mentioned. A pleasure to work with, she made sure things ran smoothly, put everyone at ease and handled every ... Read the Post

National Dessert Day, Wedding Cake and Countdown Day 6

In honor of National Dessert Day it only seems appropriate that for today's anniversary countdown we talk dessert. I love all kinds of desserts. I don't discriminate, but for some reason I had it in my head that I did not actually want a traditional wedding cake. For months I looked into options that included everything from tiny desserts and mini donuts to food trucks, pies and more. For one ... Read the Post

Carondelet House – Countdown Day 7

Location, location, location. When it comes to anything, location matters. Whether you are choosing a wedding or party venue, buying a house or finding a spouse, location might not be the only factor, but there is no doubt that it matters. When you sign up for online dating they ask how far away you want to search for love. Sam posted his Jdate profile he said he was in "the greater Los ... Read the Post

Ketubah – Countdown Day 8

With weddings, there aren't many details you get to keep and look at forever. Even the beautiful photos get put aside or kept in an album eventually as things like baby photos take over (none of those yet.) But one thing that you can keep on your wall as a memory of your day is a Ketubah. A Ketubah is the Jewish wedding contract that is signed during a pre-wedding ceremony. While the ... Read the Post

Invitations – Anniversary Countdown Day 9

There are 9 more days till our anniversary, but today is an anniversary of its own kind. 4 years ago today, my husband and I said hello on JDate! I saw from his username that he was also a "Sam" which piqued my interest - all Sam's are good people, right?  Shortly after reading his profile he sent an invite to chat, I believe "Hey there" is how the conversation started, followed by "your dog looks ... Read the Post