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It’s lunchtime and naturally I am hungry. So it only makes sense that I would want to talk about the tasting B and I had at our venue over Christmas.  B and I both invited our moms which made it such a nice experience. I love food, but I wouldn’t say I have a refined [...]

As you can tell from my previous blog posts, I have been rather stressed out about wedding planning thus far. I wasn’t making decisions fast enough for my liking, and I was easily distracted by everyday life and work. I can’t tell you how many times I said to myself “OK, tonight is the night. [...]

February 9th marked the 4 month countdown for Clay and me. I’m getting to that point where I start every other sentence with, “I can’t believe…”  you can fill in the blank with whatever you choose, some of my recent remarks are “that the wedding is so close” “that tuxedo rentals are so expensive” “that [...]

There is one question that I am dying to ask the wedding gods.  Just where in the world did the idea of a ‘cake topper’ come from?  Who decided that when you get married, you needed to invite a miniature plastic bride and groom to sit upon the top most layer of your wedding cake?  In [...]

I SLEPT THROUGH MY FIRST FITTING! I forgot my daily planner at home, went to work, went home, napped, woke up with a start and ran to my planner, still on the coffee table…AHHH! My fitting was two hours ago! I called and rescheduled. I have so much going on, my mind drew a blank. [...]

Schoenholtz (meaning beautiful wood) + Hartman (meaning strong man) = Schoenhart (meaning beautiful strength) Chris and I both came to the conclusion that since we are combining lives and futures, and thus creating a new family unit, separate from our former families, that we should have our own, unique surname. After months, and months, and [...]

We’ve all heard the bridesmaids’ horror stories: the bride that demands weight loss, chooses insanely expensive lime green dresses and asks when her Vegas bachelorette party will be held. But rarely do we hear about the brides who have done it right. So, I’d like to share with you my recent bridesmaid experience where I [...]

Because I am the first friend in my circle of friends to be getting married, no one quite sure knows how to be a bridesmaid/maid of honor. I’ve emailed dozens of “So You’re a Bridesmaid” type of articles to them, and they still seem unsure of their roles. So this what I need from my [...]