Always the start of amazing celebration, Philadelphia wedding florist Melissa Brannon understands the wedding industry better than virtually any expert out there. She was seven when she planned her first party. She made her first wedding cake at the age of 15. When she was 19, she went to the Culinary Institute of America. She [...]
Any gal who’s ever had to walk down the aisle dressed like Molly Ringwald from “Pretty in Pink“ knows that being a Philadelphia wedding bridesmaid is a tricky job. So, as a bride, take some extra special touches to thank your bridesmaid. After all…they survived all of your bridezilla moments! Here’s some ideas that range [...]
I have one of those little apps on my iPhone that provides me with a countdown until the wedding. I look at it every once in a while, but never really became focused on it. However, I looked at it today, and it said that I have less than 6 and a half months to [...]
Jenna and Tom’s Wedding at Historic Waynesborough, May 14, 2011 The Engagement How does a girl from Amish Country, Pennsylvania meet a JOP (boy from just outside Philadelphia) to start their happily ever after together? At the University of Scranton of course! Jenna, currently an Occupational Therapist at Carolina Medical Center, and Tom, now a Management [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Let me start off by saying, how is it already the end of January??? I had a really small, practically minuscule, panic attack when the first of the year rolled around. June 9th 2012 seemed so far away back in 2011, but now that we are in the same year, it’s much closer. I am [...]
Well, it is 2012! I can no longer say I was married “this year” – so it is definitely time to say goodbye to writing for all my Partyspace friends and followers. Our wedding album (such beautiful prints!) and video (some hilarious moments!) came in right before Christmas and it is so bittersweet to see pictures [...]
In case you missed it a few weeks ago, a freelance reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer recounted how Jared and I met, began dating, became engaged, and the details of our very special wedding day. It was a three hour interview that turned into an amazing story of our lives. I am so thankful to [...]