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We wanted to be traditional on our day and not see each other until I walked down the aisle. We decided that on the day of the wedding we really wanted to relax, hang out with our friends and family, and have no stress.
Mr. AC decided that he, his groomsmen, his sister and a few other friends would hike at one of our most favorite locations in the mountains of NC. The place is called the Hebron Rock Colony and it is absolutely the most beautiful place in the world. Mr. AC really wanted to Skype but I nixed that plan! From all accounts the hike was great and they had a wonderful time.
(Image by Mr. AC)
Well, folks, this is it. My final honeymoon recap post. It’s been fun sharing our experiences in Europe with all of you. Be sure and stay tuned for a post on travel tips and, of course, the wedding recaps!
When I left you last, I said that our ferry from Naxos was heading back to Santorini–what was that all about? Well, we had booked our ferry from Santorini to Athens before leaving for our honeymoon. Then we decided, while in Santorini, to take a side trip to Naxos, which meant we had to get back to Santorini in time to catch our ferry to Athens. We ended up backtracking a bit by going from Naxos to Santorini to Athens because Naxos is actually in between Santorini and the mainland. In fact, our ferry from Santorini to Athens stopped in Naxos on the way. In theory, we could have just stayed in Naxos and tried to board the ferry when it arrived there, but we weren’t sure how the system worked and didn’t want to take the risk of not being able to board our ferry. So, back to Santorini it was, but only long enough for a quick bite to eat. Then it was on to Athens!
We only had two full days in this city, so we tried to fit in as much sightseeing as possibly, even though we were incredibly worn out at this point in the trip. Our first morning in Athens, we woke up and headed a couple of blocks from our hotel to Hadrian’s Arch.
This summer Mr. Pudding and I had the pleasure of going to Poland for two separate wedding celebrations. During our wedding marathon, I learned a lot about Polish weddings that I didn’t know before. I have only been to one wedding in Poland before this adventure, and even though I have been to dozens of Polish-Canadian weddings, I found that the real thing can be quite different! I hope to incorporate some of these newfound elements into our wedding, but some of them just wouldn’t work in the North American setting.
(All of these pictures were taken on my camera by either Mr. Pudding, myself, or a relative, and are a combination of the two wedding celebrations that we attended in Poland)
The wedding day starts with the bride and groom standing outside of the bride’s house welcoming guests and well-wishers.
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I sent them off with a kiss and tear. Since they’ve made their way by land and sea to our guests, it’s now time to introduce them to you!
The outer envelope serves as the preview, if you will. We had planned on my grandmother addressing them, but for various reasons I ended up testing one myself. Not half bad, so I went for the whole shebang and addressed them all myself. I’m hoping they say: “We’re elegant with a home-spun flavor.”
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I’m a tease, guilty as charged. I left everyone hanging with the design of our Save the Dates. We’ve confirmed their delivery. It’s time to fill you in on the rest. When I last left you Mr P had given me this sketch as inspiration.
Here is a little peek:
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I faintly remember that our ceremony was lovely, though I can’t be certain, because as soon as I heard the first notes of Mr. HC’s stirring processional music, I had an out-of-body, giddy-like-a-schoolgirl experience.
Somehow, I floated down the aisle and made it to the chuppah, where Mr. HC and I were to circle each other, per Jewish custom. For most couples, this is a solemn and beautiful moment, signifying the the reorientation of their lives around each other.
For us, of course, hilarity ensued.
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Is anyone planning their wedding and also a bridesmaid in another wedding?
I’m currently carrying out dual roles, and it has been great! It makes me feel like a good bridesmaid because while I’m searching for inspiration for my wedding, I’m also searching for inspiration for my friend Ashley’s wedding. See, she’s getting married next fall, and a fall wedding sounds amazing to me. Now, I’m excited about my spring wedding, but there is something about the fall that I just love. It allows me to live vicariously through all the design elements that she is able to incorporate into her wedding.
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For a lot of people, the best part of a wedding is the open bar (sad, but true). The venue Mr. Spaniel and I are using includes a three-hour open beer and wine bar in the base price, but not a full bar. I had thought that the full bar was an extra $25 per person per hour, but I’ve just realized that I misread the prices, and we could do a signature drink for $15 per person for three hours. Which is awesome, because I would love to have a signature cocktail, which I think really adds to the party because (1) more people are drinking, (2) people have more fun when they are drinking, and (3) a signature cocktail can really help tie together a wedding theme.
Anyway, we’re not totally sure we want to commit to the extra expense (it’s kind of a lot, you know?), but if we do, I’m trying to think of some good signature cocktail options that would fit in our wedding.
In the last post, I promised you more pictures of yours truly, so here it goes.
After taking pre-ceremony pictures with my family, my bridesmaids and I headed inside, out of the heat, and back to the lobby.
The photographers set me up on a bench opposite the front desk and had me strike a couple poses.
Mr. Burger and I both are Catholic. While neither of us are super-religious people, I consider myself a spiritual person; I pray regularly, and I believe in God. I had always imagined a church wedding—complete with the Catholic wedding mass—as I never really knew anything different. After the decision to marry in State College was made, I started worrying about finding a church that would marry us.
Being that we are in school, during our clinical years at that, we really were at the mercy of our rotation schedules when picking a wedding date. We had the choice between two weekends—one in December or one in March—and we went with the date in spring for a few reasons (our dating anniversary is in March, and we are hoping for winter to be over - fingers crossed!). Complicating our selection, however, is that the date falls during the season of Lent. Lent, as some of you may know, is a very solemn time in the Catholic church; a time for reflecting on the sacrifices made for us. Traditionally, weddings during Lent are frowned upon in the Catholic church, however, in more recent years they have been occasionally allowed. Sigh.
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No matter how simple a DIY project seems before I begin, it seems to always end up anything but. Seriously, I was thinking before I started this project how I would blog about what an easy craft project it was. But no, nothing, as they say, is easy.
First, I should mention that I totally hoard craft supplies. Wrapping ribbon from a recently received Macy’s gift? I take it, roll it up and put it in my ribbon drawer. Good, heavy-duty wrapping paper from Williams-Sonoma? Fold it up and put it in the paper drawer. You get the point.
This project came about because I bought some cardstock from the recently opened Michaels in Manhattan for a Halloween project (I was a mail-order bride! Haha!) and the package I bought (for a grand total of .99 cents) had these sheets of pale blue and yellow, which just happen to be… our wedding colors. Score.
Also, don’t ask me why I tend to do the silly, random crafts first and leave the major things (centerpieces, table numbers, programs, hello?!?!) until closer to the wedding, but that seems to be the way I am operating lately. And so, without further ado, I present my DIY bride and groom chair signs.
First, I downloaded Scriptina font from Dafont.com. Wait a second, back up there… first I attempted 3 different times to download the Scriptina font. After being completely unsuccessful times 3, I finally gave in and watched this tutorial and then finally managed to get it to show up in my Word document. Excellent.
This summer, Mr. Pudding and I went to Poland to attend two weddings. About a week before we left, I telephoned our decorator because I wanted to pick out the linens before the vacation. Despite the very short notice, she was wonderful and agreed to meet with Mama Pudding and me. I thought that this would be a breeze; I knew exactly what I wanted, so we would be in and out in a matter of minutes. Boy, was I wrong!
When I got to her studio and sat down, I realized that I actually had no idea what our event is supposed to look like. I explained to her that the main colour was going to be navy, at which point she made a bit of a face and explained that navy is “a very difficult colour to work with”. I told her that I wanted the decor to be mostly navy and white, with yellow accents. She asked me if I had any pictures. Of course, since navy seems to be such a popular accent colour on the internet, I thought that the decorator would for sure know what I was talking about. I mean, she has definitely seen all of those beautiful navy and yellow inspiration boards on Snippet and Ink or checked out the several Weddingbee weddings that were heavy on the navy blue, right? Man, am I a bonehead! It turns out that what works in the virtual wedding world and what works in the real world are two totally different things.
Take, for example, this beautiful inspiration board from Snippet and Ink:
Chellboogie and her FI get creative with their engagement pictures and save the date:
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