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…otherwise more aptly titled, “The things we do for love”.
You see…Mr Corn and his cousin share the same New Year’s Eve birthday. Thirteen years ago, when Mr Corn turned 21, he made a promise to his cousin that he would take her to do anything she wanted, which included going anywhere in the United States 1st Class, when she turned 21.
Just came inside from taking a few pics of our house in the snow we have been receiving for the past three days. I figured I would post one since it looks so festive.
Mr Corn and I are headed to PA for the holiday and then on to California for New Years. In order to travel more lightly, we opened up a lot of our Christmas presents tonight…one of my gifts was a web cam!! YAY!! So I am hoping to broadcast again sometime in the near future.
I am sure you have already heard about this wedding since it seems to have popped up on every news feed I read this morning. But just in case you didn’t, the full story can be found here.
…but I FINALLY took the shadow box that I used to make the Guest Book Wish Tree Sign and made a memory box of our invitation suite.
Here is the box just prior to our wedding…
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Hey there ladies! It was super fun to chat with y’all on Thursday and I had a BLAST meeting Mrs Bee and Mrs Onion. If you missed the highlights, you can find them by clicking on the calendar icon in the chat area of Bee TV. It really is a sight to see if I do say so myself. 
Annnnyway, a friend of mine sent me an email about a blog she reads written by a woman in NY who does hand written stationery and invitations. I headed to the site and the invites are G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!! I have no idea what the company is like; if they have exceptional service or what-not… but considering how much the site made me drool, I figured I had to give a shout-out on the Bee.
Here’s a really fun wedding card that you could use for announcements or for Thank You’s…
Hey ladies!
I haven’t posted in a while, but last night I got to thinking about how Mr Corn and I have been married for almost three months now and, as cliche as it sounds, it feels like the wedding was forever ago.
Part of that stems from the fact that we got married at the end of summer; just after Labor Day weekend, and then were in Italy until late September. Soon Fall came, and in typical New England fashion, we have snow on the ground and although it is still technically Fall, it looks awfully winteresque outside. In other words…we have experienced the best of three seasons in only three months.
Summer in Newport…
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When we first started planning our wedding, I assumed we would hire a DJ for our reception and Mr Corn assumed we would hire a band. I loved the idea of a band, but I was convinced that we wouldn’t be able to find one that we could afford that wasn’t cheesy.
I. Was. Wrong.
We hired The Belltones, a five piece band “specializing in Swing, Sinatra, Motown and Disco”.
I had no idea how to even attempt to look for a band, but it actually was really, really easy. When we first started looking, we were interested in a Zydeco band, so on a whim I Googled ‘Zydeco Band’ and the first post that came up was from a site called Gigmasters. One click led me to an amazing place where I was able to look up bands by style, type of event, even the state my event was in! Even more, I could see individual websites of the bands, I could listen to mp3’s, see pictures and read reviews. And incredibly, I could also look up ceremony musicians and DJs!! I swear, this was the easiest process; if only all the cake bakers and photographers in the world had a one-stop-shop like this set up!!
After I posted about Mr Corn’s cousin’s wedding that we went to in Seattle, a few people wanted to know where the stamp that they used for their programs came from:
I have a confession to make.
Ever since our wedding, I have been a complete and utter emotional wreck. I thought maybe it was because I was coming down from the wedding planning high. Or perhaps it had to do with the stress of losing my job at 8:30 in the morning the day we returned from our honeymoon. Or quite possibly, it was a combination of the two.
But I had a feeling it was something else. Something felt really different.
Finally, today, I have an answer.
I have been using the generic form of Ortho-Tri Cyclen for years. It is called Tri-Sprintec - it comes in a yellowish blister pack and each week of pills is a different, darker shade of blue until the last week, which are white. Mr Corn and I have always joked that I am always my most emotional when I am on the dark blue pills.
As always, I give MAJOR, MAJOR credit to Kate Whitney Lucey for my awesome, awesome pro-pics!
Previously:
Getting Ready Pro-Pics
The Ceremony Pro-Pics
Bride and Groom/Clambake Pro-Pics
Reception Pro-Pics
Now on to the Details pics!
Because it was so windy, the escort card display had to be set up very close to side of the tent instead of at the entrance, but it still ended up working fine.
As always, I give MAJOR, MAJOR credit to Kate Whitney Lucey for my awesome, awesome pro-pics!
Previously:
Getting Ready Pro-Pics
The Ceremony Pro-Pics
Bride and Groom/Clambake Pro-Pics
Now on to the Reception pics!
Waiting to be introduced…
Reader hwong14 commented on my Ceremony Pro Pics Post:
Mrs. Corn, I know you blogged about the wind before… did you guys use a microphone for the ceremony? If not, could the guests still hear? Was it a big deal? Thanks!
My sister is an ordained Presbyterian minister and she conducted our ceremony. She is a consummate professional, so I had no doubts that she would be able to project in any situation. But my friend, Sarah, whom we asked to read at our wedding, is rather soft spoken, so early on in our planning, I contracted with our band to have a sound-guy come early and set up a microphone for our ceremony.
I am glad we made that decision, especially because of the wind. Whereas we originally were just going to use the microphone for the reader, we ended up using the microphone for everything; the string trio and our friend who did our impromptu videography got tapped into the microphone.
Once again, I give MAJOR, MAJOR credit to Kate Whitney Lucey for my awesome, awesome pro-pics!
Previously:
Getting Ready Pro-Pics
The Ceremony Pro-Pics
Now on to the Bride & Groom and Clambake pics!
You’ll notice that this is the last picture with my veil. After this picture was taken, I crouched on the ground and my mom and aunt took it out; the wind just made it hurt too much!
So I totally forgot to give MAJOR, MAJOR credit to Kate Whitney Lucey for my awesome, awesome pro-pics in my last post. I have a vendor recommendation post in the works that will more fully outline how wonderful it was to work with her, but in the meantime, I give her major props…
Previously: Getting Ready Pro-Pics
Now on to the ceremony pics!
The flowers arrived soon after my veil was on. Since I hadn’t given the florist an incredible amount of ‘vision’ I really didn’t know exactly what to expect. I was so happy when they were delivered and they were so very, very beautiful.
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Mrs. Corn, Newport, RI Age and Occupation in '07: 31, HR for public accounting firm Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Consultant for public accounting firm Engagement Date: October 7, 2006 Wedding Date: September, 2007 Blogging Since: June 1, 2007 Venue: North Lawn of Fort Adams State Park About Me: I am a lazy scrapbooker who loves the instant gratification of making cards and I am very easily distracted by all things shiny. In honor of my childhood nights spent hibachi BBQing on the beach with my family, we are hosting a traditional New England Clambake for our reception.
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