Wedding Blog

We’ve been married for almost a year and a half. In that time, we’ve found a lot of uses for some of the items for which we registered. The plates, glasses, cups, flatware - we use them every day. The pots and pans, most days in a week. The mixer, about once a week.

But none of those things really changed our lives. We did just…

A couple of people asked on my last post about how the dance floor got so packed so quickly. I must say, the same thing happened at my younger brother’s wedding this summer - and didn’t happen at many of the other weddings we have attended. It seems that there are a few things that can make a difference.

1. The bride and groom must be…

There were two things that our photographer, Ken Blaze, said about our wedding that he had never seen before at a wedding.

1. The dance floor was immediately packed following my dance with my dad.

After dinner, it was…

… time for dancing! (Big surprise, I know. No way you guessed that one.)

My youngest brother, pianist extraordinaire, played the song for our first dance. Ben Fold’s “The Luckiest”, which may be a bit cliche- but is one of my brother’s signature songs that he plays whenever he is around a piano.

My mom and I are planning a bridal shower for my brother’s fiancee. My own shower had a theme of “Around the Clock”, where guests brought gifts that corresponded with something that I would be use at that time of the day.

But we’re stuck on what to do as a theme for the shower. Her mother throws fabulous tea parties, so that is out. We’re…

Yes, I know, long time no post. One of these days I really will get around to finishing my wedding recap…

Anyways, on to more practical wedding planning things! I’m a bridesmaid in my brother’s wedding, and his lovely fiancee sent out an email earlier this week about appropriate attire.

An excerpt is as follows:

“I think I have talked to all of you about possibly getting dresses…

We had only two toasts, both scheduled before dinner.

My dad went first…

Marisa Gindi, the utterly fabulous hotel coordinator, gave us a sneak peak of the ballroom before guests entered.

We were blown away.

At the entrance to the ballroom

Thanks for all who commented on my last post- I will indeed continue with the recap.

After taking time for our pictures, we headed for the reception in time to catch cocktail hour. (When we arrived, though, I didn’t head directly for the food. I first stopped in the bridal suite to change shoes into something that was more comfortable. For those looking for a…

Following Penguin’s example, I thought I’d share my own secret. (Not that it is much of a secret, if you’ve noticed my absence of posts.)

I’m completely, totally, 100% over weddings - planning, recapping, blogging. Don’t get me wrong- our wedding turned out great, it was one of the most fun days of my life - but being married is so much better.

Writing picture-filled posts recapping…

Early in the wedding planning, we knew that we wanted to take some time in between the ceremony and the reception just for us. I don’t generally like being the center of attention, and it was important for both of us to get a bit of a break and have a little time just for us.

First stop was a tea house on Murray Hill that…

We’re finally settled into our New York digs, which means that it is time for the wedding recap to begin again. Who knew working a real job (that involves a lot of travel!) would be so crazy?

We made it to the end of the church, and proceeded to kiss some more.

As soon as we’re done moving!

Image found here.

That’s right, next week Mr. Dahlia and I are moving to NYC! It’s been quite a whirlwind since he received the job offer on Friday, but I promise once we have relocated to the East Coast, I will post about our reception as well as the surprises we had in store for our guests.

In the meantime, anyone have…

And then it was time for the ceremony.

First the moms:

Mr. Dahlia’s parents

Mr. Dahlia and I arrived at the church a bit behind schedule.

(The original plan was to be at the church by 1:30, but we didn’t get there until just before 2. The ceremony was to begin at 3.)