Wedding Blog

After our first moment, Cly Creation started us on our portraits. Let me just tell you - our photographers were able to capture such amazing pictures despite the lack of scenery. They really knew how to work with what they had! Our wedding was held in March, before spring was in full effect, and our venue was located in Garfield, NJ - which isn’t really…

To be honest, I wasn’t as nervous as I thought I would be. Mr Martini and I had already seen each other when I first got to the venue, so there weren’t any surprises or anything. But he had no idea what my dress looked like, so I was a little nervous and feeling self conscious about whether he would like the way I looked.…

Some of you may have read Mrs. Bee’s post about the craziest vendor response ever. It was totally nuts indeed, but my post isn’t to talk about crazy customer service emails. I thought it would be fun to explain why we needed the punch in the first place.

My friend C needed help with making her escort cards. She had a great idea but she needed…

Ahh, the details. I hated planning the big things about the wedding, but when it came to bathroom baskets and scrapbooks and pretty menus, I wanted as many personal details as possible. Unfortunately, I really didn’t have the time (or the money) to do everything I wanted to do, but I was happy with the few things that we were able to fit in. Here…

After we all got our makeup done, we headed straight to our venue, The Venetian.

Mr. Martini and I decided to have our rehearsal on the day of the wedding because of scheduling conflicts with our parents and the fact that two of our groomsmen were from out of state. So, we felt this would be the most convenient for everyone. When I got there with…

March 22, 2009. I didn’t even check the weather once during the last few weeks of planning. I hardly check the weather on a regular basis, so why start now? I figured that nothing would change whether or not it rained. I would still wear the same dress, and the same shoes. The wedding would still go on, and they would serve the same food.…

Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry for such a long hiatus! Rather than make excuses for my laziness, I will just say that I’m back in full blogging force. I finally received our wedding pictures from our photographers, Cly Creation, and all the pictures are just absolutely amazing. I’ll definitely post them soon, and I can’t wait to share them!

But first I wanted to finish…

“Last minute details” for any normal person probably refers to the little things that you were able to find time to do before the wedding, after all the important stuff was done with.

“Last minute details” for me included menus, place cards, programs, BRIDAL GIFTS, petal cones… oh my god… the list just went on and on. On top of all that, Mr. M and I…

A few weeks before the wedding, my BMs took over Mr. M’s apartment to make it look as anti-male as humanly possible. Again, I was humbled by the BMs that took so much time to prepare for the shower, and also by the friends that came all the way to Astoria just for me. I really couldn’t have asked for more!

To be honest, I was…

It has been so long since my last update! I know I promised recaps, but I’ve been so busy lately. Mr. Martini and I agreed to stay at our current apartment for about 4-6 months so that we could take the time to get rid of some things and eventually move to a smaller place, but just a couple of weeks ago we found an…

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Wow, I can’t believe it’s been over a week since Mr. M and I got married! I’m actually a MRS! I know this may sound cheesy, but to us, the wedding was perfect. Our friends and family had a great time, and that was really all we ever wanted. I must have been floating on a super high cloud or something, because it seemed…

I always knew I wanted to incorporate as much snowboarding into our wedding as possible. Snowboarding is the one great passion that Mr. Martini and I share, and it seemed like the perfect way to personalize our wedding. I always knew I wanted to name our tables after trails at Stratton Mountain in Vermont, which is the place we call our “home mountain”. We had…

It’s no surprise that wedding planning, in a nutshell, has been pretty crazy. I wouldn’t really say I was super busy at first, but I was still pulling my hair out about insignificant things. All my friends have been so supportive and they have been offering their help to me unconditionally. The only problem is, I don’t know what to ask for. I don’t know how…

My gosh, I really didn’t expect such awesome feedback from everyone about our signing board!!

Every time someone commented about one, I’d decide on that one. Then I’d get another comment about another picture and I’d change my mind and want to go with that one. As you can imagine, I was pretty confused for a while. I really did love all the pictures, and I…

I can honestly say it’s funny now, but at the time I was on the verge of tears. I just hate being late to anything, and we were already tight with time. It was also the first time I met our photographers, and because I’ve had no prior experience with something like this, I had no idea what would happen when our two hours were…