Mrs. Ant, New York/Jamaica
Age and Occupation: 25, PhD Student
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Finance
Engagement Date: July 26, 2005
Wedding Date: November 18, 2006
Blogging Since: February 15, 2006
Venue: Rockhouse Hotel
About Me: I live in New York but I'm planning a destination wedding in Negril, Jamaica. My fiance and I are high school sweethearts!
The Best Details
May 14th, 2008 @ 12:31 pm by Mrs. Ant
Well, the secret’s out now. Our wedding totally degenerated into an episode of “Wedding Gone Wild“. Classy, eh? 
I couldn’t imagine a better way to kick off our marriage than with a fantastically fun celebration with our closest friends and family. Vacation + Vows = Wondrous Weekend
Wedding Gone Wild: The Unbridal’d Story Cont’d
May 13th, 2008 @ 1:10 pm by Mrs. Ant
Modern Bride : Can you remember other parts of the wedding that were emotional/ memorable and how they made you feel?
After dinner and dessert, it actually started to rain. At first, I was worried because our wedding was set up outdoors. The resort does have an alternate venue in case of inclement weather, but it would have meant interrupting the party to move the reggae band, the DJ’s equipment, etc.
Well, there was absolutely no need to worry because my crazy guests got up and started dancing in the rain!
Isle Style: The Unbridaled Story
May 12th, 2008 @ 2:02 pm by Mrs. Ant
Unfortunately, Modern Bride was limited to a 2-page spread and couldn’t fit in some of my favorite stories or the wilder photos. Fortunately, I happen to have my own personal publishing platform. (Hooray for blogs!) So I’m going to share the inside scoop on the parts of the interview that didn’t make it into the magazine spread.
MB : The editor really liked that you and Mr. Ant had personalized vows and just wanted to get a little more specific about them. It’s completely understandable if you want to keep it personal. But was there at least a theme you would say was most prevalent throughout them (trust, friendship, etc.)?
Isle Style
May 11th, 2008 @ 2:35 pm by Mrs. Ant
Our cliff-side Caribbean wedding is featured in Modern Bride’s June/ July 2008 issue. 
[photo credit: Tony Yang]
Top 4 Tokyo Meals
March 26th, 2008 @ 3:19 pm by Mrs. Ant
You may want to prepare a napkin before reading through this post. You’ll need it to wipe off the saliva on your monitor after you lick the screen. 
(click images to enlarge)
#1 ::SERYNA HONTEN:: in Roppongi
This was The Best Meal of our lives. It featured char-broiled Kobe beef sirloin cooked to a perfect medium rare and Kobe beef shabu shabu (hotpot).
Tokyo Food: Honorable Mentions
March 25th, 2008 @ 6:34 pm by Mrs. Ant
Mr. Ant and I have very different interests and polar opposite personalities. But when it comes to our burning love for food, the gastronomical stars aligned perfectly for us. We truly are tastebud-dies, best-foodies-forever, restaurant-affectionados, and even soul-food-mates.
One of the reasons why we chose to honeymoon in Tokyo was because it’s one of the Culinary Capitals of the world. And our experiences there fulfilled all of our food fantasies. Here are some honorable mentions. (click on images to enlarge)
::TRADITIONAL JAPANESE BREAKFAST::
(at our ryokan in Asakusa - Sukeroku No Yado Sadachiyo)
Mount Fuji And Hakone
March 21st, 2008 @ 12:34 pm by Mrs. Ant
Popular side trip destinations from Tokyo include Mount Fuji and Hakone.
Mr. Ant and I were incredibly lucky to catch such a glorious view of the majestic Mount Fuji, since it is, unfortunately, almost always cloaked in clouds. Mt. Fuji’s exceptionally symmetrical cone is probably the most photographed symbol of Japan. (click on images to enlarge for detail)
Modern Tokyo
March 20th, 2008 @ 2:34 pm by Mrs. Ant
During our honeymoon in Japan last year, I was struck by the collision of traditional and modern Tokyo. Somehow, two contradictory energies coexist within this megacity:
- the zen and beauty that lingers from an older era of quiet and responsible propriety (”tatemae“)
- the urgency of a new consumer culture and the bizarre madness of Tokyo’s fun-loving youth
Modern Tokyo (click on images to enlarge for detail)
L: Night time near Kabuki-cho (the official red light district)
M: Tokyo rail station. Rush hour in Tokyo is insane!
R: The streets of Ginza are off-limits to cars on Sunday, encouraging more foot traffic in the shopping area
Traditional Tokyo
March 19th, 2008 @ 3:21 pm by Mrs. Ant
Despite getting married in Nov 2006, we didn’t take our official honeymoon until April 2007. One of the reasons why we delayed our honeymoon by several months was to coincide our trip to Japan with the peak “sakura” (cherry blossom) season.
The wait was worth it! We enjoyed “hanami” (sakura-viewing) and admired the lovely sakura in Ueno Park, Tokyo. (click on images to enlarge for detail)
Japanese Bride and Groom Figures
March 9th, 2008 @ 1:41 pm by Mrs. Ant
During our honeymoon in Japan last Spring, I spotted these adorable wooden figures of a bride and groom.
(click image to enlarge for detail)
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