Wedding Blog

Finding the Blogosphere…
I didn’t find out about the blogosphere until I found Weddingbee in the spring of 2008. I was recently engaged and in the midst of planning my own wedding. Like many other bees, most of my friends and family were located hundreds of miles away. On top of that, I was the first of my close friends to get married, so I was…

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Putting together a timeline for the wedding day was much more challenging than I anticipated. I struggled with balancing the level of detail and the amount of cushion time to build in. I couldn’t find many examples that fit my unique situation: getting ready 1.5 hours away from ceremony site, 11AM ceremony, lunch reception, etc. I used Mrs. Penguin’s timeline as my format and then…

There is a special beauty in the detail pictures taken on your wedding day. They remind you of all the sweat and tears you put into DIY projects, the care you took in selecting your vendors, and feelings of the day. Today I will conclude our wedding day with a recap of details.

Photos by Jim Forneris Photography, unless otherwise noted.

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Life is starting to get back to normal at the Pinot Noir house. This weekend Mr. PN and I were out and about when we started reminiscing about our wedding planning. Throughout our engagement we both received quite a bit of unsolicited wedding and marriage advice. Some of it was good, some of it was funny, and some of it was simply inappropriate.

The week before…

After we stopped for a few vineyard photos we were on our way back through the city. Our driver took us over the Golden Gate Bridge and even though it took a bit longer going this route, we were able to have some really great views.

All photographs by Jim Forneris Photography

These photos of the bridge were taken by our photographer who was riding in the front…

Our ceremony was beautiful, our reception flawless, and now the day we had spent so much time planning was coming to a close. After the reception ended we jumped into our town car, photographer in tow, and headed back towards San Francisco. But what is a wine country wedding without vineyard photos? So, we convinced our town car driver to make a quick pit stop…

After the cake cutting the reception started to wind down. Some guests took the opportunity to dance, sing, or just soak up the afternoon rays.

As always, photos by Jim Forneris Photography unless otherwise noted.

Our friends stole a private dance on the patio.

After our walk down memory lane it was time to cut the cake. The cake was displayed in the room adjacent to the dining area (the same place where we watched the video).

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Weddings are chance for friends and families to come together and celebrate a new union and commitment of love. It is also a time to reminisce, celebrate family and remember loved ones. SIL Pinot made us an amazing video montage of our childhood and our relationship together.
The incredible video was the perfect way to tie together our past and our future.

Mr. and Mrs. PN…. this…

After the speeches and the dances, Mr. Pinot Noir and I attempted to steal another moment alone but it wasn’t long until our photographer caught up with us! Since we ran out of time during the cocktail hour it was a great chance to get some photos of just the two of us.

After the first course was served it was time for the father/daughter dance. For this dance I chose “I Loved Her First” by Heartland. It is a beautiful song that a father sings to his daughter on her wedding day and how he loved her first. When my dad listened to it for the first time he got a little teary eyed (rare for him) and…

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Instead of using traditional table numbers, we named each table after a place that we had visited together. Each table included the location, name, and description of the place (when we went, what we did there, etc.) on one side, and a picture of us in that place on the other.

After our first dance, my father gave a short welcome toast. He welcomed Mr. PN into our family and thanked all of our guests for coming. He did a great job—especially since I only asked him to do it the week before. I was hoping that the short notice would prevent him from getting too nervous (probably not a good idea!).

All photos by Jim Forneris Photography.

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After our surprise grand entrance, we immediately led into our first dance. We wanted to get it done right so we could stop being nervous and enjoy the reception! Remember how we invested in dance lessons? It was finally time to put them to good use! The song we chose for our first dance was Songbird by Eva Cassidy and our wonderful musicians, Wine Country…

I hope you all had an amazing holiday. I took some time off from blogging in order to fully enjoy our first Christmas as husband and wife.

While we wrapped up 2008 with many wonderful memories, these memories also left us a bit strapped for cash and vacation time. As a result we spent our first married Christmas in New York City, and our first Christmas…