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We got there at about 8:50am and we were out of there by 9:40am. The office opens at 8:30am and we were glad we went early because the line was much longer on our way out. We waited for about five minutes outside the building, went through the metal detectors where they confiscated my glass Snapple bottle, then waited 2 minutes to get the white application form. Mr. Lovebird waited in another line, because people started piling in, while I filled out the form in “black ink” at the counters. We waited another 15-20 minutes in line when the lady behind the booth took our form and IDs and put our info into the computer. We double checked the info she entered on the monitor screen and then were sent to pay the cashier. She swiped our credit card for $35 and we were off!

In New York City, you have to wait a full 24 hours before your marriage ceremony can be performed (unless you obtain a judicial waiver). The marriage license is also only valid for 60 days. Next Tuesday, we plan on getting civilly married at the City Clerk’s Office in either Queens, Brooklyn, or Manhattan.

What do you guys think? Get married in Manhattan like Carrie and Big.

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In Brooklyn, right next to where I attended law school and where we can celebrate under the Brooklyn Bridge at the River Cafe afterwards.

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Or in Queens, where we were today, cuz it happens to be the closest?

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Where do you think we should get legally married?
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Here are some shots they took of Mrs. Snowpea.

 

 

When I first saw Teresa, I thought to myself, “Man, she’s hot! Where did they find this model?” Then she pulled out her camera and starts shooting me, and I’m like, “What the…” Tedd also reminded me of this actor in a few of the Taiwanese dramas I watch. Needless to say, they are one hot couple! Check them out.

I absolutely love husband and wife photography teams because what can be better than working alongside your honey to document other people in love. Other husband and wife photography teams I’ve admired for a while now are Something in Blue, DQ Studios and of course, my personal favorite, Del Sol (Sol and Matt actually met while shooting a mutual client’s destination wedding.)

Tedd and Teresa are two super cool cats and their love for one another and their work certainly transcends into the pictures they take.    
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Months ago, we really wanted to go to Asia (Hong Kong, Mainland China, Japan…). But with the Beijing Olympics happening this summer, airfare there is a biatch! So we had to go back to the drawing board.

Besides our love for Cancun, we love cruising!!!

Bermuda on the Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas- Summer 2005

Western Mediterranean on the Royal Caribbean Splendor of the Seas- Summer 2003

What we love about cruising is that when u go to bed, you are at one port and when you wake up, you are in whole new place! You can hit up multiple countries in the matter of days without the hassle of air travel.

We consider our cruise around the Western Mediterranean our favorite! If you haven’t already been, it would be an excellent vacation or honeymoon. From New York, we stopped over in Paris to spend two nights, then flew to Barcelona to begin our cruise. The ship then sailed to Monte Carlo/Nice, France, to Florence/Pisa, to Rome, to Naples (Pompeii), to Malta (we were there when they were filming “Troy”) and then back to Barcelona. Here are some highlights from that trip.

Since we’ve cruised the Western Mediterranean, it only makes sense that we should cruise the Eastern Mediterranean as well! Here are the ports of call we are hitting up! Venice, Italy; Split, Croatia; Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete; Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey; Santorini, Greece; Corfu, Greece. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I can’t wait! So far I’ve only booked the cruise and the airfare to and from Venice. We are spending about 3 nights in Venice. Any tips on what hotel we should stay at and what we should do?

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Has anyone ever been to these place? Any tips for a first timer like me?

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Here’s the after:

And here’s how my makeup looked after 10 hours of running around in the city:

And here’s how my hair looked:

I’m amazed at how good it still looked the end of the night! Jennifer does the hair and makeup for many of the Asian pop stars that come perform, so I always knew I was in good hands. And her rates are very reasonable considering her expertise. She does airbrushing too, if that’s your cup of tea.

Here’s her info if you want to check her out:

Jennifer Ngo
Istana Spa de Palace
36-48 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11354
718-961-9888

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I was all smiles that day. The bridesmaids had the hardest time putting that crown on my head. I was like, “Um, it keeps falling off.” Then MOH goes, “Well duh, it’s made for a four year-old! Sorry, but that’s all I could find at the store.” No worries, I had it on for some of the bridal shower and all of the bachelorette party that followed (more on that later).Now onto the delicious grub…mind you, everything was homemade!!!

Reminds me, I need to get that pigs-in-a-blanket receipe from Michelle.

Then it was time for more fun and games. First up, we had our own version of toilet-paper bride in the sense that we didn’t use any toilet paper, haha. Give the girls a break - they’re relatively new at this and I think their version kicks the traditional version’s butt. Instead the materials consisted of a white plastic tablecloth, streamers in my wedding colors, colorful pipe cleaners and feathers.

Here I am with the three lovely brides: Vivian, Love and Mrs. Bee

Vivan’s team was going for the Grecian Flapper Look. Love’s team was going for the J. Crew beach bride look and Mrs. Bee’s team was going for the 80’s look, puffy sleeves and all!

Man, picking a winner was tough. I wished I could have picked all of them! In the end, I had to go with Mrs. Bee’s team. Those puffy sleeves were a riot!

Next up, we played wedding-themed Scattergories!

The categories were: Flower, Party Song, Honeymoon Destination, Cake Flavor, and Registry Item

It was so fun to see what people came up with. The letters that I ended up choosing out of the bowl were A, P and B (I threw back the Z I had picked out~shhh). Once again~ Mrs. Bee won. I mean it’s wedding scattergories for pete’s sake~ shocker! Mrs. Bee didn’t need another prize~ which was a cute little rubber ducky, so we gave it to my newlywed friend, Michelle, who was second place.

Then it came time for the gifts. Man, time flies when you’re having so much fun!

From the tame….

To the not so tame…

Then came time for dessert! We had smores! A throwback to our college days when we hung out at Cosi! Yummm….

Thanks to my wonderful bridesmaids for planning the best bridal shower ever! And thanks to all my wonderful girlfriends that came out and for the wonderful gifts!

Oh, last but not least the favors!

I’m allowing myself to eat only a few pieces a day since once they are gone, they will be gone forever. They are homemade white chocolate covered preztels in our wedding colors! I love my girls. Apparently they had their very own crazy candy shop the night before with a nutty assembly line cuz these suckers were hard to make! Man, I wish I was there! You guys are the best friends a girl could ever ask for!

And I know I’m supposed to wait to the rehearsal dinner, but I gave my bridesmaids their gifts after the shower. I got each a Coach Soho Large Flap Hobo bag to fit each of their styles. I wasn’t lugging them all the way to Cancun! A showering of gifts all around!

Bertina, Michelle and Tina

Did anyone else feel like it didn’t really feel real until your bridal shower? I remember sitting there and thinking, “Oh my gosh, all these girls are here for me because I’m getting married….I’m getting married….”

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I love how Steven caught Mr. Lovebird licking his lips in anticipation of the ice cream.


That’s me inside the ice cream truck with the lovely reflection of the building.

I don’t know how Stephen got Mr. Lovebird to smile so big.

Here’s some of Mr. and Mrs. Snowpea! Talk about a hot couple…

I loved how each of the photographers we got to work with had their own distinct style. I’m totally digging Stephen’s! I especially liked how he mixed it up with posed shots and candids.

Which style do you prefer - posed or candid?

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