The Big Day: Reception
June 2nd, 2008 @ 4:43 pm by Mrs. Peppermint
Sorry for the delay in posting these–things have been hectic at the Peppermint household! To catch you back up, here we are at the reception of our December wedding…After formals were taken, Mr. Peppermint and I joined our guests on the patio for cocktail hour (our cocktail of choice was Pimms–yum!). Originally, we had planned for it to be all outdoors, but because of the weather, we ended up getting a tent. All in all, it worked out quite well (and was much warmer!).
Here we greet guests after our formals:
Engaged the Show: Quick Tips!
May 19th, 2008 @ 6:00 pm by Mrs. Peppermint
As some of you may remember, Mr. Peppermint & I have been busy working on a webseries (”Engaged the Show“–I wonder where we got that idea from??). Along with the episodes, we taped some segments called “Quick Tips”. These are basically snippets of (bad) advice from Chrissie & Keith–who are always willing to dish it out! For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, he show is a mockumentary featuring the trials & tribulations of a newly engaged couple. We’re shooting the next batch of episodes at the end of the month & will have some more quick tips/interviews to come.
The Big Day: Formals
May 16th, 2008 @ 3:55 pm by Mrs. Peppermint
And now onto the next part of our wedding: Formals Photos!
Because we opted to not do the formals before the ceremony, this meant that we did them immediately after. I was a bit nervous about this, but I must say that I was completely relaxed for it. We had a lot of fun and I think the photos captured the joy!
THE BRIDE & GROOM:
Since Mr. Peppermint & I opted not to do an engagement session, it was important to us that we get some great photos of the two of us. I really love the sweet moments that were captured, as well as the beauty of the setting.
What can I say, we got a bit goofy!
The Big Day: The Ceremony
May 14th, 2008 @ 4:35 pm by Mrs. Peppermint
The focus of the day (of course) was the ceremony. After over a year of planning, the big day was finally here. In less than an hour we were to be wed!After a week of stress about the weather, you can see that the sun shined bright during our ceremony. We did, however, arrange for a tent because of the forecast…
The Big Day: Pre-Ceremony Formals
May 13th, 2008 @ 9:28 am by Mrs. Peppermint
Among the many decisions we made about the big day, Mr. Peppermint and I decided we wanted to spend our mornings apart. While I definitely see the benefits of spending time together before the ceremony, I’m really glad that we did it this way (more on that in a later post). The downside was that this meant we couldn’t do all our formals in beforehand, but we did manage to get some…
We’ll start off with the boys. I love the work our photographer did. We have so many great shots that truly capture the spirit of the day. I was adamant that we get “formals”, but I also wanted shots that weren’t too uptight. I think these fit the bill perfectly…
Mr. Pep & his groomsmen:
Mr. Peppermint, his Dad & his Brother (& Best Man):
The Big Day: Girls Get Ready
May 9th, 2008 @ 6:42 pm by Mrs. Peppermint
Hello, Hive!! Now that we have our professional pictures all in, I wanted to take you through the events of our big day. To remind you, we got married in December in Palm Springs. Here’s a look at how the girls got ready…
My Mom, Mother-in-Law, Sister & Grandmother and I were the first to arrive at the site (The O’Donnell House). We went straight into hair and make-up…
A Token Of Our Gratitude
March 17th, 2008 @ 6:26 pm by Mrs. Peppermint
One of the fun tasks we had leading up to the wedding, was deciding what to give the members of our wedding party. They truly had been such an important part of the day (not to mention our lives!), that we really wanted to thank them for everything.
Since we were the first of the group to get married, there were no expectations (good) and no precedent (bad). Nonetheless, I think we did a pretty good job of giving everyone a token of our gratitude…
Mr. Peppermint discovered Etsy a few weeks before the wedding and decided to get all his groomsmen cuff links. He scoured Etsy for days until he found ones that suited each guys personality.
Here’s a shot on the big day, showcasing the cuff links:
