Bowling Anyone?
May 13th, 2008 @ 11:02 am by Miss Peacock
Speaking of our rehearsal dinner, I am totally excited about our location. Mr. Peacock and I had wanted to do pizza and beer. We were having a hard time finding a place with a room large enough to accommodate our group- and where we loved the pizza. We are pizza snobs. We are from Chicago, it’s in our genes.
After organizing a fundraiser for work at Southport Lanes in Chicago’s Wrigleyville neighborhood, we changed our minds on the pizza idea. It is a little bar and restaurant which also has a private room with four small bowling lanes. It is totally old school with human pin setters. The pin setters love tips and they will either help or hurt your game based on the quality of your tipping (or if they think you are cute). These guys are hilarious. My stomach hurt from laughing and I had mascara running down my face. It is also in a great part of town that tourists don’t normally get to see. Southport Avenue, between Belmont and Addison, is home to an awesome little strip of shops, restaurants and my favorite nail salon.
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Who’s the Running Mate?
May 12th, 2008 @ 10:25 am by Miss Peacock
As I mentioned in a previous post, Mr. Peacock and I sit on opposite sides of the political spectrum. We are both very interested in politics (we met working for a politician) and with the current never-ending election cycle, we have had a lot to talk about. Since our wedding falls just a few months before the election, we couldn’t help but include something political in the wedding festivities. Mr. Peacock has happily taken control of the rehearsal dinner and is looking forward to giving it an election theme. The only input I gave is that I would love for it to be vintage- i.e. Kennedy v. Nixon, not Bush v. Gore- and that we be on the same ticket. Elephants and donkeys, working together. Done and done.
Mr. Peacock is a little protective over his ideas, so I can’t give too many details, but I promise to share photos later! Here are a few hints as to what we are planning…
The Housewarming Rehearsal Dinner
May 9th, 2008 @ 2:11 pm by Mrs. Gingerbread
Obviously, I’m looking forward to my wedding day, but what I’m really excited about is the day before the wedding! Since we only recently moved to Vancouver, most of our guests haven’t seen where we live, so we’ve decided to do a BBQ/housewarming /rehearsal dinner! All of our guests will be invited.
Rolling With The Punches
April 13th, 2008 @ 10:26 am by Mrs. Tiramisu
Weddings, I realize, are about more than just the bride. Of course there is the oft-overlooked groom to consider, but Mr. Tiramisu almost always graciously takes a backseat when it comes to wedding decisions. This leaves just: the family. Oh yes, just the family.
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Rehearsal Dinner Photographer… Necessary?
April 11th, 2008 @ 10:04 am by Miss Cupcake
You may recall that the wonderfully talented Alison Conklin so beautifully captured my mom’s sweet wedding in February. Alison’s photos were fabulous, un-posed, natural, and simply lovely.
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Rehearsal Dinner Venue: CHECK!
March 25th, 2008 @ 3:01 pm by Miss Cupcake
Mr. Cupcake’s parents will graciously be hosting our rehearsal dinner, so the research started many months ago to find the perfect location. FMIL Cupcake is eternally excited about all of the wedding details, so it has been fun to have her involved in this aspect of the festivities.
I have mentioned that Mr. Cupcake and I are both old souls, and we adore old places with an antique vibe and lots of character. His mom decided to focus on finding a place that was an old Inn or had an Inn type of atmosphere for the RD. In historical Chester County, Pennsylvania, this isn’t too difficult of a task! It was just a matter of finding the right one. Mr. Cupcake is also a major history buff, so he really liked the idea of having our rehearsal dinner at a place with some history.
After lots and lots of Googling, emailing restaurants for menus and specifics, and asking around, we narrowed our search down to a great place called The Ship Inn in Exton, PA.
I’m A Big Fan Of Chow-Fan
March 12th, 2008 @ 2:44 pm by Mrs. Milkshake
We’re having our rehearsal dinner double as a Chinese banquet dinner at this restaurant in Richmond. His family took us out for lunch there and in a very un-dimsum-like-but-totally-me-fashion, I got my very own plate of chow-fan Chinese canneloni while everyone else ate happily from all the other dishes on the table.
Rehearse… And Then Chow Down!
February 13th, 2008 @ 6:06 pm by Mrs. Magnolia
Hey y’all, Mrs. Magnolia here… still sick, and still waiting on professional pics. Our photographers told me on Monday that the pics were at the lab, so I should have them by the end of the week! Man, I can’t wait. Just yesterday, my Matron of Honor sent me a link to the pictures from her little brother’s wedding… which was two weeks after ours!
In the meantime, we’re going to talk about our rehearsal dinner. My in-laws decided to plan a seated dinner, since we would be having a buffet at the wedding reception. After debating several venues, including the Piedmont Room and Ansley Golf Club, they settled on 103 West.
103 West is a private event facility in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, managed by an upscale restaurant group. Both Mr. Magnolia and I had attended several work-related functions there, so we had no doubt that the food was fantastic. Initially, though… I had some reservations about the decor. Maybe it’s just because I tend to be more traditional, but the upstairs of 103 West has never appealed to me:
Rehearsing Casual
December 9th, 2007 @ 10:25 am by Mrs. Robin
Our wedding is fairly elaborate for having only three months in the planning stages. And I will admit to being stressed (that is code word for going slightly crazy). However, I knew this was coming. From the moment we decided that our absolute maximum engagement length would be four months, I knew by the end I would be tired.
Which is why I have been standing my ground on my rehearsal dinner plan. I knew exactly what I wanted from day one… actually before that - I knew before Mr. Robin ever proposed.
Here is a vision of my perfect rehearsal dinner:
(center image from Banana Republic)
Rehearsal Dinner, Part 2
November 30th, 2007 @ 11:08 am by Ms. Dahlia
I received an email earlier today from Mr. Dahlia’s mom with some exciting news- the rehearsal dinner is booked!You may recall from my earlier post that we have checked out a couple of places. Over Thanksgiving weekend, we went out to another wonderful dinner with Mr. Dahlia’s parents to Lola, (the new!) Iron Chef Michael Symon’s flagship restaurant. Mr. Dahlia and I had already been to Lolita and loved it, and we were really looking forward to visiting Lola.
