It is a testament to how much I love weddings and how much I love my husband and how much I love Weddingbee that five whole years into my marriage, I still jump at the chance to write a post about my wedding here!
This post series is well timed, as our five year anniversary is coming up in just a couple of weeks, and I was planning on popping in to say “hi” from The Stars anyway. 🙂
As you can see, we are still in love and still very much enjoying our life together:
Photo from a friend’s wedding
Does anyone here even remember our wedding? Here’s a refresher, just in case you don’t!
A few weeks back, some lovely ladies gathered for a Monday night happy hour and discussed all things wedding. Yes, even those of us who are long married 🙂
Top Row (L–>R): Mrs. Star, Miss Holly, sarahbabs, LGenz, Riki_Bay, bRooklynRocks, jmbrick, redheadem
Hello there, Hive! Long time no see! I have missed you all so. So as soon as I heard all of us old bees were getting to share our weddings again, I jumped at the chance! Are you ready to dive right back in to our day? I sure am!
Our theme was best described as: elegant/dramatic/New York City/acting-themed/polka-dotted/largely-DIY, and I was working off an inspiration board I made that featured deep purple and polka dots: … read more
This was my favorite post because I loved writing a whole series about the trials and tribulations that younger brides face and hearing from so many bees in the hive who were dealing with similar issues—it really helped me feel less alone during the tough parts of wedding planning to be a part of such a wonderful and supportive community. And re-reading this particular post reminds me of how far Mr. Star and I have come since the beginning stages of our little college romance, and it makes me excited for the many years to come.
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One of the most common arguments against getting married at our age that I’ve come across is the belief that we will eventually grow apart. Is this a possibility? For sure. But isn’t it always, no matter your age?
Reader Veil Tales was kind enough to send me this Washington Post article, which refreshingly argues in favor of young marriage. One of my favorite parts of the article states:
But what really matters for making marriage happen and then making it good are not matches, but mentalities: such things as persistent and honest communication, conflict-resolution skills, the ability to handle the cyclical nature of so much of marriage, and a bedrock commitment to the very unity of the thing. I’ve met 18-year-olds who can handle it and 45-year-olds who can’t.
Folks, can you believe it? It’s time to open the freezer door, grab the biggest tiny-New-York-freezer-space-sucking-box out of there, and start thawing this puppy out:
You know what that means! Yep, today is our first anniversary. Time sure does fly, doesn’t it?
One year ago today, we were partying it up New York Style to celebrate our love. … read more
Hey, hive! Remember me, Mrs. Star? I’ve shared every little detail of our wedding with you, but I’ve held back a few secrets still… like this gorgeous little photo shoot we did! I’m still unsure of what to call it. A “day-after shoot”? Wellll, we did it three months after our wedding. A “trash the dress”? You all know I love my dress wayyy too much to trash it. 😉
So anyways, we found an amazing budding photographer who was looking to expand her portfolio and I squeezed back into my dress with the help of Mr. Star to capture some more couple portraits that we hadn’t had time to get in the hustle and bustle of our wedding day (remember how I wanted pictures on the steps of the Public Library?). Take a look at what we got!
Some of you might remember that way back when I was a fresh, new bee, I entered us into a contest over on Rock ‘n Roll Bride to win a free “Love Story Video”. I never mentioned it here on the blog, as it’d be quite the unfair advantage, but I know many of you noticed it was us and were a big support during the contest voting — we really appreciated it!
For those of you who didn’t see the contest, it was about a “New York Love Story”. So, here’s our entry:
So I know I’ve kind’ve left you hanging on the Reception pictures. My bad. Please forgive me?
I’ve already written before about how one of our incredibly generous friends gifted us his professional DJ services (thank you, thank you, thank you, Rob!). He pretty much saved our butts on that front, because I didn’t think I could deal with much more planning by the time choosing what to do about music came around.
He did a great job of mixing in his DJ expertise with our carefully crafted “please play!” list. I mean, who wouldn’t want to dance along to stuff like this:
