Wedding

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What's in a Name??

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Marriage is a funny thing.  You start a new family as a combination of two already established families.  You're creating something new, yet carrying with you all of the history that came before you.  In the middle of planning all of the food, seating charts and music options, there was this one big decision that kept bothering us.  After the big party was over, and our focus turns to the real reason for this wedding - our marriage - how would we define ourselves?

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What Are You Curious About?

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I've heard from a few of you that you're enjoying this blog as a peek into our wedding planning process, and its been a fun way to stay updated.  Usually I blog about whatever we've been up to, or if something was particularly fun, but I'm sure I've skipped over a few things (like all of the many packages from etsy that have been showing up at our door lately..)

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The Real Reason Everyone Gets Married...

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FOOD TASTINGS!

A few weeks ago we had our dinner tasting with the Top of the Hub, who will be catering our reception.  I'm pretty sure it was Tom's dream come true.  We tried 6 different appetizers, different salads, first courses, and three main dishes.  Everything was so delicious, I'm not sure how I'll pick which one I want to eat on the big day!  (Or I'll just have to steal bites from everyone else's plate - come on, you know you won't say no to the bride!)

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Engagement Photos

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I've had a few people ask me what the point of engagement pictures are.  They're certainly not necessary and a lot of people have gotten married without them.  Sure they're useful if you want to send out a save the date (we do) or you want to build a super fun website (obviously), but again they're not required.

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Location, Location, Location

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I'm not sure anything has stressed me out as much as picking a reception location. (Okay I'm lying, the guest list was probably worse haha).  But still, finding a location that worked for us was hard.  Our list of requirements was long, and unrealistic.  We wanted something within walking distance to our beloved church.  We wanted something cheap.  We wanted something far away from where I work and spend every day (Okay that's something I wanted).  We wanted something that wasn't cookie cutter.  We wanted something that had space for fun & games, but wasn't so big that it would ruin the small and intimate feeling we were going for.

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Meet the Groomsmen: Drew

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Sometimes Res Life does things right. My first encounter with Drew was when I received a nervous phone call. “So this is going to sound strange, but is there an E there?” Apparently Colgate University registered me as “E” when I applied as E. Thomas Oppedisano, and they only give out a phone number and first name of roommates to incoming freshmen.  From there, Drew and I became roommates and stuck with each other for all 4 years of college.