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March 2011 Moms
NBR Poll: Your wedding
Okay, pause the baby talk for now, because that's causing drama today.
Let's hear about your wedding.
1. When did you ger married?
2. In what city were you married?
3. How many attendants did you have?
4. How many guests did you have?
5. What were your colors or themes?
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu?
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception?
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake?
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)?
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon?
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Re: NBR Poll: Your wedding
1. When did you ger married? July 3rd, 2007
2. In what city were you married? NYC
3. How many attendants did you have? around 15
4. How many guests did you have? 175
5. What were your colors or themes? tiffany color (aqua and white)
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? sit down dinner. Salmon, Eggplant, Steak, and Chicken
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? My bridesmaids and I did a choreographed dance
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? Dulce de leche
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? By your side --Sade...Mi nina bonita....don't know the singer.....Mama by Boyz II Men.
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Sandals St. Lucia
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2. In what city were you married? Atlanta
3. How many attendants did you have? 1 MOH and one best man
4. How many guests did you have? Invited 130, 80 showed up
5. What were your colors or themes? pink and orange with accents of yellow and green
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Buffet, we had lots of stations. DH's family came from Chicago for the wedding, so we had a Chicago station with beefs and hot dogs. We also had carvings of ham and turkey with rolls, a smashed potato martini station, fruits, grilled veggies, and a mexican station with fajitas and nachos. We had chicken noodle soup too.
For passed snacks at cocktail hour, we had mini deep dish pizzas, chicken quesedillas, and crouton bowl salads.
Yes, our menu was all over our place, but its theme was "our favorite things."
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? Anniversary dance instead of bouquet toss, wrote our own ceremony and vows. I also DIYed all of the stationary and most of the decor (not flowers).
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? 3 tiers- first was strawberry shortcake, second was pina colada, third was lemon. Groom's cake was Bailey'r Irish Cream.
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)?
First- Could Not Ask for More by Edwin McCain
Last- Time of My Life (from Dirty Dancing)
Anniversary- 100 Years by Five for Fighting
Daddy/Daughter- My Wish by Rascal Flatts
Mother/Son- Perfect Fan by Backstreet Boys
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Las Vegas
I have pics in my bio (life of mrsjanks) that is linked in my siggy.
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1. When did you ger married? July 19 2008
2. In what city were you married? I'd rather not say, Canada
3. How many attendants did you have? 2 on either side
4. How many guests did you have? 240 for dinner, way more for the dance
5. What were your colors or themes? Ivory and claret
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Buffet, but I don't remember what - probably beef, chicken, assorted veggies and salads, potatoes... I got a lot of compliments though
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? Not really
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? We had a three tier cake and I don't remember if there were different flavours, but we only cut the bottom layer which was white
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? First dance was Michael Buble's home, father/daughter dance was I loved her first by Heartland and the wedding party and SO dance was When you say nothing at all by Ronan Keating
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? No real honeymoon, my dad's side of the family is from all over the country so we had a family reunion after the wedding, then DH and I went camping and golfing for a few days.
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1. When did you get married? August 11th, 2007
2. In what city were you married? Outside of Greenville, SC
3. How many attendants did you have? We each had 6
4. How many guests did you have? 300ish were invited. There were probably between 200-250 that came. DH's family is HUGE, so they took up a good chunk of the guest list.
5. What were your colors or themes? Lavender and light orange
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Buffet. We had shrimp cocktail, chicken strips, roasted potatoes, veggies, fruit with chocolate fondue, and probably some other things. It's hard to remember!
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? I don't think so...
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? We had cupcakes! Yellow cake and chocolate frosting with decorations on them
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? My dad and I danced to "My Girl"
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? We rented a house at OBX
1. When did you ger married? May 1, 2004
2. In what city were you married? Sioux Falls, SD
3. How many attendants did you have? 5 bridesmaids, 5 groomsmen
4. How many guests did you have? approx 200
5. What were your colors or themes? Periwinkle and Buttercream
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Buffet with Chicken, salads, fruit...
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? We had our wedding party leave the ceremony in 50's Chevy cars, we convoyed to a park to take pictures then they took us to the reception site
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? I think we had a basic vanilla and the other was strawberry
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? First song was 'Open Arms' by Journey, Wedding party song was 'Friends' by Michael W Smith. I honestly dont remember the others
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? DH did all the planning and surprised me with a trip to Orlando, Fl to Disneyworld and then a couple additional days in Daytona Beach, Fl.
1. When did you ger married? 6/10/07
2. In what city were you married? Bedford, NH
3. How many attendants did you have? 6
4. How many guests did you have? 120
5. What were your colors or themes? Blue and Salmon/Pinkish color
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Buffet: chicken, prime rib, haddock
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? We lit candles for our grandparents that have passed away.
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? One layer of lemon cake with raspberry filling, 2 layers of vanilla with black cherry filling.
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? First: Love a Lifetime (Firehouse). Last: Faithfully (Journey). Father/daughter: I loved her First. Mother/Son: I am Your Child
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Hawaii
1. When did you ger married? October, 2007
2. In what city were you married? Weston, CT
3. How many attendants did you have? 8 BM, 5 GM
4. How many guests did you have? 120
5. What were your colors or themes? Green, cream, brown with orange highlights here and there.
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Sit down. Amazing filet or some stuffed-chicken thing. We had several people tell us it was the best wedding food they'd ever had. The venue wasn't a hall + catering, it was a very old restaurant. And it was yum!
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? We tried to be as green as possible.
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? I don't remember...chocolate and something, I think, because I hate yellow cake.
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? First was Collide by Howie Day. Last was the song that the bar we met at always played at last call...Frank Sinatra something. F/D was I loved Her First. M/S was I hope You Dance. YAY for super cheese!
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? St. Lucia, 10 nights. Most amazing trip ever.
1. When did you ger married? April 17, 2010
2. In what city were you married? Churchtown PA (lancaster county)
3. How many attendants did you have? 3 on each side, 2 flowergirls and 1 ring bearer
4. How many guests did you have? about 100
5. What were your colors or themes? Lilac and Pale Yellow, and Garden/spring theme
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Sitdown but family style, all homemade food from the Ladies auxiliry that worked at the firehouse where we did the reception. Salad, homemade bread, beef, turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans. People talked about the food for weeks.
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? Not that I know of
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? Dark chocolate and raspberry for the wedding cake and dark chocolate buttercream for the sheet cake
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)?
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Yellowstone National Park
We did that too, and everyone loved it.
I also forgot... we gave our mothers roses during the ceremony to signify that they allowed us to get to the point where we were ready to take care of each other.
Life of mrsjanks
you're right
1. When did you ger married? August 8, 2008
2. In what city were you married? San Diego
3. How many attendants did you have? 5 on each side
4. How many guests did you have? 175
5. What were your colors or themes? Brown and Green
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Sit Down
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? Ceremony: Filipino Tradition... Reception: Bridal Party intro...oh and my in-laws did a surprise performance, they dressed like Sonny and Cher and sang BABE coz that's what my hubby and I call each other :P it ws soooo cute! Dad sang... Sister sang... one of bridesmaids did a dance that made me cry... I sang to the hubby
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? oh i forgot...we had 3 diff flavors and they were all DELISH!!!
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? First: Let's stay together by Al Green then mixed with Closer by Neyo. Daddy/Daughter: Butterfly Kiss...so sweet, my dad couldn't finish dancing with me coz he couldn't stop himself from crying (now i'm ready to cry again!!!). Mother/Daughter: The Perfect Fan by Backstreet (MIL cried :P)
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Hawaii
I can't wait to read everyoneelse's
1. When did you ger married? August 18, 2007
2. In what city were you married? Pittsburgh
3. How many attendants did you have? 7 on each side
4. How many guests did you have? 185
5. What were your colors or themes? blue and white (Penn State) except the blue was more teal
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? buffet the one thing my husband requested was a meat carving station
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? not really
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? vanilla with strawberry filling
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? All My Life KC and JoJo, My Little Girl Tim McGraw
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Jamaica but 2 days late b/c of a hurricane!
1. When did you get married? June 13, 2009
2. In what city were you married? Cleveland
3. How many attendants did you have? 6 on each side, plus fg and rb
4. How many guests did you have? 150
5. What were your colors or themes? brown, blue, and champagne
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? sit down - cornbread stuffed chicken and roast beef
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? Anniversary dance and had a special bouquet for my great aunt and uncle's 50th wedding anniversary. My grandparents were still the last dancing at the anniversary dance, though
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? 3 tiers - bottom was called tuxes and tails: the top half was vanilla, bottom was chocolate and it had fudge in the middle. middle tier was lemon with raspberry filling and top tier was vanilla with buttercream.
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? Our first dance: Beauty of Who You Are by Marc Broussard. Father/Daughter: Blessed by Elton John. Mother/Son: My Wish by Rascal Flatts.
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? St. Lucia
1. When did you ger married? October 24th, 2009
2. In what city were you married? Pasadena, MD
3. How many attendants did you have? 2 on each side, not including flower girl and ring bearer
4. How many guests did you have? 130
5. What were your colors or themes? fall theme
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? buffet style, marsala chicken, a beef tenderloin, and a crab macaroni
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? not really
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? amaretto almond with raspberry filling, chocolate with white chocolate and raspberry filling
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? First: Guardian Angel by Red Jump Suit Apparatus, Last: Take Me Home Tonight, Daddy/Daughter: some song my dad picked, Mother/Son: My Wish--Rascal Flatts
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? we didnt', we took any money and put it away for a down payment on a house.
1. When did you get married? June 30, 2007
2. In what city were you married? Endicott, NY
3. How many attendants did you have? We each had 7
4. How many guests did you have? 200
5. What were your colors or themes? Coral, Magenta and Raspberry
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Stations, pasta, meat, salad, etc. Don't remember eating a thing though!
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? Nothing really just your plain old wedding.
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? I think we had 4 flavors. Lemon and raspberry, double chocolate, chocolate chip and my husband had a chocolate peanut butter grooms cake with the Jordan symbol on it. Made his whole night!
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? First- Lover Lay Down (DMB), Daddy Daughter was My Wish (Rascal Flatts)
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? El Dorado Royale Cancun. Best week of my life!!!
1. When did you ger married? December 20th 2008
2. In what city were you married? Just outside of Toronto, Canada
3. How many attendants did you have? 3 bridesmaids, 3 groomsmen, flower girl and ringbearer
4. How many guests did you have? 150
5. What were your colors or themes? Red and Silver
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Sit Down Dinner. Followed by midnight seafood and sweet buffet (portuguese wedding). Soup-Caldo Verde. Fish-Breaded Sole, with salad and Rice and choice of Pasta. Main-Chicken, Roast Beef, Veggies, and potatoes, desert was Tortufo with our wedding cake
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? Dollar Wine Centre piece giveaway.
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? Vanilla with Raspberry buttercream made with real raspberry puree.
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)?
First Dance - Everygreen Will Young (Britain's Pop Idol Season 1 winner)
Father/Bride - I'll be there, Mariah Carey & Boyz 2 Men
My mom/Groom - Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World - Brutha IZ
Bridal Party Dance - Save the Last Dance - Michael Buble (we all switched partners and ended up back with our original!!!)
Last - Angel, Robbie Williams
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Tahiti/Moorea/Bora Bora
SO jealous... I wanted to go there but we couldn't afford it.
Life of mrsjanks
It was pretty expensive, but I talked DH into splurging since I knew we would never have a trip like that ever again in our life. We had our own private Casita...simply amazing.
1. When did you ger married? 08-21-09
2. In what city were you married? Grand Rapids, MI
3. How many attendants did you have? 10
4. How many guests did you have? 180
5. What were your colors or themes? PINK!
fav color!
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Sit down - chicken, red skin potatoes, corn, rolls, salad...
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? we had a slide show of me and DH as children and then growing up until we finally met eachother
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? white with raspberry cream filling
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? tim mcgraw " my little girl"
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? virginia beach, virginia
1. When did you ger married? June 13, 2009
2. In what city were you married? Erie, Pennsylvania
3. How many attendants did you have? 4
4. How many guests did you have? 240
5. What were your colors or themes? Sage green and Pink
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Buffet- Beef tips, chicken, salad, pasta, vegetables.
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? Not really...danced and had a good time though!
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? it was a white almond cake with a almost frosting (almond flavor was really subtle though)
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? First Dance: Lost In This Moment With You By Big and Rich, Daddy/Daugther: I'll Always Be Your Baby By Natalie Grant
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Ugh we didnt because I had to mvoe cross country from PA to AZ....sooo drove a moving truck! haha
1. When did you get married? July 23, 2005
2. In what city were you married? middle of nowhereish, PA
3. How many attendants did you have? 3 on each side
4. How many guests did you have? oof....about 300
5. What were your colors or themes? anything we wanted. kind of a gray-blue and ivory and the theme was very "us" so it was random stuff.
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? sit down. don't remember...., I didn't eat.
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? We did the music for our reception. Our dinner music included Bauhaus. Rather than "I will survive" our token song about divorce was Rev. Horton Heat's "Galaxy 500". Look it up - it's a lot of fun
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? vanilla with fresh strawberries in the middle
9. What were your special dance songs? We danced to Melt with You performed by Nouvelle Vague
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? a week in Seattle and a week on an Alaskan cruise
1. When did you ger married? 09.15.07
2. In what city were you married? Lansing
3. How many attendants did you have? 5 bridesmaids, 4 groomsmen
4. How many guests did you have? 350
5. What were your colors or themes? golds tans sage greens peach etc. it was pretty elaborate.
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? buffet
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? yeah we got married in the woods
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? we had a croqembouche since we don't like cake.
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? father/daughter - constellations by Jack Johnson, Mother/son - Georgia by Ray Charles
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Turks and Caicos
AHHHH!
1. When did you get married? 8/4/2006
2. In what city were you married? Boise, ID
3. How many attendants did you have? 4
4. How many guests did you have? 100
5. What were your colors or themes? light blue and silver
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? buffet, there was every kind of food on it
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? i don't think so, just the normal stuff
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? vanilla w/ lemon filling
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? she thinks she needs me by andy griggs is our song, i danced to because of you by celine dion w/ my dad (he loves that song!) and I can't remember what dh and mil danced to
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Disneyworld and on a cruise
1. When did you ger married? October 17, 2009 (but we've been together for 8 yrs)
2. In what city were you married? Austin, TX
3. How many attendants did you have? 8
4. How many guests did you have? Approx 30
5. What were your colors or themes? Chocolate brown, Ivory with hints of orange and fall colors
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Sit down with china..we had steak, pass around ordeurves, cocktails before and 3 desserts and cake
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? We made it a very personal experience for all guests
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? Grooms cake was a gourmet chocolate, our cake was pineapple and strawberry passion
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? Nora Jones - Come Away With Me
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Italy and London for almost 3 weeks...most amazing weeks of my life and did a mini-moon in San Antonio since we didn't go to Europe until this last spring...the whole last year has been a dream!
1. When did you ger married? June 22, 2007
2. In what city were you married? Rancho Santa Fe, CA (just north of San Diego)
3. How many attendants did you have? 4 on each side, so 8
4. How many guests did you have? small wedding, ~75
5. What were your colors or themes? Bridesmaids wore dark fuschia dresses and flowers were all shades of pink
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Sit down. I believe choices were rosemary chicken and steak of some sort with roasted potatoes and veggies ( I think)
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? Not particularly, but our officiant was AWESOME and we got so many comments from our guests on how much they liked our ceremony
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? The big layer was yellow cake with bavarian cream and fresh strawberries and the smaller ones were chocolate with some sort of praline filling I think.
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? First was "Every Time I Close My Eyes" by Babyface. I'd have to go look up the others. i know, I'm awful.
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? St. Lucia
Okay, pause the baby talk for now, because that's causing drama today.
Let's hear about your wedding.
1. When did you get married? May 28, 2005
2. In what city were you married? Vonore, TN
3. How many attendants did you have? We each had 3
4. How many guests did you have? About 50
5. What were your colors or themes? Pink and yellow (my MIL's idea)
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? We didn't serve anything.
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? Not really...
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? I think it was yellow. My mother ordered it, and I didn't get to eat any of it.
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? We danced to "You Had Me From Hello" by Kenny Chesney
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? We didn't have a honeymoon.
I'd just like to add....my "wedding" was an absolute NIGHTMARE! My MIL and my mother took all of my beautiful ideas and completely turned them into a big poofball circus that looked like a cupcake vomited on it. She went behind my back and changed all my plans with the dress shop and the florist. DH's aunt cut our cake while we were having our first dance, my IL's sat at the wedding party table while my mother sat at the parents table by herself. We plan to re-do the entire thing on our 10 year anniversary.
I'm definitely a fan of eloping!!
1. When did you ger married? December 15th, 2007
2. In what city were you married? Richmond, VA
3. How many attendants did you have? 2 BM 2 GM 2 FG 1 RB
4. How many guests did you have? 75
5. What were your colors or themes? Christmas with Deep Reds, White, and Gold accents
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Buffet, Christmas Dinner style. Turkey, stuffing, mac and cheese, Green Bean Cassarole etc.
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? We are Catholic so we had communion at our ceremony.
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? Just Vanilla (I'm picky)
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? Only did our First Dance and it was to Lost in the Moment by Big and Rich (DH's favorite band, we had our first song picked and I changed it without telling him so when it started he was all excited)
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Pocono Mts. PA
1. When did you ger married? January 20, 2007
2. In what city were you married? Arlington, TX
3. How many attendants did you have? 6 on each side
4. How many guests did you have? about 125
5. What were your colors or themes? Dark blue and white with an Army theme thrown in.
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Buffet snack bar thing. Had cheese and crackers, little taquitos, cheese stick things...
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? We had little Army men on all the tables and we planned the whole thing in 5 weeks which I think is a little unique.
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? The wedding cake was strawberry, the grooms cake was chocolate.
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? Our entrance song was Thunderstruck by ACDC, our first dance was The Way You Look Tonight by Sinatra, the garter toss was Another One Bites the Dust by Queen, the bouquet toss was Maneater by Nelly Furtado, and our last song was All These Things That I've Done by the Killers.
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? We only had 2 days so we just went to Shreveport. Won a free hotel room though!
Okay, pause the baby talk for now, because that's causing drama today.
Let's hear about your wedding.
1. When did you ger married? May 23, 2009
2. In what city were you married? Gibbsboro, NJ
3. How many attendants did you have? 7 on each side, 2 flower girls and a ring bearer
4. How many guests did you have? 200
5. What were your colors or themes? Navy and Pink (girls wore navy dresses)
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? had a coctail hours with stations set up and a sit down dinner. Menu included chicken, prime rib and salmon.
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? hmm...not really
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? vanilla creme
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? something by the beatles for first song, song for dad was a song by billy joel (forget name !) and cant remember what my husband danced with his mom to but it was sad
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Aruba (loved it!)
1. When did you ger married? April 19th, 2008
2. In what city were you married? NYC
3. How many attendants did you have? 0 it was for the best.
4. How many guests did you have? 80
5. What were your colors or themes? I wanted something cozy
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Sit down with scallops, chicken and steak (scallops were awesome!)
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? My husbands family is from North Africa and speak Arabic and French so we did the ceremony in French & English.
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? Just vanilla, it really wasn't good either!
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? First song was "wedding Song" by Tracy Chapman. Dad/Mother song was Natalie Merchant. I'm terrible with music but I liked the words to these (if there were other meanings to the song I didn't care).
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Punta Cana, DR we went back again for our 1 year.
Hi- new joiner to the March boards... thought I'd introduce myself on a fun topic! Looking forward to learning from everyone in the next few months (I'll be 7 weeks tomorrow, this is our first baby- we're very excited!)
1. When did you ger married?
August 8, 2009
2. In what city were you married?
Sonoma, California
3. How many attendants did you have?
4 on each side
4. How many guests did you have?
100
5. What were your colors or themes?
No particular colors- we were married outside on top of a hill at a winery- so the scenery was the decor!
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu?
Both my husband and I went to grad school in North Carolina, so we had a North Carolina BBQ, including pulled pork, cornbread, coleslaw...etc.
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception?
We had our rehearsal dinner in a wine cave- a really spectacular memory that included all our favorite people. We also had a great fire pit at the reception with s'mores!
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake?
We had three flavors of cupcakes: Chocolate ganache filled with chocolate frangelico frosting, vanilla with lemon curd frosting, and red velvet with vanilla frosting (sadly too warm for cream cheese frosting!)
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)?
Rainbow Connection by Kermit the Frog... we're horrible dancers. You Are My Sunshine with my father; What A Wonderful World for my husband and his mother.
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon?
Eastern Europe- Budapest, Hungary to Vienna, Austria, to Prague, C.R. It was a fantastic trip!
Great Idea! Compared to most of you my wedding was really tiny (which I loved because I hate being the center of attention!)
1. When did you ger married? 10/3/09
2. In what city were you married? Grand Marais
3. How many attendants did you have? 0 - yep that's right ladies, no attendants
4. How many guests did you have? 10
5. What were your colors or themes? Didn't really need colors or a theme with it being small, but I did use sapphire blue ribbon on my bouqet
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? We took everyone to a restaurant that overlooked the lake and let them choose off our pared down menu: Walleye, Steak, Chicken Alfredo or Salad, and our homemade wine
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? We made everyone stand outside for our ceremony even though it was 40* and raining; the ceremony included a commitment to SS; we sent everyone home with a bottle of our homemade wine
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? marble sheet cake with buttercream frosting from the bakery
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? We didn't bother with music and dancing, just eating and enjoying our families' company
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? We stayed at the B&B we got married at for a long weekend, relaxing and hiking to see waterfalls along the north shore (MN north shore that is
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1. When did you ger married? August 23, 2008
2. In what city were you married? Cambridge, ON
3. How many attendants did you have? 8 - 3 guys and 3 girls, ringbear and flower girl
4. How many guests did you have? 160
5. What were your colors or themes? bright blue, green, & orange
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Sit down full serve dinner. Menu included appetizer, soup, roast beef & veggies, fish & rice, dessert, and midnight table (portuguese wedding)
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? Um....no?
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? portuguese sponge cake with strawberry vanilla creme
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? First dance was I'll Be by Edwin McCain....and I can't remember the rest
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Went on a mini-honeymoon to Niagara Falls and gonna do our real honeymoon this September!
Married 8 years - Aug 23/08
DD - 6 years old, March 17/11
#2 due July 19th! (It's a boy!)
1. When did you ger married? October 19, 2007
2. In what city were you married? Belleville, IL
3. How many attendants did you have? We each had 3
4. How many guests did you have? I think we ended up with 120 something
5. What were your colors or themes? Red, White, Black
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Buffet: Chicken Perigord, Beef Bordelaise, green beans almodine, mixed veggies, garlic parmesan mashed potatoes, fettuccini alfredo - and then passed cheese/fruit/etc
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? The DJ convienced my ham of a brother to convience other people to dress up and do the YMCA - it was priceless
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? Chocolate w/raspberry filling, white w/chocolate mousse filling and white + strawberry marble w/chocolate mousse filling
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)?
First: The Luckiest by Ben Folds
Last: I think a club song? It was 1am so it kinda blurs at that point
Father/daughter: My Wish by Rascall Flatts
Mother/son: we didn't have one
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Smokie Moutains
1. When did you get married?July 19, 2008
2. In what city were you married?Spartanburg, SC
3. How many attendants did you have?14
4. How many guests did you have?250
5. What were your colors or themes?Blue/Green/White--Beachy Chic
6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu?Buffet--Hawaiian Chicken, rice, veggies, and some other stuff
7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? H and I went back to get our mothers instead of an usher.
8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? CHOCOLATE!
9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? At Last, My Girl, Mama by Boyz 2 Men
10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Cruise to Bahamas
"'My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,' says the Lord. 'And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.'" Isaiah 55:8-9
BFP #1 7/4/2010--Natural M/C 8/4/2010
BFP #2 4/25/2011 Please stick, baby!! EDD 1/1/2012
Forever Buddy to carrieandtim
1. When did you ger married? 7.11.082. In what city were you married? Milwaukee3. How many attendants did you have? 44. How many guests did you have? 160?5. What were your colors or themes? Chocolate brown, Green. SPlashes of fuschia and orange. Theme was Bee's and Gorilla's (My nickname is Bee and DH's animal obsession is the Gorilla--long story but it worked.)6. Did you have a sit down dinner or buffet? What was on the menu? Semi-sit down. Served salads, appetizers and drink. Buffet line for dinner. We had vegetarian entree (artichoke ravioli), and chicken for main courses. Then salads, veggies, potatoes, etc. We also had mini burgers with toppings and cheese fires for a late night snack.7. Did you do anything unique at your ceremony or reception? We read our own vows and wrote the entire ceremony. I also got DH a HUGE gorilla cake and later he surprised me with coming out in his gorilla costume for a dance.8. What flavor(s) was/were your cake? Red velvet, carrot cake (no raisins), chocolate with coffee/mocha icing, with with strawberry buttercream. Four kinds of cupcakes and one mini cake for us.9. What were your special dance songs (first, last, daddy/daughter, mother/son)? "We are Man and Wife"- Michelle Featherstone (first), "last request" Paulo N (last song) "What a wonderful world"-father/daughter and mother/son. 10. Where did you go on your honeymoon? 6-week car trip across the U.S. WI to CA (northern route, and back again (southern route) Stopped EVERYWHERE in between!
The Conception Craze
1/2009- TTTC
After 7 rounds of clomid and HcG, Three failed IUI's with an ectopic pregnancy, two shots of methotrextate, ER visits, breaks, low (3%) morphology One IVF cycle (lupron, gonal-F) that ended in another ectopic, more methotrexate, A Lap to disconnect both tubes, remove endo and a hydrosalphinx, . . .we are finally expecting TWINS from FET#1!
1.11. 2011: Beginning FET cycle!
3.11.11- FET! (DH's birthday!) 2 blasts transfered!
3.20.11- BETA #1 BFP!!! 272! (9dp5dt)
3.23.11- BETA #2 1346!!! (12dp5dt)
4.8.11- U/S #1. . TWINS!!! . . .TWO BOYS!
9.10.11-My beautiful Boys arrive unexpectedly at 28 weeks, 6 days.
I LOVE THIS SONG!!! We almost danced to this too!!!!
The Conception Craze
1/2009- TTTC
After 7 rounds of clomid and HcG, Three failed IUI's with an ectopic pregnancy, two shots of methotrextate, ER visits, breaks, low (3%) morphology One IVF cycle (lupron, gonal-F) that ended in another ectopic, more methotrexate, A Lap to disconnect both tubes, remove endo and a hydrosalphinx, . . .we are finally expecting TWINS from FET#1!
1.11. 2011: Beginning FET cycle!
3.11.11- FET! (DH's birthday!) 2 blasts transfered!
3.20.11- BETA #1 BFP!!! 272! (9dp5dt)
3.23.11- BETA #2 1346!!! (12dp5dt)
4.8.11- U/S #1. . TWINS!!! . . .TWO BOYS!
9.10.11-My beautiful Boys arrive unexpectedly at 28 weeks, 6 days.