ANOTHER FUN NW SURVEY!!!!!!

i think this may be my new nich!! i love reading everyones answers! kinda makes the day go a little faster

enjoy!!!

1.What month & year were you married?

may 2008

2.How did he ask you?

while we were skiing in the poconos

3.Where did you honeymoon?

2 weeks in aruba!!!

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

probably!

5.What was the worst gift you got?

hmm.... probably these really ugly candle holders for our engagement

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

half was chocolate pudding & the other half was conolli (sp?) cream

7.Were you a bridezilla?

i think towards the end, i had my moments... but what bride doesnt?! overall people have told me that i was fine

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

hmm... nothing really - everything went as i expected

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

well, my photographer has them at the moment b/c he is still making our album... i will probably look at the album, show family & friends and then it will just sit there

10.What colors did you use?

tiffany blue & a variety of pink roses

11.Where did you tie the knot?

st james church, seaford, ny

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?

BIL switched our 'we do' letters to 'do me' and my uncle came dressed as elvis & sang 'thats amore' lol

13.How many showers did you have?

2 - one big one and one at work

14.Did you cry?

nope.... i felt the tears beginning to come as i was walking down the aisle, but as soon as i saw DH i was very happy & calm

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

nope - we donated money to a charity

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

my cousin caught the BOK & my gay best friend caught the garter lol

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

Fr. Tom... he was my childhood priest at my parish and i adore him!

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

well, my undergarments were my grandmother's that she wore on her wedding day, so they were free. the dress itself was $900 and the veils were about $300.... include alterations which came to about $300 plus headpiece was about $125... i dont know you do the math haha

19.Was there dancing?

oh YES! the dancing did not stop until the very end of the night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

20.Where was the reception?

brentwood country club

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

the only part i would do over again is the actual reception... planning - NO THANK YOU & the actual day of taking pics, worrying about family pics & saying hi to everyone was stressful

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

a year and a couple of months... got engaged in march 07 and married may 08

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

a limo!!!! we had a stretch limo come back to the RH to take us to the hotel

24.How many in your wedding party?

5 BMs, 2 MOH, 1 JBM, 3 FGs & 6 GMs

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

not really - we had a lot of original music selections for our first dance, cutting of the cake etc

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

ummm our RH never gave it to us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

see above

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

i'd have to say around 25-30K

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

my family from california

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

i'm still on the fence about this one

YAY....fun!

1.What month & year were you married?

October 2008

2.How did he ask you?
under the moonlight out on our boat

3.Where did you honeymoon?

spent the week out in Montauk...we'll be going away in the winter

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

yep...it's only been about 2 weeks LOL

5.What was the worst gift you got?

these ugly tiffany's white china things

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

chocolate cake with vanilla creme

7.Were you a bridezilla?

maybe for the last few days before but i think i kept myself in check

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

i would have liked a little more time for pics but overall it was an AMAZING day!!!

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

still waiting to get them back! i look at the 50 i have everyday

10.What colors did you use?
natural greens and ivory

11.Where did you tie the knot?
Gurney's Inn, Montauk NY

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?

we did a sand ceremony and we had trouble getting the sand out of 1 container so DH had to 'hit it on the 57' just like ketchup to get it out!

13.How many showers did you have?
jus the one

14.Did you cry?

like a baby

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

we had recycled glass bottles filled with natural seasalt and a candy bar

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

didn't do the garter and BIL fiance caught the bo-k

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

Rev Don Doctor

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

Prob cost about $2200 with the shoes and all

19.Was there dancing?

all night long! the whole place was jumpin'

20.Where was the reception?

Gurney's Inn, Montauk NY

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

HELLZ YEAH but in jeans....

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

1 year

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

didn't....we walked over to our honeymoon suite then down to the beach for our bonfire

24.How many in your wedding party?

4 BM and 4 GM

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

the music was a huge factor to us...we picked about 90% of the music played and it was an excellent representation of us.
our ceremony recession was to pearl jam!

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

we never got it....oh well

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

see above

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

too much

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

DH's cousin came from work in China

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

???....but it all worked out

i think this may be my new nich!! i love reading everyones answers! kinda makes the day go a little faster

enjoy!!!

1.What month & year were you married?

MARCH 2008

2.How did he ask you?

AT HOME EATING DINNER

3.Where did you honeymoon?

PUERTO RICO

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

NO ITS TO BIG

5.What was the worst gift you got?

SOMEONE GAVE US VOTIVE CANDLE HOLDER FROM WALMART @ OUR ENGAGEMENT PARTY

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

POUND CAKE WITH RASPBERRY

7.Were you a bridezilla?
FEW TIMES TOWARDS CERTAIN PEOPLE I HAD TO KEPP REMINDING THEM THAT IT MY WEDDING AND JUST BC YOU DID THAT AT YOUR WEDDING 30YRS AGO WE ARE NOT DOING IT AT MINE,

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

i REALLY CANT THINK OF ANYTHING, MAYBE GOT AN EXTRA HOUR ON THE LIMO

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

YELP ALL THE TIME

10.What colors did you use?

RED APPLE AND BLACK


11.Where did you tie the knot?
ST MARYS RC CHURCH, NEW JERSEY

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?

SOME ONE DIDNT WEAR PANTIES TO THE WEDDING AND WE SAW

13.How many showers did you have?

ONE


14.Did you cry?

yes sseveral times, 2xs with my aunt donna and then saying our vows

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

yelpers

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

our friend nicole caught the bok and then one od Dh co workers caught the garter

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

Monsignor Jame Curran

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

About $1200.000

19.Was there dancing?

Suere was, it was no stop all night long

20.Where was the reception?

The MArion

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

i would do the cermony and reception all over again but not the planning

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

about 2 years

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

a strech excursion

24.How many in your wedding party?

5BM, 1 JRM, 2 FG, 2 RB, 1JGM AND 5GM

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

AT OUR 1ST DANCE WE DANCED FOR A LITTLE BIT THEM BROKE OUT INTO MC HAMMER YOU CANT TOUCH THIS

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

YELPERS

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

not yet, waiting for our 1 yr anniversary

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

about $19 K

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

Dh had some family come from california

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

nope

1.What month & year were you married?

October 2007

2.How did he ask you?

Just popped the question before dinner!

3.Where did you honeymoon?

Vegas

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

Might be tight but yes lol.

5.What was the worst gift you got?

Stupid f'in shot glasses from DH's Uncle.

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

I totally can't remember! lol

7.Were you a bridezilla?

Nahh.

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

My photographer

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

Yeahhh especially now since we're doing our album.

10.What colors did you use?

Fall colors (orange, burgundy, brown, yellow)

11.Where did you tie the knot?

Our Lady Of Mercy in Hicksville

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?

I can't remember!

13.How many showers did you have?

1

14.Did you cry?

Nahh.

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

We gave away coasters

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

DH's cousin caught the BoK and a friend caught the garter..

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

Father Tom!

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

I'd say about $2000

19.Was there dancing?

Yupp!

20.Where was the reception?

Fox Hollow

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

Definitely!

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

A year and 8 months.

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

The hotel was next door to the reception so we walked lol.

24.How many in your wedding party?

4 BM, 1 MOH, 1 JBM, 1 JGM, 4 GM, 1 BM, 2 FG, 1 RB

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

Nope.

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

Yeahhh..

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

It tasted like $hitttt!

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

I'd say around $30K.

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

DH's Aunt from Texas

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

Not at all!

1.What month & year were you married?

March 2006

2.How did he ask you?

He got on one knee in the parking lot of East Hills Elementary after we had a nice dinner at Le'Endroit

3.Where did you honeymoon?

10 days in the Eastern Caribbean on NCL Dawn

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

No

5.What was the worst gift you got?

Don't really think we got any...

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

Chocolate cake with cannoli filling & buttercream icing

7.Were you a bridezilla?

Not at all...all my friends/family commented on how cool & collected I was

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

Nothing about the actual wedding but I was sick with the flu, so I was not able to eat

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

Of course....We have enlargements in the house that I see daily & I love looking at our album

10.What colors did you use?

Girls were in a wine color
Flowers were shades of orange, green an red

11.Where did you tie the knot?

st james church, seaford, ny

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?

My brother & 2 cousins grabbing me on the dance floor & doing a 'routine' Everyone was laughing!

13.How many showers did you have?

1 at my mom's old house

14.Did you cry?

Surprisingly no! I did shed a tear when it was over bc I could not believe my DH & I were officially married

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

We donated to The Parkinson's Foundation in memory of my grandma & the National Diabetes Association in memory of my Grandpa...But we did hand out Dove chocolates with a poem

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

We didn't do this...

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

Deacon John...loved him

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

I didn't have any undergarments with the exception of a bra & panties....My dress was $900 & that was a gift from my mom!

19.Was there dancing?

Non-stop!

20.Where was the reception?

Floral Terrace...

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

Without a doubt......YES!!!! DH & I truly enjoyed every second of our wedding!

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

We were 10 days shy of 2 years...

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

An Escalade limo with our entire bridal party

24.How many in your wedding party?

4 BMs 1 MOH 1 FG 8 GM

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

We did do a chorographed first dance...No one knew, so everyone was shocked!!!

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

Yes

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

It was delish even one year later!

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

We had a budget & stuck to it!

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

DH's family from TX

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

Not at all!

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11.Where did you tie the knot?

st james church, seaford, ny

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yay we got married at the same church!!!

1.What month & year were you married?

may 2008

2.How did he ask you?

in front of cinderellas castle during the fireworks

3.Where did you honeymoon?

went back to florida for a few days and we're going to pr in january as an official one

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

yup

5.What was the worst gift you got?

an empty envelope lol

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

i think vanilla with chocolate filling

7.Were you a bridezilla?

not really i was stress free

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

probably the style of the wedding

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

yup their my desktop screensaver

10.What colors did you use?

light green and lavender

11.Where did you tie the knot?

coral house

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?

my moh's bf dancing as he put the garter on the girl who caught the bo-k

13.How many showers did you have?

2

14.Did you cry?

a little bit during the ceremony

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

edibles - hershey kisses, jordan almonds, and mints

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

DH's coworker caught the bo-k and my MOH's boyfriend caught the garter

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

My uncle

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

I'd say $600-$700

19.Was there dancing?

o yea! and alot of it!

20.Where was the reception?

coral house

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

yes def. id love to relive it

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

almost 2 years

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

a rolls royce

24.How many in your wedding party?

1 FG, 1 RB, 2 Jr. Bridesmaids, 2 Jr. Groomsmen, 1 MOH, 1 Best man, 3 Bridesmaids, 3 GM

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

not really

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

We threw it out

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

see above

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

25-30k

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

DH's family from VA

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

Somewhat

1.What month & year were you married?

January 2008

2.How did he ask you?

On top of the Empire State Buliding

3.Where did you honeymoon?

San Fran and Hawaii

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

I just wore it this past weekend for a day after shoot, so yes

5.What was the worst gift you got?

A bounced check

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

Chocolate cake with chocolate mousse and raspberry filling

7.Were you a bridezilla?

Nope

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

Its too late, so I try not to think about it

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

Sometimes

10.What colors did you use?

Hot pink, silver and black

11.Where did you tie the knot?

At the Eastwind

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?

DHs grandma kicked her boyfriend out of the reception because he was biitching about the music.

13.How many showers did you have?

2 - one big one and one at work

14.Did you cry?

Only after I said my vows

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

We did a donation

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

We didn;t do that stuff

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

Rev. Alison

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

Not nearly as much as I had budgeted for!

19.Was there dancing?

We danced the whole damn time!

20.Where was the reception?

Eastwind

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

Absolutely

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

11 months

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

My Honda Accord haha We stayed at the hotel that night

24.How many in your wedding party?

2 girls, 3 guys

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

The music was really unique-- we walked in to a Pantera song and played alot of 80's and new wave-- and the lighting was sick

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

Its taking up lots of room in my freezer

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

We shall see

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

I don't even wnat to know

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

Family from Florida

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

i'm still on the fence about this one

1.What month & year were you married?

october 2008

2.How did he ask you?

during intermission of phantom of the opera

3.Where did you honeymoon?

Disney World

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

It was only a week ago

5.What was the worst gift you got?

I loved every gift

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

chocolate and yellow cake swirl with white chocolate and cappucino chocolate mousse fillings

7.Were you a bridezilla?

Not at all

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

I didn't want to have such a big wedding but I still had a great time.

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

I'm still waiting.

10.What colors did you use?

autumn colors

11.Where did you tie the knot?

Fox Hollow woodbury ny

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?

I slipped walking into the ceremony (didn't fall)

13.How many showers did you have?

1

14.Did you cry?

no

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

candy apples and chocolates

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

my cousin and my friends 7 y/o son

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

April from the churc of ancient ways.!

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

Including undergarments and alterations mayby 1000

19.Was there dancing?

oh YES! the dancing did not stop until the very end of the night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

20.Where was the reception?

fox hollow

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

yes, now I know what to expect the day of

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

too long

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

we walked to the hotel

24.How many in your wedding party?

2 best men, 1 grooms man, 3 bridesmaids, 1 moh

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

no

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

no, but my dad took the flowers of while we were on our HM and left it out oops.

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

see above

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

not too much, but I stopped keepng track

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

my family from virginia

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

unfortunately yes, a cell phone went off during the ceremony and it was a groomsman, who showed up late for pictures.

1.What month & year were you married?

may 2008

2.How did he ask you?

on a cruise

3.Where did you honeymoon?

Spain and monaco

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

i havent tried but sadly i know it won't fit

5.What was the worst gift you got?

well everything I got was something I wanted so nothing bad, although I did get plates that I didn't register for and not my style

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

Sourdough cake with raspberries and chocolate truffles, white cake with baileys cream, and top of our cake was carrot cake

7.Were you a bridezilla?

I really wasn't, I definitely didn't treat anyone bad or felt I had the right to boss people around or tell them what to do

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

I wouldn't change things I did, but if I could I would've added things lol

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

yes some pics

10.What colors did you use?

flowers I did white and then touches of blue and brown

11.Where did you tie the knot?

St. Francis of Assisi, in Astoria

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?

My veil got caught as I was walking out of the church and I almost fell

13.How many showers did you have?

1

14.Did you cry?

No, I cried the whole week of my wedding like every single day it was crazy. By the day of I was all cried out and was just all smiles

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

set of Martini glasses

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

my friend Renee and her bf

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

Monsignor Maresca

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

I don't reveal the price lol, it was alot but I don't regret any decision because in the end I was very happy with it.

19.Was there dancing?

Of course

20.Where was the reception?

Jericho Terrace

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

Only the day of, NONE of the planning

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

22 months

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

when we drove away from church we went in the party bus, at the end of the night our limo company sent a complimentary limo to pick us up and take us to the hotel, it was a white limo, dont even know what kind

24.How many in your wedding party?

22 total

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

I don't know cant really think of anything now, I guess showing our guests a wedding trailer during reception

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

yes

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

not yet, waiting for 1st anniversary.

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

this I don't reveal either.

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

my grandmother came from Romania to attend the wedding so she takes the cake.

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

nope not at all, they all were great and not one person gave us a problem at all.

1.What month & year were you married?

April 2007

2.How did he ask you?

In our apt 6 months before

3.Where did you honeymoon?

2 weeks in Thailand

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

Yes!

5.What was the worst gift you got?

No gift or even a card!

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

Vanilla cake with passion fruit mousse

7.Were you a bridezilla?

Hell no

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

Nothing.

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

On ocassion

10.What colors did you use?

Yellow and green

11.Where did you tie the knot?

The 3 West Club, NYC

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?

One of our guests punched another guest!

13.How many showers did you have?

None. Didn't want it

14.Did you cry?

Yes

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

nope

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

Not our thing

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

Pastor April - she was amazing!

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

A lot.

19.Was there dancing?

All night long!

20.Where was the reception?

The 3 West Club

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

The party yes. The planning no.

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

6 months

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

A yellow cab we hailed off the street.

24.How many in your wedding party?

my sister and my husbands niece

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

mmmmm...

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

we ate it on our one month anniversary

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

eh..

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

Enough.

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

Syracuse

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

Nope.

1.What month & year were you married?

February 29

2.How did he ask you?

Christmas Eve while opening gifts

3.Where did you honeymoon?

1 week in Riviera Maya

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

probably not!

5.What was the worst gift you got?

They're all appreciated!

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

yellow cake with cannoli and chocolate chip and chocolate pudding with buttercream

7.Were you a bridezilla?

no, i didn't give a crap about anything

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

hair, dress alterations, etc

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

nope

10.What colors did you use?

black and red

11.Where did you tie the knot?

riviera in massapequa

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?

the ceremony was hilarious

13.How many showers did you have?

3

14.Did you cry?

only during the moment of remembrance and the dance in memory of my father

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

tic tacs and a donation to the american diabetes association

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

garter was caught by a GM, flowers by DH's father's woman

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

Pastor April

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

too much

19.Was there dancing?

yeppers

20.Where was the reception?

the riviera in massapequa

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

nope. i never wanted a wedding and in the end, it was all too much for me.

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

13 months but we planned it in 2 1/2 weeks

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

suv limo

24.How many in your wedding party?

8 bm's, 5 gm's, 1 fg

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

massive champagne glasses?

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

yeah, it's in the freezer

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

not yet

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

prob $10-$15K, i'm cheap and frugal!

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

a gm's gf from cali

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

yes

.What month & year were you married
September 2008

2.How did he ask you?
at my house

3.Where did you honeymoon?
Hawaii for 2 weeks



4.Can you still fit in your dress?

yes, but the corset will have to be a little bigger

5.What was the worst gift you got?
no card, nothing

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?
yellow cake with chocoloate and vanilla pudding filling

7.Were you a bridezilla?

at some points

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?
more time for pictures


9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

sometimes

10.What colors did you use?
plum , champage and burgandy

11.Where did you tie the knot?
The Royalton, Roslyn NY

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?
my DH was more nervous them me and was pacing around lol


13.How many showers did you have?
one

14.Did you cry?

yes

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

we did a donation to a charity and monogrammed chocolate

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?
did not do this

17.Who was your officiant or minister?
Rabbi Allen Stein

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?
alterations, dress, shoes and under garments 1700

19.Was there dancing?

all night long

20.Where was the reception?

The Royalton

21.Would you go back and do it over again?
Only the day of the wedding, not the planning

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

1 year

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?
did not have a car, our wedding a reception was at the same place and we stayed there overnight

24.How many in your wedding party?
5 BM and 5 GM , 2 flower girls

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?
live music at the wedding

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?
sure did

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?
can't tell yet

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

oy , rather not say

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

DH cousin from California

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?
yes, one BM and one GM

1.What month & year were you married?

civil ceremony was April 2008, the wedding was Oct 26 2008

2.How did he ask you?

at the Disneyland Hotel grounds, where we first kissed. He said some sweet things then got down on one knee

3.Where did you honeymoon?

In April, we spent a few days in Disneyland. WE'll go on a cruise next summer as a 'real' honeymoon

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

i dunno, it was really tight!

5.What was the worst gift you got?

salt and pepper skakers

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

white and chocolate w/cannoli cream w/choc. chiops- and was suuposed to be butter cream but instead it was choc. mousse

7.Were you a bridezilla?

Only the last week when I was stressed to the hilt.

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

I would have my friends and family attend

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

Have'nt gotten them back yet!

10.What colors did you use?

teal, with some reds and purples

11.Where did you tie the knot?

officially, a park in Orange, CA

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?

we were doing this dance and we were all in a circle so the photographer laid on the floor to take pics.

13.How many showers did you have?

4 - one for my CA friends, one for my hubby's family, and 1 each for each side of my family.

14.Did you cry?

no, surprisingly!

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

yes, we had cookies and magnets that our friends made

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

nobody LOL the flowers landed on the floor, and my hubby's cousin's girlfriend picked them up. we didn't do the garter.

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

My hubby's minister

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

um, maybe 1500 total?

19.Was there dancing?

Yeah, it was a lot of fun!

20.Where was the reception?

Riviera in Massapequa

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

only if i could do it differently

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

10 months

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

my husband's Saturn - I was in the middle of the backseat between my MOH and my BM. The photog was in the front seat. lol

24.How many in your wedding party?

1 BM, 1 MOH, 1 BM, 1 'gm'

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

Yeah, we played a lot of disney, walked down the aisle to the Muppets, I used button flowers...


26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

Yes!

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

Not yet but i'm guessing it'll taste like crap

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?
Idk, my parents paid for the reception

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

2 friends from San Fran

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

not at all. Wish I coulda had more

I enjoy doing this while Im bored and reading everyones too!!


1.What month & year were you married?

march/ 2008

2.How did he ask you?

he took me on a cruise and asked me between seasicknesses and was supposed to do it outside but it was so windy they wouldnt let people out! LOL it was perfect though.

3.Where did you honeymoon?

Porto de Galinhas Brazil

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

I hope...

5.What was the worst gift you got?

Not even a card

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

pound cake with key lime buttercream. So yum!

Denise's reminded me that we also had the top layer as carrot cake. it was sooo good!!!

7.Were you a bridezilla?

I am very effeciant when it comes to wedding planning. if a vendor wasn't meeting my expectations I would speak to them about correcting it. We were spending a lot of money! i know my hall thought I was a bridezilla!

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

Maybe I would ahve made it a bit of a warmer, sunnier day. But whatever- no biggie!

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?
Yep!

10.What colors did you use?

Brown, white, and cream

11.Where did you tie the knot?

Fox Hollow

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?

Our nephew dancing was the funniest greatest thing!

13.How many showers did you have?

2. One my sister and BM's threw and one my mom and oot BMs threw in maine

14.Did you cry?

No

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

yes- I didn't really care if we had them or not, and didn't want to give away some crappy thing people would throw away, so we did a brazilian candy DHs mom and aunt made.

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

didn't do this

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

Rev. Nick

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

dress- $0 it was my grandmas. Although I was told her sister bought it for her and it was expensive for the time.
underware- i didn't buy special so prolly like $8. LOL
Alterations/updating/veil- $350

19.Was there dancing?

Tons!!!!

20.Where was the reception?

Fox Hollow

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

Yes- it was a blast!

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

a little over 2 years! Too long! LOL

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

We didn't drive away till the next morning. LOL so we were in a Scion TC

24.How many in your wedding party?

13 total not including me and DH

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

DH sang to me at the reception

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

No- we ate it before we went on our honeymoon. Didn't want to risk it not tasting good in a year!

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

see above

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

I think it was about 25k. Im not sure. my dad paid for most of it. But then there were things DH's family did as gifts. And my dad didn't count hair, makeup, dress, shoes, etc. So maybe like 26 or 27k? Im not sure.

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

Family from seattle

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

No.

1.What month & year were you married?

SEPTEMBER 2008

2.How did he ask you?

in the middle of the street at 2am

3.Where did you honeymoon?

cruise

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

yes

5.What was the worst gift you got?

nothing - and i mean that....a family of 2 adults and 3 children

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

white cake with chocolate moose

7.Were you a bridezilla?

i think i was very laid back

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

nothing - i was very happy with the way that everything turned out

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

yes we just finished selecting our album layout

10.What colors did you use?

brown

11.Where did you tie the knot?

the shrine church of St. Bernadette Brooklyn, ny

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?



13.How many showers did you have?

1 very small on with family and a small work one

14.Did you cry?

i tried my hardest not too and for the most part pulled it off

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

yes

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

his sister and his boss/friend

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

father jospeh

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

just under 1000

19.Was there dancing?

i danced my butt off

20.Where was the reception?

marina grand in staten island

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

hell yeah

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

7 months

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

santa fe

24.How many in your wedding party?

1 moh 1 bm 1 bm 2 gm

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

not really

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

nope ate it when we got home

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

see above

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

from nuts to bolts = 12K

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

my brother and family from VA

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

yes - the best man had a puss on his face the whole ceremony because his GF couldn't make it tot he church

1.What month & year were you married?

October 2008

2.How did he ask you?

on jy biirthday out at Martha Clara Vinyard

3.Where did you honeymoon?

2 weeks in Hawaii

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

yes

5.What was the worst gift you got?

lenox dipping bowls- dont match anything we own

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

yellow cake with canoli filling and whipped cream frosting
7.Were you a bridezilla?
the only person who called me a bridezilla was my father just to piss me off. he was def a dadzilla though lol

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?
I would have tried not to run late so that i could get all the pics taken that i wanted

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

I wish I could but I haven't gotten my proofs yet

10.What colors did you use?

fall colors with hints of purple

11.Where did you tie the knot?

Fox Hollow

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?

my niece kept trying to pick up the flowers she threw down as she was walking up the aisle. My nephew had to try to grab her and make her stop. so adorable. She is 2 and he is 6

13.How many showers did you have?

2 - one big one and one at work

14.Did you cry?

nope.... completely shocked by it!

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

little silver votive baskets filled with hersheys kisses

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

did an anniversary dance instead and gave the tossable bo-k to the winner and a bottle of champagne as well

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

rabbi Diamond

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

lets see, i had to buy a new long line bra at my third fitting so....$1800 or something like that- this includes my headpiece and veil as well

19.Was there dancing?

Of course!!

20.Where was the reception?

Fox Hollow

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

No way!!! Maybe the reception so I could get all dolled up again lol

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?
13 mos

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

i walked to the inn next door

24.How many in your wedding party?

10 BM, 6 GM 1 FG 1 RB

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

I dont recall

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

yup it is in my freezer now

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

we shall see in a yr.

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

around 30K i think

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

DH grandfather from Florida

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

i would rather not say lol

1.What month & year were you married?
june 2008

2.How did he ask you?

in the kitchen in the middle of the night while we were smoking a cigarette after making whoppie

3.Where did you honeymoon? med. cruise


4.Can you still fit in your dress?

No I am 5 months pregnant

5.What was the worst gift you got?

loved everything

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

french vanilla custard with fresh strawberries

7.Were you a bridezilla?

yes!

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

FOX HOLLOW ******....

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

Yes but i will soon stop because they are imbedded on my brain

10.What colors did you use?

Peach

11.Where did you tie the knot?

st marys romanian orthodox church queens

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?

nothing funny

13.How many showers did you have?

1

14.Did you cry?

I did

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

yes godiva chocolate

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

no garter......... the flowers were caught by a guest

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

Father adrian

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

8K

19.Was there dancing?

oh YES! the dancing did not stop until the very end of the night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

20.Where was the reception?

fox hollow

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

yes NO FOX HOLLOW

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

8 months

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

limo

24.How many in your wedding party?

4 bridesmaids 4 groomsmen maid of honor best man....
2 flower girls 2 ring bearers
2 junior bridesmaids 2 junior groomsmen

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

we did the babushka

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

no

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

ate it the next day

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

35K-40K

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

my brother in law from south africa

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party

no

1.What month & year were you married?

July 2008

2.How did he ask you?

We went to see the Christmas tree at EAB. I was in a bad mood that morning cuz he told me we couldn't get engaged till January and then he asked me to marry him!!

3.Where did you honeymoon?

Hawaii!!!

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

Yes!

5.What was the worst gift you got?

No gift from a longtime friend :(

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?

chocolate and vanilla layers with raspberry and chocolate mousse fillings

7.Were you a bridezilla?

No...I was afraid of becoming one so I tried hard to think about eveyone else instead!

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

I would have made personalized menus for each guest.
Also I would have been more thorough with my BM-napkin fold was not the one we picked.
Other than that a wonderful day!!!

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

Yes! We still have to choose for our album!

10.What colors did you use?

dusty pink and cream-pink seashell wedding

11.Where did you tie the knot?

Land's End

12. What's one funny thing that happened that day?

Doing the Hora when I didn't expect it...lol



13.How many showers did you have?

1

14.Did you cry?

Yes,when I said 'I do'

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

nope - we donated money to a charity

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

No one-all of our friends and family are already married so we didn't do these

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

Dr. Janine Burns-she was great!

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

Well my dress was $1300, tiara was about $200 and veil was $150...undergraments didn't cost too much (I had pads sewn in)-about $ 1700?

19.Was there dancing?

Yes!! Our MC was great, he got people dancing that I have never seen dance before lol

20.Where was the reception?

Land's End

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

Yes...but I don't miss the planning stress at all!!

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

7 months....not recommended lol!!! I needed more time. I think a year is a perfect amount of time to plan a wedding :)

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

We had a limo pick us up and drive us back to the hotel :)

24.How many in your wedding party?

2 MOHs, 1 FG, 1 BM, 1 best man

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

We did the anniversary dance but I don't think that's very different. :)

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

No...we ate it 2 mos later...we're going to order a small version of it on our anniversary to eat.

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

Yes and YES!!! I want another wedding cake lol

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

Around $30,000

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

My aunts and uncle from California

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

No...I had family and that's all I wanted...

1.What month & year were you married?

july 2008

2.How did he ask you?

in my classroom in front of my kindergarten kids

3.Where did you honeymoon?

Maui

4.Can you still fit in your dress?

Yup

5.What was the worst gift you got?

no gift, no card, nothing...honestly...I'd rather get a card than NOTHING

6.What flavor was your wedding cake?
napolean


7.Were you a bridezilla?

nope

8.What's one thing you would change about your wedding?

nothing at all

9.Do you still look at your wedding pics?

yup

10.What colors did you use?

light blue and lavender

11.Where did you tie the knot?

St. Gregory the Great

12.Whats one funny thing that happened that day?

My uncle sang Mack the Knife for all the guests!!!

13.How many showers did you have?

2 - one big one and one at work

14.Did you cry?

I cried allllllll freakin day. I was a wreck

15.Did you give any wedding favors away?

bottle of wine

16.Who caught the flowers and garter?

DH's cousin caught the flowers and her BROTHER caught the garter because he didn't want anyone touching his sister!

17.Who was your officiant or minister?

Fr. Kevin---a family friend

18.How much was your wedding dress, undergarments and all?

about $1500 after everything

19.Was there dancing?

of course!!

20.Where was the reception?

Russo's on the Bay

21.Would you go back and do it over again?

YUP....it was such a good day

22.How long did you have to plan your wedding?

a year and a half

23.What kind of car were you in when you drove away?

in a 39 caddy

24.How many in your wedding party?

1 MOH, 1 BM, 7 BMs, 8 GMs, 2 RBs

25.Did you do anything different in your wedding or reception?

we had a magician during cocktail hr., we also had a freakin AWESOME entrance!!

26.Did you save the top layer of your cake for your 1 year anniversary?

yup...in the freezer as we speak

27.If so, did you eat it? Was it still good?

we will eat it on our 1 year

28.What was the grand total spent on your wedding?

ummmm...35-40K

29.Who traveled the farthest to attend your wedding?

family from FL

30. Do you regret having anyone in your bridal party?

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