My 8/5 Wedding @ Milleridge! - PART II (very long)

Aug 15, 2001 03:22 PM

Continued...

HOTEL for OUT-OF-TOWNERS: My husband is from Tenneessee so all his family and some of our friends needed rooms. I used the Huntington Country Inn on West Jericho Tpke in Huntington. I had found this property by luck, and we had at least 15 rooms. HIGHLY recommended. Guests commented on how nice the rooms were. My husband and I spent our wedding night in their suite. A little expensive for the suite but stop by the property and take a look at the suite. Totally worth it. We had a bubble bath in the huge jacuzzi on our wedding night! I suggest going there and taking a look at the rooms. It's only about 15 minutes from the Milleridge and it's so simple to get between.

TUXEDOS: Town & Country Tuxuedo in Wantagh. Great, everything worked out. All of our groomsmen were from out-of-town, we just gave them their measurements and picked them up the day before the wedding.

INVITATIONS: Have you Heard in Bellmore on Merrick Rd. Our invitiations were very afforable and beautiful.

FAVORS: www.wrapwithus.com - AWESOME site, we got frames at a great price!

IDEAS FOR SPECIAL GIFTS: www.weddinghankies.com I ordered hankerchiefs a week before for my mother-in-law, grandma, dad, aunt, and had a groomsmen hand them to each of them at the reception. They were worth it and highly appreciated. Very beautiful too.

REHEARSAL LUNCHEON: This was one task that was pretty difficult to coordinate but we were lucky enough to find Pomodorino's on West Jericho Tpke. in Huntington (1/2 block from the hotel) and it was PERFECT. They were very easy to deal with and we had a great time. We had the entire restaurant and it was reasonably priced for lunch.

GENERAL INFO/ADVICE/SUGGESTIONS: We had a pretty low-key daytime wedding which was perfect for us. The Milleridge Cottage was absolutely the best and we couldn't have asked for a better place. They worked with us and I highly recommend it for the ceremony and reception! Truly beautiful. My advice for any Brides-to-Be, is do all your planning as far in advance as possible. Don't run yourself crazy the week before (as I did) if you can avoid it. Most importantly, once the day arrives, let it all go. Don't worry about anything. Whatever happens will happen. I truly let go of all control once the day arrived. I also decided ahead of time that if any vendors didn't work out the way I had hoped or anything had gone wrong, I wouldn't make it a big deal at the wedding and waste my time. I'm so glad I took that approach. Although my husband and I did feel truly rushed and busy the entire time at the reception, we truly didn't notice anything other than each other and our guests. We took about 10 minutes after the ceremony to just sit in the bridal suite alone which I suggest. We didn't worry about time, or anything other than enjoying each other. It's one day out of your lives so be Happy! Stress as much as you want beforehand but that morning, wake up, smile, and get excited! Guests commented on how relaxed I was and I was very proud of that. I had given envelopes to my brother for tips to give to our vendors and really didn't worry that day about it. My bustle took 1/2 hour to figure out so I spent 1/2 hour in the bathroom but I didn't get upset. It's the day you've all been waiting for, the day we've all worked so hard for, so enjoy every minute of it because although it goes fast, the memories will last a lifetime!

Again, THANK YOU ALL For all your advice over the last 9 months. I will definitely check back on this board and will get my website up soon so you can see pics. This board has been very helpful and supportive, so any advice I can dispense I'd be happy to. I do have some other tidbits of advice, so I'll post more sometime soon.
Thanks Again, Linda