Wedding Weekend 5/28-29/05 Lands End, Flower Michelle, Skyline,etc. More pics on p.2!
Original post by charityhope
Let me start by saying that my wedding was amazing—it was everything I ever could have wanted. Planning it, however, was not the great experience that everyone made it out to be. I kept saying, sometimes through tears, “This is supposed to be fun!” Don’t let anyone kid you. It’s going to be stressful. There are too many emotions, expectations and egos involved for it to be simple, but the moral of the story is that the drama and pressure of the planning process will melt away on the big day. The minute I woke up and saw the sun was shining, everything was right in the world.
It’s taken me forever to post this review, so in the interest of getting to the big stuff, I am going to gloss over the details about the pre-wedding parties. Our engagement party was held at the restaurant at Areca, and my shower was at The Gatsby in Islip. If you want details on either, FM me.
Without further ado, here’s the review:
Pre-wedding/getting ready
Save the Dates (Bookmarks and Poetry Books) Short Stop Printing, Commack: A We made little books of love poetry (including a poem written by each of us) and put bookmarks in them that had a quote from one of my favorite musicals and our names and date. The turnaround time was quick, and the price was right.
Invitations (Encore Studios) Kathy at Follow Your Heart: A+++++++++++++++ I can’t say enough about Kathy. I had my heart set on chocolate brown invitations. I used to be a graphic designer, so I am very picky about paper and design. The sample in the book had the text centered, but I wanted to change it. I wasn't happy with the K in the sample font, so I tried two other fonts before I settled on the right combination of typestyles. The invitation may have been my most bridezilla purchase...lol. Kathy was so patient with me throughout the process. We also got a sign-in platter for the rehearsal dinner and my garter from her. In addition, we used one of her contacts to clean my wedding dress. She is just amazing.
Thanks so much for your full review. I feel much more confident about booking our wedding at Land's End. I will refer to your review as we continue our planning process. Thanks again.
From one Land's End bride to another, thanks so much for the detailed review, and of Duet!!! And, for the upcoming bride tips!! Your pix looked beautiful!
Ladies, thanks again for all the compliments-- and thank you for all the supporth throughout the planning process.
Galbano-- You can reach Fr. Bob at 631-728-2633. That's the rectory number, so the machine will say 'You have reached Good shepherd Catholic Church.' I'm not sure if the outgoing message mentions him by name, but he does check that machine. Good luck!
Mrs.A2006
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Thanks for the review Your cake looked amazing!!! Congrats!
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Congratulations, it looks and reads as if you had a WONDERFULLY beautiful day. I love you dress (in its simplicity) and you photos are great! Congrats again!
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Everything looked beautiful Congrats!
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So, glad to see another Alvina bride..I just got married and wore an Alvina Valenta and loved it...it was so comfy. Congrats.
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Kim, Thank YOU for such an awesome review! You look beautiful and your pictures are amazing. I hope Mother Nature is kind to us for our 4/29 Land's End wedding! I am so excited for my chocolate fountain now! Congratulations! Samantha
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Congratulations!!! Thanks for such a thorough review. You were stunning!
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Great review! Congrats!
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thank you for the great review.. very detailed!! your wedding came out perfect!! i cant wait for ours next year!
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congrats, beautiful pictures. YOu look gorgeous.
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Fantastic, thorough review!! Thanks!
charityhope
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I was so excited to see that my review had been bumped!
Thanks so much for the compliments, ladies. Good luck with all your planning!
Our one-year anniversary is this coming Sunday, and I still haven't chosen the photos for my album (I'm a slacker...lol), so I can't update that part of the review yet, but I will try and add some info about our video soon.
