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Love, Crazy Love

08.28.2010 · Posted in On This Day We Marry

(Catch up on previous wedding recaps and follow along as we wrap them up one year later.) The last song of the night came far too soon. We swayed to Van Morrison and smiled into each other’s shoulders and enjoyed the final moments of our wedding day. And despite not winding through rows of waving [...]

A Marriage of Flavors

08.27.2010 · Posted in On This Day We Marry

(Catch up on previous wedding recaps and follow along as we wrap them up one year later.) What takes 2,500 sheets of paper, 20 ink cartridges, eight sets of hands, and ten days to make? If you entered our blog giveaway a few months ago, you already know the answer: our wedding favors! The idea [...]

Fire and Rain

08.27.2010 · Posted in On This Day We Marry

(Catch up on previous wedding recaps and follow along as we wrap them up one year later.) By now you know we were not graced with the warm and sunny August wedding day that we had envisioned. (Though it’s supposed to be absolutely perfect weather for our first anniversary tomorrow!) This caused several changes in [...]

How Sweet It Is

08.26.2010 · Posted in On This Day We Marry

(Catch up on previous wedding recaps and follow along as we wrap them up one year later.) When we first considered desserts, we envisioned a rustic assortment of cakes and pies. And then we tasted cupcakes from Providence Divine Cakes and Pastries in York, Pa. “Divine” is the perfect adjective to describe the moist, …

Traditions to Keep and Traditions to Change

08.24.2010 · Posted in On This Day We Marry

(Catch up on previous wedding recaps and follow along as we wrap them up one year later.) About an hour into the dance party, Nick and I took center stage to thank our families and friends for traveling from California, Utah, Michigan, North Carolina, and Germany to share the day with us. I think …

Just Dance

08.23.2010 · Posted in On This Day We Marry

(Catch up on previous wedding recaps and follow along as we wrap them up one year later.) My father and Nick’s mother had no choice but to join us on the dance floor following dinner. We abandoned several traditions on our wedding day, but the parental dances were one we definitely wanted to observe. Both [...]

McDreamy and a Lake House Introduction

08.23.2010 · Posted in On This Day We Marry

(Catch up on previous wedding recaps and follow along as we wrap them up one year later.) After we twirled and dipped to Ray and before we ate German sausages and crab macaroni and cheese, we raised our glasses with our Maid of Honor and Best Man. Both my sister, Laura, and Nick’s best friend, [...]

Wedding Week, One Year Later

08.22.2010 · Posted in On This Day We Marry

Newlyweds aren’t kidding when they say the first year of marriage flies by. Seriously, where has the time gone? One year ago this week we were gocco’ing cocktail napkins and tying ribbons to Ball jars and anxiously waiting to meet in the garden to say “we do.” I’ve already shared the lovely details of August [...]

A Festive Menu

12.01.2009 · Posted in On This Day We Marry

wedding reception food

(Due to the demise of yet another external hard drive, wedding video posts are on hold. But, onward we go! And, yes, I’m making it my mission to finish these recaps — and tell you all about our honeymoon, too — before Christmas.) Nick and I both ranked food high on our list of priorities [...]