Monday, August 2, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Updates & 3 Months Left!!!
There is has been a little lull in wedding planning, however, we have gotten some things done:
1. We found a Pastor to marry us :) We are using the same Pastor that married my Aunt Kay almost 2 years ago. Ryan and I met with him and really liked him. He is willing to work with the Rabbi we already picked, so it worked out great!
2. We decided on our ketubah - for those of you that don't know what that is - traditionally, it is a signed Jewish marriage contract, however, these days it's also a meaningful, personal works of art to celebrate a wedding.
We picked the design "For Every Season" because I told Ryan that we couldn't take any major steps in our relationship until we had been together for at least all 4 seasons. So we thought this one was fitting :) We really liked the wording because it talks about our marriage, God, children, & family/friends. One of my favorite lines in the text is...."May we be poor in misfortune and rich in blessings." Here is the link to the design and text we chose:
http://www.mpartworks.com/product.php?productid=foreveryseason2
Text (Hebrew & English):
Interfaith V
On the ___ day of the week, the ___ day of ___, in the year ___, corresponding to the ___ day of ___, in the year ___, in ___, the groom, ___, son of ___, and the bride, ___, daughter of ___, entered into a mutual covenant of marriage before God and these witnesses and made this pledge together: "As we travel life's journey together, we will hold each other in respect, in admiration, and in love just as we will hold each other's hand. We will try always to be understanding and forgiving, sensitive to each other's needs and feelings. We will be there for each other in times of need as in times of celebration. We will share in each other's hopes and dreams and support each other to achievements great and small and through all of life's setbacks. May God be with us and bless us. May the laughter of children grace the halls of our home. May we be poor in misfortune and rich in blessings. May the light of friendship guide our path together. May we see our children's children. May the joy of living for one another bring smiles to our faces. May we know nothing but happiness from this day forward. All of this we accept as valid and binding."
*Bride ____________ Groom ____________*Witness ____________ Witness ____________*Rabbi ____________
3. My Mom, Aunt Kay, and I picked up my wedding dress from I Do Too and went to the alterations place they recommeded. I can't describe too many details of the alterations, but I am so excited to see it at the end of August :) Hopefully it will fit much better then!!
More updates to come later...I am so excited for the big day and the rest of my life :)
1. We found a Pastor to marry us :) We are using the same Pastor that married my Aunt Kay almost 2 years ago. Ryan and I met with him and really liked him. He is willing to work with the Rabbi we already picked, so it worked out great!
2. We decided on our ketubah - for those of you that don't know what that is - traditionally, it is a signed Jewish marriage contract, however, these days it's also a meaningful, personal works of art to celebrate a wedding.
We picked the design "For Every Season" because I told Ryan that we couldn't take any major steps in our relationship until we had been together for at least all 4 seasons. So we thought this one was fitting :) We really liked the wording because it talks about our marriage, God, children, & family/friends. One of my favorite lines in the text is...."May we be poor in misfortune and rich in blessings." Here is the link to the design and text we chose:
http://www.mpartworks.com/product.php?productid=foreveryseason2
Text (Hebrew & English):
Interfaith V
On the ___ day of the week, the ___ day of ___, in the year ___, corresponding to the ___ day of ___, in the year ___, in ___, the groom, ___, son of ___, and the bride, ___, daughter of ___, entered into a mutual covenant of marriage before God and these witnesses and made this pledge together: "As we travel life's journey together, we will hold each other in respect, in admiration, and in love just as we will hold each other's hand. We will try always to be understanding and forgiving, sensitive to each other's needs and feelings. We will be there for each other in times of need as in times of celebration. We will share in each other's hopes and dreams and support each other to achievements great and small and through all of life's setbacks. May God be with us and bless us. May the laughter of children grace the halls of our home. May we be poor in misfortune and rich in blessings. May the light of friendship guide our path together. May we see our children's children. May the joy of living for one another bring smiles to our faces. May we know nothing but happiness from this day forward. All of this we accept as valid and binding."
*Bride ____________ Groom ____________*Witness ____________ Witness ____________*Rabbi ____________
3. My Mom, Aunt Kay, and I picked up my wedding dress from I Do Too and went to the alterations place they recommeded. I can't describe too many details of the alterations, but I am so excited to see it at the end of August :) Hopefully it will fit much better then!!
More updates to come later...I am so excited for the big day and the rest of my life :)
Friday, April 2, 2010
6 months to go :)
Ryan was so cute this morning...he called me to say "happy 6 months to our wedding"!! I feel bad that I didn't think about it, but it was very sweet of him to remember :)
I can't believe there is only 6 months left!! I can't wait for October to marry the sweetest guy I know :)
I can't believe there is only 6 months left!! I can't wait for October to marry the sweetest guy I know :)
Monday, March 22, 2010
YAY!!! The honeymoon is finally booked :)
We finally booked our honeymoon last night!! We are going on a 7 night Southern Carribean cruise with Royal Carribean :) We leave a week after the wedding (hopefully that will give us more time to focus on the wedding and then pack afterwards)!! Here are the travel details...
San Juan, Puerto Rico
At Sea
Bridgetown, Barbados
Castries, St. Lucia
St. John's, Antigua
Philipsburg, St. Maarten
Frederiksted, St. Croix
San Juan, Puerto Rico
I can't wait, I wish it was October already!!
We were thinking about booking our cruise and flight together and good thing we didn't because the price if it was booked together was $1500 for 2 vs. booking with the airline directly was $400 for 2. We found out that they reason they can charge so much for the flight is that the cruiseline covers any problems with the flights that might be caused by any cruise ship delays. I guess that is a risk we are willing to take :)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
At Sea
Bridgetown, Barbados
Castries, St. Lucia
St. John's, Antigua
Philipsburg, St. Maarten
Frederiksted, St. Croix
San Juan, Puerto Rico
I can't wait, I wish it was October already!!
We were thinking about booking our cruise and flight together and good thing we didn't because the price if it was booked together was $1500 for 2 vs. booking with the airline directly was $400 for 2. We found out that they reason they can charge so much for the flight is that the cruiseline covers any problems with the flights that might be caused by any cruise ship delays. I guess that is a risk we are willing to take :)
Monday, March 15, 2010
Exhausted after registering...
I never thought registering would be so exhausting, but it definitely was!! We went to Bed, Bath, and Beyond this weekend and were there for hours and only did a few rooms (with one break for lunch). I have no idea why it took so long, haha!! There was just so many choices and I am horrible at making decisions, especially ones that will be for the long run. Toward the end, we started scanning everything, so we definitely need to go back over our list and get rid of some stuff.
Ryan was a trooper during it all...he picked out the pots/pans and knives (boy stuff) and I mostly picked out the design of our dishes (girl stuff). We still need to go back for more things like giftables, towels, bedding, bathroom stuff, etc. Ryan did say a few times that we already have that and I said I want to register for new stuff. The workers at Bed, Bath, and Beyond kept saying this is your wish list, so put anything and everything on there ;)
Ryan was a trooper during it all...he picked out the pots/pans and knives (boy stuff) and I mostly picked out the design of our dishes (girl stuff). We still need to go back for more things like giftables, towels, bedding, bathroom stuff, etc. Ryan did say a few times that we already have that and I said I want to register for new stuff. The workers at Bed, Bath, and Beyond kept saying this is your wish list, so put anything and everything on there ;)
Honeymoon Update (well kind of, haha!)
So we are still trying to decide where to go from our honeymoon! I still can't believe we don't have it figured out yet. We are now leaning more towards a southern carribean cruise...st marteen, st lucia, barbados, etc.
We looked at the weather in Europe in October and it will be low 60s, which we think is a little too cool...we would like to be able to enjoy the pool on the cruise and any beaches we might visit :) We also thought about a Hawaiian cruise, but my mom and Bob took one years ago and said they felt too rushed...that there is too much to see on each island and not enough time. We also thought about all-inclusive somewhere, but we just want to an all-inclusive resort last September, so even though we loved it, we would like to do something different.
Stay tuned for our final decision, hopefully we will decide this week or next!!
We looked at the weather in Europe in October and it will be low 60s, which we think is a little too cool...we would like to be able to enjoy the pool on the cruise and any beaches we might visit :) We also thought about a Hawaiian cruise, but my mom and Bob took one years ago and said they felt too rushed...that there is too much to see on each island and not enough time. We also thought about all-inclusive somewhere, but we just want to an all-inclusive resort last September, so even though we loved it, we would like to do something different.
Stay tuned for our final decision, hopefully we will decide this week or next!!
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