Yesterday we celebrated our second wedding anniversary! And what better cocktail to celebrate with, than these Champagne Margaritas? Fatima and I met eight years ago when we were students at Hofstra University. The rest is history. And here we are celebrating a wedding anniversary! I can’t believe how fast these last two years have flown by since our wedding. In our photos, we used a souvenir margarita glass we got while on…
We’ve made it to the end of our DIY Wedding series! Thank you to our readers for tuning in, sending your questions, and pinning each week. Thank you for your interest and we’re happy to help you out! And for some of you, yes, I know you’re sick of hearing about our wedding. Don’t you worry, we don’t have any future posts planned. Below is a round-up of all of our posts. Here’s…
In an effort to have a mostly DIY wedding, we crafted our guest book, wedding cards, and thank yous. When guests arrived to our house, we had them take a photo via my cousins Polaroid camera. That photo went into a guest book where they could write us a message. We loved this because 1. We got to get photos of everyone before enjoying the open bar, and 2. We…
Choosing the right event photographer is very important. Choosing the right wedding photographer can be one of the more stressful things. Find someone you like and can connect with. Someone who knows what they’re doing. More importantly, you like their photography style. Every photographer has his or her own style. When thinking about who would capture our big day, we ruled me out. It was going to be hard to take…
It’s important to note that NYC’s name change process will be very different from another city in NY State and even elsewhere in the country. Check with your local government for the rules, processes, and paperwork requirements. Ok you’re married, now what? You may change your relationship status to married and possibly change your last name on Facebook. And that took all of 1 minute, so what’s next?! One of…
When Brian and Fatima approached me about doing their wedding flowers I was ecstatic. After a few Skype dates and exchanging ideas on Pinterest, I knew exactly what to do and what to design. It was the perfect backyard Pinterest-y wedding you can ask for. It’s one of those weddings that you see on wedding blogs and magazines and wish your wedding was like that. They wanted to have elements…
Like we did for our invitations, if you have the skill set, we had DIY Menus, Ad Libs, and Programs. It’s the easiest way to cut out waste from your budget. Trust me, the little savings add up. However, if you are making these yourself, have them done way in advance and send them around for proofing to at least three people. We decided to DIY Menus, Ad Libs and Programs for…
When planning your wedding, vendors are key. Finding the right vendor can be tricky. Since our wedding took place in my hometown, we went with local vendors. Our second vendor we locked down, was Bourassa Catering. Our Wedding reception was taking place on my parent’s lawn. Thus, we needed a vendor that would be able to work with more than one vendor. It’s important to inquire if one of your…
The fun part about pulling together our own space, was pulling together our own space. We had so much fun planning our wedding together. Our goal was to bring all the people we loved in one place to celebrate our wedding. At the end of the day, as long as we were happy together, that’s all that mattered. We had so many Wedding DIY projects. Here’s a round up of…
When looking at the budget and various quotes, our Save the Dates, Wedding Invitations, and RSVPs was a line we knew we could cut down on costs and designed our own. I was looking forward to designing our own Save the Dates and Invitations since I love doing that already. The majority of people cannot, and it makes sense to have someone else design them, and that’s ok. For us,…
Before you read, it’s important to note this post not sponsored. We loved our food vendors and wanted to show them some extra love. When planning your wedding, vendors are key. Finding the right vendor can be tricky. Since our wedding took place in my hometown, we went with local vendors. The first vendor we locked down, was Alyssa’s Cakery. In the year before booking her, we had so many…
While thinking about who Fatima and I wanted to stand up for us, a few people came to mind. Ultimately, I decided on my sister, Colleen. I’m from a large, close family, and picking Coll was a no-brainer. But how? How do you ask your sister to be your best woman? Well, like most of my family, she’s a sentimental sap when it comes to a good, heartfelt gift. Christmas…
Having your wedding reception outside can be a daunting task to pull off. 1.) You have to create a space without walls. Not only that, but 2.) When you set your date a year (or months) in advance, you have no idea what the weather is going to be like. While you shouldn’t let what’s written in an almanac make or break your day, it can offer some great insight into what the…
Congratulations on your engagement! Now, it’s time to start thinking about how soon you want to start dropping thousands of dollars. One, two, three years from now? Whenever that may be, you’ll need to decide how much you and your fiancé are willing to spend. No matter what you are going to plan, from this point on everything will be sent through your budget filter – that is if you don’t…
This is an overdue post we never got to write. If you don’t follow us on some of our social accounts, then you may not know that we got hitched in September! Yes, September, I told you this was an overdue post. Now onto our wedding… Wedding of the Year September 27, 2014 was a hot day in the northeast. If you don’t remember, the 27th was a hot summer day. Right…
Garden Thyme: Wedding Cleaning
September 10, 2014Ahhh, what a summer! Although the heat wasn’t as bad, this rainless summer was not good for my plants. While I had an abundance of almost everything I planted, I had a small window to harvest my crops before they began to wither. This summer was so dry, but I was surprised by how juicy my tomatoes were this season. Usually I’d wait until October to start cleaning up my space, but there…