Today is our four year wedding anniversary! Yep! Four years ago today I became a Mrs to a great guy who is now an awesome daddy. To honor this special day, I wanted to share some wedding photos that I never shared on these pages and give them another view! Note: Photos on this post (minus the last one) were all taken by our photographer, Brad Ross, whom I HIGHLY recommend to any Jersey bride! Learn more about my experience with him and his assistant in my South Jersey Wedding Vendor Review post. Since we are not a traditional couple (we lived together and even bought a house together before getting married), we didn't stick to the "bride can't see the groom before the wedding tradition." Before the wedding we took reveal photos, where he snuck up behind me and the moment of first looks were captured on camera. We then took our couple photos and group photos to get them out of the way and make sure everyone could enjoy the cocktail hour. We found this park near our venue which included a few different photo op areas including this old historic house. I love the brickwork but also the pop of red in the shutters and door! (PS tutorial on how I made my wedding hairpiece here!) We kept ... Continue Reading...
Our South Jersey Wedding: Vendor Review
In working on the post about our first anniversary, I realized that I never put together a post about all the great wedding vendors we had used. I hope that other Sojo (South Jersey) brides find this post helpful when trying to plan their wedding! Rehearsal Dinner: Brio Tuscan Grille: The night before the big day we went to our venue to go through our ceremony order quickly. Afterwards, we met up at Brio in a small, private room and enjoyed a delicious dinner together with our bridal party. Everyone ordered off the menu and there were no problems on the speed or cooking style in which everything was presented. For us, we opted to just have the dinner be those who would be walking down the aisle with us (parents, Gramma and bridal party) so that could still relax and enjoy ourselves that night. I'd highly recommend this route, versus the big, blown out rehearsal dinners that became a mini wedding in and of itself! Afterwards, we went to Unos near our hotel, where several out-of-town guests were enjoying some food and drinks. Ceremony & Reception: (photo credit: Brad Ross Photography) Adelphia - Oddly enough, we heard about Adelphia as a great wedding venue from my Dental Hygienist when I was in for a cleaning! She had ... Continue Reading...
First Wedding Anniversary!
(photo credit: Brad Ross Photography) 1 year ago today I got married to the greatest guy! After 10 years of dating, we finally tied the knot and had the best day weather wise, friendship wise, family wise, and planning wise. I didn't really get frustrated with the wedding planning process, but loved trying to find ways to make it personalized for us. One of those included our shoes that has become a weird signature for us! (photo credit: Brad Ross Photography) After seeing a lot of Converse wearing groomsmen on Pinterest and showing the idea to Derek, he was in, especially since Converse shoes are a staple in his shoe collection anyway! All the men (dads included) wore black Converse throughout the day. Once I was married, I came out at the reception wearing my own pair of purple converse. Followers know that we then used these same wedding shoes in part of our announcement about our little arrival that was mailed to family and friends: We also got little sock versions of this popular shoe for our baby girl's little feet: Today's our first year wedding anniversary!! On our honeymoon, Derek suggested we start the yearly tradition to wear our wedding shoes out for an anniversary date and I piped in that we ... Continue Reading...