Anniversary 7/30/2004

Engaged 10/3/2009

Expected wedding date 10/23/2010

We'd like to have a retro 30s inspired jazz wedding in NOLA, the city where we first realized we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together.

My FI has 5 (maybe 6) groomsmen including the BM, I have 4 (maybe 6) bridesmaids including the MOH.

We both have huge Catholic families with a guest list around 200 of JUST FAMILY, so we're trying to budget as best as we can and trying to accommodate everyone is proving to be a bit of a hair puller!

I have two children who will be serving as rb (8) and fg (7) and FI will be adopting them once we are wed, so we're all very excited about that. They adore each other can talk about it every day.

We're both die-hard Gator fans (both being alumni) and so we'd like to carry part of that into our theme.  We're looking at midnight blue and persimmon (a more grown-up version of our favorite Orange and Blue), with a groom's cake featuring a gator coming out of a Gator helmet.

Re: Unique Ideas

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Posted: Feb 4, 2010

Very clever!"Marriage is not only the beginning of a relationship but also the end of a life lo...

Re: Unique Ideas

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Posted: Feb 3, 2010

Thanks for all the great ideas! I spoke with FI and he also thinks the homemade jams would be neat....

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Posted: Feb 2, 2010

That's a really cute idea! My grandmother passed this past Spring, but she did give me the recipe f...

Re: Bridal Party Woes

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Posted: Feb 2, 2010

That's just it, I don't want to kick her out. That was never my suggestion. She's the one backing ...

Unique Ideas

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Posted: Feb 2, 2010

Hey all, FI and I would really like to do some unique favors for our October wedding. We are plann...

Re: Bridal Party Woes

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Posted: Feb 1, 2010

Thank you guys. I"Marriage is not only the beginning of a relationship but also the end of a l...

Bridal Party Woes

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Posted: Feb 1, 2010

I got engaged in October and promptly asked my sister (21) to be my MOH. Of course she said yes and...

Re: October 2010 Brides

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Posted: Jan 31, 2010

We live in North Central FL, but my mom lives in Gulfport, MS, which is not too far from NOLA."...

Re: October 2010 Brides

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Posted: Jan 30, 2010

No, not really. We've been going back and forth on whether to have a local wedding in Florida or th...

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Posted: Jan 29, 2010

I've been overweight for quite awhile. My FI loves me for me and said that I'm beautiful the way I ...