On the Dancefloor

Even though it was a small wedding, we had a blast on the dancefloor! John even got out there for three songs (okay, two of them were the traditional dances and the other was the last dance of the evening, but I was still so proud!). Thanks to everyone for their music suggestions, it was tough putting together the playlist!



A staple at all wedding receptions, YMCA. This photo captures the "Y".

Susan and I relive our talent show performance of "Jump Jump", only this time we didn't wear our clothes backwards.
John's parents ruled the dancefloor.
The most popular song of the evening, without a doubt the Cotton-Eyed Joe. Even those northeasterners got out for the hoe-down!

And here's some more.....

Flower Power

Come On In

Take a peek at the entry tables from the wedding. They were decorated with green fabric squares, soy candles, scattered orange orchids, rectangular vases filled with river stones and green cymbidium orchids, handmade signs, organic chocolate bars, as well as photos showing some of the places that John and I have visited together. I enjoyed reading everyone's comments in our guest book!

Get With the Program

wedding preparations, originally uploaded by Vegan_Noodle.

All this wedding stuff might make me crafty after all! My mom and I put together the programs for the wedding this past weekend (thanks mom for doing most of the work!!). Can you see the green theme continuing?

Embossing Excitement

Just a quick update on how things are going, I am planning a more elaborate post hopefully this weekend!! We are less than a month away from our wedding date as of yesterday! Can't believe it will be here that soon, the excitement is crazy!

Last week, with the help of my mom, we did some embossing for the wedding favors. I never knew it was easy and so much fun! I have been going around eversince embossing all kinds of things. I'm even planning on purchasing more stamps to continue the fun! Here's a look at the process:

Step 1. Stamp the desired image on paper, press firmly and careful not to smudge!



Step 2: Pour embossing powder over the stamped image as quickly as possible, then remove excess powder.

Step 3: Apply heat source to stamp until embossing powder melts and becomes a raised image (don't worry, you will see the transformation take place before your very eyes!)

And finally, you can admire the finished product! Isn't the sleeping pig adorable? In my next post I'll explain the significance of using this stamp on the party favors. And no, I'm not going to tell you what the party favor is, another detail you'll have to wait for!

Oh, The Places We've Been

I have always found table numbering at wedding receptions to be rather dull and somewhat "status" driven (i.e. family gets #1). So in brainstorming to figure out a different method, we came up with naming tables after places we have vacationed together. Then the idea expanded to adding cute, miniature photo albums to each table for the chosen destination. I found an amazingly talented artist and crafter, Nycole from etsy, who agreed to custom design the photo albums using the wedding colors (various shades of green and orange) and even adding the photos for me!


As you can see, she did a wonderful job! Each album is unique with different types of paper, flower cut-outs, and embellishments. These will be out on each table at the wedding reception, and hopefully our guests will enjoy seeing some of the beautiful places that we have explored together including Patagonia, Colorado, Oregon, Sedona, Park City, Banff, and England. We left one album blank, St. John U.S. Virgin Islands, which is where we will spend our honeymoon! (more on that in a different post)

Here is a peak inside one of the albums....

Thanks to Nycole for being so creative in putting these together! We will enjoy these mini accordian albums long after the wedding and honeymoon are over.

Let's Dance!!

This is your chance!! John and I are putting together the iPod playlist for the reception and we would like your suggestions on what you want to hear! Otherwise you might get stuck doing the Marcarena, cotton-eyed joe, and the chicken dance all night long. Just click on the comments button below to submit your request, it can even be anonymous! We welcome all genres and types of music, from classical to rock to hip hop to country. Even if you aren't going to be able to make it to the wedding, we would love to play a song in your honor.

Wedding with a View

Okay, so everyone must do their own version of a rain dance while concentrating on September 23, 2007. Actually, I think the location of the wedding will be beautiful in rain or shine, but certainly shine is preferable.


While visiting Boston a few weeks ago, my mom and I had the chance to go and check out the location of the ceremony and reception; Misselwood at Endicott College in Beverly, MA. It was so exciting to see the house where both John and I will get ready before the ceremony, the grassy area overlooking the Atlantic where the ceremony will take place, the grounds where we will have our photos taken, and the reception tent where we will eat, drink, and dance (some of us!) the night away! Everything was even more perfect than I could have imagined.


Here is the view of the Atlantic from where the ceremony will be held:



Here is the house that I will walk out of with my dad to marry John:



And here is the reception tent and patio:

You'll have to wait until the wedding to see the rest!!