Save the Date - December 31, 2011

It's official! We have set the date - December 31, 2011. We want a black tie affair and a whole lot of fun!

Now is the hard part - finding the perfect venue! I originally wanted to have a small wedding in a restaurant but now that we want a new year's eve bash, that won't work because we (most likely) won't be serving dinner. We would have the ceremony start around 8pm, which means we could get away with heavy hors d'oeuvres and a dessert bar. Maybe serve midnight snacks of mini cheeseburgers and fries?

I really want to secure the venue NOW so that I can make sure we lock in our popular date. That is my goal for August - find a venue!

On The News!

Channel 4 did a special today on the "running of the brides" and they taped me trying on my dress. Guess what? I made the news!

Still looking for the segment online to post, but we saw it air once we returned to work. Apparently, Beetle's friends saw the news segment because this was posted on his facebook wall...

Andrew Kern My girl says she saw your girl on the news

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WeddingWire & Filene's Basement Running of the Brides

The WeddingWire Team headed to Filene's Basement at 6:00 this morning for the annual madness of " the running of the brides." I had no intention of looking at the dresses because it is a circus and I imagined my dress shopping with my family sipping on champagne and being pampered. BUT...I found ONE! So not what I had in mind (actually the exact opposite) but it is PERFECT for a New Years Eve Wedding!

Here is the madness we experienced...

You Are The Best Thing

I may not know what I want for my wedding - date, location, theme - BUT I do know ONE thing. Our first dance song!

Best Wedding Video Ever

Lauren + JP from Matt Odom on Vimeo.

Dessert & My Sweet Tooth

If you know me, you will know that I am not a big dessert person. I am a candy addict but pies, cakes, and cupcakes don't really call my sweet tooth. This makes it difficult when you think of a wedding because you are supposed to have a a really big, expensive, delicious cake.

I was thinking it would be a great idea to have a dessert bar. Is it too childish to include this "sushi" rice krispie rolls?

What about my famous cake pops?

Maybe I will keep these for a bridal shower or something...

Check out this DJ!