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Narrow It Down
As Mr. Milk Cow and I were exploring Philadelphia the day after he proposed, we talked a little about what we wanted our wedding to be like. We didn’t have any clear answers, so a few days later I...
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Put the Pieces Together
Although my Pinterest boards didn’t really help me narrow down the style wedding Mr. Milk Cow and I would have, they did help me see what little details I kept coming back to. First, we settled on...
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If I Knew Then
I’m going to take a quick break from the wedding-planning posts before I go any further, because I have a little confession to make. I think it is best to just get it out and over with now so that...
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Going to the Chapel?
If you have a good memory, you might remember me saying in my first inspiration post that my family expects a church wedding. In this case, my family = my mom. Normally, this wouldn’t be an issue—we...
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For My Wedding
Once we had done our background research, Mr. Milk Cow and I immediately started looking for a Jewish officiant. I knew after reading this post from A Practical Wedding that it was going to be a hard...
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Location, Location, Location
Once Mr. Milk Cow (who will now be called Moo—thank you for your help!) and I decided we wanted a ballroom-type wedding, I was able to knock a bunch of venues off my list. But we still had way too many...
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Decisions
I tried to keep my last post pretty neutral so that our venue decision was a semi-surprise. Did you ignore the side of the screen and take a guess at what venue we picked? If you did and you guessed...
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Stand by Me
One night at dinner, I asked one of my recently engaged friends about her wedding plans. During our conversation, she mentioned that she wasn’t planning on having a bridal party—just a best man and a...
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Guest List
I mentioned before that we were looking for a venue that would hold 120 guests. This was probably the most important factor for us, because there were some amazing spaces that could only hold 60, and...
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Be Here
Although Moo and I have spent most of our lives in Maryland, neither one of us is originally from this area, which means that both of our extended families live elsewhere. I now have family in...
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Dancin’ Away with My Heart
Even though we have struggled with some of the big wedding decisions we’ve made thus far, Moo and I have always known that we want the reception to be a party! For us, creating a party atmosphere comes...
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Put a Ring on It
In most areas of life, I’m an obsessive planner. But our first wedding purchase was actually not planned at all! Any guesses as to what it was? Here’s a hint: A few weeks after Moo proposed, we were at...
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Behind Schedule
The other day, I woke up to this in my inbox: A monthly reminder email from The Knot I’ve been getting these emails once a month since September, and I’ve been feeling pretty good about them so far. I...
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Regret
OK, hive. I need your help! There’s probably too much back story to this—so here’s the point: I’m not sure I like our ceremony space. If you’re like me and you skip to the end of the book when the...
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Photographs
I know I’ve been kind of a Negative Nancy in my last few posts (so sorry!), but I’m back with some more positive news—like how we found a photographer who met all of my requirements for under $2,000....
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Apologies
Hi, hive! I know I’ve been a huge slacker the past few weeks, and I’m really sorry. Excuses are lame, I know, but it has been crazy busy over here! There have been some long hours at work, a cold,...
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You’re So Vain
When looking for a photographer, I really wanted to find someone who gave us the option for an engagement session. But before I made that a requirement in our search, I spent a lot of time going back...
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ABC
We’re getting ready to order our invitations, so it’s time to finalize our guest list! I thought we were done after sending out save the dates, but I was wrong—in the past few months, we’ve heard that...
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Whipped into Shape
Last night, I devoured a slice of chocolate cake (and maybe a pack of peanut M&Ms, but there’s no proof of that) and then really regretted that decision when I went to the gym a half hour later....
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Gifted
After three months, five in-store visits, and several hours comparing products online, Mr. MC and I finally finished our gift registries yesterday. Our feelings on registering were pretty conflicted:...
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Centerpiece
A few weeks ago, Mr. MC and I decided to change our ceremony venue. A new venue meant I needed to brainstorm some new decor options, so I turned to my favorite resource—Pinterest. A few hours later, I...
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Maybe I’m Crazy
Signs that wedding planning has turned me into a crazy person: Last week, I attempted to use a BuzzFeed quiz to figure out what the feel/theme of our wedding should be. Lately, I’ve been feeling a lot...
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Shoes
Happy Friday, hive! Let’s talk about something fun—shoes. Video from YouTube (Yes, that song HAS been stuck in my head for three days. Join me!) Normally, I’m not a shoe girl at all. I just went a...
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Take a Seat
If you were to ask me right now what the chairs at my last job looked like, I wouldn’t be able to tell you. Same thing for the chairs at the restaurant we went to for dinner this weekend and the ones...
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Sitting Up Straight
When I had narrowed my wedding-dress choice down to two top contenders, I took turns wearing each in front of a floor length mirror in the front of the shop (so I could see what they looked like in a...
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Thank You for Being a Friend
Many of our friends and family are making big time and money sacrifices to celebrate with me and Mr. MC in July, so we want to show them how truly grateful we are to have them in our lives. We’ve been...
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Online
Hive, I have a confession to make. I don’t really like wedding websites. As a guest, I love the convenience of having all the wedding-related information in one place. As a bride, I really wanted to...
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Tradition
Planning an interfaith Catholic-Jewish wedding comes with a few challenges, but it also comes with some perks. One of these perks is the fact that Mr. MC and I get to design our own ceremony using...
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Lessons Learned
The other day, I was reading one of those “Things I Wish I Could Tell My Past Self” blog posts. I don’t have a lot of things to tell my younger self—I guess I haven’t lived enough?—but I do have at...
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Imagine
The closer we get to the wedding (under three months, but who’s counting?), the more I seem to be talking about my “dream” wedding. Mr. MC and I have known from the beginning that we would have a...
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Unplugged
Shortly after getting engaged, Mr. MC and I attended a friend’s wedding. The wedding was beautiful, but our most vivid memory isn’t of the bride and groom—it is of the guest that insisted on taking...
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Crunch Time
Hive, I’m so sorry. When I applied to be a bee, I promised myself I’d never be an MIA blogger…and yet here we are. Thanks for sticking with me! As of today, Mr. MC and I are less than 40 days out from...
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Shower Me with Your Love
Last month, my mom and sisters threw me an amazing bridal shower. Before the shower, I was really nervous. I don’t like being the center of attention, so the thought of everyone staring at me as I...
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Ceremony
You might remember that a few months ago, I was totally freaking out mildly concerned about our ceremony space. After some conversations about using the hotel ballroom for our ceremony and one quick...
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Rapunzel
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a serious love/hate cyclical relationship with my hair. It starts with love: I get my hair cut short and I love it. Quick drying, perfect shape, and no heavy...
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Love and Marriage
Hive, the Milk Cows are married!! Don’t worry—the car was not actually moving during this shot. Safety first! At 5:17 last Saturday, I joined my best friend at the end of an aisle. Photo from a friend...
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She’s Crafty: DIY Aisle Runner
In the months leading up to our wedding day, I started dreaming about a flower petal aisle runner. A few weeks before the wedding, though, I admitted to all of you that I wasn’t sure I was going to...
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Mooved by Love: The Milk Cow Wedding
Mr. MC and I have had our wedding photos for two whole months now, so I think it’s time to share them with all of you! I’ve been giving this a lot of thought, and I want to do something a little...
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Before and After Questionnaire: Mrs. Milk Cow’s Thoughts After the Wedding
I know I left you hanging on the recaps, hive. I’m really sorry. They are coming soon, I promise. But in the meantime, I thought I’d join everyone else in the Before & After Questionnaire. Thanks...
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Mooved by Love: We Rehearse
Hi, hive! Long time no see. We’re about a week past our one year anniversary, and I’ve been feeling some serious guilt about not finishing what I started here, so I’m back to do my recaps! It’s been...
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Mooved by Love: We Eat
Once the rehearsal was over, everyone jumped in the car to head to dinner. While Mr. MC and I had a lot of wedding guests come in from out of town, our wedding was late enough in the day on Saturday...
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Mooved By Love: We Process
My sisters and I got ready at our parents’ house, then we all (my parents, my sisters, and I) took a limo to the ceremony. We got there about ten minutes early, which meant that I had some time to sit...
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Mooved By Love: We Get Married
Our ceremony was a unique blend of both of our faiths, so I created the outline myself with some help from our officiants and some of the hive members (thank you!). Our officiants then took what I...
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Mooved By Love: We Take Pictures
It took about 5 to 10 minutes for all of our guests to clear out and head over to the cocktail hour. This was perfect, because our ceremony ended at 5:40 or so and the cocktail hour was starting at...
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Mooved By Love: Cocktail Hour
While we were taking pictures, our guests were listening to our string trio and enjoying food and drinks. We didn’t really do anything as far as decor in the atrium. The space was so big and open that...
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Mooved by Love: We Dance and Eat
Once all of our guests had taken their seats in the ballroom, our parents and bridal party were announced in, followed by me and Mr. MC. We went right from our entrance into our first dance, which was...
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Mooved by Love: We Dance Some More
By the time our parent dances were done, we had about two hours left in our reception, so we opened the dance floor back up to everyone. Our DJ did a great job of getting people out onto the dance...
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Mooved by Love: We Eat Cake and Dance the Hora
My very favorite reception tradition is the anniversary (or generations) dance, where all the married couples get on the dance floor and slowly step off until the couple that has been married the...
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Mooved by Love: The Night Ends
Amazingly, most of our guests were full of energy and ready to keep dancing once the hora was over. We had the lights dimmed even further and started handing out glow necklaces. (I love the pictures...
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So Long, Farewell
It’s taken me over a year, but I’m finished with my recaps, so it’s time for me to sign off! Some final advice: Try on your dress one last time after alterations have been made. If you don’t, you might...
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