Okay. Let me introduce myself. My name is Pete and this is my first blog entry. I’m no stranger to writing in a journal but this will be the first time I am sharing my thoughts with public (i.e. posting it online). I am really excited. (more…)
Today I put a hold on Atlantica for Sunday, September 21st! I’m really exited and Pete said he agrees that September will probably be better than August. I checked the average weather for the date (70 degrees) and there has been no rain on that date for the last couple of years, so I’m really starting to feel like this could be the end of the mad hunt for the perfect location. (more…)
Today we spoke to a Catholic priest from the neighborhood. He told us that if both the bride and groom are Catholic, you must be married in the church. If it is an interfaith marriage, then the priest can come perform the service at another location, however, it must be indoors unless the Bishop gives special permission. So if we do decide to do a beach ceremony instead of a church ceremony, we will have to find out if it is possible to move the ceremony inside to the ballroom or else we will have to try and get special permission to have the ceremony under the tent on the deck like they typically do. Hmm…
Today I went with Pete’s mom and looked at Atlantica in Westhampton Beach and Oheka Castle in Huntington. I really loved Atlantica. When you enter the lobby, you are on the ground floor. There is an adorable space for the rehearsal. Then you go up a staircase and as you walk up the backside of the ballroom is revealed, with panoramic views of the ocean, right from the ballroom. (more…)
Yesterday I made a lot of appointments for today; our first day of looking for locations for the wedding reception! We drove 300 miles from Long Island to the New Jersey Shore, trying to find the perfect place for a beach wedding. Most of the places we saw on Long Island are not exactly beach. They are on the Long Island Sound, or on the south shore, which is sheltered by barrier reef islands. Neither of these locations have the crashing waves that I am longing for. New Jersey has the crashing waves I want, but it doesn’t have that magical feeling of New York. (more…)
This week I did tons of research on wedding halls. I was surprised to realize that there aren’t really any locations on Long Island that are on the beach. My favorite place so far is called The Pavilion at Sunken Meadow (State Park). (more…)
We talked in the car about the fact that the whole idea of being engaged to be married was starting to sink in. We both liked the idea of holding the wedding on 8/8/08 and decided it would be okay to tell our friends that’s what we wanted.
We went to a party and saw many more of our friends for the first time since we got engaged. We talked lots of wedding talk since most of the people at the party were married, and many of them married very recently. Everyone said if we want to get married in August, we have to start now now now to get everything ready in time.
We went to a birthday celebration where a few of our friends were gathered, and excitedly told them we were just engaged! It was the best way to start off my 26th birthday. (more…)
Tonight, Pete and I went to Rockefeller Center to view the 84 foot tall Christmas tree, which is lit up with energy saving LED lights this year, saving over 2,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per day! We wanted to go and see the tree for some time. Pete wasn’t feeling well on Saturday evening and it kept getting later and later. (more…)