Today we officially decided to book Atlantica for our wedding on September 21, 2008…only 242 days away! It’s so exciting to finally have made a decision. I spoke with the owner and she e-mailed me a contract to sign. Tomorrow I will mail her a check for 1/3 of the cost. Yikes! Read the rest of this entry »
Today I drove out to the Hamptons with Pete and both of his parents. Pete really loved Atlantica and the surrounding area. It has a park like feel to it. We even saw a heard of deer running around. I’m so glad that he seems to like it as much as I do! Read the rest of this entry »
Today I was finally very motivated to do some web design work and not think about the wedding at all. I got a lot done. I think when I have a deadline it’s easier to make myself do work and put all other thoughts out of my head. After talking to some relatives to get addresses today, Pete said he wanted to try and make a family tree. I searched online for freeware family tree maker, and found an awesome program called MyHeritage Family Tree Builder. We spent about an hour putting in all the relatives we could think of and how they are connected to us. Then we got to learn something really neat. When you mouse over a person it tells you the relationship to the person you started the tree based on. So I now know that one of my family members is a cousin once removed. This is a really neat time to be thinking about a family tree too because this is the time when our two trees are going to merge into one!
I took a break from wedding planning for the majority of the day. I’m starting to feel a little overwhelmed about all the possible details to look into, but still very excited. I did about 10 hours worth of web design work today, which is really important because I have not one, but two projects that I have to have results by Monday! Today Pete was very supportive of me. I’ve been a little anxious about how my family is reacting to the Big New York Wedding. Read the rest of this entry »
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. Read the rest of this entry »
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. Read the rest of this entry »
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. Read the rest of this entry »
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. Read the rest of this entry »
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). Read the rest of this entry »