Who's Around?! -Poll

hz80408

Time for any lurkers to come out of hiding :O)

Since I know there are a fair amount of both brides and newlyweds on here, let's do a recap intro-type poll.

Tell us you/your wedding:
-Wedding date:
-Wedding city/location:
-Wedding colors:
-HM location:
-Engagement length:
-City you live in:
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie:

hz80408

-Wedding date: 10.16.10 (It was our 11-yr dating anniversary!)

-Wedding city/location: The Quad Cities (IL/IA border; hometown area)

-Wedding colors: Pink/Orange with some hints of brown

-HM location: Secrets Maroma Beach, Riveria Maya

-Engagement length: ~14months (AHHH! I just realized today is our 2yr engage-a-versary!! :O)

-City you live in: Chicago, North Side

-Current fav: book/tv show/movie: I'm really into reading the Hunger Games right now!

gabrielyte

So i let me introduce myself
-Wedding date: July 21, 2012
-Wedding city/location: Chicago and Suburbs (work in progress)
-Wedding colors: royal blue, white and black
-HM location:haven't decided yet, so suggestions are very welcome
-Engagement length:oh man, it has been over a year, and it will be over 2 years during our wedding!
-City you live in:Romeovo;;e
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie:I am addicted to gossip girl.

Eener23

I've been around a little while:

-Wedding date: 9/3/11 - woo hoo!
-Wedding city/location: Lemont, IL
-Wedding colors: Apple red, silver accents
-HM location: Not purchased yet, but planning on Couples Negril
-Engagement length: 11 months
-City you live in: Woodridge
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie: Keeping Up With the Kardashians :hide:

MrsMLRB

-Wedding date: 9.4.11 eek!
-Wedding city/location: Cantigny Gardens Wheaton, IL
-Wedding colors: Burgundy with cream and gold accents
-HM location: Caribbean cruise in December
-Engagement length: 20 months
-City you live in: Aurora
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie: Harry Potter/ Gossip Girl/ Cruel Intentions

motogrl13

Fun!  

Wedding date: June 2, 2012 (6 x 2=12...although this was only discovered recently, so we didn't do this intentionally )

Wedding city/location: Chicago, IL in the West Loop
Wedding colors: Green with pink accents and then probably black or silver.
HM location:  Still not sure...we're thinking Costa Rica
Engagement length: 17 months
City you live in: Chicago, North Side!
Current fav: I'm currently finishing the Stieg Larsson series...I too love Keeping up with the Kardashians and I'm not afraid to admit it...it's a guilty pleasure.

MrsMLRB

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_illinois-chicago_whos-around-poll?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:72Discussion:51b88c89-1e2e-4903-9027-87f1dcea3e93Post:b508de72-7e60-409d-9d86-4353d758574d">Re: Who's Around?! -Poll</a>:
[QUOTE]Fun!   Wedding date : June 2, 2012 (6 x 2=12...although this was only discovered recently, so we didn't do this intentionally  ) Wedding city/location : Chicago, IL in the West Loop Wedding colors : Green with pink accents and then probably black or silver. HM location :  Still not sure...we're thinking Costa Rica Engagement length : 17 months City you live in : Chicago, North Side! Current fav : I'm currently finishing the Stieg Larsson series...I too love Keeping up with the Kardashians and I'm not afraid to admit it...it's a guilty pleasure.
Posted by motogrl13[/QUOTE]

I just got back from 5 weeks in Costa Rica and I LOVED it!

Cony&Ben

-Wedding date: January 14, 2012
-Wedding city/location: Burr Ridge, IL
-Wedding colors: Purple and Silver
-HM location: Undecided
-Engagement length: 1 year
-City you live in: Willowbrook, IL
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie: Doctor Who

Scarlet Starlet 31

Tell us you/your wedding: 
-Wedding date: October 15, 2011
-Wedding city/location: Marengo IL
-Wedding colors: orange & brown
-HM location: a few days in Charleston SC and a few days in Savannah GA
-Engagement length: We got engaged October 14 last year
-City you live in: Harvard
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie:  Right now my fave TV show is Wipeout.  Come fall, it will be either Criminal Minds, The Office (although I'm not sure how the show can function without Michael...we shall see) or Parks & Recreation.  Presently reading Fight Club and then will start on The Help.

MrsPaps

I've been around for way too long! I keep checking back in every now and then though

Tell us you/your wedding:
-Wedding date: 7.9.11
-Wedding city/location: Arlington Heights/Palatine
-Wedding colors: Navy and apple green
-HM location: Riveria Maya, Mexico (same as HZ)
-Engagement length: 3 years
-City you live in: Evanston
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie:  Book:currently reading Sweet Valley High Confidential: 10 yrs later and will start on The Help next. TV show: Greys, The Good Wife, HIMYM. Movie: Devil Wears Prada

aimers1525

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_illinois-chicago_whos-around-poll?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:72Discussion:51b88c89-1e2e-4903-9027-87f1dcea3e93Post:7d2962fa-edc5-487b-8cc9-2b52df58573d">Re: Who's Around?! -Poll</a>:
[QUOTE]  <strong>Book:currently reading Sweet Valley High Confidential: 10 yrs later </strong>and will start on The Help next. TV show: Greys, The Good Wife, HIMYM. Movie: Devil Wears Prada
Posted by MrsPaps[/QUOTE]
Ummm helllllllllllo you need to tell me how that is!

aimers1525

-Wedding date:5.14.11
-Wedding city/location: Orland Park and Schaumburg
-Wedding colors: Purple, silver, yellow
-HM location: Aruba
-Engagement length: 16 months
-City you live in: Chicago
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie: I'm currently reading One Fifth Avenue by Candice Bushnell (author of Sex and the City)/I love the Good Wife right now and Dexter/I just saw "The Help" which was good

kellym050370

-Wedding date:  June 25, 20``
-Wedding city/location:  Alsip, IL
-Wedding colors:  Lavender, sky blue and celedon
-HM location:  Door County, Wisconsin
-Engagement length:  18 months
-City you live in: Manhattan, IL
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie - I am currently not reading anything exciting unfortunately;  True Blood and looking forward to the fall movie line up coming out.

ket25

-Wedding date: 8/19/2012

-Wedding city/location: Aurora, IL

-Wedding colors: Indigo/Silver/another color TBD based on my flower choices, haha.

-HM location: TBD, anywhere but the midwest! We don't plan on going immediately after the wedding, we're going to wait until winter and head somewhere warm!

-Engagement length: almost 14 months by the time we get married.

-City you live in: Midlothian (suburb), previously north side of Chicago.

-Current fav: book/tv show/movie: Fav. book is a loaded question, I like so many! I've read most of the Emily Giffin books (think Something Borrowed), and I recently read the Larsson series (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, etc.) and loved it. I'm mostly into fiction. Some non-fiction, bios every now and then. 

Fav. tv show: Dexter, Grey's, Private Practice.

Fav. movie: Another loaded question.

ket25

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_illinois-chicago_whos-around-poll?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:72Discussion:51b88c89-1e2e-4903-9027-87f1dcea3e93Post:089abb72-65b9-4cd8-9a60-fab3f97ba23b">Re: Who's Around?! -Poll</a>:
[QUOTE]Tell us you/your wedding:  -Wedding date: October 15, 2011 -Wedding city/location: Marengo IL -Wedding colors: orange & brown -HM location: a few days in Charleston SC and a few days in Savannah GA -Engagement length: We got engaged October 14 last year -City you live in: Harvard -Current fav: book/tv show/movie:  Right now my fave TV show is Wipeout.  <strong>Come fall, it will be either Criminal Minds, The Office (although I'm not sure how the show can function without Michael...we shall see)</strong> or Parks & Recreation.  Presently reading Fight Club and then will start on The Help.
Posted by Scarlet Starlet 31[/QUOTE]

LOVE Criminal Minds! You're right about The Office, I will not judge until I see a few episodes.

daizee32

-Wedding date:5.5.12
-Wedding city/location: Palatine
-Wedding colors: Grey & Pink
-HM location: Not sure yet.  I am terrified of flying so this has been real interesting...
-Engagement length: 15 months
-City you live in: Palatine
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie: Design Star, Greys

slthomas611

I have been around too, but what the heck


-Wedding date:10/13/12

-Wedding city/location: Chicago, Reception will be at the Chicago Cultural Center

-Wedding colors: Deep purple and gold

-HM location: Dunno yet

-Engagement length:By th etime we get married it will be 2 years and 3 days

-City you live in:Chicago, North Side

-Current fav: book/tv show/movie: I just finished reading The Guardian, by Nicolas Sparks. Favorite TV show is Burn notice. No favorite movie right now..haven't gone to the movies in a long time

LawyerLover810

Fun! This is great since I never officially introduced myself

-Wedding date: 9/21/2012
-Wedding city/location: Schaumburg ceremony) and Elk Grove Villag (reception)
-Wedding colors: Black and White with Purple accents
-HM location: Not sure yet, thinking St. Lucia, Antigua, Dominican Republic
-Engagement length: It wil be 19 months when we get married
-City you live in: Aurora, IL
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie: I LOVE Criminal Minds - had to stop watching it when FI was away at Law School because it freaked me out, but now that he is back I can start watching again! I also really like Covert Affairs and Top Chef (any food show really). Also recently read Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Heart of the Matter (all by the same author) and they were all good!

dtarkow2

-Wedding date: November 18, 2011
-Wedding city/location: Georgios, Orland Park
-Wedding colors: Red/white/silver
-HM location: Couples Swept Away, Jamaica
-Engagement length: Little over a year
-City you live in: Oak Lawn
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie:
book: anything by Jodi Picoult
tv show: Criminal Minds, Bachelor Pad, Jersey Shore, Teen Mom, Gossip Girl (lots of guilty pleasures!)

bellaluna290

Tell us you/your wedding:
-Wedding date:
 Still to be decided, right now it's September 2013
-Wedding city/location:
  If all goes well it will be in Chicago. Im originally from SC, and we thought about doing it there
-Wedding colors: navy/pink or garnet and black
-HM location: Haven't thought this out yet. I would love to go back to Greece though
-Engagement length:umm..long? lol...we've been engaged since April 2010
-City you live in: Chicago for me, he lives in South Bend
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie
 book: This changes on a frequent basis, but I just finished Of Bees and Mist and loved it
tv show: Too many to list; Covert Affairs, Criminal Minds, True Blood, etc.
movie: I don't really have one...

MrsPaps

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Who's Around?! -Poll : Ummm helllllllllllo you need to tell me how that is!
Posted by aimers1525[/QUOTE]
Aim, I'm 3 chapters in but so far so good! I'll have it finished by the end of the week--flight to ATL so I'll let you know! If you have a Kindle, I'd be willing to share! I also have The Help which I saw you have not read yet too.

fashionx

-Wedding date: 11-11-11
-Wedding city/location: Elmhurst -- Waterford Banquet Hall
-Wedding colors: Navy, Plum and Sage Green
-HM location: Naples FL for a "mini-moon" and hoping to go somewhere in the Carribean in February for our 10 year dating anniversary
-Engagement length: 11 months
-City you live in: Hillside IL
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie: Just finished reading The Help and loved it! Also recently read Hunger Games and plan to finish that series next. FI and I are really into Mad Men, and I also love Project Runway and Drop Dead Diva.

TEA&Co

I am here...sort of!  I try to keep checking in regularly...

Tell us you/your wedding:
-Wedding date: December 10, 2011
-Wedding city/location: Western suburbs
-Wedding colors: Black and white...no accent colors!
-HM location: Um, we still haven't decided...trying to get this booked and done this week/weekend
-Engagement length: Will be 14 months.  Crazy how fast it's gone by so far.  I never thought I'd say that in the beginning, though!
-City you live in: Suburbs
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie: Well, I'm super lame and am currently running short on time to read, which is not usually like me ...so nothing right now.  But TV, that I have time for, haha!  I loooove Parks and Rec.  Oh, and any of the Real Housewives shows.  Embarrassing. 

jsquared62009

-Wedding date:     Dec. 29, 2012
-Wedding city/location:   Chicago, IL
-Wedding colors:    Red and ivory
-HM location:    tbd...maybe Ireland?
-Engagement length:     so far 1yr....will be over 2 by the time we're married
-City you live in:    Lincoln, IL (just North of Springfield)
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie:     Pride and Prejudice/ Bachelor Pad (all bachelor/ette shows are my guilty pleasure!)/ Just Go With It

hz80408

Paps-can I have you loan me Sweet Valley some time?!?  :O)  I'll loan you Hunger Games (if you're interested and if it's allowed).

So great to see everyone posting on here!  We have such a variety of ladies in different stages of pre- & post-wedding!  We're all here to help, so please post as often as you like with any questions/recommendations/vents, etc!

heyyjude7

Tell us you/your wedding:
-Wedding date: 9/3/11!
-Wedding city/location: Northbrook/Glenview
-Wedding colors:Dark purple and ivory
-HM location: Hawaii!  3 nights in Oahu, 5 nights in Kauai
-Engagement length: 1 year, 1 month
-City you live in: Chicago
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie: Book: The entire Shopaholic series (its a guilty pleasure), TV Show: Glee, Grey's, and HIMYM, Movie: There are way too many, but I always watch "Love Actually" to get me in a good mood....

motogrl13

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Who's Around?! -Poll : I just got back from 5 weeks in Costa Rica and I LOVED it!
Posted by MrsMLRB[/QUOTE]

<div>OMG!  5 weeks...that must have been great!  I sent you a PM.</div>

samnathaw

Tell us you/your wedding:
-Wedding date: October 15, 2011
-Wedding city/location: St. Charles IL
-Wedding colors: Brown, Orange, Ivory
-HM location: Cabo
-Engagement length: 13 Months
-City you live in: Chicago, North Sie
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie: current: Burn Notice/Necessary Roughness all time: Law and Order: SVU

bride2blisa

Tell us you/your wedding:
-Wedding date: 9/23/11
-Wedding city/location: Bartlett, IL
-Wedding colors: Dark purple, gold...pink, green accents
-HM location: Antigua
-Engagement length: 21 months when we get married
-City you live in: Crystal Lake
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie: current: Sarah's Key/Happy Endings, Awkward/too many movies to name

Bimbi284

I'll play!

-Wedding date: 7/3/2010
-Wedding city/location: Minneapolis, MN
-Wedding colors: Black and ivory (with colorful flowers-see sig)
-HM location: Guanacaste, Costa Rica
-Engagement length: Really freaking long...2.5 years! 
-City you live in: Chicago
-Current fav: book/tv show/movie: I don't have time to read anything non-textbook nowadays, but I pretty much love anything by Esmeralda Santiago. I watch way more tv than I should, and most of it consists of guilty pleasure stuff, lol (Jersey Shore, yeah). Aside from that, I love Mad Men, Weeds, How I Met Your Mother, Modern Family, etc etc ...

CASK85

Hey Ladies - sorry I haven't been around much lately. Work has been crazy. I can't believe it is already September!

Wedding date: 10/22/11 (52 days, if you're into counting!)
Wedding city/location: Chicago at a north center neighborhood restaurant
Wedding colors: spiced wine, burnt orange, ivory, brown
HM location: Copper Mountain Ski Resort, CO
Engagement length: Just over 10 months
City you live in: Chicago
Current fav: book/tv show/movie: I haven't been reading much lately. But FI and I are loving Top Gear America