Getting To Know You- Holiday Edition!

rach2686

I have seen a few newbies lately so it's that time again!

Yours and FIs Names:
Yours and FIs Ags:
Wedding Date:
Wedding Location:
What Made You Pick Your Location:
Where Will You Honeymoon:
Do you have a favorite holiday tradition?
What's your favorite holiday treat?
What do you love most about the holiday season?
Do you shop early or wait until the last minute?

ashleyjgetsmarried

Yours and FIs Names: Ashley and John
Yours and FIs Ags: 27, 31
Wedding Date: 8.12.2013
Wedding Location: St. Thomas, USVI
What Made You Pick Your Location: We live here, so it's really a destination for everyone else, which they're excited about.
Where Will You Honeymoon: No clue! Maybe Spain or Germany?
Do you have a favorite holiday tradition? Pork and sauerkraut on New Years Day. It's a PA Dutch tradition, and I can't live without it!
What's your favorite holiday treat? Pizzelles (Italian waffle cookies)
What do you love most about the holiday season? Decorating and baking. I helped my mom with both of these things growing up, and now I just love them.
Do you shop early or wait until the last minute? Usually early, this year it's last minute!

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Yours and FIs Names: Sara and Jack
Yours and FIs Ags: 36 and 38
Wedding Date: 6/17/2013
Wedding Location: Temecula, CA
What Made You Pick Your Location: we love wine country but napa was too snooty/too expensive. Temecula is just as gorgeous and WAY more economical.
Where Will You Honeymoon: not sure yet - somewhere tropical. Fiji or Hawaii or...?
Do you have a favorite holiday tradition? eating way too much food?
What's your favorite holiday treat? My grandma alsways made these lemon cookies that are covered in powdered sugar. yum.
What do you love most about the holiday season?  getting together with friends and family I might not have seen in a while.
Do you shop early or wait until the last minute? last minute - online - rush delivery. lol

Meg&Austin

Yours and FIs Names: Megan and Austin Yours and FIs Ags: 25 Wedding Date: 05/8/13 Wedding Location: Punta Csna What Made You Pick Your Location: We have been to Jamaica and Mexico and wanted something new. Where Will You Honeymoon: Our wedding week is our honeymoon Do you have a favorite holiday tradition?Not really What's your favorite holiday treat? Oreo balls What do you love most about the holiday season? All the great family time!! Do you shop early or wait until the last minute? A little bit of both!

Pjsgal

Yours and FIs Names:Kristy and Patrick Yours and FIs Ags:32 and 34 Wedding Date: 2/8/12 Wedding Location: cozumel What Made You Pick Your Location:we originally were having an embarkation wedding on our cruise. We had a few hiccups and switched it to when in port in cozumel .. It's just beautiful Where Will You Honeymoon: on our cruise.. Ports of Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Montego Bay Do you have a favorite holiday tradition? Elf on a shelf. The kids just love it What's your favorite holiday treat? Sausage balls What do you love most about the holiday season?family time Do you shop early or wait until the last minute?wayyyy early

cevans11

Yours and FIs Names:Cassidy and Adam
Yours and FIs Ags:30, 29
Wedding Date: 3/15/13
Wedding Location: Playa del Carmen
What Made You Pick Your Location:we attended a friend's wedding there, and had so much fun. We wanted to go to Punta Cana where I have some family from, but flights were so expensive. 
Where Will You Honeymoon: same place
Do you have a favorite holiday tradition? I love our family secret Santa, all the cousins draw one person, and all the adults draw another couple- I think we get to be in the adult drawing for the first time ever, since we're engaged now! 
What's your favorite holiday treat? peppermint bark. I crunch it up and put in chocolate chip cookies in place of the chocolate chips 
What do you love most about the holiday season? time with my family, plus an excuse to bake TONS of cookies  
Do you shop early or wait until the last minute? usually early, but this year I've been a procrastinator. 

Britj1030

Yours and FIs Names: Brite & Kerry
Yours and FIs Ags: both 27
Wedding Date: December 18, 2012 ( 8 days!!!)
Wedding Location: Limetree Beach Resort St. Thomas USVI
What Made You Pick Your Location: Family wanted to go to the Virgin Islands
Where Will You Honeymoon: Bahamas St Marteen
Do you have a favorite holiday tradition? Making Stockings and putting up the lights after thanksgiving
What's your favorite holiday treat? Mint Brownies!
What do you love most about the holiday season? The family getting together, and the christmas songs on the radio
Do you shop early or wait until the last minute? Not doing any shopping this year but I usually get it done pretty early.

Julyet06

Yours and FIs Names: Nicole & Winlsow
Yours and FIs Ags: 30 & 32
Wedding Date: 2/23/13
Wedding Location: Sandals Negril in Jamaica!
What Made You Pick Your Location: Out of all the places we haven't been to yet, this was the most economically feasible
Where Will You Honeymoon: Staying at Sandals for 8 nights!
Do you have a favorite holiday tradition? With all of us "kids" grown up we are starting new traditions.  My favorite from growing up and even til now was hanging my Apple ornament on our tree.  I have a small plastic apple which in kindergarten I wrote my name on that I hang every year plus a little golden christmas tree.  Each of my siblings have something special that they hang as well.
What's your favorite holiday treat? Everything! lol!  I look forward to cookies and popcorn.
What do you love most about the holiday season? The lights/decor and christmas movies!
Do you shop early or wait until the last minute? usually last minute, no matter how hard i try to be early! lol!

msuprincess04

Yours and FIs Names: Diane and Dar
 Yours and FIs Ags: 30 & 31
Wedding Date: 5/17/14
Wedding Location: Cozumel, Mexico
What Made You Pick Your Location: We absolutely love the island and couldn't imagine going anywhere else. We wanted to share it with everyone else.
Where Will You Honeymoon: No clue, maybe someplace in the south Pacific after FI finishes grad school
Do you have a favorite holiday tradition? We got our first house and our first Christmas tree this year. I'm excited to start a new tradition where we pick out an ornament together, every year that describes our year.
What's your favorite holiday treat? Chocolate covered pretzles
 What do you love most about the holiday season? time with family and friends I don't see enough
Do you shop early or wait until the last minute? both really, gotta wait to find the perfect thing

brandijo1982

Yours and FIs Names: Brandi and Sean
Yours and FIs Ags: Both 30
Wedding Date: April 19, 2013
Wedding Location: Sandals Negril-Jamaica
What Made You Pick Your Location: Beautiful 7-mile beach
Where Will You Honeymoon: Same place
Do you have a favorite holiday tradition? When I lived at home when I was younger, I always helped my mom decorate cookies and treats.
What's your favorite holiday treat? My mom's spritz cookies
What do you love most about the holiday season? The Holiday cheer and giving presents.
Do you shop early or wait until the last minute? I'm kinda in the middle. I don't go early, but will start a few weeks before Christmas. I never go on Black Friday. Yikes!

sharkchompsal

Yours and FIs Names: Salina & Greg

Yours and FIs Ags: 31, 34

Wedding Date: 9/15/13

Wedding Location: Na Aina Kai Botantical Garden, Kauai

What Made You Pick Your Location: We're big adventurers so we wanted a DW but nowhere too exotic (his family doesn't travel much). Kauai is beautiful and feels so much less touristy than other Hawaiian locations; we really didn't want to the typical "resort" style wedding. 

Where Will You Honeymoon: We'll stay a few extra days in Kauai

Do you have a favorite holiday tradition? Putting up and decorating the tree!

What's your favorite holiday treat? Trader Joe's mini peppermint waffle cokies

What do you love most about the holiday season? Appreciating my family and friends, making delicious snacks for everyone, indulging in traditions like sitting in front of the fireplace and drinking hot choolate!

Do you shop early or wait until the last minute? Well, I'm unemployed right now so shopping early

FaithCaitlin

Yours and FIs Names: Faith and Max
Yours and FIs Ags: 21 and 23 
Wedding Date: December 22, 2012
Wedding Location: Walt Disney World
What Made You Pick Your Location: We are huge Disney fans and absolutely love being on property. 
Where Will You Honeymoon: Max is surprising me! 
Do you have a favorite holiday tradition?: I love baking Christmas cookies and picking out the tree!

What's your favorite holiday treat?: PIE. 
What do you love most about the holiday season?: the lights!
Do you shop early or wait until the last minute?: Early. Always!

JamieG12

Yours and FIs Names: Jamie and Thomas Yours and FIs Ags: 34 and 45 Wedding Date: November 21, 2013 Wedding Location: Tulemar, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica What Made You Pick Your Location: We vacationed there 2 years ago and it was the most peaceful experience and absolutely beautiful! Where Will You Honeymoon: Paris maybe Do you have a favorite holiday tradition? Making anything but turkey on Thanksgiving What's your favorite holiday treat? English Toffee What do you love most about the holiday season? Holiday parties! Do you shop early or wait until the last minute? Last minute!

cindarelldoll

In Response to Getting To Know You- Holiday Edition!:
 Yours and FIs Names: Tiffany, Greg
 Yours and FIs Ags: T(34), G (36)
 Wedding Date:  April 12, 2013
 Wedding Location: Las Vegas
 What Made You Pick Your Location: We wanted someone where fun and where people could go to the wedding and have a vacation.
 Where Will You Honeymoon: we will be in Vegas for a week then in Dec 2013 we go on a Eastern Caribbean Cruise
 Do you have a favorite holiday tradition? decorating, watching christmas movies
 What's your favorite holiday treat? none
 What do you love most about the holiday season? being around family and friends
 Do you shop early or wait until the last minute? both
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chelseet

Yours and FIs Names: Chelsee & Andre
Yours and FIs Ags: 23 & 30
Wedding Date: May 8, 2013
Wedding Location: Big Island, Hawaii
What Made You Pick Your Location:  No reason in particular
Where Will You Honeymoon: Mediterranean
Do you have a favorite holiday tradition?  Baking exchange amongst friends
What's your favorite holiday treat? Turtles
What do you love most about the holiday season? All the decorations & music
Do you shop early or wait until the last minute?  Usually early, except I am slacking this year!