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NikiRen29 · July 2010

Hi Knot Annie...

I think our wedding should be featured because it is going to be a beuatiful outdoor, Southern Spring wedding with a few cultural themes built in. I lived in Bangkok, Thailand for 14 months as an English teacher and, while there, went to some weddings that have a special tradition that we are planning on incorporating into our Big Day:
       *Instead of the normal recieving line, everyone lines up at a table that we will be sittiing at and as the guests pass by, they pick up a conch shell with scented water and flower petals, pour it over our joined hands and say a blessing.
       *My fiance proposed to me in Germany while I was in the Army and he is Scott-Irish, so I am also planning on introducing some of their customs as well.
       *And since I have recently moved to the South from the Midwest to be with my fiance, we are bringing in different sides of both subcultures as well.

Our wedding is a half DIY and half is being planned by the most wonderful wedding planner EVER!! My colors are chocolate brown and ivory with sky blue, lilac purple, mint green and baby pink as the accent colors. I have been working very hard on the decorations that will be set up at the ceromony and reception, trying to find just the right additions to make our special day a One-of-a-Kind experience for all attending!!

I am SO excited to be able to bring my family from Nebraska to South Carolina so that they can watch me marry my best friend!!!

locomco · July 2010

Hi Annie & everyone at TK!

My fiancee and I tried to keep everything about our wedding simple, natural, and fun. We met as kids and have gone to church together since we were little, but only started dating about 2 years ago! When we began dating, I was moving out of state and my fiancee was leaving for basic training for the army. The first six months of our relationship were spent solely writing letters to one another. When he came home for Christmas, we spent everyday together. Things just felt right when we were together, and we wanted the day of the wedding to be just as easy and fun.

We will be getting married on 8/7/2010 at the church where we grew up together in Maineville, OH. The reception will be in nearby Milford, at the beautiful Krippendorf Lodge at the Cincinnati Nature Center. The site of the reception was very important to us. We decided immediately that we were not the kind of people to rent a hotel ballroom or something cookie cutter. The Lodge is surrounded by woods and wildflowers, and we've met deer and other wildlife on our visits there! My fiancee, an Eagle Scout, loves that we will be making our "entrance" to the reception coming out of the woods and up onto the beautiful stone terrace.

Our wedding will be amazingly unique to us because of our special history together, and we hope will be fun for the guests because we have decided that our reception isn't going to be "all about us", but instead just a big fun party celebrating all of the people who have brought us together. The library at the Krippendorf Lodge will be decorated with wedding photos of our parents and grandparents, and the cake will be made by a childhood friend of mine. Instead of a guest book, we've had a caricature made of the two of us, because our mothers both work for a local clowning and event planning company! Our centerpieces will be (God willing!) mismatched blue vases filled with wildflowers from my parents' backyard, and the ceremony flowers are being given to us as gifts from friends at church.

Finally, and most importantly to me, we will be incorporating my grandmother into various parts of the ceremony. My grandmother passed away right before Christmas, and as much as I grieved for her, her passing brought my family together in a beautiful way. I will be wearing a bracelet of hers, one passed to her by a great-aunt with my name, and one which my grandmother actually teethed on as a child. We will also have gardenias in a memorial vase, because those were her favorite flowers, and my grandfather has planted roses to be distributed around the reception site.

The one thing my fiancee and I wanted to do with our reception was to ensure that everything reflected US, not what tradition dictated. Our families and friends are the most important things in our lives, and our wedding will reflect our personalities and our love for the amazing people in our lives. I think our wedding, while maybe a little too mismatched for some, will be the perfect beginning to our partnership, and I would love to share it with The Knot and the Wedding Channel.

s9annie · July 2010

You should choose our wedding to be featured because it is one of a kind and not your "traditional" wedding. The bride and groom are getting married on a private farm. While they say I do the miniature horses will graze the ceremony grounds while the mare that recently foaled with her baby will be the back drop along with natural apple trees. Natural springs as well as a river break up this property into break taking views. While it is a privately owned property it can be quirky at times but perfect in everyway. The reception starts soon after at the groom's parent's house. Traditional centerpieces are replaced with antique mason jars, votives and yellow and white marbles. Every plate and piece of silverware is being bought and then donated to the rescue mission at the conclusion of the wedding. Invitations and save the dates were made by the bride herself using pockets folds and the monogram that she found using rubber stamps. The reception not only features a DJ but a band. Guests are encouraged to bring a second change of clothes seeing they will be dancing till 1:00 a.m. The bride and groom will also change clothes to something more casual and they will also celebrate over two cakes. A traditional three tier wedding cake as well as a specialized groom's "redneck" cake for her husband to be. Adorned with edible deer, beer, camo and shot gun shells this cake will not be soon forgotten. Guests can help themselves to a summer beer on tap or Keureg coffee. Favors have been omitted in replace of a donation to a pitbull and beagle rescue in honor of the couple's dogs. The wedding will be a combination of rustic, unique and one great party.

daisyfuzz · July 2010

Hi! We are getting married on August 27 2010 in Riviera Maya Mexico at the Barcelo Maya Colonial Resort. We have about 44 guests.... we are paying for everything ourselves so its been tough. The only wedding party we have is my beautiful little 5 year old daughter. She is going to be a fairy princess flower girl. Our colors are fire engine red and deep turquise... so she is wearing turquoise wings and red shoes. The song that will be played on the violin when she walks down is somewhere over the rainbow. I will be walking down by myself.... my dad passed away 7 years ago, and it breaks my heart not to have him there, but I know deep down that he will be on my arm walking right along with me. (Im crying as I write that) He was my best friend and its been very emotional planning without him here.

The wedding is of course on the beach and the reception is in a grill restaurant near the pool later in the evening. I am wearing a long flowing dress for the ceremony and changing into a short dress for the reception.

We are so excited! PICK US!!!!

vmf04 · July 2010

While people seem to be emphasizing the reception, our Ceremony will be where it all stands out. My fiance and I are having the ULTIMATE in traditional weddings, a Greek Orthodox Wedding. The service is very extravaggant, having it's deep roots in history. My fiance and I come from first generation Latin and Greek culture, so it is a guaranteed party! We have dubbed our wedding "The BIG FAT GREMINICAN WEDDING" (Greek and Dominican). Then our reception will be where the party starts. We are flying our DJ in from Miami, so people are sure to have a great time, and we are holding the reception in the Banquet hall of Beau Rivage in Wilmington, NC, a beautiful golf course with an extended stay hotel. The reception is a fall theme, with the spice of Latin culture.

But nothing can hold a candle to the beauty and granduer or the Greek Orthodox Wedding Ceremony. ...

daveandsara · July 2010

Hi Annie and The Knot!

Our wedding is in 2 weeks! I know that our special day should be featured because your website and magazine have been used as inspiration for all of our wedding details. We have even used your "best of the knot awards" as vendors for our wedding. Our cake vendor, videographer, florist, and venue have all been voted your best vendors in our area. We chose these vendors because we are so confident in your opinions.

Also, we have made most of the details DIY to save on money. We have spent approximately $20,000 on our wedding, and (in my opinion) have made it look like a $40,000 wedding because of the DIY details. For example, we made an illuminated cake stand, the unity candle, a memorial candle, old navy flip flop baskets, our swarovski crystal cake topper, cake table letters, escort card holders, table numbers, invitations, save the dates, restroom baskets, several monograms, flower fascinator, and candy buffet. We knew that if we took the time to make these items, we could save money and make the items memorable and personal.

Thank you for the consideration. We know that once you see the work and love put into this wedding, you will choose us!

Good luck with your decision,
Sara and David

Kelseyr13 · July 2010

I believe that our wedding should be entered into this contest because it will definately be one wedding that isn't the typical traditional wedding.

I plan to have my wedding and reception outdoor at my family's land in tennessee. I will be a wedding with a lot of southern charm. I plan on getting married in front of a barn over 100 years old. with a yard twinkling with tons of mason jars filled with tea lights.

My reception will be out doors as well featuring antique table cloths that incorporate my colors, along with more mason jars, homade ice cream and a bar filled with topping for each flavor, orange crush, RC Cola, and still more mason jars.

We have been dating for years. We actually attended school together, grade school through highschool. He was my 3rd grade boyfriend, as well as my 8th grade boyfriend. We will have an amazing time you wont want to miss!

Kelsey and Chris Harvey

trulen.aly · July 2010

Annie,

Our story began in October of 2009 on a rock climbing, camping trip in Wisconsin and is starting a new chapter on August 28, 2010. My fiance proposed on a winter walk in a park that we explored frequently as best friends and finished the proposal with a mural he had painted on a wall in his downtown condo in Madison, WI. The mural is where our color themes: white, blue, touches of yellow for the ceremony and a blast of colors for the reception originated.

The wedding weekend has more than just a few nods to the Knot.

We will begin the wedding events with a rehearsal dinner hosting Q'doba (our favorite burrito place in Madison) for our friends and family.

The wedding day will begin with a bride and groom sunrise picnic at the park that my fiance proposed. It will continue with a lunch hosted at the church made up of sandwich items (budget ideas), the candle-lit ceremony at our church, and photos by our incredible photographer Keely Joy http://www.keelyjoyphotography.com/ and the reception: dinner and dance at a venue in downtown Madison.

The details are what the Knot contributed to the greatest: My fiance designed our invitations with elements of the mural he proposed with. He is also designing our wedding program (a scrolled blue program, a smaller yellow paper with wedding related crossword puzzles and a word search will encircle the program, all to be tied with a blue ribbon). He is creating a slideshow to play during the hor'doeuvres hour. I made our escort cards and am hand sewing buttons on each of them to represent which entree our guests have chosen. We are making and providing kids' boxes/bags during the reception for the younger ones to be entertained throughout the dinner. Instead of clinking glasses, each table will have a "to get the bride and groom to kiss" trivia card which will be brought to the best man. The correct answer will result in a bride and groom kiss. The incorrect answer will result in a couple from the table kissing. A colorful candy station in glass containers with bags and scoops will be featured for favors. Guests will be able choose from an "all about fun" prop and costume bucket with contents like a pirate eye patch, leis, mustaches, a construction worker helmet, and additional fun props to pose for photos with our photographer. The photos will be available for our friends and family online after the event. We will have two wooden boxes (treasure chests) for a "Make a Wish, Take a Wish" table. Our evening will conclude with our guests lighting our way home with sparklers just outside the venue as we walk home.

Our wedding highlights the best of Madison: Our mouth-watering three tiered cake made of a light lemon cake, vanilla buttercream frosting, raspberry filling with fresh berries mounded on top is from a local diner, Hubbard Avenue. We are also having a chocolate/chocolate ganache filled/chocolate buttercream frosting cake. Our flowers are from a nearby garden: Sunborn Gardens. The bridal flowers are white with touches of blue. The reception flowers are a blast of color similar to the mural.

After viewing several options from the Knot for wedding colors and flowers: the bridal party will be wearing a gradient of blue from David's Bridal. The bridesmaid farthest from the bride will be wearing navy and my matron of honor will be wearing light blue. Our groomsmen will be wearing corresponding ties with their suits.

The Knot has been one of my weekly places to check for new ideas, keep a checklist, and I appreciate your site a great deal! Our wedding planning and designing, in such a short time, has been vastly completed due to the Knot and all of the amazing, creative photos and stories shared there. I plan to continue to browse the Knot.com even after our wedding because it is such a joy to see two people's lives beginning together and how they chose to celebrate with their friends and family. We'd love to help other couples with their planning by being featured on the Knot.

Thank you,

Alyssa

A few of our engagement photos:

Cadencelee · July 2010

Hi!

It would be an honor for our Wedding to be featured... It's everything you are looking for.

Starting out my Wedding is this Saturday, July 17, 2010. My Husband to be has been in my life since before I can remember. We met when we were 5 or 6 years old at the church that our wedding is actually going to take place. Thats why we chose it. We were best friends in Junior High School, and I moved 500 miles away the summer before my freshman year. My Future husband went out of his way to keep in contact with me from the moment I moved away. We started dating LONG DISTANCE during my freshman year in HIgh School and went strong every since. We flew to eachother 2-3 times a year and enjoyed every second we could get. about 7 months ago I moved back and in February 2010 he proposed on the top of a mountain looking down on the city lights... One of my favorite things in the world. I am wearing his great grandmas engagement ring and will be wearing his great great grandmas beautiful wedding ring.

We planned our entire wedding in four and a half months and spent less than two thousand dollars. But it is going to be better then any wedding I have ever been to or even heard about.

First thing I want to share about my wedding is that I am wearing a short dress. Like super short, right above my knee and custom made for me. I am also wearing bright yellow high heels that I cant wait to show off.. Future husband is wearing Shorts and a white button up linen shirt and boy is he gonna look good!

Starting with the ceremony, We are Dancing down the aisles, as opposed to walking down. It's going to be crazy fun and we hope everyone enjoys it as much as we are going to. There will be a sign indicating that guests can sit where ever they want because we are all family now. Future husbands father is a preacher so he will be marrying us in the most fun upbeat way we can. at the end of the ceremony we will jump the broom and dance back down along with all of our brothers and sisters, who make up our beautiful bridal party.

when guests leave the ceremony they go through a beautifully decorated hallway that ends in the reception room. This halllway will start with a table that has our parents, grandparents, and great grandparents wedding pictures showing that without all of their beautiful marriages we would not have our own. the tables after that will show pictures of future husband and I since we were kids leading up to our engagment pics. We have many pictures when we are young kids and in the picture together. I cant wait to see it all put together.

Our reception is a dessert only reception and many members of our families are going to bring a special dessert. When we are announced we will immediately dance our first dance(sung by my mom, Played on guitar by my sister), followed by a super special slideshow that my parents made for us. later in the reception we are doing something really special and honoring marriages that we admire. For example who ever has been married the longest, has the most kids, etc..

At the end of our reception, We are going to do a choreographed show dance for the guests. Its going to be crazy fun!

There are many more little suprises throughout the wedding day that I cant wait to see put into place, and details galore that are going to really make this wedding ours...

Thanks for considering us. And good luck looking through all of these amazing entries to find the right fit!

gatitamorena07 · July 2010

My fiancé and I are 21 years old and we are getting married May 30th 2011!! Right after our college graduation!! No one in our family has ever had or attended a "real wedding", so we are happy to announce we are the first to do so! We are from different countries (Guatemala and the Dominican Republic) so for our wedding we have had to work very hard to make sure both of our families feel welcomed, comfortable and enjoy every aspect of our wedding day. Our wedding should be featured because aside from only seeing weddings in movies and on TV, and having a small budget (under 6,500), we have so far managed to plan a very nice wedding for 110 guest =D. Our venue is at the Quidnessett Country Club, located in North Kingston, RI and we are having our ceremony at a Christian church not toofar from our hometown of Pawtucket. Our cake is being designed by The Bakery Boutique (Theknot pick for 2010). Although we are young we are old souls at hearts and decided to have a traditional wedding featuring our theme of (drum roll please)::: Peach (the color and fruit) and Sage!!

we have kept costs down while not sacrificing our over vision by 1) choosing a venue that had no room fee or cake cutting fee. Also, because May 30th 2011 is Memorial day, and a week day (Monday), the Quidnessett Country Club also eliminated the minimum food purchase fee which helped us offer our guest two dinner choices, add two signature drinks (a peach bellini and mojito), have a chocolate fountain, and add additional goodies all for around 4,500. 2) our wedding cake which is a four tier,3 flavored (pink champagne, lemon cake, white cake) fondant covered cake with real flowers (like this but with flowers that are peach colored and subtle hints of sage in the flowers leaves)

would have been more expensive if we had not done the following. We opted for a dummy cake (not that were telling anyone but Theknot lol), asked for real flowers over gum paste flowers, and ordered round sheet cake that is fondant covered so guests can't tell the difference. Also, we eliminated the holiday fee by opting to have our cake and sheet cake delivered on Sunday to the venue, the day before our Wedding which is on a Monday, and also eliminated tiers. In total our cake is around 800 dollars and serves about 130 people. 3) Also we are saving tons on centerpieces, favors, and invitations. My mother and I by pure luck happen to be extremely crafty and capable with a glue gun (we do the favors and centerpieces for other parties) and therefore i have opted to order all my supplies via internet, and get some free help from my mother ^-^. these are the centerpieces we are recreating in tones of peach, sage, and some copper brown, and giving it an organic feel by incorporating nature into them (I'm a tree hugger). inside the vases we are placing moss, some sanded Willow branches, a couple of pebbles.

4) as for photography we have found some photographers both free lance and professionals new to the area who are looking to establish themselves and we are contacting them to take pictures of the the wedding ceremony and reception for around 150 dollars. Also for the low cost for 60, we will be releasing doves as we leave the church. We are looking to renting a nice vehicle for the day.. Overall, i would have to say that so far in planning this wedding (i started about 1 month and 1/2 ago) i realized that you don't need to have attended a ton of weddings to make your vision come true, just some serious patience, haggling skills, and a wonderful partner to help lift you up whenever a panic attack strikes. (i love you baby , your the best man ever!!).

Stephanie S. & Johelvis G.

~** May 30, 2011 **~

jennbreaux · July 2010

My fiance and I met on a blind date and fell for each other almost immediately. Yes, it does happen! We live in Greenville, SC (my hometown) and he proposed in the middle of Falls Park in downtown while we were "rock hopping" through the river bed. The whole wedding is now planned around the river.

I like to refer to Greenville as the secret of the South because most people have no idea how wonderful it is! We have a lot of out of town guests so we really wanted convenience and to show off our town! Our guests are staying at Greenville's oldest and most beautiful hotel, the Westin Poinsett, which will be within walking distance to everything. The wedding is planned for December 18th as we wanted cooler weather and not in the middle of wedding or football season (Go Tigers!). The ceremony will take place at a beautiful church built in 1850 with huge columns and stained glass windows. Our officiant is my fiance's childhood pastor who plans to make it very personal for us! My cousin, who is in seminary in New Orleans, will hopefully be able to bless the marriage for us. A friend will sing as guests are seated and Trumpet Voluntary will be played with a live trumpet. After the ceremony, guests will be served coffee and hot chocolate on the church steps and then we will have an old fashioned New Orleans "parade" to the reception led by 4-5 members of the band as they play jazz and we dance our way to the party during sunset. My father's family is from Louisiana so we are excited to incorporate this tradition.

The ceremony is at the Peace Center's Hugenot Loft which is an old mill on the river with huge windows, hardwood floors and exposed beams. It's pretty much a blank canvas. And while we wanted a holiday wedding, red and green just wasn't doing it for us. Our colors are white, serene blue and silver accents. Guests will be greeted by a huge christmas tree where they can leave their gifts. There will also be a cluster of Moravian stars lit up and hanging from the ceiling (a kick back to my mother's side of the family and their Moravian roots). The first room will have lounge furniture and bar top tables for easy mingling and a place to rest away from the music scene. The larger room will be set-up buffet style (it's a southern wedding after all) with crabcakes, friend green tomatoes with pimiento cheese, beef tenderloin, and lots of other treats. In addition to the traditional wedding cake, we will have individual ramakans of creme brulee (vanilla, mocha and grand marnier) which will be torched on the spot! We are still working on a specialty drink to be served from a large silver punch bowl that has been used for generations in my family at weddings. Our one instruction for the band was lots of horns, please, and we think they'll do a great job. Flowers are white poinsiettas, tall baby's breath trees (eye catching and inexpensive), single roses in glasses with floating candles on top, and other seasonal things like fresh garland. The exposed beams will be adorned with parisian bulbs and windows lined with candles to create lots of light and movement in the room! Instead of the traditional favor, we opted for a photo booth to remember all of our special guests. At the end of the night, we will leave by horse and buggy.

We would love to be featured because it will be a beautiful and fun day with lots of love and special touches. Come on and join us down South!

PS - Check out our mood board below. The bridesmaid dresses will be solid blue (no orange sash)

janmevans · July 2010

Hello Annie. Our wedding is set april of 2011. The reasons i think my wedding should be chosen is because it will be very different and very unique. My theme is elagance meets the outdoors. I am getting marriered to the man i love who loves the outdoors and hunting and fishing and so does his son. Did i forget to tell you this will be a double ring wedding, father and son getiing marriered together. Not to amny people can say that. I am incorpoating the outdoors with a touch of elagnace. are having an outdoor wedding and both guys want camo tuxs. so i have agreed. Its very hard to find any ideas on any of the sites that are out there but i have gotten some. My freind and I have pulled ideas from a few places and have come up with good ideas. I didnt just want this day to be all about me i wanted it to be about the both of us. So I have chose a lavender and cream color to go along with the camo and have wooven but things together. We are not a young couple we have both been marriered before. Every thing about this wedding will be different. The brides maides and groomsmen are our children he has 4 and i have 4.
The place that we are getting marriered at has an outdoor chapel that open and a big beautiful green walkway to it and a huge oak tree to give it some shade. We over look a big beautiful lake with a bridge with nothing but trees behind it, and in April the wildflowers will be in full bloom. The spot for the reception is located at the same place its under a pavillion with a side room thats aircontioned for caked and a place to eat in. The veiw of it all a breathtaking and a wonderful place to start our new life and combine our families togethers.
Thank you for your consideration,

Jan evans

noelegirl · July 2010

I didn’t grow up dreaming about my perfect wedding, and if I had my way I probably would have just eloped. It was very important to my fiancé that we have a traditional wedding to remember for the rest of our lives. I delved into planning and had the most difficult time trying to find a venue that was really special to me. I wanted our guests (many who will have to fly in for the wedding) to come to a special beautiful location and we finally chose a small inn in the Poconos - Stroudsmoor Country Inn.

Rather than shocking everyone with wow factor I want our guests to be cozy and comfortable and just enjoy being together and a part of our special day. My family is not the closest and I hope that everyone can put away their differences for 1 day and just enjoy the beauty of our Cliffside ceremony as my grandfather officiates. My fiancé and I have been together for eight years and for me our wedding is just making official what I have known since the beginning.

There will be no dancing, no fancy plated food, just a huge delicious cake and piles of bbq wings, pizza, and sliders. Our bright color palette of cheery oranges, yellows, and reds should put everyone in a sunny mood as we drink the night away. Each guest will receive toys and card games as a takeaway gift and my sweet mom is painting a picture of the two of us for everyone to sign as a guestbook.

It won’t be grand or extravagant but I think it will be about us and our small group of friends and family. J

murphys7 · July 2010

Our wedding should be featured because it is the tale of great love across borders. My fiance is Canadian and I am American. We will be having the wedding in Bellingham WA on July 30, 2011 at Bellingham Golf and Country Club. Almost 100% of our guests will be traveling from various places in Canada and carious places in the United States. It has been quite the turbulent ride trying to be together with border rules and restrictions, this will truly be a special day for us. We both love to golf and thought there would be no better place for our wedding. Our wedding is going to be fairly tradtional; black tie attire, being apart the night and day before the wedding, and my father walking me down the aisle.
Our colors are ivory and white with green and pink accents, our ceremony will be out on the first fairway of the golf course which will then be followed up by a reception in the club for a fun night of eating, drinking, dancing, and fun! Some aspects of our wedding will be DIY such as the centerpieces that will be made with lilies from our florist, and monogramed place cards and table numbers on every table.
My dress is going to be stunning. A traditional ball gown with a sweetheart neckling that has some couture aspects of bows on the shoulder and waist topped with crystal brooches to add the uniqueness I always strive for to just make things a bit different.
We have truly been blessed with a great support system of family and friends that have helped us throughout our long distance relationship and demanding immigration rules. We hope we can share our unique love story and wedding with the knot or wedding channel communities.

~Shannon

Our love story is truly amazing and unique. As will our wedding while we still stay true to some of the traditional aspects that a wedding is all about.

teewagg · July 2010

We wanted something unique for our reception, but a fun theme! We chose Oktoberfest since we have always had so much fun at this fall event.

We had a small wedding ceremony with family and close friends. The reception is really where we let our imagination go!

We hired a local Omaha, NE Polka band to get our guests in the Oktoberfest mood!

We brewed our own Oktoberfest beer to serve along with Piesporter German white wine. We made custom labels to give the beer a special touch! As trinkets we handed out Oktoberfest decorated koozies.

For food we wanted to again keep with the theme and served beef stroganoff and goolash! Yum!

The grooms cake also got in on the action by being in the shape of a German beer stein. To top it off we had matching toasting beer steins!

Lastly, we wanted the decor simple, but in theme! Instead of the typical blue & white check/gingham (Oktoberfest print) we used black and white check/gingham. We had these simple checked runners on top of the white tablecloths. For centerpieces two bright colored daisies in a simple clear glass bud vase. About three of these filled vases per table.

I hope this info has been helpful! We had a blast and the place looked great! Plus, we saved quite a bit with a lot of DIY work.

Tiffany&Mitchell Wright · July 2010

You should feature our wedding, because it is going to be different & FUN like no other! We’re planning a May 7, 2011 Camp wedding in Harford County, Maryland. The ceremony will be in the Camp’s quaint Chapel (historic) allowing for a romantic and rustic feel. It will be very DIY oriented, since we are focusing on a limited budget, we are going to focus on reusing everyday household items for centerpieces, etc. Another idea we have is paper bag latterns to light the way from the chapel to the reception area, again all DIY projects. The reception will be outdoors at the Camp’s Lake featured with an outdoor dance floor & tables.One of my favorite table decorations will be clear tomato sauces glasses, cleaned and filled with water, with greenery and twigs at the bottom and floating candles atop, and finished off with tied rustic yarn. I, the bride grew up at the camp and it has a lot of sentimental meaning to me, making the location even more perfect and romantic! The reception will be held at the camp’s Lake- we hope (as a suggestion from the lovely groom) to put candles in lillypads to float on the lake, allowing for a romantic touch. Our big idea, is to include bonfire smores! We really want the wedding to not only be about us, but about our guests. Many of our guest will be traveling from California, where the groom is from & therefore we want them to leave with incredible memories, and bonfire smores ( no, not tabletop smores, but the real deal smores,instead of a traditional cake) seems to do so!

Choose our wedding because there will be a romantic feel, environmentally conscious and down right fun!

You can see our story by visiting our blog: www.theknot.com/ourwedding/MitchellWright&TiffanyBrooks" target="_blank" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "2b9a4KqoXN4OnYCl9Nf8qPtPlWA", event);">http://www.theknot.com/ourwedding/MitchellWright&TiffanyBrooks

frogrobyn · July 2010

Dear Knot Annie,
My Fiance Jeff and I are doing something a bit different. When Jeff and I went out on our first date. I asked Jeff when his birthday was. He said it was January 22nd. I said to him, that was also my birthday! I did not believe him, I made him take out his wallet and show me his license.

So I looked at the calendar and it just so happens our Birthday lands on a Saturday next year.

So we decided to have our wedding, on our birthday. I thought we could use the beatles "today it's your birthday", when we are doing the traditon of us being raised up on chairs.
I also thought we might end the day( we are having a daytime wedding), with having the hotel bring in a birthday cake. I thought we could blow out the candels and have that be the way we end our wedding day.

Thanks for reading,
Robyn

daynawedding · July 2010

Hi Knot Annie!

My name is Dayna and I am a New Yorker as well. Although we love NYC, we decided to take our wedding to Cancun, Mexico to the #1 resort called Le Blanc Resort & Spa. When my fiance proposed in Paris, France on April 9th 2010 we immediately thought that our wedding would be very intimate with just our parents and sisters, but after a few months of planning it, we realized it wouldn't be the same without all of our family and friends attending. So now we have an invite list of 94 people and invites are going out next month. Our wedding will be July 30th, 2011. Being we only have 46 invites to send, we wanted to get creative with them. We designed invites that are passports with the RSVP card as a luggage tag and they will arrive inside of a glass bottle corked with sand to look like a message inside of a little box made to look like a suitcase. It may be a bit over the top, but we want to drive the point home that this is going to be a celebration not to miss!

I already started to make the welcome bags for when guests arrive at the resort and have put a fun photo of my fiance and I jets kiing in Mexico silk screened on the front.

I have not begun dress shopping yet, but am looking forward to it very much.

We are researching where our honeymoon will be and we have a few ideas up in the air. 1: cross country drive through America. 2: Greek islands. 3: South Africa. 4: House rental in Key West. I will keep you posted on what we decide, but I do know that I would LOVE to have our wedding featured on The Knot! The website and magazines have been my go-to guide for everything wedding related!

Thanks so much for the opportunity.

Best,

Dayna and Paul

mrsbarglof · July 2010

After our first date we knew we'd be planning our wedding soon. Mark and I met on Match.com and have been featured on there "To be Married" section. We are so happy to have found each other and our wedding has been an experience we both have treasured. We plan to wed in Trelawny Jamaica on 8-9-10 at 11:00... figured it was a date we BOTH would remember!

We have planned out every detail, down to the white lilies, tan ties on the chairs, coordinating rings and naked toes in the sand. Every guest is very close to our heart with 24 people joining us, we have our entire bridal party in neutral coordinating outfits that will photograph beautifully. Thankfully we are taking our amazing photographer with us to capture every detail so we can remember it forever. We have a very balanced mix of traditional and contemporary styles, lots of wedding coordinator submissions and DIY items as well. Both have older children we had LOTS of help in all those details.

When we return home we will have a small town (there are only 900 people in our hoe town) celebration. We;d love to have you as part of our celebration! We hope you's pick us to profile. we guarantee and luxurious and down home good time!

The future Mr and Mrs Barglof

Dayna&Paul · July 2010

Hi Knot Annie!

I wrote earlier in my old profile...this is the updated one, so use this please! thanks! Dayna

My name is Dayna and I am a New Yorker as well. Although we love NYC, we decided to take our wedding to Cancun, Mexico to the #1 resort called Le Blanc Resort & Spa. When my fiance proposed in Paris, France on April 9th 2010 we immediately thought that our wedding would be very intimate with just our parents and sisters, but after a few months of planning it, we realized it wouldn't be the same without all of our family and friends attending. So now we have an invite list of 94 people and invites are going out next month. Our wedding will be July 30th, 2011. Being we only have 46 invites to send, we wanted to get creative with them. We designed invites that are passports with the RSVP card as a luggage tag and they will arrive inside of a glass bottle corked with sand to look like a message inside of a little box made to look like a suitcase. It may be a bit over the top, but we want to drive the point home that this is going to be a celebration not to miss!

I already started to make the welcome bags for when guests arrive at the resort and have put a fun photo of my fiance and I jets kiing in Mexico silk screened on the front.

I have not begun dress shopping yet, but am looking forward to it very much.

We are researching where our honeymoon will be and we have a few ideas up in the air. 1: cross country drive through America. 2: Greek islands. 3: South Africa. 4: House rental in Key West. I will keep you posted on what we decide, but I do know that I would LOVE to have our wedding featured on The Knot! The website and magazines have been my go-to guide for everything wedding related!

Thanks so much for the opportunity.

Best,

Dayna and Paul

watkinlv · July 2010

You should feature us because we're high school sweethearts (been together for 6 years!) and couldn't be more in love. We've been talking about getting married for a long time and we're finally at a place where we can make it happen. Obviously, like every other couple we're still on a budget, but can't wait to celebrate us with the people we love most. The guests won't remember the decorations.. or the flowers... but they'll remember the party!!

meredithl618 · July 2010

Hi Annie! Wow, it would be so amazing to have our wedding featured by The Knot.

My husband and I were married on May 22, 2010 in Raleigh, North Carolina. We were high school sweethearts and dated throughout college, where we attended rival schools in separate towns. We got engaged in July of 2008 and had a pretty long engagement which allowed us to plan our dream wedding. As we discussed our ideas for the wedding, we knew that we wanted to create a wedding that was memorable for everyone and personalized to our style and tastes. We really loved the look of traditional weddings and a ballroom reception, especially with the increasing popularity of more casual, outdoor weddings. We knew that a more formal event, but sans-stuffiness was what we wanted to create.

The ceremony was held in the church that my grandparents were charter members of over 40 years ago. This was even more sentimental for me and my family since my grandfather passed away a couple of years ago and my grandmother has Alzheimer’s and was unable to attend the wedding. We had 175 guests in attendance, which allowed for an intimate experience but included everyone we wanted to share the day with.

We made sure to personalize the traditional Methodist ceremony with readings, including an Irish Blessing as a nod to my husband’s Irish heritage, and special music from a string trio. A large altar arrangement of peonies, hydrangea, roses and lush greenery served as the backdrop of our ceremony. An aisle runner, hand painted with our wedding monogram, was placed between the pews which were decorated with gorgeous arrangements of peonies and ribbon. I created beautiful handmade program booklets for each guest, detailing our wedding party, ceremony, special information and even directions to the reception. The pink booklets were all hand tied with silver ribbon and adorned with our wedding monogram. Many of our guests were impressed that I had taken the time to craft such elegant and professional-looking programs.

After the ceremony, the guests were treated to a lovely cocktail hour in the large foyer of our reception. We had 4 signature drinks for the evening, in addition to standard bar selections, Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, and Something Blue. Our guests loved this special touch and it allowed them to taste fun, new cocktails. We even had cute wooden stir sticks personalized with our wedding monogram and date.

Our reception ballroom was transformed by amazing pink uplighting around the room, glimmering candles everywhere you looked, gorgeous linens, and amazing floral centerpieces. The dance floor was even personalized with a gobo light projection of our wedding monogram. After being introduced to the reception, we kicked off the party with a custom, choreographed dance to Michael Bublé’s Everything. After the lovely dinner, we enjoyed a wonderful party and our DJ, Joe Bunn, kept the dance floor packed the entire night. Our cake was light pink with ivory brush embroidery icing details, which mimicked the lace on my wedding dress, and a gorgeous bow. To celebrate marriage and family, we set up a heritage table at the reception, where we displayed portraits from all of the weddings in our families from the past couple of generations.

At the end of an evening filled with love and spent with family and friends, we made our grand exit amid bright sparklers and were whisked away in a limo to begin our honeymoon and new life together.

I put my heart and soul into every detail of our wedding. I took the time and put in extra effort to make our wedding personalized and unique. The Knot and the community message boards played such an important part in the planning and inspiration for our wedding. I essentially became my own wedding planner and in the end, my husband and I were more than amazed with how everything turned out. We are so blessed to have found each other and so happy that this day was perfect.

lisamarie0604 · July 2010

Dear Annie and The Knot,

Hi! My fiance, Tim, and I are so thrilled to be celebrating our upcoming October wedding. Our road here has definitely been quite a journey. We met in 2005 through mutual friends (our groomsmen) at their famed bachelor pad apartment (305a...the namesake of our 305a screwdriver signature cocktail). I would tell people I was a sophomore in college so no one would treat me like a freshman, and met his upperclassmen friends my first week of classes. Tim went to our rival college in the "Philly 5", Villanova, and I met him when I heard he was a bartender and could make me something better than the awful boxed wine and brand x beer that graced the party. Tim and I connected over my hometown, a Jersey shore resort community, and how we both shared a love of Johnson's caramel popcorn.

We became quick and good friends, and developed a really strong bond. After a year, I finally went out on an official date with Tim. Three years later, Tim officially proposed. Weeks before, he was laid off from his job in the financial sector, and he could not afford the full payment on my ring, but he did not want to ruin the special plans he had made to propose, so he proposed with a Ring Pop. A few months later, my real ring came.

He made me breakfast, and put my ring on the stem of an orange rose (my favorite flower) and put that on a plate with blueberry pancakes (my favorite breakfast). He asked what I thought of the meal. I'm absolutely blind without my glasses or contacts, so I thanked him blindly for my breakfast and wondered why he seemed so upset...they were just pancakes, after all, not a diamond ring! (At least in my blind state)...then he handed me my glasses. Atop a mound of blueberries and (now much missed) carbs, sat my carat-and-a-half stunner. Of course, I said yes.

With my college graduation only a few months away from our engagement, we decided to put off wedding planning on hold until I graduated. We soon started to plan our affair, and found a beautiful bayfront location not far from my hometown and more importantly, near our beloved popcorn stand. A few months into planning, our venue went bankrupt. My parents lost their deposit money, and 10 months away from our day, we had to schlep our plans to find something new. Living in a resort, most venues do not host summer weddings, so our May wedding plans had to be pushed back. Fate had chosen our date: The yacht club down the street from my parent's home, and our church, only had one date available: My parent's 25th wedding anniversary, in the same church they had wed in.

We started to plan our day, attempt two, and a few months into planning, we faced an even bigger crisis: My father suffered a severe stroke. Sitting in the emergency room one year and one day prior to our wedding, all I could think of was what if my father could not walk me down the aisle, dance with me, share the day with my mom, or be present at our wedding? As an only child, who almost lost my Dad to cancer when I was a young child, I could not think of anything worse. With months of treatment and physical therapy, as well as many prayers, my father WILL be able to walk me down the aisle, as well as dance with both my mom and I.

I never would have imagined that my Dad would be into the girly things in life: but this wedding is more than just a wedding for us, it's also a celebration of how far we have come as a family. Through lay-off's and midterms, rival schools and endless term papers, through sickness and happiness, Tim and I have been through it all. We have even recently adopted our beautiful rescue dog, Tosh, as we have settled in to our new apartment and prepare for married life.

This day is more than a wedding to us, it really is a celebration of the life and committment we will build together. To have all of our hardwork be featured on The Knot would be so special for us, not to mention be a great tool for future brides from my hometown as they plan their weddings (PS Ocean City brides put your weddings on here there's NOTHING available for those of us up-and-coming!!!) I would love to share my hard work to help girls in the future plan their weddings in my beloved hometown by the beach.

Sincerely,
Lisa

Our Details:

Our motif, two facing seahorses, is sentimental because seahorses are the only undersea animals that mate for life, which is special since we both grew up in beach towns.

Our ceremony:

Our flower cones lining the aisle were all hand made with love by Tim and I...he's now a hot glueing pro! We're also to be wed on my parents 25th anniversary in the same church.

Tim and I have made wooden initals of our first initals to hang on our church doors in lieu of floral wreaths to give the doors a more personalized touch.

Our reception:

We're both Polish, and I'm actually making pierogi for all our guests to enjoy during cocktail hour.

Our favorite detail of our reception is our reggae band for entertainment for our guests and our steel drum band for cocktail hour since we absolutely love island music and want our guests to feel like they're on a mini vacation

Since we met in Philadelphia, we'll be having a Philly cheesesteak bar during our reception, Tim is thrilled with the decision to have some "man food" in a sea of petit fours

Our signature cocktails will honor the night we met, as well as our alma maters:

305a screwdriver, the drink Tim made me on the night we met, named after the apartment we met in.

The Hawktini, in honor of my alma mater, St. Joseph's, will be a crimson martini featuring chambord, vodka, and pineapple juice

The Bluewildcat Margarita will honor Tim's beloved alma mater, Villanova, with tequila and blue curacao on the rocks rimmed with salt.

I have also handmade flip flop bows for our bridesmaids and moms so they can dance the night away in fashion without killing their feet in heels, all while still matching their dresses.

Tim does not belong to the Knot, so I can post this. A Welsh tradition states that the bride has to use a talent so the groom can pay her ransom when the groomsmen kidnap her. Although his guys will NOT be kidnapping me, I will be using a talent at the reception in honor my new hubby: A trained opera singer, I'm ditching the arias for the night to sing to my new hubby. I have chosen "At Last" by the great Etta James, since I think it really reflects our journey the past few years together.

The evening will end the popcorn we spoke about when we first met. We will be giving our guests tubs of Johnson's Popcorn

We hope to share our wedding day with The Knot & The Wedding Channel as well!

twilight.rose · July 2010

Our wedding (6.19.10) should be featured because the reception was held at an extremely unique location and we brought individual touches to every nuance of the day, through some beautiful DIY projects that I would love to share with other brides!

We held our reception at the Mansfield Reformatory where Shawshank Redemption and Air Force One were filmed. It was a huge hit! The building is a 250,000 square foot Gothic/Edwardian masterpiece. Our theme revolved around the glamour of Old Hollywood, and we had stunning centerpieces that I designed, and my husband and maid of honor brought to life.

Much of the jewelry and attire was custom designed, and we brought in unique details to keep it fun (for example, I wore royal purple fishnet stockings.) Also, we had three photographers (one of whom was my groom, which is a story in itself!) documenting the day, so we have an unbelievable amount of photos that showcase every detail!

The Knot (both the website and the magazine) were invaluable to us while we were planning, and we would be honored to share our story with other readers. We met when I was 12, and he was 15, and have overcome many obstacles through the years to finally walk down the aisle and say our vows. I would be thrilled to have the opportunity to share our long-awaited day with The Knot!

kurtandemilie · July 2010

Hey Annie,
I think our wedding should be picked for many many reasons. The first reason and the best is we are having our entire wedding on the beach May 5, 2012, Yes it is a minute away but we want to be completly prepared and dont want to regret or miss anything becuase we didnt have the time or money to have our dream wedding. We are definaltly having a DIY wedding but I perfer it that way, i want things a certain way and I dont want there to be any dissapointments at our wedding, I want it to be perfect. We are also having our reception on the beach (Clearwater FL). We are getting a huge tent and closing all sides but the side to the ocean! With renting a tent there is no time limit to how long we can celebrate and be with our friends and family. Our colors are turquoise, black, and white, the theme is beach with some elegance to it . Me and My fiance Kurt have been together for about 3 1/2 years and I have been planning this wedding from the moment I met him. Our wedding is definatly going to be a blast, we have family from Ireland, england and all over the states, so it will be an event not to miss.
Oh we also have a huge bridal party ( 11 bridesmaids including jrs. and 11 groomsman including jr.) 2 flower girls, 2 ring bearers, and a TON of family. I truely believe that we deserve this and you would not regret it. Thanks
Emilie and Kurt

jstansel1 · July 2010

Dear Annie,

This entry may be a little unusual because I am not a bride and I will not be getting married any time soon. In fact, I am already married and have been for 30 years. I am contacting you on behalf of my son Jake and his precious fiancé-- Christi.

Jake and Christi are both 25 yrs old. They began courting in junior high school, became a couple in high school and have continued dating throughout college. I have always known that they were meant for each other and this past spring they became engaged. They are planning a May 2011 wedding in Asheville, NC.

Jake and Christi are just beginning careers, after college and graduate school, and will be working hard to plan the wedding of their dreams. They have envisioned a relaxed and elegant wedding in cool, green Asheville.

Asheville is a city nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It has a vibrant, downtown --with hundreds of local shops, beautiful art deco architecture and a cornucopia of artist studios. Asheville has been named by AmericanStyle magazine as the No. 2 small-city arts destinations.

The wedding festivities will begin on Friday night where out-of-towners will get a true taste of Asheville. Friends and family will enjoy the Asheville Drum Circle in Pritchard Park, where folks of every age and description meet to share the thunderous rhythm of drums and dancing. This is truly a place to see the individuality and diversity of Asheville.

The church has been reserved-a beautiful 140 year old stone church that sits on a knoll. It even has a bright red arched door!

After the ceremony the wedding party will be transported to the reception on a purple school bus! This is actually a LaZoom touring bus that conducts a comedy tour in the city of Asheville.

The wedding reception will take place in " The Venue" a restored historic building with rustic furnishings and exposed beams. The reception will feature spring flowers and candles arranged loosely in an almost carefree manner. The main emphasis for this celebration will be sweet love surrounded by family and friends.

aprilmelissa1979 · July 2010

Hi Annie!! I love the knot! I received every single detail of my upcoming Spring 2011 wedding from the articles posted on the knot. Im not a DIY bride, but definitely a busy bride who can show that being on a budget doesn't mean you sacrifice elegance.

My fiance and I would love to be featured on the Knot!!

April

SkyeAndKyle · July 2010

I believe our wedding should be featured on the knot or weddingchannel.com because i am TRULY a knot.com fan. If you se emy profile I joined in 2007...started planning and looking at other brides' ideas... I didn't even get engaged until 2010!! Our wedding is next June and we are holding it at the Sunset Capital of Texas, the Oasis on Lake Travis.

Kyle and I are highschool sweethearts, went all through college and just this year in March he proposed in Jamaica. I would LOVE to have a destination wedding, but it just wasn't feasible with our families so we chose the next best thing...the lake!! We are treating our wedding like a destination. It is going to have the fun party vibe, while still feeling like a wedding! I have gotten SOOO many ideas from theknot.com such as music, DIY, hairstyles, advice, trends, etc. etc that we would be the perfect wedding to feature! Everytime I tell my co-workers and friends a new wedding plan, they laugh and ask if I got it off the discussion boards..that's how much I genuinely use theknot and all of its resources!!

After the wedding and a few years down the road in my career, I am seriously considering open my own bridal boutique and offering wedding planning services as well. I LOVE weddings.

Please pick us! Kyle and Skye, June 11, 2011, Austin TX! Sunset capital of Texas!

CallaLily08 · July 2010

HI!

Actually our wedding isn't until May 2012, so I'm not sure if that automatically excludes us. However, we would love to be featured. My fiance, Darren, and I are getting married at the Dreams Resort in La Romana, DR. We decided on that resort not only because it's gorgeous but because it's only 30 minutes away from my dad and my 94 yr old grandmother. We started planning our wedding here in NJ, but it just became a battle, stressful, and a lot to take on - did I also mention we have a 2year old daughter, and I'm a full time student. So, in favor of keeping the peace, keeping our wedding about family, and assuring that it will be a stress free and happy day for us, we chose Dreams.

The best part about our wedding is that it truly is all about family. My sister is my maid of honor, my cousin is my matron of honor, our daughter and her cousin are our flower girls, my cousin is one of my bridesmaids, my brother is one of the groomsmen and my future father-in-law is the best man. My oldest brother is an amazing artist and is going to create our save-the-dates and all invitatations. We are even having a small ceremony here in NJ just for our parents and siblings.

We are having a very small wedding, just 40 ppl. Ultimately, it isn't our dream wedding, or whgat we envisioned, but we are happy, thrilled, and more relaxed than when we started. We are looking forward to a wonderful, stress free day, and a lifetime of happiness and love.

That is what I call dreamy!

Tunie · July 2010

Hi Annie

Our wedding is going to be in December, in the winter capital: Bemidji, MN. We are both hometown heroes and love the beautiful small town that we both grew up in. Our wedding will be a great one to have featured.

Chris and I grew up in the same town and probably should have known each other for years, but as fate had it, it wasn't time. We had attended the same high school (although he was a couple years older than me), and also went to the same college for the same major, attended some of the same classes(25 people in the class), and had some of the same friends. But both of us had been in serious, long-term relationships through all of this and had we met at those times, things may have not turned out the way it did. FInally, during my senior year of college, we met through our mutual friends and after our first date (him taking me rock climbing for the first time), we were both hooked. I think we both knew that this was different from anything else that we had ever felt before.

We dated for a little over a year when he proposed, and when he did, every other groom was put to shame. Dancing has always been one of the loves in my life, and hunting, his. We made a deal that if I went goose hunting with him during the fall (which I had never done before), then he would take dance lessons with me (something that he had never done before). All through college I participated in a dance show, and part of the agreement was that he would do one dance with me in the show. Well, we danced our tango, and the night that all of my family was there and his family, too, after we took our final pose, he pulled me out of the dip, and took me back to center stage. He got down on one knee and pulled out the ring that he had designed himself, and proposed right there in front of tv camera's, hundreds of people, and all of the people who matter most to me. I couldn't have dreamed up a better proposal.

Our wedding is going to be almost completely DIY and I have been using many things from your website to help. We don't have a lot of money to create this wedding, but I still want to make it completely gorgeous, elegant, and the celebration of the year.

Because of the budget, my future mother-in-law will be making my wedding dress and the wedding cake. We will also be making gingerbread snowflake cookies as our favors.My two grandmothers and great-grandma love to bake and we are going to make a little party out of decorating the cookies. My mother and I took a small road trip down to the Twin Cities to a paper warehouse and cut out and made all of the invitations and programs as well. One of our downtown bistros will be catering the meal with creativity and deliciousness! My trusted hairstylist of whom has done my hair since I was a little girl, will be doing my hair for me. And my father's wonderful cousins will be decorating the ceremony and reception halls.

We will be having my reception at the brand-new recreational event center that is going up in Bemidji. It will be the first wedding in the Ballroom of the center and is sure to be fabulous. I have looked through the pictures of winter weddings on your sight and only a few actually had snow in them. We plan on taking numerous pictures outside and also hope to have a horse drawn carriage from family friends transport us from the church to the ballroom across town.

I also haven't seen any pictures on your website of the colors of the wedding, and I think that it is another good reason to feature our wedding. Deep purple, sage green, and ivory provide a tastefully elegant charm to any wedding, and with the candlelit ceremony and reception, the colors will be radiant.

I think that our wedding would put a nice spin on your channel, or website, with a small town, family oriented, "real" winter theme.

Thank you,

Stephanie

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