Wedding Wednesday: 14 Things Jewish Brides Can’t Resist

Inspired by 32 Things Jewish Girls Can't Resist on Buzzfeed.

1. Tiffany's

2. Watching Say Yes to the Dress Marathons

3. #jewishgirlproblems When Our Camp Friends Overflow Our Guest List

4. Filling up our Amazon Wedding Registry with Judaica

5. Serving a Bagels and Lox Spread at Our Bridal Shower

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6. A Rustic Birch Branch Huppah

7. A Paper Cut Ketubah

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8. Finding Discount Codes for Wedding Paper Divas

9. Themed Wedding Websites

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10. Playing Jewish Geography at Other Weddings

11. Teaching Traditions to Friends who Aren't Members of the Tribe

12. Personalized Color Coordinated Kippot in Bulk

13. Getting Wrapped up in the Moment

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14. Making this Face

 Mazel!

Wedding Wednesday: A & J's NC Nuptials

First of all, HAPPY (golden) BIRTHDAY to my amazing fiance! We have a few days weeks of birthday celebrations lined up and I can't wait to celebrate with you! 

Now on to the wedding details. On Sunday Aaron and I were guests at the bride, A, was is one of Aaron's best friends from high school. The wedding was held at Heirloom Gardens, a 200-acre working family farm in Yanceyville, NC. 

The ceremony was in a meadow outside of the farm house. Right before the ceremony there were big, dark clouds in the distance and a few rounds of rolling thunder, but thankfully, the big storm never arrived and everything went as planned. A and J exchanged vows, the rabbi shared Torah, family members recited the seven blessings, J stepped on the glass and they were married! 

During the cocktail hour in the garden we had a chance to catch up with friends from AHA and I got to meet a few of Aaron's classmates. The reception was held in a greenhouse that was filled with gold and green accents, terrarium centerpieces and a photo booth. Dinner was catered by the venue and included veggies picked fresh from the farm that same day!

Mazel tov to the bride, the groom, the families, and everyone involved. You did it!

Wedding Wednesday: A Bridal Shower

Earlier this month Aaron and I drove up to MD for the weekend for my bridal shower! My amazing sister, Dana, along with my aunts and other family members had been planning this party for months. 

Even though we decided to call it a "Bridal Shower" I knew that I wanted to invite men and women and have it be more of a couples shower. There are plenty of ladies who enjoy the traditional women only Bridal Shower with girly decor, a fancy sit down brunch, and toilet paper wedding dresses games, but I'm just not one of them! I wanted to be able to invite all of my friends and family to celebrate while we were in town. 

The shower was held at my aunt and uncle's beautiful house in Annapolis. They were amazing hosts and were so kind to open up their entire home for the shower. We had lunch set up in the kitchen, a delicious dessert table in the dining room, a slideshow of photos of each of us growing up, and drinks on the deck, including a signature "Manassa Punch" created by my aunts.

After lunch we played a round of "Who Said It?" with ginger mustache (for Aaron) and hot pink lip (for me) props, and then we opened gifts. After the shower "ended" friends and family stuck around to hang out on the deck until the evening. 

Thank you to everyone who helped plan our shower and to everyone who joined us in Annapolis to celebrate! We cherish the moments that we spend together and always look forward to the next party!

Wedding Wednesday

We are so close to finishing our "big ticket items" wedding to-do list! We booked our wedding DJ over the weekend, so now there are only a few more big decisions to make before our big day! Don't get me wrong, there is still a lot of planning and work to be done, but it's mostly working on the details that will make our day special. Here is a collection of images that I have found inspiring while we work on planning out the details.

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Wedding Wednesday: CAKE!

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So, I was originally planning on creating a photo collage with only 4 photos, but I have so many beautiful cake photos in my inspiration folder, that I decided to stretch my collage to 7! 

A few weekends ago when I was visiting my cousin, she told me that her friend has a cake business called Cute & Sweet Boutique, that is based out of Durham. After checking out the bakery website I sent the owner a list of our preferred flavors and scheduled a tasting appointment. Aaron and I met with bakery owner, Amy on Saturday at the Southpoint Mall in Durham. We tasted 4 Autumn flavors and talked about a cake design. This was our first tasting so we didn't agree on anything yet, except that all four flavors were delicious!

And now, here is a treat - a sneak peek at our engagment photo shoot with B Real Photo from two weekends ago at the amazingly beautiful Historic Oak View Park. We are meeting with our photographer, Suzanne next Friday at her brand new studio to look over the rest of the photos, so I will have more to share soon!

Wedding Wednesday: Ohio Couples Shower

Last week we celebrated the first event of our "wedding season". Aaron's mom and sister threw us an "Ohio University is for Lovers" themed couples wedding shower at a country club in Akron. We had so much fun!

We enjoyed an amazing brunch, visited with family and friends, played a 20 questions game, and opened gifts!

The entire show flew by in a flash, when we were packing up the car I could hardly believe that it was over. We are so grateful that we have and will continue to have so many opportunities to celebrate with our loved ones!