Tips for getting the best dress
[caption id="attachment_1945" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Lindsay Cortez"][/caption] by Lindsay Cortez I’m going to share with you four tips to make finding your dress easier and share with you a little of my dress shopping experience. Timeline: When I got engaged I made a list of priorities. First on my list was to book a venue. Second was my dress. Unless you buy a dress on the rack that is magically in stock in your size then you will need to order your dress. It can take up to six months to get your dress once you place the order. My wedding date was August 13th. So ...
Gresham & Liddicoat • 5-28-11
[caption id="attachment_1640" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="courtesy 7 Safaris"][/caption] Names Katie Gresham and Michael Liddicoat They live in Yakima, WA Ceremony & Reception American Homestead HOW THEY MET their parents introduced them HE PROPOSED on stage at the Akin Theatre in Yakima, right after the play Michael was in, Barefoot in the Park NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS 5 NUMBER OF GUESTS 190 COLORS CHOSEN WERE bright pink, yellow and orange THEY SPENT THE NIGHT AT the cute cabin at American Homestead THEN HONEYMOONED on a 7-day cruise to the Caribbean, Nassau, Bahamas, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and St. Maarten • Traditional or unusual wedding? “Pretty traditional, but a lot of personal touches made ...
White & Cortez • 8-13-11
[caption id="attachment_1631" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="courtesy Kristen Honeycutt"][/caption] Names Lindsay Noelle White and Michael Cortez They live in Yakima, WA Ceremony & Reception Fontaine Estates Winery, Naches, WA OCCUPATIONS She’s a project manager at Idea Marketing, he’s a Washington State Trooper THEY MET at WSU, where his fraternity and her sorority were homecoming week “partners.” “We were inseperable that week — the beginning of our love story.” HE PROPOSED in front of friends at a special dinner the night before a WSU football game in Tempe, Ariz. NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS 12 NUMBER OF GUESTS 250 COLORS WERE red, orange, yellow and corals BRIDESMAIDS WORE wrap dresses of different colors; each ...
Cote & Silva • 8-20-11
Names Alyson Cote and César Silva They live in Seattle, WA Ceremony & Reception Sawyer House BRIDE’S OCCUPATION Barista GROOM’S OCCUPATION PhD student THEY MET at church HE PROPOSED over a romantic, homemade dinner at his apartment NUMBER OF GUESTS 225 NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS 14 COLORS yellow, green and blue GETAWAY CAR Chevy Mustang HONEYMOONED [...]
Tucknies & Romero • 7-10-11
Names Brandi Danielle Tucknies and Eddie Louis Romero They live in Yakima Ceremony Holy Cross Orthodox Church, Yakima Reception Ahtanum Youth Park, Union Gap OCCUPATIONS She’s a server at Olive Garden and he works at LTI Milky Way THEY MET working at Mongolian Grill eight years ago, where Brandi was a server and Eddie [...]
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Tips for getting the best dress
Lindsay Cortez by Lindsay Cortez I’m going to share with you four tips to make finding your dress easier and share with you a little of my dress shopping...
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Countdown! What to do and when to do itcourtesy Michael Fisk 12+ Months • Envision your wedding style and color scheme. Make an inspiration board from your favorite magazines. • Get organized!...
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