We decided to close out a great 2006 by spending two days straight in malls…with about a gazillion other people. Luckily, we didn’t have to wait in long lines or trade punches over the last pillows available in the store. Instead, we were armed with scanning guns and made our way through three […]

This is a little outdated, but for those of you new to the site, my fiancé and I are getting married in May. With 10 months until the wedding, we decided sending “Save the Date” cards would be the easiest way to inform our guests of the correct date. We also decided these […]

I switched servers over the weekend, hence the downtime on the site. We’re back up and we’ll be posting awesome updates this weekend. Invites, hotel info and other good stuff is coming soon!

Yes, I think I am pretty gracious, but right now I am angry. Our accommodations have recently changed, and I want nothing more than to seek revenge on the SOB who threw said wrench in said plans. However, I know the best revenge is no revenge (damn counseling degree), and hopefully things will […]

This Sunday we got up early and headed out to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl Flea Market. We were in search of linens and tins for the wedding decorations. After several hours of searching and enduring the valley heat, we encountered an old hispanic woman in a minivan with a plethora of vintage […]

We finalized our food and liquor options today, securing the services of Masterson’s Catering. According to their website:
“Masterson’s Catering has been a family owned and operated Louisville institution since 1938. As one of Louisville’s first off premise caterers, we have the experience and the resources to insure the success of any event. To insure […]

While not pertaining directly to wedding planning, I found this simply too good to keep from everyone.
Mark Jones is a new media artist in the UK. I found his site via the Graphic Design Bar forum and was delighted by his work. Humorous and original, it struck a cord with me immediately. […]

As you know by now, Ryan and I are throwing a vintage inspired wedding. In order to do this, I scoure ebay every day looking for bargains on linens, dishes, and favors. Not satisfied with the current selection on ebay, today I ventured out into Pasadena to look for vintage biscuit and tea […]

Welcome to “The Making of a Wedding,” the blog for the wedding of Sally and Ryan. We decided to set up this site to provide some insight to the planning and scheduling of an out of town wedding. Hopefully, this will help any couples setting up a wedding, but in particular, this site […]