Date: April 26, 2008

Ceremony: 
Riana Milne, Ceremonies by the Sea

"Riana is really, really good and thorough.  We told her it was a 2nd wedding and we wanted to personalize it to include our children and our parents and what she came up with was perfect.  We also had David's mother and my father read during the ceremony."

Reception: The Carriage House

"Denise was phenomenal. From the time I walked in, I never had to ask for a thing. From bagels & mimosas waiting when I got there until the end of the day, everything was done."

Photographer: 
Shot by Eileen M. Eccleston of 
Liz Wuillermin Photography

"I love the way the photos came out." 

Wedding Gown: David's Bridal

Bridesmaids Gowns: Each girl selected her own style black gown to wear.   They came from different places.

Formalwear: Formal Dimensions

"The tuxes looked and fit perfectly.  David wore an ivory tie and ivory vest that matched my gown.  The groomsmen wore black vests and pink ties.  The pink ties were a joke between the men...real men wear pink." 

Flowers: Art of Flowers

"I won my bouquet from a contest on AtlanticCityWeddings.com and had Becky do all the rest of my flowers.  They were absolutely gorgeous!"

Colors: Pink & Black

Girls Night Out: "Since most of us are moms, we hung out at Chickie & Pete's.  There was about 12 of us.  We ate, laughed, had drinks, shared old stories and took lots of pictures.

Guys Night Out:  "The guys from the bridal party and David went golfing together at Linwood Country Club and after they went to Ventura's for dinner."

2nd Wedding Ideas:
"Because it was a second wedding for both of us we did a lot of things differently.  We had a special service included within the wedding ceremony for the children.  David presented my son with dog tags and my two daughters with little rings.  We also worder our invitations to read "Fawn & David, along with my children's names, invite you to...  Also, because most of our guests were already married we didn't do the traditional bouquet and garter toss.  Instead we had an anniversary dance for all the couples.   

We Used the Internet:
"We found a lot of wedding vendors on AtlanticCityWeddings.com and were on the site all the time.  We also found our invitations, bridal party gifts and favors online at various wedding sites."

Wedding Cake 
& Groom's Cake: Bakeworks 
The Groom's cake was a huge hit.  It was shaped like a NY giants helmet.  The cake looked so real the DJ had to announce that it was a cake, and not a helmet!  (Photo Groom's Cake)

Children's Table: 
We had 8 children, including my children, all sit at one table together.  I had a special cupcake centerpiece for the table and made up goodie bags with dollar store items and favors like bubbles, sunglassess and board games.  The children's tables also had their own meals - chicken fingers instead of what we were having. 

Favors: 
We ordered bride and tuxedo boxes online that we filled with pink candy.  Each of the boxes we put together with a pink ribbon to accent our colors. 

Bridal Party Gifts:
I ordered necklaces from Tiffany & Co. for my bridesmaids.   I had the necklaces personalized and each one was a unique charm necklace. 

Disc Jockey: 
Bob Morgan Entertainment

Ceremony Music:  
"Somewhere Over The Rainbow,"
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 
(like the Jason Castro version)

"Even though Somewhere Over The Rainbow isn't a typical wedding song, I had someone play that for our ceremony because I always loved that song."

First Dance:  "At Last," Etta James

Parents Dance:  "Through the Yearsl" Kenny Rogers

Children's Dance:  
"I Hope You Dance" Leeann Womack


Because it was a second wedding we didn't do all the traditional dances.  Instead we had a parent's dance where I danced with my Dad and David danced with his mom and a special dance with our children.  And, it was really special to have my son walk me down the aisle!

Best Part: Everything was great - the vendors, the day, the whole thing!

Honeymoon: 
The night of the wedding we stayed at Trump Marina.  Then the next day we spent with family.  You're kind of exhausted the next day too so it was nice that we took our honeymoon 2 weeks later.  We went to Sandals, Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Tip for Brides to Be:
"Have fun with it.  I had a huge binder.  It helped keep me organized so I knew what had to be paid when and it had all the important vendor contracts and information in one place.   Try to eat the day of the wedding.  I didn't eat all day and by 9pm we were ordering room service.  Also, I think brides sometimes go too traditional.  Keep some things about yourself and personalize your wedding by including things that are important to you."