Date:
June 23, 2007

Ceremony: 
Elizabeth Anne Seton Absecon

Reception:
Tomasello Winery

Photographer:
Photography by Julia

Ceremony Music 
Barbara Bew Crowley
Harpist

Colors: 
Dusty Rose

Wedding Gown 
Rienzi Bridal

Bridesmaids:
Wedding Belles

Formalwear:
Formal Dimensions 

Limo/Transportation:
Bayside Limousine

How We Met: 
Brian and I were high school sweethearts.  Sometimes it still takes me back at how lucky I am to have met the love of my life at such a young age and to have grown up together. 

Flowers 
Betina's at Parkview, Galloway.
"Betina is wonderful.   She is so creative and offers one idea after the next to make your wedding flowers unique and special.   Betina was recommended to me by several other brides and I then recommended her to several of my friends as well.  You can see from the pictures, the flowers were breath-taking."  (See additional photos next page)

Invitations:
The American Wedding - We saved a lot of money by ordering the invitations online and they were just as beautiful.  We also sealed the invitation s with wax seals that I bought at AC Moore.

Hair & Makeup: 401 West, Absecon 
"Everyone's hair and makeup looked absolutely fantastic.   The girls there really listened to what we wanted and we all got a ton of compliments. Our mothers, the bridesmaids, and me, all had a really nice relaxing morning in the salon.  We brought breakfast and had the place to ourselves."

We Used the Internet:
"I did most of my planning from AtlanticCityWeddings.com."   

Videographer: Therese Farrow Films (Camelot Video) - everyone loves the wedding DVDs!   They were done so artfully and Therese is wonderful to work with.

Wedding Cake:
The cake was also included in the Tomasello's package.   It was ordered from Anne Marie's Sweets in Berlin.   We got the raspberry swirl.   It looked exceptionally beautiful and we were able to design it special for our wedding.   The guests loved the taste, not your traditional wedding cake taste.

Favors: 
As part of Tomasello's wedding package you receive one wine bottle favor per couple.   My mom and I decorated the bottles with wine bags that we made. 

Did you make anything or do anything yourselves to save money?  It took my mother and I all winter to sew wine bottle bags for the wine bottle favors.   It was fun and it was our one personalized touch that we added.   They looked really pretty and we were able to find the exact fabric that the bridesmaids' dresses were made from.   Not only was it a nice bride and mother of the bride bonding time, but it was a little something extra to decorate the tables with.  (Photo of wine bottle favors with hand-sewn bags)

First Dance:  
"Wonderful Tonight"
Eric Clapton Cover

Reception Entertainment: David Gustafson's All Love Orchestra.   I didn't really want a band, but my parents always talked about how they had a band at their wedding and INSISTED that we have a band.   Boy were they right, a band really made it fun and everybody danced the entire night.   David was great to work with and they sounded great!

Best Part: When the priest said "You may now kiss the bride" was a very special moment.   Another fun part was that I was determined not to be late to my own wedding which tends to happen a lot with the bride's limo, so the girls' limo was one of the first cars in the parking lot.  No one could see in the windows, so we had fun watching all of the guests and the boys arrive. 

Honeymoon: 
Sunscapes the Beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Tip for Brides to Be: There will be bumps along the way with planning - shoes, "table drama", lost receipts, whatever.   Make sure you enjoy the time with your fiance.   You'll find you actually miss the wedding planning when it's over.   This is a special day that you'll never forget, make sure you don't forget why you're doing it.   Enjoy being in love.