Marrying Mare
Wedding planning by a chic and resourceful bride!

Monday, February 23, 2009
We've been keeping a secret for a very long time.... We thought and thought about how to make our wedding different and offer something memorable for our guests to take home...We wanted to surprise everyone but recently decided to start spreading the word so our guests can practice their cheesiest poses and smiles... without further ado...meet, OUR WEDDING FAVORS!!

So polish those pearly whites, puff up that hair-do, we'z about to get CHEESAY! Here are some sample poses for your perusal!


The best thing about this is: It will double as our guest sign in book! That's right, each print comes with a double. One for you and one for us! There will be a scrap book for you to paste that bad boy and for you to write us a little note of LOVE and wishes!

Oh yeah, and did we mention, UNLIMITED! That's right, take as many as you want! It's been paid for! hehe..

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Tuesday, February 17, 2009


Everyday I would catch myself spending too much time trying to figure out exactly how many days were left until our big day. Then I remembered an old co-worker who had this adorable countdown ticker. And so I bought one! In case you're curious, we have 116 days until Will and I become hubby and wifey! Yeeehaww! And whats adorable about this lil ticker is that it came with interchangable plates that we can use after the wedding. You know, to countdown to anniversaries, vacations, and most importantly, BABIES!! :)

Posted by MamaMare at 11:42 PM | 2 comments
So we have finally decided to book our honeymoon for Punta Cana, Dominican Republic! Yeah!!! Why do you ask? Simply put, we get more bang for our buck! We have a huge goal to save up enough money to buy a home soon in California in preperation for our big move out there. We even considered nixing a honeymoon. But quickly came to our senses and decided to something more affordable yet memorable. I'm so excited and wish we were already going next week! Haha, but lets back up a bit because we are in a major predicament, we can't make up our mind on which resort to pick!! So ladies and gentelmen, I introduce to you:

OUR TOP CONTENDERS:

1) Majestic Colonial - A more established five star resort, rated number one on Tripadvisor (my travel bible), has a honeymoon offer (i'm a sucker for free stuff), and has some solid reviews on Tripadvisor. A tad cheaper than Majestic Elegance (by a few bucks). Gorgeous beach I hear.



2) Majestic Elegance - The new baby in the Majestic Family. Right next to Majestic Colonial and it looks very promising. Due to it's recent grand opening in November, there are a lot of kinks and growing pains. This has caused them to have some really bad reviews on Tripadvisor. Hmmm.. But it IS newer and supposedly an "upgraded" version of Majestic Colonial. Gorgeous beach, here as well (duh it's right next door to MC).


3) Excellence Resort - Supposedly Creme de la creme in Punta Cana. My buddy Jackie G (of Jackie G Photography in Texas, soon to be California) is staying here and I am envious! Its about $100 more expensive than the two above but it has a big "Adults Only" section. The only major major drawback for us is that the beach is "rougher" and the sand isnt white. Trivial, I know, but we're major beach lovers and love tranquil beaches!
Decisions, Decisions!

Posted by MamaMare at 11:14 PM | 1 comments

Sorry gang for pulling a Houdini! But things have been a tad nuts. Hopefully I can catch everyone up to speed on the happenings on "Operation Wedding"!



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