Comments for NEPA Bride http://nepabrideblog.com Adventures in Wedding Planning in Northeast PA Sun, 15 May 2011 05:42:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on It’s Been A While by Lil' Woman http://nepabrideblog.com/2011/05/12/its-been-a-while/comment-page-1/#comment-20314 Lil' Woman Sun, 15 May 2011 05:42:34 +0000 http://nepabrideblog.com/?p=776#comment-20314 Welcome back...can't wait to hear about all your plans and wedding Welcome back…can’t wait to hear about all your plans and wedding

]]> Comment on My Bathroom Basket Craftacular by Sophie http://nepabrideblog.com/2010/03/27/my-bathroom-basket-craftacular/comment-page-1/#comment-13818 Sophie Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:36:27 +0000 http://nepabrideblog.com/?p=712#comment-13818 Hi there! Thanks for the great ideas! I thought your readers might also appreciate this shop; it creates custom toiletry baskets for weddings and events: http://www.etsy.com/listing/68953197/custom-wedding-toiletry-kit?ref=pr_shop Cheers :) Sophie Hi there! Thanks for the great ideas! I thought your readers might also appreciate this shop; it creates custom toiletry baskets for weddings and events:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/68953197/custom-wedding-toiletry-kit?ref=pr_shop

Cheers :)

Sophie

]]> Comment on The Venue Hunt Is On! by Patricia http://nepabrideblog.com/2009/07/17/the-venue-hunt-is-on/comment-page-1/#comment-10019 Patricia Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:08:06 +0000 http://nepabrideblog.com/?p=130#comment-10019 Did you find a venue? Im getting married at the Inn at Pocono Manor on Nov 5, 2011. I looked at a few Pocono venues and it came down to that and Shawnee Inn and Country Club (which had an AWSOME Winter deal). Good luck! Did you find a venue? Im getting married at the Inn at Pocono Manor on Nov 5, 2011. I looked at a few Pocono venues and it came down to that and Shawnee Inn and Country Club (which had an AWSOME Winter deal). Good luck!

]]> Comment on On Dress Shopping by Andrea http://nepabrideblog.com/2010/01/28/on-dress-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-2829 Andrea Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:48:34 +0000 http://nepabrideblog.com/?p=409#comment-2829 I have had similar misgivings with dress shopping. I went to David's Bridal a couple of weeks ago and, unfortunately, did not have as good an experience. Not only was the an extremely limited selection of the type of dress I had in mind in anything near my sample size (read: they had essentially all halters and strapless), the consultant was unwilling to allow me to try on anything that was a little too small. I was a size 16-18W in the dresses as David's, but the consultant was extremely reluctant to let me try on anything in size 14W and below, and if the dress wouldn't zip, she wouldn't allow me to show my girls what it looked like. I had to practically beg her to allow me to try on the dress I had in mind, which was only available in a "natural" (not women's) size 14! I must say, it was just shy of fitting, too! I was amazed that David's didn't have those clips that let you clip the dress, open, to your bra so you can get an idea of what it will look like, even if it is too large. Enough of my venting, I will try elsewhere! I have had similar misgivings with dress shopping.

I went to David’s Bridal a couple of weeks ago and, unfortunately, did not have as good an experience. Not only was the an extremely limited selection of the type of dress I had in mind in anything near my sample size (read: they had essentially all halters and strapless), the consultant was unwilling to allow me to try on anything that was a little too small. I was a size 16-18W in the dresses as David’s, but the consultant was extremely reluctant to let me try on anything in size 14W and below, and if the dress wouldn’t zip, she wouldn’t allow me to show my girls what it looked like. I had to practically beg her to allow me to try on the dress I had in mind, which was only available in a “natural” (not women’s) size 14! I must say, it was just shy of fitting, too! I was amazed that David’s didn’t have those clips that let you clip the dress, open, to your bra so you can get an idea of what it will look like, even if it is too large.

Enough of my venting, I will try elsewhere!

]]> Comment on Biting The Bullet by Kim http://nepabrideblog.com/2010/02/26/biting-the-bullet/comment-page-1/#comment-2717 Kim Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:47:20 +0000 http://nepabrideblog.com/?p=632#comment-2717 #6 is actually my dress! :) Only I'm not wearing the cap sleeves. I thought they looked horrible, and the dress is a million times better without them. #6 is actually my dress! :) Only I’m not wearing the cap sleeves. I thought they looked horrible, and the dress is a million times better without them.

]]> Comment on My Bathroom Basket Craftacular by Wedding Leicester http://nepabrideblog.com/2010/03/27/my-bathroom-basket-craftacular/comment-page-1/#comment-2654 Wedding Leicester Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:03:07 +0000 http://nepabrideblog.com/?p=712#comment-2654 These are really great. thanks for the pictures too, it really helps to be able to see them. I made a card basket for my wedding, for people to drop there cards in to so they wern't left lying around on tables and things and that went really well. I made it a ouple of weeks before hand. Thanks for this article. These are really great. thanks for the pictures too, it really helps to be able to see them. I made a card basket for my wedding, for people to drop there cards in to so they wern’t left lying around on tables and things and that went really well. I made it a ouple of weeks before hand. Thanks for this article.

]]> Comment on Our Pre-Cana Experience by Julie http://nepabrideblog.com/2010/04/26/our-pre-cana-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2482 Julie Sun, 30 May 2010 15:03:45 +0000 http://nepabrideblog.com/?p=696#comment-2482 Not so much pre-cana but ran into an experience like none other with an officiant for the Inne of the Abingtons, Pastor Jason Gardner. My fiancé and I met with the Pastor in the fall of 2009 and he left a decent first impression. He required ½ of his fee of $300 up front and did not have us sign any sort of contract. He did not show us any credentials as to professional experience as an ordained pastor, theology education, or education and training in marriage counseling. I’m still not sure what type of training he possesses, he has a full time day job, and to the best of my knowledge he is a youth pastor at a local church. Typically youth pastors do not marry or counsel couples as this is handled by senior clergy in the church because youth pastors usually don’t have the proper experience and are not qualified to do so. He uses a standard ceremony with everyone which he emails for you to add any elements to make it more your own. Due to his day job and wanting to get home as soon as possible he only meets with couples for interviews and marriage counseling weekdays, no weekends, and the latest appointment he can accommodate is 6pm. Thus my fiancé had to leave work early just to meet with him since his hours are so limited. The second meeting we setup for marriage counseling in the winter left us with reservations which we should have simply addressed then and there. The pastor was going through the counseling material and had considerable difficulty reading some of the words to material I assume he uses frequently. I’m not sure whether this was due to illness, tiredness, etc. This made us worried that on the day of the wedding guests might not be able to understand him and the ceremony might lose some of its meaningfulness. What made us most uncomfortable was the story he related to us. He was talking about honesty in relationships and started talking about his wife and a time he questioned hers. I guess his wife had been cleaning houses for someone and had something VERY bad happen to her but instead of telling her husband right away, calling him to pick her up, or simply leaving she continued to go back to clean for this person because the house needed cleaning. My fiancé and I sat there in complete shock and wanted very much to get up and leave. We felt bad for them both but felt very uncomfortable when we left and felt this was something so personal, irrelevant, inappropriate, unprofessional, and depressing to share with a happy couple about to be wed. We checked his reference with Amy at the Inne and she said all his ceremonies were beautiful and she’d never heard anything about his issues reading, he must have been tired due to a men’s retreat going on. We didn’t share the story he told us initially because we ourselves were so embarrassed. So four weeks before the wedding we called to confirm out last meeting and when asking what he and his wife would like to eat because we needed him to bless our meal he told us that he doesn’t do that anymore because ‘receptions get out of hand’. We had mentioned at the first meeting that a blessing would be needed and he never told us otherwise until 4 weeks before, after we had already given a deposit. This was the last straw which led us to locate someone else. We had to scramble at last minute to find someone else, fortunately my godfather who I haven’t seen in years, and reprint the wedding programs entirely. When we explained to him at first nicely why we wouldn’t be using him and that we wanted our deposit back he used every excuse in the world as to why he wouldn’t give a refund: a) that he had no way of knowing we’d be using his ceremony & I even provided proof with the new program, b) that he worked so many hours on it when he uses a standard one with everyone and I was the one who edited it to meet our needs, c) that he couldn’t schedule another wedding to replace ours so he’d lose money, d) sorry we made you uncomfortable but it’s okay that I shared the abuse because it was during a marriage counseling session, and e) even accused me of wanting to use my godfather the whole time. I’ve never encountered anything like this in my life and I would not refer him to anyone. My advice to any bride is meet the person several times, make sure they put together the ceremony YOU want because it’s YOU and your FIANCE’S day, check credentials, and make sure they are a head pastor at a physical church who actually marries members of their own congregation. Better yet use someone from your own church if you both are of the same faith or someone you know personally. Not so much pre-cana but ran into an experience like none other with an officiant for the Inne of the Abingtons, Pastor Jason Gardner. My fiancé and I met with the Pastor in the fall of 2009 and he left a decent first impression. He required ½ of his fee of $300 up front and did not have us sign any sort of contract. He did not show us any credentials as to professional experience as an ordained pastor, theology education, or education and training in marriage counseling. I’m still not sure what type of training he possesses, he has a full time day job, and to the best of my knowledge he is a youth pastor at a local church. Typically youth pastors do not marry or counsel couples as this is handled by senior clergy in the church because youth pastors usually don’t have the proper experience and are not qualified to do so. He uses a standard ceremony with everyone which he emails for you to add any elements to make it more your own. Due to his day job and wanting to get home as soon as possible he only meets with couples for interviews and marriage counseling weekdays, no weekends, and the latest appointment he can accommodate is 6pm. Thus my fiancé had to leave work early just to meet with him since his hours are so limited. The second meeting we setup for marriage counseling in the winter left us with reservations which we should have simply addressed then and there. The pastor was going through the counseling material and had considerable difficulty reading some of the words to material I assume he uses frequently. I’m not sure whether this was due to illness, tiredness, etc. This made us worried that on the day of the wedding guests might not be able to understand him and the ceremony might lose some of its meaningfulness. What made us most uncomfortable was the story he related to us. He was talking about honesty in relationships and started talking about his wife and a time he questioned hers. I guess his wife had been cleaning houses for someone and had something VERY bad happen to her but instead of telling her husband right away, calling him to pick her up, or simply leaving she continued to go back to clean for this person because the house needed cleaning. My fiancé and I sat there in complete shock and wanted very much to get up and leave. We felt bad for them both but felt very uncomfortable when we left and felt this was something so personal, irrelevant, inappropriate, unprofessional, and depressing to share with a happy couple about to be wed. We checked his reference with Amy at the Inne and she said all his ceremonies were beautiful and she’d never heard anything about his issues reading, he must have been tired due to a men’s retreat going on. We didn’t share the story he told us initially because we ourselves were so embarrassed. So four weeks before the wedding we called to confirm out last meeting and when asking what he and his wife would like to eat because we needed him to bless our meal he told us that he doesn’t do that anymore because ‘receptions get out of hand’. We had mentioned at the first meeting that a blessing would be needed and he never told us otherwise until 4 weeks before, after we had already given a deposit. This was the last straw which led us to locate someone else. We had to scramble at last minute to find someone else, fortunately my godfather who I haven’t seen in years, and reprint the wedding programs entirely. When we explained to him at first nicely why we wouldn’t be using him and that we wanted our deposit back he used every excuse in the world as to why he wouldn’t give a refund: a) that he had no way of knowing we’d be using his ceremony & I even provided proof with the new program, b) that he worked so many hours on it when he uses a standard one with everyone and I was the one who edited it to meet our needs, c) that he couldn’t schedule another wedding to replace ours so he’d lose money, d) sorry we made you uncomfortable but it’s okay that I shared the abuse because it was during a marriage counseling session, and e) even accused me of wanting to use my godfather the whole time. I’ve never encountered anything like this in my life and I would not refer him to anyone. My advice to any bride is meet the person several times, make sure they put together the ceremony YOU want because it’s YOU and your FIANCE’S day, check credentials, and make sure they are a head pastor at a physical church who actually marries members of their own congregation. Better yet use someone from your own church if you both are of the same faith or someone you know personally.

]]> Comment on Finding My Dresspiration by Detroit Wedding Photographer http://nepabrideblog.com/2010/02/11/finding-my-dresspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-2372 Detroit Wedding Photographer Thu, 20 May 2010 21:41:36 +0000 http://nepabrideblog.com/?p=617#comment-2372 As a photographer, I think each of these dresses would look fantastic and be quite unique and memorable! My personal favorite is the first. I have always dreamed of a beautiful, but simple dress like that! Great job photographing these and good luck on your hunt for the perfect dress! As a photographer, I think each of these dresses would look fantastic and be quite unique and memorable! My personal favorite is the first. I have always dreamed of a beautiful, but simple dress like that! Great job photographing these and good luck on your hunt for the perfect dress!

]]> Comment on My Bathroom Basket Craftacular by Michelle http://nepabrideblog.com/2010/03/27/my-bathroom-basket-craftacular/comment-page-1/#comment-2229 Michelle Mon, 10 May 2010 15:03:47 +0000 http://nepabrideblog.com/?p=712#comment-2229 I love these lady! Great idea and great crafting work! I love these lady! Great idea and great crafting work!

]]> Comment on Veil Photo Shoot by Michelle http://nepabrideblog.com/2010/04/27/veil-photo-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-2228 Michelle Mon, 10 May 2010 14:57:33 +0000 http://nepabrideblog.com/?p=762#comment-2228 LOVE IT! And the red lipstick too! LOVE IT! And the red lipstick too!

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