Comments on: The Manolo for the Brides Sweepstakes! http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/ Manolo Loves the Brides! Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:05:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Eleanor http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/comment-page-2/#comment-166843 Eleanor Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:54:05 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/#comment-166843 I have family and friends in Maine, California, Washington, etc. I would love a machine that could get them all to and from the wedding without the cost of plane tickets, hotels and time off work! It would also be great because travel for grandparents is not exactly easy. I have family and friends in Maine, California, Washington, etc. I would love a machine that could get them all to and from the wedding without the cost of plane tickets, hotels and time off work! It would also be great because travel for grandparents is not exactly easy.

]]> By: Linda @ little-miss-planner http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/comment-page-2/#comment-166840 Linda @ little-miss-planner Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:30:25 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/#comment-166840 You are part of my blogroll on Little Miss Planner! Your site has been an inspiration for me since the moment I got engaged! Love it all!!! You are part of my blogroll on Little Miss Planner! Your site has been an inspiration for me since the moment I got engaged! Love it all!!!

]]> By: MissPinkKate http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/comment-page-2/#comment-166819 MissPinkKate Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:38:49 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/#comment-166819 I would like a pill that takes the crazy out of everyone in my family when weddings come around! So everyone can be calm and cool and have fun! I would like a pill that takes the crazy out of everyone in my family when weddings come around! So everyone can be calm and cool and have fun!

]]> By: Rasaroni http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/comment-page-2/#comment-166338 Rasaroni Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:35:19 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/#comment-166338 We had a wonderful wedding last summer. Most everything went off without a hitch (nevermind that the champagne glasses never arrived — we made do with the wine glasses!). I’m not that girl who planned her wedding from age 5, but I have been listening to a recording of the play ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ since I was 12. Mendelssohn’s Wedding March featured prominently and it grew to be one of my absolute favorite pieces of music. It was pretty much the only thing I *had* to have at our wedding. In my fantasy, we had a symphony orchestra performing the piece in a grand cathedral. Well, it turns out we both preferred a garden wedding to a cathedral, and as much as we wanted to hire the local symphony orchestra to play for us, we chose to budget for an i-pod and a brother-in-law DJ. Obviously, the recessional piece was to be the Wedding March, piped in on some great speakers. We probably should have practiced a bit with the ceremony music ahead of time (you know, the cues and all), because as I walked through the garden to the ceremony site with my parents, we couldn’t help but laugh out loud as we approached (which made for some great photos!) — we were walking IN to the Wedding March recessional! By the end of the ceremony, brother-in-law DJ had figured out his mistake, and so we also walked out to the Wedding March. There was more Mendelssohn than I could have ever dreamed of :) We had a wonderful wedding last summer. Most everything went off without a hitch (nevermind that the champagne glasses never arrived — we made do with the wine glasses!).

I’m not that girl who planned her wedding from age 5, but I have been listening to a recording of the play ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ since I was 12. Mendelssohn’s Wedding March featured prominently and it grew to be one of my absolute favorite pieces of music. It was pretty much the only thing I *had* to have at our wedding. In my fantasy, we had a symphony orchestra performing the piece in a grand cathedral. Well, it turns out we both preferred a garden wedding to a cathedral, and as much as we wanted to hire the local symphony orchestra to play for us, we chose to budget for an i-pod and a brother-in-law DJ. Obviously, the recessional piece was to be the Wedding March, piped in on some great speakers.

We probably should have practiced a bit with the ceremony music ahead of time (you know, the cues and all), because as I walked through the garden to the ceremony site with my parents, we couldn’t help but laugh out loud as we approached (which made for some great photos!) — we were walking IN to the Wedding March recessional! By the end of the ceremony, brother-in-law DJ had figured out his mistake, and so we also walked out to the Wedding March. There was more Mendelssohn than I could have ever dreamed of :)

]]> By: Kathy Knutson http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/comment-page-2/#comment-166239 Kathy Knutson Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:11:41 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/#comment-166239 I've been happily married for 34 years, and my dream would be to have all the people who were at my wedding reunite. Some are deceased now, but the memories are still there. I’ve been happily married for 34 years, and my dream would be to have all the people who were at my wedding reunite. Some are deceased now, but the memories are still there.

]]> By: Claire http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/comment-page-2/#comment-165863 Claire Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:42:38 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/#comment-165863 I would love to have a live swing band at my wedding. There are only two problems with that fantasy (other than the fact that I'm not yet engaged): 1) Money. 2) Neither the boyfriend nor I know how to swing dance. We'd love to take lessons sometime, but as the relationship is currently long-distance, that might be hard. But I can dream, right? I would love to have a live swing band at my wedding. There are only two problems with that fantasy (other than the fact that I’m not yet engaged): 1) Money. 2) Neither the boyfriend nor I know how to swing dance. We’d love to take lessons sometime, but as the relationship is currently long-distance, that might be hard. But I can dream, right?

]]> By: Nemtynakht http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/comment-page-2/#comment-165751 Nemtynakht Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:01:24 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/#comment-165751 I'm with Martina... my dream wedding would find some way to include both of my (very divorced) parents, and maybe incorporate my step-parent in some meaningful way. That's a dream, though... I don't know if there would be a way to incorporate my step-mother without ostracizing my real mother. My dream wedding would also involve all of my friends in attendance. Between me and the fiance, we've lived in many states and several countries. There's no way all of our beloved friends could ever afford to meet in one place. While I'm dreaming, maybe a speechwriter to help me craft absolutely stunningly beautiful vows with eloquence beyond my capabilities. I’m with Martina… my dream wedding would find some way to include both of my (very divorced) parents, and maybe incorporate my step-parent in some meaningful way. That’s a dream, though… I don’t know if there would be a way to incorporate my step-mother without ostracizing my real mother.

My dream wedding would also involve all of my friends in attendance. Between me and the fiance, we’ve lived in many states and several countries. There’s no way all of our beloved friends could ever afford to meet in one place.

While I’m dreaming, maybe a speechwriter to help me craft absolutely stunningly beautiful vows with eloquence beyond my capabilities.

]]> By: Monica the tiara chick http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/comment-page-2/#comment-165627 Monica the tiara chick Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:49:39 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/#comment-165627 You are added to my blog! Actually, you've been there ever since Manolo and Company were kind enough to address my "California Black Tie" incident. As far as a fabulous thing I would want at my wedding, there's always the never-ending chocolate fountain that does not stain the bridal dress. But I'd really love a full banquet of Peruvian food and drink and an Argentine grill with steak imported directly from the pampas, a huge art-deco ballroom filled with chandeliers, a spa day for every woman involved in the wedding that I love (all hundred of them!), my honey's favorite swing band, and an entire bridal jewelry set made of the ultra-rare Article 44 Swarovski beads. And yet, the little 1940's nightclub-themed wedding the honey and I are planning seems just swell. :) You are added to my blog! Actually, you’ve been there ever since Manolo and Company were kind enough to address my “California Black Tie” incident.

As far as a fabulous thing I would want at my wedding, there’s always the never-ending chocolate fountain that does not stain the bridal dress. But I’d really love a full banquet of Peruvian food and drink and an Argentine grill with steak imported directly from the pampas, a huge art-deco ballroom filled with chandeliers, a spa day for every woman involved in the wedding that I love (all hundred of them!), my honey’s favorite swing band, and an entire bridal jewelry set made of the ultra-rare Article 44 Swarovski beads.

And yet, the little 1940’s nightclub-themed wedding the honey and I are planning seems just swell. :)

]]> By: mle http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/comment-page-2/#comment-165380 mle Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:49:42 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/#comment-165380 I actually thought a lot about this before our recent wedding. There were plenty of things that would have been nice - a custom made silk dress for me and the BMs, kilts that were made to measure and purchased rather than rented for my husband and the groomsmen, a photobooth, fancier food, hiring my favorite wedding photographer in the area rather than someone who was just starting his business (we are very happy with his work, thankfully!), live music rather than DIY ipod ceremony and reception music. But what I think I would have loved to do was pay for the travel and acommodations for the friends and family who weren't able to make it due to financial constraint. We had several people who would have had to fly across the country and they just couldn't swing it - which we understood - but we would have loved to have them there. For that matter, we would have paid travel and acommodation for everyone who attended if we could have. That way nobody would be put out, and everyone could just enjoy themselves. I actually thought a lot about this before our recent wedding. There were plenty of things that would have been nice – a custom made silk dress for me and the BMs, kilts that were made to measure and purchased rather than rented for my husband and the groomsmen, a photobooth, fancier food, hiring my favorite wedding photographer in the area rather than someone who was just starting his business (we are very happy with his work, thankfully!), live music rather than DIY ipod ceremony and reception music.

But what I think I would have loved to do was pay for the travel and acommodations for the friends and family who weren’t able to make it due to financial constraint. We had several people who would have had to fly across the country and they just couldn’t swing it – which we understood – but we would have loved to have them there. For that matter, we would have paid travel and acommodation for everyone who attended if we could have. That way nobody would be put out, and everyone could just enjoy themselves.

]]> By: Toni http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/comment-page-2/#comment-165376 Toni Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:21:15 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/04/14/the-manolo-for-the-brides-sweepstakes/#comment-165376 I wish we could have splurged on a fancier cake, or at least more desserts. A cake was included in our caterer's package, but we really didn't get much creative control, and the flowers looked like something I could accomplish after a Wilton 101 class. I call them my "fruit loop" flowers, because that's exactly what they looked like. I wish we could have splurged on a fancier cake, or at least more desserts. A cake was included in our caterer’s package, but we really didn’t get much creative control, and the flowers looked like something I could accomplish after a Wilton 101 class. I call them my “fruit loop” flowers, because that’s exactly what they looked like.

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