Music is something so close to the heart, and let’s face it, your wedding reception entertainment can make or break the party. Your guests are sure to remember three things about your wedding: how gorgeous you looked, the amazing food, and of course, how they danced all night!  That’s where Scratch Weddings comes in.  Their talented team of wedding DJs …

We did not choreograph anything. We definitely did a lot of swaying. We managed one turn, which I think is pretty good considering we have two left feet.

And there were no maracas and no Celine Dion. [Thank goodness]

Since we have no song to call our own, it was actually a pretty un-romantic process of listening to a bunch of songs that …

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I’m sorry, lovely readers, that I have been missing in action.  While I’d love to pretend that my absence was caused by some amazing adventure, the reality is that I’ve been chained to my textbooks.  Anatomy & Physiology, specifically.  ’Tis the season for finals, but enough of that for now.  We have more important …

Well, it’s official. I am a married woman, back from my honeymoon, and back to reality! Fortunately for me, my reality is pretty darn good, but I still can’t say that I’m pumped about the coming work week. I am so excited to share all of the wedding details with you all, and especially, to share the photos once I …

As I have mentioned before, the Captain and I are going for a big party feel for our wedding reception. We consider ourselves the Party Crashers and if we had a theme song, it might be “Crash the Party” by OK Go.

Funny side story: The Captain sent me a package back in March with a belated V-day gift. It was a flash …

There are SO many great place and resources in Chicago. One website that is a must check is Metromix you can search venues by style, cost, and food.  Another website that I love is called Last Night Chicago - they offer bridal party packages and transportation- so if you’re looking to spend 20 minutes make a phone call they do all …

If the ceremony part of the wedding can be a bit restrictive (at least if you’re going the traditional route), the reception is your chance to show everyone what you are about as a couple, and what constitutes a good time to you. I mentioned before that Jon and I wanted the celebration to be an introduction to the South …

Cutting our rainy photo shoot short was a wise decision, because we made it to cocktail hour at our reception venue, the Ravenswood Billboard Factory, right before Skinny Williams, the Chicago saxophonist we hired to greet people at the door, was finishing up his last set.  In addition to Skinny, our ushers and waiters greeted guests at the door with …

My fiance and I came to our first prolonged discussion about our wedding when we broached the ultimate question: band vs DJ. As you may remember, the DJ won.  We want out reception to feel like a hot night-club/lounge in the city and we think our bi-lingual (Polish-English) DJ will deliver exactly that!  Despite this, we’ve hired some live …

Ahh yes, the photobooth. I had been looking at photobooths since before we got engaged and it was one of my big must haves early on. I was willing to splurge to rent one, even. Enter mad amounts of stress that made me want to abandon all of it, except for the part where Garrett and I would be married.

My …

I’m really bad at keeping secrets.  Well, wait, that’s not entirely true.  I’m really bad at keeping secrets that are mine that I’m really, really excited about.  There was one big one at the wedding that I wanted to tell everyone about because I was so excited, but I didn’t!  I kept telling myself that the guests would enjoy it …

(Alright, my friends, I’m making it my mission to finish these recaps — and maybe even tell you about our fab honeymoon in Mexico — before the end of the year. Onward we go!)

My father and my mother-in-law had no choice but to join us on the dance floor following dinner. The parental dances were one tradition we definitely did …