What happened between 12 and 4 pm in Providence, specifically Westminster area to the convention center? I went out for my break at 11:30, totally normal day. Left the office at 4, spotted lantern flies suddenly EVERYWHERE. Dead, alive, jumping, flying, on every single surface I walked by. I’m about to start walking to the office with my bug zapper in hand. How did it change so fast??
Asparagus was amazing and not woody at all for how thick they were! 425 in the oven for 12 minutes, salt pepper and olive oil directly on a hot sheet pan. Lobster was steamed in butter and water, 2 lbs live (2- 1lb chicken lobsters). Cost: $25
Some details:
We got married in an historical church in our city (Providence, RI). Budget was $22k but ended up around $30k once everything was said and done.
Budget savers:
- Fake flowers (Ling’s Moment with some craft store additions), all centerpieces were handmade
- My dress (purchased new off the rack from a closing bridal studio for $500)
- Almost all decor was made by us and my mom
Budget breakers:
- Prepaid parking passes for all guests in a public lot next door (venue had no parking lot). A lot of people appreciated this and I’m glad we did it!
- Original caterer was not allergy friendly and we ended up with a more expensive one (worth it tbh the food was wonderful)
My recommendations:
- Wedibox for guest photos and videos (we’ve gotten around 400 guest pictures so far and it’s been so much fun to see, especially while impatiently awaiting our professional photos)
- Get every single thing in writing (the venue coordinator pulled crap on the day of that never should have happened)
- Consider vendor allergies! I was so glad I asked all of mine so they could be accommodated
- Marry your best friend!!!
Feel free to ask any questions if you’re interested :)
Thank you for being a resource through this process and I am wishing so much love and luck to all of you with your weddings! ❤️
Literally every video on the page is about her getting ‘discriminated against’ and interacting with EMS for her POTS. There’s an entire wall of her house dedicated to literal racks of collars and vests and leashes and patches for this poor dog, who has to be redirected about every 5 seconds when out in public.