Ger and I spend Valentine’s Day weekend in the basement of our church. Sounds like fun right?! Well, it probably wasn’t the most fun thing we could have done with our rare weekend off, but it probably was the most worthwhile…
We attended a “marriage course” that was offered at our church called “Saving your Marriage Before it Starts,” which is based on a book by Dr.’s Les and Leslie Parrott. There were some things that Ger and I already knew or had figured out, but there were also some great gems that we’ve started to apply to our day-to-day lives. I thought I’d share some of them with you. I realize they don’t apply for every couple, but we find the following points useful and worth thinking about. Read the rest of this entry »
My mom is, in my opinion, the best cook in the world! She, like me, loves food, and can make just about anything after tasting it just once. For the rehearsal dinner though, she’ll probably stick to the classic Chinese dishes: dumplings, stir-fried vermicelli, spring rolls, etc. 
The most fun part of wedding planning has got to be planning the different outfits. Since one of our goals is to consume the minimum amount of new materials in our wedding, this put a twist on the plans. It is this motivation to be eco-friendly that made me want to go with a vintage theme (although, I do love vintage EVERYTHING…it’s the 70-year-old granny in me…)
Thanks for voting us into this round! Ger and I really appreciate your support and are excited to share our wedding plans with you. I haven’t really introduced Gergely (GARE-GAY—it’s Hungarian) yet, so let me tell you a little bit about him, and us, and our lives…and hopes….and dreams…just kidding! We’ll just tell you how we met and got engaged. 
“Organic.” “All-natural.” “Locally grown.” “Five cent plastic bags.” These are the mantra of my life and thus my wedding. My wedding date is set in April and I am now embarking upon a journey that would be make my wedding not only unique and special, but also one that is environmentally sound.
I’m Carrie, an internal medicine resident and Gergely, my fiancé, just finished law school. Our theme is eco-vintage and it will be held in Canmore, Alberta. We want to plan our wedding with a global and environmental consciousness. Eco-friendly weddings don’t have to be granola and vanilla. In fact, it can be just as or more beautiful than a “conventional” wedding. 
