Stock the Bar Party

Stock the Bar Party, a set on Flickr.

A special thank you to Amanda for being the best hostess ever!  

Decisions Decisions

It's been awhile but we have been making moves!

We interviewed four photographers in the last three weeks and finally made a decision on one of them. They were all talented, passionate about what they did and had lots of energy.

So who do you choose when all of them are that good?  You go with the chemistry or in my case, I tentatively observed Mark out of the corner of my eye as we started the interview.  When he started moving around in his seat a lot, has his arms crossed or stopped engaging in conversation, I knew this wasn't going to go well for the photographer.

With Kelly's help, we also found our caterer.  We are excited to put together a great menu.  Don't worry, we love food and we promise it won't be all grass and tree bark!

Two things down - sooooo many more to go!

SAVE THE DATES

We had been dragging our feet when it came to creating our Save the Dates.  All we knew was that we wanted it magnet form.  Thank goodness for our wedding planner, Kelly - she suggested magnetstreet.com and we were definitely pleased.

One of the perks with magnetstreet is they let you order an individual save the date so you can get an idea of what you're ordering.  Below were the runner ups we ordered to see how they'd look.

This was more of a bookmark.  I liked the layout but Mark wasn't a fan.

Disregard the date on this one - Mark messed it up :)

Smaller version of magnet.

In the end we decided on a photo that I found on Facebook that we were tagged in at Cancun.

When the shipment finally came in, I was very excited about the presentation and packaging.  Overall, I'd give magnetstreet a 5 out of 5.

What a pretty color!

Presentation is everything!

LOVE this sticker!

Don't we look so cute?

Updates!

Two things:

• We wanted to clarify the housing arrangements.  Ballast Point 34 and Ballast Point 35 are reserved for the wedding party and immediate family, meaning Bride and Groom's parents and grandparents.  When making reservations (855-522-7013), Pirate's Cove will assist in setting up your accommodations.  So if you would like a house close to Ballast Point 34 and 35, let them know that.  Same goes for wanting pet friendly, or sound front, or 2 bedroom condo, or any other specifications you are looking for.  Pirate's Cove Reservations will help set that up for you!  

    Again - the campaign / reservation number is posted above and  

    if you have any questions, please leave us a comment or give 

    us a call.  

• Incase you haven't heard how we met, we have added a new page called "Our Story" which is from his and her perspective.  Check it out!

Pirate's Cove Treasure Map...Ha get it?!

As promised, here is a map of the Pirate's Cove Resort.  Click the photo to enlarge.  Again, we are staying at Ballast Point 34 and 35.  Visit the Pirate's Cove website to get more details on the different houses.

If you are overwhelmed, no problem!  Call the campaign number posted above and tell them your requirements (ie pet friendly, 3 bedrooms, jacuzzi, smoke free, on the sound, close to the wedding party, etc) and they can find the perfect place for you!  For more information please visit the Accommodations page on our website.

Post a comment if you have any questions!

House Hunters - Manteo, NC

Today was a successful Saturday!

We went to Manteo, NC to look at houses we wanted to book for the wedding party and family.  The two houses we reserved were Ballast Point 34 and Ballast Point 35.

Ballast Point 35 - For the Parentals, G'mas and G'pas

Ballast Point 35 - Private Pier

Ballast Point 34 - Wedding Party

Ballast Point 34 - Pool Side

Pirate's Cove has 1 bedroom condo's to 7 bedroom homes on the sound side.  We HIGHLY Recommend that you stay at Pirate's Cove with us!  The time frame is during the off season so prices for rentals will still be dirt cheap for one week stays and partial stays are available as well.  Once you are ready to make reservations, please call 855-522-7013.  That is OUR campaign number so they'll know why you're calling and they are definitely expecting you to call (well actually we are :) ).  

Please visit our page called "Accommodations" for more details.  Use the comment box below if you have any questions.

We will post the map of Pirate's Cove in our next post since the one on the Pirate's Cove website is hard to see.