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Liz and Steven’s hipstery, green, nerdy, Jewish lovefest

Engagement Day

Photos by Elissa R Photgraphy

The Glö-Couple (tell us a fun fact about each of you):

Liz, Contracts & Grants Associate and Grad Student (she’s an expert in 80’s pop culture and you’ll find her on the OffBeat Bride Tribe as Alainndeoir) &
Steven, Writer by night, Program Manager by day (he’s a trained sword fighter and pirate nerd)

Follow them on twitter: @alainndeoir and @stevenkogan

Celebration Date & Location:Marcury Hall

March 2012
Mercury Hall
Austin, TX

Tell us how you got engaged:

The story of our engagement begins with a kidnapping… my own to be exact. After a relaxing morning with my best friend, I was kidnapped by hooligans in masks. I was driven to the middle of nowhere blindfolded and sat down and tied up with rope! The hooligans yanked off my mask and started looking around paranoid to see if they were followed, all the while me noticing that I’m tied to a chair in the middle of a deserted field. Just then, a masked man in black began to climb across the field on a rope, which the hooligans promptly cut. It was terrifying… until he realized he could just walk upright towards them. Afterwards, he was forced to wrestle a rhyming giant, match a genius in a battle of wits, and finally fight a master swordsmanwoman in order to demand my release. Once the hooligans were at sword point they gladly released me while returning the valuables they had stolen from the man in black. Then the man in black dropped to one knee, pulling off his mask to reveal my beautiful Wesley/Steven. He unveiled the ring and soulfully asked for my hand in “mawwiage.” And then we posted the video on YouTube!!

 

See the full, illustrated “Story” here

Engagement 1Engagement 2

Engagement 3

What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you’re aiming for with your celebration:

First and foremost we want a party focused on seeing our families and connecting with family and friends. In doing so we want to be budget and Eco friendly as well as going for a comfortable laid back lawn party feel. We care more about the congregating and meeting of people than the “things” or expectations of a wedding.

Are you adding any fun twists on tradition:

We are getting marred in a Jewish ceremony but we are making it very egalitarian. I will break a glass as well, we will both sign the ketubah (marriage contract) and I will put a yamulke while he “veils” me which are ways to keep Jewish tradition while creating a male equivalent. As for American wedding tradition, I have 2 lady bridesmaids and a male bridesmaid as well as my maid of honor is my gay best friend. We’re having cupcakes, doing a bouquet toss where everyone is allowed to catch, and using Glosite for our electronic invites!

Engagement Shot

What was the inspiration for your Glövite and Glösite design? If you made them yourself, tell us how you did it.

The inspiration for our StDs, Glovites, and the Glosite is a reflection of our nerdiness as well as prettiness. Our celebration is a reflection of is. What we love, who we love, and ultimately who we are.

The best man is a graphic designer and did an amazing job on designing the postcard style StD. The Glovites will also be designed by him as well as the Glosite.

Now show us your Glövites and Glösite

save the date

invite

site

Any good planning tips and tricks for the couples who are just starting to plan?

The biggest curveball to take is that no matter how much you think your family will accept some of your nontraditional elements, they will always have an opinion as to how it is “supposed” to be done. Bend to compromise where you don’t care and stick to your guns where it matters to you. They will follow if you explain that this is what you want. Second big lesson is money. Budget and money are such shocking and scary things and while you always think you can figure out how to make that awesome 15000 dollar wedding for 5000, there’s a reason that it cost that much. Figure out what it is you want out of your wedding, set how much you can spend to achieve those wants, and be prepared to change your mind if some things don’t fit your budget (which is the big one here, because you’ll be tempted to go over budget when you realize that the flowered and willow branch wedding canopy you wanted costs 500-1000 dollars, which is just one aspect of your wedding).

Engagement Kiss

What are you looking forward to the most?

I’m looking forward to the hanging out before the wedding with family and friends and walking down the aisle with family and friends to be married amongst them. I also really cannot wait for the cupcakes. Mmmmmmm so good. :-)

What’s the biggest “say what?”  moment or funny story that’s happened since you started planning?
Two things: my mother called us (my fiance and me) drunks because we want to use wine bottles for our centerpieces. I thanked her for her input but that we liked our centerpieces and are trying to be green, so we’re keeping it as is. Second, my future brother-in-law couldn’t stand that we wanted to do an engagement shoot themed to our favorite show, Firefly. He asked why we didn’t do a Liz and Steven theme. We told him if he wanted to, he can do the Steven and Liz theme for his engagement photos.

Engagement Tower

Care to share your magical vendors?

Photographer – Elissa R Photography; Venue – Mercury Hall; Catering – Ecstatic Cuisine; Cupcakes – Lick It Bite It Or Both; Dress – Blush Bridal


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4 Comments

  • Reply Elissa 16 Feb 2012 at 16:35

    Hooray! I can't wait for their wedding next month! It's gonna be so much fun (I can already tell) :)

    Thanks for sharing these, Taryn!

  • Reply Hello, Friday » Austin Wedding Photographer | Elissa R Photography 17 Feb 2012 at 05:17

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  • Reply Liz 20 Feb 2012 at 15:55

    Thank you so much for sharing this story, Taryn! We've really loved using Glo and I also am really excited about the upcoming wedding! :-)

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