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Karen and Michelle’s colorful (blue-centric), laughter-filled wedding

GloTaryn — Tue, 19 May 2015 16:00:49 +0000

Photos by Amanda Summerlin The Glö-Couple (tell us a fun fact about each of you): Karen, Homeless Education, just learning about animated movies (find Karen on twitter) and Michelle, Veterinary Technician, reptile lover Celebration Date & Location: April 12, 2014 Greensboro, NC Our church, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Greensboro Tell us how you got engaged: No specific engagement story, we just knew over time we would be together. We initially exchanged rings in February 2012, while we were still living apart but committed to being together. By the fall we were finally able to live together, by the next spring we decided to go ahead and plan our wedding. We really wanted our friends and family to be there and didn’t want to keep waiting! What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you’re aiming for with your celebration: The overall feeling of the day was guided by the invitation from e.m. papers “Love Joy Happiness.” Everything was filtered through this lens: does it bring us love joy happiness? If yes, it’s in, if no it’s out. We had food that we loved and we knew our guests would love, we wore clothes we loved and looked smashing in, we hosted an open house […]

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Something Blue

GloTaryn — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:22:57 +0000

Something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. Even if you aren’t exactly a “traditional bride” following some wedding traditions can still be fun. Personally, I do not consider myself a blue garter sort of person and we were not into the whole garter-grab-flower-toss-spectacle. If you aren’t that sort of person either, here are a few ideas for you. First, let’s start with Glo’s very own, Taryn. Miss Taryn, opted for an intimate blue garment. She has a whimsical personality and to her there was only one perfect blue option, BLUE UNDERPANTS! Apparently, these bloomers were so blue they actually showed up through her gown! Ah-Maze-Ing… If you just couldn’t pull off the blue panties (some of us need shape enhancement via the wonderful Spanx option) maybe you would enjoy some equally charming alternatives that suit your unique personality. I chose to paint my fingernails and toe nails blue. Selecting the perfect shade was half the fun. For weeks I searched high and low for the best shade. Leading up to the big day I conducted a serious of tests before making the final decision. Finally, I went with the OPI Russian Navy Matte shade. It looked so […]

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Alejandra and Horacio’s Mexican-Argentinian At-Home Celebration

GloTaryn — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 05:38:25 +0000

Over the past several weeks, I have had the joy to get to know Alejandra. Not only is Alejandra a rockin’ female engineer studying along with her fiance Horacio at my own alma mater MIT, but there is Mariachi music involved in their engagement story. Plus, their streamlined-elegant ‘vites and ‘site are a great example of how to tackle the challenge of dual-language guests! The Glö-Couple: Alejandra, a Mechanical Engineering PhD student & Horacio, an Economics PhD student Celebration Date & Location: March 2011 Alejandra’s home, Mexico City, Mexico Tell us how you got engaged: Horacio is (was, I should say) the worst with secrets. He tended to get over-excited with stuff, and managed to blow off many surprises over our first years dating. So he got a warning: if you ever propose, you’d better do it right. Then, the getting married talk started to get serious. So during our spring break vacation in Mexico (my home country), he suggested going together to a small silver-mining village called Taxco to get the rings (he’s Argentinean, and in Argentina both fiances wear an engagement ring). None of us had ever worn a ring before, so it made sense we got them […]

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Lindsay and Graham’s Big Celebration!

GloTaryn — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:21:44 +0000

The Glö-Bride: Lindsay – Teacher, Head of Dept Her Glö-partner: Graham – Whizzkid @O2 Celebration Date & Location: 29 October in Staffordshire, UK Tell us how you got engaged: We had just been travelling around the world for 3 months after being together for about 3 and a half years. We got back to the UK and found another place to live. Graham SAID he was going to work the Monday after we moved in, but he really went to Hatton Garden in London to buy a ring! He came home, told me to put on a nice frock coz we were going out to dinner – and then popped the question! What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you’re aiming for with your celebration: We really want to have a fun, relaxed, happy atmosphere, and we certainly do NOT want a circus, with mega money and gluttony. Graham is part Scottish so is going to wear his family kilt – so there’s a bit of highland fling going on! Are you adding any fun twists on tradition: It’s a bit of a secret – but we are having personalised favours which are things that come from places we come from. We are […]

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