glosite » outdoor wedding http://glosite.com/blog wedding planning inspiration from Glosite Sun, 04 Feb 2018 10:05:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Heather and John’s backyard celebration with tons of kids, smores and a booze canoe http://glosite.com/blog/2013/09/realglobies/heather-and-johns-backyard-celebration-with-tons-of-kids-smores-and-a-booze-canoe/ http://glosite.com/blog/2013/09/realglobies/heather-and-johns-backyard-celebration-with-tons-of-kids-smores-and-a-booze-canoe/#comments Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:04:40 +0000 http://glosite.com/blog/?p=926 The Glö-Couple (tell us a fun fact about each of you): Heather, a student & John, a non-profit executive Celebration Date & Location: Ceremony: location (linked if possible) Medford, NJ USA Tell us how you got engaged: We decided to get married over a weekend camping and canoe trip where we realized we could row a boat together through punishing heat and muscle aches and then a two week long Facebook chat while John was far away adventuring. We bought engagement kayaks instead of rings. What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you’re aiming for with your celebration: We wanted to be able to celebrate with as many people as possible. We both work with the Scouts so our friends have kids. The ability to have a lot of kids and a canoe full of beer was central to the planning. We wanted a really fun party that wasn’t stuffy, where people could relax, feel included in the day and know they were valued. Are you adding any fun twists on tradition: Heather is Buddhist so the ceremony including a sake ceremony and our vows had a Buddhist bent to them. We greeted all our guests before the ceremony as they came off […]

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]]> http://glosite.com/blog/2013/01/realglobies/rachel-and-scotts-gathering-of-awesome-people-on-top-of-a-mountain-on-a-beautiful-day/feed/ 1 Beverly and Brandon’s Mexican boho celebation nourished with boundless adoration & salty air http://glosite.com/blog/2012/10/realglobies/beverly-and-brandons-mexican-boho-celecation-nourished-with-boundless-adoration-salty-air/ http://glosite.com/blog/2012/10/realglobies/beverly-and-brandons-mexican-boho-celecation-nourished-with-boundless-adoration-salty-air/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:00:43 +0000 http://glosite.com/blog/?p=795 photos by Joshua Kogan, Studio JLK The Glö-Couple (tell us a fun fact about each of you): Beverly, a Life/Movement Coach and baklava addict & Brandon, a Visual Effects Artist, expert precision rifle shooter, and blueberry pancake baker Celebration Date & Location: February 2012 Jashita Hotel Tulum, Mexico Tell us how you got engaged: One Day, Brandon sketched Beverly a book called “Tale of the Princess”. The first 10 pages had the beginning of their love story with blank pages to follow which represent their future. A year later, on a rainy day in Los Angeles, they checked themselves into the Ritz Carlton for a little R&R. It was there, he got down on one knee and proposed. Stunned, it took Beverly a few moments to realize that the word yes hadn’t made it’s way from her heart and out her mouth…and after a few repeated “pleases” from Brandon, she accepted. Beverly is sketching in the book where Brandon left off and is giving it to him on their 1 year anniversary…sssshhhhhh What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you were aiming for with your celebration: Everything had purpose. We’re both born and raised Californian’s. We’ve been living and working in New Zealand […]

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]]> http://glosite.com/blog/2012/10/realglobies/beverly-and-brandons-mexican-boho-celecation-nourished-with-boundless-adoration-salty-air/feed/ 23 Alicia and Paul’s Family Oriented BBQ complete with a ring ‘bear’ http://glosite.com/blog/2011/08/realglobies/alicia-and-pauls-family-oriented-bbq-complete-with-a-ring-bear/ http://glosite.com/blog/2011/08/realglobies/alicia-and-pauls-family-oriented-bbq-complete-with-a-ring-bear/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:30:05 +0000 http://glosite.com/blog/?p=618 The Glö-Couple: Alicia, a Microbiologist + Paul, a Web Publisher A fun fact about the couple: Alicia is great at parallel parking, Paul is a South Paw Celebration Date & Location: July 10, 2011 Hood Canal Vista Pavilion Port Gamble, WA USA Tell us how you got engaged: It was 4th of July, 2010. I had taken Paul to my hometown which is known for its spectacular fireworks show. After the show I was freezing and wanting to go inside but he asked me to just sit with him and watch the lights. Then he got down on one knee and asked me. I replied by screaming, “ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!?” twice…before I believed he was actually proposing. After I was thoroughly convinced I said, “yes” and sealed it with a smooch =) What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you’re aiming for with your celebration: We wanted it to be comfortable, not stuffy and a whole lot of fun. I wanted cute kids in the wedding party and we only had one person standing for each of us. We had a schedule and it was loosely minded, it wasn’t stressful and there was a lot of dancing, great toasts and love. It was […]

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]]> http://glosite.com/blog/2011/08/realglobies/alicia-and-pauls-family-oriented-bbq-complete-with-a-ring-bear/feed/ 6 Liz and Tom’s woodland wedding celebration with family, friends, and bonfire (s’mores too!) http://glosite.com/blog/2011/06/realglobies/liz-and-toms-woodland-wedding-celebration-with-family-friends-and-bonfire-smores-too/ http://glosite.com/blog/2011/06/realglobies/liz-and-toms-woodland-wedding-celebration-with-family-friends-and-bonfire-smores-too/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:10:50 +0000 http://glosite.com/blog/?p=544 The Glö-Couple: Liz, media coordinator for San Francisco Symphony & Tom, photographer & freelance sound engineer Want to meet them?? Liz can be seen vicariously through the San Francisco Symphony’s website and interactive educational site Keeping Score. Tom is alive and well on www.tombalazs.com. Celebration Date & Location: October 2011 Liz’s parents’ home Northport, Leelanau County, Michigan USA Tell us how you got engaged: Hate to burst your bubble and sound lame, but we don’t have a big story. (Editors note: Pretty much NOTHING about this sounds lame to me. It all sounds rather fabulous!) It was just “time”. One day we found a ring we liked on Etsy. Two weeks later we placed an order for it and a custom wedding band. Four weeks after that we told our families because we thought the rings would show up about soon. Turns out US Customs had another idea (goldsmith is in Ireland) and the rings finally arrived 3 weeks later. We then celebrated by having a half-baked flash-frozen deep dish pizza flown in from our fave Chicago pizza place, Lou Malnati’s, and cracking open a bottle of 1999 Dom Perignon we’d been saving. Oh, and some french macaroons. What’s the […]

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]]> http://glosite.com/blog/2011/06/realglobies/liz-and-toms-woodland-wedding-celebration-with-family-friends-and-bonfire-smores-too/feed/ 0 Alyssa and Evan’s Lunch and Lawn Games at the Blueberry Farm http://glosite.com/blog/2011/06/realglobies/alyssa-and-evans-lunch-and-lawn-games-at-the-blueberry-farm/ http://glosite.com/blog/2011/06/realglobies/alyssa-and-evans-lunch-and-lawn-games-at-the-blueberry-farm/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:00:10 +0000 http://glosite.com/blog/?p=531 The Glö-Couple: Alyssa, a Software Engineer & Evan, a Technical Support Specialist Celebration Date & Location: Courtesy of Bybee Farms August 2011 Bybee-Nims Blueberry Farm North Bend, Washington, USA Tell us how you got engaged: We had been dating for a little under four years when Evan proposed. He proposed on Valentine’s Day, which provided a good cover for the elaborate plans. Here is how it went down: Evan had a whole day planned for “Valentine’s Day” full of various activities. I untied a ribbon on the schedule to reveal a special thing that we enjoyed about our relationship, and then we did that thing. For example, I untied “running together” before we ran a Valentine’s day race. While we were eating dinner (another thing we like doing together), I unwrapped the saying, “We can do anything together.” He gave me a photo-frame with two pictures: on the left was a picture of us taken while I was undergoing chemotherapy for a rare type of ovarian cancer, and on the right was a picture of us running in a race a couple months after the treatment. I started bawling. Then, he told me to turn around to see my family […]

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]]> http://glosite.com/blog/2011/06/realglobies/alyssa-and-evans-lunch-and-lawn-games-at-the-blueberry-farm/feed/ 0 Fenella and Stuart’s British Countryside Funfest (and Ottoline’s welcome to the world party) http://glosite.com/blog/2011/05/realglobies/fenella-and-stuarts-british-countryside-funfest-and-ottolines-welcome-to-the-world-party/ http://glosite.com/blog/2011/05/realglobies/fenella-and-stuarts-british-countryside-funfest-and-ottolines-welcome-to-the-world-party/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 11:00:55 +0000 http://glosite.com/blog/?p=502 Photos by PearTree Pictures   You might recognize this couple from the Glö homepage and examples page. I just love their story. These two were best friends for 15 years before they fell in love, decided to get married, and then had a beautiful little girl named Ottoline. One day, Stuart decided that there was no one else he’d rather spend his life with than Fenella. But it was quite a wooing process, complete with a Shakespearean-esque sonnet, candlelit home-cooked meals, and many late night talks about love, commitment, friendship and marriage. Finally a formal proposal came about in the most unexpected of places. How do I know so much? Because Fenella is one of my closest friends and Stuart is right up with her in my book. To top it all off Fenella and Stuart were among the very first Glö beta-testers, so for me they’ll always hold a special place in our Glö-history and hearts. The Glö-Couple: Fenella, a management consultant & Stuart, a company director Celebration Date & Location: August 2010, Pekes Manor, Chiddingly (near Lewes), East Sussex, UK Tell us how you got engaged: We had just been to a wedding in Texas. We had only […]

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