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Brio Restaurant Review

I’m going to be honest with you here – we love brio. We have had a great experience each and every time we’ve been there and we recommend them to everyone we meet. Paul and his crew are amazing – … Continue reading

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Brigg’s Mansion Review

I’m pretty sure I stumbled across Brigg’s Mansion in a Google search of wedding venues in Rockford, IL, & from the moment that Jim and I saw it, we knew that it was where we wanted our wedding reception. At … Continue reading

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Budget Weddings Part 4

Ok, so I know the Big Day is over, but I thought I’d let you know how our budget wedding truly came off. While I’d love to say we had an inexpensive day, we didn’t – following a budget doesn’t … Continue reading

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We Did It!

Our wedding day was a huge success! The weather was absolutely gorgeous, everything went off without a hitch & we looked awesome, if I do say so myself! It will be at least 4-6 weeks before Ashley and Eric at … Continue reading

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Never Underestimate Your Friends…and other updates

We are really excited about the number of Jim’s friends from up north that are making, or at least considering making, the trip down for our wedding! And though we’d love to have everyone be able to stay here, THAT … Continue reading

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Budget Weddings Part 3

I am truly inspired and encouraged by the number of comments that we’ve received on our budget weddings posts! It is SO nice for others to share their stories and ideas with us & to back us up on our … Continue reading

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Budget Weddings Part 2

So, I finally am truly starting to look at our wedding expenditures here and I think we’re spending where it truly counts – elegant reception venue (Brigg’s Mansion), awesome food (brio of Rockford) and amazing photographers (ae photograhy). Check, check, … Continue reading

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Countdown to the Wedding

Yes Folks, we are 9 weeks away (or so) from our big day! I am surprised we are as calm as we are, considering we still have a number of things to do. Like buy a suit. No, I’M not … Continue reading

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3 Day Weekend

Wow – we really need our 3 day weekend this week – I think that all the running and running has finally caught up to us. We got the call that our wedding bands are ready, so hopefully we can … Continue reading

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Please Take Our Picture

We got to meet with and book our photographers last night and we’re pretty excited! I was afraid that finding a wedding photographer (like what we wanted) in Rockford might be a bit of a challenge, but I did it. … Continue reading

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