Completely Bashert
I joined JDate in 2003, just out of college. I lived with 2 non-Jewish roommates, had mostly non-Jewish friends, yet desperately wanted to meet my “bashert” who, ideally, would be Jewish. I did the...
View ArticleDates Will Be Saved!
Our Save-The-Date! It started months ago. We booked our wedding venue for 11/28/2009 and promptly started to worry about the fact that our wedding falls on Thanksgiving weekend. What if people are...
View ArticleShould I Be Stressed?
*Warning: This may be a rant of sorts!* So, everyone and their mother, brother, sister, and whoever has been asking me “Are you so stressed out with wedding planning?” My answer: “No, should I be?” My...
View ArticleWe’re Joining Up!
One of the only sources of stress in our otherwise stress-free wedding planning process has been the question of “who is going to marry us?” Originally, my thought was “I’ll call the rabbi who has...
View ArticleI’ve Shrunk Myself!
So many women try to lose weight for their weddings. They get an engagement ring on their finger, and frantically try to be at their thinnest for their big day… but my journey started over three years...
View ArticleUnexpected Reaction
We joined our synagogue months ago, but we hadn’t yet attended services. We seemed to come up with excuse after excuse, and always had conflicting plans. Finally, last Friday night my fiancé Adam and...
View ArticleSunrise, Sunset
I’ve never been a girl with a million wedding fantasies. No, really! When my fiancé and I got engaged, I believe my first wedding venue idea was “picnic in the woods?” That didn’t fly… but once we...
View ArticleLet Them Eat CAKE!
No, not our cake! This past Tuesday was our wedding cake tasting!! We are working with The Baking Institute, a bakery that works closely with our venue. A couple months ago, Adam and I selected three...
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