So.... if you're getting your invitation today you're probably noticing that's it short on details. I'm regretting that it doesn't have this Web site address on it. I hope people are not annoyed that the invitations themselves don't come with accommodations/directions. If anyone asks you about this information and doesn't know about this site, please refer them to it so they can get the info!
Thanks,
Nate
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
(Most) invitations are in the mail!
If you live in Maryland, you're probably getting your invitations today. If you live elsewhere, you should see them this week (except for a few people I'm tracking down updated addresses for.)
Hope you can make it!
Hope you can make it!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Back to blog
So I don't know if anyone still checks this because I've done a lousy job of keeping Nallie '08 up-to-date. Some of you may even be wondering if this thing is still happening.
Well, here's my proof:
Allie and I got our marriage license on Monday and can legally get married in about two hours from the time I am writing this (there's a two-day waiting period — just like buying a gun!). Not that we plan on changing the date from Aug. 2, I'm just saying.
The process of getting a marriage license is not too hard, at least here. Mostly you just need to answer a few questions, like saying no to"Are you two related in anyway?", then you fork over $35 and its yours.
We also picked out wedding bands on Monday. Here's a photo of what mine will look like:
It's titanium, which the jeweler tells me means it will be durable. I also like the plainness. I've never worn a ring so I think it will be weird, but I guess I will get used to it.
Allie's is going to be custom made, so I can't show you what it looks like yet.
On Tuesday, friends and family in the Midwest probably received an e-vite for a shindig my parents are throwing on the afternoon of June 21. If you didn't get it it is probably because I don't have your e-mail address. Just send it to me or e-mail the blog or whatever and I will get you the info. You can also come even if you did not get the e-vite.
That night is also bachelor party Part I, the Iowa version.
Matt Schafer is organizing that and I am sure he is doing a fine job. He may also be getting a bus for transportation. Contact him if you need more info.
It's hard to believe that we are less than two months away from the wedding. Invitations should go out late this week/early next week. We have all of the big things done, like booking photographer, DJ, reception, etc; but according to that damn checklist at The Knot we have like 100 more things to do.
I can tell you at least one thing we got out of the way — the first round of songs that we will be on the "Do Not Play" list.
Drunk requests sound like fun, but don't expect to hear YMCA at my reception.
Hope to have more tomorrow. Blogging is back.
Nate
Well, here's my proof:
Allie and I got our marriage license on Monday and can legally get married in about two hours from the time I am writing this (there's a two-day waiting period — just like buying a gun!). Not that we plan on changing the date from Aug. 2, I'm just saying.
The process of getting a marriage license is not too hard, at least here. Mostly you just need to answer a few questions, like saying no to"Are you two related in anyway?", then you fork over $35 and its yours.
We also picked out wedding bands on Monday. Here's a photo of what mine will look like:
It's titanium, which the jeweler tells me means it will be durable. I also like the plainness. I've never worn a ring so I think it will be weird, but I guess I will get used to it.
Allie's is going to be custom made, so I can't show you what it looks like yet.
On Tuesday, friends and family in the Midwest probably received an e-vite for a shindig my parents are throwing on the afternoon of June 21. If you didn't get it it is probably because I don't have your e-mail address. Just send it to me or e-mail the blog or whatever and I will get you the info. You can also come even if you did not get the e-vite.
That night is also bachelor party Part I, the Iowa version.
Matt Schafer is organizing that and I am sure he is doing a fine job. He may also be getting a bus for transportation. Contact him if you need more info.
It's hard to believe that we are less than two months away from the wedding. Invitations should go out late this week/early next week. We have all of the big things done, like booking photographer, DJ, reception, etc; but according to that damn checklist at The Knot we have like 100 more things to do.
I can tell you at least one thing we got out of the way — the first round of songs that we will be on the "Do Not Play" list.
Drunk requests sound like fun, but don't expect to hear YMCA at my reception.
Hope to have more tomorrow. Blogging is back.
Nate
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Christmas in August?
How the weeks go by so fast. On deck this week has been gift registering. Is that a noun? Spell check doesn't flag it so I'll run with it.
I kind have a guilt thing going on in registering for gifts, but it has gone OK so far. Well, the first day didn't go so great. We want to Target and only picked out five things. Probably going back this Sunday to add to the list.
Just got back from Crate and Barrel where we managed to pick out nearly two dozen items. We have been cooking a lot lately so maybe some of this stuff will be useful.
Not sure where else we will register but will have a final list up here by Memorial Day. Also think we are picking out the rings this weekend. I'm just now realizing that whatever I pick is going to be on my finger until I die, so I guess I better take it seriously.
Nate
I kind have a guilt thing going on in registering for gifts, but it has gone OK so far. Well, the first day didn't go so great. We want to Target and only picked out five things. Probably going back this Sunday to add to the list.
Just got back from Crate and Barrel where we managed to pick out nearly two dozen items. We have been cooking a lot lately so maybe some of this stuff will be useful.
Not sure where else we will register but will have a final list up here by Memorial Day. Also think we are picking out the rings this weekend. I'm just now realizing that whatever I pick is going to be on my finger until I die, so I guess I better take it seriously.
Nate
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuxes picked, rehearsal dinner booked, making progress
We picked the tuxes for the wedding party tonight, which was less of a task than I anticipated. I've never been able to figure a way to show examples of the full ensemble online, maybe I'll just post links to individual pieces.
We booked the rehearsal dinner site on Monday it is at Red Star in Fells Point if you didn't read previous post.
The photographer and DJ have also been booked — that happened some time last week.
Take that, Knot checklist!
Meanwhile, it's the end of the month, which is the worst week of the month work-wise for both Allie and I. I'm proud to say that despite the down economy, good weather seems to have motivated people to keep drinking, which is in turn keeping my employed (and product coming in the door!)
This weekend is kind of up in the air for us. Allie is looking forward to gift registry on Sunday. I'm hoping that I can register the Wizards to get out of their hole against the Cavs, tonight was a good start.
We booked the rehearsal dinner site on Monday it is at Red Star in Fells Point if you didn't read previous post.
The photographer and DJ have also been booked — that happened some time last week.
Take that, Knot checklist!
Meanwhile, it's the end of the month, which is the worst week of the month work-wise for both Allie and I. I'm proud to say that despite the down economy, good weather seems to have motivated people to keep drinking, which is in turn keeping my employed (and product coming in the door!)
This weekend is kind of up in the air for us. Allie is looking forward to gift registry on Sunday. I'm hoping that I can register the Wizards to get out of their hole against the Cavs, tonight was a good start.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Update
The full staff was back at work today so I was out the door at 4. Add to that the Caps being out of the playoffs, the Wiz being off and the O's playing on the West Coast I had few things to distract me from bringing the site a little more up-to-date.
But as Murphy's Law would have it, Blogger was down for a good chunk of the evening. Nonetheless, you should notice a couple updates.
1) I added an agenda on the right side of the page that will become more completely filled in over the next two weeks.
2) I updated flight info and included instructions for reserving a room in the "useful information department."
3) Please note the post below for info on a couple shower hosted by my parents on June 21 as well as the bachelor and bachelorette parties.
Meanwhile we picked a DJ last night. Got song requests now? Post 'em in the comments section or send me an e-mail. We're also starting to plow through that damed Knot checklist – the one that's always showing me items with explanation points. I know it's overdue!
As I finish writing this post I'm being told that I can not contact Blogger, so we'll see if anyone reads this.
I'm hoping to put together a line-up of the official wedding garb up here Thursday.
--Nate
But as Murphy's Law would have it, Blogger was down for a good chunk of the evening. Nonetheless, you should notice a couple updates.
1) I added an agenda on the right side of the page that will become more completely filled in over the next two weeks.
2) I updated flight info and included instructions for reserving a room in the "useful information department."
3) Please note the post below for info on a couple shower hosted by my parents on June 21 as well as the bachelor and bachelorette parties.
Meanwhile we picked a DJ last night. Got song requests now? Post 'em in the comments section or send me an e-mail. We're also starting to plow through that damed Knot checklist – the one that's always showing me items with explanation points. I know it's overdue!
As I finish writing this post I'm being told that I can not contact Blogger, so we'll see if anyone reads this.
I'm hoping to put together a line-up of the official wedding garb up here Thursday.
--Nate
Party! Party! Party!
That's not only the name of the place we bought our invitations, it describes how Nate and Allie, a/k/a Nallie, will spend three weekends sending off their pseudo-singleness.
The first event on this itinerary is a couple shower/engagement party at Nate's parents house on Saturday, June 21, tentatively scheduled from 2-5 p.m. at Nate's parents house at 3904 Oak Park Circle, in Waterloo, IA, 50701.
We know not everyone will be able to make it to the East Coast for the Aug. 2 wedding, but if some people would still like to give good luck wishes, please stop by the party. It will include free food and beer, so even if you don't wish us well you might as well take advantage.
Later that night, bachelor party #1 gets started. That's right, I get two bachelor parties. Awesome! Seriously though, since so many of my friends and family are spread out I thought it best to have parties in two different places. And, of cours, having two bachelor parties is awesome.
Groomsman Matt Schafer (seen below, left) is heading the Iowa efforts. I'm not sure what's in store for me. but as you can see, he and attendee Blaine can rock. Track him or me down if you would like to get in on this bash.
--Image should be here. Problem fixed soon?
The East Coast bachelor party is slated for the weekend of July 11 and 12 in Rehoboth Beach. I know we are planing to stay here and drink lots of beer here. Groomsman Mark Goldman (seen below) is running this show and has the details, so contact him or me if you want to party in Delaware.
--Image should be here. Problem fixed soon?
No formal invites on any of these. If you know about this blog you are welcome to go.
Allie gets down with her bachelorette party the following weekend in the Big Apple. I know there is karaoke involved and am otherwise staying out of the loop on this one.
Nate
The first event on this itinerary is a couple shower/engagement party at Nate's parents house on Saturday, June 21, tentatively scheduled from 2-5 p.m. at Nate's parents house at 3904 Oak Park Circle, in Waterloo, IA, 50701.
We know not everyone will be able to make it to the East Coast for the Aug. 2 wedding, but if some people would still like to give good luck wishes, please stop by the party. It will include free food and beer, so even if you don't wish us well you might as well take advantage.
Later that night, bachelor party #1 gets started. That's right, I get two bachelor parties. Awesome! Seriously though, since so many of my friends and family are spread out I thought it best to have parties in two different places. And, of cours, having two bachelor parties is awesome.
Groomsman Matt Schafer (seen below, left) is heading the Iowa efforts. I'm not sure what's in store for me. but as you can see, he and attendee Blaine can rock. Track him or me down if you would like to get in on this bash.
--Image should be here. Problem fixed soon?
The East Coast bachelor party is slated for the weekend of July 11 and 12 in Rehoboth Beach. I know we are planing to stay here and drink lots of beer here. Groomsman Mark Goldman (seen below) is running this show and has the details, so contact him or me if you want to party in Delaware.
No formal invites on any of these. If you know about this blog you are welcome to go.
Allie gets down with her bachelorette party the following weekend in the Big Apple. I know there is karaoke involved and am otherwise staying out of the loop on this one.
Nate
Monday, April 21, 2008
Teaser...
There are few things I hate more about watching television, than the "teasers" you see promising big stories on that evening's news. The reason I hate them so much as because they almost always fail to live up to expectations.
That being said, and because I have to leave for work, I am offering a teaser of what I will post this week rather than the actual info. But these announcements will not disappoint!
We'll have:
• News about two bachelor parties? Find out more this week;
• A look at the hot summer fashions the wedding party will be wearing;
• Who the DJ is who will get this party started; and
• A run down on Baltimore's hot spots you can see on your visit.
Live. Local. Late-breaking. Nallie08.
That being said, and because I have to leave for work, I am offering a teaser of what I will post this week rather than the actual info. But these announcements will not disappoint!
We'll have:
• News about two bachelor parties? Find out more this week;
• A look at the hot summer fashions the wedding party will be wearing;
• Who the DJ is who will get this party started; and
• A run down on Baltimore's hot spots you can see on your visit.
Live. Local. Late-breaking. Nallie08.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Scoop! Nallie campaign headed to Iowa in June
Details are not yet confirmed, but this blog has learned that Nate and likely Allie plan to visit Iowa, one of 2008's most important campaign stops, at sometime in June in advance of the nallie 2008 wedding.
Although pundits speculate that residents of perhaps a dozen states will attend the Aug. 2 wedding celebration, current and former Iowa residents are likely to make up the greatest constituency of guests. They will also have the most dirt on Nate, should they find any reason this couple should not be bound in matrimony.
Some speculate that invited Hawkeye fans, sick of losing football games to the Cyclones, will conjure up vicious rumors to tear down former Iowa State attendee Nate, because, like Iowa football, they suck. Among them is Jim Butts, who also likes the Cubs and is an idiot.
One source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because Nallie hopes to have more official details in place before formally announcing the visit, say the couple is planing to land on a runway in the middle of a cornfield, otherwise known as Eastern Iowa Airport.
The source said the couple is likely to arrive on Friday, June 20, and host a cookout at Nate's parents that weekend. Some form of bachelor party could also be in the works.
Rehearsal dinner tryouts
Went to Red Star in Fells Point on Saturday evening as a potential rehearsal dinner site, and it fared pretty well with reviewers Allie, Mark and Becca.
Nate also liked his dish, sugar cane-skewed pork tenderloin with mango habanera salsa, but thought he should have gotten a larger portion.
Nonetheless, how many former brothel sites do you know that get overall high marks for their food? Red Star also has an isolated space upstairs that should accommodate our group of approximately 40. It also has free parking across the street, which is a definite bonus in Fells Point. There are also tons of bars for some nightlife in the area, for those interested in hanging out after dinner.
However, there are some potential pitfalls. One is that it is almost 2 miles from the hotel — still a short drive but too long for most people to walk. Secondly, as part of our impromptu visit, they didn't have anything on the menu that evening that is part of their group buffet offering. They can probably give us a sample before we decided to go with them.
Here's a look at their buffet options.
1) House salad with grapes and grape tomatoes with 2 dressings
Chicken breast marsala
Penne pasta with ricotta and marinara
Roasted flounder roulade with lemon butter
Chefs choice of fresh vegetable
Red and sweet potato hash with caramelized onions
2) Choice of house salad or Caesar salad station
Chicken and shrimp jambalaya with sausage and rice
Cheese or vegetable lasagna
Grilled London broil in rich mushroom sauce
Chef's choice of fresh vegetable
Roasted red potatoes with garlic and rosemary
3) Choice of house salad, Caesar, or spinach salad with strawberries and raspberry dressing
Herb roasted salmon with dill butter
Sautéed shrimp and mussel penne with asparagus and fresh tomatoes
Sesame chicken breast with orange ginger sauce
Sautéed tenderloin tips with wild mushrooms and port wine
Mini baked potatoes with traditional accompaniments
Chef's choice of fresh vegetables
#2 is probably out because Grilled London Broil is one of the options at the reception dinner (although Mark doesn't see this as an issue.)
Will probably try to hit a few of the last spots this weekend and then will make a decision.
Nate also liked his dish, sugar cane-skewed pork tenderloin with mango habanera salsa, but thought he should have gotten a larger portion.
Nonetheless, how many former brothel sites do you know that get overall high marks for their food? Red Star also has an isolated space upstairs that should accommodate our group of approximately 40. It also has free parking across the street, which is a definite bonus in Fells Point. There are also tons of bars for some nightlife in the area, for those interested in hanging out after dinner.
However, there are some potential pitfalls. One is that it is almost 2 miles from the hotel — still a short drive but too long for most people to walk. Secondly, as part of our impromptu visit, they didn't have anything on the menu that evening that is part of their group buffet offering. They can probably give us a sample before we decided to go with them.
Here's a look at their buffet options.
1) House salad with grapes and grape tomatoes with 2 dressings
Chicken breast marsala
Penne pasta with ricotta and marinara
Roasted flounder roulade with lemon butter
Chefs choice of fresh vegetable
Red and sweet potato hash with caramelized onions
2) Choice of house salad or Caesar salad station
Chicken and shrimp jambalaya with sausage and rice
Cheese or vegetable lasagna
Grilled London broil in rich mushroom sauce
Chef's choice of fresh vegetable
Roasted red potatoes with garlic and rosemary
3) Choice of house salad, Caesar, or spinach salad with strawberries and raspberry dressing
Herb roasted salmon with dill butter
Sautéed shrimp and mussel penne with asparagus and fresh tomatoes
Sesame chicken breast with orange ginger sauce
Sautéed tenderloin tips with wild mushrooms and port wine
Mini baked potatoes with traditional accompaniments
Chef's choice of fresh vegetables
#2 is probably out because Grilled London Broil is one of the options at the reception dinner (although Mark doesn't see this as an issue.)
Will probably try to hit a few of the last spots this weekend and then will make a decision.
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