The Wedding Chest

Posted on July 4, 2012 by kristipetersenschoonover

On January 27, my friend Stacey came over to visit and gave us a really cool gift—a wedding gift chest. What makes it special: it was used at the wedding of a friend of hers, then at her wedding…then at … Continue reading →

Our 12th Rocks!

Posted on May 25, 2012 by kristipetersenschoonover

These rocks are from our friends’ Al & Maryanne’s stunning gardens in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Our 12th set of rocks comes from our friends Al & MaryAnn, from their gardens in Norwalk, Connecticut. Kristi met Al, a tree surgeon, science fiction/fantasy writer and amazing wood craftsman, in 2004, in the early days of Pencils! Writing … Continue reading →

Our 11th Rock Arrives!

Posted on May 24, 2012 by kristipetersenschoonover

Our 11th rock(s) are from Anne-Marie, our wedding coordinator up at Howe Caverns. We couldn’t have gotten luckier. She’s got loads of spunk and she cuts to the chase. Our wedding is just about all planned because of her. Our … Continue reading →

Jamming with Journey

Posted on May 23, 2012 by kristipetersenschoonover

It was this shot in 1959’s Journey to the Center of the Earth that inspired the gemstone colors for the favor boxes.

Our good friend Steve Manzino (referred to as Manzino) is handling the decorating of the room in terms of tablescaping and centerpieces (usually this is something I would do, but who knows if I’m going to have any time on … Continue reading →

Both sets of Centerpiece Award Labels Arrive…

Posted on April 11, 2012 by kristipetersenschoonover

If you’ve read Mistakes: Or, What Happens When You Don’t Concentrate and The Centerpiece Award Labels—Take 2, then you know the whole story behind the re-ordering of the centerpiece award labels. What’s really funny is that both sets came in the … Continue reading →

The Centerpiece Award Labels, Take 2

Posted on March 27, 2012 by kristipetersenschoonover

If you’ve read Mistakes: Or, What Happens When You Don’t Concentrate, then you know I had to re-order the Centerpiece Award Labels. Here is the corrected version.

Titling Tables

Posted on March 8, 2012 by kristipetersenschoonover

Dad's reading copy of A Journey to the Center of the Earth.

January 22: Way back when we were choosing wedding themes (in a later post), I had vaguely toyed with the idea of naming, instead of numbering, the tables. For A Journey to the Center of the Earth, I knew I … Continue reading →

Back to Salisbury

Posted on February 16, 2012 by kristipetersenschoonover

Reprinted photos of the Petersen family's camp in Salisbury, New York, which will serve as part of the centerpieces for the Rehearsal Dinner.

Many of you have probably heard me talk, at one time or another, about our camp in Salisbury, New York, which is only about an hour and ten minutes from Howe Caverns (you can read more about this in my … Continue reading →

Table-scaping JOURNEY

Posted on January 14, 2012 by kristipetersenschoonover

Since the theme of the wedding is Journey to the Center of the Earth, we really thought flowers as table centerpieces weren’t the right fit (I’ll admit it, I also think they’re just sort of cliche). I really wanted something … Continue reading →

A Wedding at the Center of the Earth

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