There are 82 days, and we are getting down to the little details:
Booking a bus back to the hotel? Great, but what times should it leave?
Sipping a cocktail? Delicious, but what are you sipping it from?
Saying vows? Forever and always, but WHAT EXACTLY SHOULD THEY BE?!
It’s exciting, and a little overwhelming, but it’s good to know that the big stuff is all in order. As we’ve told everyone who has asked us – everything else is icing on the wedding cake!
Hi everyone,
You might not know (for some reason the count-down on the site counts months, not days) but Matthew and I will be married in 95 days! Double digits! This felt like a HUGE DEAL ten days ago, when our count-down had three digits, but now that the milestone has passed it feels less momentous. I’m thankful for that. It had me sort of stressed out.
The Merrick/Schillhammer kids know how to stuff stuff
Everything is going well. So far the biggest headache has been my hair -which is nothing in the scheme of things! I had my siblings all stuffing envelopes over the long-weekend, so they’re all ready to be delivered to the post office mid-August. Bill is working on figuring out transportation for our lovely guests to and from the hotel. I’m starting to think about the littler details – my sweet man is excited that we’ve reached this stage, because he knows I’ll like it.
We’ve been thinking a lot about our wonderful friends and family, and how we can best host you and thank you for all your love.
The celebration will be here before we know it!
I just returned from Chicago, where I spent the weekend with my aunt, Polly, designing, printing, and assembling our wedding invitations.
Shopping at Paper-Source!
My apologies to all of the people I would have liked to see in Chicago – it was a quick trip, and super focused. We did a lot!
I have to say, it was just what I needed. Two days, one task, no distractions.
The finished product is BEAUTIFUL! I couldn’t be more pleased.
I’m also feeling pretty emotional about these because they were a real collaboration with Polly, who is a beautiful artist. Polly won’t be there to celebrate with us in October, so to have her so deeply involved means a lot to Matthew and me. She is a really important person in my life. I have learned, and continue to learn so much from her! Several times over the weekend I felt overwhelmed with gratitude.
Thank you, Poppy!
We just returned from a week on beautiful Anna Maria Island in Florida, which was all about a wedding – but not our wedding! Molly’s dear friend (and bridesmaid), Ashley, married her sweetheart, Hal, on the beach. It was beautiful!
Now we are returned and there is a lot going on! In addition to having a gazillion loads of sandy laundry to do, this week we’re also working on invitations, timelines, and some attention on Molly’s wedding dress and hair!
110 days!
I just bought the shoes for our wedding and I am so excited!
Molly’s parents threw us a Cinco de Mayo themed engagement party early on in May. Our amazing friend, Meryl catered it for us as a generous and entirely delicious wedding gift! There were flowers and drinks and all kinds of friends and family. There were also goats. And a birthday cake. Enjoy the slideshow!
Five months from right now,
Celebrating all night,
We will be married!
Please tag any pictures or posts with #MollyandMatthew2013 for curatorial purposes.
We had an awesome engagement party last night – more to follow.
Hi everyone,
We’ve added some new content on the site: the story of how we met and got to where we are, the story of the proposal, and we’ve started on some other neat stuff for you, but it’s not ready yet.
We’ve also moved things around a little – but we hope it’ll be even easier to navigate now.
Enjoy!
Mark your calenders – We’re getting married on October 12, 2013, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts!
Molly & Matthew 