woah! our wedding! tomorrow!

katie posting here.... in about 24 hours, i will be stepping towards my husband-to-be, and i couldnt be more excited! sam and i have been working very hard the last few days to finish up our plans, get our helpers organized, and pickup all sorts of things for the big party! we have been watching the weather forecast this past week, and it looks like we will have fine weather tomorrow for the outside ceremony that is early in the day. however, a slight chance of thunderstorms is noted, which this year has usually meant storms somewhere else in the region, but just to be safe, bring an umbrella! it will help to shade you too, if youre not under one of the tents during the ceremony. a brief recap of tomorrows festivities: 11am: assembly at liberty lands park at 731 n. 3rd street, north end. 11:30 bridal party arrives and ceremony begins. all are welcome! 1pm: family lunch (invite only!) latvian society of phila, 531 n. 7th street. 5pm: reception and concert, latvian society of phila, 531 n. 7th street. all are welcome! our little lunch is just for the family and bridal party, so if anyone is at the ceremony and needs to kill some time in the neighborhood before the concert, there are lots of options! northern liberties neighborhood is chock full of awesome brunch and lunch spots, no matter what youre looking to eat! the random tea room on 4th street is one of my favorite relaxing spots to hang for an hour. across the street from the latvian society is the edgar allen poe house, a free historical site with cool herb garden and dungeon like basement. its open until 5; check it out! we just found out that the boyfriend of one of my bridesmaids had his flight stranded. instead, he's driving halfway across the country! epic! wedding of the year, folks...get into it! see you tomorrow, lovelies!

Dealing with the HOT HOT Heat

Hi friends,

As most of you have experienced; it's been pretty darn hot in Philadelphia, and everywhere else, this summer. Worse than last summer. Obviously, we weren't hoping for the heat waves we're getting when we picked our date, but 'C'est la vie,' we just have to make accommodations to keep everyone safe and comfortable while we're outside.


Hopefully, Liberty Lands will look like this, and be a relatively comfortable 85 degrees outside...but.....

If you've never been to Liberty Lands Park, this is it, we'll be gathering at the North side, pictured here. Tents will be covering most of the family seating and there will be cold bottled water.  If you have a favorite parasol, summer hat, or personal fan, it would be wise to bring it along, just in case! We're keeping the wedding ceremony short and sweet, so we can get out of the sun quickly!

The Latvian Society is air-conditioned, so at least the rest of our day will be nice and cool!

xoxo