According to Wikipedia, Frequently Asked Questions, or FAQ are a list of questions and answers that pertain to one common subject. When it comes to big shindigs, anyone whose planned a party will tell you people ask a lot of questions - and generally they're the same ones. FAQ Sessions will be posted here for the purpose of answering questions that frequently pop up. If you have any specific questions or concerns feel free to leave a comment or drop a line at our blog e-mail: ACMEWedding@gmail.com. I'm sure we won't be able to think of everything you guys will end up asking us, so feel free to suggest subjects we should touch upon.
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Hey everyone! We're really glad that you guys have decided to pop on by and check out
what's going on here on our blog. We're trying to keep it updated with information
on anything and everything we can possibly think of you keep you guys in the know on what's going on.
A good deal of you know what a blog is and how to use it, but some of you (like my Mom) may not. So we're going to go over a few basics on how to use this blog to leave us comments on our posts, vote in polls, how often to check back, and other stuff. So lets get started!
1. How do I comment on a blog entry?
A blog entry is pretty much any specific article you see here. Each entry, near the last few words of the article has a small bit of text at the bottom. Each are links, and you can leave a comment on the entry by hitting the comment button. Simply write your message in the appropriate field and choose an option from the "comment as" drop down menu. The menu allows you to post as anything from your AIM screen name to Anonymous. Choose which you'd like to post as and hit 'post comment'. Your message has now been posted on the comment section of our blog. You should not have to sign up to leave a comment here. If you run into any problems please shoot us an e-mail at acmewedding@gmail.com and we'll see what we can do to fix the issue.
2. Why would I leave comments?
Short Answer: It helps us get feedback from everyone, and keeps us in contact with you (and visa versa).
Long Answer: Leaving comments helps us know if we're even getting across the ideas that we want to correctly. By leaving comments you can suggest ideas, and pose questions. Comments allow you to get to know other people who may be coming to the wedding, and they also help us to make sure we're giving you all the information you may need on a subject. It's an easy method to keep us all in touch with one another. Comments can, in general, be pretty entertaining too.
SO, LEAVE COMMENTS! We WANT to hear back from you!
3. What is a Poll? Is it an Ad?
A poll is just what it sounds like. A question is posed, and a group at large (that means you guys) get to give us your answer. No, the poll is NOT an Ad. The poll is made by us, though we're open to suggestions on topics. To participate in a poll, simply read the question and choose the answer which best fits your opinion. That easy.
4. How often do you plan to update?
Alan and I plan on updating this thing a least once a week. I have a personal goal of posting something about every three days, but we'll see how that turns out. Rule of thumb, check back once every few days to see if we've updated. If we haven't feel free to bug us about it!
5. There's a button at the bottom that says 'Older Posts'. What is this?
If you've found a button that says older posts, that simply means we've got a back log of old articles. Think of it like turning the page in a book. You've read the first page, and now you want to catch up on the next - so just hit the friendly "Older Posts" button. You may have read them, but if we suddenly go on a posting frenzy and you need to catch up, check the 'older posts' button to make sure you haven't missed anything.
6. I have some other questions, which may or may not pertain to this blog. How do I contact you?
Simply drop us a line at our blog e-mail acmewedding@gmail.com!
Hope this helped!
- Carrie
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Monday, April 6, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
FAQ Session 1: Why Maine?
According to Wikipedia, Frequently Asked Questions, or FAQ are a list of questions and answers that pertain to one common subject. When it comes to big shindigs, anyone whose planned a party will tell you people ask a lot of questions - and generally they're the same ones. FAQ Sessions will be posted here for the purpose of answering questions that frequently pop up. If you have any specific questions or concerns feel free to leave a comment or drop a line at our blog e-mail: ACMEWedding@gmail.com. I'm sure we won't be able to think of everything you guys will end up asking us, so feel free to suggest subjects we should touch upon.
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I understand that with our wedding a lot of people will have a lot of questions, because lets just face it - this isn't going to be a run of the mill, uninspired and cookie cutter wedding. Alan and I just aren't the run of the mill, uninspired and cookie cutter, type of couple. We like traditions. We love to wave at them as they pass by. Unless they happen to be particularly functional, or meaningful - then we'll highjack them like the pirates we are.
Some of you may have wondered why we're having our wedding in Maine - others, may not care as long as you get cake and booze. Either way, lets talk about the reasoning behind our "destination" wedding.
Most traditions have the wedding couple head to the brides hometown and get the deed done there. Well . .as much as I love my family and friends in North Carolina I can't stand the state. Any of my friends will tell you that upon graduating high school I literally pounced the opportunity to be anywhere else. Through my trips back and forth from school in Atlanta to home in NC I was surprised to actually find myself missing the stupid sand pit where I grew up. It took me a while to realize this glaringly obvious fact that it's the people you love who tend to make you stay someplace you'd otherwise flee. Frustratingly, they also tug you to come back, and you do! You do come back to that place you loathe because you miss them and you love them and you want to see them again. It didn't take me long after that to figure out that it wouldn't matter where we had the wedding because all that mattered was having those loved ones there. I don't care about the stupid state, I care about them. So not being particularly attached to my home, it didn't feel right for us, and was pushed from the listing.
Then there's Atlanta, where Alan and I currently reside. To be honest we thought about it for a split second or two. Venues there (because of the 'big city' factor) are several shades, and several thousand bucks on the side of uncomfortable. The city is nice, but the traffic is awful, the heat is abominable, and finding your way around Atlanta can be extremely confusing if you're not used to it. Peachtree street is an inside joke in the Big Peach state because those city builders just couldn't stop naming streets after that silly peach. Peachtree Dunwoody, Peachtree Chamblee, Peachtree Battle, Peachtree Crossing, Peachtree Circle, Peachtree Corner, Peachtree, and eventually you'll find the Pitts Road too. And as long as we've lived in Atlanta, we don't really like it. Wedding places should feel special, and as cool as Atlanta can be, it just doesn't feel like the right place for us. So Atlanta was also pushed from the listing.
So then we came to the thought of Maine, and we liked the idea. Alan grew up in Maine. The roads are easier to navigate as they don't name everything the same. The scenery is beautiful. The people are awesome. The ocean is everywhere, and most importantly it's special. It feels like home. As the Shire is to Frodo and Bilbo, Maine is to Alan and I. We love it here.
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I understand that with our wedding a lot of people will have a lot of questions, because lets just face it - this isn't going to be a run of the mill, uninspired and cookie cutter wedding. Alan and I just aren't the run of the mill, uninspired and cookie cutter, type of couple. We like traditions. We love to wave at them as they pass by. Unless they happen to be particularly functional, or meaningful - then we'll highjack them like the pirates we are.
Some of you may have wondered why we're having our wedding in Maine - others, may not care as long as you get cake and booze. Either way, lets talk about the reasoning behind our "destination" wedding.Most traditions have the wedding couple head to the brides hometown and get the deed done there. Well . .as much as I love my family and friends in North Carolina I can't stand the state. Any of my friends will tell you that upon graduating high school I literally pounced the opportunity to be anywhere else. Through my trips back and forth from school in Atlanta to home in NC I was surprised to actually find myself missing the stupid sand pit where I grew up. It took me a while to realize this glaringly obvious fact that it's the people you love who tend to make you stay someplace you'd otherwise flee. Frustratingly, they also tug you to come back, and you do! You do come back to that place you loathe because you miss them and you love them and you want to see them again. It didn't take me long after that to figure out that it wouldn't matter where we had the wedding because all that mattered was having those loved ones there. I don't care about the stupid state, I care about them. So not being particularly attached to my home, it didn't feel right for us, and was pushed from the listing.
Then there's Atlanta, where Alan and I currently reside. To be honest we thought about it for a split second or two. Venues there (because of the 'big city' factor) are several shades, and several thousand bucks on the side of uncomfortable. The city is nice, but the traffic is awful, the heat is abominable, and finding your way around Atlanta can be extremely confusing if you're not used to it. Peachtree street is an inside joke in the Big Peach state because those city builders just couldn't stop naming streets after that silly peach. Peachtree Dunwoody, Peachtree Chamblee, Peachtree Battle, Peachtree Crossing, Peachtree Circle, Peachtree Corner, Peachtree, and eventually you'll find the Pitts Road too. And as long as we've lived in Atlanta, we don't really like it. Wedding places should feel special, and as cool as Atlanta can be, it just doesn't feel like the right place for us. So Atlanta was also pushed from the listing.
So then we came to the thought of Maine, and we liked the idea. Alan grew up in Maine. The roads are easier to navigate as they don't name everything the same. The scenery is beautiful. The people are awesome. The ocean is everywhere, and most importantly it's special. It feels like home. As the Shire is to Frodo and Bilbo, Maine is to Alan and I. We love it here.
Many of you may think along the lines of my own mother, "But if you do it in Maine everyones going to have to travel there!" True. Travel is a very real issue - but here's the problem in thinking this way. No matter where we have the party, people will have to travel. We have friends and family all over the place, and travel is just something we can't really get around no matter where we do this.
But one of the big reasons we decided to have our wedding in Maine actually comes straight from the lips of some of our friends and family. Something we noticed as we went about talking to people is that everyone has the same thing to say when we mention Maine, "It's so pretty up there, I wish I could go someday." Well, now you have an excuse!
Thanks for reading!
- Carrie.
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