From Rubber To Roses: Matt & Claire's Wedding, 10/23/10

Friday, April 8, 2011

Matt & Claire's Wedding, 10/23/10

This is a very delayed post. So sorry!

We had such an amazing time at Matt & Claire's wedding in Philadelphia. The ceremony & reception were both at the Union League right in the heart of downtown Philadelphia. It reminded me of the club where Patti & Jeff had their reception in Washington D.C. Dark wood and carpet - very old boys club style. The difference was that the Union League had a portrait of every single Rebublican president hanging on its walls...oh, and a couple Whigs too I think. Everyone enjoyed taking pictures in front of Richard Nixon's portrait the most.

We did not attend the ceremony as seating was very limited but of course we were at the reception. They had a fantastic meal complete with cake topped with KISS figurines representing Matt & Claire. It was the perfect cake-topper for them. Claire's father gave one of the best Father of the Bride toasts I've ever heard. And the band was awesome! The dance floor was always full. Claire's Outlaw Induction was pretty brutal, but she handled it well. Welcome to the family Claire!

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Andrew and Megan Smith

Hello and welcome to our blog. My name is Megan live in Portland, Oregon (the Rose City) where I moved in June 2008 from my hometown of Akron, Ohio (the Rubber City) with my husband Andrew. We followed a new job opportunity for Andrew out here, but making the move out West has been a dream of ours for awhile. We moved into a fabulous downtown apartment and made it home for three years before we purchased a home in Northeast Portland this past summer. 2011 has actually brought quite a bit of change for us. Besides buying a home, we also had to put our beloved 6-year-old golden retriever Chase to sleep unexpectedly on July 4th. There isn't a day that goes by that we don't think about him and miss him terribly. Only a week before we put Chase to sleep, we found out that we were expecting our first child. Then, on Christmas Day, Liam David came into our lives 10 weeks earlier than his due date and in Milwaukee, Wisconsin while visiting Andrew's family for the holidays. We are very excited to experience the adventure of parenthood!

A little about me: I got a job as Office Manager for a private dental practice in the Pearl District of the city where I worked until Liam's birth. In my free time, I enjoy working out, participating in many outdoorsy activities (hiking, biking, skiing, camping), watching movies, challenging myself to become a better photographer using my digital SLR, listening to my iPod or NPR, drinking expensive beer in the company of family and friends and burying myself in my scraproom and creating masterpieces. To see some of my work, please visit my scrapbooking blog!

A little about Andrew: Andrew left his job at National City Corporation to take a new opportunity with the Regence Group (Blue Cross Blue Shield) and was promoted earlier this year into a more senior role within his division. In his free time, Andrew enjoys cooking, doing anything outdoorsy (hiking, biking, skiing, camping), watching F1 Racing in surround sound on his big screen TV, reading anything he can get his hands on, traveling anywhere and everywhere and sampling all the great microbrews the Pacific Northwest has to offer.