Wedding

Wedding Test Post

by Meghann on February 9, 2012

This is a test post to see if my wedding page is set up correctly. If this post works then it should skip the main page and go straight to the Wedding Page (http://mealsandmiles.com/category/wedding/)

Here we go!

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Coffee Date

by Meghann on February 7, 2012

This morning I had an excuse to visit one of my favorite coffee places in Tampa – Buddy Brew Coffee.

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The hours are pretty funky and they’re all the way across town, so they always seems to be closed or about to close whenever I think to go there. Everything is roasted fresh on site and the storefront always smells amazing. Luckily their coffee beans are served in various other coffee shops around Tampa (Infusions Lounge and The Library just to name a couple) and can be purchased fresh on site.

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A couple of weeks ago Stacey emailed me asking if I would meet her Tuesday morning for coffee and my mind immediately went to Buddy Brew. It had been far too long since my last visit.

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(Ignore the wet hair – I was running late :/ )

Stacey is an absolute sweetheart. We met via the blogworld this past year and have sent a few emails back and forth on various things. She’s in town for Social Fresh, which is a great social media conference I volunteered at last year (as seen here, here, and here) but was unable to attend this year due to my NYC trip that carried over into Monday. She gave me a little insight into this year’s event, which was appreciated.

I ordered a skim cappuccino to sip on as we talked.   

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After Stacey left I stayed behind and got a ton of work done. I don’t know what it is, but coffee shops really encourage me to churn things out (minus the 25-30 minutes that were ate up googling wedding photos – see below).

When my stomach started yelling at me after 1:00, I knew it was time to go home and make lunch.

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Thomas English Muffins were BOGO at Publix this week. I stocked up on the whole wheat ones and kept one out on the counter and froze the rest. The muffin makes an excellent sandwich when pressed in the george foreman with mozzarella cheese, turkey, avocado, and mixed greens.

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Leftover chickpeas and mixed veggies on the side.

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Style Me Pretty

Our wedding venue (Birdsong Barn) was featured on Style Me Pretty today.

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Which inspired me to check out the original post created by the featured photographer.

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And a few other posts by other photographers who have photographed weddings at Birdsong Barn.

Which got me really excited about this venue. :)

#Tip: When venue searching make sure to google the venue’s name plus wedding photos (ie Birdsong Barn Wedding Photos ) for inspiration on how other couples utilized the venue on their big day. It’s also a good way to discover local photographers who have already photographed and are familiar with the venue (and see their work).

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The Tale of Two Venues

February 6, 2012

Are you tired of hearing about venue shopping yet? This is the last one. Pinky promise. Derek and I picked a venue over the weekend. After meeting with the people at Cross Creek on Wednesday, it was really the only thing we could talk about this weekend. There was a lot of going back and more »

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Wedding Venue Shopping in Central Florida

February 3, 2012

I’m not sure it hit me just how crazy wedding venue shopping could be until my sister got engaged last May. When my brother got engaged – it was easy. He and his fiance knew they wanted their ceremony at the local catholic church and their reception at a hotel in nearby Cocoa Beach. They more »

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Venue Shopping Round II

January 21, 2012

Some girls fall in love with multiple dresses, I fall in love with venues. How could I not? Look at this place! My heart skipped a beat as soon as I walked on property. Swoon. Ok. Ok. I’m being a little melodramatic, BUT let me explain. When I first started researching venues, I knew I more »

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A Potential Venue

January 17, 2012

Last night I was showing my Mom some photos of this gorgeous ranch I found outside of Tampa that I love as a potential wedding venue. It’s rustic, it’s adorable, and I could totally see Derek and I saying ‘I Do’ under this big beautiful oak tree they perform the ceremonies under. I’ve petty much more »

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