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Author: Jeff McNeil

Born in Irvine, grew up in Anaheim,child of the world. Married to the love of my life Jennifer McNeil.

Graham Silver – DJ & MC

DJ Graham Silver, www.silvertunes.com, was our DJ and MC for the night of our reception.  Jenn and I hired him through A Night To Remember Entertainment and Gil Sotelo.  Graham was professional at all points of our conversations.  We met him to go over details of the reception, and he…

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Jeff McNeil October 20, 2010 February 3, 2016Day of Wedding

Sylvia Fellows – Silhouette Artist

Sylvia Fellows, Disneyland silhouette artist, was a major attraction at our wedding.  She did 85 silhouettes of more than 160 people, some with multiple sittings.  Her skill with scissors and eye for facial characteristics is beyond compare.  I am delighted she could be a part of our fun wedding reception at Salt…

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Jeff McNeil October 20, 2010 February 3, 2016Day of Wedding

Day of Wedding, are those butterflies?

There is just enough time to get on here and say the immortal words of Ross Geller, “I am getting married today!  Woohoo!” from the 2nd wedding to Emily.  The scene is where Chandler is in the hotel room and Ross barges in.  He yells the line then exits the…

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Jeff McNeil October 16, 2010 February 3, 2016Day of Wedding

The day/night before with my guys

FYI, if this is out of order, it is October 15th, the night before the wedding. The afternoon of Friday October 15th was something to behold.  Chris (Jenn’s brother) and I went all around southern California looking for a shirt that was pink enough to pass Jenn’s test and just…

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Jeff McNeil October 15, 2010 February 3, 2016Bachelor Party, Day of Wedding

Rehearsal & Dinner with Brother Jon

The rehearsal & dinner went well.  Everyone showed up for the rehearsal, thanks to Sarah for finding the right freeways to get to our place on time.  We ran through the ceremony twice to be sure we all knew what was going to happen and when.  Brother Jon brought handcuffs…

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Jeff McNeil October 15, 2010 October 20, 2010Wedding Planning

Down to the last few days…

So Jenn and I have been going over the final details of our wedding plans.  The apartment looks like it was the day after Christmas. And I feel a little stressed with all the planning.  Now don’t get this confused with stress about being wed.  I am excited to be…

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Jeff McNeil October 11, 2010 February 3, 2016Wedding Planning

DJ Graham Silver

Saturday morning Jenn and I met with our DJ.  Graham Silver has been doing events for 15 years and is a professional DJ/MC.  He sat with us at a Starbucks for an hour to go over all of our hopes, dreams, aspirations, wishes and wants.  We told him the types…

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Jeff McNeil October 10, 2010 February 3, 2016Wedding Planning

Honeymoon Destination #1 – Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa

 The Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa is our first stop on the year long honeymoon.  It is located outside of Palm Springs.  It is a hotel Jenn and I have stayed at before for our 2nd anniversary.  We booked a jacuzzi suite and spa treatments.  This is also the hotel…

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Jeff McNeil October 5, 2010 February 3, 2016Mini-moons

Where are you going for your Honeymoon?

Many people have been asking us “Where are you going on your honeymoon?”  To which I reply: Jenn and I are not going on a traditional honeymoon.  Because she is a teacher, she does not have PTO like I do.  Her vacations are timed with the school schedule.  We will…

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Jeff McNeil October 5, 2010 February 3, 2016Mini-moons

Oh the visitors!

With 11 days until the wedding, the website has been picking up steam.  I have noticed a steady increase in visitors this week as we get closer and closer to Oct 16th.  There have been 481 visits in the last 30 days, we average about 16 visits a day.  Each…

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Jeff McNeil October 5, 2010 February 3, 2016Wedding Planning

Things for guests to know

I would like to share with everyone some answers to common questions that we have been getting about the wedding.  Also below are some things guests might want to know about the ceremony site or reception. 1. The ceremony is going to be on grass, so ladies please be mindful…

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Jeff McNeil October 4, 2010 February 3, 2016Day of Wedding

3 Weeks until the wedding

One week, ah ah ah.  Two, two weeks, ah ah ah!  Three! Three weeks left, ah ah ah. The count and I have something in common, we like counting up and down.  The other thing we have in common is that we both like the color purple.  With 3 weeks…

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Jeff McNeil September 25, 2010 February 3, 2016Wedding Planning

The last centerpiece finally finished!

*In a mad scientist voice*  It is done! It is alive! The St. Petersberg Cathedral wooden puzzle stands tall on my kitchen table!  It is now time for me to take over the world!

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Jeff McNeil September 25, 2010 February 3, 2016Wedding Planning

Rose Petals ordered

I have ordered 300+ cups of rose petals for the ceremony from a company in New York. Petalgarden.com.  They will line the walk way for 20 feet with a 6 inch wide pile of petals.  At the head of aisle there will be a circle where Brother Jon Peters will…

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Jeff McNeil September 24, 2010 February 3, 2016Wedding Planning

The Bachelor party was awesome!

 The bachelor party was awesome this last weekend.  It started about 7pm at Joseph’s house.  We ordered 2 cabs, one came much later, and headed out to Huntington Beach Beer Company for dinner.  The food was great and the waitress was so nice to all 8 of us there.  We…

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Jeff McNeil September 24, 2010 February 3, 2016Bachelor Party
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