3 months!

I can't believe the months keep passing so fast!!!!! We are in the middle of our kitchen remodel, there are pictures up on Facebook. We had mold behind the sink so we had to gut the whole thing and get it out fast! This was my first demo project, it was liberating to say the least! We rose the celling a foot, added insulation (the house was built in 1930, so the attic and the kitchen are the only two rooms with insulation now.), tiling the floor with a beautiful slate, our "mocha" all real "green" wood ((made in the USA!)) cabinets are two weeks out, we are getting a white Farm Sink, and butcher block counter tops, our uppers will be restaurant style open shelves. we are going to subway tile the walls and use a stainless subway tile as an accent. Last but not least we are using a old school bead-board on the celling to tie in the 1930's. We have original bead-bord on our front porch which is still in really good shape so that will be a nice touch to add on the inside as well. WEDDING UPDATE: The 20 rooms that we had blocked off at the COURTYARD MARRIOTT HISTORIC DISTRICT HOTEL HAVE ALL BEEN BOOKED! We are in the process of getting more rooms blocked so if you are planning on staying there try and wait until we can block more rooms at the discounted rate!!! I will be posting on here and on Facebook when it clears! We also have blocked rooms at the Mainstay Suits in Mt. Pleasant (I'm waiting for the conformation email that has the group code for the lower rates which I will post as soon as I receive it!),but if you call and say Sipsis/Savas Wedding they should give you the rate. We are so excited for this great occasion to get here soon! It's been a really fun process (with a little stress here and there) and we are very excited to be able to share this day with you! Love, E&P

4 Months!

OMG! It's getting so close and time is flying by! I'm so ready for the big day and can't wait to have all of our Family and Friends in one place! It's going to be such a good time!! We still have a lot to do before OCT which I know it's not even technically summer yet but it feels like it is right around the corner!! Can you sense the bit of (excited) panic?! E&P

5 MONTHS!

We've hit the five month mark! crazy how time is flying! We have really everything planned out now its just down to the final details! More on us... Perry and I are working hard on our new home. We tore down the old "Florida Room" out front and now have a nice large front porch! Can't wait to decorate it and make it more homey! We are planning on painting the house soon because in the process of taring down the walls we found out that there are three different colors on the front of our home which looks very silly! We have only a few windows left to instal but the ones which we have done already look amazing! They also keep the house cooler (which is huge since we currently have no A/C!) Looking into installing that soon as well because summer is upon us here in FL.. there is no such thing as Spring, or Winter for that matter! It goes from warm to hot. (I miss NC weather!) I just finished a 30 Day Bikram Yoga Challenge! It was amazing, I have never felt better on so many levels! Perry actually came and tried out a class with me, he did so well! He said he enjoyed it a lot. So we both can recommend it! Excited for May we are hoping for a few changes in the next few weeks that will bring us much joy and peace. Be on the look out... Don't want to say anything until we know for sure though! "Growth is always from the total; it is not an addition. Just like love, it cannot be added to you. It grows out of you, out of your totality." E&P

Registry

We have made a Registry at MYREGISTRY.com it is a website that pulls everything we need from different stores into one page. Please Feel Free to Browse our Registry anytime! :) WE are also working on a Honeymoon fund so that we will be able to go somewhere special after we celebrate with Family and Friends to get to know each other as Husband and Wife. PS Sorry we haven't posted anything in a while, as you may know we have purchased our first home and have been busy being first time homeowners!!! More posts to come very soon! P&E

Count Down!

Booking Your Room

Information on booking a room for The Big Weekend! 


Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District

125 Calhoun Street | Charleston, SC 29401 | 843-805-7900 (general) |843.414.4261 (fax)

The Site to book your room with our guest rate is:

http://cwp.marriott.com/chshd/sipsissavas/

Or if you call to book your room you can do so by calling 1-888-236-2427 be sure to mention our group name: Sipsis/Savas Wedding and group code: SSW

They have 2 style rooms: 2 Queen or 1 King bed(s)

Also suites are available for $100 more a night. Options include: 2 Queens/Pull-out sofa or 1 King/Pull-out sofa.

(there are rooms that a-join each other as well)

If you have any questions please feel free to ask. 

My Email: Esipsis@gmail.com

My moms email: Jsipsis@triad.rr.com 

Chuck Town

Charleston was a great success!

I got into Greensboro Thursday morning, my mom picked me up from the airport and we stopped by the house to pick up my sister who takes longer to get ready than anyone I know! Than we hit my Yiayia and  Papou's house for a quick hello.  We hit the road around 11:30 and were making really good time.

We got into Charleston about 4:30 and went right to the church. We walked around and saw the hall and kitchen. It's a very nice and cozy area, we decided that it would be the location of the reception. The amount of money that we will save on not having it at another venue can go towards decorations to make it even more cozy and romantic for the big night.

Afterwards we went to our hotel, checked in and sat for a min. then headed to King St. We walked around for a bit went in a few shops then started to look for a good place for dinner. We ended up picking High Cotton on East Bay St. Of course they didn't have an open table but we just went to the lounge area where there was a jazz band playing. We ordered cocktails, I had the Huckfinn which was really good if you like lemonade, my mom got some orange martini, and Jamie got a glass of white wine. There were a lot of dishes that sounded amazing but we chose the Duck, Fresh Fish, and Shrimp and Grits. Everything was really good! I recommend all of them!

We walked back to the car and headed back to the hotel and were all asleep early! Long day of traveling!

Friday we ventured back downtown. We got a great breakfast at Toast on East Bay. And our waitress was extremely helpful. Aside from waiting there she also works with a few catering companies on the weekends, so she had nice list of caterers as well as bakers to check out. Afterward we went to the old Slave Market (I think that is politically incorrect, but that's what I will always call it) and walked through and Jamie and I got some prints of really cool pictures. Jamie got a necklace as well from the same shop were Perry bought me mine that I wear all the time. Afterwards we went back to the church to see inside the sanctuary, it did not disappoint at all. It is very beautifully done and a great size!
Next on the list was finding a hotel for everyone to stay at, we saw a few but really were impressed with the Courtyard Marriott in the Historic District which is right in the heart of downtown. The rooms are very big and the whole hotel was remodeled and there was even a wing added on. We blocked off 20 rooms (I will be getting the information on how to book the room in a few days and will post it here).
After all of that it was Cupcake time! We walked over to the little bakery "Cupcake" on King St. and enjoyed a red velvet cupcake. Yum!
Being in a cake mood we headed over to Ashley Bakery, we didn't have an appointment so we just looked through their scrap books of cakes they have done. We were very impressed and the shop smelt heavenly which is a good sign! We will have to go back for a tasting, which I'm looking forward too!!!

We stopped in and got a coffee at Starbucks on King St. to warm up a bit. By then it was almost 4 and we hadn't eaten lunch yet but it was too early for dinner! We walked back to our car and drove around for a bit before deciding to eat at Poe's on Sullivians Island. It's a very cozy place with really great food!
We went for an after dinner drive around the island and looked at the beautiful homes that we can only daydream about even going in! We headed back to the hotel over the beautiful new bridge into downtown.

It was a great trip and we accomplished a lot. Still have a lot to do, but going to see everything will defiantly make the other decisions a lot easier to make!

Stay tuned,

Erin