Courtney S.


Age: 25

Affiliation: Reform

Occupation: Drug Safety Associate

Wedding Date: April 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

About Me: After 6 years of dating, my fiancé proposed on the day we bought our first house together in a suburb of Philadelphia. I’m fairly certain my knees are still shaking from that incredible afternoon! We immediately decided on a South Florida wedding because my fiancé’s family lives there – planning a wedding from 2000 miles away is a challenge, but insanely fun too! I’m hoping to create a romantic and classic Saturday night affair using the palate of chocolate brown, champagne and blush pink. I’m loving every second of wedding planning and would love to eventually make this a full time career!

Ani L’dodi V’dodi Li

Posted by Courtney S.

July 2007 in Israel after climbing Masada

July 2007: Me in Israel, at the top of Masada

This past week my fiancé Josh and I decided on the phrase we’ll be engraving into our wedding bands. I initially sent Josh a list of twenty various engraving ideas ranging from the beautiful- “Amor Vincit Omnia” (Latin for “Love conquers all”) to funny like “You’re Stuck With Me.” He quickly dismissed all the of ideas until he got to the last one. “I like it!” he exclaimed, and just like that our wedding theme was born.

I first discovered my love for the phrase “Ani L’dodi V’ dodi Li” (Hebrew from the Song of Solomon: I am My Beloved’s and My Beloved is Mine) while in Israel. I feel like it embodies us so well as a couple. It’s beautiful, it’s precise, and it’s perfect. My ring will have the first half (Ani L’Dodi) and his will have the second half (V’Lodi Li) – all in Hebrew. The jeweler was extremely receptive to our idea and he is currently working on our bands.

Then I starting thinking…

Why stop with the wedding bands? If we love this saying, we should incorporate it throughout our day! I contacted a woman whose company came highly recommended (Pink Design Events) and she is working on creating a personalized monogram for us. I envision the design incorporating our first names and wedding date, as well as “I am My Beloved’s and My Beloved is Mine.” The woman I am working with completely understands my vision and I look forward to seeing the end result.

The plan is to use our monogram in a variety of ways. I am thinking we could place it on our menus, programs, and seating chart. I haven’t quite thought that far ahead, but I know it will be an ongoing motif throughout our wedding.  I couldn’t be happier to have a subtle theme, and Josh is thrilled we have one more thing checked off the wedding to-do list!

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5 comments

1 Posted by Elisheva S. { 06.15.09 at 1:07 am }

Nice!

One of my friends is in art school, so we asked her to design us a monogram using out initials in Hebrew to use on our invitations and benchers.


2 Posted by Courtney S. { 06.15.09 at 8:56 am }

Ooh that sounds beautiful. I never thought I was a monogram type gal – but this whole wedding thing is bringing out a new side to me! haha! :)


3 Posted by Elisheva S. { 06.15.09 at 11:13 am }

Lol me either, but my friend offered actually… so hey why not.


4 Posted by The Mrs. { 06.15.09 at 2:52 pm }

I love your wedding theme idea! In fact, I was going to have “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine” written around my wedding cake (for various reasons we didn’t end up doing that) I bet you could also find a ketubah featuring the saying.


5 Posted by Courtney S. { 06.15.09 at 3:19 pm }

Thank you!!
… I found an amazing ketubah this weekend with the saying. It’s SO pretty.. I’m hoping Josh likes it :)


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