http://victoriaandzak.com a little blog about our big day Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:18:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wedding pictures are finally available to view at: www.zplusv.com/wedding http://victoriaandzak.com/?p=92 Well it took a while, but we finally edited down all our honeymoon pictures. They are available for you to view at: www.zplusv.com/honeymoon We are expecting to have our wedding pictures in a couple weeks, so we will post them as soon as we can! http://victoriaandzak.com/?p=75 Victoria and I both had a great time at the wedding shower. Dessa, Jennifer and Laura all did a great job putting it together, and so did everyone else who helped as well. We are so grateful and appreciative to them. Thank you! I was overwhelmed when I walked into the ... http://victoriaandzak.com/?p=68 It took us a while, but we have finally decided on the perfect spot for our honeymoon.......Bali! We will be splitting our trip between two hotels, Kayumanis (which is along the coast) and Ubud Hanging Gardens (which is in the forest). Below are some photos of each of the hotels along ... http://victoriaandzak.com/?p=51 a picture from the day we got engaged http://victoriaandzak.com/?p=47 Victoria and I photographed our first wedding together a couple weeks ago for our friends Kristin and Steve. We had a blast and were quite happy with the images we got, have a look at some of them below. http://victoriaandzak.com/?p=30 After looking at hundreds of photographer's websites and thousands of images, we finally decided on our photographer. Her name is Elizabeth Messina and she is from California. She was voted one of the Top 10 Wedding Photographers in the country by American Photo magazine. We can't wait to be in ... http://victoriaandzak.com/?p=27 [caption id="attachment_25" align="alignnone" width="430" caption="Here I am at Elewa Farms"][/caption] For most people, picking a venue to hold the reception at is overwhelming, with so many options to choose from which do you choose. However, for me, I knew right away where I wanted our celebration to take place. Elawa Farms as ... http://victoriaandzak.com/?p=24 1) Marriott Residence Inn Lake Forest/Mettawa - #847-615-2701 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/chilk-residence-inn-chicago-lake-forest-mettawa/ 1 bedroom King suite with pull out sofa sleeper = $79 per night (includes breakfast) Reasons to consider the Marriott: -Affordable rates -Complimentary breakfast -Pool and work out facility -Brand new hotel -Located right off I-60 exit and is about 6 minutes to the wedding ceremony and reception site. 2) ... http://victoriaandzak.com/?p=19 As many of you know, I had been admiring this particular ring for quite some time. My first sighting of this ring occurred with Joyce, my future mother in law. We were at Tiffany’s picking up perfume one day and Joyce mentioned that we should go take a look at ... http://victoriaandzak.com/?p=11