Traveling tips and detailed journey info
Our Iceland June 2019 trip budget was a little wacky because we also got married in Iceland and had a group of six meet us there for ceremony, travel, and plenty of meals. Aside from all of our wedding stuff, we spent $3,140.41 for 7 full days in Iceland. Here's how I broke it down …
We left Hotel Budir at checkout and headed back to Stykkisholmur to pick up our birth certificates from the commissioner's office. We had lunch at Nesbraud in Stykkisholmur, which seemed to be a local spot and felt a little off-limits to me. The guy behind the counter did speak English to me, but looked thoroughly …
We drove from south Iceland, passing through Reykjavík, to Snaefellsnes to get to Hotel Budir. The drive was nearly the same as the trip to Stykkishólmur, and so was very familiar. We had lunch in Reykjavik, and met up with our families so we could caravan to the hotel. They had not yet been out …
If we ever visit Vestmannaeyjar again, here's how I would do it: Plan to spend a whole day, starting in the morning, and taking the 19:30 or 21:00 ferry back to the mainland. You will have no trouble parking at the ferry docking point on the mainland, and you cannot miss it (the road essentially …
Wedding DIY in the form of year-long knitting projects. A how-to of making unreasonable decisions 🙃
I've "had" my dress since May 2018, but I've still never set foot in a bridal salon. I actually WON my dress from Allure Bridal by entering a contest (seriously one of those "enter your email to win" type of things). So many friends and family were incredulous--did you really win? Do you have the dress in …
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A little overview of the process and steps to making marriage legal in both the USA and Iceland.
We came to find out first hand that planning a wedding can be very exciting, and very stressful, all at once. Having been thinking about our wedding day for a few years 😉 I had a pretty clear vision of what I wanted it to look like. I wanted to celebration that would bring together …
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