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  • October1st

    The Perfect Adirondack Wedding Guestbook

    It seems today’s couples are getting more and more creative with every aspect of their wedding, and couples who marry in the Adirondacks are no exception. Lately we’ve been seeing some unique takes on the traditional wedding guestbook, but perhaps nothing quite as creative and utilitarian as this—a personalized picnic table.
     
    At Ryan & Chelsea’s July wedding in Elizabethtown, guests gathered around an unfinished cedar picnic table, where they wrote messages in pencil and then traced their markings with a wood-burning tool. Family and friends offered not just signatures, but also drawings, advice, well wishes, and words of wisdom. After the wedding, the table was stained and voilà—it was ready for use in the new couple’s backyard.
     
    Unlike a guestbook that gets tucked away, the beauty of this very rustic, very Adirondack guestbook is that it will be kept out and enjoyed for years to come.

    Jecca D Photography: Rows 2 and 3; Wolson Photography: Rows 1, 4, and 5
  • September16th

    An Elizabethtown wedding on the Boquet River

    We are thrilled to introduce our blog’s debut wedding, a rustic, very Adirondack celebration along the banks of the Boquet River in Elizabethtown, NY. This July 2011 wedding had so much country charm, from Adirondack pack baskets filled with flowers to handmade quilts to dozens of candle-filled antique Ball jars. If you look closely, you might recognize a couple of these photos from the debut issue of Adirondack Weddings magazine.
     
    This wedding is special to us for another reason—Ryan, the groom, is our Creative Director’s cousin, and the photography was taken by another of his relatives, Jecca D Photography. The rest of the photos shown here were taken by us (i.e., Editor Laura & Creative Director Ahren, the intrepid newlywed team behind Adirondack Weddings magazine).
     
    Weddings are all about celebrating family—both the family you have and the new family you become when you say “I Do.” Therefore, we think sharing a wedding near and dear to us is the perfect beginning to our blog. Enjoy!
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    Jecca D Photography: 1st row, 3rd row, canning jar in 5th row. All others: Wolson Photography


     

    From Laura, editor of Adirondack Weddings:

    Ryan & Chelsea had told guests to expect a simple celebration with a band and some beer, so I was in magazine editor heaven to find so many fantastic details at every turn—vintage crates, bales of hay, handmade quilts, hand-sewn blue-checkered tablecloths, crocks filled with cocktails, and two kinds of wine made by the groom’s mother. Guests enjoyed a light buffet meal and danced to classic songs played by a live band while children ran around with sparklers. After the final song of the night (“American Pie”), fireworks lit the sky as guests lounged in Adirondack chairs around a bonfire. Congratulations to Ryan & Chelsea on a fantastic celebration and best wishes for an everlasting marriage!
     

    About the photographers: Jecca D Photography is currently based in Boston, but available to shoot events in the Adirondacks. Check out her website and Facebook page for more info. Wolson Photography (i.e., Laura & Ahren) exists primarily to shoot images for Adirondack Weddings magazine, but should you want to reach us, visit our contact page or leave us a note on Facebook.

     
    Stay tuned for Part II, in which we will unveil what is possibly the coolest guestbook ever.

  • August28th

    Now Available!

    Posted in: Updates

    The Fall/Winter 2011 issue of Adirondack Weddings magazine, our debut publication, is available for purchase at bookstores, newsstands, college bookstores, gift shops, and other fine retailers across the Northeast and beyond, including stores in New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Illinois, Wisconsin, Virginia, Ohio, and Michigan.
     
    The following chains carry Adirondack Weddings: Barnes & Noble, Price Chopper, Hannaford, Tops, Kinney Drugs, Rite Aid, Big M, Weis Markets, Mac’s Markets
     
    The magazine can be found in bookstores, grocery stores, pharmacies, gift shops, college campuses, hospitals, hotels, train stations, newsstands, convenience stores, delis, country stores—even hardware stores! For a partial but extensive list of retailers, please visit our list of store locations.
     
    Here is a sampling of locations by category:
     
    College bookstores/convenience stores: Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), University of Vermont (Burlington, VT), SUNY Plattsburgh (Plattsburgh, NY), St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY), RPI-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY),  SUNY Cobleskill (Cobleskill, NY) , Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs, NY), Hudson Valley Community College (Troy, NY), Alfred University (Alfred, NY), Union College (Schenectady, NY), and more.
     
    Bookstores: Barnes & Noble (throughout the Northeast and beyond), Friar Tuck Bookshop (Albany- Rensselaer Amtrak station), The Bookstore Plus (Lake Placid), Battenkill Books (Cambridge, NY), and more.
     
    Hotel gift shops: Stoweflake Resort (Stowe, VT),  Smuggler’s Notch (Jeffersonville, VT), Stowe Mountain Lodge (Stowe, VT), The Basin Harbor Club (Vergennes, VT), Marriott Hotel (Albany, NY), Holiday Inn (Albany, NY), Holiday Inn (Lake George, NY), The Sagamore (Bolton Landing, NY), The Otesaga (Cooperstown, NY), and more.
     
    Hospital gift shops: Albany Medical (Albany), St. Peter’s Health Care Services (Albany), Albany Memorial Hospital (Albany), Ellis Hospital (Schenectady), Samaritan Medical Center (Watertown, NY), and more.
     
    For additional locations, please visit our partial list. Many locations are selling out, so remember you can purchase an issue or a subscription (one year= two issues) right here on our website!
     
    If you are interested in buying the magazines in bulk or retailing them at your storefront, please drop us an email. Can’t wait to hear from you!

  • August17th

    Selling Out!

    Posted in: Updates

    Adirondack Weddings is selling out all over! In a matter of minutes on its release day, it was gone in Mac’s in Port Henry and Peru Pharmacy in Peru and we’ve since heard about it selling out all over, including the Mac’s in Essex, VT and Keeseville, NY. (Mac’s shoppers can’t get enough of Adirondack Weddings? Works for us!) While these stores restock, check out our hundreds of other retail locations, or purchase one here on our website!

  • August12th

    Yesterday afternoon, we got a happy surprise from two of our distribution companies when they informed us that Adirondack Weddings would begin hitting the shelves today. This was exciting for a couple of reasons—one, it was a few days earlier than we had expected, and two, it’s also our editor’s birthday! Happy birthday to Laura and happy birthday to Adirondack Weddings!

  • August6th

    Here’s a sneak peek at our debut issue, which is literally not quite yet off the presses…

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    Adirondack Weddings | The Wedding Magazine being printed

    A bit of behind-the-scenes drama: We actually had the magazine printed back in July with another company—unfortunately, this company botched the job terribly. The pages were wrinkled, the margins were off, and to add insult to injury, they even printed the covers on the wrong kind of paper (matte instead of glossy). When we saw what had happened, we immediately made a frantic phone call to another printer, who was able to fit us into their schedule for the following week. We were lucky it worked out, because it often takes more than a month to schedule the printing of such a large job. Days later, we were at the plant above, and voilà—still on track for an August release!

  • August5th

    We are busy behind the scenes getting ready to officially launch our website! In upcoming days and weeks, you’ll see many improvements here, including a regularly-updated blog and a vendor directory that showcases many of the top-tier advertisers featured in our print magazine. In the meantime, peruse dozens of gorgeous images in our inspiration galleries and keep in touch with us on Facebook. Come back soon to check out our progress!

  • February1st

    Front Cover of Adirondack Weddings magazine Fall / Winter 2011Welcome to the online home of Adirondack Weddings magazine. Adirondack Weddings is the region’s only full-size, full-color, twice-yearly magazine featuring articles, advice, beautiful photo spreads, and the region’s top wedding professionals. This magazine will be a must-have for anyone planning a wedding in our twelve Adirondack counties, whether it’s Lake Placid or Plattsburgh, Lake George or Old Forge. Look for our first issue in August 2011!

  • January28th

    We’re making our debut to the public (i.e., an announcement that the magazine is in the works!) with a trifecta of bridal shows. First off is the 5th Annual Lewis County Bridal show in Lowville. We will be at the Elks Lodge Saturday from 10 to 3 to get the word out to brides-to-be. On Sunday, there are two shows in our region—one at the Best Western University Inn in Canton and one at the Rainbow Banquet Hall in Altona. When we realized these shows were coming up, we jumped at the chance to participate however we could. Though we won’t have a booth at the latter two shows, please look for our info packets!