Amy Russell
Amy Russell is Associate Editor at What's Up? Media. She is currently planning her dream wedding (and hopes to live to write about it.) She loves college football (go Vols!), local music, and all things Annapolis. She’s always eager to try new things and is working hard on her New Year’s resolutions: to travel more and to learn to sail. Email her any time at arussell@whatsupmag.com
To have goose bumps on a beautiful 75-degree morning must be a sign of something good. And in the middle of the Severn River, as fog and ship horns sounded, boats gathered and followed, and people waved and cheered to welcome the homecoming of Matt Rutherford, the first-ever person to solo circumnavigate the Americas non-stop, excitement brewed. For the nostalgic hearts, hairs raised as an airplane flew overhead pulling a sign that said what everyone in the crowd was thinking: “Welcome home Matt.”
Planning to run the ZOOMA 10K or half marathon this year? Do it with a discount! Today, a What’s Up? runner received an email with a coupon code, and we thought we’d pass it along! Register online using the code ANFINAL12 before April 20 for $10 off the half marathon or $5 off the 10K.
The race takes place at 7 a.m. at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. According to ZOOMA, the average race day high temperature is 81 degrees with a low of 59 degrees. Sounds like perfect running weather to us! After the run, participants will head back to the stadium for an “adrenaline- and Barefoot wine-fueled buzz” to the sounds of the Doug Segree Band.
For more info, visit Zoomarun.com
UPDATE: “Matt Rutherford is the first person to solo, nonstop circumnavigate both North America & South America! He sailed over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel at 10:48 EST this morning, crossing his original track and completing his challenge!
Today is a HUGE day for What's Up? Weddings, and an even bigger day for brides-to-be across the region.
This past weekend I flew down to Charlotte, North Carolina for my third dress fitting/consultation. I was slightly afraid to face Pam only six pounds lighter than last time, but I was so excited to see my dress that I could barely stand it, and I was pretty confident that she’d notice and appreciate my weight loss effort, even if it was only the beginning.
Currently in my wedding planning process I am trying to decide which local day- or month-of coordinator to hire, if any. In the early stages of the process I went back and forth with whether to enlist solely the help of friends and relatives, or to bring in a professional. These days, I'm leaning much more toward the professional side, mostly for peace of mind.
As I've mentioned before I am wearing my mom's wedding dress when I get married in August. My mom was 18 when she got married and I, unfortunately, am not shaped like an 18 year old.
At the peak of the bridesmaid dress selection indecision, I'd narrowed the choices down to two: the same dress, same color, but one long and one short. While I preferred the look of the long, I knew the short was more appropriate for the style of our wedding—complete with the groomsmen in Nantucket red pants and navy blazers. My selection of the short dresses, however, came with one stipulation: the girls have to wear the same shoes.
I have been dreading the stationery aspect of wedding planning for quite some time. I have always adored handmade save-the-dates and invites, and as a creative professional (yet not an actual designer) I feel totally unwarranted pressure to design my own.
