His & Her Choice: Fountain & Go Vertical
I did not realize how romantic my husband is.
Don’t judge me for saying that!
In our first year of marriage he did lots of romantic things, but usually they were spontaneous.
For our one year anniversary, however, he had spent time organizing a terribly romantic evening.
His Choice: Dinner at Fountain Restaurant at the Four Seasons Philadelphia
He had gorgeous flowers waiting, and we shared a small bottle of my favorite champagne, Veuve Cliquot. Dinner reminded me of the dinners on our honeymoon. Our entire focus was on each other (no cell phones in sight!), the service and food were exquisite, and we were dressed up. It was fabulous!
Fountain is a formal dining establishment, and patrons dress up, a rarity these days. The menu is seasonal, fresh, and interesting, and it was really difficult for us to decide what to order. In the end.. we made great choices!
1st course:
Taste from the Chef:
2nd course:
Dessert. The creme brulee was the best I have ever had.
PB’s lemon curd mousse was amazing too.
After dinner we leisurely strolled home in the heat and then watched The Couples’ Retreat, which was filmed at the St. Regis Bora Bora, where we went on our honeymoon!
It was a perfect evening.
The next day…
Her Choice: Go Vertical
Knowing my husband was probably planning something fancy, I decided to go another route. My surprise for him was a two hour lesson at Go Vertical, a rock climbing gym in Philadelphia.
Our two hour lesson turned into three and then into four, and we had a blast! We learned how to billet each other (when one person uses the rope to ensure the other’s safety) and it was a great exercise in trust. And fun! Our amazing instructor, Bob, had faith in us and had us try this white route. Although I tried to do it 3 or 4 times, I never got it. We are going back this weekend just to conquer that route!
By the end of the four hours our muscles were literally giving out on us, so we grabbed lunch at Sabrina’s cafe, ran a few errands, and then relaxed at home.
Our second year of marriage is shaping up to be even better than the first!!!!!!!
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I love your dress! And I love that you picked to go rock climbing for your anniversary. ๐
@Meghann, Thanks!!!
Happy anniversary! I am glad the rock climbing place worked out, it’s really close to my apartment so I definitely need to check it out.
What a great celebration! Gives me so many ideas for our anniversary on August 4th! The dinner looks AMAZING – especially that soup & dessert. And I like that you choose an active option for your portion of the celebration. So fantastic!
what a great anniversary date
how fun! i love that there’s a little bit of activity thrown in there…and i love that you guys had such a great celebration ๐
What a fun 1st anniversary! Congrats on your first year of marriage! ๐
Very romantic and very fun!
Happy 1st anniversary. Your anniversary celebration sounds a lot like what we have planned for our 2nd wedding anniversary which is this Monday. We are going to dinner at Tom Colicchio’s Craftsteak at the MGM Grand. My present to my hubby is something I saw recently on Bert the Conqueror’s Vegas show on the Travel Channel-zipling!
@Jacqui, Happy 2nd Anniversary! That sounds like so much fun!
Sounds like the all-around perfect way to celebrate your anniversary! Congrats. ๐
awwww.. Sabrina. You have come SOOOO far in a year. I have loved watching you learn and grow into your new, happily married life. It has been many things, this year you’ve had, but now it is one you will look back on and treasure.
I know I’m a little late on the comment (new job, sorry!!) but what an amazing anniversary! You guys are the cutest couple ever and ever so lucky to have each other ๐
Thank you all so much!
Happy Anniversary, you guys look so cute.
Such the perfect combo of celebrations!! You guys are adorable!
happy anniversary
love you guys
of all the instructors at gv, you got a gem in bob. glad he gave you your intro. i’ve been climing there for over 2 years now, and he’s definitely given me some great beta. i climb there several times a week, so don’t be creeped out if a blog reader yells hi to you from the top of the high wall! ๐
@jen, He was AMAZING! We can’t wait to go back!!!! Thanks for your comment!