Mrs. Firefly, New York
Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Attorney
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Finance
Engagement Date: April 11, 2004
Wedding Date: June, 2006
Venue: Battery Gardens
About Me: I was born in the city of Donetsk in the former Soviet Union (now the Ukraine) and grew up in Brooklyn. Many of my parent's friends are from Russia and the Ukraine as well. We want all of our guests to have a great time and hit the dance floor so we've hired a band that can play both Russian and American music; not to mention a mean rendition of the Gypsy Kings and chair-raising hora!
I know… I know… you all are getting tired of my invitations. But I think I’ve found the *perfect* invites. I’m not sure what style I’ll go with, but the company is called Papel Vivo — they are based in Canada, so the US prices are rather reasonable for letterpress! Here are some styles that I like:
They can also do matching place cards, table numbers,…
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Mrs. Firefly, New York
Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Attorney
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Finance
Engagement Date: April 11, 2004
Wedding Date: June, 2006
Venue: Battery Gardens
About Me: I was born in the city of Donetsk in the former Soviet Union (now the Ukraine) and grew up in Brooklyn. Many of my parent's friends are from Russia and the Ukraine as well. We want all of our guests to have a great time and hit the dance floor so we've hired a band that can play both Russian and American music; not to mention a mean rendition of the Gypsy Kings and chair-raising hora!
Playing around some more on Shutterfly. Here’s another try with one of my FAVORITE pictures of us (I think MK would kill me if I used it ). The picture is on my nightstand so if MK isn’t over, he’s still the last person I see.
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Mrs. Firefly, New York
Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Attorney
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Finance
Engagement Date: April 11, 2004
Wedding Date: June, 2006
Venue: Battery Gardens
About Me: I was born in the city of Donetsk in the former Soviet Union (now the Ukraine) and grew up in Brooklyn. Many of my parent's friends are from Russia and the Ukraine as well. We want all of our guests to have a great time and hit the dance floor so we've hired a band that can play both Russian and American music; not to mention a mean rendition of the Gypsy Kings and chair-raising hora!
Check out Shutterfly for great Save the Dave designs. Rather than using one of their pre-made designs, I used a plain picture and then enhanced it with a calender boarder. I don’t like how I look in this picture and will likely use a different one, but this is the style I’ll probably use. I’ll circle the wedding date with a permanent marker.
I’m still playing…
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Mrs. Firefly, New York
Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Attorney
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Finance
Engagement Date: April 11, 2004
Wedding Date: June, 2006
Venue: Battery Gardens
About Me: I was born in the city of Donetsk in the former Soviet Union (now the Ukraine) and grew up in Brooklyn. Many of my parent's friends are from Russia and the Ukraine as well. We want all of our guests to have a great time and hit the dance floor so we've hired a band that can play both Russian and American music; not to mention a mean rendition of the Gypsy Kings and chair-raising hora!
I’ve already lost 2 pounds! I know that it’s just water, but it makes me feel better and motivated to lose more!
I’ve been on Atkins since lunch on Saturday. Lunch? Yep - I had wheaties and soy milk and a peach for breakfast.
I woke up at 5:30 am on Saturday morning with heartburn. I had gone out to dinner nearly every night last week,…
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Mrs. Firefly, New York
Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Attorney
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Finance
Engagement Date: April 11, 2004
Wedding Date: June, 2006
Venue: Battery Gardens
About Me: I was born in the city of Donetsk in the former Soviet Union (now the Ukraine) and grew up in Brooklyn. Many of my parent's friends are from Russia and the Ukraine as well. We want all of our guests to have a great time and hit the dance floor so we've hired a band that can play both Russian and American music; not to mention a mean rendition of the Gypsy Kings and chair-raising hora!
Ok, so I’m officially following the good Dr. Atkins (rest in peace)!
Need to lose some weight pronto to go dress shopping and take engagement pix. This is just a short term solution - I can’t live without carbs forever. But the plan is two weeks on Atkins and then just basic healthy (NO muffins!) eating.
Wish me luck!
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Mrs. Firefly, New York
Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Attorney
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Finance
Engagement Date: April 11, 2004
Wedding Date: June, 2006
Venue: Battery Gardens
About Me: I was born in the city of Donetsk in the former Soviet Union (now the Ukraine) and grew up in Brooklyn. Many of my parent's friends are from Russia and the Ukraine as well. We want all of our guests to have a great time and hit the dance floor so we've hired a band that can play both Russian and American music; not to mention a mean rendition of the Gypsy Kings and chair-raising hora!
I’ve been very unproductive today. A few too many glasses of wine with dinner last night and paying the price today. But hey, looking for invitations for a wedding that’s 11 months away is a productive use of time… right?
After looking at all of the Indian invites, I think I want to stick with my original letterpress plan. Bella Figura seems to run at approx…
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Mrs. Firefly, New York
Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Attorney
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Finance
Engagement Date: April 11, 2004
Wedding Date: June, 2006
Venue: Battery Gardens
About Me: I was born in the city of Donetsk in the former Soviet Union (now the Ukraine) and grew up in Brooklyn. Many of my parent's friends are from Russia and the Ukraine as well. We want all of our guests to have a great time and hit the dance floor so we've hired a band that can play both Russian and American music; not to mention a mean rendition of the Gypsy Kings and chair-raising hora!
I think I found my videographer! His name is Wes Jones and he meets all of my wish list items:
- videos are less than 30 minutes total
- no cheesey effects
- incorporates super eight
He has two samples on his website and I will meet with him in the next few weeks when he’ll bring more samples with him (he lives outside of the city). Best of all, he’s within…
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Mrs. Firefly, New York
Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Attorney
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Finance
Engagement Date: April 11, 2004
Wedding Date: June, 2006
Venue: Battery Gardens
About Me: I was born in the city of Donetsk in the former Soviet Union (now the Ukraine) and grew up in Brooklyn. Many of my parent's friends are from Russia and the Ukraine as well. We want all of our guests to have a great time and hit the dance floor so we've hired a band that can play both Russian and American music; not to mention a mean rendition of the Gypsy Kings and chair-raising hora!
I’ve been checking out more Indian invites looking for more pastel/less ethnic looking designs. I think I’ll order a few samples and then decide.
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Inside & Envelope
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Mrs. Firefly, New York
Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Attorney
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Finance
Engagement Date: April 11, 2004
Wedding Date: June, 2006
Venue: Battery Gardens
About Me: I was born in the city of Donetsk in the former Soviet Union (now the Ukraine) and grew up in Brooklyn. Many of my parent's friends are from Russia and the Ukraine as well. We want all of our guests to have a great time and hit the dance floor so we've hired a band that can play both Russian and American music; not to mention a mean rendition of the Gypsy Kings and chair-raising hora!
I’ve also been looking a bit at invites. Right now I have it down to two things: letterpress or Indian. Indian? Yes Indian! You can get GORGEOUS invites from India at a fraction of the cost of US. I just have to make sure they are not overly ethnic. Let me know what you think…
These are both from Marsville Letterpress which is a Canadian company…
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Mrs. Bee, New York
Age and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee Publisher
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Internet
Engagement Date: May 7, 2004
Wedding Date: March 5, 2005
Venue: Westside Loft, New York
About Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!
From wedding_natsi…
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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) ? A young woman decided to call off her wedding 12 days before the event and her parents knew they’d be stuck with the bill, so they decided to have a party anyway and invited the homeless.
Residents of the Interfaith Family Shelter, housed in a former convent across from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic…
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Mrs. Bee, New York
Age and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee Publisher
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Internet
Engagement Date: May 7, 2004
Wedding Date: March 5, 2005
Venue: Westside Loft, New York
About Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!
A sad wedding day story from PhotoPete and a crazy wedding day story from strangeyetbeautiful…
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Mrs. Bee, New York
Age and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee Publisher
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Internet
Engagement Date: May 7, 2004
Wedding Date: March 5, 2005
Venue: Westside Loft, New York
About Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!
My younger brother is now officially married. His story is a pretty great one…
In August 2003, my brother went on a guided tour of Japan. My brother’s wife (let’s call her Apple) was also on the tour with her aunt and grandmother. Because my brother and Apple were the only 2 young people on the tourbus, they were seated together. At first they didn’t like…
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Mrs. Bee, New York
Age and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee Publisher
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Internet
Engagement Date: May 7, 2004
Wedding Date: March 5, 2005
Venue: Westside Loft, New York
About Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!
For my father-daughter dance, I chose What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong and Mr. Bee chose You are the Sunshine of My Life by Stevie Wonder for his mother-son dance. Amid the chaos of the days before the wedding, I decided that having a father-daughter, and mother-son dance back to back was too much - your guests don’t want to sit there and watch you dance…
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