Weddingbee Blog

In our new biweekly bridal roundup feature, we’re going to feature the progress our weddingbees have made towards planning their wedding!

Miss Ladybug has less than two months left until her wedding. In the past two weeks she has:

• Ordered flowergirl dress
• Booked DJ
• Made 1 out of 3 floral monograms
• Completed reply cards design and wording
• Sent invitation and reply card paper to designer

Miss Firefly has over 3 months left until her wedding. In the past two weeks she has:

• Purchased Mr. Firefly’s wedding band
• Finalized invitation design
• Completed registry
• Ordered sample favors
• Ordered bridal shower invitations
• Booked restaurant for bridal shower

Miss Butterfly has over 8 months left until her wedding. In the past two weeks she has:

• Ordered Save the Date magnets
• Met with 2 photographers
• Signed up for personal training sessions

Miss Ant has over 8 months left until her wedding. In the past two weeks she has:

• Contacted American Airlines and got a 5% discount code for wedding guests
• Arranged accommodations and flights for photographer (she’s flying him to Jamaica)

I’ve been thinking of renting a photobooth for the wedding. Most companies rent the “model 12″ digital photobooth that provides 6 photos ( 2 strips of 3) in around 10 seconds, although the old-fashioned photobooths are also available.

The companies also provide a scrapbooking counsultant to help guests create a one of a kind guestbook for you (you don’t want the guests taking all of the pictures home!).

Surprisingly, there are tons of companies out there. A few companies I’ve found are: NYC Photobooth, Hamptons Photobooths, Photobooths Interactive, and Photobooth Scrapbooks. A lot of companies offer nationwide service. Check knottie CaliCayman for pictures of a photobooth in action.

The prices seem to run at around $1500 - $2000 for 4 hours - too much to add on top of my budget. I was thinking of getting a photobooth instead of doing guest favors; still more expensive, but at least I’ll cut something out. If you are a guest at a wedding, what would you prefer — chocolate/cookies or photostrips to take home?

• Father comes back from the dead to give his daughter away.
• Is there a market for a wedding magazine for men? (Source: wedding planning tips)
• Long Island couple marries at McDonalds.
• Gothamist’ New York Times weddings by numbers.
• More couples these days are getting prenups.
• Zach Braff and Mandy Moore’s registry? (Thanks Nhung!) Fake celeb registries pop up all the time so I’m always wary of them. Zack Braff debunks the engagement rumors on his blog.
• Lisa Marie Presley’s Japanese wedding pictures.

Everyone knows that Vera Wang designs some of the most sought after wedding gowns. But did you know she also has a fragrance? A line of china/crystal/silverware? Jewelry? Invitations? Lingerie? Even a $5,500/ night suite at the Halekulani Hotel in Hawaii!

Vera Wang is certainly the queen of weddings.

I know some venues don’t allow open flames cause GOD FORBID their precious building go up in flames! Ok, that would be really bad for the vendor but c’mon! There are like 100 some people in the building. That’s like 200 eyeballs unless some of the guests are blind then you’d have less than that but c’mon! Nothing is going to happen (knock on wood).

So for you ladies who have picked these type of anal venues I found these by accident. It’s real wax so it looks like a real candle but they’re battery operated and give off a real flicker. There are also flameless hanging lanterns as well.

Here’s the direct link on Froogle. For those of you who would rather rent these cause God knows when you’re gonna use them again there are actually a lot of vendors who rent them out. Celebration Party Rental is one of the ones that I found.

Atlantic City, New Jersey

The boyfriend is gone again to yet another bachelor party, only this time it isn’t his. I came home, went grocery shopping, cooked spaghetti, baked cheese cauliflower, and also added bell peppers, onions, and hot italian sausage to the sauce and I NEVER add shit to the sauce. I fed 5 of them and sent them on their way to check out ho-bags and throw away hundreds of dollars. See ya suckas!

His friends are really special to me. Yes, they are your typical bastards. They can be loud, they belch, they fart, they spit, they try to cock-block each other. Just all types of good shit! Yet they’re really good to me.

Pinky offers to help do the dishes and has his own toothbrush at our place and he always kisses me when he sees me whether it’s on my cheeks or on my hand. Danny’s the one that told Jane about the 2 pieces of chicken story (I was so touched). Jin made dinner and brought it over because he knew I didn’t eat lunch that day so he brought enough to eat with C and I. We can talk about sex and laugh about it while making fun of each other.

Every time I hang out with them and they’re slightly intoxicated they always tell me why they’re so happy that C and I are getting married and on my birthday they all made an effort to come out and they all brought gifts. For me! They didn’t get shit for C on his birthday and they’re his friends. He was bitchin’ about that btw. YES! They’re my friends now. I have adopted all of them.

I know this is corny and I may chuck my dinner later but I think he’s very fortunate to have the friends that he has.

When I saw this bridesmaids dress layout in InStyle Weddings I went totally ga-ga!! I LOVE the idea of different dresses for different bridesmaids, but did you know they could be this gorgeous?!

I absolutely adore Thread’s bridesmaids dresses! You can get these for $375 each.

The Wedding Salon is supposed to sponsor one of the most upscale bridal events in the city. Admission is a steep $125 ($150 for 2) but the long list of exhibitors has definitely got me interested in attending.

Wedding Salon
Monday April 24, 2006 - New York City, NY

Show hours: 4pm - 9pm
Venue: Gotham Hall
Address: 1356 Broadway at 36th Street
New York City, NY 10018

The Wedding Salon Sample Sale features Couture Gowns, Shoes, Veils, Bridesmaid Dresses, Accessories, etc. at 30-80% off.

Sample Sale
Tuesday June 06, 2006 - New York City, NY

Show hours: 4pm to 9pm
Venue: The Metropolitan Pavilion Gallery
Address: 123 West 18 Street, 4th Floor
New York City, NY 10011

For information call 212.631.7777 or email SampleSale@4PMEvents.com

(source: bridesclub)

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These stores have everything you need to include man’s best friend in your wedding!

Advantage Bridal - the one stop shop: tuxedos, wedding collars, wedding tees (best dog, flowergirl, ringbearer), angel wings, ring pillows.

myfauxpaws - wedding gowns, tuxedos, bridesmaids dresses, evening and formal wear, veils and top hats, bow tie collar covers.

doggiedesigner - wedding dresses and tuxedos.

buttercupandpeanut - couture wedding gowns and tuxedos.

petsmart - affordable tux.

thepuppyshop - tuxedos, wedding dresses, collar bow ties.

puppystore - tuxedo, wedding dress, veil.

wiggle-n-waggle - dog tux.

How can you resist this face? Doesn’t he looked overjoyed to be dressed up? Hehehe….

Here’s a few that I like…

Ana Parzych - Connecticut
Bijoux Doux - New York
Cakeline - New York
Colette’s Cakes - New York
Confetti Cakes - New York
Gail Watson - New York
Jolly Be Bakery - New York
Lovin Sullivan Cakes - New York
Morning Starr Creations - California
Ron Ben-Israel - New York
Sylvia Weinstock Cakes - New York
Truli Confectionary Arts - Philadelphia

For Valentine’s Day this year Cameron Kelly served his girlfriend Angie Kreimer breakfast in bed and gave her a book he made on the self publishing site Lulu.com.

The book listed 50 reasons why she should marry him (I clean the bathroom every week, You don’t even have to change your initials!) and 51 reasons why he should marry her (I’m more in love with you now than ever). It tells their love story through 101 pages of text and 44 photographs.

I love love stories! Sniff, sniff… um yah… that’s just dust in my eye.

A spokesman for Lulu has said “this must be the most romantic book ever published on Lulu.” So for you fellas needing inspiration, you can download a free copy of the ebook here or purchase a bound copy for $21.95 here.

OMG you must check out this “Contract of Wifely Expectations” Travis Frey had drawn up for his wife. They include guidelines for everything from how often she has to shave to the minimum height requirement of her heels to required sex acts.

In exchange for fuilfilling these requirements, Frey would provide his wife with “Good Behavior Days” or GBD’s that she could use to get out of these daily tasks. I was going to write some highlights, but the entire thing is just so crazy you have to read it yourself. Check out all four pages.

Travis Frey is currently being held on charges for kidnapping his wife and a separate child pornography charge. I don’t know why she married him, but she didn’t sign the contract. Maybe that’s why he kidnapped her.

Mr. Bee is actually the one who sent me the link. Here’s an im from him quoting the contract:

Mr. Bee: during “my time”
Mr. Bee: you will not
Mr. Bee: argue about anything with me, or to me
Mr. Bee: complain about anything to me, or about me
Mr. Bee: you WILL
Mr. Bee: be subservient, submissive, and totally obedient
Mr. Bee: i think i may have signed this
Mr. Bee: when we got married

Hahaha he’s so funny.

I forgot which knot bride’s page I got this from…

1. Yes, you have to feed the vendors.
2. No, your family can’t throw you a bridal shower.
3. If you have to ask if its tacky, it probably is.
4. And before you ask, yes, the dollar dance is considered tacky by a majority of people.
5. Cakes should be made of cake. Not fountains, ladders, staircases, or Barbie dolls dressed up as the bridal party.
6. It doesn’t matter if your dress is ivory and the table linens are white.
7. It doesn’t matter if your dress is ivory and your FI’s shirt is white.
8. Yes, you should put a stamp on the response envelope/postcard.
9. No, we can’t tell you what you should have engraved in your FI’s ring.
10. Yes, your MOH and BMs are doing you a favor. They are not your personal assistants, laborers, babysitters, psychologists, or personal shoppers.
11. Yes, it is possible to plan a wedding without reading a single bridal magazine.
12. No, we do not know why your FI/FMIL/FFIL/MOH said that. We don’t know if they were trying “to ruin your special day”. If you want to know why they said it, ASK them!
13. Don’t ask for opinions if you can’t handle them.
14. No, you don’t have to have favors. But yes, it’s okay to do favors.
15. No, we can’t give you a timeline for a 4 -11 wedding. It’s YOUR wedding-you figure out what to do and when.
16. USE GOOGLE for questions to which you KNOW you can find the answer elsewhere. It takes less time than posting AND you won’t annoy anyone by asking “what’s the difference between a duvet and a comforter?” 357 times each day on every single board. Also do a Knot search FIRST before asking Knotties the same questions they have already seen and answered many times!
17. No, the lack of responses to your post is not an indication that we don’t like you. It’s an indication that your post was a) inaccurately worded, b) unanswerable by us, c) not of interest to us.
18. Yes, putting prom pictures in your bio will usually result in an attack on your age and/or the age of your FI.
19. Yes, putting up a bio DOES give people the right to judge you. Realize that your bio is an indication of your lifestyle and/or personality and is who you are on the Knot. If you post a pic of your FI eating a possum sandwich while wearing overalls, a cowboy hat, and standing in front of a Confederate flag whilst petting your coon dog “Cooter”, you WILL be judged.
20. No, we don’t know which BM dress you should choose. We can tell you which one we like, but we aren’t taking into account your size 2 BM and your size 32 BM. Give us the facts up front if you really want to know.
21. Inviting guests to the ceremony and reception is okay. Inviting extra guests to the reception only is okay. Inviting guests to the ceremony and NOT the reception is NOT okay.
22. Guests should not have to pay for their meal at the reception. Ever.
23. Guests do not have to give you a gift. If they do give you a gift, consider yourself lucky. Do not tally up the cost of the gift against what you’ve spent per guest-they don’t have to reimburse you for the cost of your wedding!
24. Shower guests must also be wedding guests. ALWAYS!
25. RSVP totals vary with each bride. We can tell you how many showed at our wedding, but that is not in any way a guarantee of your guests’ attendance.
26. No, you may not DEMAND that your MOB/MOG wear a particular outfit. You chose your dress-let them choose theirs.
27. Yes, you should send a TY note if you have received a gift. No matter when you got the gift. No matter what kind of gift. No matter where they gave you the gift.
28. No, you do not have to have a MOH.
29. Yes, you are being a selfish wench in demanding that your friend change her wedding date because it is “too close” to yours.
30. Yes, you may put registry information in shower invites.
31. No, you may not put registry information in invitations or STDs.
32. No, we don’t know where your FI is. Call him.
33. No, we don’t know why the vendor/FFIL/BM/officiant hasn’t returned your call. Call them!
34. Yes, there are local boards. We don’t know where you can find the best cake baker in Hooterville. Ask someone who lives in your state.
35. Yes, you can have a “soon to be” hoodie. Yes, you will probably be made fun of for that choice. No, we can’t tell you what to have embroidered on said hoodie.
36. No, you may not have a critique. If someone offers, take them up on it. Otherwise, you just look like you’re starving for affection and recognition.
37. No, you may not post the carat weight of your e-ring in your bio. It makes you look oh, so shallow.
38. No, you do not have to respond to every troll. The best thing to do is ignore them.
39. Yes, we all know you’re selling something on E-bay. No, you do not need to post about it every 23 minutes.
40. No, Knotties do not have the final say on your wedding. Do not try to replicate another Knottie’s wedding. Make your wedding YOUR wedding.
41. No, you may NOT automatically assume that you are going to have a bridal shower and/or a bachelorette party. Under no circumstance is it appropriate to ask someone to throw one for you.
42. No, your wedding is not more important than your family.
43. No, your MOH is not jealous that you are getting married. She probably just wishes you’d shut up about it for 5 minutes and talk to her like you used to.
44. Yes, your parents have the right to have some say-so in your wedding plans if they’re footing the bill.
45. If you think you’re pregnant, take a pregnancy test.
46. You know that guy who gave you the ring? Yeah, he’s your FI. He’s allowed to make WR decisions, too.
47. No, there should not be any pictures of children on your invites. (Unless either you or FI are 8 years old.)
48. No, you will never be able to explain the virtues of the Precious Moments collection to most of us.
49. Yes, budgeting arguments are easily avoided. Decide on your budget before you buy anything. Don’t add it up as you go along!
50. No, we don’t need to see pictures of every man, woman, and child that you know. Try to keep your bio short and sweet.

A glimpse of my invite designs: the thank you note (ignore the line in the middle) and RSVP. Can’t wait for the real deal. I almost didn’t want to post because the cut and paste doesn’t do the designs justice… but I couldn’t hold back.

Designs and letterpress by the wonderful Janet at Sweetlily.com!

Thank you Jane! They’re beautiful. I peeling rike I going to crying or sumting! You are definitely going to get a gift from us!

If you are interested in having JaneJane design your invitations please leave me a comment. It won’t be for free because you haven’t known her as long as I have known her since she had Shirley Temple hair and a bad habit of slamming the front door on Jehovah’s Witnesses.