Wedding Blog

A few years ago, Mr. Firefly’s cousin from the Boston area had a wedding with a cash bar. Cash bar?!?!?!??! Like, they made you pay for your drinks????

I was shocked; I had never heard of such a thing. Cash bars would simply never fly in New York. If you need to save money (and heck, who doesn’t), you decrease your guest list, skip the favors,…

I LOVE carnival food - hot dogs, cotton candy, caramel apples, churros - I love it all. In fact I would love to throw a carnival themed party one day complete with games. So what does that have to do with weddings? For an outdoor summer wedding, I think renting a snow cone maker is a really fun idea.

The kids will love it, the adults…

Hello, this is Mr. Bee. Mrs. Bee isn’t feeling well today, so she asked me to guestblog… and like the DH that I am, I said “yes”.

It’s been a lot of fun watching Weddingbee grow. The site’s only been live about two months or so, and the response has been tremendous! Traffic in the second month is over 6x what it was in the first…

2 pyromaineiacs may have the hardest name to spell, but they do have the cutest matches.

I love cute matches because they look nice next to a candle. Another good, inexpensive favor idea.

The main flower that I picked is the Peony. I love it. I love its fullness, and the size, and that perfect pink and dark pink shade. I’m mixing it with white hydrangeas as well. I know a lot of you have also picked this flower for your wedding as well so here are some photos for inspiration.

Bouquets

Centerpieces

Annie Siu - San Francisco
Art In Bloom - NE Cali
Artfool - New York
Bella Signature Design - Seattle
Belle Fleur - New York
Carl Alan Creations - Philadelphia
Chestnuts In The Tuileries - New York
Elegant Wedding Flowers - Central Cali
Fleur De Lis Florist - Baltimore
Flower Sculpture - SE Pennyslvania
Flowers By Madison - New York
Flowers Of The World - New York
Kampo Floral Design - New York
Kate Healey Flowers - Central…

Check out these cute chocolate bars from Chocolove made from premium Belgian chocolate!

Each bar looks like a love letter and comes with a love poem. At less than $2 a pop, they’re perfect for a wedding favor!

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I got a deep cleansing facial 4 months before my wedding and another one 1 month before my wedding. I’ve had many facials at upscale day spas, and never noticed a significant difference in my skin. But the facials I got before my wedding were with the on-staff facialist at my dermatologist’s office - no frills, but the results were absofuckinglutely fantabulous!!

I swear I’ve never…

I spoke with someone from Wedding Points at the New York Metro Showcase yesterday. From what I understand, you register your credit cards/debit cards online with wedding points. Every time you purchase something from a participating store (Best Buy, Dell, eLuxury, Drugstore.com, Home Depot, Office Depot, Target and more) either in-store or online, you’ll receive points that you can use towards cash, gift certificates, and…

With designs inspired by fashion icon Audrey Hepburn, Absolutely Audrey carries a line of vintage and modern shoe clips to spice up your footwear.

They have a bridal line, but their shoe clips can easily jazz up any look. I think they’d look great on plain black pumps, with jeans, on a purse… the possibilities are endless. They would even make a nice bridesmaids gift. Tres…

I’m not doing this but kudos to those of you who are. I think it’s a really cute idea. Here’s some additional info.

Bulk Candy
Candy Warehouse
Blair Candy
Groovy Candies
Sweet Nostalgia
Hometown Favorites
Oldtime Candy

* TeeGirl has put together a price comparison chart for some of the popular candy stores. Download here. *

Candy Jars
ReStockIt.com

InstaWares.com

RomanticFlowers.com

Crate&Barrel.com

Linens&Things.com

TheContainerStore.com

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I was planning on writing a post about the pros and cons of merging finances after marriage, but looks like thenest beat me to it - they have a helpful article today on joint vs. separate accounts.

Also check out their tax prep guide which tells you the pros and cons of filing taxes individually or jointly. I actually sent an email to my CPA…

Last night I went to the New York Metro Wedding Showcase. They didn’t have as many vendors as The Bridal Event I attended last month, but the atmosphere was more upscale - they had high quality vendors and free wine and champagne. I also got to taste Godiva’s new chocolate wedding cake favor - delicious with a soft chocolately center.

Check out the gift bag…

Mr. Caterpillar and I have been trying to get our registries together, and it’s taking forever. So far we’ve selected silver and china from Michael C. Fina and some bakeware from Williams Sonoma. Part of the problem is that I don’t actually believe people will purchase things from our registry. Yellow people always give cash, which is really ideal; and everyone else will just laugh…