Wedding Blog

A pumpkin Mr. Bee and I carved from a previous Halloween…

I’m off to have dinner with Mr. Bee’s parents who are in town visiting, and then Mr. Bee and I will swing by the world famous West Village Halloween Parade. If you’re ever in New York, you have to check it out at least once.

Have a Happy Halloween everyone!

We really wanted to go to Thailand, but we want to go for a couple of weeks and won’t be able to do that, so we have decided to take a mini-honeymoon now, and go to Thailand next year.

(image via nationalgeographic)

So, we will be off to Montreal! I have never been and can’t wait. Mr. Raspberry is in charge of all of the planning…

If you’re in need of a map to help guests find their way to the chapel, look no further than Couture Maps by Stephannie Barba. Her whimsical designs create that “wow factor” that many brides are looking for. From San Francisco to New York City and every little town in between!

My grandmother might cringe if she discovers the amount of money my mom was willing to lay down for the “perfect” veil. I mean, it is just simply an embellished piece of tulle!

At my dress try-on at Monique Lhuillier, I was fitted with a beautiful gold sash to finish off my dress, but the tears didn’t come streaming out of my mom’s eyes until they…

-thanks, Janie!

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I frequent the young designer’s market down in SoHo every weekend in search for one of a kind pieces. I always buy very cute jewelry there, but they also sell handmade clothing, hats, candles, and bags there. Anyways, the point to my email, I met a woman who makes very cute purses / clutches that I thought would be nice bridesmaid gifts. Her bags range…

I’ve been thinking about it all day. I was looking through some of the bios on The Knot and realized I have no idea what my “something blue” should be. Here are some ideas from other brides…

The light blue ring is my absolute favorite… I just don’t know think Mr. Raspberry will be up for that!

(knot bio mrsreemavenue)

Shy Siren designers Anita Lin and Sara Schwittek make unique handcrafted jewelry and accessories from pearls, semi precious stones, Swarovski crystal and glass beads. They also carry a large collection of Belle Bags which are designed and sewn by Sara’s twin sister Amy (I’m partial to twins ’cause I am one!). What a perfect combination for a BM gift.

Mrs. Bee here.

Mr. Bee was very careful not to scare me off the in the beginning of our relationship, so he let me take the lead. He knew I was the one right away, but I was extremely skeptical, guarded, and cautious because to tell you the truth, I just didn’t believe in love for someone like me. I guess I was too practical. Not…

There are so many alternatives out there to throwing rice. Like Photofetti–little pieces of confetti with your picture on it. I know–what will they think up next! Along with your picture, you can customize your confetti in your wedding colors.

The seasons have barely changed and I’m getting close to finishing my first cold of the winter months. It wiped out my plans for Halloween completely, as Mr. Lemon just called to tell me he’s sick today and therefore my outing to his company Halloween party is a no-go. I can’t be too mad, as he comforted me this weekend with movies, chicken soup and…

- FMIL is throwing a Chinese banquet and I’d like to wear a qipao. Where in NY can I get an affordable qipao, and does it have to be a certain color for the wedding festivities? ~ A

- I am looking for clear, monogramed, dated tags for wedding favors. Where could I find these? ~ Nina

- Has anyone used the new service for making your…

Of late, I have been able to completely grasp the concept of the erstwhile Calgon ads of my youth. I have been overloaded with wedding stress over logistics (i.e. do we announce the afterparty with a postcard, or just have the band say so at the wedding?) and getting caught up in the minutiae.

Happily, yesterday was a day of no stress at all, and awesomeness…

For the first portion of my Bachelorette weekend, my girls organized a private class at Exotic Dance Central for all of us!

We warmed up with some sexy moves and practiced our “sexy walks.” Things heated up when our instructor taught us several different pole moves and tricks. We learned three different ways to swing around the pole! After bruising our inner thighs (oh boy, try…

 I “visited” my dress this weekend, so it inspired me to post about it. I have no closet space at my place to store the thing, so it’s currently hanging at my mom’s. Mr. Lime and I housesat for her this weekend, so he saw it too, (albeit still wrapped up in plastic. I know, I know, I shouldn’t keep it in plastic). Since he’s…