Wedding Blog

Tomorrow or Friday is round 2 of our engagement photos. A friend of mine up here (the mom of two of my preschoolers) has offered to take the photos in her studio as a favor to me (I’m “paying” her with free babysitting). So now I have an outfit conundrum.

You guys were super right that the outfit I wore in our last photo session was…

Confession: I’ve been home from my honeymoon for 4 months…and I’ve gained 20 pounds.

Yep, it’s true. Yep, I’m sure. And yep…it ain’t pretty.

I share this information with you now because, in truth, I want to scare you all a teeny bit. I want to get you thinking about a gameplan, preparing for the “ah, to hell with it” attitude that will crawl into your brain…

Besides doing a photo guest book, Mr. Strawberry and I will also be having a wish jar/wish tree. I was inspired to have my own made after seeing these cards, instead of blank pieces of paper. They are about the size of business cards and I simply can’t wait to see what guests write!

Miss Lime previously blogged about Trash This Dress, but I didn’t take a look at it until reader Jen sent us a link. Trash this dress is a blog that features pictures of brides getting their wedding dresses dirty, wet, and trashed!

Check out this month’s featured photographer, Sol Tamargo. This bride looks like she’s having a blast, and her mermaid style dress is perfect for…

The knot bios are all screwy! WTF!? How am I supposed to get any wedding related inspritation? Ideas don’t just COME to me people! They have to be stolen from somewhere! HELLO!?

Miss Blueberry had a great post yesterday about how her atheist background has caused a conflict with her ringbearer participating in her wedding. Obviously coming from a different religious background than your SO can potentially create issues. But having no religious affiliation can cause conflict as well; whether it’s selecting a venue or officiant, dealing with in-laws, etc., these issues often present themself when planning…

You read earlier that I procrastinated on getting my vaccinations until yesterday. Well Mr. Bee picked up my passport today too - and we’re leaving for Costa Rica on an 8 am flight tomorrow! I swear I was just too busy!

For those of you looking to get your passport expedited, here’s the low down on the process I went through. I tried to get…

Since I was a child I was immersed in plants and flowers. My dad had a talent for plants, something I must not have picked up. He called me the other day to tell me he had new new orchids blooming, and wanted me to come over to see them as soon as possible.

So, on my way to my doctor’s appointment, I stopped by and…

In today’s hive:

1. Carrie’s FMIL is plus-sized, and is looking for an afternoon appropriate dress. A lot of the stuff online is cheap looking, dowdy, and outdated. Do you have any recommendations for good, fashionable plus-sized websites or store recommendations in NYC/NJ? Her budget is around $200.
2. galphoto just got engaged and is looking for loft spaces that have an outdoor space as well (like Penthouse15) that…

I love lollipops something fierce. Hands down, they are my favorite candy. I don’t know why, as it seems that I can never just suck on them like I’m supposed to. I’m a biter. These pretty candys would be gone in one bite with me.

Favorsandflowers.com has a large selection of these babies in a wide variety of colors that would be cute as individual wedding…

One of my favorite things about Oscar night is watching the E! Channel’s Live From the Red Carpet Pre-Show. The celebs, the fashion, the jewels, the swank, the red carpet. That got me thinking… how awesome would it be to walk down our very own red carpet on our wedding day?! SWEET, of course!

Mr. Strawberry wants to give unique gifts to his groomsmen and I’ve made it my mission to make that happen. I do aim to please. Tinyfaces.com seems to be a contender in the unique gift department, turning your favorite pictures into fun illustrations.

Thanks so much for all your great feedback on vaccinations! I decided better to be safe than sorry and get vaccines of my own as well.

Mr. Bee filled his typhoid vaccine and anti-malaria prescriptions this past weekend. Our pharmacist didn’t tell us that the typhoid vaccine needed to be refrigerated (although it was posted on the medication direction sheet), so we left it aside and…

When I first got engaged, I swept up any and all books with the words “marriage”, “bride” and “wedding” in the title. Now, almost a year later, I finally finished one of them.

The book is “Bride in Overdrive” by Jorie Green Mark - it’s a non-fiction book about her descent into wedding insanity, and how she came out of it unscathed. This book is hilarious!

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Mr. Apple and I have been scouring the net for a local videographer - someone with good taste, a sense of contemporary style, who uses the HD format, and within our price range. We have been looking for the past couple of months and have run into some interesting videos on the web… if you look hard enough you too can find some like these:

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