Mrs. Bluebell, New YorkAge and Occupation in 07: 26, Finance ManagerFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Playing with the cat and/or ConsultingEngagement Date: December 25, 2005Wedding Date: June 2007Venue: Bride's family summer home in the AdirondacksAbout Me: Trying to find the perfect balance between family tradition (marrying at the house everyone else in my family gets married at), making our's modern, interesting and different from everyone else in my family's, and incorporating some Chinese tradition for my Chinese fiance. I really have no idea what it's going to end up looking like!
Also, I picked Miss Bluebell for my name because I have blue eyes and I'm a loser like that.
Wish the Bluebells luck, guys, we have back to back vendor meetings from 10:30 to 5:00 tomorrow! That’s practically an entire workday!!! And it’s an hour and a half away from where we’ll be staying, so that really will end up being about as long as I’m usually away from home during the week. Sigh. But I can’t complain too much! Because we’re….
Mrs. Lemon, Los Angeles/MontereyAge and Occupation in 06: 26, Graduate Student (Public Policy)Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Environmental ConsultantEngagement Date: April 7, 2006Wedding Date: July 7, 2007Venue: Rosary Chapel & Monterey Marriott, Monterey, CAAbout Me: My FI and I met online, but we like to tell people that we met at a "cookie shop" which is the technical location of our first encounter. He proposed exactly 1 year, 1 month and 6 days after our first date (it's the only part of his proposal speech that I remember), and we're planning long-distance from Los Angeles for a July wedding in my hometown of Monterey, CA. I have a passion for all things "cool, cute and quirky" and I enjoy video games, reading blogs (WeddingBee, trashy celeb, consumer & political) and crafting in my spare time, if I have any!
Every year, Monterey throws a big ‘ol “Backyard BBQ” party for the Fourth of July, complete with a parade, all-day activities and a big fireworks show over the bay at night. And thanks to my darling Dad, Mr. Lemon and I will be in the parade! My mom and dad will be driving his ‘37 Ford Sedan in the parade and celebrating their wedding anniversary,…
Mrs. Plum, DallasAge and Occupation in 06: 22, Accountant by day/Floral and Event Designer by night and weekendsFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Security AdminEngagement Date: December 31, 2004Wedding Date: June 29, 2007Venue: Marie Gabrielle Restaurant and GardensAbout Me: I have been engaged for about two years now - yes, a long engagement, because my fiance and I wanted to wait until I graduated college, which I did this past summer! He proposed after dating just two months - crazy, I know, but 2 years later, here we are, still crazy in love :-). We are having not one, but TWO weddings and TWO receptions in one weekend - American-style and Vietnamese-style - in Dallas, Texas, where I was born and raised!
Mrs. Bee, New YorkAge and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee PublisherFiance's Age and Occupation: 33, InternetEngagement Date: May 7, 2004Wedding Date: March 5, 2005Venue: Westside Loft, New YorkAbout Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!
Mrs. Blueberry, Kansas CityAge and Occupation in 06: 21, Full-time StudentFiance's Age and Occupation: 23, Full-time StudentEngagement Date: September 10, 2005Wedding Date: May 25, 2007Venue: Wynbrick Center - a historic mansion in my hometown.About Me: We're having an intimate, 125-ish person wedding with a full-blown dessert reception. When I'm not obsessing over wedding stuff or studying for my BA in English, I'm usually playing with our two kitty cats, blogging, doing crafty things, or hanging out with Mr. Blueberry!
Inspired by Miss Bluebell’s post on the same topic…
Mr. Blueberry’s family and my family do *not* have a good history of meetings. All three key meetings (him + my parents, me + his parents, my parents + his parents) have been…interesting. It was nothing like the movies, that’s for sure.
Mr. Blueberry met my parents first. It was move-out day at the end of my freshman…
Mrs. Kiwi, Los AngelesAge and Occupation in 06: 27, BookkeeperFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, P.E. Teach/Coach @ private schools in LAEngagement Date: March 31, 2006Wedding Date: November 3, 2007Venue: Radisson HotelAbout Me: I'm a bookkeeper who failed high school algebra. I'm currently living in Los Angeles, literally a street over from where I grew up with Mr. Kiwi, my honey of three years. We have a jumbo mini-dachshund (seriously, he's huuuuge), and we're planning an autumn themed wedding on a shoestring, paid for by ourselves. The wedding date is my late grandma's birthday, I needed her there somehow, and that seemed like the best way for us. I can't believe I'm a Bee! I couldn't be more proud!
Mrs. Plumeria, San FranciscoAge and Occupation in 06: 22, Graphic DesignerFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, High School TeacherEngagement Date: December 30, 2005Wedding Date: May 12, 2007Venue: Hotel BallroomAbout Me: I love all things artsy and unique, and it has become a passion of mine to incorporate these attributes into my wedding (and become DIY royalty in the process). Other than dreaming up projects for the wedding, my latest hobbies include working on my computer, playing with my cute pet bunny, or shopping at Target/Barnes and Noble with my fiance.
So, remember my eyelash post a long while ago? The general consensus from the comments (thanks everyone!) was to go for the faux lashes. While I really liked how they made my lashes extra long and flirty, I did notice that the density of lashes at the band really changed the whole look of my eyes in general… and not in a way that I…
Mrs. Apple, DallasAge and Occupation in '07: 28, EntrepreneurFiance's Age and Occupation: 32, Police OfficerEngagement Date: Easter Day 2006Wedding Date: May 27, 2007Blogging Since: September 28, 2006Venue: Marie Gabrielle Restaurant & GardensAbout Me: I'm in the midst of trying to plan a "perfectly beautiful" wedding and decorating my new home. It's been exhausting but totally worth every minute of it. Ironically, I was never the type of person to want to get married but now that I'm engaged, I get giddy over anything that is wedding related! I'll try my best to give you all unique and practical ideas.
Many of you chimed in on our Bad Bridesmaid open question today, and it got me thinking about how and why we choose our bridesmaids. Whether she’s a sibling, childhood friend, or your best friend, we all have reasons for asking certain people to stand by our side when we get married.
How did you decide who to ask to be a bridesmaid? Was…
Mrs. Raspberry, DC/New YorkAge and Occupation in 07: 24, Owner/Chief Creative DirectorFiance's Age in 07: 24, Special Investigator for the governmentEngagement Date: August 5, 2006Wedding Date: July 2007Venue: The Roycroft Inn, East Aurora NYAbout Me: I love wedding and event planning. I am having a great time with all of my DIY projects and can't wait to share them with all of the WeddingBee Readers (some have to wait until after our wedding)! Other favorites include: cooking, running, tennis, knitting and making crafts. Mr. Raspberry and I also have two dogs - Gewurz, a 2 year old
yellow lab and Stella, a 1 year old old cock-a poo.
A while back I posted about the luncheon/tea that I am throwing for my bridesmaids the day before the wedding. Well, I’ve still been busy collecting ideas and when Mrs. Bee posted about Carolyne Roehm earlier today, I found this project which I think will be perfect for the petit fours at the tea!
Sumo asks what the proper way to address invitation envelopes to indicate that children are invited, because they’re not using inner envelopes. She’s heard that people don’t like to add “and family.”
Miss Kakerwhart is looking for a good place to purchase placecards.
marvil’s FSIL is looking for boxes for DIY invitations.
To add your question to the beehive, leave a comment below and we’ll…
Miss Violet first introduced us to blooming tea last August, when she told us she was planning on using them as her wedding centerpieces. Now Rariteas is offering 10% off orders of $25 of their blooming white teas through July 1st with code MSWEDDINGS. Their hand-tied tea leaves are wrapped around a dried flower blossom that bloom when hot water is added. It’s beautiful, practical,…
Mrs. Plumeria, San FranciscoAge and Occupation in 06: 22, Graphic DesignerFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, High School TeacherEngagement Date: December 30, 2005Wedding Date: May 12, 2007Venue: Hotel BallroomAbout Me: I love all things artsy and unique, and it has become a passion of mine to incorporate these attributes into my wedding (and become DIY royalty in the process). Other than dreaming up projects for the wedding, my latest hobbies include working on my computer, playing with my cute pet bunny, or shopping at Target/Barnes and Noble with my fiance.
My gown arrived last week, in the nick of time for our formal portraits this weekend (!!!), and given my dress track record, I can’t say that I wasn’t slightly apprehensive as I headed over to Debra’s store (Dori Anne Veils) to try it on and then take it home with me.
All I can say is: I shouldn’t have worried. The dress is even more…
Mrs. Strawberry, SeattleAge and Occupation: 25, Radio DJ, Advertising Sales, Day of Wedding CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 26, EngineerEngagement Date: 07/04/2006Wedding Date: September 1, 2007Venue: Lake Union Cafe, SeattleAbout Me: I'm a Navy brat that has lived all over the world. I love reality shows that are in poor taste, going to new restaurants, and trying to be crafty. Emphasis on trying!
#2. I don’t like confrontation, but I’m good at it.
#3 I was teased for being flat chested in fifth grade. I now wear a D cup. Sometimes, I want to go back to those kids and be like..now what. Yeah. That’s right.
#4 I never fill up my gas tank all the way. I hate waiting for it to fill.
Mrs. Bee, New YorkAge and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee PublisherFiance's Age and Occupation: 33, InternetEngagement Date: May 7, 2004Wedding Date: March 5, 2005Venue: Westside Loft, New YorkAbout Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!
Designer, author, and entertaining guru Carolyne Roehm is best known for her gorgeous wrapping paper, ribbon, and embellishments, but I recently discovered she also has a fabulous online wedding magazine filled with inspirational pictures, diy instructions/templates, gift ideas, and more. You should definitely check it out for tabletop, floral, and gift wrap inspiration!
