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April 30th, 2007 @ 7:05 pm by Mrs. Blueberry
Our RSVP’s were marked “The courtesy of your reply is requested by the first of May 2007″. So far, of the 83 invites we sent out, we’ve gotten 45 back–just over half of them. Now, somehow I doubt we’ll get 38 responses in the mail tomorrow–don’t you?
You may know I’m not a patient person, so the amount of uncertainty we still have is killin’ me!
So for you already-marrieds: how long did it take until you got the majority of the responses back? When did you start pestering people?
Vintage Cake Toppers
April 30th, 2007 @ 6:36 pm by Mrs. Lovebug
There are some issues in this world that really tend to polarize people: politics, religion, cake toppers…
I for one come down firmly on the side of Switzerland regarding this last item. But I do know this. If I were sure I wanted one, and I were sure my wedding were going to be retro-riffic, I’d know where to go. Fancy Flours has a great selection of vintage toppers from the 20s through the 70s. They range in condition (poor to mint) and accordingly, price ($65 to $195):
Can’t you just hear the Gerswhin?
200 and 300-400 Calorie Meals
April 30th, 2007 @ 5:59 pm by Mrs. Bee
These Pictures of 200 Calories of Various Foods were making the blog circuit a couple of weeks ago. Since I’m not very good at estimating calories, I thought it was a great way to see what 200 calories actually looks like when comparing healthy food and junk food.
Last week Lifehacker linked to pictures of 300 - 400 calorie meals to give you an idea of portion size. Don’t these meals look tasty? You could eat 3 of these meals plus a 200 calorie snack and still consume only about 1200 calories per day.
While I spent hundreds of hours pouring over every little detail of my “wedding day look”, I have always thought that my FI’s attire deserved the same amount of attention (although he, as a typical boy, told me that he couldn’t care less if he rented or bought/what color it was/what kind of fit/etc.). Either way, I still wanted him to feel extra special on our wedding day, so I helped him to find the perfect suit/had it tailored, had the shirt custom made, found the perfect tie, and I needed to find the “perfect cufflinks” (accessories) to complete his look. BTW–he absolutely LOVES his shirt–he says it’s the comfiest and best-fitting shirt he’s ever worn (well duh, it better fit–it was CUSTOM haha, nerd.)
I’ve been searching for quite some time now and FINALLY came across some links that just screamed “buy me, buy me!”. For those of you who don’t know my fiance, he is quite the nerd–he likes basketball, videogames, and more of those old-school video games (think original Nintendo and Atari). Soooo, I got him these:
Yeah, Um, You’re Not Invited
April 30th, 2007 @ 4:42 pm by Mrs. Kiwi
Recently Mr. Kiwi put us in a bit of a bind. Out of respect for his brother and sister, we are inviting their in-laws. So it’s his sister’s husband’s parents, and his brother’s in-laws as well (confused yet?). Since we had discussed it previously, I was all set to address a save-the-date to Lena’s (Mr. Kiwi’s sister) sister in law, too. Well, Lena had to call for their address, since we didn’t have it.
As I was telling Mr. Kiwi about how hard it was to get this address, he breaks the news: “We are NOT inviting them.” What?! We had discussed this BEFORE, man. Well, Mr. Kiwi has since remembered a bad experience with that couple (they tried to TIP him for helping out family–the ultimate insult to Mr. Kiwi) and refuses to invite them. They’re also fairly judgmental and will most likely make insulting comments in comparing our wedding to theirs.
Now, thankfully, we rarely have to see that family, but what am I going to do? We’ve already asked for the address, and Mr. Kiwi just freakishly changed his mind. (Thank goodness they are not internet savvy!) We’re in a bind.
Grooms’ Showers
April 30th, 2007 @ 4:23 pm by Mrs. Pumpkin
Time for my first survey! The Weekly Roundup featured a story on grooms’ showers and joint showers, and now I’m wondering how common this really is.
The town that Mr. Pumpkin comes from (Pense, SK) throws a shower whenever someone from the town gets married. The moms of all of the kids from the bride or groom’s class in school host the shower, and everyone comes out to celebrate and visit and have lovely desserts; it’s always so much fun.
It used to be that they would host the shower for the bride whether she was the one from Pense or not, but recently (in the last two years, I think), they have started hosting the shower for the groom if he’s the one with the Pense connection. It ends up being more of a joint shower than a groom’s shower because the guests are still predominantly female–but I think that it’s fantastic that they switched their tradition to include the groom.
In today’s hive:
- kp is looking for recommendations for a NY florist offering bargain prices for wedding flowers. She’s heard of Korean florists that offer packages between $1000 and $1500. Can anyone verify this, or suggest another “hidden find”?
- Summer Bride is on the hunt for a birdcage veil. She wants something “less cagey” and more “off the face” to go with her tea-length dress. Anyone know a good web vendor for something like this? Or any NYC girls know where to find one? Also, does anyone have any thoughts on whether birdcage veils are a good idea or a bad one?
- Also, Summer Bride is looking for suggestions on where to find sample “orders of ceremony”. She’s meeting with her officiant to plan out the ceremony, but she’s clueless as to where to start planning. Anyone know a good website or book for this?
- glass wants to know where she can find cheap Polaroid cameras–any former brides selling theirs?
- Ms. T has less than five months to find a wedding planner/designer in the NYC area for a not-so-traditional wedding. She doesn’t need a planner to book vendors, but rather to design and creatively coordinate her flowers/colors/themes/reception area. Can anyone recommend one?
- Ana’s sister bought her a dozen hot pink paper lanterns, but her wedding color is light pink. She doesn’t want to waste the lanterns, though, so she’s wondering if there’s any way to make them look lighter? Perhaps spray painting or adding flowers?
- Andria once saw a picture of decorated church pews, and is hoping to replicate them. A description of what she saw is here, and she’d love some help trying to figure out how to do it.
- Can anyone tell JennyGoLightly how to get a “thank you” list from her Crate and Barrel registry? She’s trying to figure out who bought what.
- Mee!! is wondering if anyone knows of any Monique Lhuillier rosette gowns (Spring 2005) for sale? Also, does anyone have pictures of a real bride wearing the rosette gown (the non-strapless version)? She has the stock photo from ML’s website, but she’d like to see real-life pictures so that she can have the dress recreated for her.
- Ciaobella is looking for information about honeymooning in South Africa in mid-September: Johannesburg or Capetown? Beach resorts? Travel website suggestions, anyone?
To add your question to the beehive, leave a comment below and we’ll update this post to include your question. See all past beehives here.
Eenie, Meenie, Miny, More Than I Can Handle
April 30th, 2007 @ 3:24 pm by Mrs. Lovebug
For anyone following my early foray into cake country, I can assure you that nothing’s changed. We’re still clueless. In fact, we’re worse than clueless. We’re confused.
We met with adorable Ella, who showed us her portfolio and watched patiently as we loved each cake more than the next. And who wouldn’t? Some options:
I think the word you’re looking for is “totallycompletelyunbelievable.” She said some of those flowers took eight hours to make. Mr. Lovebug is just wild about the topsy-turvy crazy cakes like these:
The Little Things
April 30th, 2007 @ 2:55 pm by Mrs. Raspberry
Lately, I have been totally stressed about wedding planning. Both Mr. Raspberry and I are very busy with our jobs–after the Daily Candy post last week, I have been slammed, which is a good thing. But I’ve been working so much, I feel like I’m not taking enough time to enjoy all the little parts of planning our wedding. At the same time, I try to put things in perspective by thinking that no matter what size candles I decide on for the reception tables, the wedding will happen and in the end we will be husband and wife. I know this sounds so cheesy, but it’s true! My wedding band arrived a couple of weeks ago (Mr. Raspberry’s came months ago) and I cannot wait to wear it! I can’t wait to be Mrs. Raspberry!
My list of little things to take care of is so long, there is no way I can possibly do everything myself. And Mr. Raspberry has taken on all of the tasks I can really delegate to him.
Is this less than 3 months to go stress totally normal? Have you had any breakdowns where you just think, I really do not care what shade of white the napkins are??? I know in the end everything will be beautiful, and I really don’t want to make anymore decisions! I just want to enjoy every moment of the last couple of months… Read more…
Weddingbee Mockups
April 30th, 2007 @ 2:24 pm by Mrs. Bee
Based on your feedback, we added a bee to the header. You can see two different versions here:
You can also check out all our previous renditions here:
What do you think? Which of these renditions is your favorite so far?
