Wedding Blog

As promised, here’s the cost breakdown of my DIY invites:

All of the lovely cost details are below!!!

Suzi asks:

My father insists on walking me down the aisle, but refuses to have a father-daughter dance. I don’t want him to participate in a tradition I find outdated nor want (him giving me away) but not participate in a tradition that I’ve looked forward to since I’ve gotten engaged.

Would it be wrong of me to ask that he dance with me at my…

We like to introduce new bees in pairs so they’re not lonely. Yesterday it was Miss Eggplant, and today we’re pleased to welcome Miss Corn to the weddingbee team!

Miss Corn, Newport, RI
Age and Occupation: 31 (for another 27 days); HR for public accounting firm
Fiancƒ©’s Age and Occupation: 33; Consultant for public accounting firm
Engagement Date: October 7, 2006
Wedding Date: September, 2007
Venue: North Lawn of Fort Adams State Park
About Me: Mr Corn…

Mr. Eggplant is a marketer by profession, which just happens to be quite helpful for our wedding. Why, you ask? Well, he views our wedding as one giant marketing campaign with one cohesive message. It’s a benefit to me, because he’s actually quite involved in the whole planning process, down to the tiniest details. He’ll even give me an honest opinion on what kind of…

In today’s hive:

1. misslisa wants to know if you prefer bands with diamonds that go all the way around, or a row of diamonds that end where the sidestones end on your e-ring and why?
2. Andrea is looking for a good/affordable hotel in San Francisco for her August honeymoon.
3. Katie wants to know if she should give up on her stationery designer. She contacted her in Jan for…

Hey, remember that one post that said I was running out of things to do? Yeah, not so much. I’ve since narrowed down a few invite choices, gotten a few last minute addresses for our straggler Save the Date cards, decided on what gift to give our Best Man, narrowed down the reading choices (although not the actual readers), and found out the date of…

Sunday morning we woke up bright and early, and after a breakfast of leftover sugar cookies and kourambiedes (my mom sent a whole tray with us)…

we hit the outlet mall. Osage Beach is famous for its outlet mall–this thing is massive, and it can easily take a day or even two of shopping to hit every store. That would’ve been above Mr. Blueberry’s tolerance level,…

On yesterday’s candy characters post, reader mee!! left the following comment:

maybe for this new batch of bees you could have certain requirements so that there is more diversity on the site. i.e., a bride incorporating african-american traditions such as jumping the broom, a jewish bride (or a bride having a traditional jewish ceremony), a south asian bride having a traditional hindu ceremony, or even a…

They are FINALLY all out and we have started to receive some of the RSVP/menu cards, so I think it is safe to share a few pictures with you.

Since making invitations is what I do for a living, I thought it most appropriate to make ours. And after many renditions, I am so happy with the final result. So without any further ado…

They came in…

And tomorrow we will be in double digits! But check out what arrived yesterday… our very FIRST wedding present!!

It came from my dear friend R, who’s been like a big brother to me for the past 11 years. Unfortunately he’s out in L.A. and due to work commitments, he can’t make it to the wedding. But it was so sweet of him to still think…

Wedding planning has taken so much of my attention that I almost forgot how much I love my craft time. Pre-engagement, I used to do all kinds of crafty things: scrapbooking, knitting, stamping and more! Oh free time, how do I miss thee! Well, I attended a friend’s bridal shower a couple weeks ago, so I decided to open my dusty craft supply drawers and…

You may not live in Los Angeles, but I’m sure you’ve seen your share of “Team Aniston/Jolie; Paris/Nicole; Nick/Jessica” shirts to last a lifetime. Well, if that’s the case, then please close your eyes and try your best to skip over my post for the rest of the day!

Long, long ago… back in those early days of the wedding plans, Mr. Lemon passed someone…

Dear Boobs,

It’s time that the nine of us had a talk. For some time now, I’ve been doing my utmost to find dresses that will fit, flatter, and contain you. At first, it didn’t seem like it would be such a daunting task. I mean, yes, you are all very healthy and well-grown. I knew it would take a special kind of fabric, with a…

I have a thing for little boxes. I love them so. Luckily for my wallet, our favor boxes are already purchased, and the beautiful boxes for sale at Romantic Flowers will only be admired from afar. For those of you who still have to get your boxes, here are some great ones by Midori- available at Romantic Flowers.com.

These boxes are going to be available at…

Because of Mr. Blueberry’s car troubles, we didn’t leave for our minimoon until about 7 pm–meaning we didn’t get to the lake until about 10:30 pm.

We got to the Lodge and checked in, and Mr. Blueberry asked the desk clerk if we could get a free upgrade since it was our honeymoon. We had booked a regular room in the main lodge; he gave us…