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As promised, here’s the cost breakdown of my DIY invites:
| Paper: | $40.00 |
| Fabric |
$26.00 |
| Embroidery Materials |
$17.00 |
| Chipboard |
$20.00 |
| Ribbon |
$31.00 |
| Glue |
$33.54 |
| Gocco Supplies |
$22.50 |
| Envelopes |
$39.25 |
GRAND TOTAL |
$229.29 |
| Cost per invite | $2.29 |
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 I don’t want him to participate in a tradition I find outdated nor want (him giving me away) but not participate in a tradition that I’ve looked forward to since I’ve gotten engaged.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 wedding AND walk me down the aisle or ask that he do neither?
Amy asks:
How do I tell a very close friend who expects to be a bridesmaid that she will not be part of my wedding party? Or is it just wrong to ask someone who I’m not as “close” with, but I think will do a much much better job as a bridesmaid instead? The basis of my decision is b/c I work a ridiculous amount of hours and need my entire wedding party to lend a helpful hand.
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 and I met three years ago where we work in Boston. We dated for 2 1/2 years before getting engaged and buying a house near the city. I am a lazy scrapbooker who loves the instant gratification of making cards and I am very easily distracted by all things shiny. In honor of my childhood nights spent hibachi BBQing on the beach with my family, we are hosting a traditional New England Clambake for our reception.
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 candles he prefers with our candy buffet. 
Before I was introduced to the wonderful world of marketing, I never quite thought of having a themed wedding before (e.g. beach wedding, Disney wedding, etc). But as I’ve been dreaming up ideas about how to label our dinner tables, I decided that I didn’t want to simply use numbers. I dabbled with the idea of using places that Mr. A and I have visited, but it still didn’t seem “us” enough. Recently, Mr. A came up with the idea of using restaurants that we’ve been to. We LOVE eating out. We’ll eat anywhere from taco trucks to fine dining establishments. Dining out is one of our major pastimes so I think it’ll be a great idea. I’m thinking of creating cute picture frames for each table with a description of why the particular restaurant is meaningful to us, and suggest some of our favorite menu items.
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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 my shower. So apparently, I’m a liar. 
Me thinks it was stupid to assume I was out of things to do. Now I realize I was just putting off doing some of the things that weren’t fun (I think a reader mentioned doing the things that were further down the list while I have time). So… yeah. Now I have to decide the order of the ceremony (I have no idea), I have to figure out who is going to walk the mothers down the aisle, and I need to actually order invitations. Frig.
I think right now the invitation thing is the item I need to attend to. Anyone have any idea how early to order invitations? Also, how do you know when to have your RSVP date? Bluuuurg. It’s funny, at this time last year I was happily gloating to all that I have “plenty of time”, and that I couldn’t believe there would be a day when I’d get to say, “Yeah, the wedding is in five months!”
I am now in the time span of “If I accidentally get pregnant, no one will be able to tell”. Yeeaah.
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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, though, so we just hit a few places (my die-hard favorites): Coach, GAP, and BCBG. Gotta love cute stuff for cheap 
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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 bride hosting a traditional christian/catholic ceremony. i love weddingbee as a resource for wedding ideas, but i also view it as a place to learn about the wedding traditions of other cultures. it seems all the focus is on chinese/korean/vietnamese/japanese traditions. there are 22 asian bees on the site, and while they are all quality bloggers who have shared a wealth of information and knowledge that could work for any bride, i think this site could serve it readers better if there was a bit more diversity. just something to think about. keep up the good work!!!
This is something we’ve always thought a lot about here at Weddingbee. So I went back and counted: so far, we’ve had 20 Asian brides and 18 non-Asian brides on weddingbee. Based on our recent reader demographic poll, 59% of our readers are Caucasian, 33% are Asian, 3% are Hispanic, 3% are other, and 2% are African American.
If the majority of our readers are not Asian, why are there so many Asian bees?
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 the mail in this box…
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 of us and send something. I actually already knew this was coming because while updating my registry last week, I noticed that this was bought!! Haha, sneaky me. 
But it was still exciting nonetheless.
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 make her a card.
Supplies: paper, embossing ink, stamps, embossing powder. Not shown: embellishments and embossing gun (it’s almost like a hair dryer. You can pick one up at Michaels for around $20)
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 wearing one of these TEAM shirts and wished aloud for our own versions of them for the wedding party. So… skip forward to last week and add some stencils, white paint and some spiffy shirts from Jiffyshirts and his wish was granted and taken to Las Vegas and Palm Springs for the weekend.
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 certain amount of tensility, to give you the support you need.
But this is getting ridiculous. OK, OK, I admit it. Plan S (strapless) was ill-concieved. I should have known better, considering the things I’ve seen you guys do to tube tops. And that whole keyhole back-lash thing I went through in retaliation…well, I apologize for that. It’s just that, I’ve seen what happens to you with a little exposure. People get distracted. Vases get knocked over. Red lights go ignored.
Anyway, I have a counter offer which I hope you’ll find acceptable. It’s a halter dress from Lynn Lugo:
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 the end of July, so they are taking pre-orders.
This is a pink and gold cherry blossom pattern. $1.90 per box (which is definitely more than I’d want to spend, but lovely nevertheless) 2″x2″x2″
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 a two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo with full kitchen and sunroom that was a couple miles offsite. Talk about an upgrade!
Here are a few pictures I took of the condo, that night:
The living room:
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