Breaking It All Down…
May 31st, 2007 @ 7:01 pm by Mrs. Lemon
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!!!
Open Question: Advice Needed
May 31st, 2007 @ 6:32 pm by Open Question
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 I don’t want him to participate in a tradition I find outdated nor want (him giving me away) but not participate in a tradition that I’ve looked forward to since I’ve gotten engaged.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.
Introducing Miss Corn!
May 31st, 2007 @ 6:14 pm by Mrs. Bee
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
Fianc©’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.
Recipe For Marriage
May 31st, 2007 @ 5:53 pm by Mrs. Eggplant
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.
In today’s hive:
- 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?
- Andrea is looking for a good/affordable hotel in San Francisco for her August honeymoon.
- Katie wants to know if she should give up on her stationery designer. She contacted her in Jan for her Sept 2007 wedding, and Katie still doesn’t have her designs. She’s been emailing weekly and all she’s received so far are preliminary designs. When did you get your invites? Should she be frantic or is it too soon to worry?
- Snofy bought an A-line gown from a sample sale and just needs to hem and bustle the gown. Everyone she’s called says they need to see the dress to give a quote. She doesn’t want to spend another couple hundred on alterations… any suggestions for an affordable tailor in Queens?
- j w needs ideas for 4 bridesmaids’ gifts. She already bought their dresses, but wants to present something to them that’s not too expensive at the rehearsal dinner. Any ideas?
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.
Hmmmm. I Was Wrong.
May 31st, 2007 @ 5:01 pm by Mrs. Kiwi
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.
Minimoon–a recap–Part II
May 31st, 2007 @ 4:36 pm by Mrs. Blueberry
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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Speed Wedding Planning
May 31st, 2007 @ 4:14 pm by Mrs. Snow Pea
Another round of wedding appointments this weekend. The thought of all of them is making me exhausted already. As I mentioned before, this really is like speed dating. I feel bad for the vendors sometimes. I run in there, “Hi, how are you? This is what I am looking for. What do you have to offer? Let me see your work. What are your prices?”
Wah!! 
“Okay, nice to meet you. Thank you for your time. Call you soon.”
Here are just a few of my weekend plans:
10 am: Meet officiant
12 pm: Meet videographer
1:00pm: Meet Mama Pea, Visit reception site (again)
2:30pm: Cake tasting (again), Get gold sample of icing.
3:30pm: Go to Macy’s, Buy wedding related things.
5:00pm: Meet our newly married friends M&D for drinks.
6:00pm: Rehearsal dinner tasting, Meet Brother Pea, Pick up OOT box fillers ie. Playbills, Subway Maps, Site seeing guides.
Weddingbee Diversity
May 31st, 2007 @ 3:13 pm by Mrs. Bee
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?
Introducing… OUR INVITATIONS!
May 31st, 2007 @ 2:28 pm by Mrs. Raspberry
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…
