Weddingbee

Last July we launched a feature called “Most Popular” that linked to the most popular posts of the week.  We’ve repackaged and relaunched that feature with a shiny new name and icon: the Watercooler!

Without further ado, here are the top 10 most discussed/commented posts of the week!

1. Reader Email: Big Budget Brides by Mrs. Bee
2. A Holy Matrimony? by Miss Radish
3. Let’s Talk Money by Mrs. Butterfly
4. The Bees’ Budgets by Mrs. Bee
5. I’m Back… and MARRIED!!! by Mrs. Bluebell
6. Wow, What A Year! by Miss Corn
7. Oh No, Not The Kid Question Again… by Miss Butterscotch
8. Weight Loss Update by Miss Snow Pea
9. Ai Sakai by Miss Snow Pea
10. An Everlong Kiss The Girl? by Miss Kiwi

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We checked out a lot of cute boutique shops in the St. Germain area, and one happened to be our cake topper shop, Boutique Pixi & Cie!

“I have good news and bad news, which do you want to hear first?” That is what my brother asked me when he called long distance from Australia. Deep inside I knew he was calling to tell me that he and my sister in law weren’t going to be able to make it to our wedding. Since Mr. Kiwi and I hadn’t been able to make theirs, I have no right to be upset, which I’m not. I’m just a little… sad. This can be expected, right?

As was included in his question, there is good news. I’m going to be an aunt!! My very own niece/nephew. I’m thrilled that they’re expecting, now I can buy baby clothes! Still, I’m going to miss my brother so much. I haven’t seen him in over a year, and with the shortness of funds we likely won’t be able to visit to see the baby right after it’s born.

So, weddingbee, as I sit here transitioning between joy and sadness, I try to keep looking on the bright side. New baby, new little thing to love… So I won’t be able to have that family portrait taken, the first in about 10 years- but maybe at this time next year we’ll have a new picture taken, with a new family member.

Finally!  Two days before the wedding, and I just finished my rosemary salt favors.

I originally wasn’t going to do favors. They can be a waste of money and an extra stress-inducer I didn’t want. But then Miss Corn posted about her great favors using Martha Stewart’s Rosemary Salt recipe and of course, my mind turned a switch and I just HAD to do them. The idea was perfect for Mr.Tomato and me since we’re both foodies and rosemary is one of his favorite herbs. Plus the recipe seemed easy (and cheap) enough.

After much perusal, I purchased little 1 oz jars with cork tops from Save On Crafts. I figured people don’t need THAT much rosemary salt, and they were cute, too! They were $18.96 for 24 bottles; not bad at all.

Figuring out how to do labels took a bit of thinking. I perused myweddinglabels.com but the labels were pricey if you factor in shipping costs…and even the smallest ones were too big for my 1.5 inch jars. What to do?

The site has been reverted back to its original state.  A follow-up post coming soon!

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Hi everyone!

Just a quick update on a slight site tweak we’re experimenting with.  You used to be able to read an entire post on the same page by clicking “Read More Right Here” after the cut tag.  But because our frontpage has soooo much content, it was taking a really long time to load for a lot of our readers.  So we’ve eliminated the “Read More Right Here” option; now you have to click “Read the rest of this entry” and go into the individual post to continue reading it after the cut tag.

We’re really sorry if you were attached to that feature, but ultimately we’ll have a much faster weddingbee for everyone!

…The Sincerest Form of Flattery Pissing Me Off. 

Stupid Pottery Barn. I walked into a store the other day to return something from my registry, and what should I see, right. there. in. the. WINDOW???

Once it was decided that we would have a Catholic wedding ceremony, the next step was to find a church that would marry us. This was much harder than I imagined, mostly because we are out-of-towners and Mr. Radish’s family is not from Syracuse either. My parents live there, but they don’t go to church. So because we are not members of any church in the area, and neither are any of our family members, it made it a little bit harder for us to find a church. I think that is the case with just about any religion, though, for out-of-town couples. I guess it only makes sense that they give their own parishioners preference.

Mr. Radish called just about every church in the area to find out if any of them had our date open and if they were willing to perform our ceremony. Many churches were already booked (over a year in advance, yikes!) and there were a few priests he spoke with who were very strict. And since Mr. Radish and I live together before marriage (a sin in the church’s view)… that was a bit of a problem for them. Eventually we found St. Matthew’s in East Syracuse, NY. It’s only a few minutes away from our reception venue and the priest there, Father Clemente, is very relaxed and didn’t have a problem with us living together or the fact that I’m not Catholic.