Weddingbee Blog

My name is Tara, otherwise known as Miss Tulip, and I am so excited to be the latest Bee to join the Hive!  You might think of me as the Bargain Bee. I’ve been a bargain queen since childhood — always making a game of finding the nicest things possible for the smallest amount of cash.  There’s nothing as exciting to me as the thrill of the hunt … following the elusive trail of a fabulous item at an unheard-of price.  (Anyone can find something expensive and beautiful.  But to find something cheap and beautiful – that, my dears, takes skill!)  Now planning a wedding has kicked everything up a couple of notches.  But instead of hanging my trophies on some wall once I track them down … I plan to “hang” them here and share them with you!

Mr. Tulip and I have dated since I first moved to Washington, DC in 2004.  We are freakishly similar, to the point that we have been known to blurt out exactly the same words at exactly the same times.  Yes, we’re one of those couples….  We’re both something of the homebody, and a typical evening together will find us watching Netflix, side by side on the couch with our laptops open.  We’re both big blog followers, except that he reads news, politics, and things with actual content, while I like to look at pretty pictures on craft, design, and wedding blogs.  Mr. T. (hee hee) works from home, which means lots of flexibility to see one another.  And also lots of time with our adorable Sheltie puppy and 4 cats!

And when I’m not wedding planning?  (Is there such a thing?)  I’m at a strange time in life right now.  In the past, I’ve traveled the world – 1 year in Rotterdam (hence the Tulip – love them!), 2 years in Israel, a summer in Hong Kong – gotten a law degree, done big-time litigation in NYC, and been a government regulator….  But I’ve been fighting illness for a few years, and a year ago I gave up and retired on disability.  And now … I sit at home and play with the pets.  So both wedding planning and blogging have been something of a godsend in terms of finding new purpose.  In other words … thanks, Weddingbee readers!  I’m terribly glad to join you!