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The tradition of a bride carrying “something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue” comes from the wording of a Victorian rhyme, and each phrase has a particular meaning:
+ Something old is meant to symbolize the bride’s connection with her old life and her family,
+ While something new represents good fortune in her new life,
+ Wearing something borrowed — ideally something worn by a happy bride at her own wedding — is intended to bring good luck to the marriage,
+ And carrying something blue dates back to biblical times, when the color blue represented purity and fidelity.
Sylvia Weinstock Cakes taken from a photo in Elegant Bride
I am soliciting all of your flower expertise! Can anyone tell me what type of flowers are similar to the ones pictured in the cake photo?
We’ll be changing the way the beehive works in the coming days, so please take advantage of our new boards! 
In today’s hive:
I think I’ve mentioned before that I love Palm Springs not for the pools and golf courses, but rather the eccentricities and odd finds. There is perhaps no better example of that than the Integratron. George Van Tassel began construction on the building in 1954 after he claims to have been contacted by aliens. The aliens gave him instructions on how to build a machine that would rejuvenate living tissue cells (a fountain of youth, if you will). Unfortunately, Van Tassell’s death came before the completion of the machine. Today, they host a variety of private and public events in the incredible structure. And, according to the website, “many visitors experience the Integratron as a very powerful vortex for physical and spiritual healing”.
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Unique Wedding Favors
“Add a memorable touch to your wedding with unique favors that match your theme.”
From wedding invitations to bridal shower invitations to thank you cards, I love using stamps to personalize envelopes and pull together a theme. Be sure to check out USPS. They have lots of fun new stamps!
I can’t believe it has been almost two months since we got married… I am not sure where the time went! And I thought things would calm down after the wedding.
I have been in full album making mode (and by being in full mode, I mean thinking about it every day). I have been struggling with what type of album I want to make (Mrs. Ant’s posts have been very helpful), and have come to the conclusion that I am just going to have to take my time in searching to find the right one for us and stop adding all this pressure that it has to be finished by Christmas.
So, I’m really writing because I want to share the text from our maid of honor and best man’s speeches. (We are still waiting for Mr. Raspberry’s brother to send us his, so I just have the MOH speech for now)
Now, when I told her that I wanted to post it, she freaked out and said that it was so much better when she actually delivered the speech, which is totally true, since she added a few little anecdotes, but I wanted to share since so much thought goes into writing these, I thought it might help in sparking ideas for other MOHs.
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Our venue, The Fountainhead, requires that we use one of two florists. At first I was a bit miffed at this policy, but now I’m actually glad that we only need to choose between two florists rather than researching dozens and making appointments with several.
This past Saturday, we had our first appointment with one of the florists. I feel a little ashamed writing this, but this was the first time that I had met with a potential vendor without having done any research. 
I’ve never been a flower lover so I haven’t really thought about it much. The meeting became pretty comical while I mispronounced names of flowers and tried to describe certain flowers that apparently don’t exist. The florist ended up having to draw pictures for us due to our sheer cluelessness. Mr. Peony and I walked away from the appointment giggling a bit because we had both felt like complete morons during the course of the meeting.
So after this embarrassment, I decided to do more research into flowers. And then I came across an idea that sounded super: after the wedding, the flowers can be donated to a local hospital or a nursing home. How awesome is that?
But I had forgotten one thing. What all brides in my situation should fear and respect:
(image courtesy of Angry Little Girls)
Dum duh DAAHHHHH! The Korean mom.
1. I got my eyebrows waxed the day before my wedding on a whim. Big no-no, as I conveniently forgot that I was using Retin-A micro for my acne, and I got a huge-ass burn/scar in between my eyes. Major freak out here - I had a huge ass red scar smack in the middle of my face! Well the upper-middle of my face anyhow. Anyway, I was saved by the miracle of makeup. You couldn’t see it unless you got super close to me and were looking for it.
2. Two bridesmaids left their bride-issued footwear in miscellaneous places, resulting in one wearing flip flops in many of the portraits and the other wearing chocolate brown satin heels instead of my regulatory gold-strappy sandals - no biggie - on the day of the wedding I miraculously became a go-with-the-flow kinda gal.
3. The limo incident - the limo was very late picking up the boys, following an incident with the law and breaking into the limo garage. The driver was dressed like a skank (for a limo driver professional anyhow) and rude.
I suppose I should be getting down to the list making. We’re going to take some preliminary pictures at the church in the next few weeks, to try to see what looks good, and how to expedite the picture taking to make things easier. So, we must come up with a “Must Take” list, for both the ceremony and the reception. This shouldn’t be too hard, as Martha Stewart has this super cool planner easily downloaded off her site.
Along with the Must Takes, we also need our “Must Play” list. Many times I’ve heard songs that I would love to have at our reception. Unfortunately, having the memory of a gnat, I always forget to write them down. So, now we’re formally gathering the songs to play- a big step toward the finish line! 
How did you give your “Musts” to the people responsible for them? Did you meet with them beforehand to iron out all the details, or give a list to them with the impression they would understand?
I recently discovered a wonderful new wedding blog via Perfect Bound called Oh Happy Blog! Written by event designer Danielle Gregory, the blog is chock full of inspirational eye candy. I’ve definitely added it to my list of must read wedding blogs!
Mrs. Poppy’s honeymoon post reminded me I’ve only briefly mentioned my honeymoon in my post “Mr. Onion is the best!” We are staying for 11 days and 12 nights at the Avila Beach Hotel in Curacao (you know, Blue Curacao Rum)? Where the heck it that you ask?
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I wasn’t planning on posting this until I had completed my project but seeing as it might be helpful to other brides 
, I plan to share with you all my biggest DIY project for the wedding …. our votive favors and decorations.
I’ve always had a love for things etched and was extremely excited that it was available to DIY. Being able to incorporate it into the wedding was not exactly a challenge since I had pitched this idea to Mr. CB before we were engaged. The challenge was executing it and showing the real sample to him. Mr. CB was very against the idea at first because he did not want me to bleed blood and sweat and spend hours on the millions of DIY projects that I plan to do, but once he saw these, he was on board 500%. My first sample project, decor:
Exhibit A: Our decorative votive candles for the tables and for the cocktail hour area:
Hard to picture it just like that right?
Back in August, I blogged about my family’s strange disinterest in my wedding, including my cousin, who didn’t RSVP, but sent me a wedding invitation in the interim.
After receiving bizarre, bitchy messages from his beebee fiancee today claiming that I “bashed” my cousin in that blog post, I will amend the blog to say that about 5 days after I posted that message, we received a gift from him.
Because naturally, my love can be bought.
Part I: Location, location, location!
Part II: Family Matters
So the venue was set and it seemed it would be smooth sailing from here on out.
Shortly before I left to fly back to SF, however, FMIL pulled out two sets of CDs. “I bought these for you,” she said, glowing with excitement. “You can choose from these songs for your wedding and for your wedding slideshow!” I wasn’t quite sure how to respond (though I think my jaw may have dropped open for a split second). I could feel the frustration starting to creep in again, but swallowed it and took the CDs with as much of a smile as I could muster up, saying that Mr. D and I would consider it. I told her we actually already had some songs in mind and were planning on having our friend play acoustic guitar during the ceremony.
“Let me explain something, Miss Daffodil,” FMIL said. “When you look back on your wedding 25 years from now, you will regret having your friends as part of the ceremony. Trust me, only your family is what will remain throughout time. Don’t worry, Mr. D’s cousins can play violin during the ceremony. Your friend can play the guitar after you and Mr. D say your vows, as you exit the church.”
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