Mrs. Strawberry, SeattleAge and Occupation: 25, Radio DJ, Advertising Sales, Day of Wedding CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 26, EngineerEngagement Date: 07/04/2006Wedding Date: September 1, 2007Venue: Lake Union Cafe, SeattleAbout Me: I'm a Navy brat that has lived all over the world. I love reality shows that are in poor taste, going to new restaurants, and trying to be crafty. Emphasis on trying!
How cool is this album? If you are considering making your own wedding album, this Photopop Album from Umbra might just do the trick. I think our honeymoon pictures just found a new home!
Mrs. Bee, New YorkAge and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee PublisherFiance's Age and Occupation: 33, InternetEngagement Date: May 7, 2004Wedding Date: March 5, 2005Venue: Westside Loft, New YorkAbout Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
With the stress of wedding planning the tiniest things can blow up into big arguments. In the movie Father of the Bride the bride and groom almost break up because he buys her a blender. In the house of the Peonys we rarely get into large arguments but we do bicker over one thing repeatedly: the order of names.
Miss Peony and Mr. Peony
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Mr. Peony and Miss Peony
It’s so silly but we still argue about it. Even as I write this I know Mr. Peony will probably comment about my placing my preferred choice first above. Mr. Peony says that in traditional Chinese wedding-related announcements the groom’s name comes first (plus he has a huge ego ). However, in traditional western culture, which I’m more accustomed to, the bride’s name always comes first.
Mrs. Bell Pepper, PhiladelphiaAge and Occupation: 28, Resident PhysicianFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Resident PhysicianEngagement Date: May 30, 2006Wedding Date: June 2007Venue: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine ArtsAbout Me: I love whimsical details and design, everything that *sparkles*, sipping on hazelnut lattes, pugs, shopping for antiques and second-hand goods, scenic photography, delicate flowers, and checking out new restaurants in the city with my fianc??. We are planning our wedding at a unique city venue for about 75 close family members and friends. I have a lot of DIY ideas and I like to blog about ways to save money on your wedding.
Life on Prints Photography has featured a lot of interesting and unique wedding venues in the Chicagoland area. The most recent wedding was at the Chicago Cultural Center, perhaps one of my favorite venues in the city. Check out the gorgeous Tiffany mosaic dome ceilings and the cute wedding cake designed by Amy Beck Cake Designs.
Mrs. Kiwi, Los AngelesAge and Occupation in 06: 27, BookkeeperFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, P.E. Teach/Coach @ private schools in LAEngagement Date: March 31, 2006Wedding Date: November 3, 2007Venue: Radisson HotelAbout Me: I'm a bookkeeper who failed high school algebra. I'm currently living in Los Angeles, literally a street over from where I grew up with Mr. Kiwi, my honey of three years. We have a jumbo mini-dachshund (seriously, he's huuuuge), and we're planning an autumn themed wedding on a shoestring, paid for by ourselves. The wedding date is my late grandma's birthday, I needed her there somehow, and that seemed like the best way for us. I can't believe I'm a Bee! I couldn't be more proud!
I’ve been reminding (ahem, nagging) Mr. Kiwi to get his suit. With 36 days to go, we kind of need to get going on that. I wasn’t worried about my dad’s suit- he’s pretty easy to size off the rack. Mr. Kiwi, on the other hand, is a XXXL size, and about 6’2″, with thighs (muscular) the size of hams. I call them his “foghorn leghorns”, in reference to the Looney Toons character.
Miss Lily, New York/TucsonAge and Occupation in 06: 30, Public Health ResearcherFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Art/Web StuffEngagement Date: February 11, 2006Wedding Date: April, 2007Venue: Tuscon, ArizonaAbout Me: Here are some things I love?�‚�? painting, drawing, knitting and all other crafty things (including glueing popsicle sticks together); burritos (must be from Arizona); indie/70s rock; whiskey; dogs (if only my tiny apt could support one!); bad TV; and reading. I'm also crazy indecisive so fingers crossed wedding planning doesn't kill me.
Now that Mr. Lily and I have been married for a few months, we decided it was time to take another new step in our relationship: buying a home. Looking for an apartment in Manhattan, as those of you who live here can attest, is a trying process. We **think** we have found a place we like (do you ever really know after a 5 minute walk through?) and we **think** we are going to put an offer in tomorrow. This made me wonder, how many of you out there are in a similar boat?
And if you do own, did you have panic attacks, dry mouth, and gag reflex when thinking about your very own mortgage?
Mrs. Radish, Chicago/SyracuseAge and Occupation: 27, Executive Assistant/Journalism Student/MusicianFiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Anthropologist/MusicianEngagement Date: December 20, 2005Wedding Date: August 18, 2007Blogging Since: June 26, 2007Venue: The Wellington House in Fayetteville, NYAbout Me: Mr. Radish and I are both from upstate New York, so we are planning a wedding in Syracuse from about 700 miles away. When I’m not obsessing about our wedding I play the cello in my band (which Mr. Radish is in too), read as much as I can, sleep even more, travel whenever possible, and try to find time to have fun with my friends. I’m also working on finishing up my journalism degree with a concentration in environmental reporting and I’m the VP of my campus Amnesty International chapter… so I’m a pretty busy bee.
Thinking of a good location for our engagement pictures was 100 times more difficult than I anticipated. Our photographer was not from the area so we had to come up with something on our own. We ended up in a cemetery (kind of a long story) because we really wanted to avoid the typical beach/garden/landmark type of thing. Now, there is nothing wrong with that kind of thing, but we were looking for something a little different.
Recently, I noticed these really cool carnival engagement pictures that our wedding photographer, Tim Forbes, posted on his blog. I think it is such a cute idea and the couple looks like they had a great time. I’ve always loved carnivals and amusement parks, and all of the colors and the glowing lights are beautiful and strangely romantic. I wish I had thought to do something like this! Though I must say that I do love the way our surprisingly un-morbid cemetery pictures came out
Miss Onion, NYC/Burlington, VTAge and Occupation: 26, PR & Marketing and Jazz SingerFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Data AnalystEngagement Date: April 2, 2006Wedding Date: September 2007Blogging Since: July 11, 2007Venue: Restaurant in BurlingtonAbout Me: I didn't think I'd be "that girl," but I am having so much fun planning our wedding (mostly by myself). I'm a PR and Marketing Director for a major jazz festival and camp by day, and by night, a romantic jazz singer and bride-to-be! I hope all my research can help other brides in their planning.
One of the best things that we did was put together a slide show of images to share with our guests at our reception. I wish I could share the video with you, but we created it on my mother’s MAC at her office because I thought that would be quick and easy. I began the project using a PC program called Photo Story on the recommendation of weddingbee readers. I think it was actually more flexible than iPhoto but I simply ran out of time and was home the weekend before the wedding and just HAD to get it done.
My brother and Mr. Onion were best childhood friends and boy scouts together — this means Mr. Onion and I met when we were 5 and 6 years old! Here are the boys as kids (Mr. Onion on the left, my brother on the right):
Mrs. Eggplant, San FranciscoAge and Occupation: 28, Human ResourcesFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Associate Marketing ManagerEngagement Date: January 19, 2007Wedding Date: October 20, 2007Blogging Since: May 31, 2007Venue: Ceremony at a cement and stained glass cathedral and reception at a boutique hotel ballroomAbout Me: I'm a shopping junkie who lives to discover great deals and a craft addict that loves to scrapbook and knit. My profile picture was taken on the day I got engaged which is why my smile is so huge!
Mrs. Corn, Newport, RIAge and Occupation in '07: 31, HR for public accounting firmFiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Consultant for public accounting firmEngagement Date: October 7, 2006Wedding Date: September, 2007Blogging Since: June 1, 2007Venue: North Lawn of Fort Adams State ParkAbout Me: 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.
The very last DIY project I had to do before the wedding was the Out-of-Town bags. I got the bags on sale a while ago at AC Moore for something like 23 cents each. They were on the small side, so we only put a few things in them. Each bag had:
A guidebook and a map of the Newport area that Mr. Corn and I picked up while we were in Newport the week earlier to get our license,
A newsletter that I designed (but mostly copied off of one I saw online) with info on the bride and groom, the bridal party, the families of the bride and groom; van pickup information; a Mr. and Miss Corn related crossword puzzle; directions to the fort and a list of things to do in Newport,
). However, in traditional western culture, which I’m more accustomed to, the bride’s name always comes first.
