Mrs. Bee, New York
Age and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee Publisher
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Internet
Engagement Date: May 7, 2004
Wedding Date: March 5, 2005
Venue: Westside Loft, New York
About Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!
Another Weddingbee Bride?
October 12th, 2007 @ 12:34 pm by Mrs. Bee
One of our advertisers just contacted us because a website posted an ad she has on weddingbee on their site (without permission). When I clicked over, I thought that the bride character on the front page was awfully familiar looking. What do you think?
55 Responses to “Another Weddingbee Bride?”
Uuuummmm…..YEAH!!!! Too similar for comfort……better make some changes and pronto!!! There’s only one Weddingbee bride…..
Wow… I’d say that’s dangerously close to copyright infringement.
hum, yeah…
maybe they are related?
I joke, but yeah, looks like you got a copycat. 
What’s the site?
Wow, that is seriously unethical. But, unfortunately, I do not think it is close enough to be copyright infringement.
Bee’s bride is much sweeter and cuter–the copycat looks pretty devious to me.
SO NOT COOL!
I think it is absolutely close enough to be a copyright infringement!
They literally mirrored the bride - even all the colors used are the same.
Totally NOT cool! You get ‘em Bee!
is this grounds for copyright infringement?
Our bride is such much better looking and her flowers too! 
(but yeah the brides do look similar….)
total copy.
hahaha…she gave herself bigger boobs.
I’m not sure there’s much you can do. As long as 15% of the image is changed (what the graphics department has been told), there’s no issue. Well besides the fact that it’s not good business practice.
Are the words “Wedding Bee” on the image anywhere?
I really think it could be close enough to potentially infringe upon the copyright. The two brides are extremely similar. In what capacity was the bride used (what type of advertisement)? I know a bit about copyright law and fair use from a class I took in law school, so if you want to email me on this subject, feel free!
hair, dress, necklace, bouquet, coloring, posture, veil ALL THE SAME
They do look similar. I think our bride is much classier looking w/ a prettier bouquet.
Yup. Too close to call a coincidence.
Is Weddingbee and the bee bride image copyrighted? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…
BTW - the other girl’s bouquet is WAY too big for her and she’s holding it all wrong! (My effort at cattiness.)
Miss Jasmine - the bride was used on a wedding website/blog as the character for the site similar to how we use our bride.
LOL @ Linda’s implants comment…they’re totally bolt-on, too!
Yeah, too close for coincidence. Not cool.
i like our bride better!
Wow they are very similiar!!!
On the other hand… it is extremely hard to win copyrighted causes…. being a graphic designer… there are 110 laws if not more… its almost as though the law protects the criminals rather then the rest of us.
Your bride is much better and prettier… but like christigpa
said: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…
Extremely suspect!
i’m wondering why this site was posting one of your advertisers’ ads. what incentive do they have for giving someone free advertising? enhancing their own credibiliy as a wedding blog site?
Sue ‘em! =) They can take the bride, but they can’t take the Bee’s!
Kind of reminds me of a Japanimation Weddingbee. I guess it would depend if you have weddingbee and the bride image copyrighted but it’s pretty hard to prevent people from taking images (bloggers do it all the time!) that’s why crediting ideas, images, pictures, layouts, etc. is so important if people are going to “borrow” them. At least weddingbee bride is better looking…and what’s with all the greenery on her flowers? eww
Dang it! That is a horrible rip-off. I like our bride better - she’s cuter! Boo to the copycat!
Wow. Total copy. Yeah, a low-rent, plastic flower-holding copy, but still!
WB’s bride is SO much cuter, and actually looks sweeter. Isn’t that funny?
Not cool, other wedding website!
Send a cease-and-desist letter. It’s usually enough to get them to take it down.
Hee– the boobs are just too funny. Impressive shadowing there!
Ha! It’s actually kinda funny when you think about it. There’s no problem with starting another wedding-related site, but to blatantly copy another’s design and use the ads….you’re doing the right thing by posting about it! I would’ve plastered their URL everywhere but you’re too nice!
Yea, I agree with rzblna. From my experience, sending a cease-and-desist letter should do the trick. And don’t just send one from yourself Mrs. Bee, have legal counsel do it on your behalf. Too bad the Bar results aren’t out yet, otherwise I’d draft one for you. Free of charge of course!
considering Weddingbee’s popularity, that’s pretty bold of the website to so blatantly copy your image like that….
The highest form of flattery, Mrs. Bee. I mean, you don’t see knock offs of Kmart brands, right? Haha.
I’m a graphic designer/illustrator - the images are VERY similar but different enough stylistically that I wouldn’t call them the same.
I don’t know … I think it would depend on what kind of site the bride is representing - if it isn’t the same concept as the wedding bee, then I wouldn’t worry about it. If they are trying to emulate the bee - then I would consider contacting them.
lol at jann’s comment. definitely, your WB’s bride looks way sweeter, the other one looks like the woman who stole another bride’s groom.
I agree with rzblna. If you just notify them, they will know that you are on to them and may prompt them to change it or something. I also agree with Rockbride, have a legal person send it. I will ask my FI tonight if you would like some help. Copyright is not his specialty, but the other site doesn’t know that.
our flowers look so much more expensive 
That’s creepy. Its like the WB bride is Barbie and that bride is Jem (truly outrageous)!. The boobs comments cracked me up! Isn’t the WB bride supposed to be you, Mrs. Bee? That would make me grumpy.
it does look awfully similar but keep in mind that brides don’t have that many things that are different: an updo with a necklace, flowers, + a wedding dress.. raise your hand if YOU had that @ your wedding. does that mean you’re copying the bee mascot? :T
the other one looks a bit meaner too.
That makes me sad! Copiers are so lame.
That definitely looks like the Weddingbee bride. Boo!!! The Weddingbee bride is much, much cuter though.
She’s holding that bouquet like a baseball bat…
She looks pissed of getting married. It looks like her father is forcing her to get married with someone she doesn’t love. Ha Ha Ha
You know, I have to disagree with almost everyone else (except Christine). Both animations have brides, and they may have seen your bride and wanted to make something similar, but they obviously created their own - her body is facing the “camera” a little bit more, her face is wider, her hair texture is different, her updo is in a different place on her head, her hands are in a different position, and others have already mentioned her freaky implants. (I’m not saying that you shouldn’t send a cease and desist letter - I do still think they saw the Bee bride and said, “Hey, I want one like that!” but I’m pretty sure they didn’t just steal your graphic. (I’m a terrible graphic artist, but I think it would be harder to modify the Bee bride to look like that than it would be to just draw their own.)
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IMO, it’s not a copycat. When I think of a “standard” image of a bride, it would include (a) a white wedding dress, (b) red flowers and (c) pearls. I think it’s hard to “prove” whether someone ripped off your idea if many people have a similar image in their heads. Although, I do think that they look awfully similar.
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