Greetings from Miss Lovebird! Confused about the title of this post? That’s what the French call lovebirds! I can’t tell you all how excited I am to join the weddingbee hive! I’ve been reading weddingbee almost from its inception and many months before I even got engaged. Why did I choose to be Miss Lovebird you ask? I found out that lovebirds, when kept in pairs, will constantly groom each other and sit as close together as possible when sleeping. That’s what I do with Mr. Lovebird! Also, once a lovebird finds its “mate”, they mate for life and can sometimes be very territorial over those they care about. Mr. Lovebird thinks I’m that way with my friends and family and I don’t dispute it.
So a little about us… Mr. Lovebird and I met in 1996 during our freshman year at Stuyvesant High School in New York City. But, it wasn’t until our freshman year in college that we started dating. Then, we did the long-distance relationship for four years, him being at NYU and me being at Bryn Mawr in Pennslyviana. After graduating college, I came back to New York and went straight to law school. Mr. Lovebird proposed in Cancun last fall but the wedding planning was put on hold due to a family tragedy. I’ve since graduated and am now working as an associate at a T&E firm. Mr. Lovebird just started his first year in medical school, so you can say our lives are jammed packed right now!
We plan on getting legally married in New York at City Hall before the actual ceremony in front of our friends and family in Cancun. (That’s the lawyer side of me talking; I don’t want to have to go the Mexican Embassy each time I need a copy of my marriage license.) We are planning a symbolic gazebo/cliff-side ceremony in Cancun and a traditional Chinese ceremony and banquet in New York for those who can’t make it to Cancun.
This must be my lucky week because not only was I invited to join the weddingbee hive, but I literally just set the date for the Cancun wedding! You can say the wedding planning is in full swing now. I am also gocco’ing my wedding invitations like many weddingbee brides before me. This weekend, I’m meeting up with my super creative and talented bridesmaid Michelle to go over the invitation designs she made for me. Shout out to Mishi! I’ll let you guys know how it goes. I can’t wait to share my wedding planning experience with all you guys and I hope I can inspire you the way weddingbee has inspired me!
I leave you with some pics of me and Mr. Lovebird….
Us in Bermuda in the Summer of 2005
Helmut Diving in Bermuda 2005
Us in Cancun in the Fall of 2005
JW Marriott in Cancun’s pool in 2005. We won in the “friendly” game of chicken we played.
Can you see a theme here? These birds like to fly South! The turquoise water calls us.
Miss Lovebird out.
Welcome Ms. Lovebird. Looking forward to your posts 
Cute pics Miss Lovebird! Can’t wait to hear more about your wedding in Cancun (my sister just honeymooned there and loved it!)
Welcome Miss Lovebird - adorable icon. I used to have a pair of lovebirds, they were very much “in love” Can’t wait to read all of your posts!!
Welcome Miss Lovebird! I love your helmet diving picture from Bermuda- my husband and I have practically the same photo from our honeymoon there this summer. I look forward to reading all of your future posts!
Welcome! Looking forward to following along with your planning!
Love the shout out to VA with the Va Beach tank
Welcome to the hive.
Seriously, you both are too cute for words. I cant believe you met your FI in high school! Thats so romantic…you’ve got me itching to read your further posts! Welcome to the hive!
Welcome to the hive Miss LoveBird! You two are HOT stuff … can’t wait to read more!
stuy in the house!! i was a freshman in 96 too. =) congrats!
OMG, my sophomore year roommate from Bryn Mawr! Congrats to being a part of Weddingbee!
Welcome!
Love the pics, and you are cute as all heck. Welcome and I look forward to more…
Welcome! Can’t wait to hear more about your planning (and Cancun, since we’re honeymooning nearby)
p.s. my sister went to Bryn Mawr!
JW~ did we know each other?
chill~ HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII~! It’s been ages! Let’s catch up! Send me an email if u want~ cuz I might not have yours.
I love your pictures, you and your FI look very cute together! Can’t wait to read more
Aww you two are so cute!
Welcome!!
Haverford representing! Good Luck Miss Lovebug.
oops I meant Lovebird 
Congrats! I’m happy for you two!
Congratulations! You two are so cute! I’m from Bermuda, so it’s always great to see people who enjoyed visiting. I’m also interested in trusts and estates law (I’m assuming that’s what you meant by t&e)!
Congrats~ i actually just came back from Dreams Cancun!! and I saw a wedding ceremony on the cliff…it was beautiful. Your wedding is going to be breathtaking!!
Hi, Miss Lovebird! Congratulations, and best of luck with your wedding!
I went to Bryn Mawr between 1998 and 2002.
Stuyvesant! I’m an alum too!
Hi Miss Lovebird!
I’ve been staring at your profile for the past 10 minutes trying to figure out if we ever crossed paths … since we’re about the same age and I was at BMC from 2000-2004 [walked 2005]
I just started a blog about life after BMC, and when I did a Bryn Mawr search on Google Reader your post came up.
CONGRATS!
Mrs. Lovebird, New York/Cancun
Age and Occupation: 25, Attorney
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Medical Student
Engagement Date: September 22, 2006
Wedding Date: July, 2008
Venue: Dreams Cancun Resort & Spa
About Me: Born and raised New Yorker planning a destination wedding in Cancun, Mexico and a traditional Chinese banquet in New York City. Got proposed to in Cancun, so it’s only fitting we are going back to get married. I love trivia, board games, bargain shopping, asian dramas and eating yummy food!
Y’all are too cute! Welcome to the hive: can’t wait to hear more!