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Last night on the new BeeTV chat, the topic of ring finger sizes came up. There was some amazement at how small my fingers are (2 3/4) and you all wanted proof. So, as promised, I photographed my wedding ring, e-ring and Mr. Onion’s wedding ring next to a dime, penny and quarter for reference and my finger next to a pencil.
Where does the time go? I can’t believe the wedding is right around the corner! As the date approaches, I have a new friend. I check up on him first thing in the morning, and tuck him in before going to sleep. I think about him constantly.
My new friend, you may know him too, is weather.com. Okay, so I can’t technically “tuck him in,” but I am obsessively checking in on him. Every day. Multiple times. Perhaps by the hour.
I’m one day away from having a 10 day forecast. Despite my lack of understanding about weather, for the last few days I’ve been trying to make predictions based on the trends. For example, “Oh, day 9 and 10 are getting warmer, therefore the next day (i.e. my wedding day which is not yet on the forecast) will be even warmer!”. Hmm… I’m not sure this is true, but my fingers are crossed!
I mean, I’m a California native, so weather in the 70’s is chilly. Nonetheless, the forecast generally seems to be around the mid 70’s (with lows in the 50’s). My real concern is about rain. Not only do I want the weather to be temperate, but I also want to know that there won’t be rain (or wind!). Am I asking too much?
*sigh* It was inevitable. They’re sneaking back with a vengence… I lost a total of 15 pounds before the wedding, 10 of which were lost during the last month when I was on the South Beach Diet. Oh, it wasn’t just for the sake of vanity (partly so, of course), but it was mostly due to necessity. I was the genius that bought a sample dress two sizes too small, but I loved it SO much I couldn’t let a little issue like FIT get in the way, heh heh heh.
But yes, let me be the millionth person to say that the South Beach Diet works wonders in the short term! Both Mr.E and I lost 10 pounds before the wedding, and it wasn’t absolute torture (ok, it was sometimes). But during the honeymoon, we just said, “To heck with it, let’s chow down!” and came back 5 pounds heavier. 
We had planned to go back on Phase One of South Beach after the honeymoon, but couldn’t bring ourselves to do it again… we just love food too much and lack the willpower to make a complete lifestyle change. I am notorious for my sweet tooth. I bet I can out-eat all of you when it comes to sugar/dark chocolate/desserts!
Miss Chickadee’s post about veils reminded me that I had totally forgotten about mine… or rather, the lack of.
I’m very fortunate that one of my mother’s friends used to own a small bridal accessories boutique where she hand-made most of the items, including veils. She retired from the profession a few years back, but when she heard of my engagement she graciously offered to make a veil for me.
With the end of the year fast approaching I need to decide on a design and tell her. The only thing is, I have no idea what I want.
My dress looks like this (except in pure white):
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Luckily we found these cute flowergirl dresses through amazon.com, and they were just what we were looking for.
Since then, I had been looking for cute t-shirts for our flowergirls and ring bearers to wear during the rehearsal dinner. I really wanted something different and something that they would be able to wear again. The thought of making their shirts was an idea I started to look into, so I found some cute pink shirts (they actually came in all colors) at Walmart that had metallic embroidery with rhinestones on the front of the shirt.
Today I was looking at photographers’ blogs for some inspiration and I came across this photo, which almost made me laugh and cry at the same time.
{from Louisiana photographer Kevin Beasley}
How sweet and cute is that? Dad was so nervous about giving his little girl away, he had to write his one line on his hand…
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
Our invitations will not go out for another 3-4 months, so WHY, oh WHY, am I making them now??!?! And why are there so many steps?!?
Well, I’m making them now because I have about a month left before I need to start up my hardcore-actuarial-exam-studying, so I am trying to get as much done wedding-wise as possible. AND there are so many steps because a) I am just one girl and b) I don’t yet have all the information needed for my invitation inserts.
But what I have been able to do so far is:
Step 1: DIY pocketfolds.
Step 2: The main invitation.. and here’s how it turned out!!
My main invitation was made up of three layers (in addition to the pocketfold). Hey, I dress in layers, why not invite in layers???
Layer 1: Information Sheet
Congrats to Delilah! You’re the winner of the favor box giveaway from I Need A Favor from Kate! Thanks to everyone who entered!
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Today we’re giving away 50 stylish favor boxes from I Need A Favor from Kate! To enter, simply tell us which box below is your favorite, along with your favorite paper choice (so many fabulous options!). One random winner will then receive 50 custom favor boxes with their selected shape and pattern!
You have until 8 pm EST Wednesday evening to enter. Good luck! 
Last month my MOH and sister were home from college for fall break, so I decided to go home for a couple of days. While at home, I decided to check out the new hotel that opened in my hometown since we’re considering blocking off rooms here for our wedding guests. The Hampton Inn and Suites opened just this summer and has a big sign out in front of it to come in and take a tour. So, that’s just what I did.
The lobby
I’ve heard time and time again that a woman doesn’t truly feel like a bride until she dons her veil for the first time. One of the employees of Michelle’s Bridal Shoppe even told me a story about a bride who chose her veil first and planned the rest of her wedding day attire around that. For many brides, the veil is an integral part of her wedding day.
So I’m beginning to think I may have a problem.
The thing is, I fully appreciate a beautiful veil. There’s something really breathtaking about a cathedral length veil skimming the floor as a bride makes her trek down the aisle. It’s just that I don’t really like veils on me.
Some lovely full length veils from Romona Keveza.
I’ve been looking for a great jewelry cleaner because the dirt surrounding my engagement ring is starting to look like it could sustain its own little produce farm. I am specifically looking for an ultrasonic cleaner that uses water only rather than chemicals, and trusty old Consumerreports.org doesn’t seem to have any reviews out on various electronic jewelry cleaners. So I scoured the net and here’s what I found:
Haier Ultrasonic Jewelry Cleaner $50
- Cleans jewelry, watches, glasses & more
- Uses ordinary tap water with no chemicals
- 42,000 ultrasonic waves per second
- Cleans in seconds; adjustable cleaning time
- Not appropriate for soft delicate stones such as opals or pearls.
Since Mr. Peppermint & I received an espresso machine off our registry (!), we’ve had boundless energy to stay up all hours and Gocco the night away. The programs, perhaps, have been my favorite project to date!
At first we weren’t even sure if we needed programs–neither of our parents had them for their wedding and didn’t see why we needed them. This meant that Mr. Peppermint and I knew that we had to be economical about it. We decided to do them on a single sheet of paper (despite my love of the many beautiful booklets I’ve seen!!). We bought paper from paper source and began making them… they took about two nights (double sided and since we have the smaller Gocco PG5, we needed to do at least 2 screens per side), and it was surprisingly fun and therapeutic!
Here are some of them drying (they took over half our apartment!):
Hey everyone! The pictures are in, but I’m sick. Boo. 
I’m just going to post a few favorites I’ve downloaded to my work computer, and when I go home today, I’ll try to post more.
This is one taken of our rings on the cake topper on the cake. I can just smell the buttercream now. Well, if I could smell anything.
PAPER SOURCE!!!
I can spend a whole day at that store. The smell of brand new paper is awesome!! Love it!! Paper source is a crafter’s paradise in my book.
One of my bridesmaid’s bridal shower was back in May, and I volunteered to take care of the invites since I wouldn’t be able to celebrate with her. I love how they turned out!
We sort of met in high school. I knew who he was and he knew who I was, but we didn’t really meet until the summer before his freshman year in college when he was very persistent in talking me into going out with him. He was going away to school, you see. Far away. Well, he was going to Texas, but for a Mississippi girl, that seemed far enough. And I didn’t really want to get all emotionally involved just to have him leave. He was so cute and persuasive, though, (a glimpse of his future profession, perhaps) and it didn’t take very long for me to fall head over heels in love the way only a sixteen year old can. We were too young to keep up the romance at such huge distances, and so we eventually broke up. Since we’d grown up in the same small town, we kept tabs on one another through mutual friends. Every once in a while we’d call or e-mail, just to say hello and catch up.
Two years ago I came across an old number of his. We hadn’t spoken in years and I had no idea if the number would work. I called it anyway and much to my surprise a familiar voice answered the phone. He was working in Houston as a lawyer and single (YEAH!). BUT. He was planning to leave for a firm in … Mongolia! (BOO!) We did a lot of talking over the next few months, starting out slowly as friends, and I flew to Houston to see him and say goodbye in August 2005. When I got back home to Mississippi, we immediately made plans for me to go back to Texas for Labor Day weekend.
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