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Congrats to Nicole ~ you’ve won a weddingbee t-shirt in yesterday’s giveaway!
We’re giving another Mrs. Bee character shirt away today! Simply comment on any of today or tomorrow’s posts. Good luck and Happy New Year’s Eve! 
I’m generally a pretty organized person. My day planner may as well be attached to my hand, because I always have it with me, and I’m the queen of lists. However, planning our wedding is most definitely putting my organizational skills to the test!
We’re getting really close to the big day, so I’m down to finishing up the final details (writing notes on favor tags, tying ribbons around sparkler stems) and confirming with vendors… and I’ve found myself wondering, ‘how in the world am I supposed to keep everything organized?’
Honestly, I’m kind of ashamed of myself. Here’s my last-minute organization method:
During my holiday break, I watched a total of 4 movies (I Am Legend, Walk Hard, Juno and Enchanted) in about a week. (Yikes! I know…) Enchanted was really cute and much better than I expected - I can’t seem to get the catchy and cheesy songs from the movie out of my head!
The movie touches on the concepts of romance and marriage. In one scene, Patrick Dempsey tells the main character, Amy Adams, about the concept of dating, which was totally new to her since she had been waiting for her Prince Charming to come get her to live happily ever after.
Mrs. Onion’s post last week reminded me of a conversation that I had with Mr. Peacock and his sisters at Christmas. I think the conversation started with me talking about how I didn’t know how to make my manicures last longer than a few days. After recommending that I add a coat of clear polish each day after the manicure, one of Mr. Peacock’s sisters advised that Mr. Peacock get a manicure before the wedding. She mentioned that there were several close-ups of their hands (with their new rings) in her wedding album and that you would notice jagged cuticles.
Mr. Peacock just recoiled at the thought of a manicure. Another of Mr. Peacock’s sisters mentioned that her husband would NEVER let a stranger near his cuticles. They both had some vague dislike of manicurists touching their hands, particularly in a salon. I mentioned that there are several men-only salons in Chicago, but that didn’t make them feel any better.
Our photographer is a photojournalist, so I doubt we will have any of these in our album-
from the Harrah’s in Reno website
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Is it just me, or can you not stop looking at other people’s engagement rings? Mrs. Bee did a similar post a while back and I thought it might be fun to update it with some new bling!
Read details about the rings at US Magazine.
I get to do a trash the dress session with videography greats Still-Motion. When I think about local Vancouver spots for a trash the dress session, nothing really appeals to me in the same way that I was really bored with the overdone hotels and golf courses as reception venues. I love edgy photos which is why I drool over anything taken with a lomo and/or cross processed (here’s a sample of cross processed images on flickr). My photography heroes used to be Heather Champ, delicious blur, and quarlo, back in the day when I took more photos.
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
After 2 years and 10 months of marriage, I finally changed my last name last week!
I put it off because of sheer laziness, but figured the government offices wouldn’t be as busy the week between Christmas and New Year’s, so I finally bit the bullet and did it.
Mr. Bee didn’t want me to change my name, but I’d always planned on doing it so everyone in our family would have the same name. After we got married, I did find myself a little reluctant to change my very Korean last name to an American one. But once I made the decision to continue using my maiden name both personally and professionally - my name would only be different on paper - I no longer felt a sense of loss. It took me three days, but I’m glad that I finally did it!
Here are the details on how to change your name (it’s going to be a similar process wherever you live):
I found the last remaining Mrs. Bee character t-shirts while embarking upon Cleanfest 2007 this weekend. We have 1 2XL, 9 XL’s, and 2 S’s, and we’ll be giving them away everyday until they’re all gone. These are American Apparel t-shirts so they run a size, maybe even 2 sizes small.
To enter, simply comment on any post, including this one, by 2:00 pm EST Monday. Good luck!
Mr. Caterpillar and I are off to Austin for the wedding of Mr. Caterpillar’s darling cousin, the fabulous Eugenie. Fabulous Eugenie is marrying a Texan named Starr(!) in a nighttime, fancy dress, 500 guest extravaganza.What does one wear to a nighttime, fancy dress, 500 guest extravaganza in Texas? Feathers.
If I tell the truth, I wanted to hold the ceremony in this place. But there was just no way that we could cut the guest list down to the fifty or so that might be allowed. I have spent so much of my life in this particular place that it would have suited me perfectly. I am not the only one getting married though, and Mr. Robin has a lot of amazing people in his life that deserve to be a part of our big day. But I still wanted to spend some time there on the big day.
What place am I talking about exactly?
Powell’s City of Books. The largest independent bookstore in the world. Which happens to be right across the street from the Portland Armory, where our wedding is taking place
Getting Ready Part I
Getting Ready Part II
While I was getting ready with my mother and mother-in-law at the Aveda Salon in Burlington, Mr. Onion was with his father, brother and best friend (his groomsmen) at The Men’s Room getting a shave and enjoying some time together, just the guys. I was so glad our photographer’s husband Andy went with the guys so I could feel like I didn’t miss anything! It was important to me that Mr. Onion got some pampering that morning too so he felt taken care of and special.
Mr. Onion enjoying a face massage after a hot towel. It looks like such a peaceful way to begin his day.
Along the same lines as Miss Robin’s post about her first dance song, I thought I’d jump on the music bandwagon and throw out a few options to the hive….
**Note to readers: the Cupcakes are slightly less agile than (but just as physically fit as) this dashing couple.
Calling all 2008 brides who need a photographer! Jessica Claire, one of the most talented and sought-after wedding photographers in the country, is holding a contest to shoot a 2008 bride’s wedding for FREE!
I received an email last month from For Your Party announcing a few new additions to their site. The site has received a pretty major overhaul since I ordered from them last summer and it is definitely for the better. Everything is very interactive and creative. I think they have really changed up the old personalized matchbooks and their new products are pretty gorgeous.
Click on “Get the Look” to see the results of their partnerships with Hello!Lucky and Cid Pear. Here are my favorites-
Read more…
I put my crafty hat on and turned an ugly lamp shade into a fun one, using some of Mrs. Emerald’s favorite colors!
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