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…..Ya know, the OSB: Over-Scheduled Bride.Yesterday, I ventured to the gym for the first time in about *cough, cough, static* months. What’s that? You didn’t hear me? Well, let’s just say that the packed gym bag that has been living in my car all this time had a magazine in it which I had planned to read on the elliptical….. so when I finally got to the gym yesterday, I found myself reading about Thanksgiving dinner tips in late January.
Yup, it’s been a while.
It’s not that I’m lazy. It’s that I’ve been so. damn. busy. that it’s really hard to find time to get there. I know it’s the classic excuse, but balancing a new job with wedding planning and trying to keep somewhat sane and connected with my loved ones has proven to be really, really hard. Getting to the gym isn’t always the first thing on my list of things to do with my spare time. (Ha, sorry, I just hallucinated a little bit there and implied that I have spare time!)
As promised, our new photographer. Try not to wet yourself like I did when first seeing her work. Her name is Sarah K. Chen and she’s out of Southern California. To be honest, I would have flown her out from Abu Dhabi if that’s where she was based. I’m so excited, and so grateful that you all convinced me to go with my heart! I’m feelin’ the Weddingbee love right now. WAH PSHHHH!
All photos used with permission from Sarah K. Chen’s blog
This summer I stumbled upon a small, unassuming bridal shop called Vancouver Bridals that I believe still bore the signage of the previous clothing boutique and was not technically open at the time. It looks like the Macdonald and Broadway area of Kitsilano is slowly getting wedding fever - there’s another bridal shop that opened up across the street, Bride to Be, and along with cupcakes, the sleek new flower shop a block down, the long-time floral fixtures of the neighbourhood and Frocks up the road at Arbutus - it’s certainly becoming a bit of a bridal frenzy.
A courteous Asian man named Billy Bi was happy to have me browse around at their samples, and then I realized with much glee that he would soon be stocking Simone Carvalli which isn’t carried anywhere in the northwest nevermind Seattle and Vancouver.
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Location: Oahu, Hawaii/San Francisco
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“Make an elegant invitation statement without the fuss. Stylish invitation sets with matching envelopes, reception and response cards included.”
So I thought this was kind of cute…
We have some Sex & the City fans on Weddingbee, don’t we? We have to! Who’s excited about the movie coming out this spring? Whee!!!
Okay, topic. Just a little while ago, I received an email from the HBO online store - they’re running a Valentine’s special (free shipping), and they have new items in their “Hello, Lover” shop. Remember that scene, in the episode where Miranda has baby Brady, and Carrie falls for a gorgeous pair of Christian Louboutins? I can’t find the actual picture, but…
Finding the perfect bridesmaids dresses proved harder than finding my wedding gown. I have six fabulous ladies in my bridal party and I wanted them all to look and feel great, thus I really cared about what they thought of the dresses they would be wearing. Since they were paying for them, I really thought that it was only fair that they genuinely liked the dresses. I definitely wanted a line that carried multiple styles within the same fabric to suit each of their tastes and body types.
After I purchased my dress, I started actively looking for bridesmaids dresses. My search began at I Do in Wallingford, Seattle where I narrowed down the choices to Bill Levkoff dresses. I didn’t want the dresses to cost more than $150, but they had to be of good quality. And of course, the criteria of every hopeful bride, I wanted them to be able to wear them again. I Do was fantastic. I brought in bridesmaids on two separate occasions when they were visiting and as usual, we received the best service. Bridget had all the dresses from my previous dresses laid out as well as some new suggestions. Here were our contenders from Bill Levkoff:
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
I heart being different, original and I love making a statement. So obviously my bling… oops… I mean my wedding ring is no exception to this rule. Just looking back at what type of engagement ring I got from Mr.Flamingo, you can see that I’m no ordinary gal. I heart big rings, or should I say huge rings, so when it came time to choose what type of wedding ring I wanted, I didn’t look in the traditional wedding band section (not that there’s anything wrong with that…. but I knew I needed something more - something along the lines of a right hand ring.)
Right hand rings from A diamond is forever
Man I wish I had designers submitting their designs to dress me for my wedding day.
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In order to get to know all our new readers, we’re launching a regular feature called Welcome, where you can introduce yourself to the hive!
And since we’re getting to know you, we thought we’d share some weddingbee trivia with each post so you get to know us a little better as well.
Did you know…. that someone owned the weddingbee.com domain name and sold it to us for $1500 when he was able to purchase a domain name that he had wanted instead?
So if you’re new to weddingbee, or even if you’ve been reading for a long time, please tell us a little bit about yourself! Tell us your city of residence, your wedding date, and anything else you’d like to share! Oh and of course - welcome to the hive! 
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JANUARY 2008
ATTN: WEDDINGBEE READER
RG: MISSING BEE FOUND ESCAPES AGAIN
GUMSHOES STOP WE NEED YOUR HELP STOP SOURCES SAY STOP SHORTCAKE GONE STOP MUST LEAVE LONDON AND CATCH HER STOP LEFT CLUES STOP YOU KNOW THE DRILL STOP WE’RE COUNTING ON YOU STOP
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rock slide
-noun
the surreptitious re-positioning of an engagement ring, for purposes of improved display
When Coco realized the man chatting her up was actually hitting on her, she quickly pulled a rock slide.
garter snake
-noun
a creepy single guy who tries to catch the bride’s garter in hopes of sliding it up the leg of an attractive bridesmaid
OMG, poor Kate. She caught the bouquet and now she has to suffer the touch of Willie the garter snake.
Chicago ladies– we’re in luck. There are two upcoming bridal events, both of which sound so fun. I plan on going to both and I hope to see some of you there!
No… I’m not married yet. LOL! But it sure looks like it now doesn’t it?
That be my ring guard that Mama CB gifted to me. 
The weather’s been extra cold and I’ve been losing some weight. Mama CB freaked out when she saw how loose my ring was and insisted I had a ring guard… which is totally Cool Beans except I didn’t expect that. She said, you gotta PROTECT yo investment! Well not exactly like that, she more like demanded it in Chinese… especially since she did after all, assist Mr. CB in the purchase, so she was looking out for our best interest. It’s considered an early bday gift I can later wear on my right hand! Woop Woop! I definitely don’t want to resize the e-ring bc when the weather gets warmer, them puppies might plump up like mad, then what? Or what if I put back all my weight and more after the wedding * gasp* 
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When we first met with our florist, we discussed putting a rosary in my bouquet. I thought this would be a lovely touch to our Catholic ceremony. As time passed, and I browsed the internet, I came upon another idea.
One of my favorite stores to checkout online, Room Service Home, has these beautiful crosses:
(2007 Faith, Hope & Love Crosses)
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