Mrs. Snow Pea, New York
Age and Occupation: 26, Architectural Engineer and student
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Web Designer
Engagement Date: July 4, 2005
Wedding Date: August 18, 2007
About Me: I am a DIY gal. From cooking, home improvements to wedding. Mr. Snow Pea and I met in college, and since then we've been like peas and carrots! Love cooking, traveling, and fishing.
The Makings Of Our Happily Ever After…
February 4th, 2008 @ 5:19 pm by Mrs. Snow Pea
After 2 years of blogging, 5 months of editing, 582 pictures uploaded, and 188 pages later, it’s finally here! I give you my pride and joy - my wedding planning journal.
I wanted the book to have a beginning and an “end”, so there is a pattern with how I started the book and ended it. On the inner flap, I wrote a little bio about myself with my photo.
On the back inner flap, I wrote a little dedication to Mr. Snow Pea using both our photos.
On the first page of our engagement, I used the quote from “our” movie When Harry Met Sally.
On the back page, with our wedding photo.
On the cover page is a little note about why I started the journal and my induction into weddingbee.
Followed by a photo of me looking away alluding to what’s to come.
Again, the last page is a photo of us.
Here are some examples of the pages in the book. Some of these photos might be familiar to you if you’ve been following along on weddingbee.
I included all the drafts of my wedding gown sketches.
The night I met Mrs. Bee at weddingbee’s first anniversary party along with bride Carrie who Mrs. Onion featured. Coincidently, I also went to high school with her.
The cake tasting-face stabbing.
Step-by-Step photos and instructions of my DIY projects.
This is my favorite. Since I created the Bridesmaid newsletter myself, I was able to save a high resolution JPG file of it and uploaded the image as a full bleed. I laid it out so as you flip through the book, you can flip through the newsletter as it was meant to be seen.
I ended the book with my final journal entries from the rehearsal and the night before the wedding.
Right up to the point where I was getting ready on the wedding day, but not married quite yet!
WE’RE MARRIED! Thanks to Mrs. Bee’s photo!
This was more than a labor of love. I decided to blog for weddingbee, so I could help other brides out there like me - those who were also planning mostly alone, on a budget or loved DIY projects. I just wanted to thank you readers for following along all this time and I hope you’ve enjoyed it because it has certainly been memorable for me.
Now, what do I do with myself? A wedding recap book…I don’t think so!
62 Responses to “The Makings Of Our Happily Ever After…”
Absolutely beautiful. I love the little ways you tied it together to make it a “real book”…especially the Harry Met Sally quote. It has been a joy to share in your planning and wedding as a WB reader!
Oh my goodness…this is amazing. I even want to read it! It’s beautiful, and you did such a wonderful job. I bet future generations are going to be fighting over it. 
I didn’t discover blogging until last year, so blogging about my wedding isn’t really an option, but I could create a book about our planning process. Oh, you’ve definitely inspired me!
wow. thats so freakin awesome! i cant believe u did all that. it looks amazing and what a wonderful memory to have. it can even be shared with other family members and friends to get ideas for their weddings, and eventually for your kids. what a great idea.
Er… you wouldn’t mind if I totally copied off of you, would you? Mr. P and I just had this hilarious conversation about what if, one day, the internet goes away and I lose all my blog posts? He and I have been blogging our wedding since the day after we were engaged. I would be so sad. This is the perfect solution!
That is truly inspiring. I love all the projects you have created and this is such a perfect way to top it off, and a great way for future generations to look back on all that you did!
What company did you use to print the book? Is it Blurb?
Wow… just WOW!!! I am so impressed, and I would love something to remember the journey by… however, I don’t think I have as much content… and I am too lazy. Ah well… But again, fabulous job!!
wow, great job mrs. snowpea!
impressive!
this is a great way to keep all of your planning all in one place, other than your blog.
great keepsake and very creative!
congratulations
That’s really beautiful.
Angel - Thank you. I tried to make a PDF but the file is just so big that it’s taking way too long to process. I’ve had several long failed attempts. Otherwise you could read it.
C-girl - Yes, it’s through Blurb.
Just brilliant. Looks like you poured everything into that, wow. So creative!
wow - your post had an almost reverent/sacred feel to it. I am in awe of your labor of love and beyond. What a gorgeous keepsake!
Wow- I can just imagine your daughter looking through it when it comes time to plan her wedding!
Amazing!! The work that you put into the book is so apparent, and so worth it.
uh Snow…that is amazing! Thanks a lot for adding something to my list of things I want to do.
Mrs. Snow Pea, that is absolutely beautiful! If I were you, I think I’d be looking through it constantly…
I didn’t get a chance to respond to your email yet, but I love this! You’ve inspired me. Awesome job!!
Wow! What a beautiful keepsake to cherish and to pass on to your daughter someday:) I love it!
*drool* mrs. snowpea, you’re my hero.
thats so cool! i love that idea!
very neat idea!! you should get it published!
Wow, I want one! This will be so precious years from now when you can show this to your own kids.
I have to check out Blurb. I keep hearing about it. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, Mrs. Snow Pea, what an INCREDIBLE way to document your entire wedding planning journey! It looks absolutely beautiful!
ure book looks gorgeous! its something to aspire to, truly!
thank you sooo much for sharing such an incredibly personal part of your life with us bees. i for one, planning my wedding alone…considering taking on numerous diy projects, yet not being all that crafty, have benefited immensely from your honest, thorough sharing.
thank you!
Oh ma gawd you’re the biggest trophy wife everrrrrrrrr. Men want you, women want to be you….
wow! that’ so awesome.
I think you can sell this book especially with the DIY stuff.. Lol, I really love it. I’m inspired!
Wow, you did a fantastic job on this book! I’m truly amazed 
Wow, that turned out really great! I like the way you used the wedding and planning photos.
I made a Blurb book for our honeymoon and although I really love how it turned out (pictures in above link) I’m waiting for the replacement book because I had some issues with binding.
I love how you put the book together….you just need a publisher!
beautiful. you inspire me. you don’t mind if i do something similar. i want to do blog passages and put it together for fi’s bday which is 1 month after our wedding. i wanted to include pictures of our wedding to dating period.. like the notebook.. aww and i never thought to do it in an album format. but that’s the perfect idea. thank you!
wow snowpea! what an amazing document to have. i wonder if your daughter will be inspired or totally intimidated!
wooowwww… =) this looks like it took so much time! but well worth it! =D
Oh my gosh!!!! That looks amazing!!!! What a great idea! I am in awe with your wedding planning book… yeay!
Wow! i cant believe you had the time and patience to do that!!!! Thats on my ‘i hope i get to it but i know i never will’ to do list. great job!
Hey there! Such an amazing book! I wish I had kept a log of my planning like you did. But, I have to say, I am honored to be a small part of yours!
Wow, this is a great idea for all the bees/brides to consider as a keepsake! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed reading your posts.
WOW. just like everyone, i’m in awe. that is such a beautiful book, and you can totally share or pass it down to your future daughter or daughter-in-law. it’s absolutely priceless. you’ve inspired me!
i’m really impressed! and you are always so sweet in everything you write mrs snowpea!
that is a fantastic idea… you created such a beautiful memory book, and who knows.. maybe your daughter will find inspiration and get good use from it one day, that is such a wonderful keepsake
Wow! I’m speechless! That is amazing! It’s gorgeous…if I saw it at a bookstore, I would buy it!
Thanks everyone for the wonderful compliments! I’m really IN LOVE with it. I almost slept with it last night. Mr. Snowpea actually got a kick out of reading it because he doesn’t usually read all my posts online.
HI CARRIE! I hope we can meet up again soon. Yesterday was exactly a year since I met you at the party!
I don’t know..I hope I can inspired my some day daughter. She just might think I’m totally nuts too. But for now, I hope I’ve inspired you brides!
that is incredible.ongrats.
GORGEOUS!!! I definitely want to make one now.
I love my wife the publicist!
What an amazing keepsake! Sure to become a family heirloom. I can just picture Grandaughter Snow Pea pouring over it as she prepares for her own wedding.
Maybe you should have some extra copies printed for future presents– I would have loved to get such a book from my grandmother (or aunt, great-aunt, etc.)!
wowowow, that is just SOOOOOOOOOOO amazing.
I absolutely love this idea! How inspiring!!!
This book is amazing! I have one blurb book under my belt (a “test” book for my parents) and want to put together a big book for my husband and i and am having major frustration with getting my fonts right and titles in the right place– could you share some hints? Also, how did you get your photo on the spine? Great work!
fyi- Henry was my photographer too– the photos are stunning, i really want to make the book amazing!
Hi Lizzy,
The picture on the spine - There are different cover layouts and one of them happens to allow you to put the picture on the spine. There should be 2 options there.
What is the problem with your fonts? I used fonts that I already had. Really large script fonts are hard to control so stick with an easy one line Edwardian script. I would just “enter” or “tab” to get it where I wanted it and play with the font size.
Yeah, Henry’s the best. Is your wedding on his blog? Can I see?
wow. i am completely speechless. Mrs. Snow Pea, I am totally and utterly impressed by your creativity and dedication to this project! it was definitely a labor of love and it really shows. Congratulations on an EXCEPTIONAL job! It’s absolutely beautiful!
Wow your book is amazing. You are quite the crafty girl. I wish I had your talents. I came across your blog on wedding programs and I am in the midst of making mine. I see you said after the wedding you would blog in detail about how to do them. Have you done that yet as I haven’t seen anything. Thanks for all your wonderful tips and photos. So great!
Hi Lisa,
I’m glad you enjoyed it. I actually never got around to blogging about the programs but I will…Just not sure when. I will try to do that soon! What do you need help with? Is there anything in particular?
Hi Snow Pea, thanks for getting back to me. I am really struggling with the formatting of the document. I am unable to download templates because I’m on a Mac (which also makes creating water bottle labels almost impossible) and am struggling to find an easy way to duplicate your beautiful layout. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I am amazed by all the DIY projects you took on. I am a freelance writer so I have the time, but none of the skills. Thanks again!
