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There really is nothing like a great shoe:
And, as we all know, the greatest shoes often hurt the most. So, after about 10 minutes of dancing, don’t you just want to kick them off?? But then what, oh what, will you put on your feet? Well, Martha Stewart told me to give them slippers, so, garsh darnit, that’s what I’ll do!
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Nothing is more evocative of summer than fruit, and with summer just around the corner, our next batch of characters is going to be tropical and exotic fruits!
watermelon, coconut, banana, persimmon, avocado, mango, pineapple, pomegranate, and papaya
We have a bunch of bees getting married over the summer months, so we’re looking for a couple of good fruits to join the hive. If you haven’t already, apply to be a bee today! 
You may recall that I have been on the hunt for cut glass to use as candle holders at our reception. Actually, more specifically, Mr. Cupcake’s mom has graciously been doing most of the hunting — I’ve just been transporting everything to our storage space (a.k.a. Momma Cupcake’s basement) once FMIL Cupcake hands over her magnificent finds during each of our visits to Central PA. She has been doing some serious bargain hunting and has admittedly become a cut glass addict!
This weekend I decided to finally get out all of the pieces she has found during her weekly trips to the Salvation Army (with the exception of a handful that Mr. Cupcake and I found at some random yard sales and flea markets) to figure out what our grand total is. Mr. Cupcake and I headed over to Momma Cupcake’s basement the other day to take the pieces out of their boxes, set them out on the table to survey the collection, and start counting.
Let me tell you. We have a LOT of glass.
The whole shebang laid out on a table in the basement. Mr. Cupcake counted them all…. wanna guess how many?
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I’ve always had a passion for flowers. I’ve never taken a course or anything, but I love making flower arrangements so I wanted to try making my own fresh flower bouquets, corsages and boutonnieres for the wedding. I even purchased Martha’s Complete Weddings dvd collection to prepare myself. (Well it was just an excuse to buy it. I wanted it, wedding or no wedding. I’m a Martha freak and I’m not ashamed to say it. )
This weekend was a busy one for the Penguin crew! We drove down to Los Angeles to finally meet our photographer, the ridiculously awesome Sarah K Chen. Southern California has an incredibly talented pool of photographers, and we were so so SO lucky to have snagged Sarah! I had instant friend crush when I met her, and we’re fortunate to have a photographer that not only is AMAZING, but truly makes us feel comfortable in front of a camera.
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Among everything else that I don’t have done in the 5 months til our wedding are bridesmaid dresses. I spent some time on Nordstrom.com last night in the search of the ultimate cocktail dress to function as a bridesmaid dress that isn’t a tube topped, shiny solid blob of color. I love this yellow one. It’s sweet and somewhat retro, it’s yellow….but it’s $498. Now is the time I’m about ready to believe in the talents of, and but perhaps moreso the thriftiness in getting a seamstress. Here’s a $178 alternative. The one on the right I couldn’t find on the Nordstrom’s website this morning, but it comes in this amethyst color for a screaming $62 and in champagne for $44.90.
After spending about two days in Freak-Out-Ville, I have returned to Reality-Land. I am feeling much better. Thank you for all of your supportive comments! A few things we’ve decided on:
1) I need to forget about the crowds. I knew they would be there–I just hadn’t thought about them being disrespectful or having off-leash dogs. I can handle people taking pictures of us and watching the ceremony. That’s fine. We will have at least one Day-of-Coordinator to keep people from being rude, so I think I can let this go.
2) That being said, I think we will be making signs to let people know that they should be quiet and not set up their picnics inside the amphitheater.
3) We don’t have enough shepherd hooks, even if we spaced them 8 feet apart. However, I was very grateful to find the website of a wedding coordinator named Shannon Berry, who organized a wedding at Crissy Field and posted photos (click on “Debbie and Arun”). Their aisle was made by pushing flowers into the ground. I took a wild shot in the dark and called Shannon, begging her to take pity on me and tell me how she dealt with the bathrooms, the crowds and the transportation. She was kind enough to write me a very long and helpful email.
You could say we were pretty ambitious to make our first gocco project the actual invitations…but what can I say, I’m a crazy kinda gal. Luckily, I had amazing help, my super creative bridesmaid, Michelle and my friend, Mona. After months of Michelle emailing me invitation designs she made on Adobe Illustrator, we finally decided on one and met at her apartment one night in November to get down to business.
Last summer, I saw an article in Martha Stewart Weddings about cute ways to dress your dog for your wedding day. There is no chance that Lola is well behaved enough to be a part of the wedding itself, but we would like to get a few pictures with her beforehand. There are several collars and leashes made of ribbon in the article, but I thought that the pearl collar was too cute!
To make the collar you need embroidery thread, large faux pearls (I used 18mm), a needle and some satin ribbon. I also eventually opted for a clasp because tying the thread in a knot wasn’t quite as sturdy as I needed it to be. Lola isn’t a huge fan of the collar so I need to be sure it will stand up to her attempts at removing it! So first, measure around the dog’s neck and add about 12 inches. Then cut the thread to size:
While we were primping for literally hours at our house about four and a half miles away, Mr. Magnolia and his groomsmen walked around Piedmont Park, toured the Coke Museum, and eventually made their way back to the hotel roughly fifteen minutes before they were due to start taking pictures. Our photographer, Ray, actually sat around at the Four Seasons for a couple of hours, waiting for the boys. At one point, he was approached by a security team and questioned about his photography equipment - it turns out, the Chicago Bulls were in town to play the Atlanta Hawks, and they were staying at the Four Seasons as well. Security was afraid he might be paparazzi! (Well, he was - but for me, not them!)
But hey, he got this great shot:
God, that title was so lame. I apologize.
I have a couple of dress decisions to make, so I thought I’d put them to a vote.
The first is the sash. For the months that I ogled my dress here,
I pictured it with the sash. And I even bought that exact sash. But once I got it home, I started to get nervous that the sash would be too much - especially because I will be wearing red shoes. And as it turned out, the sash that’s already attached to the dress is pretty cute. So the first poll is:
(My hair/face were looking particularly gnarly on this day, so please don’t let them influence your decision.)
Oh, and Mr. BG, you may GO NO FURTHER!
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We’ve already created wiki articles on everything from boudoir pictures to favors to reception music. Now we’re super excited to announce vendor wikis!
Today we’re going to be focusing on venues. You can check out a couple of venue wikis we created here:
We’ve even created vendor templates, so it’s super easy for you to add vendor wikis too! We’ve added a bunch of New York venues, but we need your help with venues across the US. So please take a moment to create an entry for your wedding venue using the link below!
To make this a little more fun, anyone who creates a wiki page for a venue has a chance to win a weddingbee t-shirt of your choice! Just comment on this post when you’re done creating your venue page - the more pages you create, the better your chances of winning!
Miss Tiramisu = dedicated new Gocco owner and suddenly a DIY believer!
Armed with my trusty new printer, I researched, planned, designed, and then carefully opened up that pretty orange box and took out the Gocco. My first project was a set of personalized stationery for my Mom’s upcoming birthday. (I know your favorite color is red Mom, but come on, the whole point is to test out the goods, so you’re getting wedding blue!). I used an adorable lily-of-the valley design- my mom’s favorite flower at least:
Another quickie entry. Michael Norwood and Travis Hoehne, who second shot for him, set the scene nicely.
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