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Travis must have sensed my desperation to see more pictures and posted a few more on his blog…
There are many girls out there who can do wonders to themselves with a brush and a mascara wand: but I’m not one of them. I barely ever even wear make-up, as purely evident I’m sure from my many “regular” photos on this blog, and I always just throw my hair back in a pony tail. That’s why I knew I’d need a village if I wanted to end up looking anything like this on wedding day:
Two weekends ago, I was beyond spoiled to death by the shower my girlfriends threw for me. Unfortunately I have no pictures to share… just yet. I have to wait patiently for them to pass it on to me. So many people showed up for dear ol’ me, I just about pissed my pants… it blew my mind! I CANNOT wait to share all the details with you ladies. Hands down, I bow down to my BMs. And a million trillion thanks to our friends who attended and friggin spoiled me (& Mr. CB) rotten. They totally helped us set up house!
Check it, this was only HALF of what we got to fill our empty new place!
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Traditionally, the Chinese bride wears 3 (or 4) dresses on her wedding day. The first is the traditional white wedding dress which is worn during the ceremony. The second dress is the traditional Chinese wedding dress, or qipao, which is worn throughout banquet/reception, and the third dress is the going away dress (usually a ball gown), which is worn just before leaving the banquet. (When a bride wears 4 dresses, usually another dress (perhaps a kwa/cheongsam) is worn during the tea ceremony or for part of the banquet.
Originally, I thought I had all my outfits for our wedding planned. White wedding dress - Check! Qipao - Check! And, I thought that this would count as my third outfit:
I need to preface this post by saying that this whole thing has been a total tease. I am not going to reveal my dress. Mr. Peacock has been adamant about not wanting to see it. He subscribes to the Weddingbee feed and he is slightly absentminded in his internet reading habits, I have a feeling that he might accidentally stumble upon it. He would be very sad.
I did go to one more new dress shop- the Vera Wang salon on Oak Street. I brought a whole gang- my mom, my sister and one of my bridesmaids. I had a feeling that I was going to need a team to get talked out of a particular $15,000 VW Luxe dress.
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[1] The Details: Hair + Makeup
[2] The Details: Bride’s Attire
[3] The Details: Bridal Party Attire
[4] The Details: The Venue
[5] The Details: Paper
[6] The Details: Decor
Mmm…time for food. I am a sucker for delicious, beautifully presented food. However, with our modest budget and guest count, I had to find a caterer who made solid (if not crazy excellent) food for a decent price. We did it! We got all of the below food, all china/drinkware/flatware/linens rentals, some disposable ware (please feel free to clutch your pearls now), a few miscellaneous rentals (bar height tables for cocktail hour, a bar, etc.), cake cutting, champagne toast service (which we didn’t use), waitstaff, and bar staff for less than $50 a head. The food wasn’t uber gourmet and presentation was good but not wow. However, the food was fresh, good for mass-produced banquet food, service was excellent, and it was a really great value. I will post my caterer’s information and a full review soon.
Like Mrs. Bee, we haven’t ordered our wedding photo album yet. We were married almost 7 months ago and for the last few months our 1900+ photo proofs have been sitting our our sideboard waiting for me to prioritize them.
In lieu of a traditional guest book, I wanted to do something along the lines of a wish book or wish tree - but with a twist on our theme. So, taking our cues from our ubiquitous, trusty vintage typewriter, we came up with our guest book interpretation…the Wish Paper Basket!
I hate my groomsmen!!! Just kidding… or am I? Hehe~ it’s a love/hate thing. I think the problem is not only are they Mr. Lovebird’s closest friends and high school buddies, they happen to be my high school pals as well. Maybe that’s why I’m having such a hard time with them - they think they can push little Miss Lovebird around just because we’ve all been friends for over a decade! Just because you made me cry in high school doesn’t mean you are allowed to now…. yes George, I’m talking to you!
After the overheated discussion about giving donations as favors, we finally figured out what we were going to do. Mr. Flamingo and I want to give donations as favors because it is something we truly believe in and like many of you mentioned - it is our wedding. I still felt a bit odd giving donations only, so we agreed that the donations will be accompanied by a gift (part 2 of the favors - to come shortly.)
Every Wednesday night, I go to Daddy Flamingo’s for supper and we spend quality time as a family (my sisters included). It’s great that my sisters are my bridesmaids…. it’s that much easier to impose some DIY on them. And that’s just what i did.
Presentation-wise, I thought it would be neat to make breast cancer ribbons so that we can attach it to the favor. But no classic satin ribbon - we went all out and beaded some fabulous charms. (About 2.5 inches in height)
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*** Mr. Tiramisu, this is a no-fly zone for you! ***
I’ve been meaning to write about this for awhile, but the problem is, I don’t have a very interesting story to tell you! No dress search saga or photo-filled part 1- 10 posting about my dress shopping adventures- sorry!
Way back in August, I went dress shopping on a whim with one of my bridesmaids, L. Having been engaged at the time for about three months, I had flipped through my fair share of bridal magazines looking for dresses. I didn’t fall in love with anything, but I had come up with a few rules. What I had decided was that I didn’t want a strapless dress, that I loved the look of a drop-waist but knew my pear-shape self would look better in a traditional A-line, and that I didn’t want any sparkle or lace.
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While I was browsing through the Paper Source website to see if they post the actual RGB or CMYK colors of their envelopes (if anyone knows, I’m searching for the exact color of their Strawberry envelopes), I stumbled upon their employment section and noticed that they are in the works to bring a store to my favorite mall in the whole world, Northpark!
(Image via Paper Source)
All you Dallas brides (and DIY enthusiasts) get ready, because it looks like we are going to be as lucky as some of the other Bees in the very near future! I didn’t see an official date posted, but they are searching for employees for the location already.
In college, I took a Chinese calligraphy course that was great when I could focus, but my biggest hurdle was patience. Mama Canary had told me that older Chinese folks practice calligraphy for peace and tranquility– a Zen sort of thing. I found it quite frustrating! My fatal flaw is perfectionism and with calligraphy it’s hard to get there when you’re a novice. 
Before deciding to hire a professional, I thought I’d give DIY calligraphy another shot and discovered that I really enjoyed it. I found a fun Wedding Crafts Book at Joann’s that had some calligraphy how-to along with a few cute wedding project suggestions. While there, I also purchased a calligraphy practice pad and four different sized felt-tipped calligraphy pens.It took me about 2 minutes to form each letter and even then I made a few mistakes. I started to imagine the task of addressing 200 envelopes. AAAAAAAH!
My first attempt. Unfortunately, I never completed the entire alphabet.
Once again, I must apologize for my absence. Last-minute repairs for our condo has been keeping us very busy, and with only three weeks left until the wedding, both Mr. Peony and I have been on full overload. When we’re not at work, we’re at pre-marital counseling, dance lessons, vendor appointments, or working on our new home so whenever we do get a bit of free time we just want to do anything NOT wedding or home related.
We finally had our last meeting with Christine Viola (my day-of-coordinator) yesterday and I handed over all the paperwork…I feel like a giant weight has been lifted from my shoulders!
However, posting will continue to be light since I seriously need to start packing for the big move-in. I promise I’ll write about all the details when the madness dies down and I don’t start cringing at the mention of anything wedding-related. 
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