Mrs. Petunia, Ft. Lauderdale
Age and Occupation: 31, College Professor
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Engineering Student/Part-time Barista
Engagement Date: December 8, 2006
Wedding Date: March 2, 2008
Venue: Riverside Hotel
Blogging Since: August 6, 2007
About Me: Our original idea of running off to get married quickly turned into an event with 100+ guests once other people got involved and I, too, got swept away in the lovely madness that is wedding planning. Mr. Petunia and I are obsessed with all things World of Warcraft, Monopoly, and Nintendo, so we’re planning on including some fun “game-y” details into our wedding.
Top Honors
April 15th, 2008 @ 1:09 pm by Mrs. Petunia
This post is dedicated to Weddingbee reader beanchar, my sweet bean, who one fateful Bee TV broadcast night found me the hat of my dreams.
You see, I wanted a certain Mr. Monopoly vibe at the wedding. Someone even threw out the idea of a cane too, but even I knew to draw the line. But I was set on a top hat. Now groom Petunia was a no-go, but the 8 year old just couldn’t say no. And that’s how we ended up with a top hat-stylin’ ringbearer, here walking down the aisle with his arch-nemesis looking on (that would be the six year old in the light pink dress):
The hat made its rounds, too. First BIL Petunia donned it for a while, though there is no evidence to prove it. Then my younger brother took it for a spin:
Of course, a certain bride rocked it for a while, too:
How could I resist?
13 Responses to “Top Honors”
I’ve been looking for a top hat!
Where did you get it?
I would love to know!!!
the hat was perfect!
way to get your money back to have others get pics with it on! 
That’s awesome! My DH has a small top hat collection so the Christmas before our wedding I bought him the “cadalliac” of all top hats, a silk collapsable top hat. Men used to wear them to the opera and would collapse them to fit under their seats. We had lots of fun with it in pictures…
I saw the top hat, and immediately thought: “Uncle Pennybags!” My next thought? “Where’s the monocle?” Then I conveniently remembered that yes, there is a top-hat playing piece as well…so the monocole wasn’t technically required. 
It’s a great little nod to the game, and you never know when a top hat may come in handy one day…
My fiance would LOVE to add a top hat into the mix, but only in the context of one of his groomsmen wearing it, a leather vest, and his tux pants and playing the guitar outtro to “November Rain” (yes, keep the image of Slash in mind) as we leave church. Three guesses to what my reaction was…teehee.
I love your pink aisle runner! Are you by chance willing to sell it if you kept it?
I want to take this moment to point out that Mrs. Petunia’s ENTIRE FAMILY is BEAUTIFUL. I don’t know what you people are eating, but keep it up.
@elizabeth - “In the cold Novemba raiiiiin….” you ARE going to do that, right?
Way to go, beanchar!
My ring bearer is going to carry that same thing! I love it
I agree with mhb, Mrs. Petunia your familia is gorgeous!
@Darla: Darla, the hat is from http://tinytux.com/ — go bean!
@Angel: That would be a pewter ring with some ribbons on it. LOL, Mr. P was NOT a fan. You can read about it here: http://www.weddingbee.com/2007/08/13/awake-and-agreeable/
@Emilie: Emilie, I cannot actually believe this, but I don’t believe anyone remembered to collect the aisle runner for us =(
@Fox&theHound: Okay, those pictures are to die for!
Thanks for the sweet shoutout, Petunia! I was in out of town from 4/13 until tonight and missed out on all the weddingbee news* !! I’m so happy that the hat was a hit and that pic of you with it is fantastic!!
You may not be checking the replies on this post anymore, so I’m going to shoot you an email too.
Big hugs.
beanchar
* Though I did fall woefully behind on the blog reading, I actually got to meet the FAB duo of Mrs Bee and Miss Lovebird while in NYC!!!
