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.
Ta Ta For Now Wedding World
June 6th, 2008 @ 2:57 pm by Mrs. Petunia
Dear Hive:How awful of me. I stopped posting back in April without so much as a proper goodbye (so this is it). But so much was going on. Since my wedding in March, I chopped off my long locks (yay!)…
and also suffered a miscarriage (cry). It is hard, yes, but such is life. And we haven’t given up on trying for baby again, not by a long shot (read all about it).
But I couldn’t just leave all you hopeful beautiful brides without a few last thoughts from this girl, who thought her wedding was heaven, who would do it all again at the drop of a hat (a top hat at that). May your own weddings be magic, too:
- Stealing time alone after I Do’s should be mandatory, whether you two are feeling kissy kissy or already (already!) plain exhausted
- At your first dance, the whole world should disappear
- At a Jewish wedding (especially your own), don’t miss the Hora. It may be the best time of your life (second only to the ceremony)
- Your dad may just puff up like a peacock when he takes you to the dance floor
- Your mom may rock that same dance floor so hard, she falls flat on her butt. She’ll keep dancing and laughing when she does
- People will dance at a daytime wedding. But it may require a conga line. Or some other corny dance you didn’t think you’d want to do, but then you do
- Little girls always love a bride
- And finally, finally: the end is only the beginning…
It has been an amazing honor to be a part of Weddingbee. Thank you for the privilege.
Always, Mrs. Petunia
41 Responses to “Ta Ta For Now Wedding World”
Mrs. Petunia, I love your dress so much I have to ask- who is it? Thanks for sharing your wedding. It was beautiful!!
Sob….so sweet! Thanks for all of your great input and best of luck in all of your future endeavors! You’ll be missed!!
Best of luck to you Mrs. Petunia. You will be missed.
Aww Lou -
You made my heart wimper and smile at the same time. Thanks for sharing your time and your life. Saludos y suerte!
I’m so sorry to hear about the miscarriage. It’s so heartbreaking how commonly it happens but will think good thoughts for you and your husband. And I love the new hair! I chopped off my very long hair into a graduated a-line bob as well in March!
What a beautiful goodbye. Thank you for sharing your new blog with us. You writing is so lovely and I am happy to continue reading about your journey. Oh and your new haircut ROCKS!
thank you for your heartstring tugging goodbye. All the best to you and Mr. Petunia. your time will come…and in the meanwhile, you have the perfect person to spend that time with…
I don’t say this often, but your writing delights and inspires me. Best of luck to you and Mr. P - I will, of course, be following along in your new adventures. 
That was the best outtro on WeddingBee, ever. I’ll miss your posts.
Aww, we’ll miss you Mrs P!
I love your new haircut (very Katie Holmes), I am so sorry for your loss, and I want to thank you for sharing with us one of my favourite Weddingbee weddings.
You look so beautiful, and above all, happy in your photos. All the best for your future with the very handsome Mr. P.
Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors. Good things come to those who wait and in due time I am sure your little miracle will come about in one shape or form. We will miss your wonderful stories, but am happy to know you and Mr. P will have a bright and wonderful future together!
((sobs)) Good luck, Mrs. Petunia!
Aw Petunia, I am seriously sitting here at my desk in Toronto all teary-eyed. I love reading your posts and can’t believe your Weddingbee journey has come to an end.
Big hugs and lots of love! You will be missed around the hive!
you always make me cry….always!
i pray the best for you and your life moving forward. thank you sooo much for sharing such a personal moment…..
Be Blessed!
* TEAR * that was an awesome signing off and i am truly going to miss yoU! best wishes to you and Mr. P! Your wedding rocked and the beginning of your lives will rock even harder!
Such a lovely post! You will be missed, but I’ll be following along on your new adventures for sure. Best wishes to you and Mr. P!
I am so sorry for your loss. I have enjoyed reading your posts and wish you nothing but the best! Cuidate mucho
keep on trying. The sadness never completely goes away..I still think my first baby (7 weeks in) was a boy. I now have a lovely darling baby girl…wishing you the best.
thanks for such a warm post. i’ve loved reading your journey and will continue to do so. and let me say, if i haven’t said so already, you are stunning. i still gasp when i see your pictures. lots of hugs mrs p.
((Hugs)) Thank you for sharing everything with us and good luck and best wishes for a wonderful future.
All the best to you and Mr P.
And I just love the picture of your dad!
I am so moved by your ability to share such intimate moments in your & Mr. P’s life. I’m in the midst of highly unlikely to succeed POF infertility treatment and I know how raw it feels–your posts & other blogs are amazing. I wish you all the luck in the world–xoxo.
Thank you for sharing your wedding with us
P.S. I love your new hair cut!
Is it just me? But I have tears in my eyes. What a beautiful goodbye… snif snif! You will be missed here at the hive and my - I LOVED your wedding…
I wish you all the best and dont worry baby petunias will come eventually… lots of love to you and your new hubby!
I love you hair too… and can I say I cant wait to do the wedding after hair chop! 
xox
Your goodbye made me so happy-sad. The kind that gives you goosepimples up and down your spine. I really enjoyed sharing your wedding journey with you. Best of luck with your baby makes three endeavors.
Oh this post makes me so sad 
I loved following your wedding, and all of your details and seeing it unfold. I love your hair! I wish you the best in your future and with your baby making! You will be missed!
It was a great pleasure to read your posts. Cheers to the new chapter in your life, Mrs. P!
Dear Petunia, your new hair looks fabulous. I must say that it was such a joy following your story, from the “How We Met” saga, to your thoughts about your father, to your awesome Monopoly theme, to the beautiful wedding photos with your heartfelt commentary. I love the way you express yourself! Therefore, I too will be following along with your new adventures…best wishes and all good things to you and Mr. Petunia!
You could hire Mr P out as a professional conga-line leader– 100% total enthusiasm, what a guy! And seeing your mom and dad on the dance floor, I can tell where you got your zest for life!
You’ve already heard from me on the other stuff, so just know that I’l be thinking of you tonight as I gobble my bag of Twizzlers at the movies.
XO,
beanchar
What a lovely sign-off, Mrs. P! I’ll look forward to keeping up with your other blog, and I hope you’ll drop back by the hive occasionally!
You are beautiful in so many ways, Mrs. P… and you’re going to be a beautiful mom, too. Thanks for sharing your story and good luck to you!
thanks for sharing a little part of your world with us. i wish you the best of luck!
waah, we’re going to miss you so much! you are such a beautiful writer and truly an inspiration to the hive and also for the bees! i loved every single one of your posts and am going to miss seeing you around. lots of love
I just loved reading about your wedding, seeing your pictures, and hearing all of your advice and thoughts about your wedding day. Thank you so much for sharing it all with us! We will miss you!
thank you for sharing so much with us. your goodbye is lovely. i’m so sorry for your loss, but you will make an amazing mother some day (soon!!). best of luck in life mrs. p, i’ll be following on your new blog
Thank you ALL so much for the beautiful comments. I will so dearly miss reading all your thoughtful comments!
@KSW: Oh, the dress is a 2007 Pronovias gown and the style is called Estima. So happy I found it after my first dress disaster…
Mrs. Petunia,
Good luck in love and life. I will miss your beautiful posts. I am so sorry about your miscarriage, it is truly heartbreaking.
Mrs. Petunia, I don’t know what to say so I will say this. You are a radiant woman. You looked so elegant on your wedding day and so happy and in love. I will miss you dearly but thank you for this amazing goodbye. I wish you well in all your future endeavors and know that life will bless you!
