Weddingbee Blog

About a month ago, Mr. Jasmine and I were taking a walk in his West Loop neighborhood. We passed by a store, Smitten, that was to open in a few weeks. I peeked through the windows and to my delight, I found that it was a wedding store. I could see a beautiful frame inside and I vowed to return when the store opened so I could buy it.

On Smitten’s opening day, I returned with Mr. Jasmine to buy the frame. What can I say? I’m a super-focused shopper. I was obsessed with having this frame for our home. Then, Mr. J had to reveal some news: he’d already contacted the owner of the store to purchase the frame. It was going to be a wedding gift for me. I was a little bummed that I’d ruined the surprise, but also ecstatic that he had purchased the frame for me! And that only meant he ended getting me another wedding gift

The frame arrived today and it’s every bit as beautiful as I remembered. It features a line from one of my favorite e.e. cummings poems:

We used a wonderful wedding photo from our photographer Marisa Holmes– it has a lovely vintage feel to it.

The photobox frames are custom-made by Sugarboo Designs.

Each frame is hand-painted and hand-made using real wood and painted finishes that create a rustic, vintage look. They feature a variety of designs using quotes, poems, and verses. I think these make such lovely wedding gifts. Mr. J and I just purchased one for his best friend and his fiancee. And I can’t wait to hang up our frame in our new home

What was your favorite wedding gift?