Farewell to My Weddingbee
August 28th, 2008 @ 1:22 pm by Mrs. Tulip
My friends, the time has come. Our wedding is over, the recaps have been posted, and it is time to bid a fond adieu to Weddingbee. Though it’s sad to leave such a vibrant, intelligent, and supportive community, I recently discovered something that instantly makes weddings a thing of the past (a.k.a, the ultimate cure for PTWS):
Pregnancy.
Yes, Mr. Tulip and I have a bun—Or, should I say Bulb?—in the oven!
(This is a real book.)
Trust me, it was a bit of a surprise to everyone involved! I am ancient (37), have been on chemo (which destroys fertility), and am in terrible health. Just after our honeymoon, I decided to stop the pill for a while to see if it contributed to my migraines. Sure, it was a bit of Russian Roulette on the baby front, but pretty safe for an old lady with dead eggs, right? Six weeks later, the EPT was pink. And we’re due ONE DAY after our first wedding anniversary!
Want to know more? There will be updates on my personal blog.
Watch in wonder as my silhouette goes from this:
(Shut up, those are totally my abs. As pictured on FitStep.com.)
To this:
(Fertility goddess, borrowed from this blog.)
Cheer as our nursery-to-be morphs from this:
To this:
(Artist’s approximation, courtesy of re:place.)
Or, just stop by and say hi.
It has been a pleasure and an honor to be part of Weddingbee these past months. Cheers to Bee, my sister Bees, and the fantastic Weddingbee readers for building the best wedding resource on the web. And thanks for being our virtual wedding guests!
With warm wishes to each and every one of you,
Mrs. Tulip
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69 Responses to “Farewell to My Weddingbee”
congrats Mrs. Tulip! May your garden grow to be as sweet and lovely as you! (corny I kno…. but I soooo enjoy the weddingbee puns). Good luck with the nursery!
Oh, Mrs. Tulip! Congratulations! Thank you for all the great budget advice and ideas and for sharing your beautiful wedding with us. I loved all of your posts. But you are not ancient! You give me hope for starting my own family. I will definitely be reading along on your other blog.
Many many congratulations!!! And you’re not ancient! 
Wishing you a happy and healthy pregnancy.
Yay! I’m soo happy for you. Congrats, Mrs. Tulip!
Wonderful news! Congratulations
what a blessing mrs tulip! I wish you all the best!
Congratulations! How exciting!
congrats! you’ll be missed!
Congrats, Mrs. Tulip. Your posts were very inspiring and especially interesting to me since I am also a DC area bride. Congrats on your wee little Tulip. I wish Mr. & Mrs. Bee would start a ‘Baby Bee’ site so all the Bees that are soon to be mothers or mothers could continue blogging there! I like reading all the Bees’ blogs in one place, but I will continue reading your personal blog!
PS-You’re hardly ancient!
Congrats!! That little bulb will turn into a beautiful mini tulip! =)
congratulations!
Wonderful news. Congratulations.
That will be one unique anniversary present.
May the future hold a garden full of happiness to you and your growing family.
congrats to you and the soon to be daddy tulip! enjoy your pregnancy… take care and rest up!
Awesome! Congratulations, mama!
congratulations Mrs Tulip! Take care of your bulb-baby, and I’ll see you on your blog!
Congratulations to the both of you and I look forward to following your many life milestones over at your blog! Best wishes!
Best wishes for the entire Tulip family! It’s been great following this journey of yours through WB
Congrats! Best wishes for your growing family!
Congrats!!
How exciting! Congratulations!
Congrats on the baby bulb! I’m already a regular reader on your other blog - so I’ll be following along.
congratulations mrs. tulip! how exciting. i look forward to following your journey on your personal blog. cheers to you both and the new baby bulb!!
Congratulation and best wishes! Your fine taste continues in the decoration of a gorgeous nursery, I see:)
Congratulations again, Mrs. Tulip! I can’t wait to follow you on the next part of your journey. Best of love and luck to you and Mr. T (and new baby T!)
congrats! how wonderful!!!
Congratulations!
yay! congratulations! you shall be missed here!
Congrats!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!
Congratulations! Thanks to your previous post, I found my wedding photographer - the wonderful Punam Bean! Best of luck with Little Tulip!
congratz
Congratulations Mrs. Tulip!!!!
HOORAY!!!!! I got all sorts of chills - what a wonderful post. I just added you to my Reader and can’t wait to follow your new phase. Congratulations to you and Mr. T (I don’t pity that fool!).
congratulations!!!!!
Congratulations! I hope things goes smoothly. Don’t you hate being considered AMA?
Congratulations! That’s fantastic for you both.
Yay!! Congrats Mrs. Tulip!!
Congrats honey!!!! I know you and the mister will make amazing parents and I look forward to following along on your personal blog.
Oh, how fun! Congrats!!!!
Congratulations!! Not only have you been an inspiration for wedding planning, but now you are an inspiration for life as well — while I know it is rare, it is wonderful to know that my chemotherapy-shriveled eggs might stand a fighting chance someday, too.
Good luck, Mrs. Tulip!
(I’ll just steal your baby pictures and hang them next to your wedding pictures that I’m stealing to hang in my home.)
Congrats Tulip! I wish you every bloomin’ happiness in the world as you begin this new adventure!
Your baby will be so beautiful!
wow!!!
incredible! just goes to show when man says “no”, a higher power says “yes”.
very happy for you guys!
wow! congratulations! My brother was born on my parents’ 4th anniversary, so I have my fingers crossed for you that your little one will make his or her appearance a day before the due date because it’s just more fun that way
So exciting! What a blessing Congrats to you and Mr. Tulip!
Congrats Tulip! I can’t wait to hear about your new adventures on the other blog. Hugs.
Congratulations! i’ve really loved all your posts and helpful, budget tips! best of luck to you & the tulips 
congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Tulip, wishing you great health and happy days!
Aww..what exciting news! Congratulations!!
Congralutions, Tulips! I am so happy for you!!
i was born twenty days after my parent’s first anniversary! they thought the same thing, that it would be incredibly difficult for them to get pregnant (runs in my family.) well, then there was me, and then four boys, each two years apart. guess there wasn’t any fertility problems for them.
congrats on the baby bulb, mrs. tulip!!
Congratulations!!!!!!
Congrats, congrats, congrats and Best Wishes!
When I saw your mysterious comment on the “First Comes Love” post a few days ago, I hoped against hope that this was what you meant!
Many, many congratulations to you Tulips. What a fortunate child, to have two parents so in love with each other. 
oh goodness! congrats mrs. and mr. tulip! maybe you and buttahs can organize baby bee meetups the best of luck to you both!
Congratulations!
Thanks, everyone. Your good wishes mean the world!!!! (Especially as it’s been an exhausting ride so far — could use the love right about now….)
@julieulie: So sorry to hear about your chemo past, but definitely consider us a lesson that your fertility may be MUCH more than you think!!! Good luck! (And feel free to steal a few of those pics … mi, uh, photos, es su photos.)
@budgetbeautiful: Yeah, I didn’t want to give away any other Bees’ personal status, but it’s definitely a good time for BabyBee!!! Especially because, like weddings, it’s a time when it REALLY helps to hear from others who are going through the same thing at the same time….
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congrats and good luck!
Mrs. Tulip, DC
Age and Occupation: 36, Retired
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Counsel/DOO for Small Gov't Contractor
Engagement Date: August 8, 2007
Wedding Date: March, 2008
Venue: Still Looking!
About Me: In all my dreams of the man I'd someday marry, I never pictured anyone as perfect for me as Mr. Tulip. So now we just have to make it through the craziness of the wedding and the moving in together! I love crafts, sewing, jewelry making, and photography, so am looking forward to this chance for DIY fun. When not wedding planning, I'm playing with our dog and 4 cats, Ebay shopping, or watching too much TV (often simultaneously!).
congratulations!