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Someone recently asked me what happened to the DIY projects on Weddingbee (we actually posted three little ones today 
). But these kind of things ebb and flow, and countless hours of work need to be completed before a Bee can write a DIY post.
So to spice up the diy quotient on Weddingbee a bit, we decided to launch a new guest blog feature dedicated solely to DIY projects!
First things first — we need a new icon, so please comment below with your suggestions. And if you have a DIY guest blog you’d like to submit or nominate, please email us at guest at weddingbee.com - we can’t wait to see them!
Have a fantastic weekend everyone! 
But not for long! I woke up early this morning, and the excitement is really starting to get here, because Mr. H and I are getting married TOMORROW!!! We are headed to the hotel today to start organizing, primping and rehearsing for this big day, that has been a long time in the making.
Before I pack up my bag, load the car and head out on the road, I just wanted to say a special thank you to everyone here at the hive. Without this outlet, I don’t know how I would have made it through the past fourteen months.
To my fellow Bees - you have been an incredible source of support, knowledge and creativity, without which, our wedding just wouldn’t be the same. You have supported me, brought me back to earth when I got a little carried away, and entertained me throughout the entire process.
To the readers - it amazes me how a group of people who I have never met in person can become like my good friends. Your thoughts, opinions and ideas are what kept me, and I’m sure a lot of the other Bees, going.
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There are some things I’ve been absolutely positive about during this whole wedding process. I knew I would be involved in the invite design, and I knew I would wear a mantilla veil. But there’s one thing I can’t decide - do I dare make my own “dream veil”? So after many inspirational photos and ideas, I had to actually try some veils at a bridal shop to see if I could design something worth my time and energy.
Although I love the look of the mantilla, it’s tough to find one with a blusher that has lace edging. This blusher is far too long for me - it sits a little flat on my face, but it’s the general idea. More importantly, the woman on the wall behind me has lost her dress… what a shame. Read more…
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As I mentioned in a previous post, I definitely had a tough time choosing photographers. I had a gazillion photography blogs on my Google Reader, and I’d scroll through them, making half-legible notations on a piece of scrap paper about the ones I “liked.” And heaven forbid if I had to actually express why I liked what I liked! I would have been as inarticulate as a 4-year-old (”pweeety pictures”) or Rachel Zoe (”I die.”).
I think a lot of the difficulty I was having came from seeing each photographer’s photos in isolation. It’s hard to articulate what you like and don’t like when brides, weddings, locations, etc. are so different; there’s just no baseline for comparison. Recently, though, I discovered that a lot of the photographers I was blog-stalking attend the same photography workshops and — here’s the useful part — since all the photographers at a particular workshop work with the same model/environment, if you get a hold of those pictures, you can actually compare the styles and techniques of the photographers. No more comparing apples with oranges.
For example, the Southern California photographer Jose Villa leads a number of workshops each year. Here are three photographers’ work from one of the workshops:
Last night I made the nest our ring bearer will carry down the aisle. And baby - it took me 5 minutes… I’m in love.
Here’s what I used. Everything is from Michael’s:
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
So I did something mildly crazy the other day. At least, I think it was crazy. I keep changing my mind on it. So I need your help.
Let’s start at the beginning: Getting married makes you do really weird things.
Awhile ago, I saw something I thought was pretty cool at the time, and vowed I’d try it. I might have forgotten about it if it weren’t for the fact that our wedding was fast approaching, and that it just so happens to be the perfect kind of thing to do before you go somewhere where you’ll be in the ocean or by the pool for oh, fourteen days straight.
And no, I’m not talking bikinis here.
More like makeup. Or lack thereof, rather. Because who wears makeup by the pool?
Well, blondies do, that’s who. Blondies like me, who, when they’re not wearing mascara, look like they have absolutely NO eyelashes at all.
Unless, of course… they fake it.
When I showed Mr. Dumpling the color palette I was thinking about, he said it looked like Neapolitan ice cream. Ha! We both like ice cream, so this was a good thing. This picture accurately shows the exact colors we are using. It’s making me hungry just looking at it!
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I was browsing through The Knot the other day, and I found more great inspiration from some very stylish brides. Check these out!
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Hi everyone! I’m Miss Ballet Flat, and I’m really excited to be here in the hive! Weddingbee was one of the first wedding blogs that I discovered, and I just knew that I wanted to be a blogger here! Many of the Weddingbees constantly inspire me in my wedding planning, and I really hope to return the favor to other brides. Imagine my surprise when I was officially named Miss Ballet Flat!
I am a GIS (geographic information systems) analyst, which is a fancy name really for a map maker. However, I like the GIS analyst title better, because it’s a great conversation starter, and it makes me feel smarter! I majored in Geography Sciences at LSU (Geaux Tigers!), and I always kept myself busy around campus, being involved in about 4 extra-curricular organizations. So, after graduation, I feel like I hit a lull in work. Now that I’m engaged, I have something to definitely keep me busy for the next 8 months!
On a side note, in case you were wondering, yes, I’m a huge, wacky football fan. I even painted my face every game for my senior year! I learned to love the game at LSU. I mean, how could you not with 90,000+ other people cheering the same way as you every Saturday night in the Fall? For your viewing entertainment, here I am in my painted face glory. My face reads “Beat Bama” (sorry Bama fans!).
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When Mr. Pineapple and I first started talking about possible wedding dates, our first thought was sometime in October. We were looking at venues more than a year in advance were surprised by how limited the available dates were, especially here in somewhat sleepy western, PA. Our goal date was October 25th, simply because it was a nice simple number. When we decided to get married at The Rivers Club, a bar mitvah was booked for October 25th, so October 18th became our new future wedding anniversary.
I immediately added “Wedding!!!” to my calendar and discovered that October 18th was noted as “Sweetest Day”. I thought, “Well, that’s cute, but what the heck is Sweetest Day?” So, I turned to the knower of all things, the internet.
So, what is Sweetest Day?
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Mr. PN and I don’t have “a song” and there is no particular song that we relate too (at least not something appropriate for a first wedding dance). I listened to dozens of songs trying to put together a list of possible choices. After narrowing it down to about six songs, I presented the list to Mr. PN, and he made the final decision. We will be dancing for the first time as husband and wife to Songbird by Eva Cassidy. I had never heard this song before searching for wedding dance songs. I think the song is so beautiful and it gives me goose bumps whenever I hear it!
Guess what?! We finally got our professional pictures back!! I love them soooo much. I love our photographer soooo much. So, people, let’s get started!
The first part of our day was the Chinese tea ceremony, and the only person who knew what was going on was my MIL, who was late (ha ha). For awhile we just chatted with Mr. Cream Puff’s family, who were beginning to trickle in. I will say, it was very surreal to realize that the tea ceremony was about to begin. I had to remind myself, “hey, this is it. This is the tea ceremony!”
Update: The Chris Austin TTD bash is fully booked and no longer in need of models.
I found out that the illustrious and talented Chris Austin (aka TTD guru of SoCal) is organizing a Trash-the-Dress Bash in late October! Lo and behold, he is still seeking models and photographers… its on and poppin’ for me and my man! And it could be for you, too…
If you’re a photographer with an itch to build a TTD portfolio, or a bride-to-be with a dress to trash, here are the details:
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After searching and searching for a wedding cake topper, we never found anything that we could picture being on top of our cake. The traditional bride and groom toppers look nothing like Mr. Spring Roll and I, and although cute, animal toppers aren’t for me. I could have opted for no topper, however, a cake without a topper is incomplete in my eyes. After several weeks of contemplating, we decided to go with a monogram cake topper.
I ordered a 5 inch (based on the website recommendation for a top layer of 6 inches) ’W’ in Scriptina font from Wedding Cuts for $32.85. Additionally, I purchased one box of orange and pink peel-and-stick rhinestones for around $4 at Jo-Ann. Using a pair of tweezers, I peeled off the adhesive from each rhinestone and placed them on one by one, alternating between the colors.
Mr. Fondue and I were beginning to think that a venue that met all of our criteria didn’t exist. We started going back through all the places we had visited to figure out which one would be the best to settle on. We still had two more places on the list, however: a ballroom at a local university, and a golf club right down the road from the house.
We decided to check out the university first. We made some plans with a security guard to let us in to check out the room: Baird’s Chapel at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee.
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We met him one night, and he unlocked the building so we could get in. It was a gorgeous room: hardwood floors, lots of windows, high ceilings, and beautiful lighting. Our main issue here was where we would be able to hold the ceremony. We decided we could have the ceremony set up in the room, then have a cocktail hour out in the lobby while the room was being switched over into a reception area. It would be kind of a hassle, maybe, but we thought it was worth it for the location. We decided to go ahead and book it.
Except we couldn’t.
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