Mrs. Cheese, Knoxville
Age and Occupation: 29, Engineering Manager
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, CAD Designer
Engagement Date: July 31, 2008
Wedding Date: May, 2009
Blogging Since: October 16, 2008
Venue: Our home and the two acres it sits on
About Me: I’m an emotional girl who loves sentimental things, parenthetical asides, and trying to do things herself. I can cook, sew, am a whiz at planning, terrible at delegating, and totally in love with my fiancé (who will be my second husband but first love of the rest of my life). For our home/ garden/ DIY wedding, we’ll be moonlighting as interior designers, home improvers, and gardeners with the help of our fabulous friends and neighbors. We can’t wait to be married, and are learning how fun getting married can be.
Let’s talk about sensitive skin - AND HOW IT TOTALLY SUCKS. At the slightest irritation, my eyelids get nasty and dry and scaly. Sexy, I know. If the reaction is really bad, the corners of my eyes suffer the same fate. And while the rest of humanity (okay, okay, women in first-world countries) love, love, love mineral makeup, I get clogged pores. Fabulous.
A makeup trial was in order.
I started with MAC, playing hooky (ssshhh) one afternoon to drop by for a consultation. While it looked beautiful, thankyouverymuch, I had itchy eyes and flaky lids within an hour, so I didn’t take any pics before I washed it off. Bummer.
Plan B: Aveda. I heart Aveda. Ready? Here are the pics (yes, I’m a dork). And no, you don’t get before pics. One: why would it matter what I looked like before? Two: I forgot.
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Mrs. Apple Cider, New York/Charlotte
Age and Occupation: 27, Corporate Communications Manager
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Grad Student – Clinical Mental Health
Engagement Date: September 13, 2008
Wedding Date: October 2009
Venue: Banner Elk Winery & Blueberry Villa
About Me: I am a North Carolina girl with a New York City spirit. I love crafting, blogging, laughing and dreaming. I know every word to the Anne of Green Gables and Little Women movies. I own every single Martha Stewart Wedding Magazine and have been dreaming of weddings since I was little. I believe life is about doing what makes you happy. If you aren't happy re-evaluate what you are doing. You should never look back on your life and not be proud of what you are doing. If you want to travel - travel. If you want to sing - sing. If you want to start a company - start a company. If you want to blog – blog!
Picking a photographer was quite the task. I thought about it for months (before I even was engaged). I drool over photographers’ blogs and dream of their pictures.
There were a few musts for me when choosing a photographer. They had to be creative, quirky, and non-traditional.
We had quotes from 10 photographers after only 2 weeks of being engaged. (Obsessed?! NO.) The prices were tough to handle… they ranged from $4K to $8K, and I didn’t know what to do. I really wanted to spend that much, but then the economy took a turn, and so did I.
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Feature Launched: Oct 5, 2006
About: Weddingbee contests and giveaways.
February 12th, 2009 @ 11:16 am by Contests
Congratulations to the two winners rnc620 and goesbyma!
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We’re giving away two embossers from Wilshire Graphic Press today! Mrs. Lemon is among the many bees who have purchased and loved WGP’s quality, affordable embossers.
To enter this contest, please tell us what kind of design would you want on your embosser?
The two winners will have their choice of the handheld or desktop embosser. You have until 9pm PST Friday to enter. Good luck! 
Mrs. Meatball, Hollywood
Age and Occupation: 30, Actor/Writer/Office Maven
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Actor/Writer
Engagement Date: October 7, 2007
Wedding Date: May, 2009
Blogging Since: September 16, 2008
Venue: Private Garden/The Bungalow Club
About Me: I love melty cheese and diet coke almost as much as I love my man. I'm from Chicago, he's from NYC, and we both miss public transit and great pizza. We have an adorable muppet dog called Paco. I'm part hippie with a healthy dash of hip hop superstar, have excessive empathy for animals, and have not one, but two bionic eyes (long story). We're broke and it ain't no joke. It can't stop us from planning the bold and whimsical wedding of our dreams, but we've had to get pretty creative to make it work, yo!
I have a question. How do you time out your processional music, if using popular tunes?
I mean, as it stands, we’re thinking of using one song for the bridal party/families, and another song for my grand entrance.
Our aisle is probably all of 20 seconds long to walk.
So, how does it work? Do we fade it out when it’s time to switch tunes, and then fade it out again after I reach the altar? Do we genetically alter the songs to be xx minutes long? But then, what about the fact that my walk is only going to last all of 30 seconds of a 4 minute song? Should I just suck it up and do one song for the whole thing, so my song doesn’t seem so… piddly?
Tell me, wise ones. How do/did you do it?
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Mrs. Hot Cocoa, Boston/Los Angeles
Age and Occupation: 31, JD/PhD Student
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, Medical Student
Engagement Date: May 30, 2008
Wedding Date: March, 2009
Blogging Since: April, 2008
Venue: Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Rey
About Me:
I am a professional student by day and an amateur cupcake taster, bargain shopper, and wedding planner by night. I am obsessed with NPR, the Food Network, paper, dance shows, Anthropologie, post-structuralist theory, Weddingbee!, "The Office," and celebrity gossip. When not procrastinating from my dissertation, I spend time catering to Jellyby, our overly anxious shih tzu, and getting to know Mr. Hot Cocoa. We have only been dating for fifteen years, so it's like I'm in love with a stranger! From the East Coast, we are planning a Jewish-Chinese Extravaganza in L.A., where we both grew up.
Being an overly optimistic DIY-loving bride, I assumed I was going to Gocco the invitations for our welcome dinner and farewell brunch. But you know what they say about assuming…
Thank goodness I have generous future parents-in-law who came to my rescue when I realized that I had far too much on my plate. Because of them, instead of smoke signals, we’ll be sending these beauties this week:
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Mrs. Deviled Egg, Pittsburgh
Age and Occupation: 27, Public Relations
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Accounting
Engagement Date: December 24, 2007
Wedding Date: May, 2009
Blogging Since: October 21, 2008
Venue: Historic auditorium and meeting hall in one of Pittsburgh's commuter cities
About Me: I am obsessed with all things crafty, especially scrapbooking, knitting, jewelry-making & cake decorating. I also love being an aunt, wrapping presents, watching football (Go Steelers!), shopping at yard sales and consignment stores, procrastinating, singing and learning to play the guitar. When it comes to wedding planning, I'm excited about working on DIY projects and finding creative ways to stay under budget. Of course, nothing is more exciting to me than knowing that the wonderful Mr. Deviled Egg will be my husband.
I’m sure this post will result in most of you thinking I’ve gone completely bonkers. Want to know why? I’ll give you a few hints:
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Mrs. Avocado, Seattle
Age and Occupation: 23, Student
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Consultant
Engagement Date: July 27, 2008
Wedding Date: October, 2008
Blogging Since: June 30, 2008
Venue: LDS Seattle Temple & Hotel 1000
About Me: Somehow this little farm girl found herself a genuine Pole to fall in love and eventually move away to Poland with. I am an LDS bride attempting to plan a private religious ceremony, ring ceremony, seated reception for 100, and an open house while coordinating for guests flying in from across the United States and as far away as Poland. I try to avoid fads, excess waste, and saturated fat. I strongly endorse photography, DDR, calorie counting, rss feeds, cooking, and utilizing your resources.
Throughout our planning process I kept hearing of this thing called a cake pull. From what I understood, it was a Southern wedding tradition, and it happened at the bridal shower. Charms were buried inside of a cake and pulled out by a ribbon, with each charm corresponding to a fortune. I loved this idea, but I wasn’t having a bridal shower where all my favorite ladies would be present.
My solution to this dilemma was to incorporate the tradition into the wedding day! Sounds like a great idea right? Well, it was in theory, but it didn’t quite work out as well as I would have hoped.
Since we had a cake buffet (lots of yummy cake pictures to come!), I simply asked the catering staff to stuff my charms directly into the cake right before the event was to happen. I’m sure they were all standing around in the back talking about the crazy bride (that is the kind of thing I did when I used to cater weddings).
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Mrs. Stiletto, Chicago
Age and Occupation: 26, Non-Profit/Fundraising
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Engineer and Photographer
Engagement Date: March 2, 2008
Wedding Date: September 2009
Venue: The 19th Century Club
About Me: My fiance and I love living in the city of Chicago with our cats Basil and Linus, and vow to never move to the suburbs if we can possibly avoid it! We’ve poured ourselves into planning a wedding that reflects our personal style - modern and high contrast with a vintage twist. Blogging keeps me creative, baking keeps me happy, and grande nonfat no foam sugar free vanilla lattes keep me sane.
We’ve been planning our wedding for almost a year now, and we still have about 7 months to go. Through this time, the plans have been growing and changing, as we’ve gone on a rollercoaster ride from themes, to favors, to guestbooks. The one thing that has stayed constant throughout it all is our color scheme.
I wanted something that Mr. Stiletto could jump on board with. No “dusty rose” or “perfect peach” for us. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good shade of pink, and sometimes when I see a picture of a lush pink bouquet, a little bit of jealousy creeps in. But overall, I wanted to keep it high contrast, fresh and modern. And, of course, on a small budget, a black and white color scheme works wonders. There’s no need to be matching certain shades of a specific color that only I really care about. What’s there to match when it comes to black and white?!
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Mrs. Spring Roll, Tampa
Age and Occupation: 23, Certified Pharmacy Technician
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Concert Photographer
Engagement Date: May 1, 2008
Wedding Date: March 2009
Blogging Since: September 16, 2008
Venue: Beach Social Hall
About Me: I'm the stereotypical girl who enjoys sewing, baking, and decorating. I am blessed to share my life with Mr. Spring Roll and our two shih tzu's, Isabella and Gabriella. Hello Kitty, musicals, Target, and Chick-fil-a are a few of my favorite things. I have a fear of fish and Freddy Krueger. Planning our wedding has become a huge part of my life, and I love every minute of it!
It’s been a few weeks since our invitations were mailed, and our RSVP cards are slowly (very, very slowly) trickling in.
With the arrival of our returned cards, I have been thinking of what to do with them, as I could never throw them away.
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Mrs. Duckling, San Diego
Age and Occupation: 23, Psychology Grad Student, Youth Diversion Specialist/Marriage and Family Therapy Trainee and an Executive Assistant
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Marketing and PR Coordinator
Engagement Date: May 17, 2008
Wedding Date: September 2009
Venue: Rancho Bernardo Inn
About Me: I'm currently living in Orange County, but planning our wedding in my hometown of San Diego. We are a DIY wedding "2fer", as I'm the crafty one and Mr. Ducky is in charge of all of our graphic design and technical aspects. When not wedding planning or reading wedding blogs, I'm attending grad school and rotating between two different jobs to keep things exciting. My favorite things include shoes, Post-Its, Labrador Retrievers, traveling, psychology, delicious food, photography, reading, craft gadgets/supplies, and of course, my wonderful Mr. Ducky!
I recently went to probably one of the best and cutest bridal showers I have ever been to! My cousin “K” got married in November, so we had her shower a month or so before. The shower was thrown by her mom’s book club and was one the most creative showers I’ve seen yet. These ladies are amazing! I took lots of pictures knowing that I would just have to share them with you!!
The theme of the shower was “The Perfect Pair”. I received a cute pink and white invitation detailing all the shower details with little cut-outs of an athletic shoe and a high heel pump dangling off the main invitation. This would be the overriding theme that was carried out so well through the whole event.
When you walked up to the front door you were greeted with an athletic shoe and high heel hanging off the door.
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Mrs. D'orsay, Baltimore/Lancaster UK
Age and Occupation: 24, nonprofit communications
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Web site developer and designer; co-owner of men's skincare shop
Engagement Date: August 10, 2008
Wedding Date: August, 2009
Venue: Oakland Manor
About Me: I'm a Maryland raised environmental policy wonk/activist/organizer and communications aficionado. In the past year I've lived in Baltimore, MD, Tucson, AZ, Miami, FL and Lancaster, England. In my not so spare time I enjoy planning trips with Mr. D' Orsay, visiting friends and family and crafting like a mo-fo. I also enjoy modern dance classes, rugby and soccer but have been banned by my mother, MOHs, and Mr. D' Orsay from playing till after the wedding. I have an unnatural addiction to cheese and shoes, but love Mr. D' Orsay more than either and can't wait to become Mrs. D' Orsay!
They call me Stacy… okay, well no one actually calls me Stacy, but I don’t know what I want to be called after August 2009. After Miss Cheese’s name change post, I tried really hard to avoid thinking about our own situation. Since I haven’t made the decision yet (though I have reserved all possible email choices) I thought I’d share what other people in my life have done in regards to the name change situation.
- My friends Holly and Mike were recently married and went through the same debate as most couples have gone through. She wasn’t sure about changing her name, and he wanted them and their future children to share a last name. They both decided to hyphenate their last names to become Holly and Mike Jones-Smith
- Possibly the most original idea I’ve ever heard is to make up a last name. MOH MB’s friend’s last name is Posil. His mother’s last name is Polovvy and his father’s last name is Silverman. Get it, Po-sil? They each retained their pre-married names and their child received a combination of their names. I suppose you could always create a family name for the two of you, as well.
- My friend Stephanie married into a culture where you take your husband’s first and last name. Which would make her Stephanie Jay Kapadia. She really likes her middle name (her first name was chosen by her mother, her middle name was chosen by her father) and she didn’t want to get rid of it, nor did she want her husband’s name as her middle name. She ultimately decided to take on her husband’s last name and keep her own middle name. Since she was able to retain her middle name, she didn’t feel as though she needed her maiden name.
- My sister kept her maiden name because she felt it was such a hassle to go through all the paperwork required to change it. She says she’ll change it when they’re ready to have children so their whole family will have her husband’s last name.
As for us?
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Mrs. Cheese, Knoxville
Age and Occupation: 29, Engineering Manager
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, CAD Designer
Engagement Date: July 31, 2008
Wedding Date: May, 2009
Blogging Since: October 16, 2008
Venue: Our home and the two acres it sits on
About Me: I’m an emotional girl who loves sentimental things, parenthetical asides, and trying to do things herself. I can cook, sew, am a whiz at planning, terrible at delegating, and totally in love with my fiancé (who will be my second husband but first love of the rest of my life). For our home/ garden/ DIY wedding, we’ll be moonlighting as interior designers, home improvers, and gardeners with the help of our fabulous friends and neighbors. We can’t wait to be married, and are learning how fun getting married can be.
***This is NOT a test of the emergency Bee-roadcast System. This is for real.***
According this article, the price of stamps will go up by two cents in May.
The U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday that the price of a first-class stamp will rise to 44 cents on May 11.
That gives plenty of time to stock up on Forever Stamps, which will continue to sell at the current 42-cent rate until the increase occurs. They will remain valid in the future regardless of rate hikes.
While the new 44-cent rate covers the first ounce of first-class mail, the price for each additional ounce will remain unchanged at 17-cents.
I’m thinking that two cents won’t break anybody’s budget, but forgetting and having all of your bee-oo-tiful invites returned for insufficient postage would be… ugg, horrible. So do take note!
***This concludes this Bee-roadcast System message.***
Mrs. Perfume, DC
Age and Occupation: 36, Consultant (and Part-Time Professor)
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 41, Consultant
Engagement Date: May 13, 2008
Wedding Date: May, 2009
Venue: The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia
About Me: I'd like to think that I'm a modern day Little Edie Beale. Only not as..."talented". More realistically, I'm a foodie who can't bake; a dancer and dilettente; an art collector with a penchant for the whimsical and subversive. I live in the city and adore the country, but not much in between. I like smart design, great craftmanship and good value. Most of all, I love the new vintage aesthetic: classic, sweet, delicate, bespoke. If I had to do it all over again, I'd go for a culinary arts degree rather than a PhD; but wouldn't trade Mr. P for the world.
I used to think, “I’m not a conventional girl…” (Mainly because I’m a 36 year old woman.)
But perhaps I’m turning into a version of her: That girl. That girl of lusciously buoyant dresses, ginormous icey rings and sticky sweet frosted cupcakery.
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But I’ve never been that girl. I mean, I don’t even like shopping (have you heard?) or anything too sweet (macarons are the extent of it), and have NEVER SEEN an episode of Sex and the City! What?! Now hear what I’m saying, there is nothing wrong with Thatgirl (T.G.). Nothing at all, I think she’s wonderful and fanciful and delightful. All those sweet confectionary things. I love grand flourishes in artwork, concepts, and theory… even touches of it in decor… but not so much on my person, you know?
Well… after Mr. P and I got engaged last Spring, that resistance to T.G. softened (for a short period of time, at least). I got all confused about myself and who I was… I had to see the SATC movie, especially after this email exchange with my friend, M:
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Mrs. Apple Cider, New York/Charlotte
Age and Occupation: 27, Corporate Communications Manager
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Grad Student – Clinical Mental Health
Engagement Date: September 13, 2008
Wedding Date: October 2009
Venue: Banner Elk Winery & Blueberry Villa
About Me: I am a North Carolina girl with a New York City spirit. I love crafting, blogging, laughing and dreaming. I know every word to the Anne of Green Gables and Little Women movies. I own every single Martha Stewart Wedding Magazine and have been dreaming of weddings since I was little. I believe life is about doing what makes you happy. If you aren't happy re-evaluate what you are doing. You should never look back on your life and not be proud of what you are doing. If you want to travel - travel. If you want to sing - sing. If you want to start a company - start a company. If you want to blog – blog!
Thinking about fashion for the wedding makes me so excited. I have fun ideas for my maids and my wedding dress (to be shared later!).
I am currently obsessing over boleros right now.
I always find great things on Etsy.com and discovered the shop of Bonzie months ago. How amazing is Bonzie’s work? I love this white bolero.
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