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A few hours before the wedding ceremony, I was spazzing out to my bridesmaids and Mr. Candy Corn’s mom. I couldn’t stop asking her for hugs because I was so nervous, I thought I was going to poo. Yes folks, when I get really nervous before a job interview or an event where I am in the spotlight (*cough* bridal shower *cough*), the stomach cramps start to come and I have to fight the urge to “drop the kids off at the pool.” Luckily, my stomach eventually got over the nervous jitters and there were no bowel movements in the bridal department (sorry, probably TMI). Although, I probably drained my wookie about three times during the hour leading up to our ceremony because I was so anxious.
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Reader teamglam is selling her Waterford toasting flutes. They are the “Love and Romance” style and have been used once. They come in a set of 2, and will be shipped in their original packaging. She is asking for $100 OBO.
Have a wedding item for sale? Post it with pictures in the Weddingbee classifieds and you might see it featured on the blog!
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Although our invites are chocolate brown and ivory with a bit of dark purple, we’re switching it up. Someone commented on my theme post that our color scheme included gray. At the time of the post - gray actually wasn’t in the original color scheme! But, we’ve found that gray has been creeping in more and more and we’ve moved away from brown.
Without any further ado, I’d like to introduce our new color scheme:
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Mr. Bee and I made a New Year’s Resolution to go on a vacation every 3 months, even if it’s just a day trip. While Mr. Bee doesn’t really need vacations (he’s a machine), they’re an essential part of my life. Whenever I come back from a vacation, I always feel inspired and have tons of new blog ideas. Sometimes you just need a change of scenery. 
My last trip was to New Orleans with a good friend of mine (my pc with all the pictures died, which is why I haven’t blogged about it). It was my first visit to the south and I completely fell in love with it, so Mr. Bee and I plan on visiting Savannah in late May. I’ve heard so many wonderful things about Savannah!
In late summer/fall, we hope to go to San Francisco. Mr. Bee lived in San Francisco for two years, I went to college in the Bay Area, and my family drove from Los Angeles to San Francisco every year when I was a child to visit my grandpa. SF is one of my favorite cities and I haven’t been since 2001, so I’m way overdue for a visit.
Me and my MOH in front of Lombard Street a decade ago!
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All-Inclusion Invitation Suites
“Make an elegant invitation statement without the fuss. Stylish invitation sets with matching envelopes, reception and response cards included.”
Source: Paper Unlimited
Ever since I was a small kid I’ve liked doing origami. I can’t say I’m great, but I can certainly fold a thing or two. I’m going to be integrating origami into our escort cards (I’m hoping to finally be able to blog that soon, it’s been a bit of an nightmare!), but I think there are a lot of other places we can integrate some of my origami skills.
I’m using Cheese’s Bee-rodcast System for an important alert!
I know after my recent posts about the Cricut and Cuttlebug, many of you have been on the hunt for a good deal. Weddingbee reader Erika just told me that Jo-Ann Fabrics is currently selling Cricuts and Cuttlebugs at a major discount. There is also a sale on cartridges, embossing folders, and other supplies. You can either look here at their sale online or look at the sales flyer. The Cricut I have is on sale for $99! Also, the Storybook cartridge I used to make my bridesmaid cards is on sale.
If you are not sure which machine is best for you, MarryingtheNavy posted this great link in the comments of a post that has a critique of The Wizard by Spellbinders, Cuttlebug by ProvoCraft, BigShot by Sizzix, and the Cricut Expression by ProvoCraft. Obviously this is one person’s opinion, but you might find it helpful.
I have the original Cricut (the smallest of the 3 Cricuts) and a Cuttlebug.
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Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
While we snuck off for some portraits, things were just getting started at the Otter Woman Trading Post, where we’d set up for cocktail hour. There were jugs of water and Arnold Palmer (half iced tea/half lemonade) set alongside our homemade blackberry vodka, lime gin, and limoncello infusions. And, of course, there were plenty of bottled Cokes chilling in ice, a couple of mixers, and a keg of summer beer from a Montana brewery.
Besides drinks, the Northern Lights Saloon provided a whole compliment of rustic hors d’oeuvres: organic fruits, a variety of cheeses, crackers, and a locally-made bruschetta with organic tapenade. But enough, jibber-jabber… I’ll let the photos speak for themselves!
Congratulations to the winners LzzNYC, Ms. Peachy, and peachandpearl!
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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of their wildly popular fragrance Romance, Ralph Lauren has released Romance Always Yours, a more complex blend inspired by the deepening of a relationship. They’ve also created a fun Romance vMAIL that you can customize and share it with your significant other via email or social networks. Check it out here!
And of course we’re giving away 3 bottles of Romance Always Yours to three lucky brides! It’s a perfectly romantic choice for your wedding day perfume.
To enter this contest, please tell us… how do you and your SO keep the romance alive?
You have until 9pm PST tomorrow to enter. Good luck!
I woke up Saturday morning in a panic, not knowing what day it was, what I needed to be doing, or why I was in pajamas… because at that point in my dream, I should have been wearing an ill-fitting dress trudging down a muddy aisle in front of no guests to a groom in jeans. Huh?
Yea. I dreamt I was getting married now, today, este minuto… so nobody was there because invites hadn’t gone out, we had no tent, tables or chairs because I haven’t signed the contract, the trail was muddy and ugly because it’s February, and my guy wasn’t wearing a suit because he hasn’t bought one. Ah, yes, and the dress was falling off because I haven’t yet found a seamstress (anyone wanna pass along a good Knoxville recommendation?).
I’m relieved, though. I’ve had wedding nightmares before, but never with this guy, my favorite guy. When I was dating my ex-boyfriend, I had these dreams about marrying him and discovering that he was married to someone else — and my family was all crying. Now THAT’S a nightmare. This bad dream was all about the details (even if bras are more necessity than detail, if ya know what I’m sayin’).
I think this bad dream is telling me to stop procrastinating and get some wedding stuff done.
Even if the vision of me in a wedding dress running to the grocery store to get flowers for the non-existent tables and freaking out because I can’t find black socks for the groom (who’s wearing old running shoes?) is kinda funny.
Are you having wedding nightmares?
The scene: Majestic Colonial Resort, in the Gazebo. The guests are assembled, the men and maids stand at attention, and Mr Breezy and I, having kissed our parents goodbye, face each other with big silly-happy grins.
When we left off I was trying to decide how to create a unique map to go with our invitations and our out of town bags. I was inspired by the work of Laura Hooper, but only had a computer and maps from Yahoo! and Google to work with. I decided the first map would be a big map of the area, and I knew I needed to point out a few key areas like our college (Appalachian State University), tourist sites like The Blue Ridge Parkway, Grandfather Mountain and The Mast General Store.
(Click the map for a closer look!)
My favorite photos of our guests were definitely the ones from the dance floor! I love seeing the happy expressions on everyone’s faces!
As predicted, the kids really got the party started!
It didn’t even matter if it was a fast song or a slow song!
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This past weekend, a couple of girlfriends came over and we baked up a storm. I love to bake. I love measuring the ingredients, mixing them up, and (the best part) EATING them. We baked for about 3 hours straight and had brownies, Rice Krispies treats, cupcakes, and (yum) lemon bars to gorge on, er… I mean, taste. In addition to the mixing, scraping and baking, we also did a lot of washing… and re-washing our 2 mixing bowls, 1 rubber spatula and 2 bake pans. There were MANY times when I thought to myself, “I can’t wait to get ____ off our registry.”
Mr. Latte and I registered at 4 different stores and learned a lot through the process. We learned how to tell the difference between bone china and porcelain (hold it up to the light) and what 18/8 and 18/10 stainless steel means (percentage of chromium vs. nickel). We learned why so many couples register for big-ticket items (that discount on all items that haven’t been purchased is awesome!). We also learned there are a lot of free gift offers when you register for certain items.
A couple of our favorites:
There are even more completion incentives! For example, when your guests purchase Wusthof products from your registry that totals $450 or more, you receive a Wusthof Classic Straight Paring Knife (Mr. Latte is keeping his fingers crossed for this one).
The items that I’m keeping my fingers crossed for?
Mrs. Penguin visited New York for the first time in her life this past weekend, so of course we had to have a Bee Party!
Left to right standing: Mrs. Bee, Smokey the cat, Mrs. Snow Pea, Mrs. & Mr. Bell Pepper, Mrs. Spider, Mrs. Bluebell, Mrs. Onion, Mrs. Dahlia, Mrs. Violet, Mr. Onion; Sitting Mrs. & SIL Cupcake, and Mrs. Toucan & Mrs. Penguin.
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