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I grew up in San Diego and absolutely love it. Even though I am currently living in Orange County, I am hoping that one day we will be able to return to San Diego. To be honest, there are so many thoughts that come to mind for a honeymoon in my hometown, that it has taken me a while to put everything together. San Diego is beautiful all year, so you can come and enjoy it anytime. Obviously for those that love the beach, summer is the best for that. If you are planning on coming here for your honeymoon you could either play tourist and see all the sights or choose to cozy up in romantic restaurants, spas and relaxing scenery. San Diego is very big, so I think I’m going to divide it up by general areas and things to do.
Downtown San Diego (also includes the Gaslamp district)
Yep that’s right, I have my hair trial tomorrow!! And let me just tell ya, this trial has been a year in the making.
What do I mean? Well, here I am, circa spring 2008:*
And here is my hair today, on the first day of spring 2009:*
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It May Sound Corny: Part I
It May Sound Corny: Part II
Unable to resist the chance for a food pun and homemade treat, I created yummy vanilla sugar favors.
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Dear Mr. Gloss,
If you are for some reason reading this right now, this is your hint to stop. Really, or I will hurt you, and then make you buy me a new dress.
Anyhoo… here is the dress story:
I ’ran with the brides’, except I didn’t really run—I waited until everyone else ran, and then rolled in with my girls around 10. It was RIDICULOUS. With me was my mom, my MOH, one of my bridesmaids, and a friend from work. As I said, the doors opened at 8AM, and some brides and their troops had been there since 3AM!!!
Not us! We like sleeping in… so by the time we arrived there were no lines to wait in, which was great, except the racks of dresses were just racks! Everyone who had arrived early had grabbed as many dresses as they were able to and were guarding their stockpiles of dresses. It was SO overwhelming, and I really had no idea where to start. But we fanned out and went our separate ways to search (armed with walkie-talkies and one really loud bridesmaid). After about the first 5 minutes I basically stood in an area, and my troops brought me dresses. They knew roughly what I was looking for (which really wasn’t what I bought) because we had a giant sleepover at my place the night before and I had put together a PowerPoint presentation of potential dress candidates. (I’m really not that OCD, my PowerPoint consisted of download pics off the internet and ripped from magazines. It was really more of a slideshow, and they had requested it to help them know what to find!)
I tried on A LOT of dresses; it was like a speed trial for dress shopping. Honestly, they probably brought me like 60 dresses, and I tried them all on (it was exhausting).
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It seemed easier and like a more affordable choice when we started. It really did. A coworker’s wife offered to help me design and print our invitations. I loved the idea of sitting around with all of my girlfriends, drinking wine, and gluing envelope liners, tying ribbons, affixing vintage stamps, and, finally, seeing a box of tidy, beautiful DIY invitations ready to be carried off to the post office.
Looooooove this ranch-y feel and the screen printed handkerchief
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Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
Once we had determined that Mr Breezy was the head of the household forevermore, it was time to head into the restaurant to drink my sorrows away eat our scrumptious dinner.
For a few different reasons (including one big one that started with 17 and ended with 000) we chose to forgo a private reception in favor of dinner in the public restaurant by the beach followed by a speeches and dancing at the disco. DW BRIDES, TAKE NOTE: it turned out to be one of the best decisions we ever made. The staff set up two long tables of thirty for us and you know what? All that time I spent stressing about how it might be weird to be surrounded by other resort guests during dinner? Big fat waste of time. We didn’t even notice they were there!
Of course, that might be partly due to the fact we were all so distracted. By our awesome dinner game, that is.
I’d like to tell you we spent hours contemplating what to do during dinner since our speeches weren’t until later, but the truth is, Mr Breezy sprang this game on me the night before the wedding. I still have no clue where he got the idea (and why he waited until the last day to tell me about it…?!?!) but I LOVED IT. And I think you will too.
As Mr Breezy said in his own words, “It’s really the one part of the wedding that was driven by the guests and not the bride and groom.”
And with crazy fun guests such as ours, it was guaranteed to be a memory-maker. Though to look at them, you would never, ever guess they’d ever do anything remotely ridiculous… right?
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I’ve noticed that in a lot of places I’ve lived, eating healthy costs a lot more than eating unhealthy. Poultry and lean pork always costs more than fattier beef and pork cuts. Fresh vegetables cost more than instant mashed potatoes or boxes of mac and cheese. I know there are exceptions like tofu (always cheap and yummy) and frozen vegetables (the price has gone up), but on the whole, making low-cal meal can cost more than just buying junk.
Since I’m trying to get back to being healthy and feeling good about my body, I’ve been trying to eat healthy and exercise more. I’m finding that’s easier said than done on a budget. I think I’m lucky because I live near a really great produce stand where I can get fresh fruit and vegetables really cheaply, but I know others out there aren’t so lucky. It’s hard to justify the $3 tomato when you are living paycheck to paycheck or cutting corners on your wedding because of the budget. OK, that may be a little dramatic, but you get the picture.
Hello hive! I’ll start off by pretending that I haven’t been MIA for the last 4 months and will continue my recap posts where I left off. 
Looking through my Glamnuptials posts, I realized that I’ve been writing them all wrong. I’ve been going back and forth with no story line. Where has my head been? I’m gonna get my act together and continue the recaps properly.
I looked through our pro pics and selected some shots I thought were pretty. Unfortunately, I don’t have many pictures of me. I don’t know if it was because we were tight on time or because everything seemed to be overwhelming, but at least the ones I do have are awesome.
Reader Ashlaoo is selling 24 72″x72″ satin table overlays. They are eggplant/plum colored, and she is asking for $9 each plus shipping.
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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My future mother-in-law has been asking for a while now if we could pick out some toasting flutes for the wedding. These are items that I think only the people directly involved (the bride, groom, and whoever buys them) actually notice. But I also think that they’re items that should be displayed in the dining room after the wedding, so I wanted to make sure we really liked them.
On our wedding day, Mr. Mascara and I will be toasting with our very own Vera Wang “Grosgrain” champagne flutes (shown in the middle). Aren’t they cute?
Hello Hello Hello!! I’ve missed writing here so much and can’t wait until we get our pro pics. When I get them, I will caffeine up and post like no other. But for now, I’m going to get back in the groove with the Honeymoon in my Hometown series. I didn’t grow up in Orange County, but since I went to school there, currently work there, and it’s only 30 minutes away, I have a good amount of knowledge on the topic. I’m going to give advice for both lavish spenders and bees on a budget. I am definitely the latter, but I know when you’re on your honeymoon, you often budget to spend more than you normally would. So here we go: Orange County.
Hotels:
The Resort at Pelican Hill is brand spanking new, gorgeous, and luxurious. You’ll get 5 star service from the second you step out of your car, and will feel like a celebrity all the while. Prices are steep however, and you can expect to spend a minimum of $700 per night!
Thanks so much to everyone who has submited and voted on ideas for Weddingbee features!
The most popular idea was to make the bride’s dress unclickable, and that idea has now been implemented! Miss Duckling requested that we add an icon to make the Ideas link easier to find, so now you can find a “new” sign next to the Ideas link in the right column. You can check out all the ideas we’ve implemented in the past week here!
We’ll be updating you guys regularly about new and implemented ideas, so please continue to submit and vote on ideas here! 
I have been constantly thinking about the ring bearer’s pillow for the ceremony. They are so pricey at stores and on Etsy, in my opinion. I was starting to lose hope, and was thinking the impossible: DIY. I say impossible, because I haven’t sewn a day in my life on a machine. I love DIY, but I wasn’t about to take on a brand new craft two months before the wedding!!
Last night, I went to Hobby Lobby to get another scrapbooking marker for our DIY invites, which will be sent out MONDAY! I’m really excited about that! I was walking towards the scrapbooking section and saw a sign for 50% off ALL bridal items. So, of course, being the thrifty girl I am (remember me loving clearances?) I checked it out.
By the way, this looks to be a nationwide Hobby Lobby sale until Saturday, as seen in the ad here. Also, here’s a 40% off Hobby Lobby coupon if you want to get something extra for the crafty person in you!
Anyway, after looking around the two aisles, I found a ring bearer pillow! It looks very similar to this, except the ribbon is satin!
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It’s our turn, finally. After reading this blog for so long, planning, and basically stealing ideas from the weddings of other bees, it’s our turn. I’m sitting in my bedroom after a long day of running around like a crazy person, a ceremony rehearsal that was big-time confusing, and a rehearsal dinner for 65 at our house (yea, we’re nuts). I’m watching my favorite show, Jon & Kate + 8 (and NO, I don’t believe the rumors about their troubled marriage) and trying to wind down.
And, OMG… it’s really our turn. Where did the year go?
Thank you to all the Bees who gave so much help and inspiration to this creatively challenged Dumpling. Thank you to all the Weddingbee readers who lied and said my fake flower pomanders weren’t completely hideous. I love that about you ladies!
Most of all, I thank Mr. Dumpling for being the coolest thing since sliced bread. I love you. Now you really can call me your crazy wife… except leave the word “crazy” out.
By the way, this episode of Jon & Kate is hilarious… Kate is pulling those kids on a leash at a 4th of July parade and Aaden is stuffing non-organic candy in his mouth. I love this show.
XOXO,
Miss Dumpling
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