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I wrote a few days ago about a GORGEOUS purple dress, but honestly, I love the idea of wearing white to our rehearsal dinner. In the back of my mind I have been making notes on the dresses that I love. For the heck of it, I ordered one last week to see what it is like in person. I found this dress on Nordstrom’s website and had it shipped:
The dress was only $68, but sadly it just didn’t fit right. It wasn’t as flattering as it looked (probably since I am not a tall model). Now the hunt begins for the best rehearsal dinner dress… EVER! Since the Nordstrom dress didn’t work, I started looking at a few other dresses.
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I am quickly finding that it is so fun to meet people via the blogging world. It’s like you get to know little snippets here and there and be inspired at the same time. My newest discovery came from a comment that someone left me not too long ago. I had commented on a Weddingbee post about a San Diego photographer and Sarah linked to my website after she saw I was from San Diego to give me some helpful tips! I was able to find her website and was so excited to see her awesome blog.
Sarah runs a design studio in Southern California called Fuzzynk. She has an awesome blog that shares ideas, her designs, and other helpful tips. What I really love is that she posts inspiration boards to go with her stationery and paper. Amazing! So I wanted to share some of my favorite things on her site.
I love the personality that comes from using this color combo in weddings. I stop to look each time I see a wedding with these colors. They are unexpected, but so fun.
I’ve been a fan of Weddingbee PROS Still Motion since Mrs. Emerald first posted about them 2 years ago. And after I saw the stunning trash the dress session they did with Mrs. Milkshake, I was convinced that I absolutely needed to do a TTD session with them.
Guess what?! We just set a tentative date in mid May! Woohoo! 
There is so much I need to plan, and I need your help hive!
1) What should I wear? I’d love to wear a short, vintage style dress, but I definitely don’t want to spend a lot of money on it. I’ll probably give my dress away to a Weddingbee reader after the session!
2) What kind of shoes should I wear?
3) Should I wear a traditional veil? A birdcage veil? A hair accessory from Oh My Deer?
4) Should I have a bouquet?
5) Where in Manhattan should we shoot?
Mr. Bee and I have virtually no pictures together other than our wedding pictures, so we’re going to take “married pictures” and do this TTD before I get old and decrepit. Ack I’m so excited and nervous at the same time because I hate taking pictures, and I hate being on video even more.
Please feel free to give me any suggestions you have, no matter how wacky they may be. I want this to be super fun and creative! 
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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.”
Mr P and I engaged in a think tank session this past weekend, brainstorming ideas for our invitations. How it works: I compile boatloads of pictures from the internet, and shove them in his face. He likes it. He’d rather me whittle down the choices to a select few, and contribute his two cents at the end.
All of the imagery below, I pulled from Flickr. The Flickr community never fails to impress. Using ‘wedding invitation yellow’ as my search criterion, I was presented with hundreds of ideas at my fingertips. And with one click of the mouse, I started hopping from one gallery to the next. Here are certain elements we hope to incorporate in our homemade invitations. I’m very much a visual person, so I add some color to each image to gain a better sense of the concept with our colors included.
I’m a huge fan of the graphite/yellow combination. Although slightly straying from the Save the Date colors (black/yellow on white cardstock, and teal envelopes), it’s close enough. We’re considering using graphite colored envelopes with yellow/white polka dot liners. I attribute my polka dot obsession to the Melissa Sweet Dora dress (Swiss dot organza). When considering that dress, too many polka dot ideas flooded the brain, many of which, I still think about.
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Initially, Mr. Spring Roll and I agreed not to exchange wedding day gifts, as a way to save money. However, I couldn’t resist the excitement of an exchange, and admitted so to Mr. Spring Roll. So, the exchange was a go, but there was one little problem: I had no idea what to get my groom.
You see, Mr. Spring Roll is a man who has everything. What could I possibly get for the man who has everything? I could go *NSYNC on him, and bring him my love, but I can’t wrap up my love. So, I did the next best thing, and made him a photo book with 100 reasons why I love him.
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
Today I was supposed to take my bridal portraits with our photographer, Kristian. Unfortunately, she went into pre-term labor a few weeks ago, and has been stuck on bed rest since. I feel for her; I could not tolerate bed rest. She and the baby are doing well, and she’s no longer in labor.
So, I had already scheduled my hair and makeup trials for today and I went anyway.
I had a little printer malfunction (no colored ink) and wasn’t able to take any inspiration photos to my hairdresser. But, I was able to verbalize what I wanted, and I think she did a pretty good job.
‘Sup? Here I am with no makeup… eew. Solid proof that I love the Hive.
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There have been some things that I’m noticing in my weight loss journey that I really take for granted on a day-to-day basis. I’ve lost almost 20 lbs. so far and 9.25 inches off my body (which is SUPER cool), but besides the obvious, here are two BIG things that I’m watching change pretty quickly!
The biggest thing is my engagement ring. That sucker no longer fits. It will fly off of my finger very easily, and well, we can’t let that happen. I was thinking of just wrapping tape around the band on the palm side to make it smaller, but I discovered Ring Snuggies at Wal-Mart and I’m in LOVE!
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Obviously, that’s not my ring, but you get the picture. These little temporary soft plastic inserts take in your ring down a whole size, and right now, even that’s a little loose on me. It’s crazy how I’ve gone down a whole ring size in a little under 20 lbs. lost so far!
Another thing I noticed was at DSW.
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I was messing around with different materials trying to dress up a little LED tealight, and this is one of the versions I ended up liking (plus it’s dirt cheap since it’s just thread!). I love me some textures. This may be useful for those with wedding venues that don’t allow real flames.
Finding these* at the dollar store is what started this mess…
Before the dinner bell rang, we had just one more set of portraits to take with our wedding party. I won’t call these pics “formal”, because as you can see, they’re also very much in the spirit of our casual, rustic, Montana wedding.
Mr. Cherry Pie and his groomsmen were the first to organize, mason jars full of beer or “purple stuff” in hand, on the porch of the Northern Lights Saloon…
Because we didn’t want any tuxes at our wedding, and renting suits didn’t seem to be feasible, Mr. CP asked his dudetourage to purchase suits that complemented his own custom-made suit. We found them charcoal grey Pronto Uomo suits at Men’s Wearhouse, which were on sale for $250 each. While this isn’t the most affordable amount for some people, the groomsmen were happy to oblige, particularly when they heard how much bridesmaids have to spend (on dresses, hair, shoes, etc) at many weddings. And I hear they’ve gotten lots of mileage out of their suits since then!
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Does the list of things to buy for a wedding ever end? It seems like for every 1 thing I check off of our list, 3 more things get added on.
I’ve had my mind on so many of the big picture items for the reception, But I haven’t been thinking about a lot of the little details. Do I need toasting flutes?
As I do with almost all of our other wedding decisions, I turned to Etsy this morning to help me decide. If I find something I love on Etsy, my decision is usually made for me as to whether or not it’s a necessity.
I love these flutes with this fabulous swirl pattern and Swarovski crystals - only $25 for the pair from Etsy’s Delightful Finds.
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I am very excited that we have made the decision to have a portrait booth at our wedding! Including the booth at our reception was something that we had discussed early on with our fabulous photographer, A Girl in Love, but we did not make the decision until this week. Melissa posted a cute “kissing booth” entry on her blog that reminded me to bring it up. 
Michigan brides, check out the entry for details on a portrait booth special!
Here is my favorite shot from the “kissing booth”
The lipstick marks in this shot are adorable.
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I really do. I have too much time on my hands, and the one activity (if it can be called that) I’ve found to fill my time is researching items for our registry. Yes, yes, I know it’s self-serving, consumerist and kinda lame. But it’s raining, I’m bored, and I can’t drive on the left side of the road. I have fears, like, what if I register for the wrong food processor and it breaks after the warranty and is suddenly possessed then attacks the cat? I think about this, and equally bizarre things fueled by Amazon.com reviews.
Another plus (minus?) to an Amazon.com registry is that you can see what other couples in your area registered for, what couples with similar items registered for, the top registered items, etc. The lists go on and on and on. Do all these couples know something that I don’t know? Why is a Le Creuset Dutch oven considered the Holy Grail? I thought the KitchenAid was it!
Not to mention, this Bed Bath and Beyond registry check list is HUGE, but it only leaves me with more questions! How can we possibly register for bathroom items or towels when we don’t even have a bathroom yet? Does anyone really want to buy us curtains? What pots do I need to have a decent kitchen? Do we really need an ice cream maker? (I’m thinking no…)
In an effort to educate myself I turned to the most reliable of sources (wikipedia) to find out what exactly a Dutch oven is and to find out if we need a slow cooker.
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Hi hive! Long time, no see! I owe you all a thousand recaps of what was a truly amazing day for Mr. Pineapple and me. Unfortunately, my photographer still owes me the hundreds of images required to share our day with you. We have received our watermarked and low-res proofs, but they are just not high enough quality to share. I hope to get the full-res photos very soon, for your sake and mine.
If you want to really honeymoon in my hometown, you are welcome to pitch a tent by the lake on the farm where we live. However you will be limited to eating what you can cook over a fire, or traveling 15 miles to dine in at McDonald’s. Clyde, PA may not be an ideal honeymoon spot, but there are wonderful getaways outside of Pittsburgh in rural western Pennsylvania.
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Hey there Bees! The boards are hopping and thriving, in HUGE part because of our amazing hive hostesses! I wanted to take a minute and give a shout out to these fantastic ladies:
All of you have done such an amazing job at welcoming new members to the boards and making Weddingbee a truly supportive and positive community. We can’t thank you enough for your contributions, as well as all the warmth each of you brings to our corner of the ’net.
The boards continue to grow every day, and we do have a few boards still in need of hostesses, including the following: Accessories, Beauty, Etiquette, Flowers, Gifts, Honeymoons, Parties, Relationships, Rings, Shoes, Announcements, Waiting, The Lounge, and Pics. We’re looking to fill just a couple more Hive Hostess slots, and if you’ve made a positive contribution to the hive, we encourage you to apply!
If you’d like more information on what a Hive Hostesses role is, take a look at this article, and also the Hive Hostess Wiki. We look forward to welcoming new hostesses into the hive!
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