Ever since I lost my wedding ring, I’ve been wearing my engagement ring solo. I didn’t plan to replace my wedding ring, but I do admit that whenever I see bees blog about their wedding ring purchases, I feel a pang of jealousy. It feels funny to just wear my engagement ring, and for a while I was paranoid that I’d have to tell anyone that noticed my engagement ring that I was married, and not engaged, and had lost my ring. What a yucky conversation.
Funny enough, that conversation has never come up. When I was engaged, random people would notice my ring all the time and ask me about it. Sure, there were other telltale signs of my engagement, like the fact that I was often toting around a Martha Stewart Weddings magazine in my purse, or I’d usually be shopping for something wedding-related when I was out and about. But I do recall that I’d be participating in my normal day-to-day activities (like going to the bank or grocery store), and people would notice my ring and ask me all about the details of my engagement and upcoming wedding. I was always thrilled when people would notice my ring. I mean, HELLO, that was some shiny hot sh*t! Check it out, world!
I thought about it the other day, and realized that since I’ve lost my wedding ring, not a single random stranger has asked me about my ring.
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Bridal shows can really be hit or miss, and if one was good a particular year, it isn’t necessarily indicative of whether it will be good the following year. I typically don’t attend bridal shows, but I ended up going to three in the past month, and luckily… they were all great!
First up was BFF Bridal. Unfortunately I accidentally deleted the images on my camera from that event, but the venue was great, the food was superb, there was a great selection of high end vendors, and the gift bag was tres awesome. I think it’s a mistake when bridal shows don’t give press attendees gift bags, because how else will we write about them? I always give mine away anyway, but who doesn’t like receiving a little gift? 
Next up: The Wedding Salon. This event was packed! A little too packed for my claustrophobic self, but there were some big names in the house!
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It just seems like cruel irony that the heavy wedding season coincides with hurricane season in the Bahamas/Caribbean. I blame it on the wedding industry – I’m not sure how, but clearly they figured out some way to rule out all the more budget-friendly islands (via terrible weather), forcing us to travel farther and spend more for our retreats. They are clearly very tricky people. (I know this because they convinced me I needed to spend $8 each on something called a Chivari chair.)
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UPDATE: We goofed! Our previously-publicized location, 333 Belrose, isn’t open in the afternoon on Saturdays — oops. The Philly-area meet up is still scheduled for lunch on Saturday, April 18. But, we’ll be moving the gathering (which will start at noon) to Plate in Ardmore, PA.
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… it’s good enough for Mr. D. You see, Mr. D isn’t wild about the idea of “man jewelry”, but I’m slowly convincing him to wear a wedding ring. After checking out men’s wedding rings, Mr. D and I were relaxing with a glass of wine when he realized that David Beckham wears a wedding ring (so clearly, it must be manly?).
Mr. D assumed Becks would have a simple, classic style wedding band, so we set about Googling “David Beckham wedding band” until we found a picture. This is what we found:
I got the magical call. The one that everyone anticipates for FOREVER, it seems. Yes, that’s right, my dress is in!
Holla!
And in a week or so my love and I will be reunited at my first fitting!
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Over the weekend Mr. Joey and I met with the priest who is marrying us, and the chapel’s wedding coordinator. We weren’t looking forward to this meeting at all. We knew there were a few housekeeping issues that needed to be taken care of.
When we first asked about getting married at the chapel, we were told its use would be free to us because Mr. Joey is a teacher at the school. When we finally met with the school’s priest, he mentioned that the fee was now $500. Hmm. I should have said something then, but Mr. Joey said to wait and he’d check it out.
Using the chapel for free was probably the number one reason we decided to hold the ceremony there. The chapel is out of the way and not really convenient unless you live east of Seattle. When the other teachers at school heard about the fee, well, let’s say they we’re less than happy. They had also been told it would be free. I don’t think anyone else is thinking of using it, but I think they like knowing they had that free option. Many teachers and staff lobbied on our behalf, and because of that (thanks guys!) we were told the administration would review the fee and we’d find out what it would really be during this housekeeping meeting. Oh great, a confrontation with a priest.
The meeting went OK. There were some highlights and some lowlights.
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My cousin Heather is planning a fall 2010 outdoor wedding, and has asked me to help her plan it! She wants to incorporate some of the traditional fall colors. I found this gorgeous color scheme on one of my favorite blogs, 100 Layer Cake, that I think would be perfect for a beautiful fall affair. It incorporates some of the traditional fall colors (red and gold) while bringing in a some unexpected shades of plum and midnight blue.
I am in love. That is, if it’s possible to be in love with a color scheme. I think it is.
What’s your favorite color scheme?
Following in the footsteps of Miss Glitter and her amazing engagement pic teasers, here are a couple of ours from a Nashville photographer - Hannah, of Hannah Elaine Photography. She happened to be in town for a few days a couple of weekends ago and lined up a few shoots after posting on the Weddingbee Boards!
We had a blast with her and love the outcome. I am so glad we did this, as we were a little nervous at first. It was great practice for the wedding!
As an artist and designer who avidly studied life drawing and fashion illustration, and as a girl with a serious obsession with lingerie, I have always loved the concept of boudoir shoots. Have I mentioned that (one) of my dream jobs would be designing intimate apparel? Had I not gone straight into automotive design after fashion school, I would have most definitely been cranking out the undies (and hopefully still will someday!).
As most designers like to build collections for reference and inspiration, I have accumulated vintage pin up calendars, centerfolds and books over the years. I have been slowly building my lingerie collection for about the same time, and have found some really great pieces. While I’m not prepared to show you my undies, I will gladly share my pin up/burlesque references with you for boudoir shoot inspiration. 
“It’s All in the Eyes” by Joe Demers. Scanned from my copy of The Great American Pin Up.
From a life drawing perspective, I love the poses and play of light in vintage pin ups. From a fashion illustration perspective, I love seeing how the hair, makeup, and different fabrics are rendered, especially the sheer fabrics and any embellishment details. From a boudoir perspective, the poses, hair styles, expressions and colors can be a fun source of inspiration.
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Our honeymoon, in two words, was amazing and exhausting. We ate so much delicious food, climbed more stairs than imaginable, and saw some of the most beautiful places. While our honeymoon was a dream come true, I am so happy to be home, drinking a Mountain Dew, as my dogs snuggle next to me.
Soon I will share photos and stories from our honeymoon with you all, but I am silly and want to post them in order, after our wedding recaps. Not to leave you empty handed, here are a few teasers from our wedding:
So, a few months ago I knew I was going to get engaged and I started planning my wedding in my head and on The Knot. I already had a good idea of who my bridesmaids would be. I even told them that I would have them in the wedding. I was talking to my one friend about how I planned to include her. Not too long after, we had a huge fight where she yelled at me for some pretty stupid things (like goofing around) that none of my other friends would have ever gotten mad about. We didn’t talk for a month, but finally just said, “let’s agree to disagree,” and put it behind us.
I don’t feel the same towards her anymore, but she went on pretending we were the best of friends after that. I still haven’t forgotten what happened and don’t see her as such a great friend anymore. When I got engaged she didn’t say anything about being in the wedding, but asked if she could plan my bachelorette party, told me how excited she was, that she needed to lose weight for my wedding, and so on. I know she asked one of our mutual friends if she thought she was still in the wedding. I know I have to say SOMETHING to her, but I don’t know what to say. She still acts like she’s my bestest friend and wants to help me plan the wedding, but I really don’t want her that involved.
What do I say!?
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