Especially if it’s concerning the wedding. About a month ago, I was visiting my local Hobby Lobby when I stumbled upon these:
Of course, I took them home with me. Why? Did I have a purpose for them at the time? Well, no, but it was an offer I couldn’t refuse. At ~$3 each, these were a steal, and I know I will use them after the wedding. I bought the remainder of the store’s supply, which was 5 each of the small and medium and 3 of the large.
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This is quite possibly the perfect first dance.
What makes a first dance memorable to you?
Since I finally have a dress I can love, it’s finally time to start thinking about my favorite accessory: shoes! (Who am I kidding: I’ve cared more about the shoes than the dress all along. 
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I have a couple of color options, but it’s pretty of dependent on the color scheme I choose. I don’t have tons of stuff to color coordinate for my low key wedding, but I do have two pretty noticeable things: shoes and flowers.
My initial thought for my September wedding was to go for an orange bouquet. With my ensemble, I could wear white, but I’d rather wear a colored shoe. I’ve been less than successful at finding a lot of decent orange shoes at budget prices, but there are a few options out there. Remembering that my dress is bright white, the orange color scheme would give me something like this:
(sources: left, top center, top right, bottom center, bottom right)
Note: Since I know you’re going to want to know, these shoes are Cole Haan Air Ibeza Strap (top left) and A. Marinelli Tune (bottom right).
The other color palette I’ve been considering revolves around blue shoes.
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Remember how I was cutting wine bottles for my centerpieces? Well, a few weeks ago, my bottle cutter pooped out on me. It just wouldn’t score the bottles right. I was having to go over and over the score line (which is bad for the blade [I don’t think it was good anyway]). I got really frustrated with the whole thing and ended up putting it aside for several weeks. It sat on my kitchen counter and taunted me with its uncooperative-ness. I think it was silently mocking my ability to make it work. Meanwhile, the 125 bottles that still had not been cut were taunting me from the shed. I was beginning to feel defeated by my own project.
During a recent phone conversation, my stepmother suggested I find a better way to cut those bottles. The method I was using was extremely time consuming and tedious. I’d spent hours working on these things. I was only about 50% done with the cutting and none of the bottles had been sanded.
I did a little research and found out that a glass worker would charge me about $2 per bottle to cut. This was not an option. I’d already invested so much time saving money by doing it myself, I couldn’t bear to pay anyone $250 dollars to take over from that point.
A quick Google search produced the name of the tool I needed to get the job done. I set out in search of a diamond blade. I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into, but I thought it would at least be worth looking into, especially since my other option was buying another bottle cutter. We don’t really have power tools in our house, and I wasn’t sure what I was going to put this diamond blade on to make it work, but I headed to Home Depot anyway, hoping they would have some sort of answer.
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All photos below by The Wiebners. We purchased a disc of all unedited images from our wedding day, so some post-processing has been done by me for the purpose of sharing the photos with you. Click on any photo to enlarge. Sorry for the brief hiatus in posting these last few weeks… lots going on in the land of Cupcake. Now, let’s get back to some wedding deets, shall we?
The second stop on our three-island honeymoon trip was Bora Bora! It’s a short plane ride from Moorea to the island of Bora Bora, and they serve fresh pineapple juice on the flight! We had been told in advance to sit on the left side of the plane, and were rewarded with views like these:
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Who wants to hang out with our newest bee, Miss Frenchie and me??? It is kind of last minute, but we wanted to see if anyone could join us. We are going to be eating some delicious Mexican food. Chips and guac… yum!!
We are meeting this Wednesday (April 29th) at 5:15PM at Avila’s El Ranchito in Laguna Niguel.
Address:
27941 La Paz Rd. Suite E.
Laguna Niguel, CA
Comment below if you think you can make it!
My fiance and I LOVE kids, and there are a ton of them in our families. While I understand why some people decide not to have kids at their weddings, we couldn’t imagine our wedding without them! There will be about 30 or so kids attending our event, so we have been thinking of something we can do to make them feel special.
At our reception venue, there is a small room connected to the room where our reception will be held. We’ve been told that we are free to use it, and until recently, I hadn’t figured out what we would use it for, if anything. I met with one of our decorators this past weekend on my trip to Michigan, where she suggested that we use the room as a type of playroom for the kids. Genius idea, don’t you think? I do!
Today’s photo of the day was uploaded by ambinsb. She DIYed all the bouquets for her wedding using bi-colored circus roses for the bridesmaids, and a combination of white regular and garden roses for her own bouquet.
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I’ve finally got my proof to show that Mr. Milkshake initiated the cake smash, even when he had agreed not to!
I am so blown away with how our StillMotion Super8 video turned out. Their photographer extraordinaire, Amina, flew across the country to give up her trusty SLR to man a camcorder that was circa 1970 for the day. I love the composition of every shot and just how tightly she framed everything… it’s like she shot it with a 200mm lens, and I love, love, love it. Amina was able to pick up her camera two days later to produce these awe-inspiring images of our TTD.
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So, Jamaica in May? Yeah, it’s HOT. I wanted to have either a fan or a parasol for each chair, but needed something that (again) was easily transportable. Considering that our multiple suitcases are already bulging at the seams, parasols were eliminated. I saw these fan/programs that I liked (but again, they are a little too bulky for our suitcases!):
I discovered DK Designs when Mrs. Pineapple had them create all of her wedding florals. Diane is an accredited Deco Clay Craft Academy Instructor and handcrafts the most beautiful clay florals for weddings. Here she is to tell you a little more about herself and her growing business!
I’ve had a lot of questions in the comments sections of my posts regarding fonts, specifically the ‘handwriting fonts’, so I figured I would do a post about fonts in general.
The majority of the time, I get most of my fonts from either dafont.com or 1001freefonts.com (both are free, for the bee on a budget).
But, I’ve also splurged on some fonts from Veer, namely the Burgues Script (so elegant!). I bought it because I was POSITIVE we were going to use it on our invitation suite – now I’m not so sure, but I still love it!! Plus, when you purchase something from VEER, they put you on their mailing list and you get THE COOLEST mailers ever! It literally makes my day when I get something from them in the mail. My favorite has been a “Desktop Attendant for Absent Creatives”:
“Sometimes you have to get away. This collection of excuses, alibis, and reasons-why will let your work mates know where and/or why you’ve gone.”
Reader Tee is selling 6 red and blue striped ties. They are new and have never been worn. She is asking for $12.50 each or $70 for the lot.
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FSIL Bruschetta’s bridal shower was last weekend, and along with the routine games, her bridesmaids had a cute surprise activity for the bride-to-be.
The girls had selected special gifts — loungewear, sleepwear or underwear — and upon unwrapping each, FSIL Bruschetta had to guess who had purchased it. Incorrect answers meant she had to model the lingerie (but with family in attendance, everyone agreed to keep it modest!). By the end of the game, FSIL Bruschetta had several negligee over her clothes, and a pair of frilly pink panties on her head — and the room was full of giggles and camera flashes.
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