Mrs. Sunbeam, San Francisco/Grove City, PAAge and Occupation: 26, Grad Student & Office ManagerFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Motion DesignerEngagement Date: May 10, 2008Wedding Date: September 2009Venue: Harbison Chapel & The Maple Lane FarmAbout Me: Mr. Sunbeam and I are high school sweethearts. We both come from a small town in PA but are growing to love the California lifestyle. He loves wine and I love cheese... the perfect combination! When I'm not drooling over wedding blogs, I'm attending grad school, out being a foodie, or attempting to "walk" our cat at the park. Two things guaranteed to excite me are wedding cakes and breaking out my suitcase to travel. Mr. Sunbeam and I are personalizing our hometown wedding to celebrate our high school sweetheart status and PA roots with a few CA touches. After ten years of dating we couldn't be more excited to call each other husband and wife!
We got our first RSVP back the other day! I got a little sentimental ripping open its tiny red envelope. *You’ve made it safely back to the nest tiny card.* I’ll always love that we made our invites, BUT I have seen some really beautiful suites out there and I can’t help but admire their creativity and beauty (of course ours have homemade charm right? Let’s go with charm). Here are a few that caught my eye. *All images are from the designers’ sites, unless otherwise noted.*
I spotted these on Ice Cream Social and I love this save the date idea! I am a sucker for 3D elements on invites like the tag hanging from the birds ankle. And for birds. I also may be partial to beautiful uses of grey, since it’s one of our colors. It would be a home run if I was really into the deranged San Francisco pigeons so I could have a personal connection to the pigeon. Ah well. Read more…
Mrs. Cub, Chile/PortlandAge and Occupation: 26, AstronomerFiance's Age and Occupation: 28, AstronomerEngagement Date: May 10, 2008Wedding Date: September 2009Venue: Westwind YWCA campAbout Me: I'm a small-town girl who's making a living in Chile, with her heart in the Pacific Northwest. I grew up in Southern California, went to high school in Texas, grad school in New Mexico, and now I can't wait to settle down in Oregon! I love pears, hazelnuts,
knitting, traveling, running, baking, and long talks on the phone with
good friends. I'm planning my Oregon coast summer camp wedding while
abroad with my best friend - I'm always at home when I'm with him!
What do a baby bear… … and a cutie-patootie poodle have in common? Se hablan español, they love weddings, and they want to spend Saturday evening with YOU! Read more…
Mrs. Sprinkle, Los AngelesAge and Occupation: 26, Preschool Teacher
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Television Production/WriterEngagement Date: December 24, 2008Wedding Date: September 2009Venue: The Marvimon HouseAbout Me: I'm a Bay Area native trying to create a life for myself (and my fiance, and our three cats!) in the vast city of Los Angeles. I love vegan red velvet cupcakes, pilates ,and mid-century furniture. Mr. Sprinkle and I met when my band toured through his city (we bonded over cake and a mutual love of Morrissey) and we are getting married on the four year anniversary of our first date. When I am not teaching preschool (or blogging!) you can find me perfecting recipes, petting kittens, hiking in Griffith Park, and overusing exclamation points. We are planning a vegan, green-as-possible, DIY wedding, and I couldn't be more excited to share all of the details!
Guys, I have a problem. Before I can make any decision, whether it be small or large, I feel the need to ask the opinion of every single person I know. This is bad because it just shows how little I trust myself to make the right decision.
Last week I decided I want to make my own darn wedding cupcakes. One hundred plus wedding cupcakes. I did a trial run for a coworker’s birthday and wrote down these facts:
It costs me $ 0.60 to make a cupcake (including batter, frosting, wrapper, and decorative topper)
It takes me less than one hour to sift, stir, scoop, bake, frost and decorate 24 cupcakes (not including baking/cooling time)
It will cost us $3.50 - $5.00 per cupcake to have them made for us
By making the cupcakes myself I can save about $300, decorate them any way I want, make any flavor I want, and have fun doing it because I love baking. Sure, I have some doubts. What if my oven explodes? How do we transport them? What if I eat all of them the day before and can’t fit into my dress?! But nothing that can’t be figured out.
I still asked everyone what they thought about me taking on the cupcake challenge. Every single person said DO NOT MAKE THE CUPCAKES. Read more…
Mrs. Toucan, BostonAge and Occupation: 25, Full-time Research Assistant, Part-time Graduate StudentFiance's Age and Occupation: 25, ActuaryEngagement Date: February 18, 2007Wedding Date: June 7, 2008Blogging Since: November 07, 2007Venue: St. Catherine of Genoa, Jin Asian Cuisine RestaurantAbout Me: I’m a Gemini to the extreme. On one side, I’m a girly girl. I read countless bridal and fashion magazines, and have an obsession with keeping up with the latest Hollywood gossip. On the other side, I’m a sports fanatic. Despite being a full-time bride-to be, full-time research assistant, and part-time student, I’m also a full-time Red Sox fan from spring training to October, and a full-time Patriots fan from mini-camp to February. I devote almost as much time researching my for fantasy football team as researching for our wedding!
Mrs. Cowboy Boot, Santa FeAge and Occupation: 25, Magazine EditorFiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Artist and Whitewater Rafting GuideEngagement Date: April 28th, 2008Wedding Date: October 2009Venue: Devil's Thumb Ranch, ColoradoAbout Me: I grew up in Los Angeles and have since lived in San Diego, Boston, Italy, Hawaii, New York City, and Santa Fe. I speak Italian and love pasta. My real passion is the outdoors, though. When I'm not at work, I'm snowboarding, hiking with my two dogs, mountain biking, surfing, cross-country-skiing, or boating New Mexico's rivers. Despite my boyish love for adventure, I'm a girly-girl at heart and am overly-excited to pull off the romantic, vintage-inspired, country wedding of my dreams.
I just got word that our ceremony site has undergone a transformation. I never showed it to you before, but don’t worry, not too much has changed—they replaced long, wooden benches with chairs and added the stone pathway. The minor tweaks have made it less rustic and more elegant.
Reader cerulean selling a Maggie Sottero “Melena” wedding dress in a a size 10. The dress has ivory lace over champagne satin and a corset back. She is asking $1100 OBO.
Have a wedding item for sale? Post it with pictures in the Weddingbee classifieds and you might see it featured on the blog!
Mrs. Mouse, AustinAge and Occupation: 25, Weddingbee Editor/AttorneyFiance's Age and Occupation: 31, Civil EngineerEngagement Date: December 19, 2007Wedding Date: September 2009Venue: Barr MansionAbout Me: I just graduated from law school and will be taking the bar, getting married, going on a honeymoon with my guy, and then trying to figure out what I'm going to do with the rest of my life. I was born and raised in a small East Texas town, but I'm no country girl! I'm obsessed with British accents, fantasy (including Harry Potter, of course), and classic rock. My fiance and I consider ourselves both music and beer snobs--but every once in awhile we love to hear a crappy band and drink a cheap brew or two. We're planning an eco-friendly, casual, English garden affair for the end of summer, and we can't wait for it to get here!
I’m back! I finished the bar exam! While I won’t know if I passed until November, I’ve got a wedding to plan in the meantime, in case you forgot. I almost did.
Before I hit the ground running on a ton of half-finished DIY projects, I’ve got some other stuff to catch you guys up on.
In an earlier post, I hinted about a shoe dilemma I was having. I blogged about my Seychelle’s, and a lot of you guys agreed they are awesome. Cute, comfy, with thicker, not-too-high heels. And they’re in a killer gray shade that’s a bit unexpected and (I like to think) high-fashion-y. I liked them way more than any other shoe I’d found up to that point, but I guess I wasn’t “in love” with them. At least not the way I’m in love with my dress. Sigh.
Anyway, when I was shopping for the Seychelle’s online, I came across a pair of Steve Madden pumps in a gorgeous nude color. I had been craving nude pumps ever since I saw someone wearing some back in March. And these were only about $60! I wanted to buy them just to have them, whether or not I ended up getting married in them. But alas, they were sold out in my size in nude.
Mrs. D'orsay, Baltimore/Lancaster UKAge and Occupation: 24, nonprofit communications Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Web site developer and designer; co-owner of men's skincare shopEngagement Date: August 10, 2008Wedding Date: August, 2009Venue: Oakland ManorAbout Me: I'm a Maryland raised environmental policy wonk/activist/organizer and communications aficionado. In the past year I've lived in Baltimore, MD, Tucson, AZ, Miami, FL and Lancaster, England. In my not so spare time I enjoy planning trips with Mr. D' Orsay, visiting friends and family and crafting like a mo-fo. I also enjoy modern dance classes, rugby and soccer but have been banned by my mother, MOHs, and Mr. D' Orsay from playing till after the wedding. I have an unnatural addiction to cheese and shoes, but love Mr. D' Orsay more than either and can't wait to become Mrs. D' Orsay!
With the hair part done (thanks so much, you guys rock!), it’s time to discuss the makeup part of “getting prettified”. The one thing that always surprises me about bridal makeup is how intense it is. Which makes sense, since I’ll be running around for hours in the August heat being photographed. However… on a Sunday morning… grabbing coffee after the trial? Well… perhaps that should have waited until after the church crowd had departed…
You’ve already seen my makeup inspiration photo, but probably didn’t realize it.
So, how did this look on me? Well, we had to take a guess on the eyes, so here is what we ended up with: Read more…
Weddingbee GalleryFeature Launched: April 10, 2009About: A collection of inspirational wedding pictures from readers and bees.
This spectacular photo of Emily and Ben’s wedding was captured by Barnaby Draper Studios.
Don’t forget to check out all the professional inspiration from the top wedding vendors in the industry in the PRO Folio!
Mrs. Poodle, Santiago, Chile/San Bernardino, CAAge and Occupation: 27, Industrial & Web DesignerFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Firefighter & Mountain PatrolEngagement Date: February 25, 2009Wedding Date: January 2010Venue: Mr. P's Grandparents’ RanchAbout Me: I’m a Chilean girl who's crazy about nature and swimming. I enjoy carving, drawing, reading and sewing; I drool over computers, fabric, pretty paper, purple and patterns. To me, chocolate should be one of the seven wonders, right next to lemon pie. I never thought an exchange work experience program was going to change my life forever, but while working in California, I met Mr. Poodle, and ever since my days are better and brighter. We are two goofy souls that, after finding each other, couldn’t help but want to be together forever. It has being a long and sometimes hard road, since we have to deal with such a long distance between us, but we are now facing the last stage of our Fiancé Visa, and soon we will be together. You know the best part? We will be married! So I’ll be blogging from Chile until just a few months before our “green and purple” wedding.
I found this cool Etsy seller that works with glass recycled material. This is just like what I had in mind for cool, easy, eco-friendly and cheap vases for my recycled paper flowers idea.
Actually, my first “eco-friendly” plan was to cut wine bottles and make vases just like the ones Miss D’orsay made in this post.
After I told Mr. Poodle the idea, he said that we could even melt the glass and make cool shapes to add some more flavor to our centerpieces. That’s another thing erased from my list and on his! (Muaah-ha-ha!) Read more…
Mrs. Mary Jane, Grand Forks, NDAge and Occupation: 26, Instructional DesignerFiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Lead ProgrammerEngagement Date: February 28, 2009Wedding Date: September 2009Venue: City HallAbout Me: I'm a career woman on the surface and a homemaker at heart. I love fast cars and high heels, and my favorite food is cake. Mr. Mary Jane and I are both full-time employees and students, and we just bought our first house. We love to curl up on the couch with buttery popcorn, Sour Patch Kids, and the latest Netflix arrival -- whenever we can get a break from everyday life.
But seriously… the design of the invitations for my future-in-laws’ picnic get-together (the Mary Jane version of a “reception”) started with a Post-It note. Wanna see our invitations? Here they are!
Don’t Mr. Mary Jane and I look sexay in our portrait? Read more…
Mrs. Cloud, RichmondAge and Occupation: 25, Sales RepFiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Customer Service Manager/DJEngagement Date: February 14, 2008Wedding Date: November 2009Venue: Cathedral of the Sacred Heart & The Jefferson HotelAbout Me: Mr. Cloud and I are Yankees planning a Southern wedding to show our families from Boston and New York our fabulous city. We are complete opposites, resulting in a wedding to include bridesmaids in pearls and groomsmen in Adidas shell toes. I’m a sorority girl at heart with strong addictions to my blackberry, cherry Chapstick, Coach purses, the Boston Red Sox and our fur baby, Bella. I can’t wait to the throw the party of our lives and of course, marry my best friend!
In an attempt to regain my sanity after hitting the mother of all roadblocks, I decided to take the advice of a few fellow bees and super smart hive members. My first plan of action was to lay out what needs to be done. I love lists; I love crossing things off and feeling accomplished afterward (yeah, sometimes I write things down I already did just to cross them off. Want to fight about it?), and I always feel better when I know how far my progress is and how much further I have to go.
My brilliant solution? This bad boy is now proudly hanging on a door in our office (it’s okay if you laugh, Mr. Cloud did, a LOT).
Mrs. Penguin, Northern CaliforniaAge and Occupation: 27, Weddingbee Editor in ChiefFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Doctor of Physical TherapyEngagement Date: January 29, 2007Wedding Date: June 7, 2008Blogging Since: September 14, 2007Venue: Winery in the Gold CountryAbout Me: I love the Spice Girls, dogs with underbites, bean burritos, making messes, high fives, avoiding showers, crossword puzzles, blogs, weddings, and blogs about weddings!
Mrs. Tiramisu requested that we add a master directory of all the bios to make it easy to see all your beautiful bios in one place. Until we have time to program a custom feature in the Bios section, our intern Michael has pulled together a Bio Directory in our wiki!
Please have fun surfing around and if you don’t see your bio included, here are the super easy steps to add it to the wiki:
1. Go to the Bio Directory wiki page. You should see a second navbar right below the main navbar, highlighted below:
Mrs. Sunbeam, San Francisco/Grove City, PAAge and Occupation: 26, Grad Student & Office ManagerFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Motion DesignerEngagement Date: May 10, 2008Wedding Date: September 2009Venue: Harbison Chapel & The Maple Lane FarmAbout Me: Mr. Sunbeam and I are high school sweethearts. We both come from a small town in PA but are growing to love the California lifestyle. He loves wine and I love cheese... the perfect combination! When I'm not drooling over wedding blogs, I'm attending grad school, out being a foodie, or attempting to "walk" our cat at the park. Two things guaranteed to excite me are wedding cakes and breaking out my suitcase to travel. Mr. Sunbeam and I are personalizing our hometown wedding to celebrate our high school sweetheart status and PA roots with a few CA touches. After ten years of dating we couldn't be more excited to call each other husband and wife!
Hello, Macbook Pro. For those of you who keep up on these things, you might know the new faster CHEAPER Macbook Pros came out a little while ago. To be exact, they came out two days after we bought ours. Boo. Luckily, Apple lets you make an exchange if a new version of your suddenly old and decrepit laptop comes out within two weeks of your purchase. Macbook, we loved you but we love your updated twin more! Our new computer will be acting as our DJ for the wedding, and it came with a free backup singer! Read more…
Mrs. Sprinkle, Los AngelesAge and Occupation: 26, Preschool Teacher
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Television Production/WriterEngagement Date: December 24, 2008Wedding Date: September 2009Venue: The Marvimon HouseAbout Me: I'm a Bay Area native trying to create a life for myself (and my fiance, and our three cats!) in the vast city of Los Angeles. I love vegan red velvet cupcakes, pilates ,and mid-century furniture. Mr. Sprinkle and I met when my band toured through his city (we bonded over cake and a mutual love of Morrissey) and we are getting married on the four year anniversary of our first date. When I am not teaching preschool (or blogging!) you can find me perfecting recipes, petting kittens, hiking in Griffith Park, and overusing exclamation points. We are planning a vegan, green-as-possible, DIY wedding, and I couldn't be more excited to share all of the details!
A few short months ago I was really, really struggling to make all the elements of this wedding come together. I had so many ideas, so much inspiration, but none of it fit. It just seemed like a really bad combination of really good ideas. Mr. Sprinkle and I talked it over many times, and pinpointed what we wanted our wedding to feel like to us, to our family, to our friends.
We want it to feel like home. Classy, fancy (yet casual, not stuffy) home! We want it to be the wedding we would have at our own home, if our own home could hold one hundred people (because if our home could hold 100 people, it would be here!). And now that we have that idea in mind with every decision we make, it does feel like everything was meant to be. It is all working out. We may not have a real “wedding theme” but take the idea of home, throw in some grey and mustard, a touch of vintage rock, and a lot of love and happiness (I never said I wasn’t cheesy), and you have our wedding theme!
That said, it is still hard when I see a great wedding like this. Hands down the best bouquet I have ever seen. Grey and yellow? Wonderful. Palm Springs pool party?! So fun. Even though I love what we are brewing, I still have pangs of wedding lust. Read more…
… and a cutie-patootie poodle have in common?
Se hablan español, they love weddings, and they want to spend Saturday evening with YOU!
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