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.
… for 131 days! Our fiance visa petition has been APPROVED!! And… what does this mean? Well, in about 4 weeks, our papers will be at the embassy here in Chile, and then we will have about 5 more weeks for interviews, medical, and all the rest of the papers. After that I can fly to California to marry Mr. Poodle!! Yay!!!!
I’ve been praying for so long! This approval is a huge first step towards reaching our final goal of being together forever. I was jumping all over the apartment when I read the email sent from USCIS. I knew Mr. Poodle was at work, so I couldn’t call him (he almost never gets service at the station), so I texted him the news!!! I just can’t erase the smile off my face. I’m sooo happy!!
{ The week the Poodles met (the first and last pic) - the center pic is from after we started dating } Read more…
Mrs. Lightning, Cape Town Age and Occupation: 22, Journalist and Graphic DesignerFiance's Age and Occupation: 23, Computer ScientistEngagement Date: December 27, 2008
Wedding Date: September 2009Venue: Hout Bay ManorAbout Me: I'm a young American living abroad in the beautiful city of Cape Town with a wonderful South African fiance and our crazy kitty Zeus. We're young, driven and madly in love. Together we're pursuing our wildest dreams including our biggest undertaking yet, a vintage retrospective wedding filled to the brim with DIY madness. I have an unnatural attraction to cake, a passion for blogging and a love of good design. While I might be an overly obsessive creative with too many ideas and nowhere to put them, Mr Lightning is my biggest fan and I can't wait to make my true love mine.
So, it’s decided. Mr Lightning and I have settled on Egypt for our honeymoon. We tossed around the idea of a budget holiday in Paris and Rome, but in all honesty, we’d be eating 2-minute noodles from our suitcases if we went with this option.
Egypt had been the original plan, but just as it was with everything else, it was hard to make a decision. Read more…
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!
There are some things that really got the short end of the stick budget-wise, like transportation. Up until a month ago we really hadn’t given much thought to transportation. Early on we kicked around the idea of getting an old model-T Ford to drive us around. But the model-T search wasn’t the easiest task, and a limo was WAY too expensive for us, so we pictured ourselves driving off in Momma Sunbeam’s Prius and went on with the planning. Then one day it hit me: what about a school bus??
We’re high school sweethearts, so we could definitely chalk it up to a nostalgia thing, and chances were that it would be cheap. Read more…
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
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.
Hive. I’ve found her. The magic maker (aka hairstylist) who will make my hair look like the things of my inspiration pictures. I teetered between a bun, a side pony, half-up, or completely down and curly. But Candace Post from Hot Heads Salon walked off the seesaw and left me teetering no more. I’ve decided that I’ll be doing a side bun. And I’m pretty positive you’ll be convinced, too.
Here’s the before picture (my bangs seriously need a trim here):
Reader nadia7284 is selling her Provonias wedding gown. The dress is an off-white color and has been altered to fit size 2/4. She is asking $1500 or best offer.
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!
As soon as I saw the results from our e-pic session, I knew we had made the right choice.
I had kind of put the wedding photography into the back of my mind because I knew we had it covered. I have complete faith that Jennifer and C.J. get our aesthetic, and that we can just leave it to them to capture amazing pictures on our wedding day.
But then, they posted this wedding on their blog on Sunday, and I fell in love all over again. I’m more excited for our wedding than ever now! (Although, I do have to admit I have a serious case of wedding envy.)
Miss Dew Drop, San FranciscoAge and Occupation: 31, AttorneyFiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Managerial Type at an Internet CompanyEngagement Date: December 12, 2008
Wedding Date: September 2009Venue: Ralston Hall MansionAbout Me: I'm a food-and-baking-obsessed, occasionally sword wielding Bay Area native who is quickly becoming overwhelmed with planning a wedding and opening a law practice at the same time. (Brilliant move, that one.) I love reading, online shopping, ice cream, my Macbook, Bollywood movies, hoodies, the UCLA Bruins, and of course, Mr. Dew Drop.
Actually, and though I hate to admit it, J and I met in a bar. This bar, to be exact.
It was a birthday party for a high school friend of mine. I was 24, fresh off my stint in Boston for law school. He was 28, working long hours at an internet company that my friend had just started temping for.
We started dating a mere five years later.
Life is funny, isn’t it? There’s this person you knew all along, but first you were dating someone and then he was dating someone. And while you knew him, you didn’t really know him, if you know what I mean. And then he sends you an email out of the blue. And you’re curious. Read more…
Weddingbee GalleryFeature Launched: April 10, 2009About: A collection of inspirational wedding pictures from readers and bees.
This ring pillow by Llubav is beautifully detailed with beads, flowers, and a little bird.
Don’t forget to check out all the professional inspiration from the top wedding vendors in the industry in the PRO Folio!
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!
My name is Miss Cloud and I am a Facebook wedding stalker. It’s true, I admit it. And I’m fairly certain this is not a normal behavior. I just can’t help myself—if anyone has a big white dress in their profile picture, I will be checking out every single one of their pictures in hopes for another peek at the wedding. Even if I don’t know them and my only glimpse of said white dress is from a tiny picture next to a comment they left on a wall somewhere. It’s gotten out of control, really.
The other day, while doing my regular FB stalking, I noticed that a friend of a friend got married a few weekends ago. The wedding was gorgeous, the outdoor ceremony was right before sunset, with a reception that followed at a local hotel. The bride was glowing, and the groom shed a few tears, and no one in attendance even posted any ugly cry face pictures. But while I was looking at the pictures, I couldn’t help but remember the last time I had seen the bride. It was shortly after Mr. Cloud and I had gotten engaged, and she wasn’t even dating anyone at the time. The lovely bride and groom whose pictures I was lovingly stalking hadn’t even known each other as long as we have been planning our wedding! A very familiar pang of jealousy struck me pretty hard.
It all made sense when we started planning. Read more…
Mrs. Labrador Retriever, Athens/SavannahAge and Occupation: 24, Student/Sports ReporterFiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Physical Therapy Assistant Student/Future Dr. of PT
Engagement Date: December 31, 2008Wedding Date: November 2009Venue: Whitfield Square/Savannah StationAbout Me: I'm working on my second degree from UGA (Go Dawgs!). I'm a self-proclaimed attention-w****. If it involves a camera, I'm in front of it! You'll never meet a girlier tomboy than me. I can go toe to toe with any guy on the subject of college football, and lift more than any girl in my gym, all without chipping a nail. I hope to someday be the only person you want delivering your sports news. My FI and I are the loving parents of three Labrador Retrievers (one of each color) and are planning a "Southern Romantic Charm" wedding in the beautiful, historic city of Savannah. I'm not extreme in anything except moderation... and wedding planning.
Sorry about the lame title. Mr. Lab came up with it because I couldn’t think of one.
Anyhoo, I’m breathing a sigh of relief (if you couldn’t decipher the title) because I’ve finished all of our ceremony decor! After I completed the hanging magnolia mason jars, I got to work on a way to dress up our gazebo “altar”:
Ignore the weird yellowing. It doesn’t exist in real life, just wacky camera stuff.
I really wanted to keep the ceremony decor simple, as not to distract from the natural beauty of Savannah’s Whitfield square.
Mrs. Cheese, KnoxvilleAge and Occupation: 29, Engineering ManagerFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, CAD DesignerEngagement Date: July 31, 2008Wedding Date: May, 2009Blogging Since: October 16, 2008Venue: Our home and the two acres it sits onAbout Me: I’m an emotional girl who loves sentimental things, parenthetical asides, and trying to do things herself. I can cook, sew, am a whiz at planning, terrible at delegating, and totally in love with my fiancé (who will be my second husband but first love of the rest of my life). For our home/ garden/ DIY wedding, we’ll be moonlighting as interior designers, home improvers, and gardeners with the help of our fabulous friends and neighbors. We can’t wait to be married, and are learning how fun getting married can be.
Hi, remember me? *waving* I used to blog here, but then I got a serious case of the Recaps and I’ve been fighting it ever since.
Much like my predecessors, I’m struggling to finish them, and I’m going to let you in on a little secret: recaps aren’t nearly as much fun as I once thought they’d be. We love you guys, our supportive and fantabulous readers, and we sometimes have a hard time trying to live up to your expectations… and our own. I want to find the words to make you feel like you were there, to make you understand that “it was the best day” is completely genuine, to give you hope and peace and help you get through the meltdowns that we all go through. Read more…
Mrs. Quiche, Chicago/Montego BayAge and Occupation: 28, Interior DesignerFiance's Age and Occupation: 42, Telecom GuruEngagement Date: July 2, 2008Wedding Date: May, 2009Venue: Coyaba Resort, Montego BayAbout Me: I love Chicago and can’t imagine living anywhere else (Well, except Paris. Or anywhere in France, for that matter!). I’m a full-time worker, part-time student, soon-to-be-step-mom, indie music lovin’, architecture and design fanatic, macaroni and cheese addict, vegetarian, Francophile, Ohio State football obsessed, wedding planning girl. Mr. Quiche and I are “Partners-in-Crime” and cannot wait to celebrate our marriage surrounded by our family and closest friends. I plan on DIYing my little heart out (or as much as a suitcase to Jamaica will hold).
Hey Chicago Bees! If you’ve been buzzing around the local boards, you know we’ve got a meet up planned for tomorrow night! If not, consider this your official notice.
Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Time: 5:30, 6:00 - everyone is arriving at different times - come when you can!
Location: A Mano
335 N. Dearborn (by HOB, under Bin 36)
Why?: A chance to talk shop with fellow readers & bees! Oh, and A Mano has $10 carafes of wine on Tuesday. Just sayin’
Hope to see you there!
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’ve wanted to share these for long time, so here they are:
I divided the process in two, because I’m not buying the buds for the flowers. Instead, I’m making my own and I’ll show you how easy this is. In case you don’t want make them, you can buy a 5 pack for around $4.25. I found this store here that carries the kind I wanted. Read more…
Mrs. Lightning, Cape Town Age and Occupation: 22, Journalist and Graphic DesignerFiance's Age and Occupation: 23, Computer ScientistEngagement Date: December 27, 2008
Wedding Date: September 2009Venue: Hout Bay ManorAbout Me: I'm a young American living abroad in the beautiful city of Cape Town with a wonderful South African fiance and our crazy kitty Zeus. We're young, driven and madly in love. Together we're pursuing our wildest dreams including our biggest undertaking yet, a vintage retrospective wedding filled to the brim with DIY madness. I have an unnatural attraction to cake, a passion for blogging and a love of good design. While I might be an overly obsessive creative with too many ideas and nowhere to put them, Mr Lightning is my biggest fan and I can't wait to make my true love mine.
Despite a few disappointments (thank you sexyredframe for your time, even though it didn’t work out), I’ve come to realise there might always be a better dress, and one cannot dwell on such things forever. At this stage I just wanted something flattering.
So, I went to visit Cindy Bam Couture for the second time. Her gowns are beautiful and her professionalism shines through. However, after attempting a couture custom gown, I realised I just wouldn’t be able to pay the price for such a beautiful gown, and after negotiations and various quotes I had to let the dress she sketched go.
Not long after however, Cindy contacted me to say she was working on a standard collection and that the dress she had intended to make for me would be simplified and put into this new collection at a more budget friendly price. With this in mind, I made another appointment and was touched to see that they had started work on a gown just for me (but with no obligation). The reason I know it was made for me was because I had inquired if they could make my dress in silver the last time I came, as I felt the white to be too stark against my skin. And, lo and behold, there stood a silver metallic satin gown in front of me. Read more…
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