Mrs. Frozen Yogurt, DallasAge and Occupation: 28, Special Projects CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Equity TraderEngagement Date: March 19, 2009Wedding Date: April 2010Venue: Marie Gabrielle, DallasAbout Me: I was born and raised in Texas, and have lived in several of the cities across the state, but I currently reside in Austin. I went to college in Boston and have a special place in my heart for the Northeast. I love reading, shopping, wine, reuniting with college friends that are scattered across the country, reality TV, trying out new recipes, and attempting all the DIY projects that come along with wedding planning. I'm a "bleeding heart, save the world type" and thankfully my job allows me to work on legislation and policy to help out those in need. I met Mr. Frozen Yogurt in a bar, though he doesn't even drink! And now we are planning a modern yet vintage wedding in Dallas while dealing with the trials and tribulations of first time homeownership.
Yep, that’s right. I won’t be the only girl sweating underneath a large layer of clothing; my flower girls will be wearing petticoats, but not underneath their dresses. The petticoats will be their skirts. What will they pair with this beautiful skirt? A cute white tank! They are from Oopsy Daisy Baby, and I am totally smitten by them. Plus, I know that every little girl loves a dress that twirls. Look at how adorable they are:
Mrs. Lamb, NorfolkAge and Occupation: 25, Homeland Security ConsultantFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Graduate StudentEngagement Date: January 2009Wedding Date: January 2010Venue: Trinity Presbyterian Church/Harrison Opera HouseAbout Me: I’m a Homeland Security Consultant with a tendency towards pulling office pranks, taking lunch breaks, and drinking Wawa shakes. I’m also an English major with a serious obsession with alliteration and rhymes. While I’m not keeping America safe, I’m training for half marathons and the Escape from Alcatraz swim. Or moving for the third time this year. Or baking. Or wedding crafting. Or crying about wedding planning. All the while, I’m getting myself into Lucille Ball-esque scrapes and making Jim Carey-esque faces. Our big fat Czech/Baptist/Jewish/Italian wedding is a combination of vintage eclectic, DIY, and little spoonful of sugar from our Event Coordinator. It’s going to be a Norfolk flavored wedding with the verve of an only-daughter-blow-out bash!
If you’re in the mood to die from cute overload today, head on over to Jellybeans. The artist behind Jellybeans, Angela, creates these watercolor paintings full of whimsy and joy. Her main motif, the tree, is so symbolic for love and child rearing. It’s like a little colorful dose of “The Giving Tree.”
I couldn’t decide what to show you, so I made a collage of the love-themed trees:
Top Row L-R: Forever and Always, A Spring of Love, Love Flourishes, Stand by Me
Bottom Row L-R: Romance is in the Air, All You Need is Love, Amour DArbre
Mrs. Joey, SeattleAge and Occupation: 28, Project Administrator for Public Health NGOFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, High School History TeacherEngagement Date: June 24, 2008Wedding Date: August 2009Venue: Eastside Catholic Chapel and Lake Union CafeAbout Me: I'm a Seattle girl through and through except for the fact that I don't drink coffee. I love my job most of the time because I get to travel and work with brilliant people who are trying to prevent Malaria. I love DIY projects of all sorts, cooking, and watching sports. I'd wear anything at Anthropologie and could spend all day on Etsy. I love to travel but shouldn't because I always get myself into unbelievable situations!
So before I continue any further with the recaps, I want to formally introduce you to the Joey Wedding All-Stars. This day wouldn’t be as memorable, put together, or as fun without them.
Joey MOH (aka Sister Joey)
She came home from Italy, put together a wonderful shower, a rocking bachelorette party and filled the role of 5 bridesmaids.
Mrs. Apple Cider, New York/CharlotteAge and Occupation: 27, Corporate Communications ManagerFiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Grad Student – Clinical Mental Health Engagement Date: September 13, 2008Wedding Date: October 2009Venue: Banner Elk Winery & Blueberry VillaAbout Me: I am a North Carolina girl with a New York City spirit. I love crafting, blogging, laughing and dreaming. I know every word to the Anne of Green Gables and Little Women movies. I own every single Martha Stewart Wedding Magazine and have been dreaming of weddings since I was little. I believe life is about doing what makes you happy. If you aren't happy re-evaluate what you are doing. You should never look back on your life and not be proud of what you are doing. If you want to travel - travel. If you want to sing - sing. If you want to start a company - start a company. If you want to blog – blog!
This project started as a necessary project to keep everyone informed, and turned into something “too cute” not to include! I have been to weddings where people are confused about the schedule, don’t have important phone numbers, and don’t have addresses. I wanted to make sure that the wedding party and immediate family have all of the information. I thought a cute little pocket schedule might help!
Mrs. Parfait, ChicagoAge and Occupation: 26, TeacherFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Senior Online ConsultantEngagement Date: February 14, 2009Wedding Date: April 2010Venue: Signature EventsAbout Me: I have a soft spot for all things sweet and romantic. Desserts, love songs, sappy movies? Yes, yes, and ohh yes. My fiance and I enjoy singing to our dogs, creating crazy ice cream sundaes, and generally being lovey dovey cuddle bunnies. We also do socially acceptable things like dancing, throwing Frisbees, playing high stakes board games, and taking unreasonably fun road-trips. We're planning a Korean/Serbian wedding with plenty of playful, personal touches!
In my last post, I shared what Mr. Parfait envisioned for our big day. Let’s see how my ideas compared! Following are my original notes and uninhibited dreams about our big day!
Music: My favorite sappy songs (The Luckiest, True, So Close, The Look) would play throughout the ceremony. For the reception, we’d have a two-DJ team play the cool, lounge-y music that Mr. P likes during dinner, and more of my favorite sappy songs for slow dances.
Colors: I envision white and various shades of blue. Or how about black and white, with shots of cobalt? My shoes and bouquet will be the bright, candy pink exceptions.
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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.
I knew early on that I wanted programs that doubled as fans. Although the historical weather for Savannah in November is usually in the high 60s to low 70s, you never really know how hot an outdoor wedding in the South can get. Better safe than sorry!
I originally planned to make our program fans from scratch. I set out to find inspiration, and quickly ran across these adorable program fans on Etsy:
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!
By the time I was ready to get in the car and make the trip to Baltimore, MD for my bachelorette party, I was officially going stir crazy. I love surprises, but only as long as I am the one giving them, or if I’m at least in on it. I hate hate HATE not knowing what’s up. So it was a pretty big thing for me to have known something was coming since receiving that super cute invitation, but not knowing what to expect. The weekend couldn’t have come at a better time; after a stressful week I was ready to have a great time with my favorite ladies. And they really outdid themselves.
I was greeted by a hotel decorated with everything we would need to enjoy the weekend in style. And let me tell you, I was SURPRISED!!
Mrs. Swan, New York CityAge and Occupation: 31, Legislative RepresentativeFiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Finance GuyEngagement Date: August 9, 2008Wedding Date: August 2009Venue: Battery GardensAbout Me: I am an un-crafty but resourceful, Caribbean-born but New York-raised woman who's been known to analyze "Dancing with the Stars" and “So You Think You Can Dance”, buy stinky cheese, and use way too many parentheses. I keep lists for fun, am constantly daydreaming of my next international travel adventure (four continents down, three to go), debating sports (let’s Got Mets/Giants!) and dancing around my apartment to stay sane. I am excited to share our wedding planning journey as I hope to plan a streamlined, personal, and fun wedding with the greatest life partner I could ever imagine, Mr. Swan.
I thought that while we’re waiting for my pro pics from Dante Williams that I would share our minimoon to Newport, Rhode Island.
As I mentioned before, I was not completely sold on the idea of Newport, but as I researched all that the area had to offer, I was pretty excited to get there. We packed a lot into about five days, and yet it didn’t seem rushed at all. I highly recommend a getaway after the wedding, however small or modest it may be.
During our first two full days in Newport, we spent quite a bit of time on the water. Mr. Swan grew up sailing a lot with his family as well as coming to Newport, so it was like reminiscing for him. Our first few days included a trip to the Newport area’s second beach, which is technically in Middletown, Rhode Island (but, hey, who’s counting?).
Mrs. Frozen Yogurt, DallasAge and Occupation: 28, Special Projects CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Equity TraderEngagement Date: March 19, 2009Wedding Date: April 2010Venue: Marie Gabrielle, DallasAbout Me: I was born and raised in Texas, and have lived in several of the cities across the state, but I currently reside in Austin. I went to college in Boston and have a special place in my heart for the Northeast. I love reading, shopping, wine, reuniting with college friends that are scattered across the country, reality TV, trying out new recipes, and attempting all the DIY projects that come along with wedding planning. I'm a "bleeding heart, save the world type" and thankfully my job allows me to work on legislation and policy to help out those in need. I met Mr. Frozen Yogurt in a bar, though he doesn't even drink! And now we are planning a modern yet vintage wedding in Dallas while dealing with the trials and tribulations of first time homeownership.
I’m pretty certain that I want to wear my mantilla veil for the ceremony only and then put a hair flower in for the reception. I’m actually thinking I might try to make the hair flower (I’ll take pictures of the process once I tackle that project).
But what about the rest of my hair? I’m thinking I want to wear my hair half-up, but I have been drawn to some of the more lose updos. Here’s what I’m thinking for updos (all photos from Project Wedding).
Mrs. Lamb, NorfolkAge and Occupation: 25, Homeland Security ConsultantFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Graduate StudentEngagement Date: January 2009Wedding Date: January 2010Venue: Trinity Presbyterian Church/Harrison Opera HouseAbout Me: I’m a Homeland Security Consultant with a tendency towards pulling office pranks, taking lunch breaks, and drinking Wawa shakes. I’m also an English major with a serious obsession with alliteration and rhymes. While I’m not keeping America safe, I’m training for half marathons and the Escape from Alcatraz swim. Or moving for the third time this year. Or baking. Or wedding crafting. Or crying about wedding planning. All the while, I’m getting myself into Lucille Ball-esque scrapes and making Jim Carey-esque faces. Our big fat Czech/Baptist/Jewish/Italian wedding is a combination of vintage eclectic, DIY, and little spoonful of sugar from our Event Coordinator. It’s going to be a Norfolk flavored wedding with the verve of an only-daughter-blow-out bash!
Me: Hi Mom! It’s 9/09/09! How crazy is that? Did you know this won’t happen for another trillion years? Yeah, I read that on wikipedia. Anyways, know what else is special? It’s your anniversary! Congratulations!
Mother Lamb: Uh, our anniversary was yesterday.
Riiiiiiight. The day before 09/09/09 (note to self, write that down somewhere), my parents celebrated their 30th anniversary. In this day and age, it’s a mighty proud accomplishment, and I couldn’t be happier for them.
The future Mr. Lamb’s parents are also happily married. And all four sets of our grandparents have honored their vows as well. It’s a huge blessing to us to have so many role models in our lives. People who have stuck it out for better for worse. People who have been through sickness and health. People who have seen richer and poorer. Some who have seen their vows through as long as they both lived.
It’s also a big legacy to live up to. On the heels of my parents’ celebration, I want to give them props for teaching me so many things about marriage. The following is just a sampling of my favorites: Read more…
Mrs. Duckling, San DiegoAge and Occupation: 23, Psychology Grad Student, Youth Diversion Specialist/Marriage and Family Therapy Trainee and an Executive AssistantFiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Marketing and PR CoordinatorEngagement Date: May 17, 2008Wedding Date: September 2009Venue: Rancho Bernardo InnAbout Me: I'm currently living in Orange County, but planning our wedding in my hometown of San Diego. We are a DIY wedding "2fer", as I'm the crafty one and Mr. Ducky is in charge of all of our graphic design and technical aspects. When not wedding planning or reading wedding blogs, I'm attending grad school and rotating between two different jobs to keep things exciting. My favorite things include shoes, Post-Its, Labrador Retrievers, traveling, psychology, delicious food, photography, reading, craft gadgets/supplies, and of course, my wonderful Mr. Ducky!
Well, I’m officially Mrs. Ducky! Our wedding day was truly amazing and beyond anything that Mr. Ducky and I could have ever hoped for. We had so much fun with all the friends and family that were there for the special day. We feel so blessed. I can’t wait to recap and share all the details with you all.
We are now back from our amazing honeymoon in Kauai, unpacked (sort of), and back to work. I can’t believe it’s all over!! And now I seriously have some catching up to do in the hive!! It’s probably going to take me a while to get through all the new posts, meet the new bees, and figure out what exactly I’ve missed. Are there any favorite posts in the last 3 weeks that I need to read first?
I also have so much catching up to do for my own blogging. I’ve left you hanging on my invitation tips and the million other projects I did in the weeks leading up to the wedding, as we were also moving. I’ll be waiting for pro pics, but in the meantime I won’t be disappearing on you because I have a lot to share. I’ll do some recaps of our honeymoon too, because if you are looking for a place to go, Kauai is my recommendation.
Our pro pics aren’t back yet, but here are some pictures that friends took from that day, just so you can get a sneak peek. Read more…
Mrs. French Bulldog, Orange CountyAge and Occupation: 28, Administrative Assistant & Interior Design StudentFiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Purchasing AnalystEngagement Date: November 8, 2008Wedding Date: August 2009Venue: Bernardo WineryAbout Me: I've lived in Atlanta, Dallas and Laguna Niguel; although I've lived in Orange County, CA most my life, I'm a Southerner at heart. I work full time for a Commercial General Contractor (aka my father) and I go to school for Interior Design at night. I love modern design, music, wine, crafting, DMailing, my family, my Westies, and of course, Mr Frenchie! Mr Frenchie and I met 3 years ago on Match.com and have been best friends ever since. I love his "old soul" and how he laughs with his whole body, among many other things. We are planning our summer wedding at the winery near his hometown, just 45 minutes south of Orange County.
Yesterday, almost a month on the nose after our wedding (Happy Monthaversary Mr Frenchie!), we got the best news on Twitter: we’d been blogged!
Ohana Photography’s images from our wedding are blowing me away! They would like you to believe that in the photo above, that they “brought the light and [we] brought the awesome”. No, guys you brought BOTH!
Here are a few of our favorites, like my favorite of Mr Frenchie… Read more…
Mrs. Beagle, AustinAge and Occupation: 26, Electrical EngineerFiance's Age and Occupation: 28, FinanceEngagement Date: July 12, 2008Wedding Date: October 2009Venue: Church Ceremony/Reception at The Waterford HouseAbout Me: I am a true, but rare, Austinite---I was born, raised, and continue to live in this great city! Although
I am an engineer by day, I feed my inner creative side through crafting, sewing, and obsessing over Martha Stewart. I love coffee, my mister, NPR, and exploring all the nooks and crannies of Austin.
I can't wait to share my adventures in DIY and wedding planning with all of you!
This past weekend, I traveled to Fredericksburg with my father and sister to visit my Opa and Oma (German for grandfather and grandmother). Although the main purpose of the visit was to celebrate Opa’s birthday, I secretly had other intentions.
Before my mom passed away, we had talked about what kind of jewelry I would wear with my dress. We talked about me wearing the same jewelry she wore on her wedding day. One of the items she wore was a bracelet, which she borrowed from her FMIL, the Oma I visited this weekend. So, as we sat outside Sunday afternoon, I asked Oma if she still had the bracelet that my mom wore a little over thirty-two years ago. She did, and she was happy to let me borrow it for the wedding. She told me it was originally her mother’s bracelet, but she wasn’t sure how her mother came into possession of it. She even had the original box it came in. I love the picture that was shown on the inside of the box top:
All-Inclusion Invitation Suites
Ohana Photography’s images from our wedding are blowing me away! They would like you to believe that in the photo above, that they “brought the light and [we] brought the awesome”. No, guys you brought BOTH!
