PrettyKitty wore her favorite hot pink Stuart Weitzman heels. Her hubby donned Adidas Originals. “A match made in shoe heaven.”
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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.
So you’ve heard me talk previously about letting the girls choose their own dresses, but I don’t think I told you that was officially the way we are going to go. But it is! Look how great it looks for people to be able to choose their own, and to have some variety in the wedding party.
The dresses in the first image are from Australian designer Rose and Ruby.
Mrs. Deviled Egg, PittsburghAge and Occupation: 27, Public RelationsFiance's Age and Occupation: 28, AccountingEngagement Date: December 24, 2007Wedding Date: May, 2009Blogging Since: October 21, 2008Venue: Historic auditorium and meeting hall in one of Pittsburgh's commuter citiesAbout Me: I am obsessed with all things crafty, especially scrapbooking, knitting, jewelry-making & cake decorating. I also love being an aunt, wrapping presents, watching football (Go Steelers!), shopping at yard sales and consignment stores, procrastinating, singing and learning to play the guitar. When it comes to wedding planning, I'm excited about working on DIY projects and finding creative ways to stay under budget. Of course, nothing is more exciting to me than knowing that the wonderful Mr. Deviled Egg will be my husband.
So, you want to know how it all started with Mrs. Deviled Egg, huh? Well, here goes:
How I found Weddingbee:
I discovered Weddingbee almost a year before Mr. DE and I were engaged. However, weddings weren’t even on my radar at that point. I was searching the ‘net for cute gift wrap for Christmas presents and stumbled upon PaperSource. Being a scrapbooker and general fan of all things crafty, I explored their entire site and found the paper flower kits. They were too cute, and I convinced myself that I needed them. Usually when I shop online, I’m hesitant to buy without seeing the product in person. With no PaperSource store close, I did some Google Image searches to get an idea of how big they were and to see how people used them. Of course, Weddingbee showed up in my search, because a few of the bees had used them in their weddings.
So, what was this Weddingbee site? It looked like lots of crafty girls and lots of crafty ideas! Even though it was wedding related, I stuck around for a few minutes to skim through some of the archives and liked what I saw. I really liked how real people were sharing their real ideas and inspiration. I bookmarked some posts and, well, forgot about the ‘bee. Read more…
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!
I know, I know. These recaps were promised 2 weeks ago, but I have a good excuse. My computer died and with it, I lost all of my bridal shower and actual rehearsal pictures, and some of our honeymoon pictures. I’ve been collecting pictures from friends and family so I could put together my recaps. Luckily, I had saved the really important pictures on a disk.
But now, on with the show… I mean recaps.
Sister Joey (also my MOH) lives in Italy where her husband is stationed. Due to a number of factors, she couldn’t come home to Seattle until about 10 days before the Joey wedding. Mama Joey had offered to throw me a bridal shower so sister Joey wouldn’t have to worry about it 10 days before the wedding, but sister Joey was not having any of it. She said she had a plan.
Oh, what a plan! The theme she came up with was the ABCs of Marriage. Read more…
Mrs. Bee, New YorkAge and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee PublisherFiance's Age and Occupation: 33, InternetEngagement Date: May 7, 2004Wedding Date: March 5, 2005Venue: Westside Loft, New YorkAbout Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!
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.
Mr Frenchie and I are settling into our new apartments and finding a home for all our stuff - old crap and shiny new presents. In an effort to spend less money (and because we think it’s pretty darn fun) we’ve been cooking at home most nights.
Our first night cooking was pretty interesting, we tried to make tomato soup (to have with paninis) and realized we didn’t have a can opener. The next morning, we attempted to make pancakes, and realized we didn’t have a spatula. Thankfully, last Friday we were able to open up the remainder of our wedding presents at Mama and Papa Frenchie’s house. Here are a couple of my favorite wedding presents, in case you’re in need of more things to add to your registry.
1 - Utensil Set - This 10 Piece Utensil Set by OXO has been a lifesaver! Can opener? CHECK! Spatula? Would you like solid or perforated? Because we have both!
Mrs. Ramen, PhoenixAge and Occupation: 26, Optometry StudentFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Industrial DesignerEngagement Date: January 3, 2009Wedding Date: December 19, 2009Venue: Phoenix Art MuseumAbout Me: I'm an SF-born, Seattle-raised girl, transplanted to Phoenix where I'll be getting married, and planning all the way from Orange County where I go to school (yes, it feels as crazy as it sounds). I loooooove Yogurtland, am slightly very obsessed with all things paper, am heavily addicted to wedding blogs, deeply desire a puppy, thoroughly enjoy cooking, cry when I watch (almost all) movies, thrive on solo car-karaoke, can't stop being sarcastic, am neurotic about taking pictures of almost everything I eat before I eat it, and aspire to travel the world. My super-talented fiance and I are attempting to DIY a majority of our massive (~350 guests) "clean & modern, yet romantic, but completely unexpected, with a teeny dash of vintage" wedding, stay within our not-so-massive budget, and somehow get a really luxe (but still fun!) look/feel at the same time. In music terms (since we're both really into music) think Coldplay meets Motown meets Kanye meets Sinatra.
Yes, I used to watch Homestar Runner in college with my friends. There’s no shame in that. But this post is not about marshmallows… it’s about pomanders! Yes, giant balls of fluffity tissue paper flowers! And yes, I ignorantly volunteered myself for this project. (Warning! Picture-heavy post!)
The infamous tissue paper pomanders from Amanda of Vintage Glam! BTW, she’s AWESOME, and totally gave me some tips on her process and ordering tissue paper…
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!
I wrote about a shawl basket that I loved, and decided to borrow the idea! I received our shawls and I love them. So, of course, I had to create some adorable signs and tags to go with them. We are super lucky to already have a great basket given to us by Mr. AC’s mom that we are going to use.
Mrs. Moonbeam, Los Angeles/San AntonioAge and Occupation: 26, Intern ArchitectFiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Studio Analyst, aspiring ScreenwriterEngagement Date: May 20, 2009Wedding Date: November 2009Venue: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church (LaCoste, TX) and Mary Gray Events Center (Castroville, TX)About Me: I was born and raised in Texas, but after college I moved to Seattle for a couple of years and loved it. Then I followed my beau out here to LA and we're getting settled in. I've been making things since I can remember. I was raised by crafters. I love to sew, draw, paint, build, cook, bake (anything with a tangible end result is fair game). In that same spirit, I've been hosting since I was old enough to cook and set a fancy table. I kind of take after my grandmother, who believes that your morning OJ always tastes better out of the good crystal.
Long story short; I ran a half marathon at the end of June and now I’m missing half my right big-toenail and half of the left big-toenail is still bruised. When I ran a full marathon my feet were fine, but something about this half just ruined my toenails. And the bummer is that it’s taken 2.5 months for the nails to almost get halfway there, and I don’t really have a full 2.5 months left until our wedding.
This leads me to my need for closed-toed shoes. And since Mr. Moonbeam slouches, I’ll have to wear flats, too. (Don’t worry tall brides, I’m rocking some heels at the rehearsal!) Closed-toed probably makes sense for our fall wedding, but I’m kinda bummed to be forced to limit my shoe options, and at some point I might want to take them off, even if they are flats. Boo to ugly bridal toes! But YAY to fun bridal shoes. Maybe I’ll thrive under the constraints of my search.
These are fun, and I like the color, but they may not be snazzy enough for the big day.
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!
Did you ever go to a fraternity party where the theme was something like Golf Pros and Tennis Gals* (*that not quite appropriate word for women)? CEOs and secretaries? Romans and Goddesses?
Sometimes, I feel like a wedding is just a big theme party. In all of my online puttering about, I’ve seen some fabulous and some not so fabulous themes.
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.
Recently, Mr. Fro Yo’s sister (she’s also a bridesmaid) was in town and we went shopping for her bridesmaid’s dress. We found some pretty ones, but not THE one. But we have time. I, however, did find a dress that I absolutely adore. I know, I know, the trip wasn’t about me, but I couldn’t help myself, it’s that gorgeous. We found it at Neiman’s, but I found it online at Nordstrom for $2 cheaper. Hey, every little bit helps.
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’ve only just begun to start scouting out potential hair stylists and makeup artists for my wedding. Is that bad? I’m under 2 months and haven’t come close to finalizing my look. Not so much as even a trial yet!
The good news is that I have been paying more attention to my skincare routine. I drink lots of water and try to keep my diet low in sodium, wash my face in the morning and before going to bed, go light on the makeup (just foundation, mascara, and tinted lip gloss on a daily basis), avoid picking at blemishes (that’s a hard one for me, but luckily my lack of nails due to stress biting makes me give up quickly any time I try), and I’ve been working on getting more sleep. I wish I had the money to splurge on facials and spa treatments, but instead I’ll just have to continue “splurging” on my biggest makeup addiction: MAC cosmetics.
I was first introduced to MAC when I began modeling part-time. My makeup artist (MUA) worked exclusively with the brand. I had never had my makeup professionally done before and the MUA worked absolute wonders on me:
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.
I read a lot of wedding planning blogs. No surprise, right? Wedding blogs are different from many other kinds of blogs because usually they have a climax: the wedding. When you start reading the planning posts of a bride (or groom), you generally expect to see the result of all that planning come to fruition within a period of months. As you read, the blogger is progressing toward a definite goal, a goal that you feel like you’re a part of because she chose to share it with you on the Internet. And then afterward, once the happy couple’s had a break from all that is wedding-related, you’ll probably find a post that says something like this:
“Being married is amazing!”
“I can’t believe we’re actually married!”
“Married life is spectacular: better than imagined!”
I’m about to say something that a lot of people don’t say. Maybe it’s because they don’t want to ruin it for the unmarrieds, or maybe it’s because I’m kind of weird and most people don’t feel this way. But… 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!
Finding my wedding band has been quite an ordeal. As you may recall, I was into the idea of getting a white enamel band. I loved the idea so much. The problem is, as many of you said, enamel is fragile, but some are so darn pretty, like this one I showed you before from Martha Stewart Weddings:
I assumed if I went to the big wigs in the jewelry industry and spent a little more, I’d get a better quality, longer lasting ring, but when I went to Tiffany’s, the conversation didn’t get any less bleak. Enamel rings are simply not up for the job. I guess always knew this in the back of my mind, but I thought with determination it would happen. Well it won’t. 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!
If you remember, I was all over the place looking at cakes. And I have been stressing about this little decision for far too long now. It was time to buckle down, make a decision, and let it go (which has really become the theme of all of my decisions these days, actually).
I pulled up the now very large wedding folder on my computer, clicked on the “cakes” sub-folder, and was determined to make a decision. No more searching the knot, Weddingbee bios, or even the wiki. I had close to a hundred cakes saved already that I liked, so I needed to choose one and be done with it.
Sure enough, it was right there and had been there all along. I had originally saved the picture back in May of LAST YEAR.
All-Inclusion Invitation Suites
These are fun, and I like the color, but they may not be snazzy enough for the big day.
