- Blog
- Bios
- Boards
- Classifieds
- DIY
- Gallery
- Vendor Reviews
- Shop Weddingbee
Weddingbee Blog
If you are like me, you have been following (and drooling endlessly over) Mrs. Powder Puff’s gorgeous recaps. And in case you missed it, her bridesmaids had some ridiculously awesome dresses. So when I realized I needed yet another dress (not that I am complaining, of course) for the bridal tea I will be having the day before the wedding, Mrs. Powder Puff’s girls were there with the perfect solution. About a week ago I ordered Anthropologie’s Behind the Clouds dress. If the name isn’t a sign, then I just don’t know what is…
[source]
… which means it was terrrrrrrrible. It was a long day of work, lectures, and practicing clinical skills. As is my habit after coming home, I switched my laptop on to check my email. I quickly scanned through the 10 or so new emails to see if there was anything noteworthy, or just another message from Victoria’s Secret telling me I could get a free pair of panties if I bought another bra. My eyes quickly stopped on one message that said “Weddingbee”. My heart stopped. I quickly opened it, hoping that it wasn’t a rejection note.
“Ohhmygooooooshhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! I’m going to be a bee!” I gleefully announced to my fiance. His response: “SIGHHHHHHHH. Do you promise to stop being obsessed with Weddingbee after our wedding, now?” And all I could do was just giggle with joy, which is odd, because I am definitely NOT the giggly nor gleeful type. Best Monday ever, hands down.
With all that said, I am seriously thrilled that I was chosen to be a bee! I have been following Weddingbee for.ev.er. No really - since it was just a “featured site” on Xanga. I am a faithfully addicted reader (hence, the comment by my poor fiance), and have been inspired many times over by the wonderful now-Mrs. bees. I always thought that I would apply to WB once I got engaged; but I was struck by the selfish monster, and really wanted to keep all my ideas and spin-offs (what I call “my creations” that were inspired by far more creative crafting mamas) to myself. Sad, I know. At any rate, through the past several months of being engaged, I realized that I actually liked to share my ideas, tips, and experiences. So, I decided to stop hoarding and start sharing and caring… and now I’m here!
A fun random fact about me and Weddingbee…
Read more…
There are a lot of perks that go along with being the oldest child: scoring a later bedtime, never having to wear hand-me-downs, getting the bigger bedroom… the list goes on, I’m sure.
There are also definite downsides: getting blamed for something that your little brother actually did, the strict rules you have to follow as a teenager that your sibling ends up somehow getting out of, and, when you add into the mix the deadly combo of a young-ish bride and a young-ish groom, you get Super Duper Wedding Trailblazer status.
Let me explain.
Read more…
I have to admit that while this wasn’t an original idea of mine, I loved the idea of adding this simple and personalized embellishment to my wedding shoes. If you’re not able to spend the $75 Stuart Weitzman charges for this same service, you can easily tackle this project yourself. That said, I’ve put together this little step-by-step tutorial to help you recreate this same look.
It’s a fun way to incorporate a little something blue into your ensemble and guests love asking to peek at the bit of bling you have on you. You may have seen this idea before when I decorated shoes for Mrs. Cupcake’s wedding.
Featured on Weddingbee
All-Inclusion Invitation Suites
“Make an elegant invitation statement without the fuss. Stylish invitation sets with matching envelopes, reception and response cards included.”
Remember way back when? When I had lofty plans for re-creating Lauren Alane’s cutie-patootie felted birds cake topper?
Consider this project DONE, suckah!
Please forgive the crappy photography! I just discovered photobooth 
- and no tengo tiempo!
It took me a couple of tries, but I finally finished a pair of birdies I was happy with!
Read more…
I have been dying to write a post with that title. We met with one of my bridesmaid’s sisters who is a budding photog in Austin to take some pictures right near South Congress. I think she did such a great job, and I felt so comfortable with her because I’ve known her for about 15 years.
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
Miss LB is selling her size 8 Monique Lhuillier dress. It is made of ivory French Alencon lace with a strapless sweetheart neckline. She’s asking $1000, but is open to offers.
Have a wedding item for sale? Post it with pictures in the Weddingbee classifieds and you might see it featured on the blog!
Other great items for sale:
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…
Okay, it wasn’t really like that. Let me start over.
Not too long ago while slouched over on the sectional in the living room, I decided to get my act together and figure out what kind of flowers I wanted for the wedding. Well, I already knew I wanted ruffly flowers, but that was about it. I briefly considered finding a clairvoyant florist, but figured it would be easier to put a little more thought into it. I didn’t really want to.
I’ve been worried about flowers since I got engaged. I know next to nothing about flowers. Maybe even less than nothing about flowers. No one I dated before Mr. DD ever really brought me flowers. Clearly I should have been dating more flower-conscious types.
But seriously–billy buttons, anemones, chocolate cosmos? What are those?? And why did it seem so time-consuming to try to figure it out? Rather, I am known for researching things to death. When you’re running out of planning time, this doesn’t quite work out. But what’s a wedding without flowers?
So I spent a couple of hours communing with flower pictures on the internet, and here’s what I came up with:
Read more…
Green!
I decided very recently that the pearl necklace I’d planned to wear — while absolutely lovely — just wasn’t fitting my “look”. A delicate white gold or sterling silver necklace was what I needed. After scouring various quick-shipping resources online, I came to the conclusion that I really liked the idea of wearing a peridot necklace. Peridot is not only Mr. MJ’s birthstone: it also matches the hue of my shoes and sash.
Alas, with the wedding day fast approaching, I couldn’t find anything online that’d be shipped quickly enough. And I couldn’t find a cheap solution at any local department or discount stores either. With Mr. Mary Jane’s encouragement, I hit up River City Jewelers (where we bought our rings). I spent a lot of money (well, a lot given that my budget for this was ummm, zero dollars) and picked out the exact shape, size, and color peridot I wanted. They ordered it, mounted it, and had it ready for me on Saturday!
Here’s everything together.
I thought I loved Martha Stewart Wedding’s Ring Bearer Pillow as much as the next girl. And the next girl. But I didn’t love it as much as they did until I saw fashion designer Myriah Zatoun’s version of it featured on Once Wed. Her garden wedding was gorgeous.
Myriah’s ring pillow and flower girl dress (source)
I saw this tutorial today, and thought I’d give it a shot.
Reader mrsvbee and her new husband didn’t need a getaway car, as they were staying in the lodge across the street. They just walked amongst the sparklers with their homemade sign.
Keep on loading your inspirational wedding pics to the gallery to see them featured here on the blog! Remember, your images must be under 1MB in size, or they won’t load.
One week before the wedding my MOH, my mom, and I decided to tackle the honey favors. It was a total assembly line, and the process went very smoothly.
My mom filled the test tubes with honey and corked them.
We hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend! I’d like to introduce our newest bee to the hive. She’s planning a huge wedding in sunny Arizona! Join me in giving Miss Ramen a warm welcome!
Miss Ramen, Phoenix
Age & Occupation: 26, Optometry Student
Fiance’s Age & Occupation: 23, Industrial Designer
Engagement Date: January 3, 2009
Wedding Date: December 2009
Venue: Phoenix Art Museum
About 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.
My husband and I debated our first dance song for weeks. I wanted romantic; he wanted fun. At some point, I gave in, figuring it would be less embarrassing to pick something fun and cheesy and join in the laughs than to sway and smooch with everyone watching.
So we chose “Islands in the Stream”. Oh, yea! Dolly (who is pretty loved around these parts) and Kenny singing the cheesiest song ever… and one that we both apparently sang as five year olds. With heart.
Read more…
| Visit our sister sites | eHarmony Online Dating |
eHarmony Advice Dating Advice |
Project Wedding Wedding Songs |
JustMommies Pregnancy Calendar |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
