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This is a picture of my roommate’s cat, Sylvester.
He’s a booger and a half, and I love that little rascal. Right after he knocked over the plant my company gave me to commemorate my grandfather, he curled up by my feet and purred. I’m a sucker when he starts the purring. As naughty as he’s ever been, I’ve always forgiven him.
This is a picture of my mother’s wedding dress:
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While I was getting my hair done, my photographer Jess ran off with my dress. I figured he wanted to take pictures of it in a locker or run it up the school’s flag pole. The teacher’s lounge where I got ready wasn’t exactly a pretty place to shoot the dress.
So, where was my dress? With Mr. Joey in his classroom. I didn’t know he was seeing the dress, but then I don’t think I would have cared much. Oh well…
Ahh, the wonderful Miss Carrie Bradshaw. That girl knows her shoes. And while I long to strut down the aisle in a pair of Manolos (or Louboutins!) on our wedding day, I know that it’s not practical on many levels. First and foremost, it’s just not in our budget. They are so, so beautiful, and I know that if I got them in a color other than “bridal white” I would definitely wear them again. But can I really justify the cost? I guess it’s just the sensible Midwestern girl coming out in me, but I couldn’t. If I had, however… I would definitely be wearing these beauties; the Christian Louboutin “Dorset” in fuchsia. Yum.
Miss Cricket is selling three brand-new DKNY ties perfect for a fall wedding. She’s asking $125 for all three.
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All-Inclusion Invitation Suites
“Make an elegant invitation statement without the fuss. Stylish invitation sets with matching envelopes, reception and response cards included.”
Happy colors = happy spirits = happy guests + bride + groom = happy celebration! That sums ups our no-fail plan for a perfect evening. When describing our brightly-hued wedding to others, we’re sometimes met with remarks about color overload and bleeding eyeballs. 
Thankfully, Mr. Parfait and I have the same vision, and I think I know where it came from.
A while ago, Mr. Parfait’s company treated its best and brightest to dinner. A really nice dinner. They used multiple bright colors, too, and it was stunning!
Jaws dropped; coworkers raved; chair sashes found their way onto people’s shoulders. The bursts of color across the sandy beach told guests, “Loosen up; get up; and let’s paaaar-tay!”
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Hi everyone!
Well, as you know, just a mere week ago, I was a sad bride walking around like this (Arrested Development fans, this is a must watch) because of all the venue drama.
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I even joked about walking down the aisle this way. Now that we have our venue settled (OK, 95% settled. I’ll know more in two weeks and of course I will keep you guys posted!) I am back with wedding blog fever! Lulu and I went location scouting for our engagement shoot (scheduled for Oct 24th) a month ago and I thought I would give you a little taste!
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Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
I am a pessimist. In every scenario, I almost always imagine the worst thing that could possibly happen. For instance, I’ve lately been obsessed with the fear of tripping over my dress and FALLING DOWN the stairs during the recessional. I visualize it happening probably once a day… (I think I once learned that you start to go crazy when you are sleep deprived…).
I too often tend to focus on the negative aspects of life and can probably convince almost anyone that something is terrible. I AM SO NOT PROUD OF THIS! One of the things that I know I need to work on is my pessimistic attitude and outlook in life. Mr. Ramen is constantly gracious in gently pointing out to me all the good things that God has blessed me with in life… which I agree with.
So I’m starting this new thing, where I’m going to start counting my blessings every morning and night. Care to join me? I know, it sounds uber cheesy. Maybe it is. Meh.
I know as brides we tend to want to rant and rave about all the wedding plans that are falling apart, stress over the what-ifs, and obsess over every little detail that could possibly go wrong… And I’m not saying to not care about those things at all, but to remember that there are much more important things in life than if your envelope liner colors aren’t a perfect match to the cocktail napkins, or if your caterer didn’t email you back ASAP to confirm that they would julienne the carrots instead of slice them, or if your FMIL wants to wear a deep ivory colored gown (although these can definitely be stressful situations!). And the world isn’t going to end if your dream wedding shoes in your size are out of stock—although I know that exact feeling of devastation, when it feels like the sun might not rise in the morning.
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Couples are often looking for interesting ways to showcase their personalities through their weddings, and having meaningful table names is one way to do just that! But what “themes” work best? Here is a list of recent ideas that our couples have come up with:
First, that video of the couple dancing down the aisle to Chris Breezy’s “Forever” made the YouTube and Today Show rounds, so much so that even my parents were talking about it (my dad, in other news, has an iPhone addiction that I still can’t quite wrap my head around). “How fun! Why didn’t we think of this first??” my sister cried, and I agreed, and my dad reasoned that even if we wanted to do something like it, we’d be sooo 2000-and-late. Wah.
And then, that same weekend, SistahChips, Mr. Potato Head, my mom, and I drove by a gloriously hole-in-the-wall bar, a bar that was packed at 4:15 PM, a bar that boasted a sign that said, “Tuesday—Karaoke Night.” And my mom—my MOM—oh wait, is there enough build-up here? My mom is the Portuguese Martha Stewart. My mom shook her head in horror when my dad showed her the YouTube video of the Chris Breezy dancing couple. My mom has been known to roll her eyes and tell me to stop being so “wacky”. My mom was worried, when we first got engaged, that we’d want to elope or get “married in a canoe” (direct quote). That is my mom. Okay, ready?
My mom—MY mom—suggested, “You should have karaoke at the wedding!”
And thus, the greatest idea in the history of weddings—nay, the history of humankind—was born.
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As you may have already gathered, I’m crafting challenged… in every way possible. When people talk about how they construct projects with just the things they have laying around their house, I am always astonished. I attempted to take on several projects only to get frustrated a few hours (or minutes) later and gave up. Well, lucky for me, Mr. Fro Yo has a lot more patience and skill than I do. I kept trying to come up with activities for him to help with for the wedding, and then it hit me: the wedding map!! So last night, Mr. Fro Yo sat down for about an hour and finished our map!
What do you think?
Helllooooo hive! We’re kicking off a new series today called the Relationship Series! The bees all got together and thought of a bunch of great questions to ask you and each other about relationships, love, and life in general. For the next few weeks, we’ll be featuring a bunch of great questions and the bees’ answers, and we’d love for you to participate, as well!
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When I was young, I thought I’d get married at age _____. I actually got married at age _____. This worked out better/worse for me because _____.
Mrs. Deviled Egg - When I was in high school, I assumed I would be married shortly after college at age 22 or 23, as that seemed to be the ages my sisters would marry. When I was in college, I pushed it back to 24 or 25, but never thought I wouldn’t be married by 25. After ending a 3-year relationship at the beginning of my senior year of college, I realized that it would be very likely I’d be over 25. I met Mr. DE 9 days before my 26th birthday and we were married when I was 28.
Of course, I feel that this worked out great for me. I ended up with Mr. DE, who I love more than I ever thought I could love someone. I also had an established career and a clearer idea of what I wanted out of life. I am thankful for the maturity and perspective I’ve gained over the last few years, as well. If I think about it, the only thing disappointing to me about marrying at 28 is that I always thought I would have kids by now. And, I’ve always wanted a lot of kids (like, oh… 6 or so). Because of my later start in marriage, I don’t see myself having quite as many children. I’m still holding out hope for 3 or 4, though! 
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Another term, similar to icing on the cake, is “that’s just gravy”. I never associated the two until this past Memorial Day when my Grandma asked for her slice of yellow cake to be placed in the pool of gravy that had collected after she finished her mashed potatoes.
Whether it’s icing, or gravy, this post is really about cake toppers. There were two that I’ve been keeping my eye on as I troll through my bookmarked adornments.
There were only two requirements I had in mind for the cake topper:
That’s kind of my mantra for most of the wedding details… vintage cheap, vintagcheep, cheep cheep.
The morning of the wedding was thankfully more calm than stressful. I spent the night with my parents at a hotel near the wedding chapel, so I got to sleep in until about 6:30 AM. And I actually slept. I had been so tired and it had been so hot that I never got more than 2 or 3 hours of sleep each night during the week leading up to the wedding.
My parents dropped me off at the chapel and hurried back to the hotel to get dressed. They were also really tired and were thankful for the hotel room and the good night of ZZZs.
Ashley, my awesome hair and makeup artist, showed up a little after 7AM. She started with the makeup and then moved onto my hair. I don’t really have pictures of the makeup part. Ashley worked fast and we finished my face before our photog even arrived.
I’ve always known that I’m not a typical bridal tiara kind of girl. I tried a few of them on out of obligation when I was out looking for dresses, but they didn’t really feel like me. They were gorgeous, no doubt, but I really am not a “bling” kind of girl. I thought that maybe I could find some pretty barrettes or a brooch to put in my hair for the wedding, but wasn’t exactly thrilled with either of those ideas, either.
When I received my veil, a single tier cathedral length beauty, I quickly determined that I want my veil to go over my up-do, so that was a start. I just didn’t know if putting something in front of my veil, like a headband, would be too much. Like so many things before, I debated back and forth. And maybe back again, just for good measure. I finally decided that I should look for something to go underneath the veil instead. Something so that if I decide to take off my veil for the reception, will still look “bridal” but not too overdone.
Fortuitously, in the midst of all of my dress drama, Muscari Design was featured on Weddingbee as having a 20% off sale. I had seen a few of their designs, and decided to click over. What I found was amazing, and just like that, I had found my hair accessory for the wedding. Muscari’s flowers were absolutely gorgeous, and fit the bill.
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Dancing under the night sky. DoubleA twirls in the arms of her new husband.
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