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At times our registry experience was magical, at other times it was not. I had visions of us happily flitting about the store, my wooly counterpart delighted to be holding the clicker, and after a full day of registering, we would eat junk food in the mall food court with smiles on our faces. Seriously. Where do I come up with this crap?

Our real experience went something like this:

After a long morning at my outdoor graduation, we went to the Greenbriar Mall Macy’s. We waited for 15 minutes for a representative to show up in the china department. It took about 45 minutes to set up the registry. This also included the time to open a Macy’s credit card account so we could take advantage of the Star Rewards system. We didn’t think too hard about this and learned the hard way:
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I’ve finally found a wine to put in our love letter box! It took months of research but it’s finally on its way!

The reason it was so hard to find a suitable wine was because I had so many criteria:

• It has to age well. We don’t plan on cracking this thing open for a while! But we did agree that we would open it on our 15th anniversary so it won’t spoil. We would then replace it with a wine from our wedding year and close up the box again without reading the love letters.
• It has to be from either 2009 (the year we marry) or 2005 (the year we met).
• It has to be light and fruity because Mr. Lab isn’t much of a wine drinker and that’s all he likes.
• It has to have a pretty bottle. Naturally.
• It has to be relatively inexpensive.
• It has to be highly rated to ensure quality and taste.
• It has to be from Europe (I added this one late because it’s our dream honeymoon location).

So what did we end up with? I can’t even pronounce it! It’s a *deep breath* 2005 Perrin Chateauneuf du Pape Les Sinards Rhone Red Blends from Chateauneuf du Pape, France-Rhone. *whew*

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A stiletto heel shows off KellyV’s stunning rings.

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… until I’m a Mrs.!

To Mr. Beagle, today I will be marrying my best friend. Through all our ups and downs I know now, more than ever, that this is the best choice for me and I can’t hardly wait. I had a wonderful time with you at our rehearsal last night, but I know that the real deal will be even better. Thanks for putting up with all my faults and supporting me through thick and thin. You have made me a better person and, to put it simply, I love you.

To my mom, I know how much you wanted to be there with me tomorrow, and I am so, so, so sorry that it just is not physically possible. Just know that you will be with me in my heart and in my thoughts. So much of who I am is because of you and I hope that you knew that before you said goodbye. I will miss you more tomorrow than I have these long months, but I know you’ll be watching from above and I’ll feel your presence.
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1. Dealing with an Uninvited Relative by Mrs. Bunny
2. That’s Not My Name by Ms. Potato Chips
3. Theft at a Wedding by Miss Beagle
4. It’s a Wonder I Don’t Fall Over by Ms. Potato Chips, Candy Apples and Kissing by Ms. Potato Chips, Ruthless by Miss Lamb
5. We’re Married! by Mrs. Bear Cub
6. But It’s Okay Because the Pats Were in the Bottom of the Ninth by Ms. Potato Chips
7. How to Travel with a Wedding Dress by Miss Poodle
8. Champ Wedding: It’s Time by Mrs. Champagne, DIY Vanilla Extract and Vanilla Sugar Shower Favors by Mrs. Green Tea
9. 12 Things I Loved the Most About Our Wedding by Mrs. Apple Cider
10. 525,600 x 2 by Mrs. Eggplant, Dear Wedding Industry by Mrs. Gloss, Bridal Shows Don’t Suck by Ms. Potato Chips, An Engagement Photo Dress for Pennies a Day! by Ms. Potato Chips

When our wedding month came around, we were hosting a lot of my extended family from Thailand. It’s not often that they’re able to make it to the U.S.; in fact, our wedding day marked the first time in over 10 years that all of my mom’s 5 sisters were in one place at one time, which is a big deal! Unfortunately, my dad and I were SLAMMED with work. Not only were we in the final sprint of wedding planning, but I was working on a particularly grueling couple of video projects, turning around and working part time for Weddingbee, and then right around 2 AM or so I’d pick up where I left of on printing, gluing, folding, or fluffing whatever DIY projects I had left to do. So, my dad and I were unable to play host and hostess for my family, which utterly bummed me out. This also meant that my mom took on the task of sightseeing chauffeur… an easy task for some, but terrifying for her.

My dad and mom are two halves of a whole. My mom takes on the typical wifely roles, while my dad, while he’s an extraordinary businessman, is so, so crippled when it comes to taking care of himself at home. I swear, the food practically misses his mouth if my mom doesn’t virtually spoon feed him. My mom will take a vacation and leave my dad at home for a month or so, and the entire time my dad will exist on popcorn and oranges. Popcorn. Oranges. 6 times a day. My dad cracked a tooth last time my mom was out of town, from crunching on one too many popcorn kernels. And his doctor said he was eating too much sugar when he went for his checkup! How many oranges a day do you need to eat to be eating dangerous levels of sugar? Yick! But my mom, she relies heavily on my dad as well. Up until that point she hadn’t driven herself anywhere beyond our local grocery stores and shopping malls in years and years and years.

When she decided she was going to take her family to San Francisco (a two hour drive) sans my dad, we all went into throes of panic.
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In true Type-A Rainbow form, I migrate towards the details before I take care of the big things (like, uhh… the dress?). My “detail du jour” is currently the send auf (heh). I have witnessed the good send auf—a beautiful bride running thru a sea of rose petals, the bad send auf—bubble bursting in groom’s eyeball, and the ugly send auf—tea. stuck. everywhere. Tea?! Whose idea was that?

Anyway, I’m currently weighing my options, whilst hoping my send off will be on the good side of the spectrum. Here’s what I’ve got so far:

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Many couples meet through mutual friends, or at school, or at a party or coffee shop. In fact, when I want to make a long story short, “Ohh, at school,” is my stock answer when people ask how I met the mans. While all of these scenarios technically apply to us, the real answer, as I had hinted at in my intro post, is… dumplings.

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Yes, you heard me correctly. Let me back up a bit and explain.
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What TV shows do you have in common? What TV shows of each others’ can’t you stand?

Mrs. Cupcake - Together we’re both hooked on Mad Men, 30 Rock, The Office, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Entourage, and Glee. Our DVR is pretty jam-packed.

Shows I can only watch when Mr. C is not around to make snide comments: So You Think You Can Dance (I’m obsessed, in case you didn’t know), The Hills, The City, Project Runway, Oprah, Lost, Sex and the City (whenever I can catch reruns), and Access Hollywood. He pretty much can’t stand reality shows, but as you can see, I have quite a few in my repertoire. He also loathes Access Hollywood (or Extra… they’re kind of one and the same) but if I have had a bad day, he’ll let me watch in silence without making any comments (which I know is slightly killing him inside. He’s so good to me).

He watches a lot of ice hockey, which I can tolerate for about 12 seconds before I start whining, so he usually watches that in the bedroom while I take over the living room. Did you know that hockey pretty much lasts all year long? Lucky me.
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If you saw this picture from this post:

And was wondering how I would make these into some kind of sense for a centerpiece, you weren’t the only one. I decided to mock up a table since I had unwrapped all this stuff from newspaper. After washing my hands for 9 hours to remove the newsprint, I came up with this line up:
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While we were busy getting married, one of our amazing photographers, Kat from Persimmon Images, aka Mrs. Cherry Pie, was busy capturing a few of the reception details. Here are some of our favorites!

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Barney: Lesson one, lose the goatee. It doesn’t go with your suit.
Ted: I don’t have a suit.
Barney: Lesson two, get a suit. Suits are cool.

- How I Met Your Mother

I couldn’t agree with Barney more. When Mr. French Fries and I were talking about what the Fry Guys would wear for the wedding, we immediately started talking tuxes. We soon found out that while tuxes are great for other guys (see: James Bond, Mr. Belvedere) they weren’t exactly the feel we were going for. Neither of us are a huge fan of bow ties, vests, cummerbunds, shiny lapels or shiny shoes. But! Mr. French Fries wears suits every day for work, so he’s comfortable wearing them* and I can attest that he looks great in them. There’s just something about a man in a suit (see: Chuck Bass, Mr. French Fries).

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I’ve already shown you the “basic” invitation we sent to our guests. However, for a few special people, “deluxe” invitations were found in mailboxes.

The full “suite”: stamped and “fauxligraphy” addressed envelopes, front and back of the wedding invitation, wedding map, liner, rehearsal dinner and bridesmaids’ brunch invitations.

I held off sending invitations to anyone in our wedding party or family that would be attending the rehearsal dinner and/or bridesmaids’ brunch to save on postage (I also hand-delivered invitations to people I see on a regular basis to do the same).
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Project Wedding is hosting a “Wedding Whoops” contest where you can turn your wedding mishap into cash!

Oh, wedding photography. You make me laugh and cry. You’re the apple of my eye. You’re the yummy in my tummy. You’re the art that makes me sigh.

I love wedding photography so much that I would write one bad poem a day to earn our own set of wedding photos. Instead, I wrote one letter to Brittany of Hanle Productions, asking her to please be our photographer. And oh my goodness—she said yes!

I found her while browsing through Snippet & Ink one day. I followed her link, flipped through the pictures in her gallery, and fell in love with her style more and more with each click.
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