Weddingbee Blog

I have to admit, I knew it was coming at some point. We had been ring shopping a few times and I had picked out the design I wanted, but I didn’t know when it was actually going to happen. He did a fantastic job surprising me.

I came home from work the Friday night before Memorial Day weekend. He came out of the house and asked if I’d be willing to go to Crate & Barrel with him to buy his friend a wedding gift for the following weekend. We hopped in the car and he was super chatty the whole way, which I commented on. But he brushed it off. We got there, parked the car, and had to walk a few blocks to the store. As we approached the corner, I commented on how it was where we had our first kiss. He turned around and said, “Yeah, we have good memories here. Do you want to make another?”

He proceeded to get down on his knee right there, pulled out the most gorgeous ring I could have ever dreamt of, and told me that he loved me and asked me to marry him.

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So in my last post you got to see how I made the pocketfolds. Now let’s see what went in to those suckers!

I wanted to include some basic things: the date, the location, info about the accommodations and the discounted room block, and of course, a snazzy magnet so people would remember everything. I also knew I needed a cover of some sort and two inserts (otherwise, why bother with the pocket!). It was a bit of a stretch… I didn’t REALLY need two inserts, so I basically duplicated the info from the magnet onto the front insert, and put the accommodations and website info on the second insert.

I laid everything out on one sheet of this butter cream card stock (it is the same weight and texture as the green pocket fold, and much lighter in real life than pictured on the website). I then flipped the paper over and printed cutting guides on the back side. I did the same with this purple, lighter weight card stock, for a layer under the butter cream. I then (crazily) tried to cut these with my paper cutter.

Mmmmkaaayy, not so much! I HATE my cutter, it just doesn’t cut anything straight, and is hard to line up. So I gave that up pretty quickly, and called up my “good friends at Kinko’s” (I call them that because we give them like $100K in business a year through my company with last minute printing, so they know me pretty well). For only $19.54 they could cut everything for me, saving me about 20 hours of time!

And here are my beauties after coming back from Kinko’s, with the purple card stock glued under the butter cream, and opposite corners rounded with my precious corner rounder (edited for privacy):
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I hadn’t given much thought to the old tradition of “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue”. I guess I just had so much going on that it was the very least of my worries. A few days before the wedding though, I saw my perfect something old, borrowed and blue all in one on my mother’s hand!

My great grandmother’s engagement ring. I remember the days of my mother asking for her grandmother’s engagement ring from my grandmother and the emotion and love behind the request. My great grandfather couldn’t afford a diamond for my great grandmother’s ring, so instead he chose a beautiful setting with a blue glass stone for her.
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My hair is neither particularly long nor thick (in fact, it’s mid-length and pretty thin-looking if I don’t take a lot of effort with it). But for our wedding, I’m hoping for something kind of like this:

(source)

That’s obviously not going to happen naturally: I’d need to get over a foot of length, and about double the volume of hair, in only a few months! So instead I’m starting to look into extensions.

I’ve heard enough people say that you shouldn’t get extensions for your wedding day because “you won’t look like yourself.” I say, PHOOEY.
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Hi there.

My name is Miss Rainbow, and apparently, I’m a young bride. I just turned 22 in October and I’m currently the youngest blogger on the ’bee to date. The funny thing is, I haven’t mentioned this before, because I never really thought it was a big deal. I haven’t really gotten any surprised looks or comments about my age from friends or family, but with the internet being what it is, I have found that being an early 20-something bride is not exactly the norm for the rest of the country (or planet).

Let me explain—I was born in Washington State where people get married a bit older, but I spent all my formative years (9-19) in Alabama. The Southeast, in general, is (from what I’ve gathered) notorious for producing younger brides than the rest of the country. I’m not exactly sure why, but I can’t even tell you how many girls in my 2006 graduating class (and some younger!) are already engaged/married.

As I said, being 22 and engaged was never “weird” to me and I never planned on mentioning it.

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So, I was on a mission to make cork escort cards and also incorporate a wine theme loosely into our day. First up, I found some new corks on eBay, on the cheap (200 for $20.00).

Some brides collect their corks from bottles and some get them from restaurants for free, but I knew that I wanted them to be new and all look the same if possible (I am crazy, I know this).

So, I had 200 corks. There is a great thread on the boards about how different brides have gone about constructing their corks. Some recommend using a kitchen knife, some say a razor blade works, and some swear by rough sandpaper. Well I tried all three of these options and I still wasn’t satisfied with the results. What to do? Ask Cheeseburger Dad, of course!

Cheeseburger Dad is an engineering genius.
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9.09bride is selling 12 sets of glass hurricanes. Each set of three comes with small floral centerpieces. She’s asking $15 for each set.

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:

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Four dogs and a shoe walk into a bar while it’s sprinkling. Yep, it’s another cheesy Weddingbee inspired bar joke with no punch line.

With my finals a week away, (anyone want to do my Residential Design boards for me? You get to use spray adhesive?) this weekend I got to take a much needed break with five lovely bees. Miss Poodle (and Mr Poodle), Mrs Peep Toe, Mrs Sprinkle, Miss Spaniel and I met for margaritas, guacamole and other Mexican goodies on Sunday.

Photo by Mrs Sprinkle

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This contest is closed. Congratulations to winners MissPi, alisonz, ibblues, penga, and rabbit!

Boasting some of the most beautiful cities in the world, Italy is a dream honeymoon destination for lovers of architecture, history, art, fashion and cuisine. Today we’re giving away five copies of Fodor’s Italy 2010 guide.

Be sure to read Fodor’s tips for experiencing the best of Italy, broken down by area. To enter this contest, just leave a comment below! This contest ends tomorrow at midnight PST.

My dad used to always tell me, “On your face or in the case!” I suppose you have to start drilling it in after the 4th or 5th pair of lost/crushed spectacles during the 4th grade. Turns out, the same idea really applies to rings. It took me a minute to figure out another rhyme for the ring concept, because it had to rhyme in order to make my life complete today. If you’re going to apply the “On your hand or on its stand” wisdom to your rings, there’s no need to be stodgy about it. I have a darling stand from Providence Art Glass. I had been wanting to buy one, long before I was engaged, and my bling was the perfect excuse to indulge. Mama Lamb and Father Lamb decided to surprise me with it at my shower. I loved it so much that I immediately ordered it for two other friends who were also recently engaged.

This red version is the actual piece I own.

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Since getting engaged, I have felt horribly guilty every time I entered a salon and watched even a centimeter fall off of my long locks. I think that most brides-to-be feel the pressure to grow out their hair before the wedding. I got my last haircut before going to Poland in early August. I plan on getting one or two trims before getting a final haircut before the wedding, but for the most part, it’s grow, grow, grow!

Unfortunately, that also means fairly limp hair, and lots and lots of ponytails. I’ve been pinning up my bangs with hair pins and head bands, and mostly wearing my hair in messy up dos. I was sure that I would give in and get a cut soon… how long can a girl go without letting down her hair?!?

Recently, Mr. Pudding suggested that we go out on the town. He believes that date night is important for us, since I am cooped up inside the house all day. Also, it gives us a chance to distance ourselves from the house and have some alone time. Since Mr. P has been seeing a makeup-less, sweatpants wearing me for the last month or so, I decided to get a little dolled up for him. I put on make up and my favorite sweater (as well as my booty-hugging jeans). I started working on my hair, but instead of going to my default ponytail, I decided to actually blow dry and style.
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Ahhhhh, the honeymoon. I seriously cannot wait! By the time Mr Trail Mix and I actually embark on our travels, it will have been close to 2 years since we have taken a vacation together.

I will say that the Mr and I travel very well together, which I like to think is a good sign. It feels like when you travel with someone else, you have to get on very well with them to have a good time, which we always do.

So, dear bees, I would like your opinion on where to go for our honeymoon. We’ve narrowed down the list to 4 possibilities (although we are still open to other ideas so if you think you have a better one, shout it out!).

Idea #1- St John

We’ve been here before since Mr Trail Mix has very close relatives who live there. The last time we went was in 2006 and it was one of the best vacations I’ve ever been on. Mr TM’s relatives have a beautiful house in Cruz Bay we could stay in (complete with its own hot tub, deck and kitchen, yowza!) and they are always so welcoming and friendly. This would definitely be the most economical of our options. St John’s (in my mind) is one of the most beautiful places ever…
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Sorry I made all of my bee friends so hungry right before lunch! I thought I’d explain the name…

Hi. My name is Miss Nachos, and I’m a junk food junkie. I’m not ashamed to admit it. My friends at work stare at what I eat for lunch every day and are astounded. I’m a little worried about when Mr. Nachos and I start making little nachos that I’m gonna go more crazy and it’s all gonna catch up to me. But for now, I won’t worry about that until the time comes. Last night, in honor of my introduction (and because my own icon is making me hungry), I had myself for dinner. Mr. Nachos actually ordered us buffalo nachos from one of my favorite restaurants the night I found out I was the newest bee and he snapped these…

mmmmm, buffalo nachos

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The design of our STDs (it still cracks me up that we can call it that! I know, I’m 10 years old) evolved over about a month or so. I always knew I wanted to do a magnet, since I always loved receiving them, but had a hard time figuring out if or what we needed to accompany them. I did a poll on the boards, and a lot of people said just sticking the magnet in an envelope would be good enough, but somehow I just wasn’t convinced.

I then found Mrs. Champagne’s cute post using photo corners to attach the magnet to a card, and I was hooked on that idea. I was also smitten with pocket folds, but man, are they expensive! So I started thinking, what if I just made my own pocket folds, with the magnet inside? There are quite a few tutorials out there on how to make them, but my problem was the size of the paper needed. I was already set on using this paper from LCI Paper.

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Ameriem25 and her new husband make a stylish entrance at their reception in matching aviators.

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