Weddingbee Blog

Like many other people, I’m a saver. I save everything. Cards, ticket stubs, napkins, match books, fortunes… the list goes on. I even have a box of notes from middle school (folded all cool-like and everything) at my parents’ house. I just refuse to get rid of things with sentimental value.

I, however, do not possess the scrapbooking gene. I am not good at it, and I don’t actually enjoy it very much, which surprised me because I like crafting a lot! A year or two ago I even went out and bought all of the supplies that I thought I would need to make a memory book for Burger. The supplies still sit untouched under my desk. Bummer.

Then, I had an idea. I’m basically inseparable from my computer, so I figured that if I could find a way to integrate my memories and my laptop, I might be in business.

Enter Blurb. After seeing a lot of bees around the hive using it for all kinds of publishing, I figured that maybe I could put their services to good use.

I spent one rainy afternoon scanning all of my “memories” into my computer, and then leisurely, over the next 6 months (I really took my time on this one, ha), I worked on my book’s layout using Blurb’s program Book Smart. It was really user friendly, and I had a good time working on this project!

So what does this have to do with our wedding? I thought that we could display it at the cocktail hour for people to browse through, since it loosely tells the story of our relationship - through our mementos.

And the final product? FANTASTIC. I really love it, and I hope our guests will, too! Here, take a peek:

(Volume 1 because we plan to continue publishing our story through memory books) 

(long stories behind each object, of course…)

(I carried this card, given to me by Burger, in my planner for two years)

(speaking of my planner, some pages detailing his first visit to Pittsburgh)

And the end of the book…

I do have one little confession, though. Originally, I had made the book completely “uncensored”. I put in all of our memories, including some more “racy” content (some emails and IM conversations), and even apology cards from after fights. I just wanted to keep things real, ya know? But Burger really wasn’t comfortable laying it all out there for our wedding guests’ viewing pleasure. So, we compromised. I created an “edited” version of the book that was acceptable to Burger, and kept our “full” version on file so that I can keep adding to it and eventually publish it for our own private enjoyment.

Are you telling your love story to your guests somehow? Has anyone used Blurb for something other than pictures?

And, as a special P.S. - Happy Five Years, Burger Man