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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:
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Along with Mr. Sew’s desire for no-doodle manvitations, there was another wish he had on his list of things that are formal.
Wax.
I agreed with him. A wax seal screams “formal”. So to realize his vision, I bought Mr. Sew a little double happiness seal, and found some white glue stick wax at the now-closed Pearl Art Store in San Francisco to go with it.
In addition, we purchased some red ribbon, and cut it into 100 ten-inch strips to wrap around our pocket folds.
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I think my obsession with quotes truly began in college. Instead of putting up away message on AIM that said what I was doing or when I’d be back, I always had some type of quote. The first few semesters they were mostly friendship quotes, but later my obsession turned to love quotes. Today, I have a pretty substantial quote collection.
I want to somehow incorporate quotes into the wedding. I have been going through my list of quotes and searching for new ones. I’m not sure where I will use them yet, but there are plenty of places I can think of, including:
A few of my favorite movie quotes on love:
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Introducing the youngest members of our bridal party: our nieces and nephews. On his side: Scotty, age 6, Brady (who will be 5 by the wedding), and Mikey (who turns 1 the week after the wedding).
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Mr. Spaniel and I often joke about needing a counselor for our green disputes—I get really annoyed sometimes when he chides me for using plastic “Tupperware”-like containers for my lunch, while he fails to appreciate the genius that is my request for a more vegan lifestyle. I think his “greenness” is motivated by health concerns, whereas mine are more ethical/environmental (and sometimes financial). But we both agreed that commercially-available household cleaners are just bad, and, as I mentioned last week that I make my own household cleaners.
Even though I saw the need, giving up my Windex, Clorox and 409 was kind of rough. I’m kind of a neat freak, and I have a thing for Old English lemon-scented furniture polish and freshly-bleached toilet bowls (yes, really). I wasn’t totally on-board yet when he picked up a book of organic and homemade “recipes” from the library that he thought would work just as well. Happily, I was wrong! They work just as well, they’re safe to keep around the house (no fumes to hurt you, babies or pets!), and they’re really inexpensive to boot! I’ll share the recipe for a few of my go-tos, and you can try them for yourself.
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Leelee and her new husband steal a kiss after their ceremony at The One Hundred Club in Portsmouth, NH.
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The other weekend while we were at Macy’s for our registry, I suggested we browse their wedding band selection. I’d seen some pretty bands there before, and as Macy’s always has sales going on, I figured there might be some good deals. Well, I’m glad we took a look because Mr. Jelly found his wedding band! It’s a 5 mm wide, white gold and platinum band. It’s got a brushed platinum center surrounded by white gold. We both loved it right when we saw it. He had been looking for something classic but unique – a little more than just a plain band. The brushed platinum center was just the right amount of embellishment.
The best part of it all?
First things first: give me a break, as I’ve never been proposed to before. Unless you count the numerous times Mr. Taco has “proposed”, which may explain in part why I was so dumb about the whole thing.
(How’s that for a start to the story?)
Anyway, we had plans for weeks to have our two-year anniversary dinner at Range, a very delicious (I think, I was very distracted) spot in SF. I came home after he did, and I assumed his slightly nervous tick was due to some kind of anniversary surprise hidden somewhere in the house.
As per usual with special events like anniversaries and Valentine’s Day, we split a bottle of wine while sitting on the floor of our bedroom. We do this because the first time we hung out, before I even thought about dating him, and far before I lived there, we spent hours one night sitting on that floor and talking. (Yes, that’s all we did, perverts — talk.) So it made sense to celebrate our two-year mark this way before heading out to dinner. He suggested I get ready all the way (instead of sitting there in socks, a dress and no makeup for a while like usual) so we could enjoy one of our nicer bottles of wine before heading out.
Then…he asked me how my day was.
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It was time to celebrate the Piglet nuptials! Guests had four or so hours between the ceremony and reception to relax, sightsee, nap, etc. One of our friends even went surfing. By early evening, everyone began tricking in for cocktail hour. With the drinks flowing, and pupus (hors d’oeuvres) a plenty, oh yes, it was time to start the party.
Kalua pork buns anyone? Oysters maybe?
One benefit of having a 22 month engagement is that there is plenty of time to brainstorm and to change your mind. For me, I still haven’t decided whether this has been more of a drawback or an advantage. I definitely have a specific style. Whether in fashion, interior design, or art, there is a certain look that draws me in.
Since I am such a visual person, the wedding planning tool that has been most effective for me is style inspiration boards. Inspiration boards are very popular right now in the world of wedding blogs, but because of my art education, I have been making collages, essentially inspiration boards, for years! This is the first inspiration board I made for our wedding after Mr. Turtle proposed:
(Photo credits left to right: Cooper Carras via Snippet and Ink, personal photo, Style Me Pretty, Style Me Pretty, SLO Cakery, Style Me Pretty, Style Me Pretty, Style Me Pretty, Chelsea and Tec’s Wedding via Once Wed, Stock Photo via Corbis, Style Me Pretty)
J.Crew, I am onto you! Oh, am I onto you. OH-ho-ho, am I. onto. you. You and your sneaky ways.
First they introduced the gauziest, loveliest little dress, one that would be perfect for our flower girl. It cost more than I wanted to spend, and I hemmed and I hawwed and finally bit the bullet just as sizes and colors started disappearing from their stock.
I justified the cost because the ring bearers are wearing clothes they already own. I’d apologize to them but I know they don’t care.
As many girls do, I used to pass a lot of notes in school, and would always try to figure out cute ways to fold the notes. Someone long ago taught me how to fold 8.5 x 11 inch paper into a heart, which of course I reserved for passing notes to only the cutest boys! 
And when you fold four, you can combine them into a flower!
(A single folded heart, photographed with my shoe-a-day calendar. All photos in this post were taken by me.)
I’m still trying to figure out a way to use these for our wedding. Maybe we’ll use them to decorate the front of our out of town boxes? But in the meantime, I thought I’d share this little origami tutorial.
Start with an 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of paper (or larger/smaller, as long as the aspect ratio is the same):
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Miss Piglet did an awesome post on Photoscape, which is a free photo editing software. When I first read her post, I had been debating whether or not to purchase Photoshop. I really didn’t want to spend the money on the program, but I loved being able to edit all my photos.
When I saw Miss Piglet’s post and saw the word free, I figured, why not give it a try? Well, after editing multiple photos, I give this product two thumbs up. It is super easy to use, and I feel like it is a little more basic than Photoshop, but that’s all I really need.
I had fun editing photos from a few recent events, but it was really cool to use with our engagement pictures. I loved the way our photographer had edited the photos, but it was fun to be able to zoom in on a couple of pictures and play around with them to get a whole new effect.
Here are a few of my experiments:
Before:
This past weekend, Mr. Pudding and I visited the priest from our parish in order to take the FOCCUS test. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Catholic getting-to-the-altar process, FOCCUS stands for “Facilitating Open Couple Communication and Study”. The purpose of the test is to pinpoint the areas of life where you and your partner might experience conflicts.
Now, I would like to preface this by saying that I was expecting a scary, right and wrong test. A test that would ask uncomfortable questions about our sex life, our devotion to the faith, and our desire to procreate. A test very much like one of the many Hollywood portrayals of said practice:
When Mr. Pudding and I began taking the test, we were both a little worried. We were separated and handed a Scantron sheet, and some number two pencils. GULP.
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