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So, I got this email in my inbox yesterday…
Yes, I know I’m already married, but anything bridal still tickles my fancy. J.Crew holds a special place in my heart since my BMs wore J.Crew dresses for my wedding.
At our reception, our photographs will use a small section of wall to create a faux-to booth, like so:
I like the idea of funny props. Do you know what I found in the trunk of my car yesterday? A plastic pirate sword, four yellow pom-poms, and a set of ping pong paddles. Finding funny props wouldn’t be a challenge, is what I’m saying.
A match-up of me and planning our wedding… that is… {Fair warning- I’m letting you all in on my bridal crazy, right here from the start. Keeping it real for y’all.}
I love planning our wedding. I think I was born to plan this wedding. I’ve been waiting my whole life for the opportunity to plan my wedding.
I don’t mean to take one giant leap backward for womankind. Of course I cringe at traditional female roles-of-old and their lack of possibility. I know there are women out there who don’t necessarily see themselves settling down, and I respect that. A good part of me envies their drive and focus. But I. love. every. second. of planning this event.
It has been downright empowering: I forget my phone-a-phobia when I’m making a wedding-related phone call. I buck up and ask if I can sub B for A to get more of what I want for what we’re paying. I’m exploring more practical ways to be creative while trying to make my chosen career path work—nay, perhaps I’m discovering more practical creative career choices…? Mainly I feel organized and productive. This is a tall order for a scattered creative-type whose realistic side stays firmly grounded in a tedious day job that may or may not be directly helpful to future Miss Thimble.
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Check out these great projects hive members have uploaded to Weddingbee’s DIY section! Click on the title of each project for tutorials!
Ruffled burlap table runners by VagabondGurl
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Spring Wedding Favors
“Embrace the season with wedding favors that are perfectly suited for spring! Adorable AND affordable.”
After a few late nights of intense hot gluing, ribbon cutting, and double side taping with my mom, and our invitations were officially complete!
(Thanks, Mom!)
So when our guests opened their mailboxes, they were greeted by this:
Everyone who was supposed to should have received their STDs (hehe) by now, so it is now safe for me to post about them! So here goes. 
We found the stamp to use and then were on a mission to figure out how to use it. We looked around online and decided we like something like this:
We talked about doing our pictures or a picture of us on one side and our stamp opposite the picture, similar to what you see here. Then on the back we would have the details – when, where, wedding website, etc. Sounds good, right?
Then we get to PaperSource to pick out our supplies. We have a sense of what we’re looking for, so this is the easy part, right? Yes, until I’m late and Fancee finds the basket of samples and gets a whole NEW idea.
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
Recently, I had my bachelorette weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it was one of the most fun, most ridiculous weekends of my entire life. I can’t wait to tell you all about it, so here’s…
Part 1 or, What I Expected:
After a short delay in the airports, I finally arrived in NOLA, greeted by my three amazing ladies, and three of my lifetime closest friends:
Friend M, a friend from life here in Syracuse
So way back when I first started planning, I nixed the idea of a calligrapher. Why? Well, I just wasn’t feeling the formality of it. While our wedding is “formal”, we wanted guests to not feel like it was a black-tie affair. So, I thought I would design some fun wrap-arounds.
That is, until, I found Jessica of Penned and Pretty.
This girl has mastered the art of modern calligraphy. Don’t believe me? Check out some of her work:
Pretty Perfect
Congratulations to our winner, #168: Serya!
And if you didn’t win the contest, there’s some good news! The Pashmina store is extending their offer of 15% off of the purchase of three or more pashminas for wedding party gifts until JUNE 30th. Just enter coupon code WBee at checkout!
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Today we have a cozy giveaway from The Pashmina Store! Pashminas make a classic and stylish gift perfect for bridesmaids, mothers, and special guests. With tons of colors to choose from, you can add bright pops of color to your wedding that complement your flowers and dresses. The Pashmina store offers a huge selection of 100% grade A cashmere pashminas and cashmere/silk blend pashminas in more than 50 colors. And today they’re giving away a $200 gift card to one lucky Weddingbee reader!
To enter this contest, check out The Pashmina Store’s collection of 100% cashmere pashminas and cashmere/silk blends and let us know what color pashminas you’d choose if you won this contest. And for an additional chance to win, follow @weddingbee on Twitter and retweet the contest by simply clicking here. From there, comment again here and let us know you retweeted! You have until Wednesday, May 19 at midnight PST to enter. Good luck!
One of the very first decisions that Mr. S and I made early on in our planning was that we would have candy favors. We wanted to give our guests something small and sweet that they could enjoy right away. Everyone likes candy, right? We looooove candy (and we have the fillings to prove it)!
I wanted to have a candy buffet and provide our guests with a nice variety of sweets, but alas, Mr. S didn’t agree. I held my ground and tried to convince him that it would be so cute and our guests would love it. I even showed him dozens of inspirational images like the gorgeous table below done by the fabulous Amy Atlas… but he still wasn’t buying it. I showed him more images. I argued. I begged. He still wouldn’t budge. I was so bummed. But I understood why he wasn’t digging the idea. Being the voice of reason, he reminded me that we didn’t need to be spending so much money on candy when we could be using that extra money towards other things, like hors d’oeuvres. Bulk candy can be so expensive! So he told me to pick just one type of candy to use as favors. Reallyyy?? No candy buffet?! *pouty face* But look how pretty…
Suffice it to say, I got over it fairly quickly. But then came the big decision… what kind of candy should we get?
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Hi hive! Thank you for your continued suggestions for Weddingbee Spring Cleaning categories. To find out more about Spring Cleaning, click here!
Today’s featured item of the day is rehearsal dresses!
Sellers: if you have a rehearsal dress for sale, please post your item to the Weddingbee Classifieds by adding your item, and then return to this post and add the link to the item you’re selling in the comments, along with a quick description. Also pay attention to the comments in this ad to see if any buyers are searching for the item you’re selling by subscribing to the comments.
Buyers: if you’re looking for rehearsal dresses for sale, you can do a couple things:
Here are some items currently for sale (see all “other dresses” for sale here):
Turbogroove is selling a strapless BCBGMaxazria dress, perfect for rehearsal dinners or summer weddings. She’s asking $65 plus $10 shipping for the size small dress.
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I know, I know. I left you hanging. So I was seated and had all my materials out for my hair and makeup trial. Staci, the salon owner, informed me that all hands would be on deck as she and her assistant worked as a team with the makeup artist. I’ll let the photos tell the story.
Mr. Veggie and I (in all our non-religious, non-cultured glory) were having a difficult time deciding who should officiate our ceremony. The only thing we were sure of was that we wanted our ceremony to be personal, delivered by someone who knows us. Preferably someone who knows us well.
According to usmarriagelaws.com, in Wayne county, PA: “Any ordained minister, priest or rabbi of any regularly established church or congregation, Judges, Justices of Peace, and Wayne County Clerks or their appointed Deputies may perform wedding ceremonies. Mayors of cities and boroughs are also authorized to perform marriage ceremonies.”
So we were looking for priest, rabbi, deputy or mayor. Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, or the casting call for a Village People revival band.
If I had my choice, we would definitely be married by the construction worker. He’s rad.
“Surely you know what a kiss is?” [Wendy] asked, aghast.
“I shall know when you give it to me,” [Peter] replied stiffly, and not to hurt his feelings she gave him a thimble.
“Now,” said he, “shall I give you a kiss?” and she replied with a slight primness, “If you please.” She made herself rather cheap by inclining her face toward him, but he merely dropped an acorn button into her hand, so she slowly returned her face to where it had been before, and said nicely that she would wear his kiss on the chain around her neck…
… “Oh dear,” said the nice Wendy, “I don’t mean a kiss, I mean a thimble.”
“What’s that?”
“It’s like this.” She kissed him.
“Funny!” said Peter gravely…”
{Peter Pan, James M. Barrie source}
Oh! Hello hive! I didn’t see you there. ::looks up from book, casual hair flip::
You see, I was autopilot checking my personal email on a dragging Friday afternoon at work, prepared to silently curse the innocent new message in my inbox for not being news about my application to blog for Weddingbee, when all at once I lost my cool, stood up at my desk, raised both hands in the air and said “Wait. Wait. Can somebody read this and tell me this really happened!!??!” Pengy completely snuck up on me! I spent the weekend over-analyzing my bee character choice—a decision NOT to be made lightly. I polled friends, family and strangers—and subsequently had to explain the context and reveal my bridal crazy.
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To preface, I just want to make it clear that my parents love Mr. Peng. I’m pretty sure my mom loves him more than she loves me. They share the same hobbies and interests (drinking, playing golf) while I’m off in my nerd land of interests (being on the internet, sitting on the couch). My mom is overly concerned with making sure she cooks things “that Mr. Pengy will like” when we come over. I’m very lucky to have a harmonious family life.
But even so, my parents are completely, over-the-top insane when it came to (and continues to come to) my independence. I got all the lectures repeatedly growing up: “Don’t depend on a man for your finances. Make sure you have your own things when you get married. Don’t ever do things just because your husband tells you to. Make your own choices.” They were pretty persistent about it.
My mom is a homemaker, and her lectures were based upon, to put it bluntly, how she sometimes feels trapped in her marriage. She and my dad have a good marriage—but, any good marriage has trying times. And she’s been very honest with me about how she enjoys her life, but doesn’t always feel like she has freedoms when times get rough. My mom is not a born-to-be-homemaker type—she has more education than I do, and had a successful work-life before she had me. Through a series of life choices (that, no doubt, were good for me, and my family), she’s stayed at home and raised me. And I am eternally grateful for that. I don’t doubt that I am a better person today because my mom stayed home and raised me.
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