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Two years ago last April, I played a three- or four-letter word (I can’t remember which) on Scrabulous (remember the good old days?) and got 39 points. Yes, over 30 points with under 5 letters. And then-coworker-and-that’s-all Seahorse typed in that little chat box, “I would be mad, but I’m smitten.” And while that’s not quite where it all began, that was the point where it switched over from “maybe she likes me and maybe I like her, but maybe we’re just friendly happy coworkers” (tee hee, coworkers, yeah…) to “Whoa. She likes me. Do I like her? I think I liker her. Uh, now what?”

What I mean to say is that I commenced freaking out a little bit, which I expressed by not responding to her increasingly frantic emails (“Did you get my message? Uh, how embarrassed do I need to be the next time we see each other?”) and not calling her, despite her sending me her phone number.

I danced around her messages and implied, with more subtlety than I thought at the time, that the feelings were mutual. The next morning, I got a haircut and very carefully planned my outfit for the next day, when I would see her; I even ended up wearing makeup. It was a Sunday and it was a big fundraiser walk for our organization. I crutched around like a rock star and pretended that I didn’t know exactly where she was the entire day. I knew exactly where she was.
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After taking pictures in the lobby with my family, everyone headed up to the terrace where Mr. N and his family were awaiting my arrival.

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Are you ready for the big reveal? I think I’ve kept you in suspense long enough.

So, I searched online, printed out pictures, visited Kleinfeld’s with my mom, and found my dress, but I did not buy it. Catch up on Part 1 here.

Here’s a hint: the dress I fell in love with just so happened to be one of the pictures that I brought with me (and showed you) and also happened to be the first dress I tried on. I tried on several after it, but none of them felt just right like the first one.

However, my mom wanted me to mull it over, and we also knew that there were several other women that would love to be included in the dress search. That is why, several months later, I headed back to Kleinfeld’s with no fewer than 11 people in tow. Don’t believe me? Check it out:

If by any chance you are Mr. Hermit Crab and you are reading this point, you must close the window and walk away. Gone? Whew, ooootay.
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Christine and Brandon were married in New York surrounded by family and friends, many meeting for the first time at their wedding. They strove for a laid-back daytime wedding where they could have good food, good friends, and be able to catch up with everyone they loved. Family and friendors executed their budget-friendly affair seamlessly, giving Christine and Brandon the wedding of their dreams.

The Details

The Story
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Like most brides, I started looking at dress pictures as soon as I got engaged. I had no idea what our wedding would be like, but whenever I saw a dress I couldn’t stop thinking about, I figured it meant that there was something about it that spoke to me, and I saved it.

Originally, I’d denied the excitement these dresses held for me, but after I got that self-image stuff out of the way, I decided to look at them again and see if any of them had jumped into my subconscious.

Alvina Valenta, 9914 - What a romantic dress. Look at that color! And the lace! And the box pleats!

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Life threw us a curve ball. It happens. Luckily I managed to hit a home run, instead of striking out. (Oh no, a sports metaphor! Mr. Sew’s going to revoke my nerd license…)

Off the recommendations of reader Drea, my brother, and Yelp - we found a restaurant in Santa Clara for our Chinese banquet reception.

The first positive sign was from China Stix’s website. Hello - an endorsement by the famous Martin Yan, of Yan Can Cook? It’s got to be worth checking out.
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Last we left off, Frogger and I were feeling very frustrated and disappointed that our dream venue wasn’t going to work out.

**side note – I’m being forced to watch some Ultimate Fighting match and seeing the brutal hits these men take is extremely difficult to watch. Why would anyone put themselves through that? Men come up with some really creative ways to injure one another.**

I apologize for the visual (trust me it could have been worse, I’m being kind – don’t believe me? Do a Google image search for “UFC” and see for yourself, yikes) and besides, misery loves company.

Ahem. So we decided it was best to wait until we were there on a vacation to really roll up our sleeves and hit the street to find our venue. Luckily, our vacation was just a few weeks away so we didn’t have to wait long.
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In my last rehearsal dinner post, I shared my grand plans to print my painstakingly hand-crafted (on Microsoft Word) rehearsal dinner invitations. Well, as is the case with the best laid intentions, this plan went out the window when:

1. I couldn’t figure out how to print on anything smaller than 8.5 x 11 (don’t laugh)
2. I realized that we’re quickly running out of a very precious resource:

Time - where did it go?

Crap.

Enter the world of Paperless Post, or as I call it - “Evite for those who don’t want to send out Evites.”
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With only 45 days till the wedding, we have a lot going on:

1. Mr. Lace started a new job.
2. I’m wrapping up the school year which means prepping for Open House, report cards and packing up my classroom.
3. I’m still waiting to hear about my pink slip and trying to figure out how we’re going pay the bills and for the house if I do end up getting laid off.

We’re in pretty good shape, but we still have a lot of things to take care of and it’s getting to the point where I have to just let go. I’m generally a pretty controlling person and when it comes to these DIY projects, I KNEW I could do them if I just had enough time. However, regardless of my DIY abilities, time is NOT on my side. I had a few more projects lined up that I would’ve loved to do. However, I had to drop a couple of DIYs that I realized that I wouldn’t have enough time or energy to complete…

… like these DIY straw flags… let go.

(source)

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I can hardly believe it, but today is our one month mark until the wedding!

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And I’m sure only insanity is to follow! I’ve re-done my ’to do’ calendar, updated my lists, added making more lists to my lists, and am constantly thinking of one more little detail that needs to get done in the next month.

The closer we get to the wedding, the more little inconveniences like late RSVPers adding a guest, packages of supplies not arriving on time, and people reminding me how close it’s getting to the wedding are becoming more and more frustrating.
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Like justbefore I licked our invitation envelopes shut, it dawned on me that we must have a wedding map. Let me explain: We have the bare minimum when it comes to an invitation suite, which I printed myself. We only have one envelope, the invitation and a reply card/envelope. No tri-fold enclosure, ribbons, inner envelope or other extra goodies.

I knew I loved the simplicity of our invitation suite, but I thought a map would be a nice touch. So I sat down with my drawing pad, Googled around for inspiration from various artists of wedding maps, then drew my own map design. An hour later I was satisfied. I finished it by coloring it in with colored pencils. I used pencil shavings on a cotton ball (using the cotton ball to smear the color onto the paper) to achieve the dreamiest, most blended color.

Well, I know you want to see it already, so here is a portion of it:

Since it is a map to our wedding, I can’t show all of it. That is about half of it.
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Did you know that some types of bees hibernate? Yup, and apparently, I’m one of them. After many months of hibernating, I’m finally back…

I’m sorry for this ridiculously delayed post. It’s been (gasp!) 10 months since the Latte wedding, and I’ve been majorly procrastinating writing my recaps. Dealing with lots of life transitions all at once (moving cross-country, leaving family and friends, making new friends, finding a new job, being a wife!), coupled with a hefty dose of the post-wedding blues, just became so overwhelming that I did what I do best: hibernate. Honestly, I still feel like I’m transitioning to this new lifestyle, but it’s getting better each day… and I’m finally ready to share the details of the big day with you all!

But before we get to that, let’s REWIND. There are a lot of wedding-related details that I never got to share with you, mainly because they were started and completed in a matter of days. So, this hibernating bee’s going to REWIND and share those details before recapping the wedding.

And today’s REWIND takes us to 2 weeks before the wedding.
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Once a long time ago I think I mentioned that we’re both wearing dresses for our ceremony. F Stripes, however, is convinced that you all think she’s wearing a suit so she wanted me to set the record straight (hee hee) and treat you to a sneak peEk of our two-dress affair. I am still waffling on my dress but I do LOVE how we look together! Just try to ignore our pointy feet mkay?!

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When I first showed my auntie my floral inspiration, she had some hesitations about my dream flowers—namely, the difficult peonies, droopy sweet peas, and pricey ranunculus and anemones. After some discussion, we agreed to replace my favorites with more budget-friendly options. At that point, I felt lukewarm about my florals and figured they’d be nice, just not what I’d been dreaming of.

The week before our wedding, she invited my mom and I over to her floral shop to show me the flowers she ordered.

For the bouquets:

Pink roses. Alright. That’s cool. But wait, there was more! She invited me into her giant fridge and showed me all of this:
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Meticulousladybug is selling a Zales bridal set. The rings are white gold with diamonds. The engagement ring is sizable and is approximately a 5.75. The wedding band is a size 6. She’s accepting offers.

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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