- Blog
- Bios
- Boards
- Classifieds
- DIY
- Gallery
- Vendor Reviews
- Shop Weddingbee
Weddingbee Blog
After the cocktail hour, the hotel staff nudged and herded our guests to the reception room. To inform guests where they were going to sit, I loved the idea of edible escort favors. It would not only let guests know at which table they were sitting, but also, who doesn’t enjoy a little something tasty?
My original idea was to make some shortbread cookies, plop ’em in a cello bag, tie it with a tag and be done with it. My sister, who was my much more ambitious right hand during the wedding planning, wanted to do something more complicated, like these:
Despite my protests, she was determined to make them, and make them she did.
Read more…
Our flower girl is 3 years old. Certainly, it is a precious age, and I have no doubt that she (and her brother) are going to steal the show at our ceremony. Because Flower Girl A is so young, I thought it was safe to assume that she doesn’t yet understand the concept of a flower girl, and that they typically scatter petals down the aisle. So, I opted to create a pomander for her to carry. I am happy to report that this was one of my easiest projects to create!
I utilized the following materials:
Read more…
Quite a while ago I said my bridesmaids would be getting their dresses made by a seamstress local to Indiana. Well, I actually have an update and I call it: Slopcity!
Before I get into that, I’ll just explain the process we’ve gone through. We contacted a seamstress in the winter and she gave us a slot for March to begin sewing the dresses. My mom helped source fabrics by sending me various swatches of green silk and taffeta. We also consulted patterns that had similar skirt fullness to the designs we chose to figure out the needed yardage. We ended up buying 10 yards of emerald green taffeta, at a price of $5/yard.
A few weeks ago, when I went to Indiana for my shower, we stopped in at the seamstress’s to see the dresses. Bridesmaid M had already been in for a fitting before, but Bridesmaid T’s dress was being made entirely from her provided measurements.
Now, I finally understood why dress fittings were so traumatic for many women.
Read more…
Today’s guest post comes to us from Lien Sanchez, the Owner and principal Cake Artist at the Crazy Cake Company, a specialty cake boutique in Davis, California. She creates custom wedding cakes and sculpted celebration cakes, including Mrs. Penguin’s and Mrs. Cherry Blossom’s wedding and groom’s cakes for their weddings.
~~~
Why, where, how, when, and who came up with the idea to save a perishable product, namely the top tier of your wedding cake, to eat on a couple’s one-year anniversary? Was it custom, a secret initiation, or perhaps a practical joke? More importantly, since cakes are best enjoyed fresh, how can you partake in this tradition without putting your stomach at risk? Read on…
This tradition, like most others, is an evolution of a practice that was actually quite simple and practical. In earlier times when it was expected that a baby would soon follow a couple’s wedding, the wedding celebration and a christening were often less than a year apart. Cakes were originally made to celebrate both occasions; however these cakes were usually simple single-tiered creations.
When more elaborate three-tiered wedding cakes became popular in the late 19th century, the bottom tier was served during the reception, the middle tier was sent home with guests to place under their pillows (to promote fertility), and the top tier was often left over. This gave rise to the idea of saving the top tier to be served at the inevitable christening. Over time however, the association between weddings and babies waned and the tradition evolved to what we know today, a sweet remembrance to be enjoyed on a couple’s one-year anniversary.
If you’re like me, you may be wondering how folks were able to keep their cakes from spoiling when refrigeration units weren’t even available for the masses ‘til the 20th century.
Read more…
Featured on Weddingbee
All-Inclusion Invitation Suites
“Make an elegant invitation statement without the fuss. Stylish invitation sets with matching envelopes, reception and response cards included.”
I have this nagging feeling in me that I couldn’t let go. I’ve had thoughts about other venues/weddings.
Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE our venue. But I did once have champagne wishes and caviar dream weddings including a “late evening estate garden wedding” or “big field tent wedding with lanterns with twinkle lights.” So how could I indulge myself a little in those garden outdoor wedding fantasies in our indoor and modern venue?
Today’s review comes from amariem25 of her baker HyVee Bakery!
Hyvee Barlow Bakery in Rochester, Minnesota made the perfect wedding cake for our reception. They were very willing to make any cake for us, even those with very complex designs. They listened to our requests for flavors and frostings. They even gave us three 1/4 sheet cakes for sampling. No little slices to sample here! We got whole cakes!
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
One of the most important things I’ve learned as I’ve traversed through this dedicated online wedding community is that I have a true admiration for personalization within a wedding. There are so many ways to make a wedding unique, and for me, those little details really make a difference. Back when Frogger and I first got engaged, I began thinking of little ways to infuse our personality into our wedding and I’ve continued to add to that list as time has gone on.
For the OOTs (out-of-town bags), I’ve found a few really great DIY resources which I’ll include below, and inside… I’ve got some fun ideas to add a touch of humor for our newly arriving guests. In addition to brochures for local attractions, bottled water, a snack or two, etc. I’m thinking about possibly including the following with cute description tags:
Now, for my secrets to creating the bags themselves.
Read more…
This DIY project is not for the faint of heart (or those without proper Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator skillz). So, way way back in Mr. Dolphin’s and my wedding planning process (like 1 1/2 years back), I came across the design firm Melangerie Inc of New York. They make these FABULOUS wedding relationship charts. They are unlike anything I have EVER seen. Check out these fantastic pieces:
I’m so excited to find another example of a non-bustled dress! I think I’ve closed in on what it is: a wrist loop. (Side note: Apparently I’m living under a rock. Yes, I really didn’t know a wrist loop existed until recently.)
A wrist loop was featured on Clare’s dress in The Time Traveler’s Wife. Brides.com says: “At the reception, the newlyweds dance in a garden lit with romantic paper lanterns. Removing her veil for the reception, Clare also lifts the skirt of her wedding dress with a special wrist loop that Weiss added so that the bride could dance easily.”
(source)
10 gold stars if you can name the gem that this post title is from!
It is 2003. I am a shiny, new, fresh-out-of-the-box-and-ready-for-my-first-day-of-college-at-NYU-freshman as I head into my second college class EVER (Level 1 Hebrew in case you’re interested).
He is a laid back sophomore, already well versed in the language of college and jaded from a year of freshman dorms and introductory classes.
I had a crush on him from the moment I saw him. He would come around eventually.
A year and a half later, and three semesters of Hebrew class together under our belt, we ran into each other in the dining hall and decided to have lunch. Little did either of us know, but this would be only the first of many lunches, soon dinners, and eventually, daily, hanging out that would lead us here!
As a mascot at NYU (Go Violets!), I convinced Mr. Hermit Crab to come to the first basketball game that I would be performing at.
Read more…
Check out these great projects hive members have uploaded to Weddingbee’s DIY section! Click on the title of each project for tutorials!
DIY Fabric Boutonnieres by VagabondGurl
For some reason none of the pictures of my dress online ever showed the train. And since I never actually tried on my dress before buying it, I got a little surprise when I put her on for the first time.
Oh yeah, that’s right. Baby got back. And I’m not sure how I feel about it.
Not only is it the train super long, but the way that it comes out from the bodice kid of reminds me of this thread.
Read more…
Our friends Blair and Giselle were on the same flight as we were which made traveling so much more fun! After flight #1, we arrived in Ft. Lauderdale; we were all pooped and it was only 10:30AM. So what did we do? Hit the airport bar for some cocktails. What? I needed some red bull with a kick!
Sleepy, pasty Chicagoans
Unlike on flight #1, the flight #2 attendant told me there was nowhere to put my dress (psh, liar) so we were forced to shove it in the overhead compartment. Grrr. I managed to get a little cat nap in the air and before I knew it, we were in St. Thomas! We walked off the plane and were immediately greeted by my new bestest friend—a smiling, cheery lady with a tray of complimentary rum shots. It was much-needed after the long day we had had already! We strolled over to baggage claim, retrieved my bag and waited for Mr. N’s. And we waited. Aaaaaaaaaand waited. Then the belt stopped.
Uggggggh.
Read more…
Mr. Lobster and I live in Tribeca, New York. It’s got the charm of urban loft living (if you can afford it, I cannot but Justin Timberlake can!!) with the reminder of old New York in its cobblestone streets and buildings full of character. It only makes sense that we should take our engagement pictures here where we’ve started to build our life together and got engaged. Our e-shoot is not until July but I want to make sure our neighborhood was the perfect spot.
One sunny Saturday, we took advantage of the weather and went for a walk, scouting out “cool” spots for photos. With my trusty Canon SD something something, Mr. Lobster, Buddy and I were off!
Photos by the Lobsters
I’m guessing many of you already know where this post is going. A little background on how I arrived at my extremely awkward new wedding thoughts… bear with me.
I had the fun opportunity to spend the weekend in town at a local resort with MOH Big Apple. It was a nice little staycation and very needed during all of the wedding madness. While there, a wedding took place on Saturday and we were lucky enough to be on a patio overlooking the cocktail hour. We may or may not have spied on the guests.
Later that night, we were heading back to our room after dinner and as we walked up, we passed the honeymoon suite. It was located next door to our room! The wedding party had decorated with little tea light candles and flower petals. It was just too cute!
Soooo… that got me thinking. How awkward is the thought of people knowing you are “sealing the deal” the night of your wedding?!
Read more…
| Visit our sister sites | eHarmony Online Dating |
eHarmony Advice Dating Advice |
Project Wedding Wedding Songs |
JustMommies Pregnancy Calendar |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
