Weddingbee Blog

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Last week I was the recipient of some major bee love.

There once was a girl so nice that she volunteered to help with cutting and gluing, the two most evil most dreaded wedding crafting jobs. Who is this saint? This happy little crafting elf? This magical crafting fairy-godmother? Why she’s EAQ219 (aka Em), Weddingbee aficionado. We met at the D.C. bee meet up two weeks ago and she volunteered to help me finish up some projects. You know I wasn’t going to let an opportunity like that slip by. So, I invited her over for an afternoon crafting session while my nieces were supposed to be napping.

Still smiling even though her fingers are blistering

Let me tell you something about Em. She is hardcore. Some people might head for the door when greeted with a pile of 160 envelopes to fold, glue, and stuff. A lesser woman might have balked at cutting corrugated cardboard when the only scissors I could find were hot pink kiddie safety scissors. Not this girl. She is epic. And, not only did she show some mad crafting skills, she also passed on some good words of advice, as only a recent DIY bride could.

Trace. Cut. Glue. Repeat.

Also, on the way back to DC from my bridal shower I swung by Mrs. Trail Mix’s house. While my nieces fought over who would get to walk her ah-dor-a-ble little puppy, she and I loaded my trunk with boxes of café lights. 500 feet of gorgeous little beauties, all in two nice nest-like bundles. If you enjoy Rubik’s cubes, do I have a good job for you! Then, because she really is so super sweet, and was about to move into a new apartment in 3 days, she threw in some paper lanterns, too. Nice! Gotta love the leftover wedding goodies. After a mere two nights of So You Think You Can Dance, I had those babies untangled and ready to hang. I am so excited about them—like, really really jazzed. Pumped, even.

Three weeks to go and I am loving the bee love. Thanks Trail Mix, and thanks Em, I will be sure to pay these favors forward.

Have you been the recipient of bridal kindness?