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I’m not gonna lie, bees. This fall in Central Texas was an allergy NIGHTMARE! About a month ago this little Wafflette was on a diet of antihistamines, Emergen-C, Kleenex and my good friend the Neti Pot. I had also spent 3 weekends in a row doing shows and events for work. All that to say, on a particular Saturday morning I was a mess of stress, no sleep, and Benedryl all jammed into a meltdown ready to go.
Poor, sweet Mr Waffle. He had no clue.
I had decided to take my mind off of the misery and look at beautiful beaches and resorts online. Ahhh, blissful honeymoon dreams of giant soaking tubs, warm sand and margaritas danced in my head. The Waffs caught that dreamy look in my eye and called me on it. He’s knows me too well and can spot me lusting over something online from over a mile away.
“What ya lookin’ at now?”
“Possible Honeymoon destinations and packages.”
“We shouldn’t look at that kind of stuff until we know we can afford it and it can fit into our budget.”
Relax! I’m not going to complain about them anymore. Now that they’re out and everyone should have received theirs, I can finally reveal them to the blogosphere! I’ll also be sharing some key learnings—in bold so you can’t miss them and won’t screw up like I did! So, yeah, long post ahead:
Let’s start from the beginning, shall we? Here’s what guests will see when they pull their envelope out of the mailbox:
Sorry for the privacy blur. You get the idea, right? If you’re from Connecticut, you may also notice that I accidentally put a Danbury zip code on our Atlanta address label. Whoops. I designed the address labels in Illustrator, then printed them onto metallic paper with my home inkjet.
I loved so many things about our wedding, but I think the thing that had (and still does) all of our guests talking were our White Castle burgers. And, if I felt like anointing myself with a title (à la Bethenny Frankel aka The Runaway Bride), I’d be the White Castle Bride, since that’s how a few readers approached me—in the deli, on the subway and even at a board meeting for a fellowship I had worked on. (I am sure the bees of today have FAR more recognition since the readership is pretty huge now!!) But this was my favorite part of our wedding, aside from the whole getting married part. And, hidden bonus? To this day, if I’m ever in the mood for a White Castle burger, I can rationalize eating one under the auspices of it being a sentimental and romantic meal…!
Oh, I’d forgotten how much I missed weddings/wedding planning until I logged back on here. Luckily, our fifth anniversary is on 11/11/11. If anything calls for a blowout renewal of vows party, that date sure does.
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Two sushi bars; a raw bar with lobster, shrimp and crab claws; foie gras; multiple carving and pasta stations… and this is what everyone is still talking about:
As a surprise to Mr. Daisy, I decided to have our wedding cocktail hour supplemented with 400 White Castle* burgers (200 with cheese, 200 without).
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OK, so I totally need to find another pop-culture reference for our rings other than “my precious.” Confessional: I haven’t seen Lord of the Rings. Don’t lambaste me! It took me 22 years to see Star Wars, and that was only because my boss made me watch them all one summer. Oh yeah, I got paid to watch Star Wars and I liked it. I like Star Wars a lot, actually. Anywho…rings, rings, oh yeah—our circles of trust. Non? I’m going with it.
I picked up our rings, ahem, our circles of trust, a little while ago. Believe it or not, I have not sparkled up my ring since the epic switch-up of 2010. This time was no exception. I did not hand my e-ring over for a little brush up. The salesperson didn’t offer either. I’m going to take that as he was probably just as scared to mix it up as I was to have it mixed up. Maybe I’m reading too deeply into it.
We should have a “Wedding-aholics Annonymous” group here where we commiserate over the absolutely ridiculous things we obsess over. (I am not trying to make light of AA—because that’s serious stuff, BTW.) So hello, my name is Zebra, and I am a circle of trust addict. Oh, forget the pop culture reference (unless you’ve got any good ones!). I’m absolutely obsessed with wearing my wedding rings. Anyone who’s come into my house since I got them has immediately had them shoved into their face. LOOOK!!! Sparkly!! OHHHHHH!
Must. Resisit. Urge. To. Wear. Can’t. Sorry. No can do.
Yes, we already saw each other at the tea ceremony. We even had lunch together. But if we’re going to see each other again in my final outfit of the day, why not make it a big deal? So, while the Wingmen finished their photo shoot, the Hotties tried to shield me with their parasols until it was time.
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I just got something really (REALLY) exciting in the mail. What’s that, you ask?
An invitation to what will probably be the most amazing shower ever, thrown by my amazing MOH, Sister Cardy! The invitation alone is all I need to know that this shower is going to kick ass. I mean, look how cute it is:
“Why get married? To celebrate your relationship, to solidify your commitment, to declare your love for one another to the world.” - Monica Geller
These are all meaningful reasons to marry, ones that are true for us. But the celebration of our marriage is also serving a greater purpose and a very personal one.
This time last year, my family experienced a tragedy which is still difficult for me to talk about. Before then, I did not fully understand the horror of using the descriptor “unexpected” in terms of loss. I will not go into what happened, but suffice to say that the memory of that phone call will always sting my soul like antiseptic on a fresh wound.
In that numbing moment of realization, it felt like the universe clubbed my family from behind and we, as a unit, fell to our knees.
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Maybe you’re a couple who wants something out of the ordinary for your honeymoon. You want adventure, to go somewhere that most people have never even heard of, let alone will ever see. A place where new species of wildlife are still being discovered, where most villages can only be reached by helicopter or a 6-seater plane, a place whose mountains still defy roads to cross them. A place where the stone age meets the new millennium.
That place is West Papua, where I have spent a good 18 years of my life, and even though I have left there now, it still holds a large chunk of my heart.
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When our two moms asked me what they should wear, I was a total bridezilla. No, not really. Actually I was the total opposite. My only criteria for them was that it had to be a shade of brown or tan (and that only came about because one of them said they were worried about wearing hot pink to match our colors). Other than that, I wanted them to find styles that were comfortable and that they felt just amazing in.
First, we started with Mama Meerkat. She wanted something flowy and feminine but that would cover her upper arms. I suggested Mama Meerkat look at the Alfred Angelo two-piece dresses. So we headed down to the closest bridal store that carried AA, which was Gretta’s Bridal in South Bend, Indiana.
Once we got there, we found they had a pretty good selection of the two-piece mom dresses. It didn’t take Mama Meerkat long to find a few dresses to try on. She started with what she thought would be her favorite—one with pants.
Redeemed Rebekah shows off her gorgeous green bouquet:
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High school in the early ’90s
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Man-made rock formations
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Sophomore year: I worked really hard to get my hair this poufy!
I chose this post because it seriously was such a pain in the butt, when I thought sticking rhinestones to flip flops would be a no-brainer. I almost threw my flip flops out the window. Almost.
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So, I decided to tackle the flip-flop bedazzling, and let me tell you, what I thought would be my easiest DIY project to date ended up being the most time-consuming and annoying! I encountered a lot of trial and error along the way, but ultimately figured it out. So here was my bedazzling journey…
I bought some supplies at Jo-Jo-AnnJo-Ann Fabrics: 6 bags of flat-bottomed rhinestones in 3 different sizes, and a glue gun. And here’s everything I thought I would need…
flip-flops, a cup of water and a Q-Tip/toothpick, rhinestones, glue gun (also grab some tweezers)
Once the ceremony was over and most of the guests had left, we took a few minutes for family pictures.
A few months ago, when Mr. S and I realized that we didn’t know how we were going to pay for our wedding, we considered some alternatives: changing the venue to something cheaper, having a tiny wedding at City Hall, pushing the wedding back a year or so, or going into debt to pay for the wedding.
Well, we chose what is probably the most irresponsible option: We’re going to save as much money as possible, and go into debt for the rest.
I know, I know. But, honestly, the situation isn’t as dire as we expected it to be. A family member (an angel sent from heaven?) came through with a bit of dough unexpectedly. We’ll be able to save a fairly significant chunk of change before the wedding. And the amount of money we’ll have to charge, while not tiny, won’t break us. We can have it paid off in a couple of months, especially if we use some of the money we’re bound to get as a gift.
Still, it’s a far from ideal situation, and it was a hard decision to make. But there’s a good reason why we made it.
Because we want this wedding.
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