Weddingbee Blog

There are quite a few things I really wanted to buy early on in our planning. OK, no…there were A LOT of things I really wanted to buy. I wanted EVERYTHING: the photo booth, the chiavari chairs, the fabulous photographer, the organized planner, and all the details we see on the mainstream blogs each and every day; the Mr. and Mrs. signs, the aisle decor, the vintage furniture, wedding signs, and so much more. As we inch our way closer to the big day, however, we’re finding all these things aren’t in the budget. As a result, we’re left asking ourselves: What’s really important to us? What can we still afford to buy?

Jones Soda and Izze drinks made it on that list, if you can believe it! I’ll admit Mr. B thinks I’m a bit nuts for wanting soda most of his family has never heard of, but come on…think of the photos!

&Unlimited (Psst: Our photographer took these!)

My original plan had been to buy enough for the whole guest list, so we can let everyone have an Izze or Jones soda. Remember all of the ones Mrs. Candy Corn had?

#jealous

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But alas, that would be more than our budget can bear and instead, we’re getting just one twelve pack of personalized Jones soda—probably for the wedding party ($30) and one six pack of Izze—probably for the junior bridal party (>$10). Sure, it’s not what I had in mind, but it’s a small detail that our photographer will hopefully catch on camera, make me happy, and not break our bank.

Napkins. Isn’t it funny what becomes oh-so-important in the months leading up to one’s wedding? Napkins? Really? Yes ma’am! I’ve ALWAYS wanted personalized napkins. I absolutely DIE every time I see a wedding picture of a napkin with a cute phrase or monogram on it. I LOVED Mrs. Cupcake’s Gocco Napkins, too. Remember them?

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I’ve always had it in mind that ours would say something funny or catchy. Something that might describe the essence of our day or maybe our personalities. Well, we finally figured out what that phrase will be! Hopefully you don’t think it’s corny!

It comes from one of our favorite movies of ALL time. Seriously, Mr. B and I used to watch this movie over and over back in college. We’d always sing the words to all the different songs in it when nobody was around, too.

“Let’s GOOOO! Time’s a wastin’!”

Any guessers?

Yep. The story of the man in black, Mr. Johnny Cash.

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It’s cute. It’s Southern. It’s love-inspired. And it’s what we’re going with! I would have loved to come up with something more clever, but I think this is perfectly fitting for us, honestly.

Parasols. I couldn’t resist. I had to have parasols. I know you guys saw Mrs. Hot Wings’: Hottie’s Strike a Pose, right? Did you read how her parasols doubled as bridal party props and ceremony decorations? She’s mentioned a number of times how glad she was she had those and I have to admit, I’m glad she did, too! The eye candy was SCRUMPTIOUS, don’t you think?

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Ours won’t have fancy designs, but hopefully they will still do the trick! I plan on making one—the one and only green one we ordered—say “Thank You” using Mrs. Spring Roll’s tutorial! Yet another small detail that I think will make all the difference in the world!

What details matter the most to you? What details must you absolutely have?