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Mrs. Hermit Crab, New York, NYAge and Occupation: 24, Youth Director soon to be Grad StudentFiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Medical Student - soon to be Surgery ResidentEngagement Date: October 11, 2008Wedding Date: June 2010Venue: New York Botanical GardenAbout Me: I love all things food, books, our furbaby, Rashi, and adventures with my amazing fiance (oh, and saving the world!). This summer I will not only be a bride, but a bridesmaid, officiant, and attendee as well---it's all about weddings in my life right now, full of so many exciting moments and projects. We're planning a fab New York City wedding weekend full of family, love and lots of color!
Why hello there hive! Just your neighborhood Hermit Crab checkin’ in once again. I can hardly believe it, but Mr. HC and I have just passed the 7 month mark this weekend, and we celebrated with a relaxing day-cation here in NYC with a trip to Spa Castle (really, you must check it out if you’re in town!) and dinner at a delicious favorite spot where we had one of our first dates.
In other news, the Hermit Crab recaps will be starting THIS WEEK. That’s right, you heard it here first folks, my recaps will be coming at you. Don’t go anywhere, because I will be back with wedding goodness very soon.
So, for your hermit crab fill, I present… Read more…
Mrs. Dolphin, Gainesville, FLAge and Occupation: 24, Graduate Architecture StudentFiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Interactive Interface DeveloperEngagement Date: February 14, 2008Wedding Date: May 2010Venue: Plantation Bay Country ClubAbout Me: I’m currently a Graduate Student at the University of Florida studying Architecture. I enjoy playing Scrabble with my Fiance, rooting for the Florida Gators, making any drink that involves a blender, cleaning (yes... I’m crazy), design... GOOD design that is, the new Pepsi with natural sugar, taking pictures, discovering new places in the U.S., and obsessing over doing (and designing) everything myself for our upcoming wedding!
Okay y’all, in my last post we got hitched. It was amazing. Perfect, in our eyes. I even received a phone call from Mr. Dolphin’s Mama saying she happy cried for half an hour after seeing Mr. Dolphin say his vows. Now, let’s keep this wedding recap bandwagon rollin’ with another video. Whatcha say about that? So, here’s what happened after all our happy tears, stubborn rings, and sweet kisses.
Miss Oatmeal, Fresno, CAAge and Occupation: 25, Medical Device Sales RepresentativeFiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Police Officer/Captain in the US ArmyEngagement Date: February 16, 2010Wedding Date: May 2011Venue: Private Residence, FresnoAbout Me: I am a toast-loving, list-making, occasionally crazy California girl getting dangerously close to marrying her crime-fighting, patient, man's man fiancé. I’ve never left our hometown of Clovis, CA, I love Anthropologie so much it almost hurts, appreciate promptness, love that our 4lb. Chihuahua, Murphy, smells like Fritos, am irritated by windshield wipers that move too fast for the amount of rain, love me some cold weather, have an unhealthy obsession with boots, and wholeheartedly think that my family is everything. Mr. Oatmeal is, oddly enough, my brother's best friend. He's also the best thing that's ever happened to me, and together we are planning a vintage chic, backyard, spring wedding with a few nontraditional touches while trying to keep up with our crazy lives.
Get your mind outta the gutter—I’m talking about our save the dates. (By the way, that joke isn’t even close to being funny on the ‘bee. Everyone here knows what an STD is.)
I happen to be quite fond of ours. Thanks to RCJones, otherwise known as Brother Oatmeal, we had the chance to take some incredibly cool pictures to use for our STDs. There also wasn’t any Photoshop involved in the creation of that sign, so that makes it like 100 times cooler. I can’t say it has anything to do with the theme of our wedding because it most definitely does not. But I still love it. Without further ado…
Ms. Cheetah, Los Angeles/Palm Springs
Age and Occupation: 31, Artist, EducatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 32, TV FinanceEngagement Date: April 2010Wedding Date: March 2011Venue: The ViceroyAbout Me: I’m a silly, sassy lady with a compulsion to create. I love to sing and dance, despite the fact that I lack any talent doing either. I somehow manage to be messy and organized at the same time. I like to spend my days road tripping, watching '80s movies, reading true crime books, buying things on sale, sending postcards, playing board games, dining at food trucks, snuggling, and drinking ginger ale. I have a weak spot for all things sweet, especially Mr. Cheetah! I’m a Chicago girl and he’s a Nor Cal boy but we love living in the City of Angels. After 10 years as a couple we are planning a fun-filled semi-destination wedding in Palm Springs. Hope you enjoy the ride!
Four of my amazing ’maids flew to Austin to throw me a fantastic bachelorette. As a thank you/holiday gift I wanted to give them something to commemorate the trip. Enter Maptotes.
Maptotes are totes (and other products) that feature silk screens of adorable map illustrations. They have designs showcasing dozens of cities and areas. They even have Palm Springs–-oh if only I had a unlimited out-of-town bag budget…
The Austin bag was the perfect gift for the Texas-traveling, karaoke-singing, vodka-drinking, cupcake-eating Cheetah Girls.
Mrs. Moonbeam, Los Angeles/San AntonioAge and Occupation: 26, Intern ArchitectFiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Studio Analyst, aspiring ScreenwriterEngagement Date: May 20, 2009Wedding Date: November 2009Venue: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church (LaCoste, TX) and Mary Gray Events Center (Castroville, TX)About Me: I was born and raised in Texas, but after college I moved to Seattle for a couple of years and loved it. Then I followed my beau out here to LA and we're getting settled in. I've been making things since I can remember. I was raised by crafters. I love to sew, draw, paint, build, cook, bake (anything with a tangible end result is fair game). In that same spirit, I've been hosting since I was old enough to cook and set a fancy table. I kind of take after my grandmother, who believes that your morning OJ always tastes better out of the good crystal.
Sorry about the hiatus! I had two whole weeks off for Christmas, so I fled to Texas for a whirlwind visit toSan Antonio, Austin, Houston, Galveston, and to eat breakfast tacos! They are so good. But anyway, I digress.
After the first dances, the reception slipped into that period of chatting, hanging out, photoboothing and some intermittent dancing.
I got to dance with flower girls and guest girls. This was my favorite part of weddings growing up, so I loved this part.
Mrs. Lox, BaltimoreAge and Occupation: 33, Government WorkerFiance's Age and Occupation: 35. IT ConsultantEngagement Date: May 8, 2010Wedding Date: May 2011Venue: Vandiver InnAbout Me: I’m an East Coast gal born and bred and a suburban brat turned city rat for the last year. Now Mr. Lox and I enjoy walking all kinds of places, having the coolest things around in our backyard, and especially our garage parking. I love gadgets, toys, Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby ice cream, monkeys, and our insane cats. I’m a blonde by birth and a redhead by choice. I’m that girl in the cubicle farm with all the cool toys and the file cabinet covered in magnetic poetry. I still use smiley faces in my emails, whether people like it or not. This is not the first rodeo for Mr. Lox nor me. And together, we are planning an intimate afternoon wedding on a budget we can afford by ourselves.
Dearest hive, I cannot even be coy about this. I am sitting at my desk at work (hi there, boss!) looking at a planning sheet from a prospective DJ. We are meeting with him, and it has come to my attention that Mr. Lox and I are woefully unprepared. And that we really have no idea how to hire a DJ.
I’ve nailed down the first-dance song, and that’s about it. There are spots here for cake cutting, last dance, dinner music…I am aghast. Somehow, I had no idea I was going to have to pick so much. There is also a question on here about how long after dinner we’d like the cake to be cut. I didn’t know there were options. Can I just ask him what works best?
This is my confused face. Please to be ignoring my cubicle toys in the background. (Picture courtesy of moi)
Mrs. Brooch, Arlington, VAAge and Occupation: 25, Writer/EditorFiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Front Desk ManagerEngagement Date: October 3, 2009Wedding Date: April 2011Venue: Oxon Hill ManorAbout Me: I’m an indecisive girlie-girl with a motor mouth, can-do attitude, and knack for making others laugh. I dream of becoming a best selling novelist like Elizabeth Gilbert or Julie Powell (a girl can dream, right?), and love long road trips, a beautiful countryside, music, blogs, books, and all things vintage/thrift/antique/or homemade. I’m a Virgo, i.e. overly sensitive, emotional, and critical, and there’s no such thing as short and sweet in my world. I want to say and do it all. Mr. Brooch grounds me. I point where to go and he figures out the way. He’s a pragmatic fancy-pants who enjoys video games and movies. We both adore our mutt, Rocky, and spending time with our amazingly supportive family and friends. We’re planning a garden wedding with a formal reception with lots of whimsy and unique, Southern-inspired details.
Hey DC, MD, and VA bees…we would have loved a few more at our area meet up Friday, January 7th at Pentagon City! We need to quickly plan another one! Maybe before my April wedding? Please!
The whole thing was kind of planned on a whim so if you didn’t hear it was happening, don’t feel bad! I don’t know about everyone else, but I really, really enjoyed getting together with other 2011 brides! This was my first meet up and actually my first time meeting anyone through Weddingbee! Read more…
Mrs. Elephant, Dallas, TXAge and Occupation: 27, Financial Operations AnalystFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, IT Student/Store ManagerEngagement Date: March 29, 2009Wedding Date: April 2011Venue: The Tribute Golf ClubAbout Me: I'm a Philly native creating roots deep in the heart of Texas. I might be a little obsessed capturing those Kodak moments of anything and everything (mainly on vacations). I've become more of a gamer thanks to Mr. Elephant, who I met online and can't wait to spend the rest of my life with. We are planning a wedding based on our favorite colors, blue and green, with a travel theme for 150 of our closest friends and family. Hopefully our long (2-year) engagement won't kill me!
Or, it could be almost exactly what I envisioned! It’s makeup and hair trial time!
You may remember that I have actually had my makeup done once or twice (or three or four times, but who’s counting). You see, what had happen was…for the first set of engagement pictures we used the Clinique makeup counter, which was OK, but I knew that I really wanted airbrush for the wedding. The second set of engagement pictures required a last minute airbrush appointment with an artist who was lovely, but a little bit out of our budget. The 3rd trial was pretty bad, so the search continued.
As luck would have it, MOH Navy gifted hair and makeup to each of her bridesmaids for her wedding so I was able to get another trial for free. I loved my hair and makeup at her wedding, but sadly the company owner was already booked for our wedding date.
Me, MOH Navy, BM Cali and friend E
The good news was that Kelly (the owner) has a team of artists that are available for April, so we scheduled a hair and makeup trial with Vetty.
Mrs. Jam, ChicagoAge and Occupation: 25, Writer/Associate Wedding CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Structural EngineerEngagement Date: December 23, 2009Wedding Date: June 2011Venue: Hunter’s Ridge, Princeton, ILAbout Me: I’m a penny-pinching cat lady getting ready to marry the frugal dog lover of my dreams. Our ideal Saturday morning includes rummaging around people’s junk at garage and estate sales followed by an afternoon date to our favorite café, where we only eat sandwiches that include the word “salad.” We actually love it so much, it’s sort of our unofficial wedding theme: Look at our delicious finds, eat homemade ham salad, and celebrate our love…barndance style. When we’re not obsessing over our love-fest shindig, we’re planning themed parties for our best friends and jamming to '90s music.
After months of imagining our wedding food as homemade egg, ham and turkey salad sandwiches, we’ve decided to actually listen to the people who will be eating it (aside from us, because we are blinded by an intense feeling of nirvana when even thinking of such a spread):
“But I hate sandwiches that include the word ’salad!’” the people screamed, leaving us thoroughly confused as to how on Earth people could feel such intense hate for something we deem the most delicious food of them all.
“Well our wedding is going to be really casual, and it’s the perfect food for a sweet little get-together. Plus it’s our favorite–yum!”
“Ugh, fine. Then I will just go hungry and drink a lot and end up getting drunk because I refuse to eat a sandwich like that for dinner,” they responded, which I always ignored in favor of our chosen food vision. Plus, my friends are all outspoken divas and I’m immune to it.
Photo source, which looks delicious even though it’s more gourmet than I typically like my egg salad.
Mrs. Eggs Benedict, SeattleAge and Occupation: 29, AttorneyFiance's Age and Occupation: 35, AttorneyEngagement Date: December 5, 2009Wedding Date: February 2011Venue: IslandWoodAbout Me: I'm a Northwest girl who spends my time goofing around with Mr. Eggs Benedict and our dog, hiking, traveling, drinking wine and planning a wedding that will showcase the best of what the Pacific Northwest has to offer. I also love photography, beating Mr. Eggs Bene at Mario Kart, and watching the most ridiculous natural disaster flicks you can think of (seriously, how can you deny the awesomeness that is The Core or 2012?? That's right, you can't). We are planning our weekend wedding adventure at an environmental educational center, and I can't wait for the fun to begin!
I’ve been spending a lot of time lately looking at pictures of beautiful weddings, and I can’t help but wonder how exactly all of my ideas that have been floating about are actually going to come together. So I spent entirely too long putting together this inspiration board as a way to figure out how things might look together. And holy crap, y’all, I did it! (Yes, my Southern roots do show up when I’m proud of myself!)
Mrs. Lioness, AtlantaAge and Occupation: 25, Physical TherapistFiance's Age and Occupation: 25, AttorneyEngagement Date: August 29, 2009Wedding Date: April 2011Venue: Anthony’s Fine DiningAbout Me: I’m a Southern girl with New England roots. I say "wicked" and "y’all" in the same sentence and I like to drink sweet tea with my lobster. Mr. Lion and I are both former Floridians now living in Atlanta, which fortunately is still SEC country...Go Gators! We both love baseball, coffee, traveling, cooking, and playing Words with Friends with each other on our iPhones all day long. I’m very passionate about the things and the people I love, and I tend to plan things with all of my heart...our wedding, of course, is no different! Oh, and also Mr. Lion is a first generation American of Cuban descent. I may look more like Lucy than Ricky, but I’m doing my best to incorporate some Latin elements into our vintage-garden-Southern wedding!
Sister Lioness has had a month off of school (that’s right: a month) for Christmas break. I’ve been trying to take advantage of having my super-crafty MOH around by being as productive as possible with my long list of DIY projects. Instead of knocking out lots of little projects, we decided to tackle the big ones: the tossing bouquet and (drum roll) the invitations.
The result? Feeling like I was in a liiiittle over my head. We spent hours on the tossing bouquet, only to get about 1/4 of the way done with it! Then, it sat on my coffee table like this for about a week:
Mrs. Zebra, Providence, RIAge and Occupation: 24 Marketing/Costume DesignerFiance's Age and Occupation: 26 Management/Firefighter Engagement Date: December 12, 2008Wedding Date: March 2011Venue: The Providence BiltmoreAbout Me: I'm a small town New England girl with an affinity for procrastination, crossing the proverbial line, and putting her foot in her mouth. I'm a lover of history, all seasons, sewing and Incubus. I design costumes on the side for my old high school's theatre department, which is where I met my sexy man. Our motto for our Big Fat Lebanese/Portuguese/Irish near-300 person wedding is "the more the merrier"! We are marrying in a Catholic ceremony and are hammering out the details of our Victorian-inspired reception.
A few days ago I received a phone call. I looked at my caller ID and saw that it was my mother. The same thought that occurs to me each time she calls me flickered in my mind…
Do I have enough time to answer her call?
I picked up the phone reluctantly and we began chatting about this and that…but then she said:
“I’m worried about you. I can read it in your writing, you’re not happy. You should enjoy this time in your life.”
Ms. Sloth, PhiladelphiaAge and Occupation: 35, Account Manager and Fashion BloggerFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Design AdminEngagement Date: December 25, 2009Wedding Date: May 2011Venue: Bartram's GardenAbout Me: I'm an internet junkie and music snob with a good eye for a bargain. I couldn't live without thrift store shopping, cheeseburgers, sushi, Coke Zero, websites devoted to silly photos of baby animals, Photoshop, and Mr. Sloth. Speaking of which, he and I are a pair of goofball homebody nerds who love our beagle (the most ridiculously adorable dog EVER) to an embarrassing degree. We're planning a low-key and intimate yet festive and quirky outdoor wedding with DIY details and deeply personal touches, and it's all taking place in the city where we fell in love and call home: Philadelphia.
With the wedding only four months away, I’ve started to pay a lot of attention to the details. Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time on our invitations and envelopes. You’ll see photos of the whole shebang in due time, but today I wanted to discuss the damned envelopes.
Calligraphy isn’t in the budget, unfortunately, so I figured that I’d just run the actual envelopes through the printer. I even fell in love with a font enough to spend almost $60 on it. Helloooooo, Lady Rene!
Mrs. Octopus, Boston, MA/Pittsburgh, PAAge and Occupation: 25, Grad StudentFiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Graphics Operator for TV NewsEngagement Date: May 6th, 2009Wedding Date: September 2010Venue: Heinz Chapel Ceremony, Museum Reception
About Me: When my best friend dragged me to a toga party in our freshmen year of college, I was not expecting to meet my future husband; but seven years later, here we are. I'm a crazy-organized planner at heart, and I am a great lover of random trivia, books, chocolate, blogs, new and exciting adventures, mockumentary-style television, and anything heavily flavored with bright orange fake cheese powder. We're planning a festive and fun mini-destination wedding in the place where we met: fabulous Pittsburgh, PA! I can't wait to marry the man I love!
After we wrapped up our photos on Pitt’s campus, we realized we were quite a bit ahead of schedule. With glee in my heart, I realized that this meant we had enough spare time to stop at a photo location that I had originally planned to go with my bridesmaids, but had to scrap when our photographer got held up in traffic. Yay!
We all piled into our non-fancy-but-functional shuttle van (oh, and note Groomsman/Brother Adam’s photo bomb in the back corner. A love of photo bombing is just one of the many bonds he shares with Mr. Octo).
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Photo source, which looks delicious even though it’s more gourmet than I typically like my egg salad.
