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OK, I know I said there would be no more tears, but I forgot about this one! I pretty much cried through my entire dance with my dad. Once you hear the song you may understand why. I tried my best to suck it up and brush them away, but eventually the chorus would roll around again and bring fresh tears to my eyes.
So yes, I’m going to talk about the name change thing. I know this topic has the tendency to get heated at times and can be a trigger for people. So I’m starting off now by saying that I think the decision of what to do with your name when you marry is a very personal choice. There are a wide variety of options on how to handle it, and I don’t think any one option is more right or wrong than the others. This is not about right and wrong. It’s about me and what makes sense to me.
Now, we’ve covered the fact that I’ve been married twice. Along with those two marriages (and divorces) I have managed to change my name a total of 3 times. The name I have today is actually not my maiden name, nor is it the name of my second ex. For those of you keeping track at home, that means I currently have my first ex’s name.
Right. That one was a doozie right? Let’s talk about how I got here. When I got married the first time, I went from maiden to first ex’s name. We got divorced and I changed nothing. When I got married the second time, I went from first ex to second ex’s name. When we got divorced, I went back to my first ex’s name. It’s okay, read that one again. I’ll wait. It’s odd.
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Miss Magic’s note: This post was written, and the inspiration board created, 12 months ago. At that time, I didn’t know what our budget was (uh, I still might not know what it is), but I did know we weren’t gonna have a ton of money. I was freaking out, trying to figure out how to do things inexpensively but still get the vibe we wanted. (And what vibe was that, exactly?) Also, this is my first inspiration board. The wedding has certainly evolved since then….
Apparently, Mr. Magic did not get the memo that rustic-vintage weddings are THE theme lately. I don’t know why this is, but I’m guessing the popularity of the vintage theme has something to do with it being fairly affordable and lending itself to DIY projects that us crafty brides love so much. But when I showed Mr. Magic my original inspiration board and described the centerpieces, his reaction was less then desired.
We picked our wedding bands! Yay! We are purchasing them from a local jeweler, Laney’s in Williamsburg, VA where Mr. B bought (actually designed!) my engagement ring. I’m going this weekend to buy them and get Mr. B’s ring engraved, but I have a problem—I have no idea what the engraving should be!
Here are some of my options:
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This year, hive members swapped Valentines Day cards and showed their love for their fellow bees! Here are the results of the swap…the creativity floating around the hive is awesome! 
In the media -The front says: “Love is the greatest refreshment in life.” - Pablo Picasso
The inside says: Drink it up! And it contains a packet of Kool-Aid, in red of course.
Heyyyy Bay Area bees!
Guess what? We’re having a bee meet up!
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Come and join us this Wednesday, March 2nd, 6:30PM @ Gordon Biersch Brewery for some yummy garlic fries and pints of beer. We have lots of local bee bloggers and hive members in the area and we’re looking forward to meeting new faces and catching up with everyone.
Gordon Biersch Brewery
2 Harrison Street @ Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA 94105
415.243.8246
To RSVP, reply on this thread! We hope to see you there!
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Mr. Cotton Candy is a classy guy. He has a well-defined personal style and knows what he likes and doesn’t like to wear. When the subject of wedding bands came up, he was adamant that all he wanted was a simple sterling-silver band with no frills. Easy enough. I added it to our long list of things to buy and called it a day. Mr. Cotton Candy’s ring didn’t cross our minds again until a month later when we were window shopping in one of our favorite antique districts in Covina.
While I was eying up a vintage handbag in one of our favorite antique stores, Mr. Cotton Candy’s eye wandered over to the jewelry case and found this:
Many of you have probably participated in some sort of horah, many of you may not have. Well, when I say we had the horah to end all horahs, I would not be exaggerating! I am giving you a quickie sound bite of many of the tunes that our band played for our over-45-minute dance session! I think you will enjoy this post more if you have it playing in the background—be prepared, it’s not your usual horah music! I don’t know if I can really show you the energy, the enthusiasm, the FUN, the awesomeness that was the first part of the dancing, but I will try!
I should say here, I don’t think I have said enough about our band. I found Nafshenu online, and I quickly became their biggest fan from the demo CD they sent me! They kept the party moving from start to finish, totally read our crowd, played every song just as I had imagined it, and were so amazing from cocktail hour through to the end. People were asking if they would stay and play longer! If you are looking for a band that can play a wide variety of both Jewish and secular music, and play it well, I will totally, totally recommend Nafshenu! I will be highlighting their Jewish music in my posts, but believe me, they played everything from “The Final Countdown” to “Living on a Prayer” to “Shout!” with ease!I wish I could put all of their music in, I loved it so much (I even have their CD on as I write!).
Of course, people at work know I’m engaged. I wear a diamond ring on my left hand, but no wedding band, and if I ever talk about PDog, I refer to him as “my fiance.” I would just call him by his first name, but I have a coworker of the same name, so it gets confusing. (Side note: I HATE the term “fiance,” because it seems like I’m trying to bring up wedding planning. I usually avoid talking about him at all. To compensate, I talk about my dog ad nauseam. No one is surprised.)
But I won’t bring up my wedding planning, and if I am asked about it, I won’t go into detail. For starters, I like to keep work life and personal life separate.
There’s a bigger reason, though.
I work in an extremely cerebral environment. I’m in meetings with people who are intimidatingly studied and well-spoken. And there is a fairly stark age difference—I am the youngest person by a good twenty years. I appreciate that my coworkers take me seriously, and I don’t want to do anything to remind them of my young age or relative inexperience. I’m sure people would be great about it if I did choose to introduce my wedding plans into conversation, but it’s not the right choice for me. Is this over-analytical on my part? Maybe. But it works for my comfort level.
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Jayhawkgirl24 is selling a flower girl dress. She’s asking $55 for the size-8 dress.
Have a wedding item for sale? Post it with pictures in the Weddingbee Classifieds, and you might see it featured on the blog!
Other great items for sale:
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Once I had settled on a ring design and placed the custom order, all we had to do was wait. It only took a few weeks to get the call. The proof was ready. However, there was a mix-up with the order. Oh no! My stomach flip-flopped before Mr. P could finish his sentence. Mr. P grabbed me by the shoulders before I could start worrying and explained it was good news. Instead of creating a wax mold, the company skipped right to casting it in white gold. So you’re telling me I don’t have to imagine what this green wax mold will look like when it’s actually a ring? That is good news.
Allow me to briefly interrupt this broadcast to bring you some of the prettiest little vintage-inspired bridal shoes around. I stumbled across the Rachel Simpson site via this post on My Hands Made It and was hooked. I love my shoes to bits, of course, but when I saw these I just had to write a post on them in case someone else is searching high and low for that perfect pair.
Enough with the words, on with the goods! I picked out a few of my favourites to show you. Here we have “Hettie”:
When I began my search, I started out looking for a flashy sequin clutch but gradually became aware of the wealth of hand-beaded ones available online. It wasn’t long until I came across this exquisite little bag on Etsy. It was much smaller than I wanted, but the detailing was so intricate that I couldn’t help but fall in love. And the price was within budget! I contacted the seller and told her that I wanted it for my wedding, and she was thrilled to hear that it would be used for such a special event. The seller told me that it belonged to her husband’s grandmother and that it was purchased in the ’30s while on her honeymoon in Europe. I ended up being able to barter some jewelry for the clutch, so that made it all even better.
In my last recap, I mentioned my favorite moment from our wedding day: having our first dance as husband and wife in the men’s locker room.
This was right after “zipper-gate.” The zipper broke on the back of my dress, but I wasn’t going to let anything get me down! A quick safety pin recovery by Dolphin Momma and my cousin Lisa, and I was good to go!
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Hello all! I’m really back this time—our fabulous mini-moon is behind us, we’re looking ahead to settling into life as a married couple and I cannot wait to share all of the details of our wedding weekend with you!
However, until we get our pictures back I have so much more to share with you! Projects that I managed to get done (but not in time to blog about, like our Facebook!), and other details that I’m not sure I ever actually talked about (like the decor for our ceremony).
But first I wanted to talk about one thing. Specifically, my anxiety during the weekend of our wedding. More specifically, the fact that I didn’t feel the anxiety that I expected to feel.
Let me explain. I’m not normally a very anxious person in real life, but in the lead up to the wedding I was incredibly stressed out.
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