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I have a confession to make, hive. When it came to picking out bridesmaids’ dresses, I gave the girls zero say in what they would be wearing on our day. Now before you go thinking I’m some crazy control-freak bride, let me plead my case. See, about a month before me and Mr. CC officially started planning our wedding, I stumbled upon and purchased this pattern by Cynthia Rowley.
It’s not that unusual for Mr. Hyena and me to go on nice dates; we try to go out somewhere nice every few months or so. In January 2010, we had planned to go to a nice dinner. I had my suspicions about a proposal coming, but I wasn’t getting my hopes up since I tended to overanalyze every single event we went to or hosted for proposal potential. Better to not get my hopes up so I wouldn’t be disappointed. 
This time was different, though. We’d been ring shopping recently and talking about marriage A LOT.
So Friday afternoon I came home after a bad day at work to find red roses on my front porch. That was when I got really suspicious, but I was still determined to not get my hopes up! I debated whether to get pretty or get REALLY pretty while I tried to keep my cat from eating the roses. I got all dolled up, and Mr. Hyena came to pick me up. I told him thank you for the flowers, but said I wasn’t going to kiss him since I had lipstick on and I didn’t want to get it on him. He said, “Well, then, this is going to be difficult for you,” then got down on one knee in the middle of my living room and asked, “Will you marry me?”
My exact reaction was, “REALLY?!” I wasn’t expecting it that soon in the evening! I quickly followed that with a “Yes!” Believe me, I got some teasing for my response!
(personal photo)
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Leaving Hiroshima, we headed to Fukuoka to meet up with Mr. Sew’s parents. They live in Sasebo, which is near Nagasaki, and decided to bus up to visit with us for a day.
Mr. Sew’s dad wanted to check out a nearby park (Ohori), which had a traditional Japanese garden and the fastest-swimming koi I have ever seen.
Mrs. Spaniel is selling her Allure 8601 size 4 ivory wedding dress. Check out her Classifieds listing for more information!
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This post was originally published on March 4, 2010.
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It’s moving week here in Stripe world. Sigh. As I sit on my couch writing this post I’m surrounded by half-finished STDs and an ever increasing sea of boxes that make my heart race. And not in a good way. And then there’s the wedding crap.
Have you ever looked around at the fast accumulating wedding crap that’s taking over your house/apartment/life and wondered, ‘what the hell am I gonna do with this stuff after the wedding?’
In attempting to have a green (ish) wedding I like to think about where this stuff is going after our wedding and not just rejoice in my initial discovery.
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Originally posted on August 3rd, 2010
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I loooooove to play tour guide. I love it when my friends come visit me so I can have a sense of renewed appreciation for Tokyo. I’ve become a bit jaded and everything that was once cool and exciting is now banal. Well, dear readers, I get to do what I love to do now. I’m gonna let you in on some romantic and interesting places to visit in and around Tokyo! Hopefully you’ll consider a honeymoon here! I’ve got a lot of advice to give but this is just one location that is special to my heart.
First up, you can’t miss Hakone, located in Kanagawa prefecture to the west of Tokyo. This is a mountainous area famous for Lake Ashi and spectacular views of Mount Fuji. The most economical way to get there is the Odakyu Line Romance car (reserved seating), which takes 85 minutes and costs roughly $20. A regular express train (non-reserved seating) costs about $11 and takes about 2 hours. I’ve been to Hakone many times, including our 2 year anniversary, so I’ll use my personal pictures to give you a peek:
Originally posted on September 10th, 2010
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As we left Tokyo on the shinkansen that Saturday morning, we traveled back in time to a more traditional, more historical Japan: Kyoto.
I cannot say enough about how awesome the Capsule Ryokan we stayed at was. The owner greeted us at the door (in very good English, I might add), and showed us how our room worked. Yes, the room required explanation. It even came with a binder of instructions! Every Sew’s dream room!
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This post was originally published on July 22nd, 2009
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After printing and cutting the cardstock for our programs, the lingering question was how we would bind it all together. Initially, we were going to punch an eyelet in the corner to allow the sheets to cascade out and act as a fan, but… I dunno… I just changed my mind. I’m sick of eyelets (kinda sorta). These days, I can’t take a step in the apartment without finding an eyelet stuck to the bottom of my foot, and that bugs me to no end! My hand is a bit cramped, too.
Since we’re short on time, I would’ve been content with ribbon holding it all together, but a YouTube tutorial on Japanese stab binding kept creeping into my head. I first discovered it when looking for invitation ideas. At the time, my obsession was booklet-style invitations. But since we never went down the booklet route, I dismissed the idea altogether. Now, with our programs totaling 7 pages, this idea was perfect.
The tutorial itself is a very basic technique. But if you’re looking for a more intricate design, it can be done!
See?
Originally posted on August 2, 2010
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I can’t imagine a more perfect place to take engagement photos. I know there are lots of great places out there in the U.S. of A., but Tokyo really is an awesome place. Let’s take a look at some of the areas we hope to be shooting at and some inspiration!
If it’s a clear day, a perfect view of the Tokyo skyline can be seen from the Odaiba islands.
It’s hard to believe that after a 19-month engagement, King Hippo and I are finally getting hitched. It’s kind of surreal, actually. It seems like we’ve been talking about the wedding (or I should say, I have been talking about the wedding) and planning for this forever, and I truly cannot wait to see it all come together tomorrow. Eeeeeeee! We’re getting married tomorrow!
We arrived in Dallas a couple of days ago, and it’s been a bit of a whirlwind ever since. We’ve run a ton of errands, including getting our marriage license so this whole thing can be official.
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| Waiting in line for our marriage license |
I have to say, the most interesting thing happened as we were waiting to get our marriage license.
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This post originally ran on November 10, 2008.
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I know we’re getting a bit too “punny” with the “Secret Life of Bees” titles, but I had to give it a shot.
I even made a PIE CHART to illustrate the four very random “secrets” I’m going to share!
![Love for Japan: The [Secret] Life of Pi(e) : wedding japan Chart The [Secret] Life of Pi(e) : wedding seattle Chart](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-LT1p8BKNrM/SRS-XBehd0I/AAAAAAAABWg/A2-iFlJLud0/s1600-h/chart.jpg)
Har har har, I slay me.
Let’s start at the top, shall we?
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Tips from the hive for incorporating Japanese cultural traditions into your wedding…join in on the discussion, or start your own, and let us know in the comments! (We’ll add it to this list.)
Suggestions for displaying 1000 paper cranes at your wedding
The Japanese Red String of Fate (Japanese legend for soul mates)
Various Japanese wedding traditions (discussion)
Japanese wedding gifts from the couple to wedding guests
And of course, stay updated with the hive and join the discussion on the Japan Earthquake/Tsunami thread.
Take a peek at how these three hive members incorporated Japanese elements into their wedding days via their Weddingbee Bios:
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