Weddingbee Blog

Hello, Hive! I’m excited to share some photos from our recent local bee meet up in San Jose, California, on Wednesday, August 10. Our group hosts a monthly meeting for all comers in Santana Row and we’ve been getting together since May.

It’s a great time to associate real people with their online avatars. We’ve established a tradition of dinner at Pasta Pomodoro restaurant followed by dessert at Ben & Jerry’s ice cream or Pinkberry frozen yogurt.

Back row: cutexkitty, pengoala

Front row: Miss Teacup, nonapkns, sparkedlove11

Each month we’ve added a new face or two to the group. Meeting strangers from the internet could be intimidating, and I think breezybri19 speaks for all of us when she describes the experience:

“It was totally scary at first—and I’m pretty sure my hands were shaking when walking to Pasta Pomodoro the first time… but it is definitely one of the best things I’ve ever done! All of the ladies are so sweet, and it’s really nice to make REAL friends instead of just virtual ones on the boards. Plus, there’s usually an ice cream or yogurt treat at the end. ;)”

True to her story, we celebrated the warm night with Pinkberry’s newest flavor, salted caramel. Yum!

From L to R: Miss Teacup, sparkedlove11, Miss Gopa, cutexkitty

There are two September brides, the firsts to get married from our group. Pengoala had to leave early to return to work (I have your sash!) and you can see sparkedlove11 sporting her sash during dessert. A fun and friendly group, I look forward to our get-togethers and regard them as highlight of my month.

Our next meet will be scheduled for September, check the San Francisco/Bay Area board for more information. If you aren’t in our area, head to your local board to see what’s happening close to you!