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Wow, has it really been a year since my last wedding recap post? So much has changed since then! I promise the rest of the recaps won’t be so sporadic.
Last time I posted about the girls getting ready, so naturally this post is all about the guys.
My soon-to-be husband and his groomsmen were busy getting dapper at the best man’s house while we were at the salon.
I could not find olive green ties anywhere for our wedding, so a family friend made the groomsmen’s ties for us! They looked great!
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So you know how I was wondering about growing my hair long(er) for our upcoming wedding? Everyone who commented (thanks, by the way!) gave me such good advice on the importance of feeling and looking like myself on that day. So, on Thursday, I made a hair appointment at a local salon, and I walked out with this:
The basket at the top of the bookshelf is Halloween candy I am avoiding.
I love this haircut. It feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders, both literally and metaphorically. I made two follow-up haircut appointments between now and the wedding, so that settles any debate!
Anyway, I looked through all of the links and websites that the hive gave me. I found some great hairstyle ideas. I also stumbled across three more sources of inspiration here on Weddingbee, so I am going to pay things back.
Who doesn’t want to look and feel their best at their wedding?
Hey look! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s one of those things that makes so much sense and is so easy to say but isn’t easily done!
Even in the face of some serious and some trivial pressures, I’ve managed to fa la la la la fail in this area so far. Where some brides might feel like they need to lose five pounds because they’re getting married and that’s what good brides do, I need to lose closer to ten times that because I’m honestly at an unbelievably unhealthy weight. Am I dying a little inside as I share this? Yup, but seriously, catch a side profile—it’s not like it’s a secret. I guess shout out to Mr. Raccoon for sticking with me through all of the ballooning. Sorry for the bait and switch; you’re a good guy.
The day after our wedding, we jetted off to our honeymoon. In case you need a refresher of where the Ponies honeymooned, here’s a clue:
Walt Disney World!
Sadly, we did not buy the bride and groom ears. We just couldn’t justify the cost.
The first day of our honeymoon is a complete blur to me. I did not sleep at all on our wedding night, and not for the good reasons. I simply could not shut off my brain. Due to time constraints, our honeymoon started the morning after our wedding and I was completely unprepared. I just couldn’t stop worrying about all the things I needed to get/pack/take care of before we left that I couldn’t sleep. I do not recommended this. Follow Mrs. Candy Apple’s advice and prepare ahead of time. Or, better yet, delegate the task of packing for your honeymoon to someone else you trust and has less to do, like your new spouse.
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Well, there isn’t much to say about this post. It’s PICTURES! OF US! You’re excited, I know it.
We sent our bridal party back to The Biltmore via the limo so that they could enjoy cocktail hour a little bit. We took a little stroll through the beautiful and vibrant streets of Providence.
The pashmina was not a planned accessory of the day. It was just so cold I couldn’t bear to take it off. I have to admit, I don’t hate the look.
When I was first came across handkerchief save-the-date inspiration, I could not contain my excitement. Thus, in addition to searching the web for pictures at roadrunner speed, I also immediately ordered supplies to get my project started!
I was quite pleased when I came across these on GiftWagon.com. They have a scallop edge to satisfy my need for a little something pretty, and they meet Mr. Dalmatian’s request of not having flowers on it. (FYI, they also have ones with a floral border for those of you who can convince your fiancés.)
Just to make my life more difficult (oh yeah, and also to make the save-the-dates look nicer), I decided to hand embroider a small heart in the corner of each one. The process went a little something like this:
Use a pencil to trace your shape onto your handkerchief.
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
People sometimes tend to lose all tact when it comes to anything wedding related. From the acquaintance who expects an invite to the relative who thinks they should decide how your dream day should be. It always astonishes me how people forget to filter what comes out of their mouth when speaking to a bride-to-be.
I’ve had to handle the, “Am I invited?” question more than I thought possible. It’s always awkward; there isn’t an easy way to break it to someone, that, no, you are not, and what I’m best at is avoidance. They can probably tell they aren’t invited when I quickly look away or find an excuse to step away from the conversation—avoidance at its best. I find it hilarious that some people think they would be invited but at the same time it’s appalling that someone would even ask that question. I guess it could be taken as a form of flattery—that everyone and their mom really wants to attend your wedding. Nah, it’s still what I deem as tactless.
In the last few months, I suppose as the wedding is getting closer, I have run into what I consider to be the worst of tactless acts. After running into an old friend (who was sitting with someone I didn’t know) and catching up for a minute, the conversation suddenly turned into this:
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I knew from the start that I wanted to ask my girls to be my bridesmaids in a special kind of way, and what better way than to propose to them!! So I ran out and bought cute rings from Kohl’s, and then found these inexpensive ring boxes from Amazon.com.
Image via Amazon.com
But I wanted to spice these babies up a little bit, so I bought ribbon and decided I would make a cute little bow for the front of the boxes. (Note: remaining pictures are personal photos.)
I detailed my experience shopping with my mom for her dress here. We bickered, laughed, and gave each other headaches. And in the end we left empty handed. Well, this time it’s time to talk about the other mama: my future mother-in-law. While out with her sister, she found a dress she liked at David’s Bridal. I got an excited phone call about it and told her if she liked it to just go ahead and buy it. She said the color was a nice burgundy, the dress was knee length, had a jacket and was perfect. In my head I was thinking “Yay! One less thing I have to make a decision on!” But she would not buy it without showing it to me first. So we made plans to go see the dress together the next day. I figured we’d see it, I’d give my stamp of approval and she would buy it. Simple right? Well, the next morning she called me and said she was worried that the color was too dark of purple. She said it was almost black, actually. Wait, wasn’t the dress supposed to be burgundy? And didn’t she love it less than 12 hours ago?
Turns out that both of my mamas are indecisive. And my MIL in particular doesn’t see colors too well. Yup, she’s legally color blind.
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We spent some of our time this Saturday figuring out what Mr. Porcupine is going to be wearing on the big day. We knew immediately we didn’t want tuxes. They just don’t fit in with the casual/rustic look of our wedding. Well, let me re-phrase. I knew *I* didn’t want tuxes. Mr. P at one point said, “but, you get to wear a pretty white dress.” I just blankly stared at him and asked if he’d like to wear a pretty white dress as well. He declined and we got to looking at suits.
We decided to just check out Men’s Wearhouse, and although bees before me have mentioned that you can’t rent suits, I blindly hoped some mysterious suit rental program might now exist. No such luck—the groomsmen are going to have to buy suits. Although MW does have a suit rental option for boys, which might work out for our little ring bearer.
We’re waiting a little bit before ordering the suits in hopes that they will have a buy one get one free sale soon, which the salesgirl was kind of enough to mention, “should be happening pretty soon.” It just stresses me out that these guys are spread out all over the country. I have little faith in men overcoming logistical issues, but I’m sure Mr. P will get it all organized and prove me wrong, righttttt?…
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Milk glass made for gorgeous wedding vases at dfurst’s wedding
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This project was inspired by a very helpful Weddingbee Wiki! We made small baskets to place in the reception venue’s bathrooms that are filled with products which might be handy for guests.
Is there really a good way to display tampons?
I know we sent our save the dates out ages ago, but I never did talk about the dreaded guest list. I say dreaded, because I think you all can commiserate with me on this one.
When we sat down to get started on the guest list, I was so excited. I didn’t think it would take longer than an hour or so to get some names together of everyone we know. What a naive little bride that I was. Apparently, guest lists aren’t always that easy.
Remember the invitations scene from Father of the Bride? I think we all can relate to feeling this way when the reality sets in that weddings are expensive and you know way too many people.
{Video via You Tube}
Invite coworkers? Friends you haven’t seen in forever? Long lost relatives? Invite kids? ACK!
Since I was a wee newbee and just started checking out the community boards, I’ve noticed and taken part in several threads about how (in)frequently people wear their engagement rings (most recently, this one). As for me? I generally keep mine on as much as possible, except when cooking with raw meat, eating messy food (like crabs!), and when I shampoo my hair (since it’s slightly loose and I’m afraid of watching it disappear from my life forever down the drain). I’ll wear it 99% of the other times, though. Oh, except for work (I guess that’s a big chunk of time, huh?) since I don’t think my massage clients would appreciate a pointy ol’ rock in their back. Or maybe they would. Who knows.
Well I have to tell you, I’ve been a bit thrown off these past few weeks. Foxy and I decided to get started on the wedding band process(!), which for me means giving the jeweler my ring so they can 1. clean it, 2. redip it (darn you, white gold), and 3. take an imprint and make a wax copy of it to create my band. SO exciting (more on that soon!) but SO sad at the same time. I’ve been sans e-ring since early October-ish, and I feel naked. I always find myself trying to feel for the ring with my left thumb and…it’s just not there.
What to do besides get a replacement band?
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Considering we’ve had our wedding pictures for months now, you may think I’m a lazy blogger for not posting recaps sooner. You know, being five whole months post-nuptials and all.
But the truth is, I’ve been waiting for a certain something to arrive in my inbox to start the recaps with a BANG! And that certain something would be our super fun, ultra-dancey wedding trailer:
Hollie & Dustin’s Wedding Day from Mark Davis on Vimeo.
HOLY CATS. Since I blacked out at the wedding rehearsal…
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