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French Provencial Pine Plaque
I have big plans for this one! I’ve been smitten with the family established signs from the first time I saw one. We purposely chose a reception venue that required little to no extra decoration, but a little sign that we can put up in our home later won’t hurt anything!
Okay, you’ve heard about it, you’ve seen the sitcoms, you’ve seen the movies, you’ve heard the clichés…but it would never happen to you.
I mean sure, the stories are always funny in theory. Bridesmaids trying to hook up with wedding guests? Groomsmen making a move on your friends? Hilarious!
But it doesn’t really happen…right?
I mean, your bridesmaids are too classy. They’re your best friends for goodness sake. You picked them out of all your friends, everyone you know. You’ve got a stand up group of ladies standing up for you. Awesome. Best day of your life.
I mean, it’s such a funny idea, it’s such an oven-done thought that it doesn’t even occur to you on your big day. You’re dancing with your girls, you’re smiling at your new hubby’s buddies, and it’s a magical night.
Then what happens?
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It’s a sad day for bargain hunting brides. Filene’s Basement, a subsidiary of discount retailer Syms Corp., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to liquidate operations. This is the third time Filene’s has gone through bankruptcy and it appears to be the final hurrah. (Read a full article of the announcement at ChicagoTribune.com.)
It is no coincidence the bankruptcy was announced just in time for the upcoming holiday season. There really seems like no better time to liquidate inventory. The word is that liquidation will run through January 2012 and store closings will occur when the merchandise is depleted.
What this ultimately means for brides, and future brides-to-be, is that the famous “Running of the Brides” events are a thing of the past.
Image via Boston.com
One of the surprises waiting for me on my wedding day was this sweet ride:
(photo by my mum)
Now it had been the plan all along for Cinnamon Buns’ step dad to drive my dad and me to the venue in his car. What I wasn’t expecting was ribbons and tulle! Apparently our mums were out in the parkade on the wedding day morning, giving the car a bit of flair.
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All-Inclusion Invitation Suites
“Make an elegant invitation statement without the fuss. Stylish invitation sets with matching envelopes, reception and response cards included.”
I decided to get a move on early with regard to save the dates since the wedding is a holiday weekend and a decent chunk of guests are from out of town. Even the in-town ones tend to go to beach houses/lake houses on the three-day weekend that marks the beginning of summer. Therefore, I felt it imperative to get our date out there.
I looked around the interwebs for some inspiration and found these adorable STDs with pencil and all:
Image via Melangerie NYC on Etsy
Being extremely impatient and a bit impulsive, I opened my favorite program for my beginner skills with graphic design—PowerPoint. I laid it out to make two per paper, ran out to buy card stock, and started printing. Once printed I cut them to size, rounded corners (a slight obsession of mine), and ordered personalized pencils. I left everything with Mama Elk, as her handwriting is a million times better than mine and she very graciously offered to address the envelopes.
Alternative title: How I Ended Up With Two Pairs of Wedding Shoes
Like pretty much any woman who has ever existed, I love shoes. Heels, sandals, and fancy sporty shoes. Designer shoes to Payless shoes, I love them all. Lately, I spend most of my time online looking at shoes that I can’t afford. Or you know, couldn’t possibly walk in.
I would break all sorts of body parts in these babies.
Christian Louboutin “ballerina” heels / Image via Glamour.com
A couple of weeks ago, my favorite shoe site, Kate Spade hosted a “Friends & Family” sale. 30% off EVERYTHING in stores and online. I think I literally squealed in my chair. Mr. Warbs looked kind of worried. A Kate Spade shoe sale meant that I could now possibly afford to buy the shoes I’d been coveting for months:
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For someone who never wears jewelry, Mr. Mole had a pretty definite idea of what he wanted in a wedding ring. He wanted something lightweight, durable, and inexpensive. Now, the last quality is not necessarily something people typically search out in a piece of jewelry that is supposed to signify forever: “Nah, babe, just get me the cheapest ring possible. Whatevs.” However, Mr. Mole, who grew up hearing the story about how his father lost his wedding band within a few weeks of owning it, wanted something that could be replaced if necessary.
We debated tungsten for a while before ultimately deciding on titanium. Like Mr. Pashima, Mr. Mole was excited about wearing a metal that is used in space shuttles. We went into some traditional jewelry stores, only to get the runaround. The sales clerks kept steering us toward white gold or platinum. They told us that titanium couldn’t be made in Mr. Mole’s quarter-size (not true). They even told us that titanium could cause Mr. Mole’s fingers to have to be amputated in an accident (really not true, but this was probably my favorite wedding-related sales tactic). So we walked away from brick-and-mortar stores and turned to Etsy.
Titanium rings!
On Etsy, we found the shop Titanium Knights. Mr. Mole fell in love with a satin-finish ring that had an inlay of white gold. He explained that he wanted our rings to match in some way. I was sold. We ordered it in his quarter-size and everything.
It’s one thing to have colors, it’s another to have a theme to accompany it. At least, this is what I have been telling myself for the past four or five months. With our wedding growing ever nearer (less than five months now!), Mr. D and I are starting to really explore our decor options when it comes to our reception. We are having a simple and sweet ceremony, but that definitely will not be our reception (well, at least not the simple part!). The building that we are holding our reception has a downstairs and an upstairs. Since we are having a smaller wedding, we booked the downstairs of the venue. While it’s not dark and dank, it isn’t open and spacious either. It’s caused us to have to think creatively in order to create an amazing atmosphere in which to celebrate our wedding. Because of the lower ceilings and lack of windows, we are going for an intimate and cozy feeling.
Image via A Touch of Class Banquet Center
So how are we going to create this atmosphere, and what is the grand theme that we are going with? Well my dear friends, let’s take a walk among my inspiration photos, shall we?
Mr. D’s mother owns an antique shop, so I knew that we were going to be utilizing that resource when coming up with our wedding decor.
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The time is almost here! No, not the wedding. That is still 6+ months away. But our initial planning meeting is rapidly approaching! This meeting is with our venue, but since our venue is all inclusive, it is also a meeting with our florist. Please excuse my giddiness that it is time to start talking flowers.
Not to be self-centered, but let’s start with the bridal bouquet. I think this is a very good place to start—after all, there are boatloads of phenomenal inspiration pics.
Here is the first stunner that I came across:
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| Image via Style Me Pretty / Photo by Krystal Mann / Flowers by Cedarwood Weddings |
Are you itching for more? I hope so, because here it is!
I know that the name change topic has been greatly discussed many times here, but I wanted to get the hive’s opinion on my situation.
Mr. PF is Caucasian, with a very Caucasian last name, and I am Hispanic with a very Hispanic last name. I always figured I would take my husband’s last name, but I only recently started considering keeping my name. I know that just because you change your last name it doesn’t mean that you are losing any part of your culture, but to me it sorta feels that way. I almost feel like I am denying a part of who I am and who I have been for 25 years.
I know that changing my name isn’t going to completely change who I am. A rose is still a rose, right? But our cultural differences has made this a difficult decision for me.
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I caught these very invitations at no place other than Wal-Mart on super clearance.
Image via Print Canada Store
Best wedding stumble-upon yet! They are kits that have everything needed, and you are supposed to be able to make them yourself from home. The key words I guess are “supposed to.” Printer, how do you do it? If I might be so brazen, you are a total brat.
Hiya! Just popping my head back in to share a really great experience that I had at a last-minute backyard wedding a couple of months ago. I realized how much society is wrapped up in the idea that weddings take a long time to plan and cost a lot of money when I had the privilege of attending a wedding that was planned in just a few weeks time, was inexpensive, and was full of love and joy.
It started when my husband’s coworker, Jamie, asked him if we were doing anything on August 20th. He replied that we weren’t and Jamie said, “Dru and I are getting married, we’d like you to come.”
A bit of back story: Dru and Jamie had been together for close to 10 years. He had asked her to marry him a few times and she had said no each time until this summer when she looked at him and said, “let’s get married.”
He got our mailing address and a few days later, a nice homemade invitation arrived.
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Congratulations to our winner, zagora!
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We’ve got a great giveaway for the hive today! Our friends at Azulsahara create the most beautiful stationery, and have recently launched their brand new “Classic & Vintage” and “Chic & Trendy” lines, which are both stunning. Carrying everything from stripes, to florals, and every color you can imagine, these lines are sure to create the perfect introduction to your special day no matter your style.
Clockwise from top left: Cassandra (grey), Capri (orange), Jamaica, Katerina (yellow)
Today, one very lucky hive member will win 60 sets of wedding invitations and RSVP cards from their new collections! To enter to win, visit Azulsahara’s Classic & Vintage and Chic & Trendy and comment in this post below, letting us know which designs are your favorite, and “like” their Facebook page! As a bonus, ALL Weddingbee readers who have commented here and have joined Azulsahara on Facebook qualify for a 20% discount on anything they carry in their online shop! Simply enter the code WEDDINGBEE at checkout before December 1, 2011, to redeem the discount.
You have until Friday November 4 at 11:59 PM PST to enter this contest. Good luck! 
Back when Foxy and I first started talking about our respective ring bling, he was adamant about one thing.
Which was not actually wearing a ring.
He said he would be uncomfortable wearing one, since he’s never really worn any kind of jewelry outside of a watch. Which makes a little bit of sense. But then again…most guys don’t wear much jewelry. Yet they still wear a wedding band. Touché, Mr. Future Husband.
So while he was against wearing a traditional band, he did say that he wanted to get a ring tattooed on his finger instead.
Image via Offbeat Bride
I can’t tell you why, exactly, but I wasn’t too thrilled about this at first. I mean, sure, it’s flattering that he’s willing to permanently ink himself with a representation of our love and marriage, but I think it’s just that I don’t like ring tattoos. I have nothing against them on other people, but I suppose I had it set in my head that Foxy would ultimately wear a “real” ring all the time, not just on special occasions (as he so said he would do). It was definitely a point of contention for us for a while—ring versus no ring? How important was it to me for him to have and regularly wear a physical ring in addition to or instead of the tattoo ring?
Lo and behold—spoiler alert!—a few fortuitous things happened:
Before I can tell you the proposal story, I need to explain how the ring was picked out.There are many things that I trust Mr. Elk to do well—actually, I trust him to do almost everything! One major exception is picking out jewelry, especially jewelry I will hopefully wear for a very long time. When we first started talking engagement and rings, he made it perfectly clear that they all looked the same to him and he hoped I would simply pick what I wanted, and I was more than happy to oblige! To prove that I did not make a mistake in my path, I give you this story: just the other day Mr. Elk’s hairdresser asked him what my ring looked like, and he could not even muster what shape the center stone is.
Anyway, given permission to look at rings, I began an intense internet search and fell head over heels in love with these beauties:
Image via Since1910.com / Ring by Tacori
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