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I’ve gotten a lot of great ideas from Weddingbee over the months. I know it’s my job to put out inspiration and give the details of my plans for others to read, but I’ve gotten as much out of it as I’ve put in.

I decided to put in a sampling of some of my favorite posts that have given me some amazing ideas for our  wedding, for posts, or hell, just for everyday life. These are my top 9. I guess I could have found one more, but I figured I’d just stick with the ones I’ve been saving up for months now. If you’re new to the hive, I suggest you read these. They may give you inspiration anew!

Mrs. Hyena’s idea to put the garter on the football was genius. We have a ton of young un-married people coming to our wedding (at least 50 on the guest list). I am looking forward to the garter and bouquet tosses. But most weddings I’ve been to feature reluctant catchers. If he puts my garter on a football, the guys may actually want to catch it. Plus, it’s a great reminder of the day we moved into together and an inside joke  amongst all our friends that our football belongs to me and not Mr. Kettle.

Mrs. Macarons idea to use Nailtiques for nail growth changed my life.

If you’ve read any of my posts, you can tell I have a flair for, ahem, dramatic language. But the Nailtiques was amazing. Seriously, read my post about it. And it turns out Mr. Kettle loves long nails. Like, really really loves them. So I’ll be using Nailtiques long after our wedding to give my man what he wants.

Mrs. Swan’s Natural Hair information is super useful. My locs aren’t as long as hers were when she got married, but if you are looking for unique hairstyles or natural hairstyles, check out this post. They can be done even with hair that isn’t locked, and they’re just so pretty!

Mrs. Eggs Benedict gave me a great idea for doing the same wedding vows even though we’ve written our own. Mr. Kettle wants us to write our own vows, but I’m not so comfortable with that huge display of affection coming from me in front of all of those people. Somehow, the thought that we’d be saying the same thing makes me more comfortable. I hadn’t thought of it until I read her post.

Mrs. Hyena’s name change suggestion. One thing about getting married I’m dreading (I know, I know, there should be nothing to dread) is all the paperwork involved in changing my name. If you have a ton of things your name is on (license, bank account, insurance, credit cards, cell phone bill, lease, etc.), check out this post for a tip on how to make the process go easier.

Miss Cannon’s post on trends was dead-on for the summer. If you want to know what was all the rage in the summer, check out this post. It’s interesting to see which trends are still popping up and which ones aren’t. Are you embracing or shunning any of her mentioned trends?

The comments on Miss Sunhat’s post about the guest book had amazing ideas! I’ve already done a guestbook post myself, but the comments on this post were some of the most unique ideas I’ve heard.

Mrs. Waffle’s illustrations inspired me to pick up a sketchbook and colored pencils. I’ve put a couple of comic strip thingees that I’ve drawn in posts. They’re meant to be funny or cute. I don’t know if I’ve accomplished my goal, but the idea came from Mrs. Waffle. How cute is that pic of her in the bee costume?

Miss Fox and her great idea about wedding bands influenced my rings. I just linked to this in a post yesterday, but in case you missed it, here it is again. There are a lot of halo engagement rings in the hive, and if you’re looking for the options for your ring, this post covers most of them.

Have you found any great ideas on Weddingbee you’d love to share with someone who may have missed it?