Weddingbee Blog

While the wedding day was all about emotions, wedding planning is all about the details. This post is dedicated to the little things.

I love this shot of our rings on a copy of the Chicago Tribune. Our photographers were happy that the headline wasn’t something really depressing because they’ve had that happen before.

I absolutely loved my blue wedding shoes, mostly because of these bows.

My favorite detail that we worked on while planning was our paper. Here’s a shot of the whole suite.

You may or may not have noticed, but we wrapped our bouquet handles in the same ribbon that we made the invitation belly bands out of. It was a nice way to tie everything together. Literally.

During our cocktail hour, guests signed our guestbook…

…and looked at photos of our parents and grandparents on their wedding days.

Guests looked up their seats on this seating chart I made…

…before entering the main reception room.

The place cards matched our invitation and save-the-date envelopes, and I hand-wrote people’s names in the calligraphy style from the rest of our stationery.

I really loved our glass beaded chargers. All the glass on the tables with the candle light really made the room sparkle.

And now I can finally reveal the biggest secret of my wedding blogging experience: our centerpieces! Instead of floral centerpieces and a traditional tiered wedding cake, we put a cake on every table!

Half of the cakes had textured icing…

…and half had smooth icing with piping.

One cake was specially decorated with sprinkles for my cousin whose 18th birthday was on our wedding day.

I was so excited about our non-traditional centerpieces, and they were a massive hit, even though the cake stands I made out of Dollar Tree plates and candlesticks were less-than-sturdy. Oops! More on that to come…

All photos by Andrew Collings Photography

Miss a Treasure recap? Catch up!

Practice Makes Perfect – Our rehearsal

Hitting Rock Bottom – Our rehearsal dinner and too many butterflies

Hair, Makeup, and Broken Mirrors – I get ready with my girl friends

All Dressed Up – I become a bride

The Somethings – Old, new, borrowed, blue

The Guys Get Ready – Mr. T and the rest of the guys get dressed and head to the church

Goin’ to the Chapel – We head to the chapel and fix a wardrobe malfunction on the way

Moments Before – My nerves resurface just before the ceremony

The Processional – The bridal party makes their way down the aisle

Here Comes the Bride – My parents walk me down the aisle as I see Mr. T for the first time

I Do – Our Catholic wedding ceremony

We Are Family – We take formal photos with our family

Trolley Time – We cruise around Chicago on our trolley

Life’s a Beach – We take photos at North Avenue Beach

The Nitty Gritty – We take gritty, urban photos near the Kinzie Street Bridge

Stopping Traffic – We take photos in the middle of LaSalle Street

Magnificent – We take photos on the Magnificent Mile

The Da Vinci Code – We finish up our group photos in Renaissance style

Cocktail Hour – We mix and mingle with our guests