Wedding Blog

As I write this post, our invitations are on their merry way to our guests, anxiously waiting to be opened (or maybe that’s just me that is anxious). In the meantime, I thought I would fill you in on our invitation deets:

I ordered the invitations and RSVP cards, and respective envelopes, from the White Aisle. Rebecca was really sweet and was super easy to work with.…

Confession: I have a really hard time asking for help. I think I can do everything on my own (and by “everything”, I mean everything) and even when help is offered, I usually (politely) turn it down. I would like to think that this is because I don’t want to burden anyone with mindless wedding tasks that I’m scrambling to get done (thank you, procrastination). However,…

Cabo, here we come (in 8 weeks)! :)

Mr. Beagle’s parents (my future in-laws!!!) have graciously gifted us use of their timeshare. After the mister and I browsed through a few different locations, we decided on the timeshare in Cabo. Mr. Beagle expressed interest in going somewhere outside the U.S. and somewhere with beaches, so this seemed to fit the bill. Although I have been yearning to visit New England, or somewhere with mountains, or the entire state of Washington, I’m compromising on this one.

I went in for a second trial and Jeanie was as lovely as ever. On the actual day of, the curls will be set longer so that everything doesn’t just fall out as soon as I take my hair down (which was kind of the case after the trial, thanks to Texas weather). Please note, it is really hard to take pictures of the back of your…

I’ll warn you ahead of time, this post is filled with lots of pictures of moi. Last Friday, I had my hair/makeup trial. Even though I had plenty of time to prep for this, I went in uncertain of exactly what I wanted. I showed Jeanie my inspiration pictures and after a few minutes of deliberating (and taking in to account factors such as the Texas humidity), I…

My Introduction to the Weblog:
Until 2007, (like many of the bees) the only internet related reading I did was news headlines and stories on the BBC. I had no idea that such an expansive world of internet literature covering anything from cooking to politics existed. Enter Etsy. I believe I was searching the internet realm for information on Lupus when I came across an Etsy…

Last Friday I went to my hair and makeup trial, which I hope to post pictures of soon. Though I loved the makeup, I didn’t love the hair so much. My stylist, Jeanie, did a wonderful job, but because my hair is thick and long-ish, the low updo she styled was a) large and stuck out more than the lovely ‘dos in my inspiration photos and b)…

Soon after I got engaged, I knew I wanted to incorporate this song into our processional:

I love Amelie—it’s such a beautiful movie with beautiful music and if you haven’t seen it yet, you need to watch it. Right now. This song gives me chills every time I listen to it. Even though our aisle is relatively short, I’m not sure I can get 5 bridesmaids…

On Friday, I have my hair and makeup trial and I’m still indecisive on what I want the stylist to do. I’m stuck between two styles:

Low updo:

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… because I found something else to DIY.

Our ceremony will take place in the church I grew up in. They just recently built a new addition to house the sanctuary and I have had a hard time figuring out what I wanted to use for decor.

I wish I had pictures, but I don’t. So you’re just going to have to picture this in your head:…

Here is a cake topper option that I hadn’t considered before. That is, until I saw these:

That last one is absolutely my favorite. I love how it seems both rustic and whimsical *sigh*. If I hadn’t started making my cake topper (yet another DIY project... I know) I would run out and buy one right. now.

...or the project that will consume me.

Remember when I posted about this way back when?

Oh, napkin quilt, you will be my downfall! You see, I’m the type of person who, once I get it in my stubborn head that I will do something, does it... at whatever cost. In this case, 'it' would be making napkins for our guests to use during the cocktail hour (so that I can later sew them into a quilt).

I think my ideal honeymoon would involve a three week European tour filled with a combination of exploration and relaxation. This, however, is not possible for us at the moment *makes a sad face*. We have neither the available time off, nor the funds.

Despite foregoing our dream trip, I really want to take a smallish vacation after our wedding because:

1. We haven’t been on vacation in…

We’ve decided on our wedding cake (yes... there will be a post on this soon), but in the South, the groom usually has a cake, too. From my experience, the groom’s cake is usually chocolate... but Mr. Beagle hates chocolate.

In some cases, the groom’s cake also represents his hobbies/likes/interests.

I’m not talking about my wedding ring, nor am I talking about Mr. Beagle’s ring (both of which I will blog about soon!). And no, I have never been engaged or married before.

I’m talking about the other ring… my stunt double ring, if you will.

Let me explain. My engagement ring and wedding ring are more or less a set. Even though they weren’t sold as…