Weddingbee Blog

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) was heavy and made my head hurt. Thus, tomorrow I will be going back to the salon where they have graciously allowed me to take part in a second hair trial.

I shied away from trying a style that allowed most/all of my hair to be down because I was concerned about the curls falling or my hair turning into a big fro from the inevitable Texas humidity (*hoping this won’t be an issue at the end of October*). However, I took the updo down within an hour of coming home last Friday and the curls remained intact for the remainder of the day and there will still remnants of them 24 hours later! So tomorrow, I will be going back with more inspiration photos in hand to sit through round two of the hair trial.

I think I’ve decided to leave it all down, with a part on the side. My veil will be worn during the ceremony, after which I would like to some type of headband:

Etsy seller: Be Something New

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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 and myself down the aisle in under 3 minutes.

To solve this, I’m thinking about using this for my walk down the aisle…
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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: the sanctuary is very open, with stained concrete floors, modern light fixtures, and a high vaulted ceiling. The aisle is very short and leads up to the altar, above which hangs a giant wooden cross.

I wanted simple, minimal decor ideas for the aisle pews. Something along the lines of this:

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

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…or the project that will consume me.

Remember when I posted about this way back when?

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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).

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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 over a year
2. After all the events of this year and the stress of the wedding, we need one

I guess we would be open to a trip to Mexico, but I’ve been there, done that, and it’s kind of scary over there right now anyways. So now, I’m trying to come up with some possible locations in the US (or close vicinity) to throw into the suggestion pot (Mr. Beagle is coming up with his own possible travel locations… you could say I’m just cheating by asking for your help ).

So here’s what we have in mind:
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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.

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

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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 a set, they match nicely and look great together. The problem I have is that, although I love them, there are certain places and situations where I don’t want to where them. As beautiful as they are, I would hate to hurt them, or worse, endanger their lives. While I work in an office most days, there are times when I am required to be “in the field”. The “field” is not a place where I want my precious jewelry going, so I decided to invest in another ring.

Now, I know it may sound ridiculous and even frivolous to have three rings, but I am certain they will equally get the love and attention they deserve. I suppose that I could just remove my rings when I know I’ll be in situations where my hands might get dirty. However, I am horrible with losing things and I’m scared that continually taking my rings off might lead to that. I have also gotten so used to wearing my engagement ring over the past year (which is really weird because I never wore rings at all before our engagement), that I feel really odd when I don’t have it on. If I’m missing it, I often look at my left hand and freak out for a second until I remember not putting it on.
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I’ve talked about my fear of PWD and how I plan on handling that bump in the road when I get there. However, recently, I’ve been experiencing feelings I hadn’t expected. In a nutshell, I’ve been feeling really down about the wedding. I know some of it (okay, a lot of it) must come from my mom’s passing, but I think there are other factors, also.

Mr. Beagle and I will have been engaged for 16 months when we get married in October. When I first started planning, I wanted a longer engagement to prevent getting over-stressed and overwhelmed. In many ways, it’s been nice planning at leisure, but it’s starting to get old. Really old. The excitement I first felt about many of my projects is gone. The thought of having to entertain people in three months is daunting. I want it to be over. Now.

I’ve officially reached a point where I am burnt out (and could really use a nice, relaxing vacation *hint, hint, Mr. Beagle*). I’m starting to understand just how important that honeymoon or minimoon is after you get married. You need a break to recover, just breathe, and not think about anything wedding related. I think reflection is good, but there definitely needs to be some down time in between.

This brings me to my last thought:
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I haven’t really decided what I’ll do with the bouquets I’m making for my wedding. I’m not sure if I will display them as is, or if I will disassemble them and create something new from the remnants. While searching through wedding blogs recently, I somehow came across these gorgeous paintings that are made from pressed bouquet flowers from Curly Art:

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I think before Mr. Beagle proposed, I always assumed that I would just take my future husband’s last name and, in the process, drop my last name. I hadn’t really thought of the seemingly endless possibilities of creating a new name or keeping my own, or even combining both of our last names.

Then, he proposed. And during one discussion soon afterward, he told me that he would be perfectly okay with, even be greatly supportive, if I decided to keep my last name. (Um, how did I find this guy… isn’t he great?)

The more I thought about it, the more I liked it. My father had two girls, and he’s the only son of my grandparents that had children of his own. I liked the idea of carrying on my name and representing my lineage. I’ve been known as Miss Beagle for almost 27 years now, and changing my name—essentially becoming someone new—started making less and less sense.

For the same reasons, I understand why people do change their names when they get married. A marriage is a new direction for two people, and from that point on, one union is formed. It’s romantic and symbolic to share a last name. It’d also be nice to have the same family name as your children.

On the other hand, I love Mr. Beagle’s last name and I really liked the idea of adding it to mine.
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When I started looking for veil inspiration, I wasn’t sure what I really wanted. I had tried on a few veils while dress shopping, but nothing really caught my eye (and at $$$, I wasn’t really into buying a veil, anyways). While I was shopping at Jo-Ann’s one afternoon, I decided to stop by the pattern section to look for veils. It turned out that the patterns were on sale for $1.99, and I ended up finding one that I thought looked okay.

“F” is the pattern I decided to use, minus the bow. I also decided I wanted a two-tiered veil instead of just one-tier, and that I wanted to add lace trim. Before I go into the details of sewing a veil, this is a list of supplies I bought (from Jo-Ann’s, all on sale):
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Momma Beagle is the sweetest, kindest, friendliest, and loveliest person you could know. I only hope that one day I will become half the woman she is. Over the past 5 years or so, she has become one of my best friends. My love for plants, sewing, music, and, of course, crafting, all stem from her love of them and I would like to think that most of who I am today is because of her. I could go on and on about what a wonderful person she is and how much she means to me, but I think this picture just about sums it up:

Momma Beagle, at her 30th Wedding Anniversary Party

Sadly, Momma Beagle has not been able to participate in this last leg of the wedding planning. I mentioned briefly that I would be blogging for a wedding website, but she hasn’t had much time to follow it. She has dealt with illness most of her life. And although she was able to be present for some key wedding decisions in the beginning, health problems have prevented her from playing a more active role these last few months.
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I know I’ve posted about wedding jewelry options before, but they don’t seem… right. Although, I’m not exactly sure what I’m looking for, so maybe my search is just a lost cause. I’m also trying to find a piece of jewelry I can wear out after the wedding (I think it would be a sweet, sentimental reminder of our wedding day) and although this is practical, finding something that fits this criteria is proving to be difficult. I love the way these chunky necklaces look, but I’m not sure if they would be too much with my lacy dress.

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After seeing these pictures though, I expanded my search to include necklaces similar. The idea of wearing a colorful necklace also crossed my mind because it would have the same effect as my bouquet.
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