Weddingbee Blog

Hey, it’s Mr. Bee again. In my role as Weddingbee.com handyman, I often install little gadgets and doohickeys for Mrs. Bee. Recently I installed one that logs the most frequently asked search terms. I thought the results were fascinating:

1. bridesmaid
2. veil
3. bridal shower
4. hair
5. flower girl

I was shocked by these findings. We’ve been so focused on brides, we’ve forgotten about bridesmaids! But it totally makes sense that bridesmaid would be the #1 search… after all, there’s an average of 4 bridesmaids for every bride!

Should we blog more about bridesmaids?

I always knew that I wouldn’t do a traditional guestbook because you’re never going to look at it once the wedding is over. Here are some great guestbook alternative ideas.

Sticker picture guestbooks.

Guestbooks with precut inserts for polaroids.

I’m using the following for our own wish table.

A List of Start-Offs for Guestbook

1. For a long and loving marriage…
2. My wedding wish for you…
3. May you have…
4. Always remember…
5. Always make sure to…
6. Marriage is like…
7. Always say…
8. Don’t forget to…
9. Never say….
10. Love means….
11. Marriage means….
12. Never underestimate….
13. One advantage of marriage is…
14. Marriage requires…
15. A good marriage is based on….
16. To prepare for marriage, one should….
17. The formula for a successful marriage is…
18. On your 1st anniversary don’t forget to…
19. After the reception remember to…
20. The most important thing to do on your wedding night is…
21. My wish for your honeymoon is…
22. When walking down the isle remember that…
23. Your first kiss as husband and wife should be…
24. As a husband you must…
25. As a wife you must…
26. In my experience I have found that marriage…
27. I hope that the future holds…
28. In 10 years I think you will…
29. I predict that…
30. The key to a happy life is…
31. When things are going less than perfect remember to…
32. Before going to bed you must always….
33. When you wake up in the morning always…
34. After an argument…
35. Love is like…
36. No matter what always…
37. Having a husband is like…
38. Having a wife is like…
39. Now that you are married you must…
40. The recipe for a sweet marriage includes…
41. May your days be…
42. May your nights be…
43. When it comes to household chores…
44. When it comes to balancing the budget…
45. To love someone means…
46. The biggest surprise about marriage is…
47. The best thing about marriage is…
48. The best thing about being a husband is…
49. The best thing about being a wife is…
50. The worst thing about being a husband is…
51. The worst thing about being a wife is…
52. When he snores you can always…
53. When she steals the blankets you can always…
54. Upon the birth of your first child remember to…
55. When the honeymoon is over…
56. The most important thing in a marriage is…
57. On your first Christmas…
58. On your first New Years…
59. On your first Thanksgiving…
60. When dealing with the in-laws remember…
61. Make sure you always take time to…
62. What ever you do never…
63. A great way to apologize…
64. After your first big fight…
65. Don’t ever forget…
66. To spark romance…
67. Marriage is not…
68. To live happily…
69. Happiness is…
70. Look forward to…
71. It’s not true that…
72. You’ll discover that real love is…
73. You will discover…
74. If you don’t like something…
75. If you like something…
76. It’s never too late…
77. The future holds…
78. Don’t be afraid to…
79. Everyone thinks that…
80. You don’t get to choose…
81. The best relationship is the one that…
82. May you become…
83. May you not become…

Our guest book is this photo frame.
We’d love to have you sign your name
And write, perhaps, a line or two
By which we may remember you.

Then, when our wedding day has passed,
Our mem’ries of this day will last,
For when we look at it, we’ll see
Kind words from friends and family!

Remember to buy a special ceramic marker for these plate guestbooks.

I’m doing disposable cameras on each table. This is a cute idea - provide guests with a list of shots like a photo scavenger hunt.

1. Messiest cake eater
2. DJ sticking his tounge out
3. Specific tables when they don’t know you are taking the picture
4. Best dancer
5. Smokers banned outside
6. The B and G when they think no one is watching (not during the first dance)
7. Photographer taking your picture (the guest)
8. Cutest older couple
9. Person who traveled the furthest
10. Youngest person (if children are invited)
11. Close up of flowers
12. People decorating the car (or finished product if this is done in your area)
13. Laughter
14. Bride or groom talking to a guest
15. Group photo of any group you choose (all people wearing red, all cousins, all work friends, etc)
16. Oldest and youngest together
17. Singles
18. People least likely to get married
19. Cutest tattoo
20. Most generations in one photo
21. Person with most children
22. Couple with the closest anniversary
23. Child under a table
24. Next couple to get married
25. Bride and groom holding hands
26. Groom playing with ring
27. Groom watching bride from a distance
28. Groom and bride laughing
29. Oddest/neastest shoes
30. Wackiest hair
31. Quietest guest
32. Biggest smile
33. Hungriest person
34. Bridesmaids telling a secret
35. Groomsman dancing
36. The groomsman and bridesmaid who aren’t dating, but should
37. The mother of the bride fixing the bride’s dress or hair
38. The father of the bride watching his daughter with a smile
39. Worst dancer
40. A toast
41. Special group dance (hokey pokey, chicken dance)
42. Anniversary dance
43. Someone signing the guest book or what have you
44. Bride and groom introducing the wedding party
45. Picture of ushers’ table
46. Picture of parents’ table
47. Picture of sweetheart table
48. Bride dancing with a group of girls
49. Groom laughing with a group of guys
50. Bouquet toss/hand off
51. First dance
52. Ring bearer dancing
53. Flower girl dancing with her dad
54. Grandparents watching the dancing
55. Grandparents dancing
56. Grandparents talking to each other
57. Cutting the cake
58. Father of the bride’s speech
59. Someone with the greatest laugh.
60. Someone as tall as a great giraffe.
61. Someone with a camera, taking a shot.
62. Someone who look like, he?s way too hot.
63. Someone looking very sexy.
64. Someone looking very messy.
65. Someone looking very stern.
66. Someone on the dance floor, making a turn.
67. Someone whispering to the ears of another.
68. Someone dancing with his or her mother.
69. Someone with a funny facial expression.
70. Someone with an action sure to make an impression.
71. Someone fixing his or her attire.
72. Someone running as if pants on fire.
73. Someone caught by surpise.
74. Someone saying their goodbyes.
75. Someone avoiding catching the garter.
76. Someone like a mischief starter.
77. someone avoiding catching the bouquet.
78. A group of kids, out at play.
79. A group of goofballs doing their thing.
80. An older couple, with their wedding rings.
81. A group pic of everyone at your table.
82. A goofy one, if you’re all able.
83. A couple dipping on the dance floor.
84. A picture of your favorite decor.
85. A picture of two sharing a kiss.
86. A picture of two with the look of bliss.

Spent the day tying favor tags onto our honey favors and ribbon onto our programs. I see why places charge so much to tie ribbons on for you - it’s a lot of work!

At first, I didn’t want to do the whole traditional Korean ceremony thing because in the Korean weddings I’ve attended, it usually took so much time away from the reception and the guests. The traditional Korean ceremony usually takes place after the wedding ceremony and is limited to family members.

Often, by the time the bride and groom are done with the traditional ceremony, the guests have already finished eating and stolen the centerpieces. But that’s due largely to the majority of the wedding guests being friends of the parents (the leaving immediately after the meal and the centerpiece stealing). Since our wedding will be mostly friends, I think they’ll really like it if we incorporate this traditional ceremony into the reception program for everyone to see instead of limiting it to family only.

So while I was in Korea, I went shopping for a hanbok (traditional korean dress) with my mom. Most of the shops didn’t have many samples I could try on as hanboks are usually custom made. It was difficult for me to make a decision looking only at fabric because I’ve never worn one before. I just knew that I wanted the skirt to be red because I looooove red.

I really liked how clean white looked on red. The matching sash and skirt style below is supposedly an old style - these days people opt for sashes that are different colors from the skirt and the top. But when I tried on similar dresses to the ones below, the color didn’t seem to be just right for my skin tone. My face got lost in the white.

Blue on red is a popular choice.

Mother of the bride traditionally wears purple.

Mother of the groom traditionally wears blue.

Traditional bride’s hanboks were green on top and red on bottom. But these days you can pretty much choose whatever color you want.

Grooms usually wear matching/complementary colors to the bride.

I tried on a pastel yellow and red hanbok and the color combination worked really well with my skintone. The dress is kinda like the one on the left below. I still haven’t decided what color to do the sash. Navy? Red? Yellow?

My mom is having mine and Mr. Bee’s made in Korea and bringing it to America.

Here’s a different style that a lot of people choose as well. Looks really similar to the hanbok Alice Kim wore.

Besides, I’ve never worn a hanbok before. If not now, when will I ever get to wear one? I’m kinda excited.

Today is the one year anniversary!!

Can you imagine? In the past year we met, we got engaged, I moved to New York from LA and now we’re planning our wedding. What a whirlwind!

We got our Save the Date magnets yesterday and they look great! I already put a couple on our refrigerator!

We looked at a bunch of possible wedding venues all day Friday and Saturday. First we checked out Twenty-Four Fifth which was a beautiful, elegant, and sophisticated venue. It was very ballroom-esque with gold decor and mirrored walls, but it just wasn’t our style. I also couldn’t imagine anything but white flowers matching the place, and I’m not a big fan of white flowers.

The Sales Director, Amy Gruber, was absolutely fantastic. She made us really excited about getting married.

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