Weddingbee

… and another 831349016548941067 more things to go ….

A while back, we booked our videographer! Woo HOO! Another huge sigh of relief. Videography was always a semi-question mark on our list (more so on Mr. CB’s than mine, but I was kinda okay with forgoing it if the budget didn’t allow for it.) I’m huge on photography, pictures, visuals…. and especially since I am working hard to make sure we have a fun, memorable, and detailed wedding, it’s naturally important to me to have the memories to flip through a million bajillion times again afterwards (which my girls can vouch for).

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I wasn’t planning on posting this until I had completed my project but seeing as it might be helpful to other brides , I plan to share with you all my biggest DIY project for the wedding …. our votive favors and decorations.

I’ve always had a love for things etched and was extremely excited that it was available to DIY. Being able to incorporate it into the wedding was not exactly a challenge since I had pitched this idea to Mr. CB before we were engaged. The challenge was executing it and showing the real sample to him. Mr. CB was very against the idea at first because he did not want me to bleed blood and sweat and spend hours on the millions of DIY projects that I plan to do, but once he saw these, he was on board 500%. My first sample project, decor:

Exhibit A: Our decorative votive candles for the tables and for the cocktail hour area:

Hard to picture it just like that right?

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12,500 condoms used to make this wedding gown. Whoa! 

Condom Wedding Gown

There are so many choices when it comes to flower girl dresses. Realistically though, I shouldn’t order just yet because the little princess is still growing. Doesnt stop me from shopping for her though.

There are tons of affordable and gorgeous options other than Us Angels, whose dresses start at $99! Geebus - that’s the price of some really nice bridesmaids’ dresses right there.

Here is a site I came across recently: My girl dress has a large selection of adorable dresses and below are a few of my faves. For sizes 2T and up, you’d have to add $10 the base price. Now through Nov. 30th, enter “FREE SHIPPING EVENT” for purchases of $125.

The dusty rose pink and the chocolate brown sash in the 2nd picture are two of the wedding colors I am trying to achieve. All the dresses are uber fantabulistic adorable, how do you choose?

$45.50 ……………………………………………………………………….$49.50

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I began randomly shopping for shoes…. even though I have no dress. Nothing wrong with that.

Meet Grace “Crystal” Shoes - $130.00. Oh how I love thee. But girl you expensive!

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Edit: As listed on Scott’s website, his rates begin at $7,500, which include: Scott, as your photographer, a second shooter, an engagement session with 20×30 museum mounted print, proof prints, source files, and an online slideshow with enhanced images. A deluxe hand crafted custom design with 50 images starts at $2,500. Scott offered us a special rate that was custom for us as we’re booking him for not one but TWO days (yes I know super lucky!) Another option is to book through one of Scott’s associate photographers, whose packages begin at $5,500.

I encourage those of you to contact the photographer whose work you love, because most photographers are willing to work with you to customize a package especially when they know you appreciate their work.  It doesn’t hurt to contact them to find out what they have to offer and see if it’s a fit for you.

For those of you who are interested in Scott, please feel free to contact him. Just let him know that Miss Cherry Blossom sent you since he currently has a few “friends and family” rates available still for 2008, and you just might be on your way to booking Scott for your wedding!

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I was blindly surfing the net for orchids and came across this website that ships fresh flowers to you at a very affordable rate!

Check out - Fifty Flowers for awesome deals! 6,000 Fresh petals, that’s right fresh, for only $139.99! This would definitely be an affordable option to decorate and make a lush aisle pathway. Not just that - it’s, get this … FREE SHIPPING on ALL ORDERS!!!!!!!!

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It took me forever to overcome the shock and reality of getting engaged. I’d get a little transfixed staring at the ring many times during the day. I’d close my eyes and reopen them to see if it was still there. No joke! At night I’d go to sleep and feel the ring on my finger and wake up checking to make sure it was still there and real. I did this for a week. It’s so weird to want something for so long and when you get it, you’re afraid some shut-eye will make it all go away. Please tell me, I’m not the only one that felt this way.

Before getting engaged when we spoke hypothetically of our engagement and wedding, should it happen, I had requested two things of Mr. Cherry Blossom. I asked that he made sure to ask for my dad’s permission (which he did - bc my dad is super OLD SCHOOL) and that we’d go try on rings at least once even though he was far from ready. Maybe a year and half before he even purchased the ring, we went once to try on rings. Trying on rings served a huge purpose for me because I always thought I wanted a princess cut pave diamond eternity band ring, and when I tried it on, I was wrong. It sooooooo did not look right on my fingers … bummers. But not only that, it gave Mr. Cherry Blossom the opportunity to see what designs were available, what styles he liked, and most importantly what my ring size was; that way, when it happened, I could wear it immediately.

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Of course I have until next year to worry about my E-pics and where we’d love to take ours, but when I saw that Scott Robert (who is our wedding photog - more on him later) posted Christiana and Roger’s e-pics, it got me all excited to all the possible locations that we could take in SF. Mr. Cherry Blossom and I are not as into taking pictures with major landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge since we’ve lived here our whole lives… so it’s a quest for us to find hidden treasures. One of these days, we’re going to set out and explore hidden locations. So here is a list of the most popular places and some others that I’ve come across …. so far:

1.) Legion of Honor

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For your wedding uses….

I looooooooove receiving catalogs and flyers for new and exciting things, although that just makes for a lot of pack-ratting when I don’t have time to get to them.

Ever since I visited the Four Seasons Bridal Fair, I frequently come home to find more mail on new things for weddings. One of the recent catalogs I got this past week was from Expressionery. It’s definitely not your everyday romantic, elegant wedding style, but they have some cute items that can be used for multiple purposes.

For instance: For your save the dates or thank you cards (for after the wedding/bridal shower) try these cards. They’re super cute and simple … all by Smirk.

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