Wedding Hours: Clocking In
March 13th, 2008 @ 1:08 pm by Mrs. Cupcake
Lately I have started to wonder how much time I have really spent planning our wedding.
Most of my lunch hours these days are spent returning vendor phone calls or catching up on a few wedding blogs to try and catch a quick bit of inspiration. I come home at the end of the day, and the laptop usually makes its way in front of me pretty promptly. If I’m not emailing a potential vendor, organizing my wedding binder, or poring over my latest Excel spreadsheet, I’m seeking out ideas online (including, of course, on Weddingbee!). There have definitely been one too many evenings that I have looked up from my computer to realize that it’s well past my intended bedtime. Sometimes I have a lot to show for it and I feel like my time was well-spent (our save the dates, for instance)… other times, though, I just go to bed thinking, what did I actually accomplish in the last 3 hours?
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Update: Hair Raising Matter
March 12th, 2008 @ 11:14 am by Mrs. Cupcake
Many of you weighed in on my post last week about my hair and makeup trials (the second of which was disastrous!). I had expressed how disappointed I was that the first stylist who did my hair so beautifully wouldn’t have enough time to do my hair plus all of my girls since she has another wedding to work the same morning…. I had already asked her about having another stylist come earlier, but her usual stylist partner will already be working with her that morning, so neither of them would be able to get there until a few hours before the wedding.
It is really important to me to have the entire morning before my wedding to relax and get ready without having to leave the hotel where I’ll be getting ready, and that includes having my best gals by my side. The idea of having my girls go to a salon to get their hair done was definitely my last ditch solution, but trying to find a way to make this all work with on-location stylists has proven difficult! I thought I was ahead of the game looking for stylists 6 months in advance, but apparently a lot of other brides had beat me to the punch.
Can I Get You Merlot, Chardonnay, or Martha Stewart Weddings?
March 11th, 2008 @ 1:38 pm by Mrs. Cupcake
I have an unhealthy number of wedding magazines. Probably not nearly as many as some brides, but nonetheless, there’s a lot of ’em. It started innocently enough a few months before we got engaged when I couldn’t resist a pretty cover on the newsstand in Border’s. It escalated to full-blown over-consumption once the ring was on my finger. Subscribe to Modern Bride and Brides for the price of one? SCORE! That Martha Stewart Weddings “special” color issue? Well I HAVE to get that!
Once I found my dress, a lot of my wedding mags seemed to be a lot less useful, but I still can’t quite let go of them. I have torn some notable ideas out of them and put them in my wedding binder, but what if that PERFECT signature cocktail recipe is still hiding in the remains of the April 2007 issue of Bride & Bloom? I couldn’t possibly just throw. that. away! Mr. Cupcake has hinted at maybe getting rid of a few, but a stern glare shut him up pretty quickly. However, these mags do take up an obscene amount of space, and storage space is at a minimum in our apartment. So where do I keep all this “wedding porn”?
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A Grand (And Colorful) Exit
March 10th, 2008 @ 6:07 pm by Mrs. Cupcake
I love the idea of having a grand exit from the church after our ceremony. I have always loved the classic photos of the bride & groom walking through a crowd of their loved ones, with rice or flower petals being thrown in merriment. However, that can get a little messy, and many churches won’t allow anything like this that will need to be cleaned up. I have seen bubbles numerous times, and although a cute idea, I wanted to come up with something a little different that might add some color.
A while back I saw a great idea on my photographers’ blog that I have been wanting to do. Instead of rice or flower petals, why not some pretty ribbons, a la the Olympic gymnasts? Okay, not quite, but it’s the same basic concept. How pretty would this look with teal and chartreuse ribbons to accent our color scheme?
I Said “Classic” …. He Heard “Drag Queen”
March 7th, 2008 @ 10:28 am by Mrs. Cupcake
Disclaimer: I have been hesitant to post about my recent hair & makeup trials, because honestly, I’m a little embarrassed to post the photos! At least, the makeup trial photos. Yes, that’s how much I disliked my first makeup trial. Let me start at the beginning.
I first contacted a stylist in the Philadelphia area who I have seen mentioned often on the Knot boards. She and I arranged for a trial at my mom’s house; when she got there, we never stopped chatting it up! She was so sweet, and took her time looking through the photos that I had collected and talked to me about what I was going for. She did 3 really great styles in the 90 minutes I had before I had to jet. Now, the styles weren’t completely refined, because we were short on time, but I love what she did and I know she would do a spectacular job on the wedding day. Here is my favorite style that is absolutely exactly what I want:
For The Love Of All Things Paper, Will You Please Save The Date?
March 5th, 2008 @ 4:35 pm by Mrs. Cupcake
My original wedding timeline had me sending our save the dates back in January. Well, a month and a half late ain’t bad, right?
I spent a ridiculous amount of time on these save the dates, so our guests BEST be saving the damn date if they know what’s good for them!!!! 
After slaving over the design and assembly, I finally put these bad boys in the mail this week, and I couldn’t be happier. Drumroll please…..
It’s All Coming Together… Right??
March 5th, 2008 @ 9:31 am by Mrs. Cupcake
Lately I’ve been prone to some minor wedding freakouts. I think it’s because we recently passed the one-year mark of being engaged, and we now have 6.5 months left to get everything done. I have focused so much over the last year on seeking out great ideas, color schemes, inspiring photos, etc., but now I actually have to stop flip flopping and make some hardcore decisions. And as you may or may not remember, I am somewhat dreadful at making decisions. I’ve put some off for so long that now I’m kicking myself for not getting some of this stuff done earlier in our 19-month engagement.
Then, there are the decisions I have made that I am beginning to second-guess. For example, last week I had a little panic about the bridesmaid’s dresses. They came in a few weeks ago but I haven’t had the chance to go see them since I have been either sick, incredibly busy, or getting ready for my mom’s wedding. I had a horrible day-mare that the teal color would be way brighter than what I was hoping for and I would hate them. So today on my way home from work, I finally stopped by Lizelle’s to pick up my Matron of Honor’s dress and I breathed a heavy sigh of relief: the color is perfect!!! Phew. Okay, I feel a little better. Just a little. One detail down. Too many more to go.
Here is the dress…. picture it on a person! It is Alfred Sung style D328 in Teal.
Here Come The Newlyweds
March 3rd, 2008 @ 2:42 pm by Mrs. Cupcake
When I saw ads for ABC’s new reality series Here Come the Newlyweds, I wasn’t sure if I’d love it or be annoyed by it. However, Mr. Cupcake and I did always find ourselves giggling at the one commercial where a woman asks “how many times per week is the right amount of times to be having sex?” and a couple responds at the same time:
Her: “Two.”
Him: “FIFTY!”
Giggle, giggle. Snicker, snicker.
The Language Of Love
March 3rd, 2008 @ 8:27 am by Mrs. Cupcake
This weekend, Mr. Cupcake and I attended a Marriage Preparation Workshop at the church where we’ll be getting married. We didn’t really know what to expect, but we were pleasantly surprised by how much we enjoyed the day’s events.
After lunch with six other couples who are getting married at the church this year, our workshop began with Betsy, a professional marriage counselor/therapist. The day focused much less on religion than it did on marriage and the issues that newlyweds face. The four main topics were:
• communication
• spending habits and financial planning
• family of origin
• sexuality and intimacy
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Momma Cupcake’s Wedding
February 28th, 2008 @ 1:10 pm by Mrs. Cupcake
Some of you may recall that my fabulous, amazing, beautiful mother has been planning a wedding of her own recently. After having an icky cold that had me out of commission for a few days last week, I was glad to be feeling better for her big day this past Sunday!
To say that the day was wonderful would be an understatement. Forty-three guests gathered to celebrate the love of these two amazing people at Simon Pearce in West Chester, PA, the place they first met. My mom and George wrote their entire ceremony, and there truly was not a dry eye in the room. Every time I looked at Mr. Cupcake, he was looking up at the ceiling to keep from crying 
(My sensitive man!)
Mrs. Cupcake, Philadelphia
Age and Occupation: 27, Graphic Designer
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Construction Project Manager
Engagement Date: February 10, 2007
Wedding Date: September, 2008
Blogging Since: December 7, 2007
Venue: The Desmond Hotel in Malvern, PA
About Me: Mr. Cupcake and I hit it off at a Halloween party and immediately began a long-distance relationship. After two years, he moved to my neck of the woods, and a year and a half after that, he proposed at the “place we fell in love.” I am a true perfectionist who enjoys designing and creating more work for myself, so wedding planning is my perfect outlet. Mr. Cupcake and I are both old souls, and we hope to weave that aspect of our personalities into our wedding day.
