Stealing Time! Daffodil Day Pt. VII
November 17th, 2008 @ 12:40 pm by Mrs. Daffodil
Pt. I: Make Me Pretty!
Pt. II: Time to Get Bridal
Pt. III: On the Other Side
Pt. IV: I See You!
Pt. V: The Final Countdown
Pt. VI: I Do!
It’s cliche, but true: your wedding day goes by in a blur. Which is why it is so important to steal away moments with your loved ones as much as you possibly can!
We couldn’t believe that the ceremony was over… we were really married! After so many years. Here, we steal away a moment outside for a kiss before our wedding party and guests file out.
We’ve GOT Them!
November 14th, 2008 @ 1:40 pm by Mrs. Daffodil
Yes, THEM… as in, our OFFICIAL wedding photos! Early last week, I received an eagerly anticipated email from our photographer, Scott Robert, with a link to our official wedding slide show and a simple message of, “I hope you like them!” And guess what? The whole thing was just beautiful.
I know you’re thinking, “What?? What about all those pics in your recaps?”
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I Do! Daffodil Day Pt. VI
October 29th, 2008 @ 4:36 pm by Mrs. Daffodil
Pt. I: Make Me Pretty!
Pt. II: Time to Get Bridal
Pt. III: On the Other Side
Pt. IV: I See You!
Pt. V: The Final Countdown
I will never forget the surreal experience of walking down the aisle. In all the blissful blur of the entire wedding day, walking down the aisle is the one moment that remains crystal clear in my mind. Have you guys ever seen the movie, “Big Fish”? I felt as if it were like the last scene in the movie, where the dad is heading toward the lake, his final destination, and along his path he sees the faces of everyone who played a significant role in his life - smiling, loving, egging him on. That’s really what it felt like to me, and I finally understood why that was such a perfect ending to that movie!
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How to Get the Look
October 15th, 2008 @ 4:54 pm by Mrs. Daffodil
I’ve gotten some inquiries into the specifics of my wedding day look so I thought I’d do a post on the entire get-up!
Dress: Amy Kuschel’s Rachel gown. I bought mine at the Amy Kuschel store, and lucky for me, they had a sample that had only been tried on a few times that was in my size! My sash was white, but it is usually available in gold. It retails for about $3,900 but I got mine for a little less than ~$2,000 before tax.
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All the Pretty Roses
October 14th, 2008 @ 11:26 am by Mrs. Daffodil
Nothing sets the elegant tone of a wedding more than flowers do. And boy, did we end up with some perdy flowers, if I do say so myself! I was very pleased with the final product! I figured it’d be nice to feature them in their own post to hone in on some of the lovely details and hopefully provide some inspiration to those of you with a similar color theme!
My bridesmaids had some of the brightest and cheeriest springtime bouquets ever! A mixture of pale pink and ivory roses mixed in with some pink hydrangea made up most of it, with dark pink roses and green cymbidium orchids as accents. I thought they were so pretty and went oh-so-well with their dresses!
I also loved my bouquet!
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The Final Countdown: Daffodil Day Pt. V
October 13th, 2008 @ 3:10 pm by Mrs. Daffodil
Hey Hive, sorry for the lags in posting… I just started graduate school and life has been nothing short of crazy! But I’m back! And I’ll try to average two posts a week at least for the next couple of weeks or so! 
We left off last time after our formal portraits were done, and it was time to head back to the dressing room. Everyone was starving so we all grabbed a quick snack, while I ran through my vows one last time…
OK fine, so I got a snack too. Seriously though, it is super important to eat any moment you get a chance on your wedding day, because those moments really are rare and you are on your feet the entire day!
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I See You! Daffodil Day Pt. IV
September 24th, 2008 @ 5:29 pm by Mrs. Daffodil
Pt. I: Make Me Pretty!
Pt. II: Time to Get Bridal!
Pt. III: On the Other Side
Seeing Mr. D for the first time was a moment that will always stay with me. It was the first of many moments that day that everything felt just too perfect, too wonderful, yet so real… and so completely right.
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On the Other Side: Daffodil Day Pt. III
September 22nd, 2008 @ 5:50 pm by Mrs. Daffodil
Pt. I: Make Me Pretty!
Pt. II: Time To Get Bridal!
There is just something so charismatic and sharp (or should I just say HOT!) about a bunch of guys all dressed up! The photo above is from our teaser pictures!
Meanwhile, the guys were already getting started on their photography session. Given how much longer it would take the ladies to get ready, we thought this would be a good use of that time! But let’s backtrack a sec though, and take a walk through their morning up to this point!
Time to Get Bridal: Daffodil Day Pt. II
September 11th, 2008 @ 2:53 pm by Mrs. Daffodil
It really does take a village to help a bride get in her dress!
Guess what, hive? Oh yes, my friends, you better believe it. We got all the raw images from our professional photographers back. All 15 GBs of them. And while the beautiful sure-to-knock-your-socks-off post-processed pics are yet to come, I just couldn’t resist starting off my recaps with some of these! So without further ado, here we go!
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Our Tahitian Honeymoon! Pt. V - A Honeymoon Cut Short, But Memorable Nonetheless
September 1st, 2008 @ 6:29 pm by Mrs. Daffodil
This was the last sunset we enjoyed in Moorea before we bid farewell to the island. The picture is another one of our favorite photos that Mr. D took during our honeymoon!
On day seven or so, Mr. D also began feeling ill. It happened to be the day we were leaving Moorea and heading back to Tahiti for another few days. The plan had been to enjoy the nightlife in downtown Papeete, to visit some of the volcanoes, and to tour some of the more historical sites in Tahiti. We thought we could do it.
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Mrs. Daffodil, San Francisco/Los Angeles
Age and Occupation: 26, Nonprofit Strategy Consultant
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Resident Physician
Engagement Date: December 29, 2006
Wedding Date: May, 2008
Blogging Since: August, 2007
Venue: Church w/ floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Valley; Westin in downtown LA
About Me: I moved around a lot growing up, but consider myself a Southerner at heart. I love scrapbooking, dancing, doggies, and diet coke. I am all about personalizing everything and hence, I'm a DIY bride who is just loving the entire wedding planning process! Mr. Daffodil and I met in our college fellowship group and were "just friends" for three years before we started dating. We've been together for four years now and can't wait to get married in sunny SoCal, Mr. Daffodil's hometown.
