Wedding Blog

… Minutes, that is, since we’ve been married. What’s changed in the last two years?

1. We bought our first home! Thanks to Obama and Schwarzenegger, we were able to take advantage of some first time home buyer tax credits to purchase a 2BR/2BA condo in downtown SF. Nevermind that we are too broke to furnish it. Ignore our ghetto “drapes”, i.e. the faded bed sheet we…

Letterpress for the home crafter? Could it be?

Since planning my wedding, I’ve become a HUGE fan of letterpress stationery. Letterpress note cards, greeting cards, and business cards–I love them all! I realllly want to purchase an antique letterpress machine, but Mr. Eggplant axes the idea because my craft room is already packed to the brim with stamps, die cut machines, and paper. Plus, letterpress machines…

Last week I shared Catherine & Mark’s lovely beach themed invitations with you. Today, I’m going to share some images from their wedding.

As I mentioned, the lunch reception was hosted at the Marine Room in San Diego, and this picture above showcases the amazing view that was right outside the window next to me. In fact, I took this picture while waiting for my first…

Last month, Mr. Eggplant was the best man for our friends’ wedding in San Diego. Coincidentally, one of my bridesmaids was the maid of honor! The wedding was gorgeous. Our friends hosted a lunch reception at the Marine Room, a restaurant with an AMAZING ocean front view. The beach was literally right outside the window. Unbelievable. And the food… Oh. Mah. Gah. It was the…

Thanks to our superawesome photographers, Ray & Erwin of Apertura, Mrs. Eggplant’s right arm has now been published in a national wedding mag! Apertura printed their very first full-spread ad in this month’s issue of Inside Weddings, smack in the middle of the magazine too. Watch out, Hollywood… here I come.

The image on the right side of the page spread was taken just before…

Hiya, bees. How are ya? Long time, no blog!

I’m back today because I wanted to share my wedding experiences from the other side. Not the married side, but the bridesmaid side! I’m a bridesmaid in my future sister in law (FSIL Eggplant) and brother’s wedding next year. They recently got engaged and set their wedding date for October 2009 and I couldn’t be happier for…

It is a very sad day indeed.

On Saturday, Brother Eggplant gave me a Riso Print Gocco PG-11 as a surprise gift for designing his wedding stationery. I was so excited to start printing! I promptly began Googling all articles Gocco related, until I came across a letter posted on Flickr from an a representative of NEHOC, an Australian Riso distributer:

Well folks, as the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end.” This is the final installment of the Eggplants’ wedding recaps (*sob*). How fitting that yesterday (10/20) was our one year wedding anniversary. It has been such a pleasure getting to know you all and sharing the most joyous period of my life with you.

But, an ended wedding can’t keep this bee off…

Wedding receptions are often the most anticipated portion of a nuptial event, and it’s no wonder why; it will probably be the only time that all of your closest friends and family from both sides will gather in one place. As Mr. Eggplant described, we had a captive audience, which he took full advantage of.

Part I: Primped and Prettied | Part II: The Dashing Gents | Part…

The one project I unfortunately didn’t get many photos of on W-Day, was our ribbon board with our decorated place cards. I say unfortunately, because this baby took hours upon hours of grueling labor. We finished the project the night before our wedding rehearsal!

To make the board and cards, I needed the following materials:

• Martha Stewart border punch and EK Success flower punch
• Many spools of pink,…

Photo credits: Mrs. Eggplant unless otherwise specified

I am not a tiara type of girl. In my mind, a tiara was one of those accessories that screamed, “princess!” Early during my planning, I decided that it would be a snowy day in July before I’d wear a tiara at our wedding.

Ahh, the wedding reception details. I think happy thoughts when I see these photos. It’s so satisfying to see nine months of planning come to fruition. The projects weren’t Martha Stewart perfect, but they were special to me; it was the blood, sweat, and tears of myself and my closest family and friends that helped to pull this event off. I’m also deeply indebted to our floral…

Hi folks! I’m back from my trip to France and Spain with the hubs and it was amazing. Mr. Eggplant and I ate lots of tapas, took lots of metro trains, and even spoke some French and Spanish. Now that I’ve returned, it’s time to hurry and finish up the wedding recaps before our first wedding anniversary approaches.

Part I: Primped and Prettied
Part II: The Dashing…

Dear readers, I will be on a blogging hiatus for a bit. I’ve been a busy bee lately; I’m going on a trip to Europe with Mr. Eggplant for our anniversary next week! Fourteen days in Paris, Madrid, and Barcelona. The only thing is, I haven’t touched our itinerary yet—yikes! If anyone has suggestions for must-see sights in these three cities, feel free to help…

Part I: Primped and Prettied
Part II: The Dashing Gents
Part III: The Wedding Duds + A Suite Switcharoo
Part IV: The Threads, and How They Unravel!

To continue the Eggplant wedding story, where did I leave off? Oh yes, the ladies and I were dealing with our bridesmaid dress fiasco.

Meanwhile, back in the boys’ camp…

All photographs are property of the fabulous Apertura Photography. Please provide credit if you…