Weddingbee

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 a procrastinating Eggplant out and comment below. I would be incredibly grateful.

Now, on to our ceremony recap, before my blogging break starts!

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!
Part V: Meet ’n Greet

We arrived at the church right on time with zero minutes to spare. In fact, I had no time to be nervous because it was go, go, go. In hindsight, this was probably a good thing.

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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…

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Mr. Eggplant and his guys made a trip down to the banquet room to set up the A/V. Mr. Eggplant wanted to make sure everything was set up perfectly and he insisted on doing it himself during the morning of the wedding.
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Part I: Primped and Prettied
Part II: The Dashing Gents
Part III: The Wedding Duds + A Switcharoo

As the morning prep progressed, all seemed well and fine. Erwin proceeded to take photographs of my wedding threads while the females and I continued to ready ourselves.

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One last shot of my gown before I slipped it on.
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Part 1: Primped & Prettied
Part 2: The Dashing Gents

While the guys were dressed in minutes, back in the girls’ camp we were still fussing and preening. Erwin snapped pictures of my wedding threads as he waited for us.

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I promise this picture isn’t proof of the ghost of weddings past. My gown was still stuffed with tissue paper from the seamstress so that it wouldn’t wrinkle. As it hung on the canopy bed, Erwin took an eerie photograph.
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On the wedding day, brides spend their morning meticulously primping and pruning for hours on end. Each eyebrow hair is diligently combed in place. Each lash, carefully coated with mascara. Conversely, a groom’s job is easy. Rent tux. Show up. Remember to say “I do.”

So, how DO those boys keep busy?

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Hello, dear hive.

Long time, no blog! It’s Mrs. Eggplant here, back from my sabbatical in the land of the married. Well, it has been nine months since the wedding and I have yet to post a recap of our wedding photos. Between nesting and working, I’ve been a negligent blogger. I do apologize!

I can’t move on from our wedding without some closure, so over the next few weeks, I’ll finally be posting our pro pictures from the amazingly talented Apertura, along with some of our wedding DIY projects. These posts are long overdue, but better late than never, right? Right. So off we go:
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It has officially been six months since the wedding (happy half-year, Mr. Eggplant!). I thought I’d celebrate by sharing one of my most favorite parts of our wedding: Our slideshow. I’ve written about how we used media as an inexpensive means to make our wedding incredibly personal. You’ve already seen our entrance music video and heard our first dance songs. But the grand media finale was a thoughtful, embarrassing, and slightly cheesy slideshow that Mr. Eggplant created.

Slideshows usually aren’t the main event at weddings. Some brides opt out of making one for fear of boring their guests. After all, who wants to inundate people with an endless barrage of baby pictures? Well, when our wedding was over, a comment I repeatedly received from our guests was how much they enjoyed our slideshow. Many even told me that it was their favorite event of the night. What? No one noticed my hand-punched place cards that took weeks to assemble? What about my color-coordinated jellybeans? Apparently, our slideshow received the most bang for our buck, in terms of wedding prep hours.
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If I haven’t convinced you to buy a Cuttlebug yet, maybe this next tutorial will sway you. I’ve shown you how to emboss using Cuttlebug embossing folders and today I will show you how to use Cuttlebug dies. What is a die? A die is a metal form or stencil that is used to punch or cut out shapes. Below is a picture of the Cuttlebug die called Flowers:

The front of the die has a picture of what the finished cuts will look like.
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I finally finished sending out “thank you” cards to all of our wedding guests… all except for my bridesmaids. Five months have passed since the wedding and I haven’t officially thanked them! That’s awful, isn’t it? I had my heart set on making each of them personalized cards, and I just didn’t have the chance to get around to it until recently.

I made another “thank you” card for one of my bridesmaids last night. Since a few of you liked my little entry on the Cuttlebug, I have more Cuttlebug fun for you today.

One of the first things that I do when I make a card is choose a color combination. For this thank you card, I pulled out sheets of colored paper and mixed and matched until I found a combination that I was satisfied with.

I love choosing neutral colors with one bright color in the mix.
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After my wedding passed, I needed a way to fill the void that wedding planning had once occupied. What was I to do with my lonely craft-deprived hands? Well, I recently discovered the wonderful world of stamping and paper crafting. I’ve always been a scrapbooker, but I have developed a new love for stamping and card making. Along with this new hobby, I picked up a horrendous amount of new craft tools and supplies.

Meet my new baby, the Cuttlebug:

What is a Cuttlebug? It’s a die-cutting and embossing tool. The side plates fold up and it takes up no more room on a desk than a portable photo printer. I’ll show you what this little guy can do.
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