Weddingbee

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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Hello hive! It’s been a while. I apologize for being MIA. Mr. Eggplant and I have been really busy trying to sort out our housing situation at the moment. We are no longer purchasing the SF condo that we had planned on buying. There were some complications with the timing of the finished construction, our marriage date, and title issues. It’s a long and complicated story and I’ve been pretty bummed out about it lately. But I’m thankful that we still have a roof over our heads and two great jobs that provide more than we need for food on our table. Anyway, onto my post.

Mr. Eggplant and I were very blessed to have worked with some amazing vendors througout our wedding, including our photographers, Ray and Erwin of Apertura Photography. Both of them really went above and beyond in their service to us. We wanted to thank them with something extra special to show them how much we appreciated their friendship and professionalism.
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I have been really into stamping and card making lately. Stamping is such an addicting hobby! I used to be really into scrapbooking, but I’m impatient and it takes so long to finish a scrapbook that I ended up neglecting my projects. With stamping, I can easily finish a project in a hour and move on to a new idea.

Anyway, I wanted to share a card that I made for the Valentine’s day exchange. I found this idea on a stamping blog somewhere and it’s the easiest card ever.

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My Valentine swappers all should have received their packages by now, so I can write about one of my all-time favorite baking projects: cookies on a stick! I’ve made these for for baby showers, birthday parties, Christmas exchanges, and more. They are super easy and cute.

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Calling all engaged photography lovers: Ray and Erwin from Apertura Photography are hosting a free engagement session contest! They photographed our wedding and engagement session and we couldn’t have been more pleased with the pictures. From their blog:
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I love the Life and Soul article in this month’s “Real Simple” magazine. Real Simple readers answered the question, “What’s the Secret to a Good Marriage?” Here are some of my favorite answers:

My husband and I have a strict rule: Never argue with your clothes on. If we are out and about to fight, we know that we have to wait until we’re home and undressed. By then we’ve usually forgotten what the trouble was about.
Amy Hadsall
Cameron, North Carolina

Marry someone you love exactly as they are, and be sure they feel the same. That way, you’ll never expect more of each other than you are each happy to give. I didn’t realize this until my second marriage. Another secret? Don’t get married until you’re sure of who you are.
Lisa Noll
Martinsburg, West Virginia

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Hey ya’ll.

I haven’t disappeared off the face of the earth, but let me tell ya, married life sure is BUSY. Two sets of family + two sets of friends + double the committments = no free time at all. Is my schedule always going to be so crazy? I’ve been treasuring every spare minute that I have.

Another strange thing happened recently: I totally forgot about our wedding. For months after the big day, I’d constantly reflect on our amazing, fun, and joy-filled wedding day. Now, I barely think about it.Yes, it was absolutely wonderful. But in the grand scheme of things, it was only a day, and that day has now faded into a busy mess of purchasing a new home, working crazy hours, and adjusting to sharing life with another person.

I wish I could get back into wedding mode because I have a stack of thank you cards to write. Also, I still need to finish approving my wedding album so that I can finally have our digital wedding pictures. I just have absolutely no urge to look at anything wedding related.

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