Weddingbee Blog

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Animals fall in love too! Watch until the end, it’s totally worth it. Then send the link to your significant otter.

Growing up, I never liked my name. My childhood is filled with memories of my little brother picking on me because my name rhymed so conveniently with words like “jelly,” “belly,” and worst of all, “smelly.” I remember constantly thinking it was so unfair that my parents didn’t give him a name that rhymed with any awful words that I could tease him with. My surname has always been a sore spot also. On the first day of school, teachers could never pronounce it correctly… half the time I couldn’t pronounce it right either, thanks to my awful American-accented Cantonese.

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Wedding planning has been slowing down significantly for me. It’s not that I don’t have things to do; my Knot checklist is about a million items long. I’ve just been a bit overwhelmed with all the pending details and don’t know where to start. Instead of creating a plan of attack, I’m sticking my head in the sand and avoiding everything. Snap out of it, Miss Eggplant! Denial is not a river in Egypt!

I did work on one thing this weekend–our reception guestbook.

I first discovered the Guestbook Store while attending my cousin’s wedding last fall. At their reception, I was handed colored markers and a page that they had purchased from the Guestbook Store. The pages were completed during dinner and collected at the end of the event after guests had filled them out with with fond memories and wedding wishes. I loved the experience, however the Guestbook Store requires customers to purchase a storage album per every 60 guestbook pages. With a guestlist of close to 200, our total ran close to $200 worth of materials, which was definitely not in our budget. Read more…

Since Mr. Eggplant’s occupation specifically involves email marketing, we decided to put his skills to work and send out the bulk of our “save the dates” as html emails. Most of our guests spend their time in front of a computer at work so it’s convenient and interactive to receive emails. The email was actually more complicated than it looks. Mr. Eggplant created code for it, linked it to a jpeg that’s hosted on our friend’s server, and sent the email via smtp. </ nerd talk >

Here are a few shots of what we sent out last month:

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My dress swatches finally came in!

The white postcard is a swatch sent to me by Alexandra Bridal Salon in San Francisco where I purchased my gown (I’ll share more about my dress shopping experience in a later post). Although the lighting is awful and you can’t tell in the picture, the satin fabric is off-white in color with a sheen that’s almost metallic.

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Ann Taylor is having an online sale! Some of the dresses in their “Celebrations” line are already discounted $50. Add an additional 15-20% off, and you’ve got some quailty gowns at affordable prices. Grab your gals together and order your BM dresses. (The discount isn’t applicable for their bridal gowns, unfortunately.)

Originally $178, but only $102.40 after $50 discount and 20% off

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After many laborious hours, I finally completed the second edition of my bridesmaid’s newsletters (or news magazine in this case). Using Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, I created a spoof on gossip mags like US Weekly, complete with headliners like “pretty in pink!” and “what’s going in groomsville?” It was my first time using Adobe InDesign, so please bear the unprofessional layout.

Now before I get pinned with the “bridezilla” nametag, I have a justification in my defense! I created this newsletter because I wanted to get a feel for Adobe InDesign before Mr. Eggplant and I embarked on our DIY wedding program and invitation adventure. A newsletter was the perfect starting point. That said, I love InDesign! It’s functional, easy to learn for basic use, and it makes organizing a simple newsletter such a breeze.

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Who loves a good deal? Last weekend I took a trip to Marshalls, Ross, and TJ Maxx on a hunt for cheap wedding goodies. I must say, these stores just might surprise you with some really great deals!

Here’s a totally cute corner shelf, perfect for a candy display. $59.99 at Ross

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Mr. Eggplant is a marketer by profession, which just happens to be quite helpful for our wedding. Why, you ask? Well, he views our wedding as one giant marketing campaign with one cohesive message. It’s a benefit to me, because he’s actually quite involved in the whole planning process, down to the tiniest details. He’ll even give me an honest opinion on what kind of candles he prefers with our candy buffet.

Before I was introduced to the wonderful world of marketing, I never quite thought of having a themed wedding before (e.g. beach wedding, Disney wedding, etc). But as I’ve been dreaming up ideas about how to label our dinner tables, I decided that I didn’t want to simply use numbers. I dabbled with the idea of using places that Mr. A and I have visited, but it still didn’t seem “us” enough. Recently, Mr. A came up with the idea of using restaurants that we’ve been to. We LOVE eating out. We’ll eat anywhere from taco trucks to fine dining establishments. Dining out is one of our major pastimes so I think it’ll be a great idea. I’m thinking of creating cute picture frames for each table with a description of why the particular restaurant is meaningful to us, and suggest some of our favorite menu items.

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Wedding planning has taken so much of my attention that I almost forgot how much I love my craft time. Pre-engagement, I used to do all kinds of crafty things: scrapbooking, knitting, stamping and more! Oh free time, how do I miss thee! Well, I attended a friend’s bridal shower a couple weeks ago, so I decided to open my dusty craft supply drawers and make her a card.

Supplies: paper, embossing ink, stamps, embossing powder. Not shown: embellishments and embossing gun (it’s almost like a hair dryer. You can pick one up at Michaels for around $20)

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Hi Weddingbee readers! I’m absolutely bee-lighted and honored to be part of the hive! Out of all the adorable veggies available, I picked Miss Eggplant because purple is one of my favorite colors (and my head is kind of shaped line an eggplant ). As a veritable veggie-bee, I vow to voice every visionary idea I have with you all!

It would only be proper to introduce myself and Mr. Eggplant before I start blogging away, so I’ll piggyback on Miss Lemon’s entry about similarities and differences:

Similarities:

1. Mr Eggplant and I have similar scholastic interests: Both of us consume anything related to the studies of sociology and psychology and we love writing in our spare time. Mr. Eggplant is a great writer while I only try, but we’re both internet junkies who love to blog. Blame it on being a product of Gen X & Y.

2. We have the same taste in music. Our first group date involved an intimate concert watching one of our favorite singer-songwriters who is practically unknown. It was a big coincidence that we both owned her album.

3. We both adore romantic comedies. Mr. Eggplant is a true romantic and he will be the first to admit that his favorite movies include Fever Pitch and Jerry Maguire. I don’t have to drag him to watch chick flicks because he suggests them himself.

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