Clearly if I filled out this 1930s marital rating chart (wife edition), I’d fail miserably! I’d lose points on:
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After being married for over two years, looking back at our wedding day, I have to say that apart from the “I dos,” my favorite moment was when my daddy said his speech, followed by the father/daughter dance. I still get emotional to this day when I re-read his speech. It was definitely one of the highlights of our wedding.
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After we finished our first dance, we made our way to our seats and heard a little “ching ching”. I looked around and saw my father standing up, sweating bullets and trying to keep his cool. I knew from that nervous smile of his, it was time… he was ready to give his speech.
“I want my speech to be perfect,” he had told me earlier that week. “Perfect, because you deserve no less.”
I started tearing up. Who wouldn’t after those heartfelt words?
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The holidays are filled with endless amounts of ornaments… and I wish I could buy them all. But this year my Christmas tree features red and turquoise balls—nothing too fancy. When I saw this pretty little horse ornament, I knew I wanted to do something with it.
Of course, it didn’t fit into my current holiday decorations, but I loved the colors and decided to make a mood board instead. There’s no limit when it comes to colors for a wedding palette, as long as you use them wisely. So, my inspiration board features 5 colors: blush pink, purple, beige, olive green, and turquoise/teal.
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Being a blogger for Weddingbee has definitely made me feel special/sort of celebrity-ish at times. But I’m just a normal gal who blogged about her wedding planning, and it was an honor to share it with all of you. Some bees have been recognized in public on several occasions (crazy, I know!).
Mr. Flamingo and I took part of a wedding TV show called La Bosse des Noces, and that was definitely an interesting experience.
A couple of weeks ago, I was flipping through the channels on the television and came face to face… with myself. Yup, our wedding was airing again on television. It was kind of neat. I have been wanting to share this video for quite some time, but trying to find a way to upload the video took longer than I anticipated. But I can finally share it with you now.
So for those of you who understand French – enjoy!
La Bosse des Noces from Kelly De Luca on Vimeo.
Being a graphic designer, it’s a given that the computer is my best friend. Ask me what I can’t live without? I would say that it’s the computer/internet. Hey, it’s a combo! One can’t live without the other. 
Call it an addiction, or just plain curiosity, but I’m always online searching the ‘net, sharing cool sites, and all of that.
How my blogging obsession began: (2006)
I had heard about blogging from another designer friend and was really interested in the whole concept. He had a really cool blog sharing some personal stuff, and it got me thinking, ‘Hmm, I wonder if people would read my blog.’ Intrigued, and willing to spend a couple more hours on a computer a day, I decided to start my own blog.
I was debating at first whether I would go the personal route, or the more general route, and decided to give the personal approach a try. So, I blogged about me, and shared personal and professional experiences. I did it for a couple of months but felt something was lacking. I decided to take the plunge and abandon my old blog (about me) to start a new one about weddings in general. Since I had been engaged for over a year, I was in the planning stages, and wanted to share my knowledge with others.
How I found the hive of awesomeness:
Since I was blogging about weddings, posting about inspiration boards, themes, and dresses, I became an avid reader of many wedding blogs including DIY Bride, Style Me Pretty, Something Old Something New, Perfect Bound, and Eco-Chic Weddings. So when I saw several of my fave bloggers posted about being featured on Weddingbee, I clicked on the links… and the obsession began.
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WOW, I’m almost at the end of my recap posts and I’ve been married over a year. Can you believe it’s been that long since I got married? Time flies.
We when were planning our wedding, the honeymoon was something that was rather important (to me, at least). A getaway after the whole year-and-a-half of planning. Unfortunately, we soon realized that things were rather expensive… and the honeymoon was put on hold.
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When we were planning our wedding, the favors had been the subject of quite a big debate. We knew we wanted to offer a donation to the Quebec Breast Cancer Association, but felt that our guests needed to leave with something as well. We wanted to offer something glamorous, and these beautiful imported Italian Sparkling Water bottles were just what we were looking for.
We created little cards and DIY pink ribbons with the mention that a donation was made in memory of my grandmother and in honor of my mother, who is a proud survivor. My mother felt so touched by the gesture.
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A couple months ago, I was happy to find out that my cousin was getting married. What’s funny is that I had never ever thought she would tie the knot, but admitted she did it for her fiance. Marriage was something very important to him and she knew she’d be with him forever… so why not make it official? I found it to be a very nice gesture on her part.
They decided they wanted a really really really small wedding—25 people, tops. Heck, I wasn’t even invited (which was fine of course ). They were planning a wedding in 6 months, and had a very little budget to make this wedding happen. Well, 2 months ago, I received an email. She asked me if I would be willing to do both her makeup and be the official photog for her wedding. They weren’t paying for a photographer so she thought that I would be a better candidate to take pics than say… uncle Bob.
Hey hive! Guess what? I’m hopping on the BeeTV wagon. Join me tomorrow night (Friday) starting at 8:30 PM EST!
I will have my sangria in hand and will talk about anything and everything…
For those interested…. thought I’d share my sangria recipe:
Preparation : Mix it all up, baby… add the fruit at the very end, and enjoy!
Hopefully you will have your glass of sangria too… see you tomorrow!!!
Though we didn’t do many traditional wedding things, the garter toss and bouquet toss were a must. Not because we had too… but because it’s something I’ve always looked forward to at my own wedding.
Plus, with the unique garter I made my new husband…. I had to have him go fish.
So, I stood on a speaker, turned around to look at the DJ, and with a simple nod of the head, he knew it was time to cue the Superman Theme. Yup, that’s seriously what we played.
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Enough tears had fallen and it was time for the real party to start. Let me tell you… we did not have any problems with that. The guests were up an dancing even before the DJ cued the official “bust-a-move” music.
The dance floor was packed and we had such a great time. The music kept us on our feet, to the point that I missed a meal or two. It shows how important great music is to any party… and our DJ did an awesome job!!!
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If I could find Marty McFly, I’d hop in the DeLorean DMC-12 and go back in time. Not far back… back to June 20th. The day before our first anniversary. Sigh.
Photo Credit : IPI-Events
I had great plans… really! I wanted to rent our honeymoon suite and re-live the magic of our wedding night… and enjoy the time together.
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After we finished our first dance, we made our way to our seats and heard a little “ching ching”. I looked around and saw my father standing up, sweating bullets and trying to keep his cool. I knew from that nervous smile of his, it was time… he was ready to give his speech.
“I want my speech to be perfect,” he had told me earlier that week. “Perfect, because you deserve no less.”
I started tearing up. Who wouldn’t after those heartfelt words?
I looked at my daddy, and instantly, all the memories of my childhood, of him and me, flashed before my eyes… and I smiled. I took a deep breath, just as he did, and tried to keep the lump in my throat under control.
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When I started planning our wedding, there is one thing that I kept looking for and had a hard time finding: the budget breakdown of a real wedding. Of course, the budget depends on a lot of factors. Location, date, and amount of guests, but still I wanted to have some sort of idea. Who wouldn’t?
What was particularly difficult with our situation was the Mr. Flamingo was in school the whole time we were engaged, and even after the wedding. So, planning a wedding on one salary wasn’t the easiest thing to do… but doable, nonetheless. We simply needed to have an extra long engagement in return (2 and a half years) but it was worth it.
Here is the breakdown to our glamnuptials (budget in Canadian dollars, check here for exchange rates):
Date: June 21, 2008
City: In the suburbs, approximately 30 minutes from Montreal
Budget: $22,000
# of Guests: 145 (including children, vendors, & excluding guests (30-40) who came in the evening)
Wedding Day Costs
Ceremony Site: $475
This included the officiant and helpers for no extra cost. We basically had a mini church coordinator, so everything ran quite smoothly.
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Ever since I’ve become a bee, I’ve been in love with anything bee related, and it simply added to my already existing love of honey. I eat honey with practically anything… almost. So When I received an email with The Buzz about Naked Honey… I was excited!
Image courtesy of M.A.C Cosmetics
Mrs. Flamingo, Montreal, Canada Age and Occupation: 25, Graphic Designer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Nursing Student Engagement Date: December 2004 Wedding Date: June 21, 2008 Venue: Imperia Hotel (modern chic hotel) About Me: I am a passionate designer who loves anything pretty. I heart all paper products (eco-friendly of course). My passion revolves around anything considered glamour; vintage and modern. In my free time, I love reading Martha mags, designing jewelry and making a pit-stop at Starbucks for a chai latte. I'm also a chocoholic at heart and my family drools over my homemade truffles.
