Weddingbee Blog

Since we’re still waiting for the files of our professional photos to arrive, I’m pretty much sending Mr. Lovebug to the mailbox hourly. Today he returned with a manila envelope in hand, and I about broke my ankle jumping out of my chair in excitement.

Alas, it wasn’t our files - but it was something I have to share, all the same…

At the end of the reception, it was a grab fest for our silver plate centerpieces (the flowers really were gorgeous - hopefully I’ll be able to show you this week). Some of the vases/teapots/buckets have been retrieved from our friends, and some are still floating around town.

Well, just check out what was in the manilla envelope:

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I’m absolutely dying to share our professional photos with everyone. Dying. We met with our amazing photographer, Chris Richards, at his (naturally) super cool home a few nights ago. We had some drinks and went through our photos one by one in full-sized, high-definition glory on his flat screen. We picked out some favorites and talked about albums, proofs, prints, etc.

Mr. LB and I always knew we wanted to buy the files of our photos - we want to be able to print any one, in any size, in any style, at any time in our lives. So now we’re just waiting to receive them, at which point the posting blitz shall begin!

In the meantime, though, I want to bust out a quick review of the rest of our vendors for my Tucson homegirlz.
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I know I promised professional photos would be my next post - and they’re coming very, very soon, I promise! - but I wanted to sneak this in really fast-like.

It’s a super short little video I cobbled together to show at the reception. Early on, my grand plan had been to get loads of footage of Mr. Lovebug that I could make into a sweet, full-length video for him. But he absolutely wigs out whenever I film him. It was impossible to get more than thirty seconds of him doing anything.

So I had to make do with the handful of random clips I had. It’s less than two minutes, but it a) fits the theme of the wedding, b) was a total surprise, and c) made everyone laugh, so d) I was happy.

I’m home! I’m home! I’m so excited to be home! Ireland was incredible, but we are soooo glad to be home. I have to say that if we were to do it again, we’d jet to the furthest tropical island we could afford and just LOUNGE. Our rather ambitious, all-over-Ireland itinerary wore. Us. Out.

We slept for 12-15 hours a night, and alas…did absolutely no ghost hunting. I know, I know! Pathetic, especially considering the awesome, creepy castles we stayed in. But we were completely, utterly exhausted from all our daily driving and sightseeing. (Oh, and that party we threw before we left did a number on us, too.) Not to mention, it doesn’t even get dark until 9:30 pm this time of year in Ireland. So while we made the most of our days, that’s about it.

But it was beautiful and we had a blast; Ireland is stunningly scenic and the people are so, so friendly. I’ve already shared a bunch of our “Best Of” set, but I hope I can forgiven the urge to share some more. Every inch of the country just begs to be photographed…
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Greetings, my much-missed friends-and-relations! Today Mr. LB and I conclude the Ireland leg of our honeymoon, and hop back across to London, where we’ll spend a quick couple of days before coming home. I’ve taken almost six hundred photos so far (this is one photogenic country) - fortunately, I found a way to ram as many as possible down your throats. Collage-a-than starts now!  Favorite “wow” scenic shots:

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I know, I know. The primary goal of a haunted honeymoon is to hunt ghosts. But we are positively overcome with how…green everything is here in Ireland. I wanted to share just a few images of the gazillions I’ve collected so far (seriously - thank god for Flickr Pro)…

Cabra Castle, where we spent last night. It’s reputedly haunted by the ghost of a young servant woman (who was killed for having an affair with the son of a wealthy estate owner).
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…ok, maybe not. But if you walked into this place, you’d make the comparison, too:

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Well, hullo there! We’re the Lovebugs!

On Sunday morning, at about 3 am, when we finally crashed into bed, I couldn’t sleep. I just lay there for hours next to my beautiful new husband, turning over the day in my mind, in sheer wonder. I didn’t even want to sleep. I just wanted to keep cycling through the moments in my mind, one more spectacular than the next.
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Well, this is it. Here I go, full throttle into the biggest day of my life so far. Hopefully it’ll be a good hair day. I’m going to try and bust out a quick day-after post before I leave on Monday. And I’m definitely going to pop into a net cafe in Ireland and give an update on the ghost count. But besides that, I’ll probably be pretty quiet for a few weeks.

But right now, I want to say thank you, from the bottom of my heart. So many have you have helped me make this wedding what it is. Thanks to my fellow bees for smiling graciously when I copied you shamelessly. Thanks to all the readers who’ve had such brilliant ideas, many of which I’m honored to be using. Everyone - your feedback, suggestions, and encouragement have shaped today as much my own hands have. I am so grateful.
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Last minute blogging blitz here. I’m gonna cram a hodgepodge of things into one post, cuz that’s how I roll. It’s gonna be fast and messy, but that’s just what happens in the 11th hour. Ready?

PROGRAMS!

I didn’t think I could love Tara of Ephemera more than I already do. She proved me wrong:

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Ok, so remember when I promised the last one was my last sign post? Well, I’m a liar liar. I wanted to show you the sign my girlfriend helped me make to go alongside our typewriter escort tags (just in case there’s confusion about finding the photo table numbers):

I’m too much of a lazybug to set up all the escort keys again, sorry. But this sign will stand just behind them.

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Yesterday, my girlfriend and running partner Sarah told me she had an idea for my something blue. She makes jewelry, and had the idea of adding a blue Swarovski heart-shaped crystal to the back of my necklace. Check out her addition:

It’s so pretty and delicate and perfect, but more importantly - meaningful.

Something blue poll starts…NOW!

I blogged a couple weeks ago about my lighting indecision. About how I was unsure if I wanted light trees aimed at our dance floor. Super fun and dance-inducing…but would they ruin the vintage vibe I’m going for?

Well, thanks to you guys, I was turned on to some awesome alternatives. Danielle and an Excited Bride introduced me to the mighty Gobo. I was all over this idea. I even had invitation goddess Tara of Ephemera knock together a ridiculously cute design:

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I’m so excited! Sarah from Bice Designs just messaged me to say that Chaucer’s “power tie” ring bearer collar is finished!

Here’s what I sent her about a week ago:

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A couple days back, the catering manager of our venue set up a table for us to mock around a little bit. This is what it looked like before I got my paws on it:

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