Weddingbee

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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