Wedding Blog

So far, I’ve already blogged about our photobooth and our slideshow. Another special aspect of our wedding (and Mr. Hibiscus’ favorite) was our first dance.

Now, we worked really hard to come up with a routine after a couple of lessons from Arthur Murray. I think we did a good job considering we had no previous training. It wasn’t “Dancing with the stars” by any means,…

Perhaps one of the most special parts of our wedding was our slideshow. I used ProShow Gold which I downloaded for $69.95. I figure, it’s cheaper than paying someone to do it and I can use it again for vacations, my nephew, anniversaries and other life events. It’s a great program and very easy to use. Everyone at the wedding raved about the slideshow. (Probably…

I’ve gotten a million emails and phone calls from guests telling me their favorite ideas and details from our wedding. People keep commenting on how romantic, unique, fun and special everything was. I’m going to write about what stood out to my friends and family in a couple of different posts, and if you want to hear more about something specific I’ll review that as…

I just got back from my honeymoon in Cancun. Yes, I’m one of those 7-7-7 weddings. Sorry for the delay!

Let me just say that it was the best day of my entire life. It was like a dream and I can’t believe I’m finally married to the love of my life! I will write detailed reviews on my vendors once I get the chance. For…

9 days left! Yikes! I went in for my final dress fitting last week. It felt so good to put my dress on, and I fell in love with it again after second-guessing my decision. I questioned my style of dress for my beach wedding but the only thing that matters now is I’m in love.

My dress is Maggie Sottero’s Madeleine in diamond white with a…

I’ve been engaged since September 2004.  All I kept hearing from everyone was, “You are so ahead of the game”, “You have so much time to plan”, and “Your wedding is so long from now.”  Now, I’m in major panic mode with three weeks left.  Since I’ve graduated, I have nothing to do all day except wedding stuff.  For some reason far less is being accomplished. …

My fiance’s parents live in Northern California.  My parents live in Southern California.  I’ve lived in So Cal my entire life and I love it; traffic, smog and all.  I’m a beach baby and I actually do make my way to the beach every chance I get.  The problem is real estate prices.  My fiance doesn’t want to live inland (without the lake he has…

This past weekend, we celebrated my friend’s Bachelorette party at Hidden Talents dance studio in Huntington Beach. We had a private pole dancing lesson and it was a blast! Most of the girls are relatively shy but at the end everyone was posing and spinning like there was no tomorrow. I’d definitely recommend it, not only for a bachelorette party but for just a fun…

….gets posted on Weddingbee!!! I just got back from my awesome bachelorette party in Vegas. I had such a great time with my girls. We stayed at the Monte Carlo for their cheap rates with an awesome pools (wave pool and river pool along with several others). The first night we partied at Tryst at the Wynn. I kept hearing how awesome it was and…

I’ve gotten a couple of comments and emails regarding my DIY Powerpoint maps I made for my invitations. I will guide you step by step through the process so you can create your own.

Here is the fruit of my many hours of labor: My completed Pocketfold invites. Basically, I thought I couldn’t afford them. I had given up on the idea. Even if I got a basic Pocketfold with only one or two ink colors, I would be running at $6.00 an invite, minimum. Then, I found Cards and Pockets which helped make my invitation dream a reality.…

My Maid of Honor and my Mom just threw me the most radical 80’s bridal shower ever, complete with vintage record decor and 80’s music videos playing all day. We played the typical bridal shower games along with some 80’s name that tune and trivia. The joy of the day however was seeing Mr. Hibiscus’s Aunts and Mom all dressed up in true 1980’s outfits.…

I think when you’re around a couple enough, you can just tell if there’s magic there. I know a lot of times you don’t know what goes on behind closed doors, but you can still get a sense. People may marry someone because they lust for them, some marry out of circumstance, some for convenience, others because they feel they have to and some people…

Okay, now that I’ve got your attention…. I just got a couple of my engagement pictures back from the famous and absolutely fabulous Jessica Claire.

I already booked my extremely sweet and talented make-up artist LoAnn To of Let’s Get Beautified last year. I loved her so much I asked her if she could do my make-up for my engagement pictures (don’t worry I will post as soon as I have something to show you-super fun by the way!) and narrow down what I wanted for the wedding. I told…