Mrs. Spider, New York
Age and Occupation: 27, Paralegal
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Advisor Research
Engagement Date: December 30, 2005
Wedding Date: October 2006
Venue: Jericho Terrace - Long Island, NY
About Me: My favorite parts of wedding planning are DIY projects and figuring out ways to incorporate old traditions into a modern affair.
Tea For Tea
August 7th, 2008 @ 9:30 am by Mrs. Spider
When I asked my cousin if she was going give out favors during the rehearsal dinner/tea ceremony, she looked at me and was like, “OMG, I need to give out favors for that too?!” Of course, I was like, “You don’t have to, but something would be nice!” She thought it was too much trouble but I came up with something and assured her it would be easy breezy.
I’m a big fan of these round tea bags and what better shape is there for a wedding? Like wedding rings, a circle is perfectly symmetrical and representative of the never-ending continuation of true love. In Chinese, a circle is also a symbol of harmony and the closeness of family.
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Single Serving Candy Buffet
August 6th, 2008 @ 1:36 pm by Mrs. Spider
My cousin decided she wanted a candy buffet and we set out on a hunt for the perfect apothecary jars. When her (now) husband caught wind of our project he protested with strange phobias of dirty hands in the candy jars. 
They were able to come to a compromise when she hit upon some mini candy jars at Michaels. And to boot, their single serving size made them perfect to use as escort cards.
DIY Veil 2.1
August 5th, 2008 @ 10:59 am by Mrs. Spider
Here are some more details for those of you who are also thinking about going the DIY route for making your veil.
Cutting the tulle was not hard since the width was already the standard size. For the length, I used my cousin’s height (with heels on) and added the distance she wanted her train to trail. I then folded the tulle in half and rounded off the train.
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Wish You Were Here Table #s
August 4th, 2008 @ 10:30 am by Mrs. Spider
My cousin has a huge-ass Doberman named Cody. He’s super friendly and once licked my eyeball in an attempt to body hug me. Homeboy thinks he’s a two-pound chihuahua. My cousin and her husband love him to death but could not find a way for him to participate in their wedding festivities without potential bodily and monetary consequences. So I suggested using photos of him for their table numbers and they loved the idea.
It was a pretty simple project of turning the photos black and white, and adding white thought bubbles with numbers on them. I tried to keep each picture tightly cropped around Cody so that they were somewhat consistent, and formatted the pictures to fit the size of the frames the venue provided for the table numbers.
I’m not sure why some of them looked washed out below but here is Cody in all his glory!
DIY Veil 2.0
July 31st, 2008 @ 4:15 pm by Mrs. Spider
Remember the veil my Dad made me? Sigh, it meant the world to me.
When it came time for my cousin to shop for her veil, I showed her this lace edged delight that inspired Mrs. Bellpepper’s mother to make her veil. At $800, this veil is priced to leave you homeless.
Inspired by the prowess of Mrs. Bellpepper’s mother and of my own poppa’s, I offered (and begged) to make a similar veil for my cousin.
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The Good Kind of Pain
February 29th, 2008 @ 8:26 am by Mrs. Spider
I’ve said before that making my wedding invitations nearly killed me. The pain was truly awful. So awful it felt good. So good that when it finally came time to make invitations for my cousin’s bridal shower, I couldn’t wait to subject myself to the pain again. Thankfully this time, I only needed to make 20 (as opposed to the 120 multi-piece invitations I made for my wedding).
The theme of the shower is pretty simple: Pink and Fun.
Matchbook Notepads
February 20th, 2008 @ 1:02 pm by Mrs. Spider
This little spider dusted off the cobwebs and stretched all eight of her legs to craft for Weddingbee’s Valentine’s Day Card swap. I spent a few days lamenting my lack of a Gocco until I realized, heck - I can just use my printer, you know, old school style. I really wanted to do something different but not different enough to require supplies other than what I had left over from the wedding. I mean, let’s be real, I’m way lazier than I am crafty.
After a few mockups, I came up with customized matchbook notepads:
Greetings From The Bahamas
October 22nd, 2007 @ 7:18 pm by Mrs. Spider
I’ve never had so much fun in my whole life. Too many photos to load and we are only on day 2. Went on all the water slides and rides today and I’ve lost my voice from screaming down all the vertical drops. I’ll leave you with our view from the balcony.
Anniversary Take 2
October 9th, 2007 @ 1:48 pm by Mrs. Spider
Thanks to our wonderful travel agent, we have rebooked our anniversary trip to the Bahamas for two weeks from now. Because we wanted to activate the travel insurance we bought, we did not try to get my passport renewed in order to leave a day or two later. Also, we will both be participating in a bike tour for Multiple Sclerosis this Sunday and wanted to be back in town by Friday. In the end, our agent was able to reschedule our trip for the same rate and our new plane tickets are actually cheaper than our original tickets (Jet Blue charges a $35 cancellation fee per ticket and then gives you credit for the remaining balance).
An Anniversary We Will Never Forget
October 8th, 2007 @ 12:11 am by Mrs. Spider
It is now officially our one year wedding anniversary. We were supposed to be on a plane headed towards the Bahamas today to celebrate a wonderful first year. Sadly, we have canceled our trip.
I’ve been planning this trip for weeks and even took Thursday and Friday off to run last minute errands in preparation for our vacation. This morning I made a tediously detailed checklist and happily checked each item off as we packed our suitcases. Mr. Spider joked that I should take pictures of my checklist and our perfectly packed suitcases so I could blog about how insane I am. As we were going over the last few items, he opened my passport to laugh at my picture and then turned to me and said “uh oh.” Uh oh. Turns out my passport expired three months ago.
