Weddingbee

Part 1 

(Note: This is adapted from a post on my personal blog 3 years ago.  Also, these pics were taken with an old point and shoot camera, and before I learned Photoshop. )

As we walked towards Mr. Bee’s parents’ place, this little girl said, “Hello Mom” to Mr. Bee’s mom. She was really saying, “Hello Ma’am” but Filipinos pronounce ”ma’am like ”mom”, so you’ll hear this a lot because everyone is so polite and friendly!

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Hey guys,

This is a quick note from Mrs. Bee in the Philippines!  I’ve received a couple emails from readers about ads on Weddingbee, so I thought I’d address it in a post.

The Google ads that appear on the site are actually automatically generated by Google, often based on the content of blog posts.  The ads appear automatically, although we review them periodically to ban political advocacy ads (for example, we regularly ban ads promoting the presidential race).

We’ve banned Prop 8 ads as well, although some have been slipping through.  We’re looking into the cause of this, and are in touch with our Google Ad rep.  We’ll keep you posted!

Thanks, 

Bee

Mr. Bee and I are in Manila right now! We’re boarding a flight tomorrow morning to a remote island called El Nido in the province of Palawan, where Mr. Bee’s parents live. EL Nido is a beautiful little island where Mr. Bee’s parents run a little b&b (with 100+ chickens!) and a cafe, so I’ll be back with plenty of fun pictures.

El Nido’s tourism is largely comprised of honeymooners, so I thought I’d share some pictures from the last time we were there 3 years ago. You have to fly through Manila to get to El Nido, so first, here’s a little glimpse of Manila!

The jeepney is the symbol of the Philippines.

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The Engage 08 conference was an all day event, and I was scheduled to speak on a panel right after lunch.  I was so nervous leading up to it, that I hardly took any pictures!  Luckily there were some fabulous photographers in attendance whose pictures I’ve borrowed below.

Let me start by saying that the conference was phenomenol, as evidenced by the large number of repeat attendees from the first Engage ‘08 just a few short months ago.  But don’t just take my word for it — check out these amazing reviews!

(image via dvbphoto)

This is Rebecca, founder of Engaging Concepts and mastermind behind Engage 08.  Rebecca was a Weddingbee fan pretty much as soon as we launched, and I’ve been unbelievably lucky to have her as a friend the past couple of years.  She has been such a huge supporter of both me and Weddingbee, that I couldn’t say no when she asked me to speak at the conference, even though I hate public speaking. 

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It’s a lot of work to run Weddingbee behind the scenes, so in the past we just didn’t have enough hours in a day to write all the features we wanted to.  But we’re going to change all that and really focus on bringing you more of some of our most popular features including:

• Real Weddings
• Real Budgets
• DIY
• Bee Spotlight

We’re looking for Real Wedding, Real Budget or DIY blog posts to feature, so please submit them to us today!  And of course we’re always looking for new bees to join the hive!

We have a cool Real Wedding coming up, as well as another Bee Spotlight tomorrow, so stay tuned!

I just got back from attending Martha Stewart’s yearly Bridal Market party at Tavern on the Green with Mrs. Lovebird.

Here I am with the gorgeous, glowing, and very pregnant Darcy Miller. Um I didn’t even notice she was pregnant when I saw her at the Martha taping last month. Can you say blind and oblivious?! Be sure to check out Darcy’s blog for live updates on Bridal Market!

To my right is Tim from Wedding Wire, who I actually had coffee with last week! 

 
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Last August, I blogged about my miscarriage.  Because I still receive tons of comments and emails about when I’m going to launch a baby site, I thought I’d share with you guys that we had a second miscarriage earlier this year.   It was so much more difficult than the first time around.

I blog about whatever I’m obsessed with at any given time in my life.  Weddings. Decorating. Cooking. Animals. Babies.  And although a baby site was something that was always in the plan before we even launched Weddingbee, I don’t think I could immerse myself in that world right now. 

Mr. Bee and I have been married for 3 1/2 years now.  Although we were among the first of our friends to get married, we’re among the last to have kids.  Many have one kid, with another already on the way.

Life is pretty insane these days so baby making is on hold for now.  When the time comes and we make it out of the first trimester, I’ll be sure to let you guys know.

Please welcome the latest hor d’oeuvre to join the hive, Miss Cheese!

Miss Cheese, Knoxville
Age & Occupation: 29, Engineering Manager
Fiance’s Age & Occupation: 26, CAD Designer
Engagement Date: July 31, 2008
Wedding Date: May 2009
Venue: Our home and the two acres it sits on
About Me: I’m an emotional girl who loves sentimental things, parenthetical asides, and trying to do things herself.  I can cook, sew, am a whiz at planning, terrible at delegating, and totally in love with my fiancé (who will be my second husband but first love of the rest of my life).  For our home/ garden/ DIY wedding, we’ll be moonlighting as interior designers, home improvers, and gardeners with the help of our fabulous friends and neighbors.  We can’t wait to be married, and are learning how fun getting married can be.

Just wanted to give you guys a heads up that posting will be a little light today due to the Columbus Day holiday.   I hope you’re all enjoying a lovely three day weekend right about now!

I’m also heading to the airport shortly because I’m speaking at the Engage08 conference in Orlando tomorrow.  Little ol’ me will be joining wedding titans like Carley Roney of the Knot, baker extraordinaire Sylvia Weinstock and more top names in the wedding biz!

The event is being hosted by my dear friend and wedding industry consultant Rebecca.  Rebecca is at the top of her game and I have nothing but the utmost admiration and respect for her wedding industry savvy.  Plus she really is one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet.

I was bummed to miss the last conference (I heard it was awesome), so I’m excited to be able to attend this time around.  I’m shy, introverted and a horrible public speaker, so keep your fingers crossed for me! 

Update: The new server we purchased yesterday wasn’t ready, so we weren’t able to move servers last night.

Weddingbee is still experiencing site slowness, and it crashed a little while ago. We’re really sorry for the inconvenience, and will keep you guys updated!

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For reasons we don’t fully understand yet, Weddingbee has been slow for the last 24 hours or so.  There have also been some double posting of comments that we’ve deleted.

We’ll be upgrading our servers this evening to bring you a new, faster Weddingbee.  Thanks so much for your patience!