Weddingbee Blog

Bride08 was looking for these bubbles that came in vile tubing. I’ve seen wedding bubble favors, but some of the packaging can look a little tacky. I thought these would be really cute if you wrapped the tubing in pretty paper to match your color scheme and make it look more attractive.

Wilton.com $9.99 for 36
FavorsAndFlowers.com $12.00 for 24
FavorsAndFlowers.com $18.00 for 36
CMBCrafts.com $1.50 each

For those of you who were inquiring about the invitations, I did a little investigative work. The invitations were made by Kate Spade.

You know, Bee’s right. Nothing sets the tone of the wedding like the invitation. We just got the invitation to our friend’s Matt & Jenny’s wedding this fall and it’s gorgeous! The yellow actually looks brighter because I used flash but the leaves look hand painted almost.

Ok here we go ladies!

::ISLANDS::
Top 10 Islands Overall
1. Bali
2. Kauai
3. Maui
4. Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
5. Mount Desert Island, Maine
6. Tasmania
7. Hawaii
8. Galapagos Islands
9. Santorini
10. Phuket, Thailand

Top 3 Asia
- Bali

1. Bali
2. Phuket, Thailand
3. Borneo

Top 5 Hawaii
- Kauai

1. Kauai
2. Maui
3. Hawaii
4. Oahu
5. Lanai

Top 5 Continental U.S. & Canada
- Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

1. Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
2. Mount Desert Island, Maine
3. Vancouver Island
4. Prince Edward Island
5. San Juan Islands, Washington

Top 3 Australia, New Zealand, & The South Pacific

1. Tasmania
2. Great Barrier Reef Islands
3. Bora-Bora

Top 3 Mexico, Central America, & South America
- Galapagos Islands

1. Galapagos Islands
2. Easter Island, Chile
3. Los Roques, Venezuela

Top 5 Europe
- Santorini

1. Santorini
2. Sicily
3. Cyclades, Greece
4. Dalmations, Croatia
5. Ionian Islands, Greece

Top 5 The Caribbean, Bermuda, & The Bahamas
- Saba

1. Saba
2. Virgin Gords
3. St. John
4. Bermuda
5. Anguilla

Top 3 Africa & The Middle East
- Seychelles

1. Seychelles
2. Mauritius
3. Zanzibar

::CITIES::
Top 10 Cities Overall
1. Florence
2. Rome
3. Bangkok
4. Sydney
5. Chiang Mai, Thailand
6. Cape Town
7. Buenos Aires
8. New York
9. Beirut
10. San Francisco

Top 5 Europe
- Florence

1. Florence
2. Rome
3. Venice
4. Istanbul
5. Krakow

Top 5 Asia
- Bangkok

1. Bangkok
2. Chiang Mai, Thailand
3. Kathmandu
4. Kyoto
5. Hong Kong

Top 5 Australia, New Zealand, & The South Pacific
-Sydney

1. Sydney
2. Melbourne
3. Queenstown, New Zealand
4. Christchurch, New Zealand
5. Wellington, New Zealand

Top 5 Africa & The Middle East
- Cape Town

1. Cape Town
2. Beirut
3. Jerusalem
4. Marrakesh
5. Fez, Morocco

Top 5 Mexico, Central America, & South America
- Buenos Aires

1. Buenos Aires
2. Oaxaca, Mexico
3. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
4. Cuzco, Peru
5. Rio de Janeiro

Top 10 U.S. & Canada
-New York City

1. New York
2. San Francisco
3. Chicago
4. Charleston, South Carolina
5. Santa Fe
6. Vancouver
7. Quebec City
8. Victoria, British Columbia
9. Montreal
10. Seattle

I have a question.

If you’re planning on changing your last name, do you go by the laws of the state that you got married in or the state that you reside in? Since I got married in Philly but live in Jersey I’m not sure which one to go by. Somebody help me?

Ann Taylor’s Celebrations line is now available in select New York City stores. They’re offering new colors, styles, and fabrics all with wraps, sashes, shoes, and bags to match.

This month’s Travel & Leisure Magazine featured World’s Best Awards for 2006, picked by readers. I’ll list the Top 10 on each list. I also want you to know that it took me F O R E V E R to type this so you had better be grateful. Hope this helps when planning your honeymoon.

Tomorrow I’ll post best islands and cities.

::HOTELS::
Continental U.S & Canada
- The Aerie

1. The Aerie, Malahat - Vancouver Island
2. Sooke Harbour House - Sooke, Vancouver Island
3. Charlotte Inn - Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard
4. Inn at Little Washington - Washington, Virginia
5. Wickaninnish Inn - Tofino, Vancouver Island
6. Inn at Montachanin Village - Montchanin, Delaware
7. WaterColor Inn - Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
8. Four Seasons Resort - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
9. Post Ranch Inn - Big Sur, California
10. The Point - Saranac Lake, New York

Africa & The Middle East
- Singita Private Game Reserve

1. Singita Private Game Reserve - Sabi Sands, South Africa
2. Chief’s Camp - Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
3. Mombo Camp - Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
4. MalaMala Game Reserve - Sabi Sands, South Africa
5. Kichwa Tembo - Masai Mara, Kenya
6. Kirawira Camp - Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
7. Phinda Private Game Reserve - KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
8. Cape Grace - Cape Town
9. Chobe Chilwero Lodge - Chobe National Park, Botswana
10. Royal Livingstone - Livingstone, Zambia

Mexico & Cental & South America
- Ritz Carlton (Santiago)

1. Ritz-Carlton - Santiago
2. Four Seasons Resort - Carmelo, Uruguay
3. La Casa Que Canta - Zihuatanejo, Mexico
4. Alvear Palace Hotel - Buenos Aires
5. Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica - Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica
6. Hotel Monasterio - Cuzco, Peru
7. Llao Llao Hotel & Resort - San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
8. Four Seasons Hotel - Buenos Aires
9. Blancaneaux Lodge - Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve, Belize
10. One & Only Palmilla - Los Cabos, Mexico

The Caribbean, Bermuda, & The Bahamas
- Waterloo House

1. Waterloo House - Hamilton, Bermuda
2. Ladera - St Lucia
3. Cap Juluca - Anguilla
4. Four Seasons Resort - Nevis
5. Curtain Bluff Resort - Antigua
6. Malliouhana Hotel & Spa - Anguilla
7. Biras Creek Resort - Virgin Gorda
8. One & Only Ocean Club - Paradise Island, Bahamas
9. Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France - St. Bart’s
10. Sandy Lane Hotel - St. James, Barbados

Hawaii
- Four Seasons Resort Hualalai

1. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai - Hawaii
2. Halekulani - Honolulu, Oahu
3. Lodge at Koele - Lanai
4. Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
5. Four Season Resort Lanai at Manele Bay
6. Fairmont Kea Lani - Maui
7. Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows - Hawaii
8. Kahala Hotel & Resort - Honolulu, Oahu
9. Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa
10. Ritz-Carlton - Kapalua, Maui

Europe
- Inverlochy Castle

1. Inverlochy Castle - For William, Scotland
2. For Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace - Budapest
3. Chateau Les Crayeres - Reims, France
4. Hotel VIlla Cipriani - Asolo, Italy
5. La Colombe d’Or - St. Paul-de-Vence, France
6. Four Seasons Hotel - Prague
7. Bauer Il Palazzo - Venice
8. Four Seasons Hotel - Istanbul
9. Buckland Manor Country House Hotel - Gloucestershire, England
10. Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli - Gargnano, Italy

Australia, New Zealand, & The South Pacific
- Huka Lodge

1. Huka Lodge - Taupo, New Zealand
2. Voyages Lizard Island - Great Barrier Reef, Australia
3. Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa - French Polynesia
4. Rydges Jamison - Sydney
5. Four Seasons Hotel - Sydney
6. Observatory Hotel - Sydney
7. Park Hyatt - Sydney
8. Hotel Bora Bora - Frency Polynesia
9. Crown Towers - Melbourne
10. Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort & Spa - French Polynesia

Asia
- Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan

1. Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan
2. Oberoi Udaivilas - Udaipur, India
3. The Peninsula - Bangkok
4. Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay
5. Oberoi Rajvilas - Jaipur, India
6. Ritz-Carlton Bali Resort & Spa
7. The Oriental - Bangkok
8. Taj Lake Palace - Udaipur, India
9. Four Season Resort - Chiang Mai, Thailand
10. The Peninsula - Hong Kong

Small Hotels (100 rooms or fewer)
- Oberoi Udaivilas

1. Singita Private Game Reserve - Sabi Sands, South Africa
2. Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan
3. Oberoi Udaivilas - Udaipur, India
4. oberoi Rajvilas - Jaipur, India
5. Inverlocy Castle - Fort William, Scottland
6. Taj Lake Palace - Udaipur, India
7. four Seasons Resort - Chiang Mai, Thailand
8. Sooke Harbour House - Vancouver Island
9. Waterloo House - Bermuda
10. charlotte Inn - Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard

Hey Hey Hey! I felt like saying that like Fat Albert. I know. It’s random.

Originally, we were talking about Costa Rica & Belize. I love the beach. I mean LOVE it. I can’t swim for shit but I could live on a beach forever. So once I really started getting into it I’m thinking more like we can do Costa Rica anytime! Why don’t we do something more exotic? I recently saw some honeymoon photos from Maldives and just fell in love. It’s beautiful. I’ve never seen waters like that. I became obsessed. The hubs and I went out to eat dinner 2 weeks ago at a new Greek joint in Jersey City and while waiting for our food I would say things like:

Me: Man, you know what I’m hungry for?
Mr. Ladybug: What? A gyro?
Me: Nope. Maldives. Mmmm mmm.

Mr. Ladybug: Hun do you know what you’re ordering.
Me: Um…I think the shrimp Souvlaki and a side of Maldives *raising my eyebrows up and down*

We would make eye contact and I would smile and just mouth “M A L D I V E S” from across the table.

Later that week he went to the library during work and came home with a bunch of books on different locations. He wanted me to see that there were other options other than Maldives. At first I was hesitant, but the more I started researching other locations I actually got excited about a few of them.

My favorite defense line is “Hun, we only get to do our honeymoon once.” He shoots back “You’re gonna use that excuse for everything. We only get married once. We only have one son so we should do this for him. We only get to buy our first house once.” Ok so I used the “we only get married once” line a few times to get my way but I would never use it on the other occasions!

Ok maybe when it comes to our kids but we’ll cross that path when we get there.

Since he’s been away this weekend I really missed him. I cleaned the apartment and I bought a new coffee table and a new computer chair cushion just to surprise him (all reasonably priced). Then after he got home last night, I don’t know what it was, maybe it was because I missed him but I said “Hun, we don’t have to go to those expensive places. I was being selfish. I’m sorry.” Then he whips out the new Travel Leisure magazine that he bought at the airport and we were laid in bed looking at the different possibilities. I think he’s excited now too about these high budget trips, which makes me excited and giddy and makes me wanna jump his Korean bones! Yeehaw!

My buttocks thank me. You’re quite welcome ass.

I mean, c’mon, we only get to do our honeymoon once.

So here are my requirements:

1) It has to have clear blue waters where you can see your feet even when you’re like 5 feet in.
2) We don’t want to go somewhere that’s very commercial. Example: Last 9 weddings we were invited to, 6 of the couples went to Hawaii. Not that we don’t want to go to Hawaii, I mean c’mon, who doesn’t want to go to Hawaii. Just not for our honeymoon. One thing Mr. Ladybug and I hate about going on vacation is when you tell someone you’re going and they’re all like “Oh! We went there! While you’re there you should check out blah blah blah and go to blah blah blah.” Ya know what I mean? It’s kinda like being the last person to watch a blockbuster. I hate that too. hahaha.
3) Somewhere tropical but there’s things to do besides lying out on the sand and snorkeling. (Whispering: The husbands sucks at snorkeling and ends up swallowing a lot of sea water. I’m embarrassed for me. JUST KIDDING HUN! JUST KIDDING!) It’s not that it’s hard, it’s just the way he turns his head and stuff in the water. I should make him practice in the kitchen sink before we go. I actually wanna buy my own snorkeling gear and bring it with me. It’s kinda gross if you think about them recycling the same equipment out.

I’ll post up my research as soon as I’m done.

As much as I loved our photographer I thought our ceremony photos came out a lil bit dark. I actually lightened these on Photoshop. Also I put the kissing photos last, well because, our minister forgot to tell us to kiss, we walked down the aisle and then he made us come back to do it.

Melissa Paul

While I was doing research for my Philadelphia Wedding there was one Wedding Planner that caught my eye. She also does NY!

We want to shoot all of the excitement of your engagement and wedding for a new series for Comedy Central.

Imagine having a well-known, hysterical comedian at your wedding. Not only would he give you the traditional, or in this case non-traditional, toast at your wedding, he would also become a part of your lives the week prior to your wedding. He wants to attend your bridal shower, your bachelor/bachelorette parties, have a drink with your dad and maybe even get your grandma on the dance floor!

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If you and your families have a great sense of humor, this show is made for you!

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Couples getting married in September or October ‘06 a plus!! (but still ok if not)

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Please include in your email:

• Your Name
• Two phone numbers to contact you
• Your email address
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• How the two of you met (just little bit about yourselves)
• The town you live in
• A photo of yourself and your fiance

Our wedding photos are on my photographer’s site! Woohoo!

Life In Blue

I totally forgot to post photos for our programs!

Thanks to Bee I was able to do the programs on my own. It took me all night. And when I say all night, I literally mean ALL night but the end result was so worth it. The hard part was incorporating Korean translations into my program especially since I don’t have Korean font. Our minister printed a program in Korean and I scanned each of the pages, cut out the parts that I needed and pasted them into my final template. By 7am I looked over my finished project, patted thyself on the ass after shaking hands with thyself, and then rewarded thyself by going into work. I know. P S Y C H O! My co-worker locked me in the storage room at 11 so that I could take a nap on the floor for an hour. Suh-weet Jesus! I lubbing her so muchie.

Cover

Inside Cover / Page 1 - Ceremony Order

Page 2 - Hymn & Bible Verse / Page 3 - The Wedding Party

Page 4 - Announcements / Page 5 - Thank You’s