Weddingbee Blog

Oh yes, I am a total shoe whore - so it’s only appropriate that I ended up being a two-shoe bride. Therefore, while we continued to be primped and the boys headed down to the limo, our photographer, Travis Hoehne, took the opportunity to take my two pairs of shoes and dress out for a spin. He displayed them in a variety of fun places - from hotel hallway, to bathroom, to window ledge. I’m really happy with how these shots turned out - they will look fabulous in an album!

First up, my Alexander McQueen black and white striped satin slingbacks! They would be used for the reception, and I had been practicing our first dance in them for the past few months.

Travis Hoehne Photography
On the makeup artist chair…

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While the girls and I were getting pretty, Mr. Pom was getting dressed. Sure, our room was filled with the chaos of 10+ bodies huddled in to a hotel room, but Mr. Pom chose quiet and serenity over the craziness. This is one of the reasons I love him - he truly is the yin to my yang at times; while I relish in the busy, he does so in the calm.

Buttoning up his vest

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Six (plus) months fly by so fast! I can’t believe it’s been so long - and that I’ve been so negligent with my bee responsibilities. My wedding recap fell by the wayside while we scrambled through what seemed like pure chaos:

• I dyed my hair dark brown (post wedding dye, instead of chop) - and I promise a photo will come soon!
• Mr. Pomegranate started a new job.
• I kept my job, but I started my own new side-business. I’ve been swaaaaaamped, to say the least.
• Sebastian ended up in the kitty hospital for a week - we almost lost him! He’s since recovered from his rather serious bladder infection. Whew!
• The Poms have been sick for the last month - but I’m finally recovering from the chicken pox (no, I didn’t catch it as a child). If you’ve never had it, get the vaccine, stat!

So yes, it’s been far, far too long - but it’s time to start back up the Pomegranate wedding recap. I have tons to share and I can’t wait to catch up with all of the new bees.

Where did this sudden motivation to finish my recaps come from? Well, we’ve been published! I just got my copy of Real Weddings Magazine and was so excited to read the article that they wrote and see the photos they chose to print.
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MOH and Flirty Bridesmaid left with two extra-special packages to give to Mr. Pomegranate as a wedding day gift. The first of which was a super-secret surprise I had kept hush-hush for many months: a special boudoir shoot. The fabulous Sarah Maren and I holed-up in a chic little room at my favorite midtown bed and breakfast, The Inn at Parkside. Each room has a theme—ours was the “Kiss” room.

The Inn at Parkside
The rooms here are so chic and inviting!

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I panicked a little, as our room had gotten pretty messy from our post-rehearsal partying. Thankfully, Crafty Bridesmaid and the other girls helped me sweep through the room and get it all ready for the chaos that was about to begin.

Image by Crafty Bridesmaid
Flirty and Blonde Bridesmaid all cozy watching TV as SIL Pom looks on.

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The night before the wedding was certainly a fun one. I hope I never forget it—my girls and I had such a fun time hanging out together and bonding. We had headed back to Cache Creek Casino and Resort while Mr. Pomegranate drove back to Sacramento to take care of a few things and wait around for Groomsman Peter to arrive at the airport. Some of the ladies had not yet seen my wedding dress and so after changing into some flips flops, we went down to Mamita Pom and Reverend Pom’s hotel room to check it out. Then we decided to go check out the hotel’s Club 88.

Cache Creek Casino
Club 88 has a nice large dance floor and lofted seating in the back. We tried out many different seating arrangements before hitting the floor, as it was mostly empty.

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We finished up at the spa, hopped into our respective cars and drove up to the hotel. We quickly checked-in, freshened up and changed. I put on my Ralph Lauren black and white striped dress - but my boobies were NOT going to fill it out. I had to improvise by taking my black wrap and tying it in front to not only cover up the vacant area, but also to hold it up!

Travis Hoehne Photography
First thing I did when I got to the winery? Why grabbed a glass of wine, of course!

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Hello again! I’m so sorry to have been away for so long! Married life has swept me off of my feet and I landed running. Then came the holidays and then came the common cold. I’m starting to recover—and I’m utilizing this time to catch up on my tasks at hand—namely, our wedding recap!

To be honest, it hasn’t slowed down since the week before the wedding. Which was, in fact, one of the most stressful times in my life. It shouldn’t have been, but a few things put a wrench in our sides—and I’ll be the first to say that even with those small setbacks, everything went off without a hitch!

Now, I think I have mentioned before that Mr. Pomegranate and I were paying for the entire wedding ourselves. We had scrimped and saved every single dime and had arranged for just about every last vendor payment, house bill, and tip. We were ready for our wedding day—or so we thought.

Mr. Pomegranate is self-employed and while we were completely ready to pay for the last of vendor balances, we still had to rely on our normal income to pay for the basics of life like rent, utilities and food. This proved difficult once we discovered that due to the failing economy, one of Mr. Pomegranate’s clients would decide to back out on the promised payment of an already past due bill. We’ve still not received this substantial payment to date.

Panic rose and thoughts of canceling as much of our honeymoon as we could in order to pay our rent popped into my head.
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With so many recently married Bees in the Northern California area, we were dying to get together before the holiday season. Mrs. Penguin, Mrs. Green Tea, Mrs. Lemon and I met up to do a little Pre-Thanksgiving stomach stretching with some fondue at Melting Pot (shout out to Miss Fondue!). Tuesday night we gathered empty-bellied, ready to stuff ourselves silly.

Mrs. Penguin and Mrs. Green Tea getting a nice Coq au Vin steam bath. It’s good for your pores and it smells YUMMY!

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In case you’re catching up:

The Poms’ Minimoon Part I: Checking in and Culinary Delights
The Poms’ Minimoon Part II: The Sigur Ros Concert & a Massage
The Pom’s Minimoon Part III: Peanut Butter, Oreos, Comedians and a View

We woke up bright and early the next morning and headed out to wander around the town. We just wanted to walk around town and explore. We ended up sitting on a bench at a park near Portland State University - it was beautiful there. There were lots of people milling around and the trees were so green and lush.

Me and Mr. Pom cozy on our park bench together.

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Oopsie! I got a little distracted, as my pro photos have arrived! The wedding recap will begin shortly. Where were we? Oh yes!

The Poms’ Minimoon Part I: Checking in and Culinary Delights
The Poms’ Minimoon Part II: The Sigur Ros Concert & a Massage

After my semi-helpful deep-tissue massage and Mr. Pom’s man facial, we wandered around the Pearl District, checking out real estate, wandering into little shops (like the Recycled Chic Boutique) while heading towards one of Mr. Pom’s favorite places to eat in Portland: Henry’s 12th Street Tavern.

From the inside looking out.

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Hello! I have been busy catching up at home (nesting) and at work after the wedding craziness, but I wanted to stop by and say HAPPY HALLOWEEN to the hive! Mr. Pomegranate and I carved pumpkins last night (using some patterns we downloaded here), so we’re pretty much ready to spook the kidlets in the neighborhood and pass out candy.

Mr. Pom’s spooky pumpkin.

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After that fabulous dinner at Ten 01, we headed back to the hotel and relaxed a bit before leaving for the concert. Of course, this was what our whole Minimoon was planned around, as we are huge Sigur Ros fans. Our awesome DJ, Brandon, had sent us the tour dates long ago during the wedding planning process, so Mr. Pomegranate had managed to snag us some pretty amazing seats.

A quick timed-shot before heading to the concert!

It was perfect Pacific Northwestern weather as we walked to the show, drizzling a bit of rain, but not pouring. We headed inside, stood in line for a local micro brew, and then went to take our seats. The opening band, Parachutes, had already begun to perform and I was blown away by our seats. We were super close!
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Our flight to Portland didn’t leave until 6:45 PM on Sunday, so we had plenty of time to relax at home for a few hours and pack (no, we hadn’t packed yet). We caught up on Project Runway, did a few loads of laundry and filled our suitcases to the brim. Of course, as soon as our booties hit the plane seats, I began to take pictures using my iPhone, digital camera - whatever I could get my hands on to document our trip.

Our wedding rings on the plane. There are many of these, so I’ll only bother you with one - we were just too excited!

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I’ve been a bit absent since the wedding for two main reasons:

The Minimoon in Portland, Oregon

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