Weddingbee Blog

When you’re planning your wedding, the anticipation is hard to imagine. Some days the wedding can’t come soon enough, and some days you think, ‘wait, I have one more project!’ When the sun sets and the party comes to a close, you find yourself happily married. You giggle when you say “my husband” or he introduces you as “his wife” (that still hasn’t gotten old).…

No, no — I’m not pregnant (although I’m thrilled with all the baby bees around here). In November of 2007 (just two months after we got married) I posted about searching for our first home. I was sure I didn’t want to live anywhere but Manhattan, just like I was sure I wanted lace on my wedding dress. Things don’t always work out how you…

Long time no “see” Weddingbee! I have so much catching up to do with you (Mr. Onion and I bought our first home - more on that later), but a quick post to share that we’ve been included on our photographer’s new website! It was such a shock to come across this photo on www.dariabishop.com.

I was overwhelmed by the amazing response to my “Calling All Short Dress Brides” post. Thank you so much for sharing your images and stories. I’m honored that I inspired so many of you, or gave you that little push or added bit of courage to step outside the box and wear a short dress on your wedding day. There is so much talent and…

I loved my Cynthia Rowley wedding shoes! The “something blue” of the soles were so sweet. I didn’t know much about her clothes until I found these shoes, and now I drool over them frequently.

I got an email offering 20% off for Valentine’s Day and I had to share it with all of you, if you’re looking for fabulous clothes/shoes for wedding related events!

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UPDATE: It has been so much fun getting your emails, stories and short dress photos! Keep them coming. I’d like to have all submissions by Wednesday, February 4th. And don’t forget to include your Weddingbee name (or how you’d like to be acknowledged), the dress maker, and where you got it, to help other brides. If you’re worried about surprises being ruined I can crop your…

Do you ever stop and think, “Wow, I really can do whatever I set my mind to,” and thank the countless women who came before us to make that possible? Seventy-one years ago, Miss Ford applied to Walt Disney Productions as an artist. She received the letter below and it just blew me away. She was told that women don’t do any of the creative…

Vera Wang is holding a “Bride Wars Contest” — enter to win Vera goodies for your bridesmaids and yourself! Good luck to all you future brides! My fingers are crossed for you. Details below:

A week or so ago I told you I finally broke down and decided to make my own wedding albums — for my parents, my in-laws and for us. Well — the parent and in-law albums are done just in time for Christmas!!

You asked to see the finished project and I’m so excited to share it with you. I was surprised at how easy it…

Almost nine months ago I posted about procrastinating on making a wedding album. There are a million excuses, but the bottom line now is that $1000+ for a professional album just isn’t in the budget. We just got our hi-res photos from our photographers in October and with Christmas fast approaching, I decided to use that deadline as motivation to get me started.

Over the weekend…

I wanted to share some of my favorite holiday sales and gift ideas. Holiday sales are a great time to pick up bridal party gifts! First up, Dasha Boutique, where I purchased beautiful pearl earrings as a gift for my bridesmaids.

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I was taking a break today to read the news, and what do you know, there was an article about what age to marry. In 1890 the average age to marry for men was 26 and for women 22. The average age to marry dropped significantly in the 1960’s and is now the highest since the census began in the late 1800’s.

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Most newly engaged or married couples have very busy schedules. Between work, family, social obligations and spending time with each other, you don’t always have time to make a complicated meal on a week night. It doesn’t mean it can’t be easy and delicious!

Eating too later = cranky AND a migraine for Mrs. Onion. I try to avoid this at all costs. I thought I’d…

Mr. Onion and I joined the ranks of newlyweds who have saved the top of their wedding cakes to enjoy a year later. I have to admit… it tasted pretty darn good (more on the cake later)!

Cake made by Alison at Mirabelle’s Cafe in Burlington, VT.

Mr. Onion and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary by heading back to Burlington, VT, where we were married…

This past weekend Mr. Onion and I attended his cousin’s wedding at Wickham Park, a beautiful venue in Connecticut. You may remember them from their engagement photos or their fan-freakin’-tastic save-the-date.

This couple exemplifies what people mean when they say that a couple is “made for each other”!