Weddingbee Blog

Like Mrs. Bee, we haven’t ordered our wedding photo album yet. We were married almost 7 months ago and for the last few months our 1900+ photo proofs have been sitting our our sideboard waiting for me to prioritize them.

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After we came down the isle as husband and wife, we had an impromptu receiving line. We didn’t plan a formal receiving line, but as our guests came out of the church they stopped to hug and congratulate us.

We had a few moments before everyone made it outside so we enjoyed some time together.
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After our readings and lovely song came the rest of the ceremony. Our minister gave a declaration of intention about what marriage means, then she asked our family and friends for a pledge of support — to support us and share with us…and to babysit someday! It got a laugh for sure. Then it was on to the vows.

First it was Mr. Onion’s turn. He was so calm and eloquent (yes we read them from a paper our minister had for us — we didn’t want to add memorizing them to the mix of nerves).
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Ok, you’re thinking, “Mrs. Onion… didn’t you just get married?” Why yes I did — just six months ago. So why am I talking about our 1 year anniversary already (other than I’m excited to eat our cake that has been safely in MIL Onion’s freezer since September)? Yesterday I got an email from the manager at the Willard Street Inn where we stayed for the weekend of the wedding.

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After I had my big walk down the isle our minister began by welcoming all our guests. After her introduction we had both of our mothers do a reading.
I love that I’m just grinning at Mr. Onion here. I was so excited.
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After the the processional began it was my turn to walk down the aisle with my dad. I know this moment is one of the highlights for most brides, but I wish it had gone a little slower. I wanted to take it all in and meet the eyes of our friends and family. It felt very surreal and almost like I was watching a movie (sort of an out of body experience). It wasn’t until I was almost down the aisle that it really clicked that it wasn’t practice — this was IT. I even bumped into one of our pew decorations on my way to Mr. Onion!

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A great way to add a personal touch to your reception is to have a signature drink. When we started planning I did a bit of looking for inspiration and found this lavender champagne on MarthaStewart.com.
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After we finished our family and wedding party photos we headed to the church and waited for the ceremony to begin!

As the wedding party was gathering in the entry way of the church, I stood by the door and had one last moment to myself to take it all in. I love this photo as you can see my flower girl on the left — she was so cute all day and just wanted to be with me. I didn’t even know she was standing there until I saw this photo.
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After we blew through our family and wedding party photos, we headed off to the church which was less than three minutes from the inn. We actually arrived about 10 minutes early so we were able to relax a bit and enjoy the stunning weather. I still can’t believe it was 82 degrees and breezy in early September!

I love this close-up detail photo of my bouquet and engagement ring. This is why you get a manicure on your wedding day.
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Looking for unique wedding rings? I came across Dawes Design today and just got lost on her website looking through all the stunning pieces. I love unique jewelry and each of these pieces are so interesting. Many of the pieces are designed to be stackable so you could wear multiple rings together.

The designer, Jennifer Dawes, recently launched Sustainably Beautiful, her initiative in creating jewelry in a socially and environmentally responsible way. She only uses recycled gold, conflict free diamonds and responsibly mined stones. “I try to leave as small a footprint on this planet as possible.” I love the conflict free diamonds! This is so important to me.

I’m planning on checking out some of the NYC locations where her pieces are sold to see them in person. Check out her website for more eye candy!

Last time I shared photos of our wedding party and family getting ready for our quick portrait session. Now I’ll share the portraits with you. No matter how much you love “documentary” style photography, you really want to have a few pictures to frame for parents and grandparents when all is said and done. Daria and Andy had a way of making everyone feel and look relaxed so these images don’t feel stuffy.
Mr. Onion with his brother and parents.
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After Mr. Onion and I took pictures at UVM, we headed back to the Willard Street Inn to take photos with our family and wedding party. At this point we were a bit behind schedule so the photo sessions got cut short. I felt a bit rushed but was amazed that Daria and Andy still managed to get so many great shots. We literally had about 20 minutes to take all the family/wedding party photos before heading over to the church with 5 minutes to spare before the ceremony! Note: Photos galore below! Read more…

So Miss Penguin’s recent post about being a weddingbee addict had me laughing so hard and I love that so many of you responded. Mrs. Butterscotch was the first to chime in and admit she started a blog just to apply to be a bee.**raises hand** I did too.

So after I read the ENTIRE post out loud to Mr. Onion I said, “I wonder how many other bees started a blog just to be a weddingbee?” to which he said “Forget that, how many bees AND readers started a blog to apply to be a bee?”

So ladies…come clean. Did you start a wedding blog just to apply to the bee like I did?!

PS. For all of you girls who aren’t married yet and think you’ll “kick the habit” post wedding — you are sadly mistaken. It’s like West Side Story (cues music) — “Once you’re a bee you’re a bee all the way from your first DIY to your last dying day!!”

PPS. Note: I wrote this post at 11:47 PM…enough said.

So Etsy is all the rage on weddingbee. I had never purchased anything on Etsy (or Ebay for that matter) but was sucked in today because of Miss Lovebug’s post about cufflinks for Mr. Lovebug.

She blogged about Etsy seller Keys And Memories so I had to check it out. And I ended up, in a matter of minutes, ordering the beautiful cufflinks pictured above as Mr. Onion had admired a similar pair months ago that were almost $100 more expensive (the above were a steal at $40). I’ll put them away for his birthday (love having a great gift months in advance).

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After we saw each other for the first time back at the inn, we (Daria, Andy, Wes, Mr. Onion and I) piled into Daria’s car and headed over to UVM to take some photos of just the bride and groom before our wedding party photos. The campus is beautiful — there is some great old architecture and a lovely fountain. We had a really nice backdrop for our photos.

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