I Do
November 23rd, 2006 @ 6:06 pm by Mrs. Pearl
One of the most frequently asked questions by women who are planning weddings seems to be “Where can I find those ‘I Do’ letters?”
Now, they are carried at the paper porn capital of the world — Paper Source.
At the low, low price of $2.85 per letter, you can purchase an 8 inch craft letter. The letters come unfinished, so you can personalize them by painting them in your wedding colors or cover them in decorative paper. We are thinking of buying some in our monogram (tAs) and then reusing them by hanging them on a wall or something after the wedding.
Go directly to the craft letters
Everytime I Come Around Your City… BLING BLING!
November 23rd, 2006 @ 8:35 am by Mrs. Pearl
OK, so the 1999 Lil’ Wayne song that inspired my subject line today is really an aside…
I have been in love with crystal cake toppers ever since I found out that there was a company that would make them for me! I was reading The Knot one day and found out about Toppers With Glitz, a company that would custom-create a monogram cake topper covered in Swarovski crystals for their clients. However, even as much as I go ‘Zilla and pay crazy prices for relatively small things, my wallet seized up at the $100+ cost of the topper.
So, I DIY’d!
I ordered the crystals from Tami’s Place and the glue and initial from Craft Cuts.
End result…
Forget Love… I’d Rather Fall in Chocolate!
November 22nd, 2006 @ 5:04 pm by Mrs. Pearl
Back when we started wedding planning, one thing that Mr. Pearl decided he wanted to be involved with is the cake. We both decided on buttercream icing because we’ve both had fondant that was yucky before. At our cake tasting, we had the regular buttercream and it was OK…but we wanted something a little different.
At the Festival of Brides bridal show, we saw a chocolate ganache cake and both loved it on the spot. True, chocolate covered cakes are untraditional, but we both love chocolate and, for the ‘Zilla inside, it matched our wedding colors better :).
Pictures of chocolate cakes are so hard to find…but these are some that have helped fuel our vision.
The Reasons That We’re Here
November 22nd, 2006 @ 2:44 pm by Mrs. Pearl
One of the comments on my Dress Envy entry asked about why the wedding was postponed.
It’s a long, sordid story…but the reasons were essentially:
1. Money
2. Family issues/interference
3. Timing
The wedding was postponed about 2 weeks before the event. It was probably the most emotional time of my life. It was never about a lack of love or any big, sordid break-up type affair. It was just a situation where we tried to “make it work” (ahhh Tim Gunn, how you influence my everyday-speak), and couldn’t get it together in the end.
But above all, it was never about us NOT wanting to get married. We’ve always wanted to get married to each other…for basically as long as we’ve known one another. So yes, no real acrimony, no cheating, nothing like that. Just a mutually made, yet painful, decision.
Dress Envy
November 22nd, 2006 @ 9:34 am by Mrs. Pearl
I have a dress from our last stint of wedding planning, but I don’t know if I want to keep it. I mean, I’m sure I’ve gained weight, so it’ll look like a monstrosity on me. But that’s easy enough to fix — hell, I lost weight in a month the first time to fit into it properly, so I can definitely do it again. But now I’m not sure if I want the same dress. Is it bad karma to keep the dress from my wedding that didn’t happen?
Another problem I have is that…well, I’ve got a lot of booty (and a lot of other things, too). Sample dresses don’t work for me and it’s hard for me to get an idea of what looks good on me. I’ve found dresses I think are pretty, but I’m scared of ordering them and then they look awful!
I am trying to justify getting another dress to myself and my fiance. Maybe if I donate my original dress to Brides Against Breast Cancer, I can justify the extra expense. Right now, I’ve been trying to decide between a Jasmine dress and an Alfred Sung dress.
Well, Aren’t I Special?!
November 21st, 2006 @ 4:30 pm by Mrs. Pearl
But seriously, how excited am I to be a Weddingbee blogger?! I got the official email when I was at school (I’m a teacher, not a student) and you couldn’t wipe the jubilant grin from my face. Seriously though, I’m really excited to be a part of this community and share my inner ‘Zilla with everyone. Equally important, I’m thrilled to represent Los Angeles (holla!!).
If I had to give a “theme” for our wedding (though the word “theme” can be evocative of childrens’ cartoon character parties), it would probably be “art deco inspired,” “vintage elegance,” “Faberge egg,” or something along those lines. We are getting married in July 2007, but shockingly, not 7/7/7!
Another quasi-unique fact about us is that we are actually planning a wedding all over again. We were originally set to be married in June of this year, but postponed pretty close to our wedding date. Now, we’re starting fresh…not reinventing the wheel for this whole second wedding planning process, but enough new details so that it doesn’t feel stale.
OK, done for now, but you can look forward to more pearls of wisdom from me in the future. And yes, I was stoked about being Miss Pearl for all the little puns I can make. I’m punny, sue me 
Mrs. Pearl, Los Angeles
Age and Occupation: 26, High school history teacher
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 37, Software engineer
Engagement Date: No official date, we just decided :-)
Wedding Date: July 2007
Venue: St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Church, Ritz Carlton Huntington Hotel
About Me: Mr. Pearl and I have been together for about four and a half years now. We've been "engaged" since 2004 and were originally supposed to get married in June 2006, but postponed the wedding to July 2007. I love shopping for housewares and office supplies, music, reading chick lit, football, and the diverse world of Los Angeles dining.
