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Harry Potter fans, rejoice, and say hello to Miss Potion! Please join me in giving her a warm welcome to the hive!

Miss Potion, Herndon, VA
Age & Occupation: 23, IT
Fiance’s Age & Occupation: 24, Sales
Engagement Date: November 26, 2011
Wedding Date: November 2012
Venue: St. John’s Catholic Church / SpringHouse, Alexander City, AL
About Me: We are two complete and total geeks that met at engineering camp, of all places, and after several years of being in love long-distance, we’re finally at the beginning of a lifetime together. We’re working with a modest budget to plan a long-distance wedding full of handmade details, Harry Potter references, and, most importantly, lots of love. I could spend an entire afternoon watching Food Network while shopping for shoes online, while he’d prefer to pwn some n00bs on Halo while blasting Deadmau5 on his stereo. I taught him how to swing dance and he taught me to appreciate Tolkien; he introduced me to LOST and I introduced him to the BBC’s Sherlock. I’m a Gryffindor, he’s a Ravenclaw, and we can spend hours discussing and debating the finer points of Rowling’s masterpiece. We’re so excited to be setting out on this adventure and I can’t wait to share all the details with you!

We’re excited to (finally) round out our accessories generation with our newest bee: Miss Bracelet! She’s all over the world, and buzzing right into the hive with us today. Join me in giving her a hearty welcome!

Miss Bracelet, Frankfurt, Germany/Rapid City, SD
Age & Occupation: 26, Post-Graduate Student
Fiance’s Age & Occupation: 31, Electrical Engineering Student/ Ex-Navy Cal Tech
Engagement Date: May 11, 2011
Wedding Date: September 2012
Venue: Schloss Heiligenberg/ Spearfish Canyon Lodge
About Me: I’m a half-American from Germany who fell in love with a wonderful guy from Montana. We met in Japan and have been in a LDR for most of our relationship. I love organizing so much that it could be my middle name (Post-Its, anyone?). I have a serious addiction to paper products and milk chocolate. My fiancé totally gets my tomboy-princess-combo personality and will bring me chocolate when I need a pick-me-up. After a legal ceremony in Germany, we’re planning a down-to-earth (semi-destination) wedding with our friends and family in the US.

Bzz bzz!

Weddingbee is on the lookout for awesome bride bloggers that want to join the hive and become bees! Our current Magic/Fairy Tale generation has a bunch of super cute icons left—be the one to snatch one of them up and share your journey to “I Do” with our dynamic hive of brides-to-be out there!

We’re currently accepting bee blogger applications from brides who are getting married through January 2013. If you’re interested in becoming a bee, check out the application here, and submit your application. And if you want to learn more about what it’s like to be a bee, straight from the horses’…errr…bees’ mouths, check out our ongoing series: A Bee’s Life. We look forward to having you join us as our newest bee!

I remember back in 2007 when I was looking to put up a quick wedding website (yes I am old, spare me your shame!) that had a nice, clean theme, and a custom domain that didn’t take up 500 characters and was impossible to remember.

This elusive wedding service did not exist (for $free.99, anyway). And so, in two weeks I taught myself Dreamweaver and built my own dang wedding website, a skill I have never since used again. Let me tell you, the next time I spend two entire weeks teaching myself something, it better be a skill that I use virtually EVERY DAY for the rest of my life.

Brit’s plight was a little like my own when it came to building her wedding website. Only instead, she built her own fun, pretty, and social wedding website (and let’s get real, it was way better than the hack-job I came up with), then went on to scale it massively and built an entire site dedicated to fun, beautiful, and social websites for all: Weduary!

Weduary wedding websites are designed with a DIY spirit in mind — you can personalize your entire site, from the domain name, to the registry info, to your custom color palette. And most importantly, it’s simple—immersing yourself into the world of Dreamweaver and HTML / CSS / SD#ON%FD!!!IYI?GF styling isn’t necessary.

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We’re so excited to introduce our newest sweet and creative bee, who’s getting married down in sunny Florida! Join me in giving a warm welcome to Miss Beanstalk!

Miss Beanstalk, Boston/Delray Beach
Age & Occupation: 26 Retail Manager & Freelance Graphic Designer
Fiance’s Age & Occupation: 30 & UI Developer
Engagement Date: July 4, 2011 (My birthday)
Wedding Date: October 2012
Venue: Sundy House in Delray Beach, Florida
About Me: I’m a Miami girl living up in New England. I went to art school. I’m addicted to coffee (especially of the Cuban variety). I’m engaged to the most amazing guy who always knows what to say or do to make me laugh! I love to bake cupcakes and cookies. I work in the fashion industry. I have a huge sweet tooth. Green is my favorite color (but pink is a close second). I am a huge music lover and usually have a different favorite song each week. Photography is one of my true passions. I love fairy tales and pumpkins. I like all things pretty and ruffly. I love to read (oh, and I love to write). My fiancé and I are planning an October destination wedding in Delray Beach, Florida that is going to be filled with tons of DIY details and, of course, pumpkins!

Our newest bee’s icon is so fitting, seeing as she loves all things that shimmer! Join me in giving a warm welcome to our newest bee, Miss Tiara!

Miss Tiara, Wichita
Age & Occupation: 25, Procurement Agent
Fiance’s Age & Occupation: 26, Law Enforcement
Engagement Date: March 30, 2012
Wedding Date: December 2012
Venue: Iron Gate Inn
About Me: I’m quite particular, but I always know what I want when I find it—including Lady T. Born and raised in southern Kansas, I have a lot of love for wheat fields and building airplanes. In my spare time I’m working on earning my PhD in management. I work full time, school full time, and am the president of an emerging leaders organization. Beyond the job and school, I love anything that shimmers or has ruffles. Our wedding will be charming, shimmery, personal, and an event we’ll never forget.

Our newest bee hails from Texas and is throwing a casual, hometown wedding! We can’t wait to follow along! Join me in welcoming Miss Scepter to the hive!

Miss Scepter, Dallas/Amarillo
Age & Occupation: 23, Social Media Director
Fiance’s Age & Occupation: 24, Aerospace Engineering Doctoral Candidate
Engagement Date: July 18, 2011
Wedding Date: July 2012
Venue: Country Home Weddings
About Me: I am a born and raised Texan who bleeds burnt orange. (Hook ’em!) I moved to Dallas after college to be near my fiance while he works on his doctorate degree. In my free time I love eating, video chatting with friends, watching every trashy reality show I can find, and playing with our adorable basset hound, Sherlock. My fiance and I have been dating since we were 14 and we are so excited to plan our relaxed, hometown wedding. After a decade of dating, that included three city moves, and four years of long distance, we are ready to get this show on the road!

Our newest bee is quite the gem! Err…gems…tons of gems! Say hello to Miss Treasure coming to us from the Midwest! Welcome, Miss T!

Miss Treasure, Chicago
Age & Occupation: 24, Law Student
Fiance’s Age & Occupation: 28, Equity Analyst
Engagement Date: July 30, 2011
Wedding Date: September 2012
Venue: Saint James Chapel at Quigley Prep/Murphy Auditorium
About Me: I was born and raised in Indiana, but now live in sweet home Chicago. I’m a third-year law student and aspiring trial lawyer, which means Mr. T never wins an argument. Other than Mr. T, I love singing, exploring the Chicago restaurant scene, and Notre Dame football. We met in a musical (just like my parents!) and after 4 years together, we are excited to be planning our urban “destination” wedding.

With teary eyes, we said goodbye to beloved community member PennyLainne and her fiance, who both lost their lives suddenly in an accident on Wednesday night.

Via the Weddingbee boards

Our thoughts, love, and prayers go out to her and her family. There will be a big hole in our hearts and on the Weddingbee boards with her gone.

Take a moment to remember her here, or on the boards. She will be sorely missed.

Hi Bees! Today we’re kicking off a fun series we hope you’ll enjoy: Spring 2012 Trends!

We’ve asked some of our favorite bloggers, tastemakers, and content creators across the world wide web of weddings to weigh in on their favorite spring looks, and share with us what they love about what’s inspiring them this season.

From wedding gowns, bridesmaids’ dresses, patterns, colors, tablescapes, jewelry, music, and more, stay tuned in the next few weeks as we discover what’s great in weddings!

We’re kicking it off with a bang with our first guest post from one of our favorite wedding planners to the stars: Mindy Weiss, coming up shortly!

But first, we want to hear from you…sleeves on dresses? Patterns? Color schemes? Emerging dress designers? What bridal trends, colors, styles, and looks are YOU loving and incorporating into your own wedding?

New York City area brides! Don’t miss your opportunity to join me and the bees at this super-fun event on Wednesday, April 11! Learn the basics of DJing and scratching with Scratch Weddings, and be entered to win a 1 in 25 chance of winning the grand prize of a FREE marquee DJ for your wedding! How amazing would it be for you to take over the turntables at your wedding and show your guests your newly acquired DJing skills?

Want a peek into what awaits? Check out Scratch Weddings’ West Coast event, co-hosted by the lovely Jen Campbell of Green Wedding Shoes:

via Green Wedding Shoes’ / Scratch Weddings Scratch-Off Event in LA / Film by Threaded Films

Hey…you’re planning a wedding, and money for date nights is tight…we get it. A fun free night learning how to DJ with your future hubby- or wife-to-be will be a blast!

Check out the contest in progress now to enter to win! We can’t wait to see who wins a free DJ for their wedding, and I REALLY can’t wait to meet you in NYC in April!

Hi hive! I’m blogging from stormy Dallas, TX in anticipation of attending a very special wedding tomorrow. Stay tuned to Weddingbee on Twitter to find out whose! In the meantime, we’re excited to introduce our newest bee from the Magic/Fairytale generation…Miss Archer! Join me in welcoming her to the hive!

Miss Archer, Los Angeles/New Orleans
Age & Occupation: 26, Marketing and Consultant
Fiance’s Age & Occupation: 27, Actor-Writer, Fitness Instructor
Engagement Date: May 15, 2011
Wedding Date: October 2012
Venue: the Columns Hotel
About Me: I’ve been in love with Mr. Archer for my entire adult life. After over seven years, two of them long distance, we’re thrilled to (finally!) be planning a sweet Southern jazzy Jewish destination wedding. Working in marketing for a clothing company and running a niche consulting company with Mr. A, life is crazy, in the best possible way! I adore Saints football, dressing up, dance television, bright colors, beautiful things, and alliteration. When I’m not working, sleeping, or smooching my handsome fiancé, I’m making lists, cooking, or eating or drinking something yummy, bargain-shopping, and still oogling my heirloom engagement ring….ooh, sparkly!

I don’t know about you, but the first few months of my engagement were filled with wedding…everything. I went to an awful bridal expo (awful awful). I let every cashier, teller, drive-thru window operator, and Michael’s employee that I was buying this or cutting down on that, on account of the upcoming wedding. I bought things I shouldn’t have. I fell into every wedding trap in existence (and my personal email address STILL gets spam emails from occasional vendors who have clearly bought an outdated email list from someone).

I’m kind of obsessed with time management video games. It’s not enough that I schedule publishing for my job, completing specific tasks in specific order, but when I have a few minutes downtime here and there, I play time management games. So when a “wedding” related game pops up, my interest is piqued.

Nintendo DS put out a game called Imagine: Wedding Designers, right around when I got married, and last month, The Completionist, video game reviewer extraordinaire, regretfully listened to his fans and reviewed the game. And the results? Pretty darn funny. Check it out:

My favorite nugget - “DIY” becomes “Git ’er dun yerself!” And…you know…there’s singing at the end.

Via The Completionist’s YouTube Channel

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Good news everyone! It’s no secret that Weddingbee has one sticky community. You come as brides-to-bee, maybe even before…and then you stick around. A long time. And we LOVE you for it.

It became clear that we’d outgrown our bee levels on the boards a little bit, so we’ve added a few more levels for your commenting pleasure! Check out our newest bee levels on the boards!

• Wannabee: 0 posts
• Newbee: 5+ posts
• Worker bee: 50+ posts
• Blushing bee: 100+ posts *NEW LEVEL
  
• Helper bee: 200+ posts
• Busy bee: 500+ posts
• Bumble bee: 1000+ posts
• Buzzing bee: 1750+ posts
• Sugar bee: 2500+ posts
• Honey bee: 3750+ posts
• Bee Keeper: 5000+ posts
• Busy Beekeeper: 6750+ posts *NEW LEVEL
  
• Bumble Beekeeper: 7500+ posts *NEW LEVEL
  
• Buzzing Beekeeper: 8750+ posts *NEW LEVEL
  
• Sugar Beekeeper: 10,000+ posts *NEW LEVEL
  
• Honey Beekeeper: 12,500+ posts *NEW LEVEL

So tell us: what level are you now, and how close are you to LEVELING UP?

There’s a new wedding inspiration site in town, and it’s a game changer for Weddingbee. It’s called Lover.ly - the inspiration engine for weddings.

Lover.ly brings images and stories from the top wedding editors and pulls them all in one place, making it easy for you to search for exactly what you’re looking for, easily mark images as your favorites by “loving” them, or storing them in organized “bundles” that you name and dream up:
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