Wedding Blog

I have written in journals since my angst-ridden teenage years. Then came the dawn of the world wide web. As an internet addict and a computer nerd, I happily joined the blogging bandwagon in 2001 and have been doing it ever since.

How did you first hear about Weddingbee?

The very first time I heard about Weddingbee was when my now sister-in-law, Mrs. Poppy, became a Weddingbee…

Mr. Peony and I both love the Barry White classic My First, My Last, My Everything. While we were not each other’s first loves, we feel that the song’s feel-good celebration of love was a perfect song to be played at our wedding.

My First, My Last, My Everything

My First, My Last, My Everything - Barry White

The first, the last, my everything
And the answer to all…

The song To Sir, With Love is from the soundtrack of a movie of the same name. Released in 1967, we knew that the song would bring back feelings of nostalgia from the older crowd and introduce the younger to a classic favorite.

To Sir, With Love is a tribute to a teacher and mentor who has made a deep impression in the lives of his students. Although…

One of Mr. Peony’s and my favorite songs of all time is the Stevie Wonder version of For Once in My Life. As much as we wanted to use it for our first dance, we decided that the medium yet upbeat tempo would be a difficult song to dance to in our formal wear.

(Actually, Mr. Peony could’ve done it - he’s a better dancer than…

I have gone through some internal debates on how to handle my last official recap. After thinking long and hard (that’s what she said), I came across an article in the LA Times where the co-writer of the movie 500 Days of Summer states that “every relationship has a soundtrack.” How true!

Now, I know that everyone has different taste in music, but I personally love the songs we…

My last recap post did not end on a favorable note. If you can recall, the charter bus carrying over 50 of our guests was running an hour and a half late. I was hyperventilating in the bridal suite, and the boys were taking whiskey shots in their suite.

All my fears and anxiety were quelled when the bus arrived. It took less than 5 minutes…

This will be a picture-less post, as I will be focusing on the one snafu in what could’ve been a perfect wedding day: NYC traffic.

NYC traffic on a Friday afternoon is pretty bad. NYC traffic on a Friday afternoon when various VIPs are in town is worse. Who exactly was in Manhattan on the day of my wedding? Let me give you the list, along…

I know that family portraits are not always the most popular of recap posts. However, how many of you can boast to having a family as big as mine? (All photos by Danny Weiss.)

“That’s it?” you say? Nope, these are only the ones who came from Korea to attend the wedding. Here are all the members of my side of the family… who were able…

Where were we? Oh, yes, the limo. (All photos by Danny Weiss.)

About half of the bridal party dozed off on our way from Manhattan to Westchester. I didn’t find out until after the wedding that the boys had held a party the night before in their hotel suite, staying up until 4AM.  They had finished off numerous bottles of whiskey (save for one, more on…

The reason we had decided to get ready in Manhattan was so that we could take pictures in the city before heading off to our venue in Westchester. I wanted to hit all the quintessential New York photography spots: the majestic Brooklyn Bridge, the cobblestone streets of the Meatpacking District, the tree-lined streets of Greenwich Village, the edgy backdrop of TriBeCa… we wanted it all.

In…

Off with the qipao and on with the wedding gown. Let’s rock ’n’ roll! (All photos by Danny Weiss)

Mr Peony and his groomsmen were patiently waiting for us in the hotel lobby…

“They’re here! Turn around, Mr Peony!”

Hi, remember me? The girl who promised a full round of recaps - only to disappear after a paltry three, never to be seen again?

Life got in the way. There have been many ups and downs in the Peony household this year and I am ashamed to say that I didn’t take the downs too gracefully. It was difficult to look at pictures of the…

(Disclaimer: as I am not Chinese, some of the things I write below may be incorrect. Please correct me if I’m wrong! And, as always, all photos are courtesy of our wonderful photographer Danny Weiss.)

The Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony between the couple and the groom’s family is designed to formally introduce the bride to the groom’s family. It is probably, if not, the most significant…

In addition to the Chinese Tea Ceremony, Mr Peony was also eager for us to participate in Chinese Wedding Door Games.

I am not too familiar with the tradition, so I will let China Bridal do the explanation:

Door game originated from ancient time which implies that the bride is a lovely girl and her family and friends do not want to marry her away. The groom…

With all four bridesmaids, my mother-in-law, and myself all scheduled for hair and makeup, we girls started the day bright and early at 8AM so that we would be ready for the traditional Chinese tea ceremony at 1PM.

The only problem with this plan was that we had booked our photographer, Danny Weiss, for 10 hours. Would we sacrifice “getting ready” pictures for more photos of…