Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
Hi, my name is Mrs. Peony and I once blogged for a site called Weddingbee…
I hide my face in shame. I am not worthy!
Sorry for my disappearance from the hive. 2008 was a crazy year! I married my best friend and partner in crime. I became involved in a great variety of personal, professional, and spiritual activities. We became homeowners. We watched our home value tumble along with the rest of the nation. We cussed the recession and screamed, “Off with their heads!” to whoever might be responsible for said recession… err, I’m getting off track.
But yes, I couldn’t help but return because I just rubs Weddingbee too much! Feel that wind whipping at your face? That’s me, back in full force!
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
I have a confession to make. It’s a bit embarrassing, really…
Mr Peony and I were married in mid-April and we still haven’t received our marriage certificate.
To be honest, the marriage certificate completely slipped our minds. But when friends started asking if I will be changing my name (the answer is yes), I realized we never got the certificate in the mail.
I joked to Mr Peony, “Wouldn’t it be funny if after all this time, it turns out we were never legally married?”
I think the question lit a flame under Mr Peony, who proceeded to call the City Clerk’s office the very next day. After being transferred from one department to the next, and staying on hold for 30 minutes, here’s what we found out. Read more…
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
I Google everything and anything…I’ve gotten so good at it, in fact, that people are usually amazed by the speed and efficiency at which I can find obscure information off the web.
(It also doesn’t hurt that Mr. Peony works for Google. And yes, their cafeteria is fantabulous.)
Today, Google released a large collection of templates for Google Docs. When I saw that “wedding planners” was the first template mentioned in the blog post announcing this new feature, I knew I had to share it with Weddingbee readers.
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
I’m sorry to have disappeared after promising a round of vendor reviews. I have been having some health issues that really scared the bejeezus out of me, and so have been keeping on the down low and taking things easy.
However, I do want to continue to share my vendor experiences. We were really lucky that the majority of our vendors were very cooperative and did a fantastic job. I’ve already raved about Christine Viola of Exquisite Affairs Productions, and our venue, The Fountainhead was no exception. I wrote about The Fountainhead after we booked the venue, so you can get some background info here. Read more…
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
I think it’s about time I come out of the woodwork and post some vendor reviews, don’t you think?
Hiring Christine Viola of Exquisite Affairs Productions was one of the best decisions I made. Being such an anally retentive control freak, it usually takes a force of nature for me to trust someone enough to completely hand over the reigns…Christine was that force, and much more.
A month before the wedding, Mr Peony and I met with Christine to go over all the details. She took extensive notes, asked us questions we hadn’t even thought of, and BAM! A few days later, she emailed us the most meticulous and detailed timeline for the big day (not to mention, it was beautiful as well).
“Christine, I thought I was anal! I bow down to your list-making skills!” I emailed back. Read more…
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
Our wedding was just amazing. It was so much better than what I had hoped for and I am so incredibly thankful to my family, friends, and vendors for making it happen.
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
We’re back from our honeymoon! Greece is a beautiful, wonderful destination and I would recommend it as an ideal honeymoon location in a heartbeat. I’m still organizing the hundreds of photos not to bore you all, so I’ve decided to write about my bridesmaids’ gifts.
With so little time and money before the wedding, the gifts were not DYI or too extravagant. I wanted some simple yet meaningful, personalized and similar at the same time.
I ended up purchasing the gifts from Kate’s Paperie. While they are not typical bridesmaid gifts, there is a meaning behind each gift and I have to admit that I’m a bit proud of myself for conveying each message through the gifts.
Gift #1: Represents our ever-growing friendships
The Eggling. Made of porous white ceramic, the top of each egg is to be cracked with a spoon and the seeds (included in the kit) are to be planted in the soil. Read more…
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
I just returned from City Hall where Mr. Peony and I had met during our respective lunch breaks to obtain our marriage license.
The process was relatively painless. $35 money order? Check. IDs? Check. We had both brought our passports, he his birth certificate, and I my naturalization certificate, but there was no need for those - our driver’s licenses were just fine.
While filling out the application with our stats, Mr. Peony noticed a field I had skimmed over. A field next to the “Name” section: the “A.K.A.” field.
Mr. P: Why didn’t you tell me there’s an A.K.A. field?!?
Miss P: Err…I didn’t know?
Mr. P: (after a moment of silence) That…is….so…cool…
I then recognized the look on his face. The mischievous, goofy grin that is a harbinger of silly, often immature trouble. Read more…
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
I am very thankful to have been blessed with fairly good skin. Aside from the year or so at the start of puberty when my forehead didn’t know how to deal with the influx of hormones and newfound oil glands, I rarely have break-outs.
However, with the big day approaching and my stress level rising inversely in proportion to the number of days left as a single woman, my skin started to revert back to its puberty days.
And it wasn’t pretty.
In my desperate hour, I stumbled into Saks and made a beeline for the myriad of cosmetics counters. I needed coverage, and I needed it fast.
My furiously wandering gaze stopped when I saw a display for La Mer Skincolor. Color? I thought La Mer was a skincare company, whose Crème de la Mer supposedly works miracles and has a fanbase that consists of Hollywood’s elite as well as middle-class housewives who idolize the stuff and use it only for the rarest, most special occasions. Read more…
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
Once again, I must apologize for my absence. Last-minute repairs for our condo has been keeping us very busy, and with only three weeks left until the wedding, both Mr. Peony and I have been on full overload. When we’re not at work, we’re at pre-marital counseling, dance lessons, vendor appointments, or working on our new home so whenever we do get a bit of free time we just want to do anything NOT wedding or home related.
We finally had our last meeting with Christine Viola (my day-of-coordinator) yesterday and I handed over all the paperwork…I feel like a giant weight has been lifted from my shoulders!
However, posting will continue to be light since I seriously need to start packing for the big move-in. I promise I’ll write about all the details when the madness dies down and I don’t start cringing at the mention of anything wedding-related.
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
As promised, here are pictures of my tri-lingual invitations. They are far from perfect, but they represent the merging of two families and three cultures… and I hope that our non-English speaking guests will feel extra welcome to receive the invitations in their native language.
The outer envelope. The labels were created on QuarkXpress, then printed on 8.5″x11″ full label paper from Staples, then cut.
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
When I first got engaged the invitations were the part of the wedding planning process that excited me the most. Not my dress, not my venue, not my flowers. THE INVITATIONS.
To me, a well-made invitation sets the mood of the event, as well as giving the guests a taste of what to expect… get them salivating and keep them wanting more. So as a paper-lover and a designer, the invitations meant the world to me… and I so looked forward to designing and making them myself.
Mrs. Peony, New YorkAge and Occupation: 27, Marketing CoordinatorFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, QA EngineerEngagement Date: June 28, 2007Wedding Date: April 18, 2008Venue: The FountainheadBlogging Since: August 7, 2007About Me: Both Mr. Peony and I are huge computer nerds, and our conversations usually consist of the latest gadgets, programming languages, and video games. At the same time, I can also be very girly with an obsession with handbags, makeup, and high heels. And art! I've studied studio art extensively, almost majored in art history, and freelance as a web and graphics designer. Mr. Peony and I are having a ball of a time planning a wedding for 250(!) guests, doing our best to infuse our personalities (geeky chic) with the wishes of our very traditional Asian parents.
And yes, their cafeteria is fantabulous.)
All-Inclusion Invitation Suites
