Weddingbee Blog

Greetings, Hive! Mrs. Peppermint here. Long time no…type. As some of you may remember I got married in Palm Springs in December 2007, almost three years ago (!). I’m excited to write to you all again as part of the Best of the ’Bee Series, especially because I’ve been meaning to do a final wrap up on all our vendors. I’m eager to get that underway, but until then let me remind you about our wedding…

We were inspired by themes of travel and old Hollywood—after all, Mr. Pepp and I both work in entertainment. Our wedding had a lot of personal details including many Gocco projects for all things paper, tables named after our favorite Hitchcock movies (we met in a college Hitchcock class!), a family wedding photo display and a travel-themed guestbook. I wanted to share the guestbook with you today. Enjoy!!

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First off, hello hive!! I’ve missed you! I know it’s been a long time since I last posted, but I’m back…

I thought I’d kick it off with a post about our guest book. To remind you, we got married in Palm Springs last December. While neither Mr. Peppermint nor I are from there, it had long been a special getaway for us. We had family coming from all parts of California as well as Virginia, Minnesota, Wisconsin and New York. We wanted our guest book to reflect this travel theme, so we settled on postcards! Basically, the week before the wedding when we were out in Palm Springs getting ready, we went to tourist gift shops, antique stores and anywhere we could find postcards (new and vintage) of Palm Springs and the outlying areas. During the reception, we had guests fill them out and drop them off in a caddy that also doubled as a pen holder. Originally, I was going to find a mailbox, but couldn’t find one that was just the right size.

Here is how it was set up at the reception:
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Last year, around this time, our honeymoon was nearing just as the holiday season was picking up speed. I found myself in a rush when I got back to get in the Christmas spirit! Mr. Peppermint and I promptly bought ourselves a tree and started decorating. Of course, the apartment still was filled with remnants of our months of planning… most notably wedding magazines. Lots of wedding magazines.

Being the resourceful newlyweds we are, we decided to use these magazines in what I lovingly have come to call “The Great Purge”. Basically we cut up dozens of wedding magazines to make a charming garland for our tree.

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In case you’re wondering where I’ve been, this last weekend I was a bridesmaid!The wedding was at the Pepperdine Stauffer Chapel, overlooking the ocean, followed by an elegant reception at the Riviera Country Club. It was a beautiful wedding and I’m so happy for them!!The bride gave us bridesmaids the opportunity to use her hair and makeup person, and I’m so glad I did. Here are the results: Read more…

First off, hello hive!! I’ve missed you! I know it’s been a long time since I last posted, but I’m back…

I thought I’d kick it off with a post about our guest book. To remind you, we got married in Palm Springs last December. While neither Mr. Peppermint nor I are from there, it had long been a special getaway for us. We had family coming from all parts of California as well as Virginia, Minnesota, Wisconsin and New York. We wanted our guest book to reflect this travel theme, so we settled on postcards! Basically, the week before the wedding when we were out in Palm Springs getting ready, we went to tourist gift shops, antique stores and anywhere we could find postcards (new and vintage) of Palm Springs and the outlying areas. During the reception, we had guests fill them out and drop them off in a caddy that also doubled as a pen holder. Originally, I was going to find a mailbox, but couldn’t find one that was just the right size.

Here is how it was set up at the reception:

After we got back from our honeymoon, Mr. Peppermint and I assembled an album with the postcards. It was such a nice treat to revisit all of the wishes and kind notes that guests had written…
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Sorry for the delay in posting these–things have been hectic at the Peppermint household! To catch you back up, here we are at the reception of our December wedding…After formals were taken, Mr. Peppermint and I joined our guests on the patio for cocktail hour (our cocktail of choice was Pimms–yum!). Originally, we had planned for it to be all outdoors, but because of the weather, we ended up getting a tent. All in all, it worked out quite well (and was much warmer!).

Here we greet guests after our formals:

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As some of you may remember, Mr. Peppermint & I have been busy working on a webseries (”Engaged the Show“–I wonder where we got that idea from??). Along with the episodes, we taped some segments called “Quick Tips”. These are basically snippets of (bad) advice from Chrissie & Keith–who are always willing to dish it out! For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, he show is a mockumentary featuring the trials & tribulations of a newly engaged couple. We’re shooting the next batch of episodes at the end of the month & will have some more quick tips/interviews to come.

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And now onto the next part of our wedding: Formals Photos!

Because we opted to not do the formals before the ceremony, this meant that we did them immediately after. I was a bit nervous about this, but I must say that I was completely relaxed for it. We had a lot of fun and I think the photos captured the joy!

THE BRIDE & GROOM:

Since Mr. Peppermint & I opted not to do an engagement session, it was important to us that we get some great photos of the two of us. I really love the sweet moments that were captured, as well as the beauty of the setting.

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The focus of the day (of course) was the ceremony. After over a year of planning, the big day was finally here. In less than an hour we were to be wed!After a week of stress about the weather, you can see that the sun shined bright during our ceremony. We did, however, arrange for a tent because of the forecast…

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Among the many decisions we made about the big day, Mr. Peppermint and I decided we wanted to spend our mornings apart. While I definitely see the benefits of spending time together before the ceremony, I’m really glad that we did it this way (more on that in a later post). The downside was that this meant we couldn’t do all our formals in beforehand, but we did manage to get some…

We’ll start off with the boys. I love the work our photographer did. We have so many great shots that truly capture the spirit of the day. I was adamant that we get “formals”, but I also wanted shots that weren’t too uptight. I think these fit the bill perfectly…

Mr. Pep & his groomsmen:

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Hello, Hive!!  Now that we have our professional pictures all in, I wanted to take you through the events of our big day. To remind you, we got married in December in Palm Springs. Here’s a look at how the girls got ready…

My Mom, Mother-in-Law, Sister & Grandmother and I were the first to arrive at the site (The O’Donnell House). We went straight into hair and make-up…

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One of the fun tasks we had leading up to the wedding, was deciding what to give the members of our wedding party. They truly had been such an important part of the day (not to mention our lives!), that we really wanted to thank them for everything.

Since we were the first of the group to get married, there were no expectations (good) and no precedent (bad). Nonetheless, I think we did a pretty good job of giving everyone a token of our gratitude…

Mr. Peppermint discovered Etsy a few weeks before the wedding and decided to get all his groomsmen cuff links. He scoured Etsy for days until he found ones that suited each guys personality.

Here’s a shot on the big day, showcasing the cuff links:

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Some of you may remember, the week (okay, 10 days to be exact) leading up to my wedding were full of worry. When we began looking at venues we had discussed the possibility of rain. Each time I brought it up, vendors would laugh at such a preposterous thought–”It never rains in Palm Springs. It’s the desert, you know!”

Well, at 10 days prior to the event, the forecast showed a 60% chance of rain. Every morning I dutifully turned on the computer to see what weather.com had to offer (as I became desperate, the ritual expanded to two other sites: msnweather & accuweather). Each day it fluctuated (anywhere between 20% and 70% chance of showers). What became obvious was that we did need to create a contingency plan.

A few days before the event (and between mild fits of hysteria… okay, that’s a bit dramatic but I will confess that some tears were involved), we decided to have the wedding tented. We’d have to have a tent over the ceremony as well as one for the reception. Originally, I was devastated–this wasn’t at all what I had envisioned in my countless daydreams! Fortunately, with the help of my extremely dedicated (and patient!) vendors, they helped create an atmosphere that even made it look like we’d intended to have tents.
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We may not have our album yet (how on earth can I narrow down almost 1000 photos to 130?!?) But, what I got just last night is… the photo CD with all the pictures of the wedding!! I’ve been hesitant to blog about the big day without the photos that capture it. I’m so excited to be able to share them with you now.

Before I get into the details, here’s one photo to get you started:

photo credit to: Michael Graham Photography

I have a confession to make. I was part of a secret plot.Okay. Some background, first. Well, it goes back many years all the way to the fifth grade. That’s when I met Emily, who was to become my best friend. Perhaps my involvement in this scheme should come as no surprise. After all, Em and I had years of pretending to be detectives and notebooks filled with notes on curious neighbors to prove it.

So, a few months ago when Todd (another good friend of ours whom we had introduced to Emily nearly three years ago at Disneyland) told us of his plan to pop the question to Emily at Disneyland (aka The Happiest Place on Earth) with a little help from us, we gladly jumped on board. They had been planning a weekend trip to the park to celebrate Valentine’s Day and had hoped to meet up with us for one of the days.
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Here’s the next installment of "Engaged : The Show". Here, we find our newly engaged couple beginning to think about the all-important Ring…

Hope you enjoy it!