Mrs. Robin

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Mrs. Robin, Portland Age and Occupation: 26, Client Services Coordinator Fiance's Age and Occupation: 31, Professional Poker Play/Options Trader Engagement Date: September 5, 2007 Wedding Date: January 5, 2008 Blogging Since: November 2, 2007 Venue: Portland Armory About Me: I am a wine-loving, earring-obsessed foodie who lives in Portland, OR. I design jewelry as a hobby and love to shop for jeans, shoes, and vintage furniture. I am a crazy mix of modern and traditional values, and I can't wait to marry my best friend and see where God will lead our lives together.

We’re Going To The Theater…

November 4th, 2007 @ 1:34 pm by Mrs. Robin

And We’re Going Get Married!!

Mr. Robin and I went to see a Cabaret (with Storm Large!) production at our venue last Thursday, and it was so fun to see it filled with so many people. It really helped us imagine that in a few short months, this space shall be filled with our closest friends and family. We sat in front of the red glass wall where we will say our vows and smiled big huge grins at each other.

(the red wall, picture by PCS)

Ways To Stay Warm

November 2nd, 2007 @ 1:02 pm by Mrs. Robin

I saw this picture on Sonya Naumann’s website Thousand Dollar Dress (that Miss Dahlia also featured earlier this week) and loved it. From a cultural standpoint, I really like what she is doing with these photos of women and what they think they should do in her thousand dollar dress. I love this girl, who you can tell from following photos is a librarian, sitting alone in front of the card catalog looking tired and a little surly.

But I must confess I’m a little obsessed by the cardigan over the wedding dress. I’ve been thinking that it can be awfully cold in Portland in January, and a nice warm cardigan might be nice. Also it could be so cool in a retro funky way to wear over my glam 30s style dress.

Mucho, Gusto!

November 1st, 2007 @ 5:44 pm by Mrs. Robin

Hello to all bees and readers! I am so amazingly excited to be a part of WeddingBee!

I had never really thought about getting married. I mean, I thought about the actually being married part and sharing my life with someone, but the planning aspect was never something I gave too much thought to, which is strange because I love style, color, planning… and pretty dresses. But then one day, I figured out that Mr. Robin was going to propose, and it struck me how little I knew. That freaked out planning little me, and so to the internet I went, and found the most fun, informative, helpful site - WeddingBee. Now that I am a part of this wonderful site, I can’t wait to inflict my crazy ideas upon you all!

I guess the first thing for you to know is that Mr. Robin and I are tying the knot with a little more speed than your average American couple. From proposal to altar there are exactly four months. However, we only have three months to plan, because Mr. Robin asked me to marry him at the beginning of a three week trip where we were visiting friends in Mexico. This makes the planning and plotting of this once in a lifetime day just a bit more complicated. We have to make sure that we make the right decision the first time, every time (but mistakes will happen).