Logic, Overruled! The Case Of The Invisible Ringbearer
April 1st, 2008 @ 4:43 pm by Mrs. Shortcake
Wow, six months. That means:
A) I survived the endless (and often pointless) researching of months fourteen through seven
B) People will stop saying “oh, October, that’s so far away, have you done any planning yet?”- I never know how to respond to that - “um, yes, I am completely consumed with planning…?” - and will now switch to “oh, October, that’s so soon, …have you done any planning yet?”
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Castle Bride - Boo-tee-ful Birdcage Veils
March 26th, 2008 @ 11:15 am by Mrs. Shortcake
I’ve already decided that a drop-veil is the type of veil for me - despite, as Mr. Shortcake noted, its tendency to make brides look ‘ghoulish’ and ‘other worldly.’ Actually, I believe the actual observation was “you’ll look like a ghost” - but all I have to say to that is
“WOOOOOOO–OOOOOOOOOOOO”
*rattles chains*
If I wasn’t so deadset on looking like a corpse bride, however, and had a shorter dress, I would most definitely be wearing and rocking a birdcage veil.
Like these by Castle Bride, now an advertiser on weddingbee, but previously a saved favorite:
“Agnes, Did You See What The Groomsmen Were Wearing?”
March 25th, 2008 @ 10:31 am by Mrs. Shortcake
Why I Heart My Floral Designer Part II
March 19th, 2008 @ 10:30 am by Mrs. Shortcake
My florist Larissa quickly and correctly deduced that my “centerpieces are also really important… so we want them to be a WOW feature” and made some super smart suggestions that may apply to any bees out there with tented weddings:
A) tented wedding = no tapered candles… they will blow out!
B) using only tall centerpieces can be overpowering because they visually compete with support crosswires
Our centerpieces will thus be a mix of short and tall, with the short centerpieces mixing light and blossoms, but relying more heavily on candles (votives, candelabras, etc) and interesting containers for visual “oomph”…
(click images to enlarge)
“Picky, Picky, Picky” Or “Why I Heart My Floral Designer”
March 18th, 2008 @ 11:45 am by Mrs. Shortcake
I am a detailed bride. I am a planning-a-holic. When you’re a bride that treads a fine line between picky and neurotic, it helps to have creative and understanding vendors on your side. 
Luckily for me, I have been blessed with such talented and patient professionals - people who have received countless emails clarifying what I do and do not want on the wedding day, and respond promptly and professionally.
For example, an excerpt from one of my emails to my lovely floral designer:
Dear Ms. Meade
….I am impressed and very excited to work together! Let me tell you my “vision” as a starting point to our planning.
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Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman
March 14th, 2008 @ 2:38 pm by Mrs. Shortcake
I remember my preteen years, unfortunately. I had a frizzy bob of uncontrollable hair, coke-bottle glasses, and wore high-waisted jeans with belly tops and snap-crotch bodysuits. (p.s., whoever misses the fashions of the early nineties is certifiably in-sane)
My hands were too big, my feet were too big, and the only direction my hems ever travelled was up - and at break-neck speeds. I was AWKWARD, with a capital everything. I had a different mad crush every week and wrote vociferously about my “true loves” in journals I kept hidden around my room and guarded with secret, surprisingly ineffective signs saying “KEEP OUT! THIS MEANS YOU! YOU’RE DEAD MEAT NOW!!”
Ahh, the preteen years. Until high school, it was the only time in my life where I felt simultaneously condescending towards everyone and conspicuously gawky.
“Like A Sparkly Shroud of Turin” - The Veil Hunt - Part ONE
March 13th, 2008 @ 10:31 am by Mrs. Shortcake
****THIS IS A NO MR. SHORTCAKE ZONE ****
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Shooting In My Skivvies
March 12th, 2008 @ 9:28 am by Mrs. Shortcake
Now here’s an idea! For those of you who aren’t doing a full boudoir shoot for your hubby-to-be’s, how about a doing a “mini-boudoir shoot” like Holly with your photographer, right before you get dressed? That way, you know your hair and make-up will be fabulous, and you’ll be at the height of bodaciousness!
(yes, I adore Anne Ruthmann, yes I think she’s the bomb,)
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Planning For PWS
March 11th, 2008 @ 10:34 am by Mrs. Shortcake
Wow, I completely heart Giulia Rozzi.
A comedienne’s take on what’s going on behind the boards (cue dramatic music)
The Shortcake Motto: “Smile, Eat Cheese, And Be Prepared”
March 10th, 2008 @ 12:03 pm by Mrs. Shortcake
*Shortcake stands up*
“Hello ladies and gentlemen. My name is Miss Shortcake, and I am a plan-aholic. I obsess about any and every detail, no matter how miniscule. I make to-do lists for my to-do lists. My wedding binder is over 6 ” thick and has sub-tabs for its sub-tabs. I bought a fifty-pack of crayola markers to color code my shopping list. Hello, my name is Miss Shortcake, and I am a micromanager.”
Perhaps I take it too far. Perhaps I took the girl guide motto “be prepared” too much to heart.
In any case, planning our wedding has been the “perfect” outlet for my obsessive-compulsive planning disorder! Woo!
I’ve also found that wedding sites (coughweddingbeecough) are a wealth and a treasure trove of information for me to ponder, sort, and file alphabetically.
For example, from Ann Ruthman’s blog, I learned this helpful tip (now filed under “WEDDING DAY - BODILY FUNCTIONS”)
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Mrs. Shortcake, Vancouver
Age and Occupation: 24, Marketing Manager/Children's Lit Writer
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Master's Student/Personal Trainer
Engagement Date: August 7, 2007
Wedding Date: October 2008
Blogging Since:
Venue: Ceremony in a historic church, tented lawn reception at a golf and country club
About Me: 1950's housewife sent to the future, reborn as crafting-obsessed, jill of all trades. I enjoy decorating, writing, baking sweet things, singing show tunes/dancing in public, wearing pearls, and knitting sweaters for my furbaby, Harvey, to chew upon. I heart pink, and believe that sparkles are the new black.
