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A few weeks back, some lovely ladies gathered for a Monday night happy hour and discussed all things wedding. Yes, even those of us who are long married 
Top Row (L–>R): Mrs. Star, Miss Holly, sarahbabs, LGenz, Riki_Bay, bRooklynRocks, jmbrick, redheadem
Bottom Ros (L–>R): KatNYC2011, NYCcaliBride, dovelovesfalcon
It almost doesn’t seem real that it’s been two whole years since I donned the most beautiful dress of my life:
Married the man who stole my heart:
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Hello there, Hive! Long time no see! I have missed you all so. So as soon as I heard all of us old bees were getting to share our weddings again, I jumped at the chance! Are you ready to dive right back in to our day? I sure am!
Mr. & Mrs. Star
Photo by Lauren Brimall Photography
Our theme was best described as: elegant/dramatic/New York City/acting-themed/polka-dotted/largely-DIY, and I was working off an inspiration board I made that featured deep purple and polka dots:
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This was my favorite post because I loved writing a whole series about the trials and tribulations that younger brides face and hearing from so many bees in the hive who were dealing with similar issues—it really helped me feel less alone during the tough parts of wedding planning to be a part of such a wonderful and supportive community. And re-reading this particular post reminds me of how far Mr. Star and I have come since the beginning stages of our little college romance, and it makes me excited for the many years to come.
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One of the most common arguments against getting married at our age that I’ve come across is the belief that we will eventually grow apart. Is this a possibility? For sure. But isn’t it always, no matter your age?
Reader Veil Tales was kind enough to send me this Washington Post article, which refreshingly argues in favor of young marriage. One of my favorite parts of the article states:
But what really matters for making marriage happen and then making it good are not matches, but mentalities: such things as persistent and honest communication, conflict-resolution skills, the ability to handle the cyclical nature of so much of marriage, and a bedrock commitment to the very unity of the thing. I’ve met 18-year-olds who can handle it and 45-year-olds who can’t.
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Folks, can you believe it? It’s time to open the freezer door, grab the biggest tiny-New-York-freezer-space-sucking-box out of there, and start thawing this puppy out:
You know what that means! Yep, today is our first anniversary. Time sure does fly, doesn’t it?
One year ago today, we were partying it up New York Style to celebrate our love.
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Hey, hive! Remember me, Mrs. Star? I’ve shared every little detail of our wedding with you, but I’ve held back a few secrets still… like this gorgeous little photo shoot we did! I’m still unsure of what to call it. A “day-after shoot”? Wellll, we did it three months after our wedding. A “trash the dress”? You all know I love my dress wayyy too much to trash it. 
So anyways, we found an amazing budding photographer who was looking to expand her portfolio and I squeezed back into my dress with the help of Mr. Star to capture some more couple portraits that we hadn’t had time to get in the hustle and bustle of our wedding day (remember how I wanted pictures on the steps of the Public Library?). Take a look at what we got!
All photographs are the work of the awesome Lauren Brimhall Photography.
We started off taking a few solo portraits (not of me, of my dress, haha…).
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Some of you might remember that way back when I was a fresh, new bee, I entered us into a contest over on Rock ’n Roll Bride to win a free “Love Story Video”. I never mentioned it here on the blog, as it’d be quite the unfair advantage, but I know many of you noticed it was us and were a big support during the contest voting — we really appreciated it!
For those of you who didn’t see the contest, it was about a “New York Love Story”. So, here’s our entry:
(Photo by John Martin Photography)
So I know I’ve kind’ve left you hanging on the Reception pictures. My bad. Please forgive me?
I’ve already written before about how one of our incredibly generous friends gifted us his professional DJ services (thank you, thank you, thank you, Rob!). He pretty much saved our butts on that front, because I didn’t think I could deal with much more planning by the time choosing what to do about music came around.
He did a great job of mixing in his DJ expertise with our carefully crafted “please play!” list. I mean, who wouldn’t want to dance along to stuff like this:
So… yeah… recaps… umm, where were we? Oh yeah, that’s right. I last left you with some detail shots, our movie trailer, and our awesome first dance!
After we came off the incredible high of our first dance, we sat down to grab a quick bite and toast to a fabulous evening. My incredibly awesome Maid of Honor gave the first toast and warmed all of our hearts.
I love how luxe our chair bows look. And I try not to look at those damn red cups.
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Unlike most couples, who either maintain their individual last names after the wedding or have their common surname bestowed upon them nearly instantly by their marriage license, our shared last name was six months in the making. And our new last name was bestowed upon us by a surly county clerk in a dingy office. But that’s beside the point.
I wrote about our unique name change decision before, so I won’t bore you with how incredibly awesome my husband is again, but I just wanted to thank you all for your support and well-wishes and announce that we have completed the many steps to officially change our names together!
This past weekend, Mrs. D’orsay and I had the honor of representing Weddingbee at the New York bridal market St. Pucchi runway show. We had a blast sipping on our mimosas and getting tempted into planning vow renewals by the fabulous dresses. Despite the fact that Mr. Star and I live three blocks from Bryant Park, this was my first ever runway show and I might just be hooked. Check out this eye candy and you’ll see why!
This collection was allll about romance and drama, which is totally my thing, in case you hadn’t guessed. These gowns were not built for the practical bride, but rather for the one who truly believes in pain and beauty being bedfellows. I’m one of those crazies, which is why I had both a stunning wedding dress and was barely able to walk the day after our wedding, but I digress. Here are some of the trends I noticed from the show:
1. Lace or ruffles and bling on the same dress. Usually, a wedding dress either falls into the “sweet and romantic and lacy” category or the “bling it up” category, but not both. There was a whole lot of crossover in this show, which was very interesting to see because it was so unexpected. Check out these gorgeous lacy dresses that also feature some bling:
(Photo Credit to AisleDash)
One of the other things I wanted to write about before my brief time here is up is to level with you all for a minute about us and our city wedding. You see, I had my heart set on having a city wedding. Not just a city wedding, but a Manhattan wedding. Because, quite frankly, I thought I might die if I didn’t get some pictures like this:
Trouble is, everything is more expensive in Manhattan. Everything. You don’t believe me? I bought a 1 lb bag of bread flour from the grocery store the other day that cost $7. Case in point. And you know what else is involved in that picture up there? A very, very way-out-of-my-budget gown.
Wow, has it really been two whole weeks since I wrote a post? Sorry, guys! This whole “finishing up my recaps” thing has been harder than I thought. I have a couple of posts I’d like to share with you before I finish up my recaps, though, so I’m gonna take a break and work on those if that’s alright with you. We cool? I promise, I’ll throw in some pretty pictures to help keep it interesting.
One of the things I wanted to share with you is our version of the whole name change debacle. I know many lovely bee ladies before me have written on the subject, but I’m pretty sure no one has made the crazy decision we did. What can I say? We’re kinda weirdos, if you haven’t already gathered from our theater space ceremony, our subway ride in my designer wedding gown, or our choreographed Dirty Dancing throwback first dance.
We had a couple of factors working in our case:
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I hate to say it, folks, but we’re nearing the end of the Star recaps. I know, I’m sad about it, too. I have a couple more picture-heavy posts to share with you and then a few posts about our name change decision (it’s cool!), what I would do differently, and some other wrap-ups, but I’m just about out of things to say as far as our wedding goes, hence why the recaps are slowing down. I’m dragging my feet finished them because I don’t want to be done ’round these parts!
I would like to share a little round-up of some of our wedding details, though, because I worked terribly hard on them and so I think they deserve their own little moment in the spotlight. Because we didn’t want to spring for a second-shooter and we kept our photographer pretty busy throughout the day, I’ve included some non-pro pictures in here, but I hope you won’t mind.
That said, one piece of advice that my DOC gave me was to arrange a little pile of things that I wanted photographed by a professional and have them laid out that morning for him. It was great advice, as he was able to just grab some pretty shots of a few things that would’ve been otherwise undocumented.
For instance, our invitations:
If you’re in the firm “we really don’t need a videographer when we already have an awesome photographer” camp, then I totally get it. I was there. And then I saw wedding videos like Mrs. Kitten’s, cried, and changed my mind, of course. I’m SO glad I did.
I cry pretty much every time I watch it.
So now you’re probably thinking, ‘Oh, sure, Star, I’d love to get a videographer, but there’s no way our budget can withstand one more assault.’ Well, here are my tips for bending that budget into submission. It was probably asking for it anyways.
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Mrs. Star, New York City Age and Occupation: 22, Actress Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Casting Assistant Wedding Date: October 2009 Venue: Ceremony: The Kraine Theatre, Reception: Midtown Loft & Terrace About Me: I’m a professional actress who’s always had New York City in her blood and I'm finally getting the chance to make a home in Manhattan with my fiancé, my dog, and my big dreams! I love polka dots, craft projects, Dunkin’ Donuts’ iced coffee, and anything sparkly. I’m having a blast planning our elegant/dramatic/New York City/acting-themed/largely-DIY wedding and am thrilled to be the youngest current Miss Blogger!
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