Weddingbee Blog

I was very diligent about perfecting the technique for the “Save the Date Assembly Night.” A prototype was put together before I even sent the design to the printers so I was sure it wouldn’t fail.

Prototype on thin, cheap cardstock

I even decided to go with the good quality, heavy card stock in order for them to be sturdier. My supplies were carefully packed into separate Ziploc baggies and I had worked out the exact order of assembly for maximum efficiency. This was going to be a fail-proof breeze and we were gonna knock them out in no time flat. Go team! Right?

Wrong.

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In my excited quest to dig up pictures and objects for our memory jars and guestbook project, I failed to keep one thing in mind. Cleaning up afterwards. The pictures can go back into the photo albums. No problem. Where was I going to put all these memory objects, though?

I don’t have our jars yet and probably won’t have them for a few months. Uh oh.

*cue bride downward spiral*
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Yes! They are here!

I plonked down in front of my computer with coffee and bed-head to discover a message from our engagement photographer Nadine. The same tingle of electricity and excitement that you get on Christmas morning began to course through my body. She posted some teasers on her Facebook photography page and tease me they did. As you have probably guessed by now, much squealing ensued. Then, another message popped up saying she had them all uploaded to her proof site. Ahh, they were all ready! MORE squealing!

“Mr Waaaaaaaffllllllllle, come looooooook!”

“Can I get my cereal first?”

“Oh, OK.” I wanted to wait for him and look at them together, but I was beginning to get antsy pants like a 5 year old. They were just a click away and getting cereal seemed to take foreeeeeeeveeeeeer. What was he doing in there? Moving in slow-mo?

Finally, he sat down and I was able to breathe and sit still again. Nadine had pared them down to 45 shots and they were so great!

Some really spoke of our personalities…
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For our guestbook, we have decided to do a “yearbook” style book on Shutterfly or Snapfish using pictures of us from diapers to “I do” that our guests can sign like a yearbook. I have used both companies for photo albums in the past and have yet to decide on which one to use. I’m sure it will all come down to who offers the best price.

Anyhoo…in preparation for this grand guestbook and our memory jars, I have started unearthing boxes from our garage and closets to search for treasures of our pasts, and yes, they are indeed treasures. The pictures of Mr Waffle as a mini Waffle are soooooo adorable. I squealed, oohed and awwwwwed my way through his photo albums whilst he blushed and looked at me suspiciously out of the corner of his eye.

How excited am I about putting this together? Super extremely excited!!! I have already scanned the majority of our childhoods that has made it past the preliminary round of cuts. We are also asking our parents and close friends to send us copies of their favorite photos of us so we can add them. The Waffs is slightly scared to see what will arrive.

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A few weeks ago I went to an antique store called Uncommon Objects on South Congress here in Austin. Oh, bees…not a good idea. I found and fell in love with an antique blue mason jar full of vintage buttons only to discover that they had many more of them hidden in nooks and crannies around the store. I behaved myself and only bought one, thank you, but I may have to go back for more.

I also found this little gem…

And what is this little gem?
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Here’s a little something I learned yesterday.

Magical Alie…

Plus Angela Jiles from Blue Note Bakery…

Equals…

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So, I know things sounded a bit dramatic when I left you last in the tale of booking our dream caterer. Fear not, bees. Miss Waffle and Royal Fig worked it out! Mrs. Royal Fig (Kristen) was so accommodating and worked with me to get everything all nice and squared away budget-wise so as not to result in me having a panic attack during the oh-so-lovely tasting we were scheduled to have.

That’s the adventure I take you on today! Our amazing tasting…

I was extremely giddy leading up to tasting day.
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I knew I was in love from the first moment I read their sample menu. I drooled all over my keyboard, swooned, and carried on until Mr Waffle told me to get up off the floor and stop being so dramatic because it’s just food.

JUST FOOD?! Ahhh! How dare you say it’s JUST FOOD! That is a crime, sir!

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I’m not gonna lie, bees. This fall in Central Texas was an allergy NIGHTMARE! About a month ago this little Wafflette was on a diet of antihistamines, Emergen-C, Kleenex and my good friend the Neti Pot. I had also spent 3 weekends in a row doing shows and events for work. All that to say, on a particular Saturday morning I was a mess of stress, no sleep, and Benedryl all jammed into a meltdown ready to go.

Poor, sweet Mr Waffle. He had no clue.

I had decided to take my mind off of the misery and look at beautiful beaches and resorts online. Ahhh, blissful honeymoon dreams of giant soaking tubs, warm sand and margaritas danced in my head. The Waffs caught that dreamy look in my eye and called me on it. He’s knows me too well and can spot me lusting over something online from over a mile away.

“What ya lookin’ at now?”

“Possible Honeymoon destinations and packages.”

“We shouldn’t look at that kind of stuff until we know we can afford it and it can fit into our budget.”

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Some of the lovely people involved in the wedding live on the other side of the world. Sending them color swatches over the internet, in my opinion, is just not an option. Everyone’s computer will display the colors differently…and let’s not even get into the printer issue.

My solution was to make these babies…

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See this face?

This pretty much sums up what happens whenever I start to talk wedding. I have started to realize that this kind of conversation needs to wait until after dinner…or else…
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Mr. Waffle and I arrived in LA on a Saturday. He was going to an animation conference all week and I planned to tag along/fabric shop/relax by the pool.

We ran around LA doing conference business and touristy business from the moment we stepped off the plane. It was exhausting! By Tuesday, I suggested we do something chill and relaxed.

“How about watching the sun set at the Griffith Observatory?”

“That sounds perfect!” he replied.

So, on we drove up into the Hollywood hills for a gorgeous sunset.
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While looking my Senior Memory Book from high school recently, I came across a “predict your future” section which asked if you though you would be married. My answer?

“Someone might propose to me, but I don’t think I’ll ever get married or have kids.”

Fast forward to a few years ago—I still felt exactly the same way. I clearly remember having an emotional meltdown on an NYC subway train at 3 AM about how “no one will ever want to seriously marry me.”

You know what I say now? “Haha past selves! Take that…

Someone truly and seriously proposed to me! And guess what past selves…he’s wonderful!”
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I’m a bee!

When I recently saw the new generation of Weddingbee icons announced, I FREAKED out!

I wailed to the mister, who was in the kitchen, “Oooooh! Come look! They are sooooo cuuuuute!!!”

“What? Huh? What are you on about, you crazy lady?”

“The new Weddingbee icons! It’s brunch! BRUNCH! I looooove brunch!” (Can you tell I have a slight tendency towards the dramatic?) I gave him an “it’s your turn to say something” look and he returned with a raised eyebrow.

I asked him which one was his favorite, hoping he would choose the one I was favoring, and he said, “Waffles. I quite like the Waffle. It’s very nice looking.”

“Me too,” I dreamily cooed as I stared at the Waffle with its dainty strawberries.

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