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Today’s Wiki of the Day is an old saying:

• Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

According to this old saying, if you carry one of each of these four items… you’ll have a happy marriage :-).

We’ve seeded the wiki article with examples of old, new, borrowed, and blue items. What items of each are you going to use for your wedding?

Please help us fill in the article, by adding your favorite items to the Popular Ideas section!

• Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

The wiki has been growing at a prodigious rate… we’re up to 200 articles total! A special thanks to Mrs. Radish, Mrs. Lemon, limesnall, and Miss Penguin for your many contributions. I know some more of you have been contributing, but alas I can’t tell who you are from just your IP…

In any case, wow - 200 articles. Here are some of the best ones so far:

• Favors
• First dance
• Hair trial

My favorite thing about these articles is the lists to all the Weddingbee blog and board posts. I guess we have been writing about weddings for over two years! Anyway it’s exciting to see the wiki articles emerging as the definitive place to find Weddingbee posts on a particular subject.

Today’s Wiki of the day is bridesmaid. Got a tip for new bridesmaids? Or remember a Weddingbee blog or board about bridesmaids that was especially useful? Please add it to the wiki! You don’t have to signup - you can just click and you’re editing .

• http://wiki.weddingbee.com/Bridesmaid

Today’s wiki of the day is: reading!

• http://wiki.weddingbee.com/Reading

From religious passages to books excerpts, poems, song lyrics and more – there are no rules when it comes to selecting a wedding reading!  They’re an excellent way to personalize your wedding ceremony, and invite special people in your life to take part in your big day.

Whether you’re going the traditional route or choosing something off the beaten path, please click over to our wiki entry on readings and fill it in your tips and suggestions!

We haven’t done one of these in a couple of days, so today’s wiki of the day is save the date!

• http://wiki.weddingbee.com/Save_the_Date

When we first started planning our wedding (almost four years ago!), I’d never even heard of a save the date before.  Being a total newbie to the wedding planning world, I thought they were the coolest, smartest thing ever.

Half our guests were travelling from out of town, so we sent out the ubiquitous save the date magnets.  Nowadays, save the dates have become almost as commonplace as invitations, and couples have become so creative and crafty!

So please click on over to our save the date wiki and help us fill it in with your best ideas and tips! 

PS - Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 

Today’s wiki of the day is one of the hottest topic on bridal blogs and messageboards everywhere - bridesmaid gifts!

• http://wiki.weddingbee.com/Bridesmaid_gift

When it came to deciding what to give my maids, I tried to give them something they really wanted. I gave two of them ipod shuffles (this was 3 years ago so they had just come out) and an itunes gift card. The third bridesmaid received tons of MAC makeup (luckily my makeup artist MOH got me a huge discount).

Brides are always looking for unique and thoughtful gifts to give their gals. When it comes to bridesmaid gifts, what are some of the best tips and ideas that you’ve picked up along the way?

Please feel free to add to the wiki, or comment below!

Alcohol is a common topic we see on the weddingbee boards,  so today’s wiki of the day is on the bar!

• http://wiki.weddingbee.com/Bar

Mr. Bee and I were lucky because our venue allowed us to bring in our own alcohol, and the liquor store where we purchased our alcohol accepted returns of any unopened bottles.  A friend of Mr. Bee’s also gave us a case of premium African rum, which we used in our two signature cocktails.  Though we had a full open bar, most guests drank the signature cocktails all night long, so we were able to reduce our alcohol costs significantly.  The liquor store even picked up our unopened bottles from the venue after the wedding, and by the time we returned from our honeymoon, we had a $900 deposit already waiting for us in our account!  That was most definitely a very pleasant surprise.

Please check out the bar wiki and help us add to the different types of bar services, tips for cutting back on alcohol costs, and anything else you think it might need!

In honor of the Bee Green Challenge Contest, we thought a green wedding wiki of the day was appropriate!

• http://wiki.weddingbee.com/Green_wedding

So please comment below with your best green wedding tips, or add directly to the wiki yourself!

I spent a good portion of the weekend writing and editing entries, and I have to say that I’m surprised how addicting it all is!  I’m just so excited when I envision the long-term potential of the wiki - it’s definitely my favorite weddingbee feature to date!

So if you haven’t already, please give adding to or editing the wiki a try.  It’s so much easier than you might think.

Thanks to limesnall and all our anonymous wiki editors!  You guys are really helping pull the wiki together.  For those of you who are still shy about adding to the wiki, I promise it’s a lot easier (and a lot more fun) than you think!

Today’s wiki of the day is reception music, inspired by Miss Hummingbird’s recent post asking for songs suggestions that get people dancing. 

With ipod weddings becoming increasingly ubiquitous, couples need more help with their reception music selections.  And there are so many music decisions you need to make!  From the cocktail hour, to the bridal party/grand entrance, first dance, father-daughter dance, mother-son dance, dinner music, dance music, bouquet toss, garter toss, cake cutting, and final song - you really have your work cut out for you!

So please help us by commenting below or editing the reception music wiki!

• http://wiki.weddingbee.com/Reception_music

Yesterday’s Wiki of the Day on bridal shower games was pretty awesome. I wish I had known all these games when I threw my first bridal shower for a friend! We just did the Toilet Paper wedding dress game, Bride/Groom Trivia, the Purse Game, and some pop culture trivia games. Actually in retrospect it was a lot of fun, but it was a lot of research at the time.

Today’s Wiki of the Day is on the Maid of Honor. I’ve been a MOH once and had one MOH for my own wedding. My biggest shock from being a MOH was how expensive it was! Even though the bride paid for my dress, hair, and makeup… I still ended up paying for the bridal shower (and gifts), bachelorette party (and gifts) and wedding gift. The whole bridal party chipped in, but everything cost me well over $1k! I had just turned 24 and had no idea that attending weddings were going to be one of the big expenses in my life over the next few years :-).

Anyway please help us fill in the Maid of Honor wiki article. We outlined a few sections in the article to fill in: Responsibilities, Tips on how to select your MOH, Tips if you *are* a MOH, and links to Weddingbee Posts. Please fill it in with your wisdom and experiences!

• http://wiki.weddingbee.com/Maid_of_Honor

I’m having so much fun with the wikis!  You guys have been writing great articles like the ipod wedding, story boards, and much more!  It’s going to take a little time to build our wedding wiki up, but the sheer potential is so exciting!

A word to anyone scared to edit a wiki - all edits and previous renditions are saved, so we can always revert any changes.  So please don’t be shy to give it a shot - it’s super easy and quite addicting once you get into it!

Our wikis of the day are bridal shower and bridal shower games.  So please think of bridal shower tips, themes, and games and comment below or add to the wiki yourself!  I’m gonna go dig in the weddingbee archives now…