Wedding Blog

Today’s wiki is Jewelry Appraisal. Check it out, as this wiki needs tons and tons of love! Jewelry appraisal is somewhat of a mystery to me. Mr. Penguin bought my ring on his own, and (shame on us) we haven’t gotten it insured! I’ve been really paranoid about it lately, and decided to stop wearing my engagement ring until we insure it. Better safe than…

Cake cutting sounds pretty straightforward, doesn’t it? You and your new husband find a spot on the cake, and slice right through. Surprisingly, lots of bees have noted that cake cutting isn’t exactly cut and dry! From discovering that the cake is MUCH harder to cut than anticipated, to staff forgetting to lay out plates and utensils for the cutting, to the awkward cake feeding,…

Today’s wiki is all about the after party! Lots of brides and grooms are opting to keep the party going all night long by extending an invitation to their guests to join them at an after party. Mr. Penguin and I are always down for a wedding after-party… once I kick off my heels, I’m ready for party, round 2! I love being able to…

Mrs. Penguin here again! Today’s wiki is all about bustles. There are so many interesting ways to bustle your dress… more than I ever possibly imagined! Bustles were intimidating to me. You spend hours and hours looking for that perfect dress with the perfect train, and right after you find it, a seamstress goes and scrunches it all up in the back! If you don’t…

Hey hive, Mrs. Penguin here! We really need your help on the Wiki of the Day today. “Makeup Trial” is an entry that is largely unfilled, and we’d love to get your input! Makeup trials are kind of intimidating, especially if you’re not the type of person to wear makeup on a daily basis, like me. I had huge issues with my makeup trial and…

Today’s wiki is Card Box. It’s a great idea to have a card box on your gift table for guests to deposit their cards into. Because cards at weddings typically contain gift cards, cash, or checks, security is often a big concern for card boxes, so it’s always a good idea to assign an attendant to the card box that will stash the box in…

Today’s wiki is First Dance. Mr. Penguin was really dreading the first dance. He thought that it would be really awkward and nerve wracking, and I was really bummed that he thought it would be that bad. He asked if perhaps I would consider inviting everyone to dance mid-way through our dance, but since we had our first dance before dinner, it wouldn’t have made…

Today’s wiki is Inspiration Board. An inspiration board is a collection of images, typically arranged in a block, that come together to show the look and feel of a future wedding. Brides can put together their own inspiration boards, featuring images that portray the look, color scheme, and feel of the wedding they want to have. Or, wedding vendors can put together inspiration boards for…

Today’s wiki is Day of Coordinator. I remember when I first got engaged, I would ask former brides what their best decision was that they made in regards to their wedding day. 4 out of 5 girls would say that they were so glad that they hired a Day of Coordinator! Of course, being the cheapo that I am, we didn’t end up hiring one,…

Today’s wiki is bathroom baskets. Bathroom baskets are a great amenity for your guests, and might be a lifesaver for guests that run into pesky problems like spills or tummy aches. Most recently, Mrs. Hydrangea posted a great blog on her bathroom baskets and its contents.

What would you include in your bathroom baskets? What are some creative containers you could use to house all your…

Today’s wiki is boudoir pictures. Several bees including Mrs. Onion, Mrs. Cherry Pie, Mrs. Hydrangea, and Mrs. Pomegranate have taken professional boudoir pictures as a gift to their husbands. There has even been a DIY boudoir session by the crafty Mrs. Candy Corn! A typical time to give an album of boudoir pictures to your husband is on the morning of the wedding, or right…

We’ve featured the reception music wiki before, but Melissa has worked hard to spiff up this popular wiki, so we’d love it if you could pitch in with your expertise on the subject, too! Music is crucial to your wedding day, and no doubt a part of the day that you’ll remember for years to come! Many key moments of your day require a song,…

Today’s wiki is engagement pictures. Like many brides, I was skeptical if engagement pictures were necessary. Even though engagement pictures were included in our wedding package, we were still hesitant to have them taken, as our photographer was located in Southern California, so we’d either have to fly down to take them, or fly our photographer up to Northern California. Like most brides that have…

Today’s wiki is the wedding day timeline. Wedding day timelines are extremely helpful to all of the parties involved in your wedding day. Everyone from the photographer, to the bridesmaids, to the parents all benefit from having a detailed day-of timeline!  I actually had a pretty lame wedding day timeline until my photographer Sarah stepped in and graciously sent me an example of a GOOD…

We’re bringing the Wiki of the Day back with a snazzy new icon!

Wiki entries have been particularly helpful when someone has a question on the boards about popular wedding items like the candy buffet, or bathroom basket, or out of town bags.  It’s really an underutilized resource for just about everything weddings in one place!

Today’s Wiki is photo booth.  This has been a popular trend…