Mrs. Apple Cider, New York/Charlotte
Age and Occupation: 27, Corporate Communications Manager
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Grad Student – Clinical Mental Health
Engagement Date: September 13, 2008
Wedding Date: October 2009
Venue: Banner Elk Winery & Blueberry Villa
About Me: I am a North Carolina girl with a New York City spirit. I love crafting, blogging, laughing and dreaming. I know every word to the Anne of Green Gables and Little Women movies. I own every single Martha Stewart Wedding Magazine and have been dreaming of weddings since I was little. I believe life is about doing what makes you happy. If you aren't happy re-evaluate what you are doing. You should never look back on your life and not be proud of what you are doing. If you want to travel - travel. If you want to sing - sing. If you want to start a company - start a company. If you want to blog – blog!
Our rehearsal dinner had a theme (I promise to share pics soon!). It was a country bluegrass event, but not cheesy country (if you know what I mean). We decided to have beer and wine at the event, but I wanted the wine to have some custom labels, of course.
I came up with a quick design to match the rehearsal dinner invitations, and really love how they turned out.
(here is a reminder of what our rehearsal dinner invitation looked like)
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Mrs. Joey, Seattle
Age and Occupation: 28, Project Administrator for Public Health NGO
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, High School History Teacher
Engagement Date: June 24, 2008
Wedding Date: August 2009
Venue: Eastside Catholic Chapel and Lake Union Cafe
About Me: I'm a Seattle girl through and through except for the fact that I don't drink coffee. I love my job most of the time because I get to travel and work with brilliant people who are trying to prevent Malaria. I love DIY projects of all sorts, cooking, and watching sports. I'd wear anything at Anthropologie and could spend all day on Etsy. I love to travel but shouldn't because I always get myself into unbelievable situations!
All I can say is: FINALLY. After all the prepping and the planning, the most important part of the day was finally happening.
FIL and MIL Joey came in first. Not sure why Mr. Joey didn’t come in with his Mom.
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Miss French Fries, Milwaukee
Age and Occupation: 27, Paralegal
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Investments Advisor
Engagement Date: September 20, 2008
Wedding Date: June 2010
Venue: Ceremony: St. Paul the Apostle Church, Reception: Hotel Ballroom
About Me: I'm a Midwestern girl who longs to live in a warmer climate (my feet would be happy in flip flops any day!). I love travel, impromptu napping, grilled cheese sandwiches, my iPhone, singing with reckless abandon in my car, and Mr. French Fries.
A while back on Kiss the Groom, they featured a unique spin on the photobooth idea that is becoming so popular at weddings. I love the idea of having a photo booth at our wedding, but unfortunately, the rental fees in our area were a bit more than what we can afford. We considered setting up a DIY photobooth with a fabric backdrop and some props, but I wanted something a little more unique. So, when I saw this idea on Kiss the Groom, I was absolutely smitten.
The whole idea is that you create a large board that looks like a living room gallery wall full of pictures. Guests stand behind cutouts framed with empty picture frames, and interact with each other (or not) and they look like they’re part of the gallery wall. So. Absolutely. Awesome.
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Miss Lamb, Norfolk
Age and Occupation: 25, Homeland Security Consultant
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Graduate Student
Engagement Date: January 2009
Wedding Date: January 2010
Venue: Trinity Presbyterian Church/Harrison Opera House
About Me: I’m a Homeland Security Consultant with a tendency towards pulling office pranks, taking lunch breaks, and drinking Wawa shakes. I’m also an English major with a serious obsession with alliteration and rhymes. While I’m not keeping America safe, I’m training for half marathons and the Escape from Alcatraz swim. Or moving for the third time this year. Or baking. Or wedding crafting. Or crying about wedding planning. All the while, I’m getting myself into Lucille Ball-esque scrapes and making Jim Carey-esque faces. Our big fat Czech/Baptist/Jewish/Italian wedding is a combination of vintage eclectic, DIY, and little spoonful of sugar from our Event Coordinator. It’s going to be a Norfolk flavored wedding with the verve of an only-daughter-blow-out bash!
When I added DIY to the front of Unity, all I could think of removing the n and t - DIY UIY. I’m pronouncing it Dooey Yooey in my head. Carry on.
I’ve seen the tradition at most weddings I’ve been to and didn’t question keeping it for a moment. Lamber-manner-macho-man likes to say that my favorite wedding planning is “breaking the mold.” However, in this tradition, I’ve decided to let my little light shine. The symbolism is just, well, the essence of what marriage means: the joining of two into one. Amen.
AnyDIY, these are the supplies that I collected for this project:
- 2 taper candles (I used pearlescent ones from Jo-Ann’s)
- 1 pillar candle (also pearlescent from Jo-Ann’s with a 40% off coupon)
- Satin ribbon (various that I had already purchased for the bouts and bouquets)
- Vintage clip on earrings (Etsy)
- Vintage brooch (I found the matching one on Etsy from a different seller!)
- Hot glue gun
- Pillar candle holder (from Michael’s with a 40% off coupon)
- Pair of candlesticks (from Michael’s with an extra 20% off entire purchase coupon)
The DIY to this is so insanely easy, it’s almost not fair.
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Miss Rainbow, Tampa
Age and Occupation: 22, Makeup Artist
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Electrical Engineer/Programmer
Engagement Date: November 27, 2008
Wedding Date: May 2010
Venue: The Gamble Plantation
About Me: I'm a quirky (and slightly Type-A) freelance makeup artist who was born in Washington State, raised in Alabama, and now living with my one and only in sunny Florida. I'm fashion and beauty obsessed, and have recently discovered my inner domestic diva extraordinaire. I'm a wannabe chef, decorating addict, and trying desperately to be as crafty as possible---albeit only with a glue gun. I'm hopelessly in love with my fiance, and all things sparkly and feathery. Despite the glittery exterior, I'm a total hippie on the inside. When I'm not making up pretty faces, I love doing what I can to help people, animals, and the environment. Someday the FI and I will change the world, but first we're tackling our modern-vintage-Marie-Antoinette-meets-Alice-in-Wonderland inspired wedding. I just can't wait to be Mrs. Rainbow!
I have a very vast heritage, to say the least. A guy I dated briefly once cutely referred to me as the United Nations, and it’s stuck with me ever since. I’m pretty racially ambiguous, so random people often ask me what my heritage/nationality/ethnicity is. Could I take offense to this? Sure, I suppose, but most people ask politely, and frankly, I’ve been asked this question so many times in my life that it doesn’t even faze me anymore. I always start my response off with, “Well… I’m basically the United Nations…”
It’s funny, breaks the ice, and usually makes the person who asked feel like less of a jerk for being so forward. It’s a win-win for everyone. So here goes…
I am:
British, Trinidadian, French, Spanish, and Indian. See, told ya it was a lot!
I absolutely love the fact that my heritage comprises so many different cultures, traditions, and histories, and I am hoping to incorporate a little of each into our wedding ceremony. I’ve only just begun to research each individual country’s wedding traditions, but here’s what I have so far:
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Classifieds
Feature Launched: April 30, 2008
About: A roundup of the best Weddingbee Classified listings.
Beachybride11 is selling her beautiful Jenny Yoo “Mira” gown. She’s asking $425 for the size-6 dress.
Have a wedding item for sale? Post it with pictures in the Weddingbee classifieds and you might see it featured on the blog!
Other great items for sale:
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Mrs. Sunbeam, San Francisco/Grove City, PA
Age and Occupation: 26, Grad Student & Office Manager
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Motion Designer
Engagement Date: May 10, 2008
Wedding Date: September 2009
Venue: Harbison Chapel & The Maple Lane Farm
About Me: Mr. Sunbeam and I are high school sweethearts. We both come from a small town in PA but are growing to love the California lifestyle. He loves wine and I love cheese... the perfect combination! When I'm not drooling over wedding blogs, I'm attending grad school, out being a foodie, or attempting to "walk" our cat at the park. Two things guaranteed to excite me are wedding cakes and breaking out my suitcase to travel. Mr. Sunbeam and I are personalizing our hometown wedding to celebrate our high school sweetheart status and PA roots with a few CA touches. After ten years of dating we couldn't be more excited to call each other husband and wife!
Our out of town bags were a labor of love, but lacked a plan of delivery! Sadly, I think half of our guests went home without them because we forgot to drop them off at the hotels, and then forgot to bring them to the reception! Luckily we were able to pass some of the baggies out, so it wasn’t a total failure of delivery! We also ended up having favors at the wedding, so hopefully everyone left with a little something.
We purchased 50 8″x 10″muslin bags online and decorated each bag with a custom stamp I had ordered from Impress Rubber Stamps of our invitation motif. Then came the fun part - filling the bags!
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Mrs. Mary Jane, Grand Forks, ND
Age and Occupation: 26, Instructional Designer
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Lead Programmer
Engagement Date: February 28, 2009
Wedding Date: September 2009
Venue: City Hall
About Me: I'm a career woman on the surface and a homemaker at heart. I love fast cars and high heels, and my favorite food is cake. Mr. Mary Jane and I are both full-time employees and students, and we just bought our first house. We love to curl up on the couch with buttery popcorn, Sour Patch Kids, and the latest Netflix arrival -- whenever we can get a break from everyday life.
Confession: I don’t have any pics us getting ready, and that’s how I wanted it. Why? Because it was a process pretty similar to when we get ready for work in the morning, but with more hairspray and fancier clothes.
All of our getting-ready efforts took place here:
Our one and only full bathroom. I started by taking a shower. I shaved, plucked, scrubbed and conditioned.
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Miss Parfait, Chicago
Age and Occupation: 26, Teacher
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Senior Online Consultant
Engagement Date: February 14, 2009
Wedding Date: April 2010
Venue: Signature Events
About Me: I have a soft spot for all things sweet and romantic. Desserts, love songs, sappy movies? Yes, yes, and ohh yes. My fiance and I enjoy singing to our dogs, creating crazy ice cream sundaes, and generally being lovey dovey cuddle bunnies. We also do socially acceptable things like dancing, throwing Frisbees, playing high stakes board games, and taking unreasonably fun road-trips. We're planning a Korean/Serbian wedding with plenty of playful, personal touches!
This is the story of how my mother, my pinkies, and my two-year-old nephew helped me find the dress of my dreams.
It started last weekend, when I heard choruses of: “Your wedding is in six months? You need to choose a dress TODAY!” I had been waiting to go with my mom, who lives in Florida. My dad realized that I was just going to keep twiddling my thumbs until she got here, so he put her on a plane with instructions to visit as many bridal shops as I wanted. We went to three, which was more than enough for us!
We started at White Satin Bridal in Plainfield. The store was spacious, clean, and peaceful. Totally our style. I loved every minute we spent there!
[Note to Mr. Parfait: This post contains pictures of me in white dresses. If you truly do not want to see me in a wedding dress until April, please stop here. 
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Mrs. Penguin, Northern California
Age and Occupation: 27, Weddingbee Editor in Chief
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Engagement Date: January 29, 2007
Wedding Date: June 7, 2008
Blogging Since: September 14, 2007
Venue: Winery in the Gold Country
About Me: I love the Spice Girls, dogs with underbites, bean burritos, making messes, high fives, avoiding showers, crossword puzzles, blogs, weddings, and blogs about weddings!
Mrs. Bee is due very soon, but she’s been a trooper all weekend running around town with me catching some amazing shows! We’ll spend all this week sharing our favorite sights and sounds around town, but for now here’s a glimpse of the action!
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Every Monique Lhuillier dress was a stunner! Baby Sophia Lhuillier is due in 5 weeks so Monique was unable to attend… congratulations Monique on both an amazing fall 2010 collection and baby!
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