Mrs. Penguin, Northern CaliforniaAge and Occupation: 27, Weddingbee Editor in ChiefFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Doctor of Physical TherapyEngagement Date: January 29, 2007Wedding Date: June 7, 2008Blogging Since: September 14, 2007Venue: Winery in the Gold CountryAbout 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!
It’s Monday again, and time to introduce our newest bee! She’s an avid runner and joins us from New York! Please join me in welcoming Miss Trail Mix to the hive!
Miss Trail Mix, New York
Age & Occupation: 26, PE Teacher Fiance’s Age & Occupation: 27, MBA Student Engagement Date: March 2009 Wedding Date: June 2010 Venue: Tannery Pond at the Darrow School
About Me: I’m a country girl who somehow found herself living in the Big Apple and loving every minute of it. I’m planning a rustic, country-chic wedding in my hometown in upstate New York and it’s going to be a Party with a capital P. White wine, flea markets and running keep me happy and my friends, family and fiance are my world. I’m a little bit crafty, a little bit crazy but mostly just crazy in love.
Mrs. Joey, SeattleAge and Occupation: 28, Project Administrator for Public Health NGOFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, High School History TeacherEngagement Date: June 24, 2008Wedding Date: August 2009Venue: Eastside Catholic Chapel and Lake Union CafeAbout 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!
While our guests were enjoying a few beverages and some of Mama Joey’s homemade lumpia, Mr. Joey and I snuck out to take a few more pictures. We ended up a few blocks away from our reception site on the shore of Lake Union.
Miss Lamb, NorfolkAge and Occupation: 25, Homeland Security ConsultantFiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Graduate StudentEngagement Date: January 2009Wedding Date: January 2010Venue: Trinity Presbyterian Church/Harrison Opera HouseAbout 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!
At times our registry experience was magical, at other times it was not. I had visions of us happily flitting about the store, my wooly counterpart delighted to be holding the clicker, and after a full day of registering, we would eat junk food in the mall food court with smiles on our faces. Seriously. Where do I come up with this crap?
Our real experience went something like this:
After a long morning at my outdoor graduation, we went to the Greenbriar Mall Macy’s. We waited for 15 minutes for a representative to show up in the china department. It took about 45 minutes to set up the registry. This also included the time to open a Macy’s credit card account so we could take advantage of the Star Rewards system. We didn’t think too hard about this and learned the hard way: Read more…
Mrs. Labrador Retriever, Athens/SavannahAge and Occupation: 24, Student/Sports ReporterFiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Physical Therapy Assistant Student/Future Dr. of PT
Engagement Date: December 31, 2008Wedding Date: November 2009Venue: Whitfield Square/Savannah StationAbout Me: I'm working on my second degree from UGA (Go Dawgs!). I'm a self-proclaimed attention-w****. If it involves a camera, I'm in front of it! You'll never meet a girlier tomboy than me. I can go toe to toe with any guy on the subject of college football, and lift more than any girl in my gym, all without chipping a nail. I hope to someday be the only person you want delivering your sports news. My FI and I are the loving parents of three Labrador Retrievers (one of each color) and are planning a "Southern Romantic Charm" wedding in the beautiful, historic city of Savannah. I'm not extreme in anything except moderation... and wedding planning.
I’ve finally found a wine to put in our love letter box! It took months of research but it’s finally on its way!
The reason it was so hard to find a suitable wine was because I had so many criteria:
It has to age well. We don’t plan on cracking this thing open for a while! But we did agree that we would open it on our 15th anniversary so it won’t spoil. We would then replace it with a wine from our wedding year and close up the box again without reading the love letters.
It has to be from either 2009 (the year we marry) or 2005 (the year we met).
It has to be light and fruity because Mr. Lab isn’t much of a wine drinker and that’s all he likes.
It has to have a pretty bottle. Naturally.
It has to be relatively inexpensive.
It has to be highly rated to ensure quality and taste.
It has to be from Europe (I added this one late because it’s our dream honeymoon location).
So what did we end up with? I can’t even pronounce it! It’s a *deep breath* 2005 Perrin Chateauneuf du Pape Les Sinards Rhone Red Blends from Chateauneuf du Pape, France-Rhone. *whew*
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Mrs. Beagle, AustinAge and Occupation: 26, Electrical EngineerFiance's Age and Occupation: 28, FinanceEngagement Date: July 12, 2008Wedding Date: October 2009Venue: Church Ceremony/Reception at The Waterford HouseAbout Me: I am a true, but rare, Austinite---I was born, raised, and continue to live in this great city! Although
I am an engineer by day, I feed my inner creative side through crafting, sewing, and obsessing over Martha Stewart. I love coffee, my mister, NPR, and exploring all the nooks and crannies of Austin.
I can't wait to share my adventures in DIY and wedding planning with all of you!
To Mr. Beagle, today I will be marrying my best friend. Through all our ups and downs I know now, more than ever, that this is the best choice for me and I can’t hardly wait. I had a wonderful time with you at our rehearsal last night, but I know that the real deal will be even better. Thanks for putting up with all my faults and supporting me through thick and thin. You have made me a better person and, to put it simply, I love you.
To my mom, I know how much you wanted to be there with me tomorrow, and I am so, so, so sorry that it just is not physically possible. Just know that you will be with me in my heart and in my thoughts. So much of who I am is because of you and I hope that you knew that before you said goodbye. I will miss you more tomorrow than I have these long months, but I know you’ll be watching from above and I’ll feel your presence. Read more…
Mrs. Penguin, Northern CaliforniaAge and Occupation: 27, Weddingbee Editor in ChiefFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Doctor of Physical TherapyEngagement Date: January 29, 2007Wedding Date: June 7, 2008Blogging Since: September 14, 2007Venue: Winery in the Gold CountryAbout 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!
When our wedding month came around, we were hosting a lot of my extended family from Thailand. It’s not often that they’re able to make it to the U.S.; in fact, our wedding day marked the first time in over 10 years that all of my mom’s 5 sisters were in one place at one time, which is a big deal! Unfortunately, my dad and I were SLAMMED with work. Not only were we in the final sprint of wedding planning, but I was working on a particularly grueling couple of video projects, turning around and working part time for Weddingbee, and then right around 2 AM or so I’d pick up where I left of on printing, gluing, folding, or fluffing whatever DIY projects I had left to do. So, my dad and I were unable to play host and hostess for my family, which utterly bummed me out. This also meant that my mom took on the task of sightseeing chauffeur… an easy task for some, but terrifying for her.
My dad and mom are two halves of a whole. My mom takes on the typical wifely roles, while my dad, while he’s an extraordinary businessman, is so, so crippled when it comes to taking care of himself at home. I swear, the food practically misses his mouth if my mom doesn’t virtually spoon feed him. My mom will take a vacation and leave my dad at home for a month or so, and the entire time my dad will exist on popcorn and oranges. Popcorn. Oranges. 6 times a day. My dad cracked a tooth last time my mom was out of town, from crunching on one too many popcorn kernels. And his doctor said he was eating too much sugar when he went for his checkup! How many oranges a day do you need to eat to be eating dangerous levels of sugar? Yick! But my mom, she relies heavily on my dad as well. Up until that point she hadn’t driven herself anywhere beyond our local grocery stores and shopping malls in years and years and years.
When she decided she was going to take her family to San Francisco (a two hour drive) sans my dad, we all went into throes of panic. Read more…
Miss Rainbow, TampaAge and Occupation: 22, Makeup ArtistFiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Electrical Engineer/ProgrammerEngagement Date: November 27, 2008Wedding Date: May 2010Venue: The Gamble PlantationAbout 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!
In true Type-A Rainbow form, I migrate towards the details before I take care of the big things (like, uhh… the dress?). My “detail du jour” is currently the send auf (heh). I have witnessed the good send auf—a beautiful bride running thru a sea of rose petals, the bad send auf—bubble bursting in groom’s eyeball, and the ugly send auf—tea. stuck. everywhere. Tea?! Whose idea was that?
Anyway, I’m currently weighing my options, whilst hoping my send off will be on the good side of the spectrum. Here’s what I’ve got so far:
Miss Hamster, New York CityAge and Occupation: 28, Finance GalFiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Finance GuyEngagement Date: March 9, 2009Wedding Date: May 2010Venue: The Pierre HotelAbout Me: I'm an original Jersey girl living it up in the big NYC! I love baking for others, hosting brunches, and exploring NYC with my mans. Besides Mr. Hamster (of course), I'm attracted to shiny things, bold colors, snacks, matching and coordination, pork and duck fats, miniature versions of things, corny jokes and puns. We are planning a swanky Spring wedding in the heart of NYC, followed by a second reception in Singapore. From one city that never sleeps to another - I can't imagine a more exciting ride!
Many couples meet through mutual friends, or at school, or at a party or coffee shop. In fact, when I want to make a long story short, “Ohh, at school,” is my stock answer when people ask how I met the mans. While all of these scenarios technically apply to us, the real answer, as I had hinted at in my intro post, is… dumplings.
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