Weddingbee

Let me just start off by saying that weddingbee is the best thing ever!

And now a question to all the brides:

My venue is charging me 1000 dollars extra to have the ceremony outside. They are providing the arch (which is really a POS), the chairs and the aisle runner. I am responsible for all the decorations. I was just informed that there will be no sound system provided. So basically I am paying 1000 dollars for chairs, an aisle runner, an arch and grass to have the ceremony on? Did your venues provide the sound systems for the ceremony if it was held outside?

Please let me know your opinions, for I’m meeting with the coordinator at the venue on Friday and would like to demand a sound system…but I don’t want to do it if this is the norm either.

Thanks!

-Mad Bride

Dear Wedding Bee,

I am looking for a headband similar to the one on the cover of the Fall Instyle Weddings issue. I love how delicate and cute it is! Here’s the catch: I am wearing gold jewelry so I need a gold headband. The only ones I’ve found are thick and garishly yellow gold. Any ideas on where to find a thin, simply embellished, light gold headband?

I realize this is a bit “needle/haystack-ish” but I trust you girls for advice!!

Thanks!
B from Chicago (Bride to be on 9/15/07)

Hi there ladies,

Your site certainly helped pass the pre-wedding time for me, and was an invaluable resource that I’ve recommended to many friends who have upcoming weddings. Thanks for providing a sweet and ‘real’ look at weddings… my web favourite.

I got married this past January 8th in Mexico, and I have a question that doesn’t seem to be addressed too much on the site. What creative things have people done with wedding photos? I had a fantastic company that provided digital files, so I do plan on using Blurb (or a comparable service) to create photo books. I also plan on printing some enlargements for us and our families. Any other suggestions on what to do with great wedding photos post-wedding?

Thanks and all the best,
Erin from Toronto

* You can check out photos from Erin’s beautiful wedding here.

(from my sister who also designed the invite; me and Mr. Orange)

We asked our guests to write advice for the newlyweds on the back of the RSVP postcards. My MOH suspected that this may actually delay the arrival of our RSVP’s, and she was very very right. We have not received RSVP’s for 50+ guests as of yesterday, our RSVP deadline.

Read more…

Dear weddingbee,

Please help! I’ve searched high and low, near and far, and scoured every inch of the internet looking for the perfect dress.

I blogged about it at the beginning of my dress-hunt, and I’ve spent every weekend (and even some weeknights) since then visiting all sorts of bridal salons and dress shops.

So, I finally found the perfect dress. Well, almost. I just found out that my dream dress only comes in ivory!!!

What to do?! I am so tired of dress shopping, but I REALLY wanted a white dress. Should I keep looking? I have looked at hundreds (if not thousands) of dresses online, and I’ve tried on at least 30 of them.

How many dresses did you have to try on until you found “the one?”

Thanks for your help!
Flip Flop girl

Hi There!

Sarah W.

My friend runs an astrology based blog over at ElsaElsa.com. She’s great at giving advice - in fact, she advised Mr. Bee that he and I were meant to be before we even met!

She gives free advice daily about love, sex, and relationships - and has agreed to answer questions from our readers. If you mention Weddingbee to her, she’ll let me know and I will crosspost the questions and answers to Weddingbee.com as well!

So if you have a situation or are in need of advice, please use this form to contact her.

Hi there,

I’m mailing you all the way from Sunny South Africa with a request for your help!

I read Weddingbee all day everyday and am now an addict! I know that you and your Bees can find most things, so now I need your services. I found the attached pic somewhere on someone’s knottie bio - but unfortunately can’t find this Corpse Bride cake Topper for sale anywhere online. Do you perhaps know where I can get one? (from someone who ships internationally of course)

Thanks so much,

Liezl Thompson
An avid Weddingbee fan

I have a situation that Miss Kiwi reminded me of with wanting to fire her MOH. I will try to make it as short and sweet as possible. I asked a friend of mine who I’ve been friends with for the last 8 years to be a BM in my wedding in September. She and I have had our share of arguments over the years, (but otherwise were really great friends!) but recently it had gotten to be much more often.

She isn’t always truthful and flat out lies to me at times. I confronted her about this last October, told her that I couldn’t speak to her until she figured things out, and haven’t talked to her since. The lies had gotten out of control at this point. She contacted me in the past week (4 months later) and is wanting to talk things out. I have until September before my wedding, but the BM dresses have to be ordered next month. I really don’t think 1 month is long enough to patch up our friendship and immediately be in planning mode with each other.

Do you think she assumes she’ll still be a BM? What would you do? Should I keep her in the wedding or talk to her about possibly not being in it. And if I don’t have her in the wedding, how do I tell her? I have all of this to worry about on top of having to call her back and deal with the real issues in our friendship. Please help!!

Thanks so much!
Sarah

Whose name do you use on a return address of an invitation if you and your fiance live together and are hosting the wedding, but obviously have different last names at this time. I’d like to purchase an embosser with our married name and address, but is it “jumping the gun” to use my future last name as a return address when my last name isn’t really his yet? Should I just save the embosser for after the fact and print our different names on the invite?

Nikki