Wedding Blog

They call me Stacy… okay, well no one actually calls me Stacy, but I don’t know what I want to be called after August 2009. After Miss Cheese’s name change post, I tried really hard to avoid thinking about our own situation. Since I haven’t made the decision yet (though I have reserved all possible email choices) I thought I’d share what other people in…

When Mr. D and I met I was living in AZ, and my fur-child Max was still living in Maryland. As far as Mr. D was concerned I didn’t really have any pets. So when Mr. D moved to Miami and I decided to get Max a sister, Mr. D was pretty wary about it. He never had a pet and wasn’t really sure how…

Many of you suggested I post in Etsy’s alchemy section to see if I could find an artist to create those elusive feather fans I was looking for. Then I found this photo on Project Wedding:

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Not only do I think it is completely adorable, I also love the little posy on the side. It’s a fan I could really see gifting to my girls.

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Since I’m not British, I don’t know if I’m really qualified to broach this subject, but it is a fun one! As you may have seen in movies like Four Weddings and a Funeral, ladies can really rock hats and fascinators at English weddings.

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The easiest way to encourage ladies to wear hats is to put in on the invite. Since we’ve kind of missed the…

… when I A) am not sure myself anymore and, B) am 7,000 miles away from her? I scour the internet looking for purple bouquets. By scour I mean that I went through 5019 multi-coloured “purple” images on Project Wedding and a paltry 217 on The Knot. Where is the love for purple flowers people?

purple bouquets - by MsUsUk

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Like Miss Perfume, I’ve gone…

If I were to blog in perfect chronological order, this post would have gone first. That’s because we decided on our photographer before we made any other wedding related decisions. After the initial engagement excitement, I realized that from that point on we had about 3 months to plan a wedding from the United States, and that the rest of the planning would have to…

I don’t get bridal envy often for things I know I can’t have, but this particular item has been quite the struggle for me.

Brides - by MsUsUk
(all photos via Rock-n-Roll Bride)

What do these brides have that I can’t have?

Balls. My ring has a pair of balls. I’m sorry for the vulgarity, but it’s true…

Why, you ask? When Mr. D and I finally found the perfect ring, I had tried on hundreds of rings. Seriously, hundreds. All the settings were a size 6, which was just a bit too tiny for my finger. By the time I tried on my ring, my finger was…

Sorry for the corny title, but I HAD to. I’m just like that!

I would really love for Berkely (my dog/my parents’ dog) to be our ring bearer. I’d also love for him to be there while Mr. D’orsay and I are getting ready. There is just one itsy bitsy problem…

The venue doesn’t allow dogs in the house.

Berkley in a VERY shaggy state…

So, poor Berkely…

Miss Rye Bread - you’re onto me (and my sister). This is what you said in a comment on my Bad Bride post:

“… I’m also “that sister” who didn’t ask her only sister to be the MOH. Are you asking her to be your MOH? We’re such different people, I feel like she hardly knows me. I absolutely want her by my side on my…

Katiemax asked a great question after my “Remembering to Delegate” post. I started to write a reply, and then realized it was getting way too long for a comment!

As a fellow control freak I find delegating to others very difficult. My life could be summed up by the When Harry met Sally quote: “I just want it the way I want it.” That being said,…

I’ve only ever been a bridesmaid to my sister two years ago, and to my aunt when I was 8 years old.

My sister called me on the phone to tell me she was engaged and said, “You’ll be a bridesmaid, right?” I’m not going to lie to you, I was (and still kinda am) a bit bitter about not being her maid of honor. But…

When Mr. D’orsay saw how stressed I was getting about wedding planning, he offered to help share the workload.

He asked what was stressing me out the most, and thus I gave him the task of finding a caterer. I often take for granted that I’ve had a bunch of event planning experience, and that for people who haven’t done it before, it can be more…

… are really hard to find. Well, feathered fans are actually easy to find, but the perfect ones I’ve imagined in my head for my girls to rock instead of flower bouquets? Not so much.

I’d like a feathered fan that is ideally 11″x15″, or 15″x15″. Most of the feathered fans I’ve found are larger. They’re about this size:

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Those fans are about 29 inches wide, and…

There are definitely a few differences between bridal magazines in the US and the UK.

I’ll only delve into the UK Bridal Magazines at the moment, but remind me to tell you about the cheese!

In the US, when you purchase a bridal magazine you’ll often receive just the magazine; occasionally it will be a special issue with an insert, or perhaps include a CD ROM. But…