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Mrs. Zebra, Providence, RI Age and Occupation: 24 Marketing/Costume Designer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26 Management/Firefighter Engagement Date: December 12, 2008 Wedding Date: March 2011 Venue: The Providence Biltmore About Me: I'm a small town New England girl with an affinity for procrastination, crossing the proverbial line, and putting her foot in her mouth. I'm a lover of history, all seasons, sewing and Incubus. I design costumes on the side for my old high school's theatre department, which is where I met my sexy man. Our motto for our Big Fat Lebanese/Portuguese/Irish near-300 person wedding is "the more the merrier"! We are marrying in a Catholic ceremony and are hammering out the details of our Victorian-inspired reception.

Gifting My Girls

April 12th, 2011 @ 12:29 pm by Mrs. Zebra

I had a minor freak-out in February because I couldn’t figure out an absolutely perfect gift for my bridal party. Okay, fine, I was flipping the eff out. It was bad.

Anywho, I’ve got this thing against buying gifts for use at the wedding. It’s my hang up. I’m happy to receive any gift for being in someone’s wedding but for mine I wanted something that would really, honestly, truly, undeniably say thank you from the bottom of my heart; you’re awesome, and I wish I had a million dollars to give you because that’s what you deserve. However, I don’t have a million dollars, so let the freak-out commence.

Why was I so concerned with the gifts? Bees, my bridesmaids took it to the next level. Seriously—if the next level had a next level, that’s where they’d be. They’d be more awesome than Chuck Norris and Natalie Portman’s offspring. I really couldn’t thank them enough. I still don’t think the gifts totally did them justice but it was as close to justice as I could get on my budget.

Without further ado, my bridesmaids, in shoe form.
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